Haven't been doing much in the hobby lately but kind of got drawn back in by mention of an HO scale MDC G&D Shay on that e-mail group. It was up for sale on E-bay and I bid and lost. That set up a search around there looking for Shays and several candidates emerged, most the MDC. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but those are not regarded as the best models to begin with and need a lot of work and TLC  to ever get them to run right.

During 37 years as a frontline #Paramedic, model building and model railroading was my destresser from the difficult calls of the profession. Now retired, my profession has crept into my hobby.
Just completed this N Scale (1:160) model of my old Ambulance, that I spent many years responding in.

Just completed two CNR Maintenance-of-Way vehicles to add to my layout, the Trenton Subdivision in N Scale. These are resin and metal casting, Magnuson Models Hi-Rail crew cab trucks that I purchased several years ago. Decals are Highball Graphics CN MOW, Microscale Canadian flags and Hazmat placards. For the solid cast windows, I first applied a layer of gloss black, followed by a coat of Tamiya Clear Green.

Some more scenery completed, light posts installed. For depth perception for some of the trees I have shaved off half of the foliage. This allows me to place them directly against the back wall.
The pencils stabilize the trees until the glue is fully set.