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    The Rio Como and The Denver North Park & Western

    Thanks David! - I'm building up a head of steam to get busy again. I'll post shots as new areas are ready to photograph. :D
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    The Rio Como and The Denver North Park & Western

    Thanks! I just wish I could get motivated to finish it! I haven't run a train in 6 months. :( :D
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    Some Of My Best UP Cascade Sub Photos

    Hey Bill! This is looking great! That ballast train reminds me of the one we saw up on the hill that year that we met. Good work! :D
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    The Rio Como and The Denver North Park & Western

    Thanks. Those are custom dry transfers. There is a shop in Seattle that still does them. I set up art in 8 1/2 x 11 format and had it printed out in three different colors. Dry transfers are tricky to apply, they don't snug down like thin film decals but I like the flexibility they offer. I...
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    The Rio Como and The Denver North Park & Western

    Well, I guess I've been working on this in one form or another since 1992. The track plan took on its current form about 7 years ago after a major rebuild. Scenery started about 4 years ago. Needless to say - I work kind of slowly. I plan to get everything sceniced by this coming Fall. I'll post...
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    Rock local at work

    Very nice work!! That is a very convincing scene. :D
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    The Rio Como and The Denver North Park & Western

    Thanks Guys - Believe me, N scale can be a real pain though. I've stuck with this layout primarily because I'm stubborn. Also, I want to finish a layout for once. While detail and operation of locomotives has developed to a very high level in N scale there are still contact problems. I...
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    N-Scale Alcos

    I think that the C628's and C630's are low nose only at this point. Atlas has run high nose versions of their EMD's so I suspect that they will for the Century's as well. :)
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    N-Scale Alcos

    Well, Life Like makes a very nice C425 and Atlas makes RS1, RS3, RSD5, C628 and C630 models that are outstanding. Kato makes a PA1, PB1, RS11, RSD12. These are all fine runners as well. :D
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    The Rio Como and The Denver North Park & Western

    Thanks for the kind words! I'll be happy to try and answer your questions. :D
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    The Rio Como and The Denver North Park & Western

    Some additional scenes
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    The Rio Como and The Denver North Park & Western

    Here are a few more pix of the layout. Some of these show earlier progress on scenery but give an idea of where I'm headed. I'm currently working on the lower deck and should have the scenery complete there this Spring. The upper deck is currently just bare foam with only rough shaping...
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    The Rio Como and The Denver North Park & Western

    Thanks! The ties are pre stained micro engineering N scale ties. I cut them in half with a pair of nippers and loaded them up. The decals are dry transfers that I had made from my own digital files locally in Seattle. :D
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    The Rio Como and The Denver North Park & Western

    Hello - I've been lurking around this side of Railroad Forums for a while and enjoying all of the fine work seen here. I'm currently modeling in N scale but have plans to start an HOn3 layout within the next year. My current layout is the Denver North Park & Western. It shares trackage rights...
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    Layout Extension In Work

    Hey Bill! Looking good! Glad to see that you've made so much progress. The trees are nice. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished forest. :D
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