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THE "GRAND STATION"...new pics!

leavingtracksleavingtracksOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

OK..I know that I have posted a lot of pictures of my station here on the forum so please forgive me!!  I thought some of you may enjoy seeing these shots taken early this morning with the sun at a low angle.  One of the favorite things in this hobby for me is the photography possibilities even though I still have a lot to learn!  I thought the intense shadows and reflections brings the layout to life.  If any of you have conditions in your layout area that allow you to enjoy the different aspects of natural light, take advantage of it as I believe it is another way to get great enjoyment from what you have created.  AND..if you don't have natural light then a great floodlight positioned in a darkened layout room can really make the layout "pop"!  As you look at the pictures, if you enlarge them you will see the finer details.  Hope you enjoy the pics and as always thanks so much for taking time to look and comment!

 

Thanks,

Alan

 

 

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RRDOCRRDOCOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Great modeling + great lighting = great photo.

I remember noticing the same low-angle sunlight the first time I saw photos of your layout on the forum.  It really makes the details "pop."

 

About a year later, one early morning I went down to my basement and found the sun shining on a couple of modules I had set up.  I thought, "Cool!   This is Alan Arnold lighting!"

Bob

leavingtracksleavingtracksOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
Originally Posted by Bridgeboss Jim:

Alan.

Great looking photos as usual. I have a customer from Pittsburg that just ordered 2 of these 48 inch sheds and he wants the exact same colors as yours- Hunt Club Green. He ordered the full boat.

 

thanks.

jim r

 

 

Good for you Jim!  Hope you are able to use those pictures I sent to you...and hey, these too!

 

Alan

leavingtracksleavingtracksOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
Originally Posted by RRDOC:

Great modeling + great lighting = great photo.

I remember noticing the same low-angle sunlight the first time I saw photos of your layout on the forum.  It really makes the details "pop."

 

About a year later, one early morning I went down to my basement and found the sun shining on a couple of modules I had set up.  I thought, "Cool!   This is Alan Arnold lighting!"

Bob

Thank you Bob!!...  By the way, how did you get sunlight into your basement?

 

Alan

leavingtracksleavingtracksOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
Originally Posted by Chugman:
Originally Posted by J Daddy:

Nice Job, cannot get tire of your pictures, makes me feel like I'm in St. Louie.

Miss that town.

 

 

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I too miss the St. Louis area and this magnificent station.  Spent many days and nights there in meetings and just enjoying the area. 

 

Art

Art...the station at St. Louis is beautiful!  I have not been there in a long time...I wonder if they still have a train shop still there?

 

Alan

leavingtracksleavingtracksOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
Originally Posted by J Daddy:

We were there in 2012 and stayed at the nearby Comfort Inn. Took the family. We ate at fantastic restaurant there. The mall is just amazing... Did not see any train shops though.

 

 

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Thanks for the update my friend!....I remember going there a year or two after the renovation and a great train/hobby shop being in the mall area under the part of the train shed...  I am sure things have probably changed...

 

Alan

leavingtracksleavingtracksOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
Originally Posted by xferyard:

I know I saw a past thread on the construction of the station, but I cannot find it. Could you repost it?

Oh Boy John....I don't remember posting that one!  Basically I used 8 of the Disney Street Stations, which was a model that Disney made quite a few years ago, to build the model you see now.  It was a kitbash of sorts where I just configured a design and modified the models into a 19th to early 20th century looking building. 

 

Alan

xferyardxferyardOGR Forum Member
Ah, thanks Alan

Well, it looks fantastic!

Originally Posted by leavingtracks:
Originally Posted by xferyard:

I know I saw a past thread on the construction of the station, but I cannot find it. Could you repost it?

Oh Boy John....I don't remember posting that one!  Basically I used 8 of the Disney Street Stations, which was a model that Disney made quite a few years ago, to build the model you see now.  It was a kitbash of sorts where I just configured a design and modified the models into a 19th to early 20th century looking building. 

 

Alan

 

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