santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Good Morning All. 57° and partly cloudy. The rain magically disappeared from today's forecast and moved back to tomorrow night. Yesterday's high temperature was 85°, considerably above average. At 9:00 pm it was still 81°.
Again yesterday, I didn't see a lot of the inside of the train shed. I did get a couple of pictures for posting. The first is the highway overpass that is being used as a divider between what will eventually be a scenicked part of the layout on the left, and the unscenicked staging yard on the right.
Next is a picture of the Atlas Switch Tower, marking the interchange junction with SLSF.
Finally, a still in process farm homestead across the track from the tower.
That shed is one that I scratchbuilt out of leftover laser-cut wood sprues and stripwood. Still to come is the family cemetery that will be behind the shed. I'll also be adding a few more rows to the vegetable garden that's on the left, as well as a pickup truck somewhere. More details will be added to the shed including a wheelbarrow, hay bales and loose hay on the floor. I intended to add a workbench as well, but decided that it won't be visible unless you lay your head on top of the switch tower, so I am saving it for another scene
Joe - Due to the heat, my gardening season usually ends in late June, so I gotta start early. I start planting in late January. Fall is hit or miss depending on rainfall, last year was a bust.
Chet - Congratulations on the bowling. Regarding your SIL, yeah, that truck full of parts is probably really handy! I try to keep a pretty good supply of electrical and plumbing parts around.
Sherrel - I used to railfan the MP during the 70's, they shared a line from Oklahoma to Ft Worth with the MKT, that also had a branch that split off in Denton TX and headed for Union Station in Dallas. That branch is now a commutator rail/light rail line. All of those lines got merged into UP in the early 80's. The FT's were long gone by the 70's on that line.
Justin - Nice photo sequence.
Terry - My SD40-2's from Scale Trains are pretty smooth runners, equal to if not better than my Kato's.
Everybody have a great day.
Willie
Again yesterday, I didn't see a lot of the inside of the train shed. I did get a couple of pictures for posting. The first is the highway overpass that is being used as a divider between what will eventually be a scenicked part of the layout on the left, and the unscenicked staging yard on the right.
Next is a picture of the Atlas Switch Tower, marking the interchange junction with SLSF.
Finally, a still in process farm homestead across the track from the tower.
That shed is one that I scratchbuilt out of leftover laser-cut wood sprues and stripwood. Still to come is the family cemetery that will be behind the shed. I'll also be adding a few more rows to the vegetable garden that's on the left, as well as a pickup truck somewhere. More details will be added to the shed including a wheelbarrow, hay bales and loose hay on the floor. I intended to add a workbench as well, but decided that it won't be visible unless you lay your head on top of the switch tower, so I am saving it for another scene
Joe - Due to the heat, my gardening season usually ends in late June, so I gotta start early. I start planting in late January. Fall is hit or miss depending on rainfall, last year was a bust.
Chet - Congratulations on the bowling. Regarding your SIL, yeah, that truck full of parts is probably really handy! I try to keep a pretty good supply of electrical and plumbing parts around.
Sherrel - I used to railfan the MP during the 70's, they shared a line from Oklahoma to Ft Worth with the MKT, that also had a branch that split off in Denton TX and headed for Union Station in Dallas. That branch is now a commutator rail/light rail line. All of those lines got merged into UP in the early 80's. The FT's were long gone by the 70's on that line.
Justin - Nice photo sequence.
Terry - My SD40-2's from Scale Trains are pretty smooth runners, equal to if not better than my Kato's.
Everybody have a great day.
Willie
. Total cost: $97. Not bad for a few hours walking around the show. Admission cost $7, so I guess I have to factor that in, but then I won a $10 gift certificate to the LHS, which I will definitely spend this week! The freight cars all wear northeastern railroad markings (Central Vermont, New Haven, etc.), which is mostly what I want besides NYC; the structures included two industries, one house, and a switching tower; the vehicles were a car, a pickup truck, and a John Deere tractor; I also bought a couple of lumber stacks ($2 for the pair). Had to change out the couplers on two of the freight cars, but that took all of 10 minutes, and everything runs fine on the layout.