Mike yours is certainly that bridge but I expect there will be others from you that will eclipse it. Mine would have to be my planning since that is realy all I have done. I don't consider collecting quite a achievment.
At this time I would also have to say the track layout, simply because it took so long to research and then make it all fit into my space!
Making the JJJ&E an entirely graded layout limited to 2% grades. The recent additions; the turntable/engine facility and the switching yard are level but at higher elevations. Stay cool and run steam......
We have a land grant, Its just theres about 600 tons of rock in the way (Stack of old basement junk) When its blasted (Read: dumster'd) away we should have a 10x10 space. Hopefully we'll begin the 'big dig' into the pile of old crap before the summer so we can start in the fall. There is my little brothers layout, but I try not to get in the way much there, thats between my dad and my brother. I recently joined a club so that should hold me over for a while.
Accomplishment #1: Actually starting construction! Accomplishment #2: Tunnel portal. Not perfect or anything, but I made it myself out of sticks.
I still think the first real building I made are my biggest accomplishment. It is a entire city block, 13 different buildings. It was built in 4 pieces with the fronts of all four streets, each steet being a single piece of bass wood. Then connected with the interior walls and rooves added. It was built twenty years ago before any real n scale building materials. The brick, stone and wood siding were all on printed sheets. No windows were available and only a few doors. Alloy forms had just come out with a squirrel blower and water tank. all the widows and door frames were the smallest bass wood i could find. The city block is laid in a triangle so no building are the same. This photo has the short side of the block on the right. Not a great shot, but look closely and you can see the siding is paper. That was a long time ago ans N scale has come a long, long way. I can see why Robert Ray and other Z scalers are chomping at the bit
Probably the 3 most things I'm proud of are 1. The bridge I built which was my first attempt at scratchbuilding 2. My attempts at using an airbrush 3. The trees I recently made and installed on my layout.
Great stuff gang. My best accomplishment was finding a way to get my layout to fit in the box I live in. It stands about 5' high over my couch, a book case, and the bed. #$%@ college housing budget leaves me few options other than *small* studio type apartments to live in, but I've only got two more years. After I get out, it'$ going to be party time.
For me it is learning to hand lay turnouts. I have now done over 20, as several have been replaced due to trackplan changes. Bridges will be my next challenge
At my last layout it's the Third Street District. Street running and different levels are by a few visitors liked. Looking along Commerce St.: Or looking down the street. This pic was token at a FREMO meeting. The shay is from Bachmann, but with another motor and sound. Looking down along Third St.: Wolfgang