[dreinecke]

Good grief, I had no idea this was going to take this long. So, the past 4 nights up WAY past my bedtime, and it's done.

The stairs and railings are from Plastistruct. Very nice, and millions of times better than what I originally built.

The door is scratchbuilt to the tower, and was a PITA. Why? Because I goofed when building the tower top out of a Scaley box lid...the glass isn't square, it is flared.

If I had to do it over again, I've learned a few things that could've been done better, but overall, I'm happy.

The white Mustang in the pics is my attempt at what an independant T/A team would have - a very plain car. I really like the way it turned out.

Enjoy, the yard is calling me this weekend, no more slots till next week :|

 

[ListerStorm]

Awesome David, It really came out great! There are not enough words to describe the work you have completed on the whole layout.

The Mustang looks sweet also!

 

[dreinecke]

Thanks Lee. I'm happy it's done. Time for a break from scenery for awhile.

Any progress on your track?

BTW, I brought all the rain home with me from Florida. We've been getting pounded out here in Colorado - God knows we need it though with the past few years of drought!

 

[Scott B]

Beautiful! Care taken always shows through. The shot from behind and above looking through the box is great. If you do your yard with such attention it must be stuning!

 

[BEEJAY7]

Very Impressive David. Really brings the layout to life. Now you just need to build them on a commercial basis.................

Regards

Alan

 

[dreinecke]

Thanks for the kind words. I'm more impressed with folks like David Lawson though who can actually create works of art out of cars! I can't do that yet.

Actually, the yard is completely natural and wooded. I will be putting in a boulder wall with flowers next year. The only thing I do to it now is pretend I'm a lumberjack, leaping from treetop...ah, nevermind.

Alan, I actually thought about it, but I'd have to build them fairly stripped in order to make them go out the door in a reasonable timeframe. I'd probably skip parts of the tower and hand railings - that's where alot of time went.

 

[Fangio]

That indeed is a beautiful pit building, just like the rest of your track.

If only i had a spare room for a permanent track

Morten

 

[GT40's]

Id really love to see what this building looked like ,as inspiration for a new track im building for a friend ,Does anyone have pics they can send me? Ive e-mail david but he didnt reply. Its a shame some of the best pit building ive come across cant be viewed upclose anymore.

 

[justDave]

You can see them all on David's web site. Check out the track building and structures pages in the gallery section.

David