Yesterday had the chance to visit Alex Mallie's layout with fellow TMB club member John Lentini. We dropped off a few steam engines for Alex's famous steam upgrades. While there took a few pictures. This is a well detailed layout and I believe its in the OGR hopper for a future publication. Alex THANKS for the hospitality and cant wait to cloud up the TMB train room with SMOKE. BTW that's John and Alex in the bottom photo
Steve
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Nice photos.
Thanks for starting things off, Steve. Alex has a very nice layout.
Looking good, Joe!
I've been working on the urban scenery a little. A few pipes.
And if you want to call in a take-out............. 
Don't forget to remember on this Memorial day. 
Vulcan,
The scenes you create are the most realistic that I have ever seen.
Steve, Alex has a great looking layout. When I go there I try to focus on a different area every time.
Joe,
Your bridge project looks sharp. Good job.
In a couple of weeks I will probably start a model of a crane that moves concrete beams, for a customer that has one in his real business.
Alan Graziano
Very nice layout Alex. Nice detail Vulcan. Great bridge Rick.
Vulcan - Love the realism of your work. Great the way the city block is coming together.
Art
Always nice to see pictures of Alex's layout. If you are in the greater NYC area, Alex & Dina's Open House event in August should not be missed.
Joe, love your angular girder bridge.
The sidewalks are made from .040 styrene doubled up. That would be rather expensive if you had to buy it (or .080) styrene sheets but I have a bunch of 4' x 4' sheets that cost me nothing. Anyway, after cutting it out I rough it up with some course sandpaper, scribe the joints and paint it it Krylon Satin River Rock. Then a wash of Vulcan soup (vinegar and steel wool) and an I/A wash or two. And a little light sanding.
The streets are made from sheet cork. I got this technique from Leon C. , a forum member. I painted it with Apple Barrel Pewter grey, with a little black mixed in. On the asphalt around the diner I painted it the gray mix, then washed it with black. Then spread a little vinyl spackling over it mainly for the "dust".
On the main street I did it basically the same, except I wasn't going to have enough grey or black. So I went to Walmart, got the Pewter Grey and found another Apple Barrel product called, ironically enough, Pavement. It's a real dark grey. I used it instead of the black wash on the main street. Turned out well because the two surfaces have slightly different shades, as if they were paved at different times, which is what I wanted anyway.
Vulcan
That is great stuff! Thanks for sharing.
Al
Great stuff here!!!
Peter
Looking to add a little more operation to the layout I decided on a coal dealer. Have seen a few nice ones on the forum. Found a similar pic to this build on Allen Keller's layout that looked like it would fill the space I had. Built using Mt. Albert scale lumber and PVC pipe. The chutes were scratchbuilt with styrene and brass with Tichy Trains bolt castings. The stairs are from Builders in Scale. Building will be painted gray with a heavy dose of grime. The sign is a mockup to see how it will look color wise.
A little more trim to be added. A fence, some trucks and figures. Perhaps an office if there's room.
Dave:
Nice!
Really looks great. Nice job, Dave.
Art
These Sunday showcases are really impressive. Vulcan, I wish I would have read about your street/pavement technique before I did mine. Bristol Board laminated to insulation foam was difficult and not very satisfying. This cork would have been a better choice. If I do any more streets in other parts I'm doing it your way. Also, Krylon River Rock is the perfect concrete tone. I'm getting some of that also.
Also, your row of buildings, the aging, is dead on!
wow, fantastic guys. you all do great work!
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