Woodart
#1
.
With this post I would like to show you a friend's woodart model railroading.
Look first a few of this exclusively for this forum transmitted pictures.

[Image: M3-26_p.jpg]

[Image: M3-28.jpg]

[Image: DSC05149_p.jpg]

[Image: DSC05145_p.jpg]

[Image: M3-21_p.jpg]

[Image: M3-19_p.jpg]

I meet Martin in a German US-railroad forum and was extremely surprised about his large scale wood models - built in a quality which many of us do not achieve in metal.
Martin lives near to Bern/Switzerland and ownes a whole collection of such 3 foot narrow gauge wood models built in a 1:11.5 scale for 80 millimeter track (built in wood also). All locos are battery powered and radio cotrolled and run while exhibitions for a permanent astonished publicity. Short time ago he and a friend opened a website Spur80 (gauge 80) and here you can find a few PowerPoint presentations about the modeling process of such a wood loco and pictures taken while an exhibition.

I think that these pictures and models are worthy for presenting to a wide publicity. I hope that I can give a few more info with a next post.

Edit: All pictures are published with Martin's friendly permission. © by Martin Rindlisbacher
Cheers, Bernd

Please visit also my website www.us-modelsof1900.de.
You can read some more about my model projects and interests in my chronicle of facebook.
Reply
#2
Can't get over the detail that was put into that.
Can't believe that most of it is all wood. Wish I was that talented.
So..When can we see a Big Boy?
Torrington, Ct.
NARA Member #87
I went to my Happy Place, but it was closed for renovations.
Reply
#3
WOW! Bernard, that is some serious wood work. Beautiful models.
Reply
#4
I'm in awe!
Ralph
Reply
#5
WOW! That is amazing work and wood working talent. Please pass on my compliments for some outstanding work!
Mark

Citation Latitude Captain
--and--
Lt Colonel, USAF (Retired)
Reply
#6
If you would like to try this, but aren't sure that you can do it completely from scratch, Lee Valley of Ottawa has plans and kits:

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=52683&cat=1,250,43236">http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx ... ,250,43236</a><!-- m -->


Andrew
Reply
#7
Now that is talent. And they operate !

Loren
I got my first train when I was three,
put a hundred thousand miles on my knees.
Reply
#8
:jawdrop:
Reply
#9
It never ceases to amaze me what a talented person can do with simple materials, be it brass, styrene, paper, or WOOD. That model is fantastic. Thumbsup Thumbsup Thumbsup Thumbsup Thumbsup
Reply
#10
Truly amazing work! Reminds me of Mooney Warther's trains in Ohio. Great in pictures, even more impressive in person:

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.warthers.com/carving.htm">http://www.warthers.com/carving.htm</a><!-- m -->

Galen
I may not be a rivet counter, but I sure do like rivets!
Reply
#11
ocalicreek Wrote:Truly amazing work! Reminds me of Mooney Warther's trains in Ohio. Great in pictures, even more impressive in person:

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.warthers.com/carving.htm">http://www.warthers.com/carving.htm</a><!-- m -->

Galen


every bit as good as mooney's but he was a master for shure .
jim
Reply
#12
Martin was very enjoyd about your highly interest and I sould say thank you very much for your honouring.
He has sent me a couple more pictures which I will like to present to you. I'm sure that you will be interested again.

[Image: ma-9.jpg]

[Image: ma-5.jpg]

[Image: ma-3.jpg]

[Image: DSC05155.jpg]

[Image: 385-frame-sp-rig-whe.JPG]

[Image: DSC06552.jpg]

[Image: DSC06590.jpg]

[Image: DSC06537.jpg]

However now the best:
[Image: ma-1.jpg]
Thare is not only ...

[Image: M3-57.jpg]
... and there are not two ...

[Image: M3-34.jpg]
... now, there are three Mason bogies, which Martin built.

One model has got a drive (his own), the two others are free rolling models for static presentation in exhibitions or museums.
Martin wrote also that the wood is not so different as I thought. He used wood of the beech tree, basswood, wood from the plum tree, Staghorn sumac, the Wild service tree (also Checker(s) tree) and a few rests of exotic trees.

However I will note here also to the website of David Fletcher, who has written an eight part description about Martins Gauge 80 ambitions where you can find info about his project and many, many more pictures of his modeling job.
Look, it will be readable and I'm sure you will be enjoyed.

Edit: All pictures are published with Martin's friendly permission. © by Martin Rindlisbacher
Cheers, Bernd

Please visit also my website www.us-modelsof1900.de.
You can read some more about my model projects and interests in my chronicle of facebook.
Reply
#13
:jawdrop: Truly a major work of art. I have never seen such detail and size in a wooden model before.
I tips my hat to you.
Now I will have to see what those links that were posted hold..


Jack 219
LIFE....
..... Abandon the search for truth
Look for a good fantasy
Reply
#14
Bernhard,Thank you for posting these outstanding models---your friend Martin is a true artist (much like yourself)
Reply


Forum Jump:


Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)