Building a Peaked Roof Tunnel Portal

[@lynnmccurdythehdmmrc2561]

I've made quite a few structures using pretty much just stir (Popsicle) sticks. My wife is a retired Kindergarten teacher, and gave me a large supply of them. Sticks that is, not kindergarteners.

[@theragingdolphinsmaniac4696]

Where do you keep them? The sticks, not kindergarteners.

[@JAnthony-bc6qm]

Very lovely results! Great looking structure!

[@krltslnd4186]

now I want to build big thunder mountain 😆

[@DZstudios.]

Wow!!!

[@loispadgett6306]

That turned out great. Learned a lot and I like to build things. I enjoy your show's a lot glad I found your show. GOD BLESS 🚂💖🚂💖🚂💖

[@davevan8864]

VERY Disney/Knott's looking!!! Enjoyable and educational. I may build one with a tin roof.....better for the lazy builder!!! Safer too!

[@johnbeck3270]

You mentioned the “ wisdom” of a wooden tunnel portal. Many railroad tunnels were timber lined or supported, quite often catching fire and causing the tunnel to collapse. Carona shed on Rollins Pass was entirely constructed of wood.

[@nicholashilton2514]

Unrelated, but I’d love to see a haunted mansion alla Disneyland Paris somewhere on the layout. I know your take on it would be beautiful.

[@chuchuchip]

Love the scene! The tunnel portal is my favorite. I use Tamiya flat black & a H3 airbrush to paint my soot. I set the whatever on it's side & pass the airbrush like a steam engine funnel though the structure. To me Tamiya flat black airbrushed looks just like soot, no overcoat with a flat clear, gives the black a sheen. You should do the overcoat before the soot. The airbrush is what I've been using since 1977. I want 2 pairs of them, one in On30 (1:48) & one in F scale (1:20.3), just to be different.

[@brianpagemodeltrains]

Sweet portal, Dave! Thanks for sharing the build.

[@chriskodani2543]

Dave, I admit, at first I thought that the interior framing was going overboard, but the breathtaking realism that it achieved pretty much speaks for itself! It's not just a model of a structure, it's really a structure--just in miniature! Superb video! Thank you so much for sharing your Imagineering talents with the world!

[@ThunderMesaStudio]

Thank you

[@pbyfr]

Great model, well done

[@toddainsworth795]

Nicely done. Drawings are always a great starting point.Old school modeling tip,try using double-sided scotch tape over the cardstock under the shingles. Start at the bottom and slightly overlap as you go up the roof.This also allows for adding additional washes,air brush etc for the shingles once they are installed without, warping the card stock. Works very well for alum. or paper corrugated roofing material.

[@ThunderMesaStudio]

Great tip

[@fbrailroad4628]

Great tunnel portal! It has a lot of character.

[@stevemellin5806]

Came out really nice . Thank you iam going to build one . Have a great day

[@nagainobuhiko3340]

素晴らしい表現力です。応援しています。

[@caesarillion]

Aaaa hah!!! I see yet another ore bin. I'm not the only one with "orebinitis" apparently. So far I have framed up a single and a double bin from Starbucks sticks and food sticks here in Bangkok. Next in the mail is a Virginia City Ore Bin from Classic Miniatures. Truly a classic kit and unbelieveably I got cheap from Germany. Usually kits online are up to a hundred bucks or more taxed and delivered to Bangkok. Not this one. $30. Lucky Mine!! Now about how many different things can we make from coffee stirrers? I just made an 1871 jail ala Volcano California. Besides bins and loading docks, what else? Portals and flat cars (?) and...........Thanks, Thailand Paul Agent D&RG Ry

[@jamescarry4733]

I use square blocks from award bases, making certain the square is true and heavy enough to hold, by itself.

[@RobertBohnen]

Oops. Wrong button. Your "Mock-up" is better than my finished product. I wish I had your patience.

[@dumbasapost42]

This is really timely! I've got a couple of tunnels that need portals and this has some great ideas!

[@alexvernyi2368]

That was a neat tutorial! Could you maybe turn the volume down on the intro and music? They seem to be a bit louder than the parts where you are talking.

[@ThunderMesaStudio]

Noted. Thanks for the feedback

[@rustynaile7042]

I see you use the “talenti” ice cream plastic containers. They are tough, good threaded cap and transparent. I tried to remove the printed outside, but what a job! I tried every solvent in the shop with minimal results. So, the rest I use as is. They are also heavy duty enough to keep heavy fasteners , etc. stored. Very nice job on the portal.

[@kd757t]

I just found your channel & love your layout. Thank you for all the great videos & all of the info. On your alchohol/India ink stain, 70% alchohol is 30% water; have you noticed any warping of the wood? If warping occurred have you tried 91% alchohol? Thanks again.

[@theragingdolphinsmaniac4696]

Love your videos. I don't get the fire barrels on the roof peak. That doesn't seem like it would work even remotely and would be the worst possible place to put them.

[@ThunderMesaStudio]

It probably wasn't very effective, to be honest, but I've seen it on historical photos from the 19th century, particularly on saw mills.

[@jamescarry4733]

Hey Dave, why add More wood grain to wood that has natural grain. Seems like overkill. LOL !!

[@kenlynch6332]

🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂

[@RobertBohnen]

Your "Mock-up "

[@1800clyde]

"I don't use a lot of scientific measurements. I eyeball it. I know . . . . shocking." Hehe. Oh my . . . art is not science? ;)

[@lisapeters5554]

music is TOO LOUD

[@ThunderMesaStudio]

You know you have volume control on your device, right?