Hi Alan, Those are great pictures. Thanks for posting them. I can't help but notice that some of the rolling stock seems to be getting a bit dirty! I really enjoy seeing your work. Dale
A bit? No. A lot, yes! You should see the inside of my house. Vacuuming and dusting, and impossible to keep up with it. Our only relief comes in winter, with snow on ground to seal it under. But then static electricity becomes a big problem. Where I am is ancient lake bottom. So any time that is disturbed, ugh. Try washing outsides of windows and you get gray smears. Just a huge mess. The area Alan and Matt model has some Bentonite clay and plenty of wind, so.....
Alan, Those are great pictures. Your layout looks very good. I'll tell you about imperfections, I do woodworking as another hobby. I like to build larger pieces. When I finish up something I can look at it and spot every mistake I made during construction. When my wife or other folks look at it they see the whole piece, they look at it as a whole and do not see them. I see your photos the same way.
Beautiful photos. You just don't see these kinds of shots in the model magazines. The sense of realism is greatly enhanced.
Looks like some of the hazy (thanks to the humidity) summer mornings just after sunrise 'round these parts.
Sister road Montana Central sent Lewistown Shops Rebuilt RS11m 1806 for a visit to Andersley. Helped collect and depart with loaded grain.
You've got sort of a Frisco connection there Alan. In the next-to-last picture you've got a Campbell's 66 Express trailer. That was a Springfield, Missouri-based company (which I believe is now defunct). There was a time back in the 1970's (when I was growing up) that you could not drive down most highways within a few hundred miles of Springfield and not see one of those trucks.
Happy to hear that Charlie Good to know the origins of the truck company. You may have just prevented it being repainted!
I'm glad to hear that. Those trucks (I have some in N Scale too) are a fond memory for me from my youth. I am interested in just about anything that originated in the Springfield, Missouri area, and that is one of them. Charlie
It does need a bit of white to wash it out. By the 70's those were looking quite faded. I still see one around occasionally that shows its heritage but it is parked somewhere being used for static storage. The tires are flat but they refuse to go down because the rubber is so weatherd and hard! You post some great pictures Alan!
