Since most of us are at home I'll start Weekend Photo Fun now.
This time last year I was expanding my club layout into the next room.
Having tunnel portals coming out in mid-air wasn't going to work.
I ran through a lot of Sculpt-a Mold doing both sides of the wall plus the mountain in the middle.
Still looks a little bare.
I ran though a ton of SuperTurf and it was getting expensive. So I needed a alternative.
To be continued...
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My solution came when my son needed a new mattress. I noticed there was a foam pad between the upper mattress and the springs. I cut out the entire full mattress pad before deposing of the rest of the mattress.
I cut the mattress into strips and first cut it with an old food processor. Finally I decided to use a coffee grinder to make the pieces finer. I dyed the pieces various shades of green with Rit dye.
I mixed the colors together.
I have been creating layers to give a fuller affect. I have used nearly all of the mattress pad now.
Let's see your pictures.
Scott Smith
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Fun photos for this fine weekend .... the roving photographer, out on his bicycle early this morning, captured these photos in and around Patsburg. Have a wonderful weekend everyone! Be safe = Be well!
Postwar memories! 
Up on the Mountain Division of the Free State Junction Railway. 
Clem and Pokey are a fixin to cook their turkey out doors today in the stone fireplace. 
Breezing past the yard, the photographer snapped this one while his bike was in motion. 
Down at the station, a GG1 gently glides into the station on track one. 
Passengers ready to board the train.
A Pennsy A5 takes on water. 
A B&O RDC departs the commuter station. Up on the EL a trolley exits a tunnel. 
I had a funny feeling this thread would start today, so I took a look and indeed, it has begun! So here are my contributions this week.
First are two images of "RO" (Rose) tower in Altoona. I know I've posted images of this tower before, but this has turned out to be one of my favorite structures and scenes on the layout so I figured I'd post some new images of the structure. The silver piping is to replicate the pneumatic piping Pennsy used the activate their track switches. The silver air tank is where the pressurized air was stored. The tank is nothing more than two PVC endcaps glued together:
The next set of images are of the Anderson Road crossing out in central Pennsylvania. The first is the model ca. 1960's, and the second is a photo of the prototype taken this past August. I had to leave the structures out since there was not enough space between the tracks and backdrop to squeeze them in. I was joined by my best friend and fellow train and PA Turnpike enthusiast, Mitchell Dakelman. We were tired of being confined by the pandemic, so we ventured out here as it is smack in the middle between his home in central New Jersey, and mine in Pittsburgh. Nearby Lewistown where we met is precisely a three hour drive for both of us, so it was a good place to meet. Here he is offering a salute to the GREAT Standard Railroad of the World!
Happy Thanksgiving...gobble, gobble!
Neal, Did you scratch build Rose tower? It's magnificent!
Getting ready for the holidays on the temporary layout.
Photos and videos show my New Haven Railroad EMD FL9 #2043 electric/diesel-electric locomotive model by Sunset/3rd Rail on my 12’-by-8’ layout.
MELGAR
For the few yet feverish Frisco fans.
@BradFish1 posted:Neal, Did you scratch build Rose tower? It's magnificent!
Brad,
Thanks for you comment. The tower is a plastic Walthers model made many years ago. It sat on my layout for years in the molded plastic colors of yellow with brown trim, and maroon window frames. It is not precise replica of a Pennsy tower, but it certainly has that Pennsy look to it. Atlas bought the dies from Walthers, and I begged them to reissue it in kit form so I could easily paint it into PRR colors, but they never did. So I finally bought some very fine brushes and the correct colors of paint for the Pennsy, and repainted it by hand. It went a lot better than I thought with very little paint slop.
I did scratchbuild the interior since it is so visible with those large windows, and finally I weathered it with chalks. I never thought much of it before, but after reworking it ended up being one of my favorite scenes/structures on the entire layout.
Time to start putting out the Christmas cars:
A 2019 Christmas Layout memory 
The smallish Christmas section of the layout:
some closeups:
Happy Thanksgiving Folks!!
Two new arrivals (BNSF ES44 and Lionel's UP "Promontory" 21" Baggage Car)
Be safe everyone!
Michael
Early morning sunrise, no one in the yard and all is still quiet.
More progress on my new car shop. It is just about ready to be installed on the layout:
The first train of Christmas!
@Norm Charbonneau posted:More progress on my new car shop. It is just about ready to be installed on the layout:
Ridiculous how good this is. Well done!
Started scenery near the road.
Magnificent model Norm!
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