Well summertime has taken toll on model railroading. If you have followed my blog you know that I have at least two projects in the works but I don't seem to get to finishing them due to outside interests.

The other day I got bored but didn't want to get into the projects so I decided to do a little design work. A future project is a Vehicle Repair and lay down area for the Chippewa. Of course I am waiting on Walther's to release the kit. The laydown area will have equipment enclosures, signals, grade crossing equipment, etc. 

I had purchased the Walther's Trackside Details awhile back but 1 kit wouldn't have near enough to do the laydown area. Using the kit for measurements I designed my own equipment enclosures and printed them.

The large enclosure is seven pieces and I am going to make a number of roof styles. The detail is probably a bit oversized but these will be in the background so I don't think it will matter. 

The big thing here is that the Walther's kit is $20 and I was able to produce the same number of enclosures for about $5 worth of filament. I can now have a really cluttered laydown area.

Happy Railroading

Greg