Layouts and layout building

The delivery of the new army MP chase cars, Ford Cobras.

This is a worked over ambulance changed from civillian to army use.

This is a copy of my Ambulance company (reworked bank) bought on ebay.

And finally the reason I stay indoors and build train dioramas (see below) Pic taken Feb 12 , 2008

Thanks for checking out my low budget HO lay out.

Our crash unit:

A view of where I work in real life:

One more pic of My Ambulance base:

Our rescue unit in covered parking spot;

New additions to my HO scale army base:

This is the base gas station run by civillians:

A snap shot of the gas station mascot:

The local Qwiky-Mart:

Out behind the mess tent:

One of the base entrances:

Water truck refilling from tank (co2) BB gun tank:

A nice over view shot of the base and a peek at the train in back ground:

A army use of a civillian car carrier:

Size comparrison to a 12X15 Room:

Oh, almost forgot, This pic tells the story of why I stay in and play with trains in the winter:

Looks like your having fun, but I would love to see more model trains in your photos.

David B

Red Horse wrote:

Oh, almost forgot, This pic tells the story of why I stay in and play with trains in the winter:

Wow, look at that snow!!! 

Red Horse wrote:

Out behind the mess tent:

I assume that 12 gram CO2 bottle is empty? That could be dangerous!

Looks like you got a nice little model world. you got more detail on yours than i do!! 

Did you carefully copy the prototype army AC Cobras?

I always thought the only Cobras the army had were helicopters.

But then, you can never be sure.

Red Horse wrote:

Oh, almost forgot, This pic tells the story of why I stay in and play with trains in the winter:

Good work there Red Horse. 

Thanks for the encouragement....we can all use a little of that!

The Cobra sports cars came already painted like this from WalMart....LOL!

I'm waiting on stuff from ebay to add to my layout, A 3 bay army motor pool building with office, A set of Barracks painted in Military OD green, about 20 army train cars, 2 different types of army locomotives, 1:87th scale all army Jeeps, helicopters, tanks, Medic trucks and two types of military Cabooses....can't wait!

Nice work Red Horse. I can relate to that much snow. We've got at least that much and more here in Northern Michigan.

Then you know my pain....snow sucks, I've had it with New England, I'm planning on moving to Silver City New Mexico, anyone here from those parts???

My army train arrived today, it is from the Missel Force set, well I got the square Locomotive, the long gun on flat bed (really cool) when I turn the black wheel on either side of the gun base the barrel raises up.

I got the exploding ammo box car, that is a pain, the sides and top blow apart when hit by the missel launcher the problem is keeping the parts together long enough, I didn't like it so I modified the box car to have a missel launcher popping out of the top, I glued the sides on and left the top open to be able to fire a rocket, I'll cut down the top to fill in the both ends that the launcher doen't fill in, I'll post pics after it drys!

The copular style caboose is awesome, the caboose was always my favorite car on the train.

Well I'm off to work on my layout, but before I go I wanted to mention the GREAT train layouts I've been watching run on You Tube.com, I don't have mine on there yet but some day when it is finished.

I spent the first 45 years in the great white northeast then moved to North Carolina.

It took a while to get used to the silly blue sky and that strange yellow ball in the sky, but it grows on you.

The sky is the exact same color as Richard Petty's car........

RH:

I'm sorry, but I just can't accept this as scale modeling.  The giant CO2 cylinder isn't properly placarded, or strapped down to its skid, and the militarized Cobras don't have the correct insignia used in this type of vehicle on the precise date and time you are obviously modeling.

Excelsior, I say.

Can you hear me giving you a raspberry.....tthhhuuuuurrrrttttttt!!!!!

I can get away with any thing by calling myself a "free lancer"....LMRO!!! (laughing my rails off)!!!