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 Posted - March 13 2012 : 10:02:08 AM
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this has got to be the best hand made layout i have ever seen,its brill ken
this guys layout is totally wood no paint anywhere,track train,everything,and it runs under its own power
/tyco/forum/uploaded/catfordken/20120313100133_Heijmans14.jpg
/tyco/forum/uploaded/catfordken/20120313100740_Heijmans38.jpg
check his website out
http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/Heijmans.htm
and this is the museum
http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/
Edited by - catfordken on March 13 2012 10:15:34 AM
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Posted - March 13 2012 : 5:08:57 PM
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Wow! Very nice work!
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Posted - March 13 2012 : 5:15:10 PM
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| hi walt,take it you went to his site,i would(no pun intended)love to be in a room with that stuff,apart from seeing it work,the smell of all those woods,ken
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Posted - March 13 2012 : 7:16:59 PM
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Actually, ken. I have not yet been to his website. But I studied those pics you posted and the craftsmanship is extreme. Thank You for sharing!
Walt
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Posted - March 13 2012 : 9:15:11 PM
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Before there was Lionel, for many of us as very young railroaders, we had the Brio Danish wood train toys, with the interlocking track and wooden cars. They are still made for toddlers and children today, although mine were blond wood and today's are painted in bright colors.
The craftsmanship shown by this artist is truly many, many light years beyond those childhood toys. As a (very much amateur) woodworker myself, I can appreciate the painstakingly long time it took to produce and detail these cars, tracks and structures. This work should be featured more prominently in the hobby publications and on line!! Wonderful work, wonderful story on the website link!!!!
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Posted - March 13 2012 : 10:14:16 PM
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Wow, that guy must be a machine to have cranked all of that out. Not just a display piece or two, but enough for a huge modular railroad. The Garratt and the bridge are incredible.
If I were him, I'd spray for termites.
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Posted - March 15 2012 : 02:31:48 AM
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.....................um, his PA's are actually FA's. A mild difference of a screw and rivet.
But, absolutely impressive.
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