Golden Nugget "The Model"
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The structure is built, however the building was too narrow and high, January 12th, 2002 |
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The changes were made to the building so all the shop fronts would fit in the station. Also the top has been cut off and lowered. |
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The changes were made to the building so that all the shop fronts would fit in the station. |
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The roof, south wall and lift hill are added |
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The mineshafts are painted and are put in place. The wood that will later support the paper mache stucco is added. |
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The early layout of the track’s path through the roof and original turn between the mineshafts on the west side is being built. |
The stucco is added to the south sidewall. |
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Stucco is also added to the west side. |
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first wall on the roof is built and the bottomless mine shaft is starting to take shape. |
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The stucco walls are built on the roof. The west and south sides are painted. |
The original track was going to made out of model train tracks, however I ended up changing my mind and using wood for the track instead. |
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The stucco is detailed. |
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Walls Walls are painted and detailed on the roof and the stucco is added to the west side lift hill. |
The first sections of track are going in on the roof and the first section of white gravel is added to the roof in the front of the bottomless mineshaft. |
More gravel and track is added to the roof. |
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Stucco is starting to be applied on the north side and the station and the ramps are built. |
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The track is finished on the roof and the stucco is added to the roof of the bottomless mine shaft and all walls on the roof are painted and detailed. |
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Stucco is being added around the shops being built on the station. |
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More More detail is added to the shops and the stucco is painted and detailed. |
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The cactuses and waterfall rock has been added to the roof. |
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Boot Hill is added to the roof and the station shops are nearly finished. |
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Close up of the Bottomless Mine Shaft |
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The The model can be seen at the George F. Boyer Museum on Pacific Avenue in Wildwood, New Jersey. |
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