Realizing some street running

Hi Sean.

 

The sidewalks are made of about 0,4 inch thick plywood. The plywood is filmy filled with smoothing cement. I sandpaper the cement and scratch the paving stone and the road curb with a cutter knife.

 

Here are two Pictures of my road and pavement cunstruction:

 

 

Regard

Lars

The street markings are ready. Now I have to wait for my four ordered Woodland building kits....

  

 

Regards

Lars

It looks great.

Looks great Lars. Can't wait to see the rest of the buildings in place.

Just to say fantastic modelling Lars!!
I find street running fascinating as well; it's one of those things - like Short Lines - that American railroads have that we here in the UK just don't have. There was some street running years ago; the Weymouth Harbour line was the most famous, but still not a patch on most US examples!!

Still waiting for the building kits. But the next step is done

  

 

 

Regards

Lars

 

A very happy post reply from Germany: I have finally received my Woodland Building kits. The first impression is very good and I look forward to see the buildings on the layout. I will keep you informed!

 

 

 

Kind regards

Lars

Excellent work Lars!

 

 

Still a long time ago since my last visit here. I have made some progress on my street running layout. There is also a suburban extension process of planning. I thinks some pictures will tell more than words (in my bad english....):

 

 

 

 

Fantastic!

 

Street running is not only one of my favorite aspects of railroading, but totally prototypical!  Here in Utica, the NYSW runs right down the middle of Schuyler Street!

 

Thanks!

- Mario

Lars,

 

I have enjoyed seeing all your work here. It is excellent modeling!

 

Street running is also a real favorite of mine as well.

 

The new extension is looking very good.

 

Thanks for sharing your photos,

 

Bill McBride

 

Lars,

 

You've got a distinctive style of modeling. Your Atlas MP15DC units are the perfect match, for your street scenes.

 

Your scenes actually make the viewer feel good, looking at them. Congratulations!

 

 

Rick

 

 

 

 

Looking good, Lars. Definitely like how this is going.

 

I've been trying to figure out some plans for street running. I'm in the process of modeling assorted buildings and have them standing on the layout, but no "install" yet. The Schuyler Street in Utica is great for planning. Google Earth has great pictures of that street. I'm also going to look at Enid, Oklahoma and Cross Plains, Wisconsin.  Thanks for the tip!

 

George (G3)

Hello everyone!

First of all I want to say THANK YOU for your replies. I am so inspired to work on thanks to you.

In the last weeks I continued to work on my suburban extension. The streets and sidewalks are fixed and filled with smoothing cement. I hope to bring some colour on it in the next days....




Regards from Germany
Lars

Looks great Lars. Like the slight curve to the street. What material are you using for the streets and the pavement between the rails?

just speechless , your work is amazing lars.

I have enjoyed watching your progress by the pictures you post.

Would love to see the rest of your layout too.

Hi Matt.

 

The pavement is made of about 0,4 inch thick plywood and the streets of about 0,06 inch thick plywood. Inside the track is a 0,12 inch thick plywood. Look at this picture for my construction:

 

 

Hi Pete.

 

You can find some pictures of my layout on my website:

 

http://railroadfan.de.tl/Impressionen.htm

 

And here are three overview pictures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding.  I like the technique in the construction. Thanks for the information.

I agree with Matt........outstanding!

 

Malcolm

Some progress done at my suburban part. The streets and sidewalks got their first paint and the house of the Volvo owner is now raised from the street. And UP #1440 completed its first test run

 

 

 

Regards from Germany

Lars

Thanks to the arrival of a new locomotive the lack of motivation could be overcome. In the last week I finished the street markings on the two new parts of my layout. Now I am waiting for the crossing gate to complete the crossroads area...

 

 

 

And here's a short video of my new motivation

 

 

Regards from Germany

Lars

Great photos & video.

I really like how this is developing, keep motivated.  

(hello too)

Wow!

A simple stretch of track can look this great!

I need to go back to my planning stage.

Lars its really amazing looking at what you have accomplished in a small space without a large amount of track work. looks very realistic thanks for sharing!

Lars - Fantastic job so far!  I love the trees in front of the buildings, adds so much to the realism. 

 

Art

What a perfect quality work Lars!

 

And your new GP60 looks very good.

This is great!  It reminds me of growing up, my dad would take me to the old Boston Naval Shipyard.  I always thought it was so cool how they had tracks recessed into the pavement.  Some was for the gantry cranes near the drydoack, but they had some lines running through and I remember some old boxcars abandoned on a siding.

Looks wonderful Lars!!

 

Alan

Awesome stuff Lars!! Can't say much else - this is superb modelling!

The Crossing Gates arrived from the US and are already placed as a trial on the layout:

  

 

Regards from a happy model railroader

Really nice!

 

Can you tell us more about these items Lars?

It's the Crossing Gate from NJ International. I contacted NJI by email. They were very kind and helpful. The shipment to Germany took about three weeks. No problems.

Many thanks to you.

Some progress on the suburban part. The two Atlas Trainman kits are out of the box. Because one kit will be a half background building, there were some parts left for the other one. And so I decided to make a small extension:

  

 

More great buildings to add to the layout.