Isn’t this a great scene? The great-looking trees, the realistic stumps, the lush foliage, the exquisite deadfall, the subtle backdrop—the forest seems to go on forever.
But pull back a bit and . . . what’s this? It’s in a milk can!
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| Creator Tom Beaton and the milk can. |
Yes, that great scene is in a milk can. It was created by B.C. modeler Tom Beaton, a noted author and authority on logging railroads.
Tom was at the 2012 Calgary Supertrain show, displaying his magnificent dioramas—like the one below inside a sonotube (used for making concrete forms).
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| A close up of the diorama in a sonotube. |
Apparently, Tom is well-known for making great-looking dioramas in unusual containers. And why not? If they can build ships in bottles, why not model railroads in milk cans?
Now that's cool...
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