Building an Open Air Blacksmith Shop

[@curtisbarrow7650]

I enjoyed your build. Very well done. Your weathering and well used look reminds me of my favorite cartoon (concerning model trains anyway): A well worn farm couple is standing on the front porch of their well worn farm house with all of their well worn (delapitated!) farm equipment around them. A giant pair of tweezers is coming out of the sky holding a dented old bucket. The farmer is saying "Just once I would like to get something new around here!"

[@marsco25177]

One day you will have the appropriate number of subscribers and views that reflects the quality of your work.

[@user-rk5db6ss6k]

As usual, your attention to detail is just waay off the charts! Beautiful work.

[@user-rk5db6ss6k]

Thanks Dave 😊

[@timothyboles6457]

That turned out nicely. I like how you incorporated the Adobe ruin

[@tomeasley5979]

Dave, great detail! You have such a super eye for how to build the scene!

[@dkaustin98]

Wow! Nice job on the blacksmith shop! The best looking model railroads are the ones with clutter, debris and weathering. I find it amazing how you have taken a Disney park theme and turned it into the Thunder Mesa Mining... Of all the model railroads to view out there, yours is still my favorite!!! One question... Where is the blacksmith getting his coal from? Shouldn't there be a small coal bunker behind his lean to?

[@JasonJensenTrains]

I absolutely love your layout Dave! You are an amazing artist in the hobby!!!

[@ThunderMesaStudio]

Thank you Jason! That is high praise coming from you

[@kwarts]

And story teller.

[@lynnmccurdythehdmmrc2561]

What a special evening, just finished watching a LIVE KZbin with Tina Marie and the Mojave Model Railroad (She's coming down from Vegas to take Videos for her You Tube channel). Then Woo Hoo I see your Video. Love'n it.

[@fbrailroad4628]

Awesome job! Sometimes it is the seat of your pants approach that works best.

[@MineMountModels]

beautiful

[@stevemellin5806]

Nice just keeps getting better and better. Looking forward to what is next

[@jsjs3570]

Impressed by each and every episode so far. Amazing layout, creativity and construction skills, Dave. I'll keep watching, from Germany.

[@ThunderMesaStudio]

Thank you so much

[@WMTrackdog]

Thats really a great little build. Silk, have to keep that in mind. Thank you!

[@davevan8864]

Great work as always

[@gregsmith1719]

Great video! Great modeling! Keep it up!

[@daviddaniels2499]

From one Dave to another, I'm going to give you the "credit " for your "superior work". I model in large scale (also a mining theme ), 1/18th using G gauge which represents 30" gauge. No layout yet, but have made structures, engines, cars, figures, and details, most if not all scratch built, and all 1st place contest winners. Best hobby in the world and very rewarding. Keep up the great work !

[@normanrowe2831]

Outstanding.

[@frankbernard6819]

Great build.

[@theangelsmodellingandrailways]

Superb scene you've created there Dave, There's always a lot of info in your videos, I'm happy if I can learn one thing from it, I'm a better modeller for it. Top Notch work. All the best. Brian @ The Angels

[@toddainsworth795]

Nice video as usual .Lots of good modeling tips.Using silk to simulate tarps in O scale , very cool idea. Your layout is looking great.() Have you thought about providing animation for your blacksmith hammering his work? IE. Laurie M or Bill Iwan). Just a thought your structures and scenery are wonderful as you have built them.

[@kenlynch6332]

🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂

[@gsigs]

I love your work. Your presentation is outstanding. But please, for the love of God, no more "hoedown" music!

[@ThunderMesaStudio]

I try to choose music that is appropriate for the era being modeled. Sorry if that’s not obvious.