The train platform at the restarant
Engine and dining cars at a railroad themed restaurant.
I would caution against using too many metal wheelsets on the model. That's a lot of weight for one car. Old plastic wheelsets will probably...
I still have an old Cities Service tanker truck. They changed their name to Citgo. The lettering on the truck was painted over in an amateurish...
When I was 18, I went to college and was told to take down my layout. After 40 years, I finally reopened the box I had carted around and stored....
The layout filled much of the 24x24 foot room above the garage, and is now compactly (but sadly) stored downstairs.
I had to take down my layout prior to moving. This is the 5x12 foot section, tipped sideways with the legs removed. I designed the control...
All wrapped up. There is a lot of protected wiring (and the control panels) behind the cardboard.
I've got the Bragdon foam rock wall loosely in place prior to painting. At this point, the powdered tempera paint has been applied and washed in....
This is the staging yard just curving around out of the yard throat and starting under the cover
The white rock cliff hides the side of my 4-track hidden staging yard. It's made of Bragdon foam castings. At this point, they've been cut into...
This is a close-up of a section of the rock face, still unpainted. The brown section above is part of the surface scenery above the staging yard,...
This is an 8-pin circuit board edge connector. Yes, you still have to solder, but not directly to the contacts on the Tortoise.
This was taken on a club layout at a train show.
I used foam board for the side walls. The walls will actually be the backing for the rock faces.
