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Kodiak Island Modeler

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  • Birthday 11/11/1952

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    Douglas James Long

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  1. I have been in touch with an authority, and have been told that the site is a scam site, selling stolen items, and to not touch it. The government is already aware of the site.
  2. I've noticed several photos that I'd displayed on the forum are showing up for sale on the internet. Is there some policy that I've missed, or is somebody hacking pictures that we display? I just want to make sure that I didn't miss some rule here before I proceed to discover who and why my photos are being sold without my knowledge. I also want to make others aware that their photos could also be on the market.
  3. I didn't like that either. Smashing my fingers in freezing weather wasn't to my liking either.
  4. I have named the diorama the "Old Highway 92 Salvage Yard" in tribute to a junkyards that my uncle owned in my youth. This is not a diorama of the actual junkyards, but more a conglomeration of fun places from my history and a remembrance of those that I shared those experiences with. I'm setting the season to be late August/early September.
  5. I have several photos, so I will break them up into multiple uploads, so as not to overwhelm you.
  6. I've added horticultural element to blend the scenes into real lfe visions.
  7. Here we go with more vehicles and scenery added to the junkyard diorama. I finally got around to adding some sections of the abandoned railroad spur roadbed. Two of the guard dogs are already claiming this 1953 Ford pickup. I had built and weathered it some time ago, so it was a no-brainer to place it on the diorama. This is another entry in the last few days, in the form of a 1967 Ford service truck. It was given light weathering. I wanted to add this rig because I've seen this in real life. It is one of those things that makes no sense to the casual observer. Why would somebody park the rig, of probably 10 years old, without even removing the car from the trailer, and why leave a perfectly good 4 wheel drive pickup attached and abandoned. Yet this is not an uncommon sight. In this instance, a 1956 Ford Crown Victoria, has experienced a substantial engine bay fire, probably in the 10th to 15th years of its existence. At that point, it would have just been an old car and not worth the money to repair. My backstory is that the junkyard owner was able to get it. His plans were that he could use parts from cars he had around to rebuild it. Time passed and the son took over the yard, and has plans to restore the old Ford.....someday...In the meantime it sits and he won't sell it. We have all run into that situation at one time or another, and it is always some really cool car.
  8. I have been busy in my absence. Every junkyard needs dogs to guard it, and this one now has some. Two are in plain sight. Three others are back on duty, and they are a little more convincing to trespassers. More about them later. I've added another grouping of cars on the opposite side of the lane, and included some scenery with them. A pile of junk has also been placed between a couple of the cars. This is now what an overview presents. The first group has also had scenery added, blending both sections together, as can actually be seen better in the picture above.
  9. One of my first jobs was building pole barns in Iowa in the winter. Remember that you are only allowed two swings at each nail. It's looking good, and I will be following your progress.
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