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Two visitors enjoy the late afternoon sun as a train passes by the Monolith Mine ruins. The duo are unaware that they're being watched by one of the local critters:
I agree with Mike; that is great rock work you've done there, Ray. I suspect they are chunks of real-world rock (which, if so, would make this a very heavy scene). It is so cool that the stone work on the bridge and the building are made of rock indigenous to the "area".
Yeah, it's a 1/24th scale outdoor layout. All the rocks are real, every one of them laboriously hauled in and cemented in place. About 20 tons or so. Had to replace the shocks and springs in my SUV after that, but it was still cheaper than buying rocks.
BTW, the old cabin is also made of real stone and mortar. Its design was inspired by a building in the ghost town of Rhyolite, NV. The two figures are homemade replicas of my wife and my brother. And the scale plants (cacti, ocotillo, various shrubs) are also homemade.
Ray, nice work and pictures as usual. I was going to ask you about that cabin until I saw your last post. Wasn't that stucture the Rhyolite town jail at one time? I think it was located right next to the old LV&T grade. That's an area I really enjoyed visiting.
