LAYOUT TOUR - Touring Mosquito Camp on the On30 Mosquito Creek Lumber Co. Swamp Logging Layout.

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As rebuilding of the layout continues, let's take a tour of Mosquito Camp on the On30 Mosquito Creek Lumber Co. narrow gauge swamp logging railroad.
If you're going to trek into the deep cypress swamp, y'all better come prepared for 'gators! You remember the Tony Joe White song, don't cha? "...Gator's got yer Granny! Chomp...Chomp chomp!" Don't worry, I'll take you on a tour of Mosquito Creek Lumber Co. bayou territory and I bet you'll be spottin' some of dem 'gators fo-sure! But ya gotta look close cause dey could be a hiding anywhere!
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@MrJannie101 6 күн бұрын

Wow this is amazingly detailed!

@dkaustin98 2 жыл бұрын

I see the expansion you mentioned. That will give you some rail running. It should look good. Down here in the land of Gators, Mosquitoes and Cajuns, if it is sitting still then its rusting, growing mold or both! One detail that just didn't jump out at me while looking is the Frenchman's Beard. Some times called Spanish Moss. Even in the Northwest part of the state it is all over the Cypress trees growing up out of the water. There are many photos of it online. Another often found detail to add is an old car with a tree growing up through the car. A lot times a tree will grow up between the bumper and the body, slowly crushing the car as the tree grows bigger around. You know it is owned by that guy who kept telling every interested buyer that one day he was going to fix up that old car. Nope not for sale! That was common down here until the scrapper law kicked in.

@tomt9543 2 жыл бұрын

Well done! First it was Thunder Mesa Studio, now I’ve found your channel, and I think I’m in the early stages of an On30 addiction! Ha! Towards the end of the video there’s a shot that shows two green plastic jugs sitting on the bottom leg bracing under the layout. Is that gator repellent or “hot water” out of the shower house boiler/still? Ha!

@mosquitocreeklumberco.7983 Жыл бұрын

Hahaha! Home made fire water holding everything together!

@maxcorey8144 2 жыл бұрын

Albert, Churchy and Pogo are about to paddle through in a pole barge fishing.

@thomaswilt4194 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice storytelling, probably my favorite part, and the creativity and modeling is impressive. Thoroughly enjoyable video.

@kenmunozatmmrrailroad6853 2 жыл бұрын

Just found you; consider me subbed! Looking forward to your progress.

@bsalightning69 2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of how Northwest Ohio would have looked in the 1800s at the beginning of railroading. Our area had "The great Black Swamp" and took forever to get drained. At that time, all villages had a railroad connection. Thanks for the video, gives me ideas for sure. Good job!

@mosquitocreeklumberco.7983 Жыл бұрын

Awesome. Glad you got some inspiration!

@theangelsmodellingandrailways 2 жыл бұрын

Hey KJ, I've been following you on Fb, glad I found your channel, subbed and enjoyed. Look forward to updates on the new build. All the best. Brian @ The Angels

@NYCJDClark 2 жыл бұрын

Great show. Thanks for the tour. Looking very cool.

@thecnwmondovilinepaulscota7304 2 жыл бұрын

Looks great, coming along nicely...

@Lakeside1943 8 ай бұрын

A very unique layout ! Art in 3D where each image has that special, gloomy, mysterious atmosphere of swamps and bayous. Love that spanish moss too !

@mosquitocreeklumberco.7983 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words!!!

@jwrailve3615 Жыл бұрын

Having grown up on the Texas coast, modeling the Guadalupe river valley GCL, and definitely been up and down the gulf coast and many many swamps, man your layout is truly beautiful. I was curious what material you used to build your piers, trestles and wharfs, I’ve got 4 trestles of varying sizes and three wharfs out onto the bays I have to scratchbuild and the way yours turned out same color and all is what I’m aiming for. You narrow gauge guys are the cream of the crop when it comes to modelers. Always A1 modeling and the coolest of stories to them. I’ve been telling modelers for a while now that east Texas logging needed to be modeled, looks like the mosquito creek isn’t too far from it!

@mosquitocreeklumberco.7983 Жыл бұрын

Greetings! Thanks for your wonderful comments. I'm just using dowels and commercially available strip wood for the piers and wharfs. I mix an ample batch of wood stain (brown and black shoe polish and a lot of isopropyl alcohol) then I use that stain for all the wood and ties for my track. I'm also modeling in HO scale on the upper level of my layout...a modern Hawaiian theme shortline: Big Island Rail. It's been featured in the major model railroad magazines. I have a new KZbin channel for it and a Facebook and IG accounts as well.