The Prototype:

The Model (before) :

I  bought this on eBay because:

  After my success with a properly working regulator last time, I decided to break in my little Harbor Freight airbrush and shoot a base coat of white on the F7 shell i recently stripped.  I made a shortish video detailing my experience and stuck it on Youtube. Video

  I really enjoyed my first attempt and will continue documenting my progress as the project continues.  If this turns out well, I will be moving on to weather the track on my FreeMoN module and then lay down some dirt color.

Well last weekend was the completion of another successful gathering of the American Invasion of Friends.  Three days of Large Scale Model Railroad Operations in Ottawa and one full day at Finger lakes NY.

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Well, when I signed on today, I was informed that I'd been a member for 4 years and 20 hours!

Hopefully many more to come!

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Using a section of oak to test bend the plywood that will lead out of the main Helix and into La Grange.  You can see Gila Grains from this angle.

Photo of the Helix exit.  You can see I have not fully finished the front face of the bench work yet at the end of the 1x6.  Gila Springs in on the back wall to the right. 

...Would love to see your pics and web sites.

This week, while waiting for my local hobby shop to special order the more powerful booster/command station, I found myself contemplating the trackwork. I am happy with almost everything that I have done. But the stretch across the back on the second level has been nagging at me. Problem is that when I built it I used a 3-way turnout in one place. Then discovered that I needed a 3-way to make the yard work (much more compact than a string of number 6s...). But I thought I could get away with it... And it does work, sort of.

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Here's my first attempt at detailing a Loco. Start point was a €15 eBay Rivarossi switcher circa 1970

For more on this rebuild see

Since some have expressed interest in how the Wanapitei River scene was going to be done, I thought I would make a new entry for it.  You may remember it looked like this a couple weeks ago: