Well, I finally have somethin to show in the WPF. Work has now commenced and the benchwork is well underway. Not much to comment on, it's only benchwork after all, but here's a photo...
The layout (for those that don't recall) is N scale. The benchwork is 52" high (I am 6'1") and is predominantly 35mmx90mm (a little larger than 1"x3") house framing timber. The room space is 10'8" x 9'8".
Thank you, Crandell. The actually name of this street is Depot St. but you were close. I intend to post a few more pictures of the station and a description of how it came together. Originally, I planned a smaller depot from the same South River Cambridge Crossing kit that I built the Bedford Inn from. The problem was I wanted a multi platform station and couldn't find compatible platforms and the kit looked like it would take quite a while to do well. I decided to save that depot for the town of Willoughby, the terminus of the branch line I hope to get built in a few years. Fans of the old Twilight Zone series might understand the significance of the name of the town of Willoughby.
Also, I haven't used the digital camera in quite a while and was a little rusty besides being a total newb when it comes to photography. I couldn't even figure out how to turn off the flash which I think washed out some of the pictures. I think I have sufficent lighting that I won't need it.
Saaaaay, that's really something, John! Nice work. I think you have done the town main street and Railway Avenue really nicely. I especially like your last image, but the second is darned good, too. It will be a pleasure to see other images as you go along.
-Crandell
The following photos show the sum of my efforts this past winter and spring. It shows the town of Bedford Falls, the smaller of the two principal towns on my New York, Binghamton, and Western RR. Except for the distant hill in the first photo, this was all bare foam and track and the beginning of December.
This first view is looking west with NYC mail and express train occupying track 2 while a Mohican Valley RR branch line train awaits departure on track 3. The future branch line bends off to the left.
This is Bedford Falls Station, a kitbash using Walthers modulars and several platforms from Vollmer's Baden-Baden station which I recycled from a previous layout. The Mohican Valley cars still need to be relettered for that railroad. These are shorty cars from Rivarossi.
The large structure in the right center is The Bedford Inn. This structure is one of several from a South River's Cambridge Crossing kit.
My first FSM kit, Bruno's Gas Station, one of several in the Roadside Delight's kit.
This small hill is one of the new Woodland Scenic land forms. I repainted the rock faces so the color would match the existing hill on the opposite side of the road. I added lots of foliage and also raised it with 1 1/2 inches of foam below it. I ordinarily would not have used such a piece but the hill was almost the perfect size and shape for the hill I needed and only needed a little trimming of it's base to fit here.
The last shot is from the west end of Bedford Falls. There are still lots of details that need added to this scene, such as roof top details, traffic signs, and of course people. But MR season is about to end as golf season has begun.