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More pics, and I'm so close to running trains finally!

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Posted by Red Horse on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 5:49 AM

Hummm, lets see if I can answer some questions here.

The yellow motorcycle came from the Hobby store in Intervale NH called Harts Rail Road museum.

The layout is about 7'X7' and I need to get some hills in there somewhere, it looks so flat...LOL!, the layout is made up of 6 30"X30" sections that were made one at a time and put together after the completeion because I had to work on them in a small room and then move them into the room that the layout will sit on a table that I can walk all the way around.

I haven't moved the sections yet because the room they are going in hasn't been completed yet.

This is one addictive hobby I can tell you that, I already want to expand on it....LOL, I did make it with expansion in mind and can add another 2 , 4 or 6 sections too the end if needed and I will still be able to reach all tracks from any of the 4 sides.

Happy Rails.

Please visit my Photobucket pics page. http://photobucket.com/Jesse_Red_Horse_Layout I am the King of my Layout, I can build or destroy the entire city on a whim or I can create a whole new city from scratch , it is good too be the King.
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Posted by loathar on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 12:28 AM
Nice! Where did you get that yellow motorcycle at? I really like that. It's hard to find 1/87 cycles.
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Posted by cahrn on Monday, May 12, 2008 11:59 PM
I like your layout so far. How big is it?
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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Monday, May 12, 2008 3:45 PM
Nice to see you back. I was wondering what happened to you. Nice pics of your progress there. Keep it up.

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More pics, and I'm so close to running trains finally!
Posted by Red Horse on Monday, May 12, 2008 3:06 PM

After a hugh set back when my first layout got crushed by a falling ceiling I salvaged what I could and put the parts to use on my current lay out, here are some picks of the almost completed layout, I still need to put some grass down in certain areas and join the layout moduals together.

Here is the Caboose house that was saved from the wreckage;

I converted this bank model into an Ambulance company.

Here is my Santa Fe line running through a portion of my army base.

A close up of Santa Fe locomotive.

This guy in the VW micro bus has been up too no good again.

I turned a damaged trolly into a resteraunt;

I always loved this old truck with the young lovers riding in the back.

My Caboose motor lodge, rent a caboose cabin cheap!!!

I couldn't believe the detail in this tiny chopper motorcycle.

This is my temporary Army Head quarters until I can find a proper one.

And finally a scene where a military medical flight meets up with the ambulance, the patient came from the wreck in the photo below, this is a cool scene with the whole rescue department working the accident scene.

Well I hope you enjoy looking at my progress.

Happy Rails, Jess.

Please visit my Photobucket pics page. http://photobucket.com/Jesse_Red_Horse_Layout I am the King of my Layout, I can build or destroy the entire city on a whim or I can create a whole new city from scratch , it is good too be the King.

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