The "New" JJJ&E: The Fish Pier " A Signature Building " On The "New" JJJ&E

Saturday, October 20, 2012

The Fish Pier " A Signature Building " On The "New" JJJ&E

The Fish Pier is one of the "signature buildings" on the "New" JJJ&E. This laser cut building kit was built over 12 years ago and was one of the "signature buildings" on the "Original" JJJ&E. This laser cut building kit was very detailed and intricate and took me over 16 hours to finish, weather and detail. North Eastern N Scale Models makes this kit and it is still available today. The approximate foot print of this building is 3 3/4" x 8".

When I positioned all the buildings on the "New" JJJ&E, the Fish Pier was the last building to find a permanent home. That home turned out to be in the turnaround area east of San Marino, in the lower right hand corner of the layout adjacent to the Monterrey River ( See Photo's # 1 & 1A ). When I moved from Florida to Texas in 2009, the "Original" JJJ&E had to be completely dismantled. All of the buildings were salvaged without any problems except the Fish Pier. The Fish Pier's wharf was embedded in "Realistic Water" on the "Original" JJJ&E . The pilings of the wharf had to be sacrificed in order to remove the building from the layout. I had to rebuild part of the wharf and all the pilings to make the Fish Pier a "usable structure" on the "New" JJJ&E ( See Photo # 2 ).

Photo # 1 A panoramic view of the turnaround area east of San Marino. The Fish Pier found a home in the lower right hand corner of the turnaround area. The town of San Marino is in the distant background. The Monterrey flows dramatically under the wharf of the Fish to its source west of the Fish Pier.

Photo # 1A The Fish Pier has found a home in the lower right corner of the turnaround area east of San Marino. The Monterrey River courses under the wharf of the Fish Pier. The town of San Marino is in the distant background.

Photo # 2 A closer view of the Fish Pier. When the Fish Pier was moved from the "Original" JJJ&E to the "New" JJJ&E, part of the wharf and all of the pilings had to rebuilt to make this structure fully functional. The Monterrey River course below the wharf filled with many different kind s of fish.

Photo # 3 A closeup view of the wharf of the Fish Pier bustling with activity.

Photo # 4 An overhead view of the Fish Pier and the Monterrey River coursing underneath the wharf and pilings. The mainline can be seen behind the building. I used Futures Floor Wax and Modge Podge to make the river and river bed.

Photo # 5 The Monterrey River is flowing under the wharf of the Fish Pier. A PRR M1A is on the mainline negotiating the long grade in the Monterrey Mountains.

Photo # 6 An old rusted boat and other little used fishing gear is lying partially submerged in the Monterrey River.

Photo # 7 A closeup view of the pilings on the side of the Fish Pier. A Prr M1A is on the mainline heading into the Monterrey mountains. This is a Key Imports brass steamer.

Photo # 8 A closeup view of the rusted boat and assorted fishing equipment rusting in the Monterrey River

Photo # 9 An overhead view of the Fish Pier and the raging Monterrey River under its wharf. There is a lot of activity going on at the Fish Pier today.

Photo # 10 Another view of the Fish Pier and the very active Monterrey River. I used Futures Floor Wax and Modge Podge to create this river effect. You can buy Futures Floor Wax in any market or Home Improvement store such as Home Depot or Lowe's. It is now packaged as Pledges Futures Floor Wax and is very inexpensive.

Photo # 11 There is plenty of activity on the pier with plenty of fish being caught. The Monterrey Rivers courses around the perimeter of the turnaround area east of San Marino.

Over the years I've experimented with different kinds of photo techniques that were used to take photo's and the effect each technique had on the image photographed. Photo's # 12 through # 18 shows these different effects.