https://northcountrytrains.wordpress.com/2019/12/27/looking-back-on-my-layout-in-2019/
As another year comes to a close, I’m looking back on the progress of my layout.
Rt. 9 in early January 2019.
Plattsburgh engine track in early January.
An overhead view on the sceniked area in mid January.
Northbound train in February
I have no progress on a layout, but I think I completed 60-75 train cars this year. The Fleet Of Nonsense is about 65% af the way completed now.
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I have really enjoyed watching your layout progress. Thank you for sharing.
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-Kevin
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Harrison, You have aptly shown that year in review layout and modeling pics are fun and help stoke the creative fires.
Putting the finishing touches to my town, harbor and facia made 2019 a milestone year.
Thanks and Regards, Peter
Looking great Harrison! [Y]. I forsee this coming year you’ll make progress on scenery.
My 2019 highlights were a scratch build/kitbash overhead crane, and the MILW transfer caboose.
Neither of which I can post pictures…yet…but Photobucket is slowly coming back.
The “bucket” page jumps right up, but, there are no pictures. Patiently waiting [:-^]
Peter, as always, excellent work.
Mike.
Looking back on my last ISL I wished I added a runaround since this would have given me two more tracks for industry. I’m thinking of building a 1 x 7’ ISL here at the rest home and used a 44 or 70 tonner and 40’ cars. A 1x7’ board will fit under my bed.
A tentive name is Walnut Creek Ry.
Kevin- Always enjoying seeing your cars come off the assembly line, and thanks for the interchange.
Peter- your scenery and detailing is just something else!
Mike- I’ve enjoyed seeing the progress of your transfer caboose, your model has helped me see all the things wrong with mine. (or that I could do better.)
Thanks for sharing those very fine views of your layout, Harrison.
To those of us working on layouts, we really ron’t realize how much progress we’re making unless we take a step back and review the way you have.
Sometimes I’ll have a visitor say “My you’ve made great progress since I’ve last been here!” but kind of like seeing our own kids grow up, you really don’t notice the day-to-day progress.
Thank You, Ed
Harrison,
Nice work! I like how you showed so many different realistic scenes. What remarkable process in a year’s time.
Pls check private msgs b/c I had a question for you.
Harrison,
Do you have a trackplan for your layout?
Harrison,
Those are great shots of your layout! It is coming along nicely. Keep sharing.
Dave
Hi Ben! Good to see you here!
You can read about my layout planning and track plan here:
I have removed one of the sidings by mold-rite and got rid of the switchback.
Thanks for all the complements everyone!
You’re a credit to yourself, Harrison. Thank you for allowing me to “visit”.
Cheers, the Bear.[:)]
Added an abandoned grain elevator, a new house on the lift-up section and a fishing hole in the past year, and as the year drew to a close, I started relocating a burger joint from outside of town into town.
The fishing hole. Since this was an add-on, first the hole had to be made and the bottom was made using plaster cloth, with a thin layer of plaster. The water was made using built-up layers of gloss ModPodge. Grass of differing lengths was added, followed by fishermen. A thin line of plastic filament was used to make the fishing line.
The housekeeper, Mrs. MacGillicutty, and the Faulkner’s daughter, Sandy, hang out the laundry.
Junior playing fetch with the family dog.
The Faulkner home on the lift-up section. Parked in the garage is their daughter’s boyfriend’s 1970 Hemi 'Cuda.
Medina1128- That is some great modeling! I really like the abandoned grain elevator.
Wow, that fella in the red has caught a pretty sizable fish outta that little pond![:D]
Wow I guess! You’d think that many guys fishing that pond would fish it out in minutes. [(-D]
Good thing I’m not there, I’d make 1 cast, and snag everybody’s line.
Nice modeling Madina!
Mike.