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Lookin good.
What is the plan for ground cover here I have similar areas
I have been using fine sand to represent gravel (see pic below) but I'm not very happy with the way it came out. It looks too uniform so I think I will try giving it a light black wash to create some variety.
Looks good to me!
Since it is a siding that doesn't get much if any hebricide treatments, maybe some green?
Looks good to me!
Since it is a siding that doesn't get much if any hebricide treatments, maybe some green?
Yup - definitely need to put a few weeds in the siding track!
I had an operating session with group of friends and it was a big success. These friends are railfans but not model railroaders. I had several switching tasks ready for them and they all got into the spirit of it and before we knew it, 4 hours had gone by! Everyone had a lot of fun and I think I may have persuaded at least one of them build a layout
The layout now has ground cover. Still a lot of work needs to be done:
- Add trees
- Add more street lights
- Add more fences, especially chain link
- More variety in ground cover
- Add road markings
- A crane of some kind for the team track
- Get a better oil tank. The one I have looks too European (it is from a very old Faller kit after all!)
- Create some kind of a restaurant near the cold storage warehouse. It would be nice to have one of those railroad passenger cars converted to a diner. Any suggestions?
But the good thing is that I can now operate without seeing any obvious incomplete areas - it's "good enough" (as
@tdipaul mentioned in his layout topic). I am also a big fan of Tony Koester. I actually got to visit his house and see his Nickel Plate layout about twenty years ago when it was still under construction.
Coming into this thread is like watching a really nice plant grow! Not to mention I'm learning stuff
Coming into this thread is like watching a really nice plant grow! Not to mention I'm learning stuff
Glad you like it! I always like threads where you can flow a layout from concept to completion. That this is the first layout I have ever built that has come this far. In the past, I usually often lost interest about half way through the build. I deliberately decided to restrict this layout to be of manageable size so that I actually had a chance of completing it
Right now, I am having so much fun operating the layout that detail work has paused for a bit but I will get back to finishing the details. I will post a video of a typical operating session soon.
No progress to report but I got a new phone so I tried it out on the layout when I was running through a switch list. I'm posting larger pics this time.
The layout now has an official name, Woodlawn Industrial Park - that was one of the options in the decals that came with the water tank
.
There is actually an area called Woodlawn in the Bronx but this layout is definitely set somewhere in New Jersey!
A wide angle shot of the whole layout. The best you can say about the legs is that they are functional
. They are pretty uneven but thanks to the height adjustable feet, the layout itself is pretty stable. I really need to improve my carpentry skills for the next layout.
Chris wants more hobby time!!!
Looks good
Already contemplating next layout, good deal!
Looks good
Already contemplating next layout, good deal!
Yeah - it seems a little premature to talk about another layout
. But I have always thought about building a portable N-scale layout that I can take to train shows and for demos. That layout is going to be completely computer controlled with trains running around automatically. But realistically, I don't think I will even start to think seriously about it until next year.
There is still a lot of work to be done on this layout!
Absolutely awesome work. I love what you're doing with they layout.
OB Ken
Absolutely awesome work. I love what you're doing with they layout.
OB Ken
Thanks!
My new acquisition - an NS MP15DC that I bought used on eBay. It runs beautifully and has a sound decoder. Looks like the previous owner added an air conditioning pack to the roof. This gives me some variety in terms of motive power. The Genset is a great loco but I've always wanted a smaller switcher as well.
The only nuisance is that I now have to get my DecoderPro setup operational again. Several locomotives all have the same default address of 3
Chris wants more hobby time!!!
Nice find, good looking loco
In reference to your post of Oct.24 regarding a passenger car restaurant, here is what I did for my layout.
I found the car new in box at a hobby shop for $10. It's setting on a piece of track. The handicap accessible ramp was an easy to construct
entrance.
@shortwrench as it happens, I recently saw a classic diner when I was driving in New Jersey so I decided to build a model of that. This is the kit that I am assembling now.
Incidentally, I usually go to the Amherst model train show in Springfield, MA every year. A few years ago, I saw this very model of a diner on the demo layout of City Classics (you can see the diner right in the middle). This is a small but very attractive layout.
Looks like it will be a nice addition to your layout. Please post a photo when you have it in place.
I also attend the Springfield show every year. Hope to see you there in January.
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