Log Cabin

[Clerk]

This log cabin was made for the old layout and was covered in snow. After cleaning it up, I decided I could use it on my new layout.

I took this shot while taking pictures for the N Gauge box car TGR 101976 but it will not be shown with those pictures

 

[Clerk]

The two nearest houses and the building to the right are also scratch built from cardboard.

These shots will not be shown when I post the pictures for the N Gauge box car.

 

[Matthyro]

Nice work Dick. Sure adds to your layout.
Scratchbuilding is fun.

 

[Clerk]

Robin. I credit the log cabin to you. When you made your lodge out of logs, I figured Why not? So I went ahead and built it.

 

[jim currie]

fine cabin what did you use for logs?

 

[Drew1125]

Nice Work!

Very nice scratchbuilding, Dick!
Let's see some more!

 

[shaygetz]

Cool beans, I've had a trestle sidelined because of space problems, now you've kick-started me into using the dowels for a lodge in my module...why couldn't I have found a nice, quiet web-page filled with armchair railroaders who buy or subcontract out everything they need

 

[Clerk]

Jim, I used 1/8" dowels and my Dremel tools to notch and score the wood.

 

[Clerk]

Thanks for your comments folks. I had to return the Dig Camera to my daughter.

 

[Clerk]

My scratch build roundhouse. Cardboard by the way.

 

[Clerk]

Another. These pictures also show part of my enging tracks.

 

[Clerk]

Main control panel.

 

[Clerk]

Engine tracks control panel

 

[Tyson Rayles]

Some nice scratching on the log cabin and engine house Dick, and everthing else is looking good too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Ralph]

Nice looking cabin! I can just see a little feller with a banjo sittin' on the front step.
Ralph

 

[shaygetz]

When you set your logs, did you notch them top and bottom like Lincoln Logs or did you cup them on one side to match the others?

 

[Clerk]

Shaygetz. I notched them on both sides.

Thanks Tyson. I borrowed my daughters $400.00 dig camera and am a little dissappointed the way the pictures turned out. I tried for real close ups and got blurry blobs.

 

[shaygetz]

Thanks, Dick, with up to 200 logs for the lodge planned, I hope to figure out some kind of cutting jig.

 

[Clerk]

Over 200 Logs? WOW. I didn't have to notch near that many. I do agree that a jig of some sort would make it easier. I just held them in my hand and hoped the cutting tool didn't slip. I lucked out there.

 

[jon-monon]

Neat!

If you can find a macro setting on the camera, it may allow you to get real close. The standard icon for macro is a flower, looks like a tulip.