Coated Styrofoam cliffs with Gypsonlite yesterday, but it's taking a long time to dry. So when we went to paint it today, it was sort of wet to the touch. Perhaps we thinned it  too much. We'll let Gypsonite cure one more day. Tomorrow, we throw some paint around!

Finally decided to try to get some ground cover and ballast put down in one of my yards last evening. I typically only due a small part at a time before gluing it all down just in case I decide to change it?

Today I learned how to dismantle my new Milwaukee Road full dome car, and how to put it back together without any bits left over too! 

The reason for undertaking this task was due to the conductor having slipped at some point in the multi-continent journey to me, and was laying head first down the stairway, with his feet waving in the air. 

I'm pleased to say that he is now firmly affixed in his proper place, and is none the worse for his accident. Although he was complaining about having a headache. 

You should have painted a little bandage on him while he was out

Finished the retaining wall just east of Union Station and got some vines up.  Built a small electrical shack to hide the power supply for the REA terminal Miller Engineering sign.

I need to replace a switch. Tested some replacements.

Peter

Finished my interlocking tower and set it in place....

Gregg your wall looks great.  What did you uses for your wall?

I made a couple rocks with Woodland Scenic rubber rock molds.  This was my first attempt late last night.  I need to construct some cradles to support the molds in a level posture.

Thanks Jim.  I used 1" Styrofoam.  For the cement portion, left the Styro untouched and  added a basswood cap with Evergreen styrene for the verticals.  For the cut stone portion, scored the horizontal lines along a ruler with a woodburning iron (fine, angled tip); freehanded the vertical lines.  Used a rasp to rough up the stone faces.  This is actually my first Styrofoam creation - got the idea from a fellow forumite.

Jim, here's the wall in progress.

Did you use a hot knife or a blunt object?  I need to make about a ten foot section.

Sorry, I opened the photo post first. 

Did a "test fit" of some of my new Atlas track. I hope to run trains next weekend as I'm waiting for my last 2 shipments of track, hopefully to be here mid-week. While I wasn't riding streetcars (see Weekend Photo Fun), I FINALLY got the rest of my old layout torn down and to the trash dump. 

Got a lot done these past two days and thought you all would like to see a section of the layout that we are working on.  I designed the cliffs, but my wife, Kay, put a lot of creative painting into them.  We dusted the cliffs with snow which was white latex paint that we had on hand and Woodland Scenics snow laced with glitter.  The ground cover is Fusion Fibre.  And, finally, Kay is building a mountain which will go right behind the scene.

Most model RR snow scenes look like crap, but yours is awesome! Very realistic! Great job and thanks for posting.

jackson

Thank you, Jackson.  I'll post a final picture when we're finished with the scene.  

I replaced a small wood depot-station on my Ironbound layout because it no longer fit the layout theme, and today, I posted it on eBay if anyone is interested. Priced right. See it here:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/350883...id=p3984.m1555.l2649

if the link doesn't work for some reason, search eBay for Item #350883053793

Thanks for looking!

~Andy

I didn't do anything on my layout, today, but I did work on somebody else's layout, making it snow.

FrankM.

To Chris D,

You might be able to get some help from one of the governmental enforcement agencies that deals with mold and mildew contamination.  I would start with the local health department.  I imagine that there is some organization with enforcement authority that could force your landlord to repair the basement as a matter of health hazards.

Well for the layout no work but I did get some train work in, I secured a deal for a K-line El Capitian set, retty stoked about that one, then I decided to play with some N scale and I installed a sound decoder in a Kato Mikado, no easy feat. Then I had an MTH DMIR Yellowstonewith PS-2 upgrade issues that got a good run through to find out why its been gobbling up boards. It's working on the bench so now its on to the test layout. And I got ERRC to give me info on a cruise commander M that is going into an SD40-2 to get rid of that stupid Odyssey sytem

Just finished programming several ATLAS diesel locomotives on my Legacy system and want to thank all who assisted me.

Jim

My wife and I got back from our 20 day western road trip last Tuesday, but I didn't go downstairs until yesterday. That makes almost a month since any work was done on the layout. My brain is rusty.

Matt came over yesterday, and I showed him how I lay track. By the end of the afternoon he had finished the two back mainlines down to the far switch, and started the intermodal facility.









Patrick will be over on Friday. I'm off to Menards to place what should be the last lumber delivery order the layout will need. I'm sure there will be some incidentals down the road, but the major construction is clearly winding down.

I've got to admit, I haven't spent much time there lately! All I could do today was switch the lights on and off and dream of tonight when I will have enough time to dedicate to a running session switching tracks and shunting hobo box cars!

After a weekend away from the layout, we were able to start painting the styofoam hills and cliffs on the second section.  Last Saturday, we attended the Ozark's Model Train Assoc. Fall Show in Springfield, MO, and bought more trees from Roger Wasson.  Good show. by the way.  Meanwhile back to the layout.  That first section with the Fusion Fibre is still wet after a week.  I'll be happy just to plant trees on it.  Oh, well, there's always tomorrow. 

After finishing the shingles on this old hotel I'm building, Vicky, Lucy the dog and I went fishing for the first time here. I got a very expensive aquarium fish but he was way to big for my tank so I let him go. Don

Finally had a rainy day and finished installing Kadees on a atlas 89' foot flat car, and lowered it also, with weaver trucks. Rolls like a champ now. Test run a new sd40-2, runs great.

Clem

Nice "layout" Don Does laying out in the sun count? (The hotels not to shabby either ... or is it?...it is....shabby. Good work)

I started a glue based paper mache repair of the prewar, pressed paper pulp, curved for 31" diameter tunnel Ive had since I was a kid. The major cracks are shored up, but there is a 1/2"x4" "turned lip" missing at one tunnel entrance, and a 2"x3" chunk missing at the backside of the other. Im thinking of using the pressed paper pulp drink holders, or maybe a worm bucket, as filler material.  

Tested a track switch running off the mainline.  Ran trains for a short period. Thats about it and it is a wee bit of progress.

Happy Railroading

Patrick W - The Free State Junction Railway " Where the trains run on time"

Spectacular! Really, really cool, Don!

FrankM.

I'm still running wires????? My train room is being called a dump site ....BUT only for a short time. Field day soon!

After a retirement move into a new house, I was able to salvage most of my former modules and generate a new track plan. I was finally able to run my first train since March, 2012 when they were packed away in storage for the move.

Got my Atlas"O" 0-99's, 0-90's & a few select 0-72's installed and wired up to Legacy. 

So far I've un-boxed my Legacy NYC GP-7, Legacy CSX AC6000 & my TMCC NYC Mohawk. The smell of smoke fluid is back in the air....

My inner loop of Gargraves "S" is slated to be replaced by some more scale-looking American Models track which I ordered today. Can't wait to get it up & running.

I cleaned, oiled & greased some of my rolling stock.

Hey scale rail, thats a trigger fish, also known as a Huma Huma anoka apoa. I used to have those in my salt water tank. Sorry, don't know know how to spell it correctly.

Chris D, That has got to be the best subway station I have seen yet. Great job.

Eddie, it's the state fish and the longest work in the Hawaiian language. It's spelled

Humuhumunukunukuapuaa

Don

More paper mache, and stipple painted a pair of stone block tunnel portals.

Frank:

  where is the snow picture,?  -- already started organizing the Dpt 56,buildings

and looking for different ideas,  Harrison Trains, has a unique snow product,

yours might help

thanks