These were taken at the Museum on the Custom Built layout. This is almost done now.
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Lets have some fun [:D] [:)] [8D] [:p]
Tom
Tom, great job with the layout.
These were taken when I was at the my GardenRR’s club meeting.
This engine is not from a Shortline RR. It is CSX 1546, a GP15
Another view.
Now for the models:
An Aristo Mallet rounds the bend
My F7’s coming off of a bridge
The RS3 letting its legs stretch.
The Mallet meets the freight.
Again.
Coming off of the bridge.
The Mallet going super-sonic!!!
Enjoy!!!
That Black Widow of yours is a nice rig.
Sure looks like it to me. Very SHORT LINE. [}:)][;)]
Chief, you should have seen that train it could pull. Just goes to show you southerner’s that we Yankee’s know how to take care of our RR equipment. By the way, when I go to Florida, I will make sure I drop a little present from above[}:)][}:)][}:)][}:)][:P][:P][:-,][:-,][:-,][:-,][;)][;)][(-D]
This weeks progress:
Enlarged some backdrop warehouse samples for background for the yet to be completed cliffside:
Have enough to cover the eight feet of wall going up the west side of the layout.
Also picked up an “Instant Horizons” HO backdrop and scanned it in sections up to “O” scale. Yet to be installed, but I think I have the right spot for it:
Made a fair amount of headway in finishing up Ivan’s Market:
Got started on the sidewalk newstand for the side of the side of the market - all scratchbuilt:
All of the newstand magazines are magazine covers from the 30’s reduced to “O” - too bad they’re too small to see.
Also got started on the motorcycle repair shop at the dead end of Brace Avenue:
Colin, CSX is the Seaboard and Atlantic Coastline and later L&N [SOUTHERN RRs ] railroads that ate up NORTHERN RR companies. [}:)] Yanks[V]
Sorry that this is showing up dark for some reason, but since the layout is now history it’s not like I can take another stab at taking the picture! [:D]
Continuing with the industries named after the grandkids, today I have three listed.
This is a group of background buildings. Two are Walthers and the other is kitbashed from Ameritown parts.
Daytime shot.
Dusk shot.
Jordan’s Graphic Arts
Taylor’s Testing Lab.
Trivis Diecast
That completes four of the seven.
Tom, Nice layout and I like your graphics for Mother’s Day.
Frank, Great progress photos.
thanks John - U2.
Those backdrop buildings look familiar - maybe since I have been staring at teh same one for the past two days.
Frank53,
Your JC switcher, does it have the horn? The one I have had it removed prior to my ownership. I was thinking of installing a Williams sound system. Anyway, great shots, I was thinking of doing a similar thing with my backdrop.
Dennis
Frank, Yeah, I think Walthers made about a million of the background buildings. I tried to individulize them a little. Also added lights & Interiors. One thing that is nice. Most of the people that view my latout never see any other ones so they don’t know there are a million clones out there. I do like the Ameritown/OGR buildings better than the Walthers to light up. The walls are thicker and the lights do not glow through the walls. I had to line the Walthers buildings with black construction paper to stop that. Like yours these buildings are on a section of my layout which is only 12" deep so not much room to work with.
Here are some video’s from the Garden Railway Club meeting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmFxggIOhJw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3A1-ymovyY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pjsA5HNDqM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iw6hSYXU3I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybJ9F-3o9zY
Beverage Company - check
HO Cityscape - check
City Litho - check
Homestead Furniture Company - check
Looks like great minds think alike, John.
It sure does Dennis - one of those great post war horns that rattles the fillings in your teeth loose. [:D]
The Junction Traction Company rises again. First trolley ran on a loop today. The GG1 wasn’t working for some reason.
some additional progress on the motorcycle repair shop, which should cover teh bulk of the #22 switch:
Tmcc nice to have you back. Kudos Spanky on the nice craftsmanship; nice photos all! Frank, esp. like the step by step progress; that’s fantastic.
Here are a few photos that I took of photos of my old layout. The night scene uses a dark light, time exposure and Tide heavy duty detergent to create the moon and stars. I used a compass and a star chart and plotted hundreds of stars and constellations in the exact positions on the walls and ceiling. It would be hard to describe in photos the mood and feeling of being able to see the night sky in a train room! I even created a lightning storm with a laser and a CD of a thunderstorm. I described this in great detail some time ago. When the lights come on, the stars disappear so you can make day/night scenes.
Also planted about 6 cherry trees and completed the new doggy door. Just have to sand and then paint the mud. BTW, the builders had hidden an outlet under the insulation that was HOT. Good thing I located it before punching thru the wall of the house. I moved it up and out of the way and will wire the outlet soon. Nice to have a spare plug or 2. Wonder how many other hidden things there are in the house?!
I’m a day late but I got my track lighting up and TMCC in the Williams Amtrak Genesis
Hey all… I’m also a day late. Anyway, here are some pictures I took Saturday on the layout:
Trains have been delayed today, as a rockslide caused a nasty wreck near a tunnel: