a picture a day....

#26 in my Christmas Layout count"UP" to today's.

- Walt

A couple more

@Mark Boyce posted:

Walt and Dallas, excellent houses.  The house where I grew up, Dad and Grandpa grew up there also.  I built it over 30 years ago.  N-scale.

@Mark Boyce - that's a beautiful scene Mark!  Especially given working in such a small scale. I never built anything other that 1:48 size but I image it's way harder to do in 'N'.

- walt

@pennsyfan posted:

@Quarter Gauger 48 QG 48, Miller Engineering produced a kit
>10 years ago. It’s all metal. I asked Alan Graziano to put it together for me. About 2 years ago the interior lights blew out. I finally got the building disconnected but haven’t made any further progress. Here are some photos from the past.

Wow, Bob that lighting is fantastic.  Funny, I've been a customer of Miller since 2010.  I never saw that diner.  I would have definitely bought one...  Love it'...  Thanks for taking the time to repost it'..👍😀

Hunter

@walt rapp posted:

@Mark Boyce - that's a beautiful scene Mark!  Especially given working in such a small scale. I never built anything other that 1:48 size but I image it's way harder to do in 'N'.

- walt

Thank you, Walt; and thank you everyone for the 'Likes'!

Harder, I would say yes.  But, I had a lot more manual dexterity then in my mid 30s, so I have just as much trouble in 1:48th scale now; not that I don't keep trying!    One thing is in 1:160th scale, you can't include as much detail, so there may be a lot less parts.

Car rally at the corner of North Main as the "Chief" pulls out of the station...

@walt rapp posted:

#26 in my Christmas Layout count"UP" to today's.

- Walt

Walt:

Your Christmas layouts have evolved into something downright breathtaking!!!! Bravo!! How long did it take to fully assemble #26 above?

@Randy Harrison posted:

Walt:

Your Christmas layouts have evolved into something downright breathtaking!!!! Bravo!! How long did it take to fully assemble #26 above?

@Randy Harrison:   WOW - thank you for the much appreciated comment Randy!

I allow 7 weeks each year to set it up.  Sadly it also takes me about 7 weeks to take it down, clean everything (there's a LOT of train wheels! and track!), and put it all away.

still with #26 - just a few extra shots.  My purpose in deciding to do my count"UP" was to show the incremental growth and improvements from #1, not to show individual scenes.  But some scenes are the first time that I had them so I might show a small few for each year too.

- walt

I held what we called the "Train Party" each year for all of my 28 relatives.  My grandson was into dinosaurs at that time so I made this scene for him.  The rocks are petrified ones that my brother-in-law gave to me from a dig that he participated in out West.

Looks like this is turning into my personal thread!

#27 in my Christmas Layout count"UP". Sadly I don't have a single picture of the tracks drawn at the bottom of the diagram.

- walt

During the teardown, this pattern of the ballast that I did was a new kind of picture for me so I took it.

W@walt rapp posted:

Looks like this is turning into my personal thread!

#27 in my Christmas Layout count "UP". Sadly, I don't have a single picture of the tracks drawn at the bottom of the diagram.

- walt

I never get tired of seeing your photos, Walt. Each and every one of your layouts are a joy to see.

FOR TODAY:  Now that it's May it's a pretty sure bet that the snow fighting equipment won't be needed until late November.  MOW personnel are giving the equipment some needed repairs and maintenance before the equipment is stored for the next six months or so.  

Crewman Tucker Lloyd wipes the sweat from his brow as he's just crawled out from under the Jordan Spreader where he performed a visual inspection.  Foreman Inky Daniels stands on the spreaders deck as ponders what needs being completed next.  Carman Topper Anderson inspects the blade of the rotary unit.  ... just another day on the railroad.   

View from high up in the FSJR office building.

Inspection of the wing blades.  Cuffy Bell and Moose Grafton do the honors.

@Dave Ripp. posted:

I never get tired of seeing your photos, Walt. Each and every one of your layouts are a joy to see.

Amen

Passengers checking out a cougar

@walt rapp posted:

Looks like this is turning into my personal thread!

#27 in my Christmas Layout count"UP". Sadly I don't have a single picture of the tracks drawn at the bottom of the diagram.

- walt

During the teardown, this pattern of the ballast that I did was a new kind of picture for me so I took it.

Walt, I’ve been faithfully following your Christmas layouts and I’m very impressed with your endless hours and dedication for a seasonal layout, excellent work.

Gene

E units.  Weaver B & O E8A and 3rd Rail Burlington E5A 9911A, "Silver Pilot".  The latter is preserved and runs at the Illinois Railway Museum.

E-units (E-6) MTH AB set both units powered

Pennsy E8's

Ron

Thanks Gene!

#28 in my count"UP" of my Christmas Layouts

- walt

Thanks also to @Dave Ripp. and @pennsyfan

Hi guys just wanted to let you know that I am still around!

I want to thank you all for the wonderful photos of your layouts! It is so fun to go back and see what I have been missing. I have been busy with other things, but I am still trying to stay in touch with what is going on here!

I hope your all doing well and having fun with your trains!