gilligan wrote: Yes i hate those walls. Because of them Had to build the bench short and lost some mainline run because i left at least 18in of unused space against the wall. Honestly i dont know what im going to do about it.
I've got them too. I noticed that you've got a lot of pink showing inside the loop. You might want to think about cutting it out, if you don't plan on putting track in there, and making a lift-off section so you can crawl under and pop your head up (leave room for your shoulders, too) to do scenery and maintenance back there.
My layout is a free-standing table, which I mounted on wheels. That way I can pull it out from the wall, and even rotate it completely around to work on the far side. Of course, if gilligan built one of these island layouts, well, that would just be too much.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Nice pictures everyone. Here's one of mine...
http://home.mchsi.com/~ironmaster1960/wsb/html/view.cgi-home.html-.html
Another Plasticville find, and a IHC kitbash,sort of.
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Tomkat, I like the shed.Mike h
BXCARMIKE wrote: Another Plasticville find, and a IHC kitbash,sort of..Tomkat, I like the shed.Mike h
Excellent piece. Some of the best modeling I've seen is done with cheap plastic kits that are dressed up. It's amazing what can be done with painting and weathering these kits.
BXCARMIKE wrote: Another Plasticville find, and a IHC kitbash,sort of. Tomkat, I like the shed.Mike h
THANKS on the shed.....It's an old Magnusons model....You did a great job on the gas station....I have a few of them put up for later.
Here are two Plasticville models I got at the last trainshow-swapmeet for a Quarter each!
They are pretty rough but the price was right. I look all the time for these old buildings and if you buy them put together with out the "BOX" they are cheaper.
I could see the Plasticville store kitbashed on the front of a Pikestuff building as an entrance!
Again thanks to all who post every weekend with photographs and comments.....tkat
Nice work everyone...here is my work in progress....
...my new truss bridge with my first handlaid rail...never done the spiking thing, but I think it turned out ok for the rail and guardrail...
Brian
"Rust, whats not to love?"
They kinda look like a puffed up bull frog ,full of steam and ready to go
It's funny you should mention that, Terry. The 0-8-0s turned out to be bigger in size than I thought they would be. It almost seems like they sit off the ground higher than my 2-8-2 Mikes. In my mind, I expected them to be more "petite"...
Tom
https://tstage9.wixsite.com/nyc-modeling
Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
I've been putting together this park for a long time. For some reason, I decided I wanted a war memorial statue, which I found last year at the Springfield, MA, train show. Woodland Scenics "Lovers" selection was bought for Tony and Maria, who we last saw catching a smooch on the fire escape. (They're still there. Long embrace.) That set also included this senior couple, Rosa Krantz (Lt. Col., USMC, Ret.) and her Danish boy-toy, Gil den Stern...
From the other side, you can get a better view of the trolley stop on the side of the park.
Sorry, Rosa. This is 1967. You've got another 40 years before they invent Viagra.
(Gas Station) We use to call that a "A Texaco In New Mexico" - Enjoy the latest from my N Scale SP FRESNO DISTRICT:
New bay window hack on the end of reefers rolling across Serrano River MP 35.4
Same hack rolling through downtown Fresno.
Veiw of Fresno yard from Asland Ave.
Union 76 siding at Quart, CA
GP-35's rolling through the valley.
Progress!
As always, some great work shown on this thread. I have actually taken a couple of days and mostly worked on a couple of projects on the layout. Guy's Gas has been placed in its permanent home on the layout. It sits at the intersection that leads to the station (that hasn't been built yet) in Hopewell Junction. This situates it near some residences and small businesses and is right behind the yard.
(BTW the SLO&W employs several Giants as switchman to handle the oversize Caboose Industries throw. LOL I remember when I thought they were the greatest thing going.)
Seneca Lake has appeared in it's proper local and is about half finished with the painting of the lake, and far shore. I have another layer of trees to put in place and some building off in the distance to add. Sure wish I had paid attention in Art class.....
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
I hope it's not too late to post a weekend photo! These are shots of the Gaskins Switch tower. I spent most of the day working on that portion of the layout, but failed to come anywhere close to finishing it. Not wanting to miss out on showing my work, I used part of my old layout and posed the new Gaskins Switch tower on it.
On the old Cedar Branch & Western layout this was the abandoned interchange between the CB&W and the Wolf Mountain Short Line, a defunct mining railroad.
The Cedar Branch & Western--The Hillbilly Line!
Well, I'm declaring the Catwalk done.
Chip
Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.
And from the front.
Oversized auto? Brings back memories prior to first fuel "shortage". The big 3 measured sheet metal by the acre and one of the favorite colors was chrome. Very nice work indeed!
Jon
John
perry1060 wrote: Nice pictures everyone. Here's one of mine... http://home.mchsi.com/~ironmaster1960/wsb/html/view.cgi-home.html-.html
Perry,
Pardon me for posting one of the pictures off your site, but this is classic.
Great pics everyone! This is a little late but, whatever.
This weeks project.... Demolishion!
I laid the mainline roadbed last week and I tried to superelevate the curves. Well it didn't work out as planned and I was very dissappointed with how it looked. So this week I ripped out the curves and started over. This time the styrene shims are going on top of the roadbed.
Glad to know I am not the only one who has had to rip up track (especially with superelevation). I use balsa for mine, on top of the woodland scenics foam and it works great... My big mistake was placing a curved turnout on the superelevated curve...YIKES that was fun to troubleshoot/shim!!! Good luck... put some pic's of you "leaning" trains when they go around... gotta love that lean :)
I'm continuing to sling plaster on the White Pass...
And I've got my first HOn3 locomtive. It is an MDC outside frame 2-8-0.
I am in the process of modifying it to resemble WP&YR #61.
-George
"And the sons of Pullman porters and the sons of engineers ride their father's magic carpet made of steel..."
SpaceMouse wrote: Well, I'm declaring the Catwalk done.
Aw, jeeze. Couldn't you give the dude a little privacy?
-G .
Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.
HO and N Scale.
After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. The aliens did it.
ShadowNix wrote:Glad to know I am not the only one who has had to rip up track (especially with superelevation). I use balsa for mine, on top of the woodland scenics foam and it works great... My big mistake was placing a curved turnout on the superelevated curve...YIKES that was fun to troubleshoot/shim!!! Good luck... put some pic's of you "leaning" trains when they go around... gotta love that lean :)Brian
I didn't actually have to rip up track, just roadbed. If it were track I just would have lived with it. I'll be sure to post some pics of the finished product.