I have a lot of locos, frieght cars and structures on an IKEA shelf below the layout…I painted the foam (and some of the wood) an odd tan colored latex exterior paint that I got from Lowe’s in their “Oops” bin. Eventually, the fascia will be Pacific Electric roof gray […]

No, really, I am working on it!

I have FINALLY started building the new Playa Desnuda! It’s not much, but it’s a start! I blundered…I built the benchwork knowing the distance between each stud, then forgot to adjust for the drywall….tomorrow I plan to get and add the plywood, then cut the 2″ foam…this is going to […]

Just like the mythical Phoenix…

A month or so back, I for reasons that I can’t explain, decided to buy a pair of Kato steeple cabs for the upcoming, not yet fully designed Play Desnuda branch. After a lot of thought and more whiskey, I decided to use some locomotive numbers that were skipped by […]

Foobalicious Steeplecabs

Life. Don’t talk to me about life – Marvin The Paranoid Android Well, I know that it has been a while since I last posted, my new layout room is still mostly painted and a lot has changed. One of the biggest changes is a new job. For the first […]

I’m Not Quite Dead Yet, In Fact, I Have New ...

Quite a few years back, I was given a PDF of the Santa Monica Air Line SPINS from 1975 and I saw a great opportunity for a track plan for an N Scale layout. Since I am only using the spirit of the area in my modeling, I can get […]

Refining the track plan

Life changes are always fun, my kid moved out and I now have a 10’6″x11′ room. I have come up with a basic plan for the benchwork. I am planning on a stub yard on the wall on the left side of the diagram and a switching area on the […]

Playa Desnuda 3.0…