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Olympia Projects

Olympia & Sand Creek, Episode 19 | Painting the backdrop – Part 2
Sep 25, 2024

Olympia & Sand Creek, Episode 19 | Painting the backdrop – Part 2

Jay Smith, former illustrator (ret.) for Kalmbach Media, is back for more work on David’s painted backdrop of his On30…

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Olympia & Sand Creek, Episode 18 | Painting the backdrop – Part 1
Aug 20, 2024

Olympia & Sand Creek, Episode 18 | Painting the backdrop – Part 1

In this episode, professional help is on the way! Jay Smith, former illustrator (ret.) for Kalmbach Media, heads for the…

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Olympia & Sand Creek, Episode 17 | Mirrors and clouds
Aug 9, 2024

Olympia & Sand Creek, Episode 17 | Mirrors and clouds

Feather canyons everywhere! David looks at clouds that way. If you really don’t know how to paint clouds at all,…

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Olympia & Sand Creek, Sidetrack Ep. 6 | Harnesses and reins
Jul 3, 2024

Olympia & Sand Creek, Sidetrack Ep. 6 | Harnesses and reins

In this concluding video of the Olympia & Sand Creek Sidetrack Series, host David Popp finalizes the assembly of the…

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Olympia & Sand Creek, Sidetrack Ep. 5 | Painting a horse figure
May 23, 2024

Olympia & Sand Creek, Sidetrack Ep. 5 | Painting a horse figure

As the Sidetrack Series trots along, David shares his technique for painting the ponies. But following his savvy advice, he…

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Olympia & Sand Creek, Sidetrack Ep. 4 | A horse apiece
Apr 24, 2024

Olympia & Sand Creek, Sidetrack Ep. 4 | A horse apiece

Back on the sidetrack, David resumes construction of the drivers, plus the horses and mules used to pull the various…

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Olympia & Sand Creek, Episode 16 | Building a removable ramp for the ore tipple
Apr 9, 2024

Olympia & Sand Creek, Episode 16 | Building a removable ramp for the ore tipple

Welcome back to the Olympia & Sand Creek series with host David Popp. While David has been sidetracked with efforts…

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Olympia & Sand Creek, Sidetrack Ep. 3 | Horse Drawn Wagons
Mar 7, 2024

Olympia & Sand Creek, Sidetrack Ep. 3 | Horse Drawn Wagons

In this episode, David turns to a new construction technique as he forms the body of a wagon using resin…

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Olympia & Sand Creek, Sidetrack Ep. 2 | Horse Drawn Wagons
Feb 29, 2024

Olympia & Sand Creek, Sidetrack Ep. 2 | Horse Drawn Wagons

David moves from Episode 1 to the next steps of assembling wagons for the railroad town of his On30 Olympia…

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Olympia & Sand Creek, Sidetrack Ep. 1 | Horse Drawn Wagons
Feb 14, 2024

Olympia & Sand Creek, Sidetrack Ep. 1 | Horse Drawn Wagons

Host David Popp departs from the On30 layout construction to tackle something he’s never done before. In the railroad town…

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Olympia & Sand Creek, Episode 15 | All in the details
Oct 10, 2023

Olympia & Sand Creek, Episode 15 | All in the details

In this session, Host David Popp promises to finish the work on the passenger car project! That includes paying careful…

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Olympia & Sand Creek, Episode 14 | Details inside the passenger car
Jul 21, 2023

Olympia & Sand Creek, Episode 14 | Details inside the passenger car

Before David jump into detailing the interior of his combine car, he first looks to add a tried but true…

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