{"id":1167,"date":"2015-04-05T17:27:30","date_gmt":"2015-04-05T21:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smallmr.com\/wordpress\/?p=1167"},"modified":"2017-06-18T12:07:36","modified_gmt":"2017-06-18T16:07:36","slug":"layout-spot-light-the-bigfoot-spotters-excursion-railway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smallmr.com\/wordpress\/layout-spot-light-the-bigfoot-spotters-excursion-railway\/","title":{"rendered":"Layout Spot Light – The Bigfoot Spotters Excursion Railway"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every so often I come across layouts that just, lets just say “scratch that itch”. So it was when I saw the Bigfoot Spotters Excursion Railway (BSER) by\u00a0Chris Walas. I found the BSER while looking for inspiration for a pizza layout.<\/p>\n

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Per Chris; the subject for my 2013 pizza Snowflake challenge. The railway will be the Bigfoot Spotters Excursion Railway (BSER). Perched high atop Mt. Hooey, the railway provides paying customers with a revolving 360 degree view of the entire Mt. Hooey area, where Bigfoot is seen abundantly. I know this sounds mundane, but I’m hoping to add some silliness to it all.<\/p>\n

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I think it is a job well done. The full build article can be found on the\u00a0GnATTERbox at http:\/\/gn15.info\/forum\/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9101<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Every so often I come across layouts that just, lets just say “scratch that itch”. 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