Bill, I would try to figure out a way to curve the road into a forest in such a way that live of sight is blocked by trees on each side of the road as you would find along older two-lane highways.
I remember seeing the photo, where jim curved the road in behind the scenery. What am I waiting on? Just "Get on with it" Thanks guy's Bill Jackson
Here's a random shot taken at Greenbrier tonight. I think there's a few fun elements to it. The extra can be seen backing into the siding.
Jim the road looks great. I like the dark background. Tom, its in the blood, come's from years of getting ripped. I now can get a very different kind of ripped. Reminds me of when random testing came in. What a nightmare! I heard lots of officers say "We were a better railroad when we were a bunch of drunks" William Jackson
Bill I hear you Brother Here is a load I made using some Ertl tractors and the accompanying prototype photo used to try and model it. Here it was spotted by the Frisco local for unloading at Wagoneer equipment.
Tom, I really like those cars that are loaded. Neat, I have seen tractors a couple of times. I have started to build up my road, and thought I would get some suggestions for the surface. I want it to look like a two lane coming into town. I got the foil type road, but do not think much of it. What do some of you use?William Jackson New photo showing the new road.
It's half inch Homasote. The local lumber yards will occasionally have some and will order if you need several sheets. I don't think any of our layouts got theirs from the big box folks.
I use cork roadbed covered with spackling compound for my dirt roads but I've never attempted asphalt or concrete roads.
Well OK this is my wife, Vicki's inspired effort, she like Goats (the car or animal) and she like things busy, real busy. Anyway this was all a great collaboration with my best friend and wife Vicki. (she likes all the shiny colorful things)
I think that Vicki has a great future going here! what she has done is simply stunning with the all over activity and the flowers are wonderful. I don't remember seeing very many flowers on a layout before. you just need to remind her that railroads are usually not very bright and shiny. the pink caddy reminds me of my childhood .. Guy in town had one just like that, and my best buddy had the only car in my class .. A VW his army dad brought back from Germany. It was a little darker green than the one you have there. ..
I love it all. What a blast to look at the pictures and find the cool details. Very nice. My first car was a '74 Super Beetle. I've had many VWs since.
With Vicki, it is as with all the other model railroaders whose wives take an interest, I have noticed that the women have a great eye for detail and really get into creating the scene. Excellent job, Vicki!
Photos from my 2' x 8' Blairstown, MO N scale module on The Kansas City, Osceola and Southern "The Blair Line". Dale Rush Carthage, MO
Dale, you've made lots of progress since the last time I was up there. I need to come up and get some pointers on N scale trees.
Thank you, Derrick. That depot was fun to build as the original was just a boxcar set on the ground with windows cut into it. It's kind of a rough scratch building attempt. Dale, those are some very cool photos. I'm interested in N scale and I have small 3x6 with some Frisco stuff but my HO adventures still take front seat. Your level of detail and realism is inspiring.