MC, the towers are ~8", or about 105 N-Scale Feet tall. I agree, I was surprised at how much the towers added to the realism of the area. PW&NJ, your suggestion actually is not as far out as I'm sure you intended. When I was in high school I had a neon sign transformer that output ~100,000 Volts for 110 Volts input. I used it to build a Jacob's Ladder for a science project, but it would be perfect here. Naturally, I would have to hide the transformer somewhere and hang ceramic insulators from the tower arms. But think of the fun having an unsuspecting visitor draw a 1"-2" arc while pointing at "that cute little tower"...hee, hee, hee. It wouldn't be dangerous because the current would be less than a milli-amp, but it would sure scare the heck out of them..
haven't followed your progress until now. very nice layout. all the scenes blend into one great landscape. well done ! however, just noticed you must be breeding emission-less cows.... there should be hundreds of brown patches covering the green grass.. don't you think ?
Sandro, I agree that would be the case with a herd of average intelligence. However, I have bred cows with above average intelligence. They have been trained to withhold output of their fertilizer products until they come into the barn for milking twice each day. You will note there is a fertilizer spreader beside the barn that is being filled with the cow's products. I will admit that this breeding and training process took considerable time and effort over many generations of cattle. I realize in hindsight that I could have shortened this process by several generations had I started with a herd of Brown Swiss rather than Holstein. Oh Boy, the fertilizer content of this post is becoming extremely deep....:tb-ooh:
thanks hank... had a good laugh from your experience what would you say is easier to train , n-scale cows or full size kids ? ;-)
That's funny, 'cause they'll chew the cud with you all day. (Mostly it's a bunch of bull, though. Udder-ly rediculous...)
Thanks Brave623, and Welcome the the TrainBoard. We're happy that you are on board, especially in the N forum. What do you have? Any pictures you can post...after your three-day wait?
Wortham farm now can load this year's harvest into the hay loft thanks to a new elevator. Truth is a fellow TB member gave me two metal conveyor kits that could be bashed into a single elevator which reaches the loft perfectly. (Thanks John)
Wow. It has been a while since the last update! Good scene for the season, as everyone should have their hay in!
South Haven is the latest addition to the Saucier Central. South Haven began as a colony of refugee artists from various storm ravaged locations around the Country, predominately New Orleans and the MS Gulf Coast. Initially South Haven’s culture was modeled on the hippie communes of the 60’s and 70’s. However, South Haven quickly converted to a tourist trap economy when the reality of poverty raised its ugly head after a year or two. So South Haven now thrives on the disposable income of idealistic Millennials, adventurous Gen-Xers, and recently retired Boomers. All of whom were just delivered by a vintage tourist train. (This is my one concession to the modern age. Otherwise nothing operating on the Saucier Central is more recent then June, 1953. Hey, it's MY railroad! )
Your layout is looking great Hank. I remember when you first posted photo's of your bench work. Shades
