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And more air dry clay, this was put down with future foliage in mind, so I do learn from mistakes.
And the Woodland Scenics Station...
Jul 31, 2026
Reggie's waiting on me to find a place for him.
Jul 31, 2026
This is the clay after drying a couple of days and getting a quick coat of paint. It could serve well for some soft rolling terrain with...
Jul 31, 2026
One of my ideas was to have some buildings sturdy enough to be glued down and used as "handles" to pick up the lift out. I found some on...
Jul 31, 2026
I had a couple of problems with the trestle bridge, so I swapped it out for another girder.
And Interstate Oil will be going in on the...
Jul 31, 2026
Then the true benefit of Unitrack popped up once again. This was how the center looked with a yard...
I remembered John Allen's...
Jul 31, 2026
Started with the plaster cloth, I really like that stuff. This was Feb 2025.
The near vertical sections will be getting lots of rock...
Jul 31, 2026
Well, continuing to play with the center section, added more to the yard and another spur.
Then added some foam sections to bump out...
Jul 31, 2026
Okay, this is how the Fox Mesa trackage has been laid. Liftout section to the back end.
And this shows how the tunnel openings and...
Jul 31, 2026
With relocating the turntable I planned to add a small yard to the center section.
Then planning and work began on the liftout to allow...
Jul 31, 2026
This suggestion was made by Sumner Patterson and will lead to a major rethinking of the turntable location.
And after lowering the...
Jul 31, 2026
And then I decided to go with the Atlas Turntable as it had a smaller footprint and sold the Walther's one.
And while that was going...
Jul 31, 2026
I have a few places that are islands and I don't want to drag the coiled wire over the layout...BUT I do have a UT4 and a UP5 panel at...
Jul 31, 2026
I just use the basic NCE Power Cab on my layout, but it's sufficient since I can only run 2 trains max anyway.
Jul 31, 2026
I purchased a second DT400 throttle from Digitrax when I purchased the system, the old klunk...Super Empire Builder. Still works like a...
Jul 31, 2026
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