Sunday Scenic Showcase September 27, 2020

I have planted more bushes and Alco FA1 completed SBR for.

Still working on downtown Port Anne.  I use these photos to look for issues/mistakes, etc..

Recent lake project using Alumalite casting resin.

These photos show two trackside shanties at the rear edge of my 12’-by-8’ layout. There is a one-foot space between the table and the wall and no scenery or backdrop so that I can get behind the layout to clean the track. The buildings are meant to conceal the back edge of the table. The larger structure is a narrow-gauge car with trucks removed. Built from kits.

MELGAR

wbg pete, I am amazed at how fast you make progress and still have such high quality output.

Very impressive.

Ron

@wbg pete posted:

Still working on downtown Port Anne.  I use these photos to look for issues/mistakes, etc..

wbg pete,

One reason I think your layout is so excellent is that it has a correct and realistic proportion of track and railroad to the rest of the world (town and mountains). O gauge layouts often have too much track and not enough of everything else. Yours is perfect.

MELGAR

Took me all summer but I re painted and decaled a second Iowa hopper for a friend.  Over the winter it was University of Iowa.  Then he wanted Iowa State.  I hope Iowa is out of Colleges.

Here was this first one...

I am trying very hard not to overweather......this week's project, a metal-sided shanty......

Peter

Added some details to the farm

Great work all. Johan the FA is a great addition to SBR.

Johan,

The additions to the SBR look great. I love the layout.

Peter,

I think you used the right amount of weathering. The structure looks good.

@coach joe posted:

Great work all. Johan the FA is a great addition to SBR.

Joe. Thank you. I like that FA1 a lot. 

Johan

@Alan Graziano posted:

Johan,

The additions to the SBR look great. I love the layout.

Peter,

I think you used the right amount of weathering. The structure looks good.

Alan. Thank you very much. 🤝

Johan

wbg pete - just beautiful work.  The level of detail you have in your town is inspirational.

Just completed a 6 unit grain elevator. The customer requested Woodland Scenics Just Plug lights. I have worked with these before. Recently Woodland Scenics changed the design of the linker plug. The old one was gray with push buttons for inserts. The new design is white with rocker arms for inserts. Unfortunately the new design while easier to use kept breaking the thin mag wire. I contacted Woodland Scenics and was told to "strip the wire 3/8"-1/2" from the tip of the wire. Then, fold the bare wire over on itself. If needed, twist the folded wire slightly so it stays in place. This will provide a little more wire for the Linker Plug to grab onto. Then,  insert the folded section into the Splicer Plug." I was able to also gang wires and tinned the ends with solder which helped a lot.
The rep said the fine mag wires are being transitioned out except for N scale and all goose neck / wall mount lights.

Outstanding as usual Joe

The exterior lights are perfect.

Joe / Jon
Thanks

Joe