I haven't had much of a chance to share with everyone my most current layout, but today will change that. I had a little spare time today and talked to an old friend in the hobby. He was asking to see some pictures so finally I took the time to snap a few.
The track work is complete and the scenery base is mostly complete. I have to finish off my structures and scratch build several more so there is some empty space. The layout is based off of Bernard Kempinski's Danica Paper Mill module. Most of the track work is the same except one area where he had a scratch built diamond crossing, I used a switch back which seems to work just as well. All track is Atlas Code 55 and is hand painted Rail Brown. I also painted some of the ties different shades of brown and cut them apart so I could space them unevenly and crooked etc.
It's the fall of 1965(-75) on a fictional branch of the Maine Central, somewhere along the fictional Winter River. MEC, RS-11 #801 has just finished switiching out a few empty box cars from the recycled paper siding at the Winter River Paper Co., and is heading to it's Rigby Yard home.
Anyway here are some photos for your enjoyment.
Inbound recycled paper siding. (above)
Comments are always welcome. More photos to come!
-Joe
(Please forgive the inane
(Please forgive the inane comment)
It really does feel like the 70's. Is that possible?
I admire the amount of open space you have between tracks - for scenery. Layout feels huge. Have you posted a trackplan elsewhere on the site?
I really looks strong. Well done.
Wow! Those structures look
Wow!
Those structures look great. Are they kits or scratch built?
See ya
Ron
The structures are kit
The structures are kit bashed from a couple Walthers Superior Paper Mill kits. I need to scratch build a woodchip unloader and log flume/log debarker, not to mention a wide varity of piping and storage tanks.
I'll post a track plan shortly. I'm still learning how to use RTS.
-Joe
Joe, the weathering on the
It's a very good looking
It's a very good looking job; What size is the layout?
congratulations,
Lázaro
The layout is a One Track
The layout is a One Track module. It's 2 feet deep at it's deepest by 7 feet long. The benchwork is really simple actually. All I used was 2 layers of 2inch extruded foam board mounted on shelf brackets. This method works great, but the only issue is that the shelf brackets are screwed into foam and it's not totally sturdy. If I had to do it again I'd probably add 1x2's sandwiched into the middle to the two pieces of foam to add support and firmness to the mounting brackets. I guess you can't have your cake and eat it too. Layout building is all about learning how to do it better the next time around
-Joe