A few CVRR pictures and some other related pictures....

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Say hello to Delbert Oplinger of Nanticoke, PA

[MurphOnMillerAve]

I notice one of those dismounting stones for carriages at the curbside. Nice. And I love the clarity of the rigging (if that's what it is called) connecting the wagon (if that's what it was called) to the horse. AS I used to try to model such transportation, I was never quite sure, especially how slanted the poles were and where exactly they hit/were connected to the horse.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I notice one of those dismounting stones for carriages at the curbside. Nice. And I love the clarity of the rigging (if that's what it is called) connecting the wagon (if that's what it was called) to the horse. AS I used to try to model such transportation, I was never quite sure, especially how slanted the poles were and where exactly they hit/were connected to the horse.

Varies a bit dependent on the wagon/buggy, implement, etc.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I'm glad to hear about the variations. How about what I did with these, then? Your knowledge and perspective would be most welcome, of course.

Sometimes, not being sure, I decided to suggest that the horse is being connected-up, that the set-up is incomplete as presented in the moments modeled.

Within reason; I've similarly tried to hitch up horses to some of my horse drawn equipment on the layout; some is more complete than others, but good enough to give the illusion of complete vs. there being a glaring absence.

[healey36]

Those trees are outstanding Murph (as is everything else)...

Healey

[MurphOnMillerAve]

[healey36]

Thanks for that Murph...the white-pine-looking specimen here is just exceptional:



I'll have to check out some of those trees.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

[robert.]

I took one of those horse stepping stones from a lady's curbside. I drove by in my jeep and saw a sign on it free. Remember the saying? where there's a will there's a way. One guy one rock into one jeep.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

I took one of those horse stepping stones from a lady's curbside. I drove by in my jeep and saw a sign on it free. Remember the saying? where there's a will there's a way. One guy one rock into one jeep.

OMG, How did you ever lift such a dense, heavy load without needing surgical repair afterward?

[Tom Dempsey]

Say hello to Delbert Oplinger of Nanticoke, PA

Okay, but what's the drover's name?

[robert.]

I rolled it onto my spare tire (tire was laying flat next to it). Then backed my jeep up to her curb and pushed it half way into my car. My jeep had a cheap Astro turf carpet in it. This made that rock slide a little easier across the back floor. Like i said " where there is a will there is a way. I was 24 and 185 lbs then. For 25 years that rock has sat on the corner of my patio. One day i'll muster up enough will to move it behind my garden. I had wanted to carve it into a Tiki statue and place it by my pond. Never happened. I guess i had no will to carve. I probably just saw the sign that said free and had to have it.

[rogruth]

IMHO Scenic Express has almost everything needed for doing layout scenery.
Lots of variety. I used a lot of HO size stuff along with the O size.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I probably just saw the sign that said free and had to have it.

Used to be a "Free" sign was the best way to insure that the item would sit by the curb forever.....