Thanks for all of the responses so far gang.
jay jay, Fred is a great name for a layout - love it.
Lew, you mentioned motive power, scenery and operating sessions. Items I did not comment on, so here goes:
WVRR's motive power consists of 70 engines (46 diesel & electric, 24 steam). Of the 24 steamers one is a Marx, one is an American Flyer O gauge, 3 are Gilbert American Flyer S gauge, 4 are LTI steamers and 15 are Postwar Lionel. In the diesel & electric category, one is MTH, One is Gilbert American Flyer, one is Aurora N gauge, 12 are LTI and the remaining 31 are Postwar Lionel.
Scenery consists of lots of operating accessories, Plasticville buildings, homemade and bashed structures, homemade and store bought trees and bushes, homemade tunnels, retaining walls and land formations. Lots of pre and post war bridges too. Many vehicles, citizens and animals.
Operating sessions usually involve one to six sets running for my, and my friend's enjoyment. WVRR is not a switching layout.
Arnold, Mrs 'Ski has been mortified a number of times when I pick up weeds to make trees, doo-dads for roadside scrap, etc.
Rusty and Jerry, you mentioned sawdust and dried coffee grounds. I use both on the WVRR. Dyed sawdust just like my Dad used and raw colors collected from cutting different woods.
artyoung, D500 and Arnold, I tried to take the high ground with the Putz word only because I knew the alternate meaning would come out very quickly, and it did. LOL.
Anybody else want to share info on your own small worlds?
