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Rocks in my head? - L&N river rock ballast
**NOTE: The reason this post is showing up again is because I edited the title to make it more descriptive and easier to find.
Rocks in my head? That must have been the question my sister was thinking about me when I asked if I could borrow a shovel, spade, clippers and a bucket so that I could dig up rocks while I was visiting her in Louisville, Kentucky last week. She probably is right, but she was such a good sport that she went with me on my quest.
Backdrops & A Golden Spike - A Big Weekend on the 8th Sub
A lot happened on my Western Pacific 8th Subdivision this weekend.
The mainline was completed, although there's still some wiring to do before all of it can be operated. I've wondered if it's truly appropriate to celebrate the "golden spike" if the track is installed with acrylic/latex sealant? Not sure what to call it...
Trueline & Accurail Cars (Was Summer Cargo)
Summer Research
I'm fortunate enough to be back for a little while in my modeling local (leave for the hot desert this week), and I've been taking a few shots to help me out with modeling. Currently I've been looking at and for colors and tones, so that's what I'm focusing on mostly. Now I'm kinda thinking my green grass isn't really too green after all....
The Green Mountain State.
PC&L Railroad - 7/23/11
I've been working with flower arrangement foam to create the hill/cliff for the rural side of the layout. The tunnel area and one end still needs foam glued together, sculptured and added on. Then the plan is to add rock castings, dirt and trees. I wonder if this foam can be painted, will try on test pice.
Maine Two-Footers
While spending a couple of days with family at the beach in Maine, I was able to slip away one morning for some selfish personal time at the Maine Narrow Gauge Museum in Portland, Maine.
Photos, are up in my railroad photography gallery.
I can see why these are tempting modeling subjects! I Hope you enjoy!
Bellyaching and Complaining
Boy have I seen alot of bellyaching and complaining here lately (I am guilty of it too) and it doesn't really help any of us (except maybe to blow off excess steam). So instead of bellyaching or complaining maybe what we need to do is to point out possible solutions rather than problems.
PC&L Railroad
My wife and I have started our first layout a 4X6 HO Standard Gauge. The size and track plan was determined by various factors such as space and family members. My wife has a ten-year old special needs son who loves trains. He always has a Thomas book with him. We have taken him to several local train shows and to the annual Thomas Day at the Illinois Railroad Museum. For model railroads he likes to get down at eye level and especially loves tunnels. He simply loves seeing the trains going by, so the layout is an oval with a smaller radius oval that has a tunnel.
Train room is building SLOW
I haven't reported on my progress because I have not had time to work on it! I did get a chance to video some of The Little River Railroad" event last weekend. I am going to "Train Festival 2011" Thursday! WOO HOO! Should be lots of fun. I will post videos on Youtube. Here is the link to one from last week:
X2011: National Train Show - Saturday Part II
Okay, I think my original post was getting a bit long, and since I still have a lot of photos to go... let's open up a second post. I'll begin with Bowser again - I got back to them later and got some close-ups of the C-630 and C-630M locomotives, along with their new Hi-Ad and Dofasco trucks:
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