Hawkesburytrain
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Some really nice work Chris
Always nice to see layouts progressing
Always nice to see layouts progressing
BC Rail subdivision in progress
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Harking backing back to my tongue in cheek suggestion about the Pringles silos, here's what an artist has been doing to some abandoned silos in the state of Victoria (Aussie)
Hi there,
it´s been some time since my last post. Went out for vacation the last 3 weeks but have done a little bit of progress on my layout.
I finished the new trackwork at Dawson Creek and made the connection to the helix again. I relocated the Northwestern wood Preservers Mill at the westend of Dawson Creek and added a turnout for a nwe spur on top of the helix. As things grow while building I decided to remove the last turn of the helix. There was no need for that. There will be a small village on top of it with a street and some stores and a railserved store for several supplies and another elevator. So here are some pictures of the finished parts.
We are starting at the Dawson Creek station with two tracks, one will be for passenger service,the other for freight service.the track at the front will be used as a teamtrack.
Following the tracks west you will find two elevators on the left side. They will be build from prototype pictures like the station. The Walthers kits are mockups.
On the westend of the "yard" is the spur to the Alberta Pool Elevator No.3. There is also a mockup for the elevator made from Walthers kits. It will be replaced by a scratchbuild structure made form prototype pictures.
Next to the elevator is a street with a streetcrossing and a small farmscene on the other side of the street. The track will curve around the farmscene and to the tunrout into the Northwestern Wood Preservers Mill and the main west to the helix.
The structures are placed there for storage until I start with the final layout of the mill. The next point on the main is the trunout where the spur to the supply center and the elevator on top of the helix starts. It´s the right track on the next picture. The other track is the main west to the helix and into Chetwynd on the lower level.
The last change I made was just a small change in the trackarrangement on the lower level entering the approach to the helix behind the canfor mill. I split the mill spur and the mainline into two seperate tracks, the track in the front is the miillspur and the track behind is the mainline to Dawson Creek.
This is the northend of Chetwynd with the main north (to the backdrop). To the left is another customer served by rail. The structures are from Wreight´s Food service.
I hope to get finished with the last small parts of track this week. As you can see on some pictures I have started with some rough landscaping and hope to get deeper into that stuff the next weeks. The missing backdrops are painted but have to be installed, the rest have to be painted. I´ll stay with the structure mockups for now and replace them later when I have do look for the correct footprints of the final buildings.
Thanks for looking, any comments are very appreciated.
Regards,Chris
it´s been some time since my last post. Went out for vacation the last 3 weeks but have done a little bit of progress on my layout.
I finished the new trackwork at Dawson Creek and made the connection to the helix again. I relocated the Northwestern wood Preservers Mill at the westend of Dawson Creek and added a turnout for a nwe spur on top of the helix. As things grow while building I decided to remove the last turn of the helix. There was no need for that. There will be a small village on top of it with a street and some stores and a railserved store for several supplies and another elevator. So here are some pictures of the finished parts.
We are starting at the Dawson Creek station with two tracks, one will be for passenger service,the other for freight service.the track at the front will be used as a teamtrack.
Following the tracks west you will find two elevators on the left side. They will be build from prototype pictures like the station. The Walthers kits are mockups.
On the westend of the "yard" is the spur to the Alberta Pool Elevator No.3. There is also a mockup for the elevator made from Walthers kits. It will be replaced by a scratchbuild structure made form prototype pictures.
Next to the elevator is a street with a streetcrossing and a small farmscene on the other side of the street. The track will curve around the farmscene and to the tunrout into the Northwestern Wood Preservers Mill and the main west to the helix.
The structures are placed there for storage until I start with the final layout of the mill. The next point on the main is the trunout where the spur to the supply center and the elevator on top of the helix starts. It´s the right track on the next picture. The other track is the main west to the helix and into Chetwynd on the lower level.
The last change I made was just a small change in the trackarrangement on the lower level entering the approach to the helix behind the canfor mill. I split the mill spur and the mainline into two seperate tracks, the track in the front is the miillspur and the track behind is the mainline to Dawson Creek.
This is the northend of Chetwynd with the main north (to the backdrop). To the left is another customer served by rail. The structures are from Wreight´s Food service.
I hope to get finished with the last small parts of track this week. As you can see on some pictures I have started with some rough landscaping and hope to get deeper into that stuff the next weeks. The missing backdrops are painted but have to be installed, the rest have to be painted. I´ll stay with the structure mockups for now and replace them later when I have do look for the correct footprints of the final buildings.
Thanks for looking, any comments are very appreciated.
Regards,Chris
Gon'na be lots of activity on this layout.
I really like to see a plan come together - nice work!
Hawkesburytrain
Well-Known Member
Hey Chris, nice work
I really like your buildings, they are well thought out, especially when they are kit bashed or from scratch
I really like your buildings, they are well thought out, especially when they are kit bashed or from scratch
ScottoT
Member
I have to admit..seeing some of the structures, and track is spectacular, and (being honest) completely intimidating, for someone working on his first layout. Sorry if this souncs critical, Chris. I do NOT mean it to. It just makes me feel as though I won't be able to build such an impressive looking layout.
It looks great, and like you will have an amazing layout soon.
Regards,
Scott
It looks great, and like you will have an amazing layout soon.
Regards,
Scott
KB02
Well-Known Member
It's all a matter of digging in, Scott, and doing what you can. Before you know it, you'll have some impressive looking stuff, too. I'll look at some of the stuff that I've built and think it looks cheesy or poorly done, but then I friends come over and be blown away by the scenery.
Don't view stuff like this as intimidating, but rather as a goal!
Don't view stuff like this as intimidating, but rather as a goal!
Hi,
Scott, I feel often the same when I look at other layouts. And that´s why I have done all the changes to it. It´s like KB02 said, it´s a goal. It´s my first layout,too and it will be a long way to be finished. I try to learn from other layouts and hope to get the look and feel I´m searching for. Thanks for the comments and any critic and also tips and infos are very appreciated.
Thanks,Chris
Scott, I feel often the same when I look at other layouts. And that´s why I have done all the changes to it. It´s like KB02 said, it´s a goal. It´s my first layout,too and it will be a long way to be finished. I try to learn from other layouts and hope to get the look and feel I´m searching for. Thanks for the comments and any critic and also tips and infos are very appreciated.
Thanks,Chris
