Updates
Good day to you all.
I've been remiss in updating this thread, so I thought I would give you all a little update as to whats been going on.
We have just under 100ft of track in a basic loop, 35+ feet long, and 16+ feet deep. After having a couple weeks of frustrating running with a very small controller, a friend lent me a Crest Train Engineer transformer and receiver, and we've been able to run the entire Christmas train now.
Here are a few pics of what we have.
Here is an almost entire layout shot. On the right side you can see the 4-6-0 Annie sitting waiting to take a few test loops.
Had to cut and build the retaining wall for Hosta Valley, and it makes a nice break up of the otherwise level track line.
A picture of the 4-6-0 waiting for the go ahead to make her first test runs.
Running through the layout during a Christmas lights run.
Had to show the rest of the lights.
And this years roof bible verse!
Turning through Hosta Valley in the dark.
So we're having some fun with it, and already working on the expansion in 2006 after the holidays are over.