My Layout, so far (pix)

[selector]

http://www.railimages.com/gallery/crandelloverton

Some of you have been urging me to post some pics, but I do not have a digital camera. Instead, I have logged onto the link above, a free site (my thanks to them).

I will post some newer pictures when I get them developed.

Thank-you for all expressions, whether of admiration...or of sympathy. [(-D]

-Crandell

[tstage]

Crandelll,

That looks GREAT! You ARE a wild man! Crandell, it's hard to tell but are the structures in the back made out of card stock. Very, very, nice. [tup][tup][tup] Keep up the good work!

One of these days, I won't have to look at pink anymore...[*^_^*]

Tom

[turbine682]

Hey, this looks really good --Ed

[selector]

Ed and Tom, thanks for the encouraging words. Whew, I feel better now.

Tom, except for two already built-up (house and church), the rest are styrene kits Atlas or Walther. The large bridge is by a German manufacturer (can't remember). I got impatient with buildng kits, so I cheated and bought the two built-ups...and paid more, of course.

The trees are a mix of Aggro (the bigger, more realistic ones), a Danish manfuacturer of ready-made (essentially look like miniature versions of artificial Christmas trees), and natural bush brand ends with WS stuff and glue.

Ballast is a mix of WS and local beach sand.

Please come back when I post some new pics in about a week.

Thanks for the feedback.

[rvanparys]

Excellent job... Keep up the good work and keep paying attention to the details.!!!

Roger

[Anonymous]

Looks great! I especially like your river and tunnel.

[lyctus]

Crandell, Thanks for sharing, you have got some great scenic effects. Look forward to future photos.

[ukguy]

Thanks Crandell, its looking really great !, I can barely get a glimpse of a river winding through but what I can see of it I love. Keep up the good work. The scenery/trees are looking good also and I cant wait to see some more pics when they arrive.

Have fun & be safe.
Karl.

[Anonymous]

Hey looks really get selector....

I'm new to the hobby...heh, actually still in the embryo stage looking to get a a set and power system and working on a table....I noticed you are up in comox , I'm down in victoria....you are ex military and I am current military...anyways wonderin if you could give me any pointers on what I should use for power supplies etc.. been looking at the DCC stuff but is it really overkill? I'm planning on doing a bc environment railway in the N scale...

any help would be great...

Dave

[Mark300]

Track alignment looks great.

Nice assortment of buldings in the background on the 2nd pix.

Looks great.......& Happy RR'g

Mark

[selector]

Thank-you for your feedback, gentlemen. Positive remarks are always easy on the ears.

I'm using an old Pentax SLR in low-light, so the pictures, coupled with the resolution allowed on the site, will never be flattering. Still, I am experimenting with a roll of Kodak 800 film that I would normally use on the back of my telescope (another hobby). Maybe the next roll will turn out brighter. In the meantime, I have added a couple of pictures..

Also, I am locoless. The Heritage 0-6-0 is due back from a fellow who is installing sound and decoders within days, but my Hudson is winging its way to BLI as I write for an assessment as to why it won't respond to commands.

I need another loco.

Dave, would be happy to correspond with you, although I have no N scale experience. Layout techniques are probably generalizeable.

[siberianmo]

Crandell,

Been waiting to see what you've been telling me ..... pictures say it all! Nicely done ....

Tom[tup]

[Anonymous]

Thanks,

I'm generally just starting my table getting supplies and stuff now....anyone have any experience with purchasing trains off ebay? seems they are a good deal cheaper then at the store but I'm not sure of the quality.

[canazar]

Crandall,

That is great looking little layout. 7 weeks huh? You must have been crankin on that! Very, very nice!

Best REgards
John k

[selector]

Thanks, everyone, for taking a peek, and for your kind words. Makes my day!

Dave, generally internet shopping is cheaper, but add about Cdn$20 for shipping. Also, you will get the same loco that your shop owner would acquire for you, but you should make sure you have a specific make and model in mind. Also, pay attention to the company's return policy in the event that you get something other than what you ordered. Some of them can get quite snotty.

Rule #1-take your time and educate yourself about a short list of locos and cars that meet your needs so that you can discuss and procure knowledgeably.

Rule #2-take your time and look around for some bargains (e-bay is very popular with modelers, and so is the internet.)

Rule #3-take your time to educate yourself about model railroading. If you expect and hope to build a good, trouble-free layout, please spend lots of time reading and on-line here.

Rule #4-take your time. If you are like me, you'll fall all over yourself and your layout trying to get to where you can run trains. The fun should begin right from the first page you read in your self-education, and continue all during the building process, no matter how many roadblocks you encounter.

[Anonymous]

Thanks alot for the help and advice appreciate it

[Anonymous]

That's a really nice layout! Good job!

[Anonymous]

You're doing excellent work. That layout looks like many hours of fun, building and running. The mine shot is expecially good.

[HAZMAT9]

Great job, I've been working on just my benchwork for over 2 months, I'm envious!!! Wow great work for 7 months...dittos [:D]

[camarokid]

For just 7 weeks of work that is mighty impressive. Are the trees homemade or storebought? They are very well done. Hope mine come out as good when the time comes to make them. It is a well done layout and the pictures prove it. Thank you for the viewing pleasure.
Archie

[selector]

Archie, and others, thanks so much for your approval. Some of the trees,those hgher up that are clearly minature "Christmas trees" are from a Danish manufacturer, but I don't have the name any longer. The loftier, most realistic ones are...who else...Aggro-trees. A very few (the scraggliest) are WS, but the fault lies with the Elmers spray glue that I used. I will eventually redo them. The 3M Super 77 is much a better adhesive (BUT DON"T USE IT INDOORS: IT IS NOT GOOD TO INHALE). Also, I used a bush from in front of our house for some of the deciduous trees that you see, the ones that aren't quite right.

I tried a little of everything If you'd like to tackle bush branch ends, take them from a bu***hat has symmetrical tips with branches in several directions. Most trees are not suitable. Take them in the dormant season when you can see them leafless (for those of us who actually get a winter).

Cheers.

[ukguy]

Hahaha Crandall that tree situation sounds VERY familiar, I kept trying all different tree types and methods till I was kind of satisfied, I went from WS armatures with poly fibre to twigs (no,no,no), to lichen and Aggro's trees, the list went on, I ended up with about 200 trees but I wasnt happy with any of them (except Aggro's pines).

I think I've now got about four types I am happy with (cant afford/justify to try the 'SE supertrees' yet), Aggro's pine, my 'berry sprig' trees, WS with lichen(from Michaels not WS) and a few poly fibres(man those things take tooooo long to make) so planting has finally commenced in earnest. Anyway sorry for the babble your comment just rang true for me, I'm off to check out your new pics.

Have fun & be safe,
Karl.