@Chuck242 posted:

Wonderful photos everybody!  First I have never seen Tootsie Toy painted so greatly.  I have a box of my Tootsie's and will rethink using them.  Mine have been painted time and time again, and at one time every sedan was a NYC patrol car.  I also have three crates (yep) of die-cast vehicles and trucks, some common, some not so, and one crate is 100% Solido US Army circa WWII.  Be that as it may I come asking questions.  How did you create lawns and grass?  How did you create asphalt roads?  These photos are incredible, and as I prepare to redo my three tier layout I'd like to, hope to, replicate some of what I see here.   Most important question today is ballast...I never used any because I am concerned about the engines picking it up.

You have a real nice layout going on there'...Don't look like you need much assistance'... Today there is a host of instructional videos on 'You Tube'.  Some are very good and cover the subjects you are looking for.  Seeing how to accomplish these techniques is easier than trying to explain sometimes'...

Take a look, and check back, and we'll go from there'...😉

White Pass and Yukon Route work truck headed south.

Custom flat load project from a while back:

Lledo ambulance (Packard) on a refurbed Lionel prewar flat.

PD

@Curt Henion posted:

Hey Scott, I own the old and the new, even though they are Camaros. The new one is nice and fast, but you just can’t beat the looks of the ‘67.I hope I don’t get banned for getting off of the topic. Lets face it, cars and trains have always gone together.

Curt...some great units in your garage...I wish i had more garage space!   Oh man, the styles of the 'late 60's and 70's were something else...saved a couple of pairs of my plaid slacks from the era for old times sake...I'll say one thing for myself though, I never owned a "leisure suit"...

The "hot dog" guy is creating quite a jam in front of the train station...

Hey Paul, I will admit I had a leisure suit. Never did like it. Then Arnold Palmer came out with his line of clothes and I got one of his blazers. Now, I really felt important wearing something with his name on it.

@Capetrainman posted:

The "hot dog" guy is creating quite a jam in front of the train station...

Paul, everyone loves a good 'Dog'..🌭 now and then...  BTW, everytie I see this blue Charger'.. of yours, My mind takes me back to my 1970 in red'.. Crossed country two times in that baby, and three years in Germany'.. It was a real blast on the Autobahn'.. doing 120 KMs ...

And  Gentlemen, in the 70's I had the leisure suite and the Plaid (golf) pants they were calling them...  I kinda liked the leisure suite'....😎..

Was tooling around town today and spotted this 1960 Chevy, C-10 Custom'...Check out the chrome strip on the rear of the door jam...

This baby is MOON Equipped'.. .👀

That was part of the trim package on the top of the line Custom. The Fleetside (wheel well in the box) had more chrome down the side. The stepside pickup is really more rare. Back then we didn’t have “mag” wheels yet, so if you had chrome wheels and Baby Moons, you were really stylin. In drag racing they had American “magnesium” 5 spoke wheels on dragsters and altereds. Sweet pick up.

You looked like a movie star, Ted.

I tried the long hair for awhile, but it was just to hot, so went back to short hair.The track owner at Bunker Hill Raceway had pants like mine. We won Best Appearing Crew.

@Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

Paul, everyone loves a good 'Dog'..🌭 now and then...  BTW, everytie I see this blue Charger'.. of yours, My mind takes me back to my 1970 in red'.. Crossed country two times in that baby, and three years in Germany'.. It was a real blast on the Autobahn'.. doing 120 KMs ...

And  Gentlemen, in the 70's I had the leisure suite and the Plaid (golf) pants they were calling them...  I kinda liked the leisure suite'....😎..

Ted, great pic...and tribute to the "leisure suit!!"

Ted, another "Charger" for ya...the driver gets around to all the good parties!  He takes his cue from that famous song of the era, "I Get Around"...

The "Plymouth" guys made it to the recent Saturday night rally on North Main...the attendees and the cars were impressive...  Ted, I searched the table for a guy with a "leisure suit," but no luck...lol!

@Capetrainman posted:

The "Plymouth" guys made it to the recent Saturday night rally on North Main...the attendees and the cars were impressive...  Ted, I searched the table for a guy with a "leisure suit," but no luck...lol!

The guy in the white shirt behind the gray Plymouth is close enough'... There sure are some hot' chicks at these rallys'... Wish I lived closer'...🤩

I bought some pre-wired flashing LEDs from Amazon and installed them in some of my layout's emergency vehicles. Pretty happy with the results. Not prefect, but what is.

https://youtu.be/n0O6yilq7b4

@Dad's Train Room posted:

I bought some pre-wired flashing LEDs from Amazon and installed them in some of my layout's emergency vehicles. Pretty happy with the results. Not prefect, but what is.

https://youtu.be/n0O6yilq7b4

Looks pretty good to me'.. Takes plenty of time to install and wire the LEDs in 1/43 cars'... Now burying the wires is no picnic either'.... 😁

@Dad's Train Room posted:

I bought some pre-wired flashing LEDs from Amazon and installed them in some of my layout's emergency vehicles. Pretty happy with the results. Not prefect, but what is.

https://youtu.be/n0O6yilq7b4

Looks great! Hope you don't mind me asking where you ordered them from?

@Dad's Train Room posted:

I bought some pre-wired flashing LEDs from Amazon and installed them in some of my layout's emergency vehicles. Pretty happy with the results. Not prefect, but what is.

https://youtu.be/n0O6yilq7b4

WOW! Amazing eye catcher. You may think it's not perfect, but I was mesmerized by the lights and saw nothing else. Cool.

Thanks everybody.

mike g., I ordered the LEDs through Amazon from a store called

EDGELEC.

They have a number of different colot and size LEDs, all pre-wired with color coded wires.