Yes, it’s a model - 3
3 - 4: CP 5654 and 5615 push a Jordan spreader through the freshly
fallen snow in the Canadian Rockies. The crew has a long day ahead of
them clearing the main for regular traffic.
The diorama on the pictures was made by Stefan Foerg in Germany.
Stefan made the "snow“ by using baking soda with a mix of carpenter
glue, water and some drops of soap. Step by step information about
the construction can be found on Jürg's MRH Blog:
The snow-covered CP Engines are made by Dave Terdich, who use also
baking soda to simulate snow. The Jordan spreader is an Overland
Models brass spreader painted and weathered by Rodney Walker. To
simulate fresh fallen snow in my pictures, Jürg used corn starch applied
with a spoon and wire mesh. It was easy to blow it away after the
photo session.
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MRH-Dec 2013
