A holiday weekend here in the US. Everybody stay safe if you are traveling. Here is an oldie showing part of the "Company Town" row on my NTRAK modules. Here is an old areal photo of what the buildings looked like in 1949.
Following a lead on the web site of the recently and tragically defunct Z scale James River Branch, I ordered a box load of deciduous trees from SAM trees. I am pretty happy with them out of the box and more happy once they are lightly over-flocked with a similar colour to blend them together. Here are the first ones in the Slocan Valley scenes. md
Well, here is this weeks batch of finished freight cars! This is a Branchline Models #1000A 50' Boxcar Kit assembled to replicate the Lot 883-B Boxcars assigned to the Peoria and Eastern by the NYC. Painted the body Century Green and the roof and ends black. Lettered using the NYC Herald from Microscale Set #74 and the rest of the lettering was supplied by Mark Vaughn. The Comet slogan was applied to a number of Peoria and Eastern Boxcars. This is an Atlas 3500CF ACF Covered Hopper Kit, painted with Floquil Primer and lettered with Champ Decals. This is an Atlas 23,500 Gallon Tank Car Kit, Painted with Floquil Black and lettered with a Highball Graphics Decal. Thanks for looking! Rick J
Candy, that scene is magnificent. I blew up the photo to full size and am amazed at your attention to detail, even in the smallest nearly hidden locations. BTW, the Bethlehem Steel sign and buildings are reminiscent of Bethlehem Steel's Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Mass.
Candy, the Fore River Shipyard still shows on Google Earth, though I don't know if any of the original buildings still exist. The yard is recognizable by the two docks and three slipways into the Fore River just south of the Fore River Bridge in the east side of Quincy. EDIT.... Just looked at Google Earth Street View on South Street, Quincy, and I believe I saw one of the old buildings in the distance. If you locate on South Street heading north where it turns northwest away from the old yard, then face east, you'll see a large two story brick building in the distance. On the satellite view, that building is south of the Navy Museum Basin where the Heavy Cruiser USS Salem is berthed. Unfortunately, you can't see any detail, but it gives a feeling of the 100+ year old architectural style.
Long weekend in the US. Model by Bill Eubank as he recalls (there are no photos) his grandparents home place in Louisiana. Bill really does nice work. These photos from the Modular Group H0 Scale in Wonderland of the Americas Mall, San Antonio.
