Trying to make the layout look better quicker….this is a mix of Woodland Scenics ground foam and chinchilla dust…..not too happy with the chinchilla dust
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The more I looked at the SP depot that I was working on, the more I realized that my skills were not up to the level of what I wanted. I looked in my stash, and found an unpainted, half built Atlas Suburban Station. Out came the correct Southern Pacific […]
A depot….
I currently have just one DCC locomotive, my GP35R. My 9 year old daughter has a Micro-Trains SW1500 that is DC and the rest of my locos are DC as well. I added a DPDT switch that is wired to both systems so I can simply throw a switch. It […]
DCC or DC?
I filed off the stem of the ear ring and glued it on. Time for a little bit of putty and paint. For the loco, I am only going to remove the windows and add number boards.
more work on the tender…
So last week, I went to Lowe’s, bought some extruded polystyrene foam, and started the door layout. I do not have a train shop within an hour from me, so I went to Michael’s and bought a roll of cork to make my own roadbed. I only got to the […]
starting the roundy round
The new roundy-round is starting to take form. I have a 30″ door that has some damage. I am going to cover it with extruded foam that will also become the base of the scenery. I went through my hoard and found tunnel portals, a large amount of Woodland Scenics […]