Model Railroading > Hay, the Harlin Way!

Somewhere near the East Bay on the way to Walnut Creek is Harlin Hay! 
The date is 1958, but Harlin has already been around for years.  Stop in and say hello sometime, old man Ed Harlin would
love to sit and chat with you about how great things are.  Might even give you a small sample of some of his brothers Edger's homemade moonshine! Usually done around the middle of fall!  Of course feeling warm after a little sip, it is then time to buy a bale or two of hay! 

Modeled by Charles Smiley

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Great little scene!
 

Ted Curphey
Ontario, OR

Man, that looks great!  Very nice work.

- Jeff Carlson

Outstanding,the bales look very convincing.
Regards,DK

Very nice modeling.   I like how the sign uses seperate planks of wood.  
Mark
Casselton
Houston, Texas

Would you share the technique for making such convincing hay bales?

Pat Dowler
Parker, CO

The east bay hills as the backdrop make it perfect! Especailly with the afternoon light and that little craftsmen house next door. Awesome modeling.

Fantastic!  Thanks for posting.


-Tom

VERY nice!  I would also like to learn how you made the hay and the bales.

Gary B.
Waverly, NE

Looks like Mt Diablo on the backdrop. That is some fantastic modeling.

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very nice.keep up the awsome work

=10ptThe stacked hay bales were available from some place like Sierra Models. I can't find them any longer. I bought them through the Whistle Stop in Pasadena, CA. They might have contact info.

They are nothing more than blocks of Styrofoam with scribbed lines to represent the bales. They sprayed on glue and sprinkled scenic grass on. It must have been tedious to get it so neat and uniform looking.

Scenic Express has some solutions for hay bales. But you might try making your own from a block of pink Owens Corning extruded foam painted buff/tan and then bonding grass on after you scribe the lines on. It might help to have a static-electricity grass applicator.



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