When I decided to put some scenery along a two track staging area along one side of my room things got a little out of hand, as usual. I added another track for a small stockyard left over from a previous module. And I needed a place for a recently retired (it’s 1959) coal and water stop. All of this required a simple backdrop. The scene I had in mind stretched across a narrow band of two slides taken from several miles away. Just zooming in and splicing would not have left any ‘photo-realism’. Besides this is a layout, it’s a representation, made by me.

Pulling out the remnants of my old N scale layout  and trying to get the room prepared for the new HO venture. I keep asking out loud to no one in particular.... "who built this dang thing?!!" Of course it was me who decided to glue as well as screw everything together. Anyway, moving forward, slowly but surely.

Michael

Over the years I've posted a number of entries focused on individual projects on the Richlawn Railroad.  The good folks at MRH suggested that I share a little of the concept and history of the layout so I've created a 13 minute long video.  The style is sort of a walk-around visit just like if you came over to my home and I showed you around the layout.  The video is pretty much "produced as shot"; that is, there isn't any editing or background music (just like a real visit!).  I hope you enjoy your visit and thanks for watching!

I have been an almost life long N-scale modeler.  My first train set was HO but it wasn't long till I gravitated to N and I've pretty much been an N -scale guy for the entire thirty four years I've been a "serious" model rail. Unfortunately though at the ripe old age of forty nine, I find that there are factors that have conspired against me where I no longer can continue to model in N. I have a bit of shakiness in my hands from meds I take and my eyesight isn't getting any better with age.