The Management and the workers have just received a new freshly built steam engine. This happening has to be put on film.
Even the ladies with their nice gowns like to share this special moment.
The woodworkers have now a new engine which will help 'em to bring the logs even faster out of the woods.
The two steam donkeys are also a nice addition to the roster to help cutting the resting logs of the claim.

I was impressed from the very first time I saw the photographs by Darius Kinsey that he took around the turn of the 19th century. It just took a few moments before I had the idea to reproduce one of these photographs in three dimensions. It was naturally for me to choose to model a diorama in Fn3 (1:20.3) scale. First because I already had a lot of equipment in that scale. And secondly because there are a few very detailed scale people available which suited exactly what I was looking for.

Since big realistic trees have been a must for this project, I ordered a few from Eddy of Anita Decor. I have to admit that the trees I tried to do myself in the past were everything but good.

To avoid problems with dust (during shows, transport, storage) I choose to build a completely closed box. The showcase is made of 10mm plywood which has been finished with natural oil. It measures 160 x 75 x 80 cm. The visitor side is closed with a glass window. The diorama has enclosed lightning.