HO/HOn3 the Wood Cutters Shack

Karl.A · March 16

Outstanding work as always on the shed Ken.
The diorama layout reminds me of Mike Chambers great version of his shed build.
I look forward to seeing the next stages evolve.

kebmo · March 16

boy oh boy......

KKarns · March 16

Appreciate that Brett.

Thanks much Karl. Right, I have been staring at the diorama for a few days now guess it's time to start some scenic work. Always takes me a long time to get started, but once in the groove, the scenic work moves along.

Nice hearing from you Kevin.

ALCO · March 16

Comparing KKarns with Mike Chambers…sounds about right!

Jim M · March 17

No fair going out and taking a picture of a real shack and photoshopping it onto your diorama. This is amazing. I can't wait to see what you do with the scenery. Maybe it will inspire me to get off my a$$ and finish my truck repair.

KKarns · March 17

Thanks much Jim and I was going to say something about your Truck Repair project ...butt...you did, so I won't! lol.

KKarns · March 17

Thanks so much Al. I never had the privilege to have met Mike Chambers but have seen some of his work.

kebmo · March 18

KKarns said:
Thanks so much Al. I never had the privilege to have met Mike Chambers but have seen some of his work.

several years ago mike chambers scratchbuilt a tie hacker's shackand i thought that might have been your inspiration for this

KKarns · March 18

Hey Kevin. Motivation for my project here came from a couple of photos I found when researching reference material for the Wood Cutter's Shack. The history of the tie hackers is a very interesting industry. I thought a backwoods railroad tie operation would be a nifty spin on the Wood Cutter's Shack theme. Things morphed into the project I now have in my mind and slowly putting down in the diorama.

Dave_S · March 19

KEN,
Ditto to all the previous comments.
Great vision and execution for this build and diorama. I always get inspired by your builds.
Later, Dave S. Tucson, AZ

KKarns · March 19

Hey Dave, nice hearing from you and thanks so much!

KKarns · April 17

I felt the need to provide some remnants of an update on the progress on my current project here. The scenic work around the upper half of the diorama is coming along. I have built over 30 pine trees to create a pine forest hillside of sorts that will overlook the main tie processing area. This area will be where the action is and have several interesting scenes and workflow. A low vehicle bridge is planned and I am completing the final details on the track work. I decided to have a narrow gauge track running through the far end of the diorama. I originally was not going to have any rail service however, it just didn't seem right to have a SWSM kit without it!

Here is a small sampling of the scenic work up near the shack. This work is not totally done yet but getting close. Many of the trees are not permanently glued in so I can change things around before the final version is set.

TravisS · April 17

Wow Ken. Fantastic. So that’s where you’ve been—slaving over those trees…

ALCO · April 18

Quite a turnaround—from no trees (back in the day) to Tree Master. Really, really like the vibe you’ve got going on here. And the outdoor backdrop is fantastic!

Robert.G · April 18

The fallen trees make it look very natural. Wonderful scene Ken !!!

Jeroen · April 18

Oh wow… you know how much I like trees Ken. Ive done them on 3 of the 4 dioramas I made. Love this! Spectacular work. Perhaps you can share a bit more about creating the trees!

admin · April 18

Wonderful, the backwoods "feel" is perfect.

KKarns · April 18

Thanks Travis and they are time consuming thats for sure when doing that many.

Appreciate that Al. Right, I'm trying to give this diorama a different look to what my previous scenic work has conveyed and at the same time experiment with different and new techniques.

Nice you noticed that Robert and thanks.

Thanks so much Jeroen and nice hearing from you. When the diorama is done I'll go over the scenic work including the trees.

Appreciate that Brett! That's the look I'm after here for sure.

Jerry · April 18

As usual a beautiful scene. The trees are perfect and that scene sure does give it that live in feeling.

Jerry

KKarns · April 18

Thanks Jerry! I'm less than thrilled with the picture but this was just a quick update to dust off the thread and let you know I was still working on things! I have a nifty scene behind the shack with oil change and maintenance being performed on the SWSM Farmall Regular Tractor Kit. What a splendid little model, really makes the scene.

KKarns · April 19

Robert.G · April 19

I like the little rapids in the water. Very nice Ken !!

KKarns · April 19

Oops, meant to delete this photo as I got a new MacBook Pro and was experimenting converting my photos from "jpeg" to "jpg" so I can upload to the forum. Thanks much Robert for the comment on the water effects.

TomMich · April 19

Nice updates! Really like the ground debris. Looks like a forest floor.

KKarns · April 19

Thanks Tom and spent a good bit of time working that very thing. This diorama was planned to work on scenic materials to get a pine forest floor appearance, work on rock formations, trees, moving water effects, etc.

Karl.A · April 19

Looks fantastic Ken, what a natural looking scene coming to life. Very well done.

KKarns · April 19

Hey thanks buddy! Nice hearing from you!

Jerry · April 20

Ken great looking scenery. it looks just the real forest floor and stream would look like in real life or is this real life!!

Jerry

KKarns · April 20

Appreciate ya Jerry! Biggest challenge is...there's a whole lot of it. Over 30 trees and forest floor under all of them.

TomMich · April 20

The forest floor effect is very good. What did you use?

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