This is a little display I made over Christmas.

Here’s photo of the finished product on the mantel underneath one of my grandmother’s paintings and a couple of photos from when the scenery was drying. I also have to add this was great way for me to convince my wife to allow a few trains out of the train room and into our living space
 

Working on the Mine Scene

I've been renovating an area of my layout to add a mine dump trestle and two abandoned mine entrances. I like how lighting created shadows. There's still work to be done but it's coming along. Happy New Year to all. Alex

Really Nice Mantel Scene

Trains and Christmas always go together.

Espee over Donner

Evolving scene

My structure project is still awaiting some doors in the mail before i can finish it so I've slowly been working out some of the larger details like a road into the area around it. Also took care of some long overdue ballasting work.  Starting to evolve into something...

Off to a great start!!

Good stuff everyone!!! 
 

I recently finished this photo diorama I am calling Memorial Falls. 
 

Makes for some dramatic photographs. 
 

 "this was great way for me

Quote:

"this was great way for me to convince my wife to allow a few trains out of the train room and into our living space"

Beautiful diorama  Chris. Put a chocolate covered cherry in a gondola on the right end and tell her to wait for a treat on the left end.....DaveB

Chris that looks beautiful

Chris that looks beautiful sitting on top of your mantel.

Here are 2 freight cars I have been working on. 

First is a ScaleTrains 68' flat car with rail load. Second is a woodchip car modeled from a prototype photo with scratch built woodchip load.  I also captured ACWR GP40-2LW and SD40-3 crossing the Rock River.

Jeff 

Great photos once again this week from everyone.

Thanks for the comments guys. Trains and Christmas go together so well. Christmas truly is the most wonderful time of the year. Time to enjoy family and friends. Time to relax. Time to be thankful and be a blessing to others.
 

Nice work on those freight cars Jeff as well as the beautiful trestle scene. 
 

I know my wife would love that chocolate covered cherry on the end of the train Dave. She loves it when I surprise her with chocolate

Pioneer Zephyr

The headlights of a woodie light the Pioneer Zephyr which is a little late today — it usually ran during daylight hours.

I used Adobe Lightroom to lighten the image in front of the auto to simulate the headlight beams.

  North American Prototype Modelers HO scale layout, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Pipe load

Great start this week

Our local NMRA monthly contest is open loads for January so I tried to take a few photos today. The fresh snow we got really made it bright out here.  Hope Santa was good to everyone.  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year (gotta be better next year right?)   Steve

Other stuff

The rest of the stuff in the scene above:

Amazing Details!

Modeltruckshop, you are definitely one of my inspirations for my modelling moving forward. 

Thanks Andrew

I appreciate it.  Glad you enjoy my projects even if they are random. 
 

Thanks Steve

I thought that was the real

I thought that was the real train Steve.

I think I have a transformer loaded car like that in my storage collection,...but not as realistic as yours !

Thanks Brian

I think Walthers made a transformer.  This car is 3D printed along with the trucks   The transformer is also 3D printed by the same guy.  It was built off the Frisco drawings.  Thanks again

SouthlandModeler

That is a beautiful display! What did you use for the tall grass?

Vance Junction at night

Steve' MTS

Steve, you've done it again!  Posting real trains, and pretending they are models'....

OUTSTANDING'...

All the best to you and yours, for a happier and healthy 2021.  And another year of your great modeling'..

@ Missy

Thank you. I used a Heki mat #1856. It’s very easy to use. Just stretch and glue in place.

@goober

Thanks as always Goober!  Glad you like the scene. 
 

Steve Haworth that’s a great shot.   My 6 year old is named Vance and got a kick out of it too!

Steve

Steam Rules!

Happy New Year from the service yard of the Eureka and South Pass Railroad. 

Morning Delivery

The Grocery Store is by Balir Lines...a very good kit...

Lafarge Cement

A pair for Brian's thread on Medusa Cement.

CP 382389 and NRLX 34042 being delivered.

A loader with a railcar coupler attachment

 Bob