franckcombe

Hi,

I just come back from the 2nd dutch us convention in DRU. It's was a wonderful meeting. 

Here a video of Lucky Luke 

Hi,

my layout is for sale. It's only the layout, not the rolling stock. For the rolling stock, I can put you in touch with 2 professionals of the 7/8 th scale.

You can  contact me via private message.

Hi,

My layout is also published in the German magazine  Schmale Spuren of the first quarter  2024

Hi,

My layout is published in the Italian magazine Itreni number 477 of February.

Hi,

thank you for sharing the video.

This exhibition was wonderfull and there are a lots of excellent layout like this disney layout.

Hi, 

I will exhibit my layout at the Nederlandse Modelspoordagen in Netherlands  the  13 & 14 january. For more info ,  https://modelspoordagen.nl/

My layout will be published in February or march in the Italian magazine Itreni.

I find the right color for the sand. It's a mix between red sand for terrarium and yellow sand that we found in France.

According the area i will change my ratio and add also some stones

IMG_3355 by franck combe, sur Flickr

I' m made some progress today. I cut the front plywood, I reshape the church and create also the negative elevation.

I have to finalise if I insert the water tower or not.

IMG_3345 by franck combe, sur Flickr

IMG_3346 by franck combe, sur Flickr

IMG_3347 by franck combe, sur Flickr

I finish the tequila distillery. It's called sierra tequila.

IMG_3303 by franck combe, sur Flickr

IMG_3304 by franck combe, sur Flickr

IMG_3305 by franck combe, sur Flickr

I start also the revolutionary train with gun and machine gun.

IMG_3306 by franck combe, sur Flickr

IMG_3307 by franck combe, sur Flickr

Hi,

My layout will appear in the Belgium magazine "TrainMiniatureMagazine" issue  242 of January.

After a long pause, I do the carpentry and the background of the layout in order to have a better view.

On the right part of the layout I will do a cemetery with the good, the bad and the ugly figures

IMG_3271 by franck combe, sur Flickr

IMG_3271 by franck combe, sur Flickr

IMG_3269 by franck combe, sur Flickr

Hi,

My layout appeared in the french magazine "le train' of September and "voie libre" of October.

Hi,

I will exhibit this week-end in Belgium

This is the final photos took at the exterior. For those who are interested, this layout is for sale (only the layout, no rolling stocks). In that case you can contact me in private message.

IMG_2060 by franck combe, sur Flickr

IMG_2049 by franck combe, sur Flickr

IMG_2015 by franck combe, sur Flickr

IMG_2012 by franck combe, sur Flickr

IMG_2002 by franck combe, sur Flickr

IMG_1996 by franck combe, sur Flickr

IMG_1995 by franck combe, sur Flickr

The water tower is in progress

IMG_0963 by franck combe, sur Flickr

Hi,

I made progress on the main buildings of the layout. I will add few other building after according the needs.

The railways station

IMG_0941 by franck combe, sur Flickr

The 2 arches for the train exit

IMG_0940 by franck combe, sur Flickr

The bank

IMG_0939 by franck combe, sur Flickr

The church

IMG_0936 by franck combe, sur Flickr

The jail  with an ironical sentence "la escalera al cielo" which means  the stairway to heaven

IMG_0935 by franck combe, sur Flickr

The restaurant

IMG_0934 by franck combe, sur Flickr

The old Spanish castle

IMG_0932 by franck combe, sur Flickr

I have nearly finished the electric unload tipper. I have just to paint it now.

IMG_0737 by franck combe, sur Flickr

IMG_0736 by franck combe, sur Flickr

I beginning the first coat of white on the various structures

IMG_0741 by franck combe, sur Flickr

IMG_0740 by franck combe, sur Flickr

PLSH8801 by franck combe, sur Flickr

IMG_0743 by franck combe, sur Flickr

IMG_0742 by franck combe, sur Flickr

Even if they are not yet finished, I make progress on the jail

IMG_0698 by franck combe, sur Flickr

and the forteresse

IMG_0711 by franck combe, sur Flickr

I have already done the ambiance sound track with bells, fire shot, revolutionary songs, ...

I'm doing in parallel few buildings and I try a new method for doing these. 

There are not yet finished. 

This is the cantina / restaurant

IMG_0693 by franck combe, sur Flickr

This is one arch for the train

IMG_0692 by franck combe, sur Flickr

This is another one arch for the train too

IMG_0691 by franck combe, sur Flickr

This is the banco of sonora / sonara's bank

IMG_0690 by franck combe, sur Flickr

Iglesia / church 

IMG_0689 by franck combe, sur Flickr

hi,

a link to 2 videos

Thank you for your reply. It's my favorite name too. I will rename it VIVA ZAPATA !

I will name a rail bus "speedy gonzalez".

I want to rename my layout with a famous revolutionary name. I make a survey : which is for you the most famous one or just note the first name ? Don't search on google.

Hi,

the exhibition of the last week-end was successful with more than 7500 visitors.

Here two links of videos done by visitors of my layout and other layouts too.

Hi,

For those who lives in Netherlands or nearby, I will exhibit my layout at the Nederlandse Modelspoordagen the 14 & 15 January 2023

Link to the website https://modelspoordagen.nl/