would this be Scenery-Structures? Trackwork? Benchwork? 

work progress continues slow but steady!

Paul B

You are all probably aware that we have had six major earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand in the last 18 months (not to mention the 10,000 aftershocks) which have changed our city and our lives forever.

The last one was on the 23 December 2011 and while not as big or violent as the Feb 22 quake it came from a different direction and managed to shunt everything a couple of inches to the west including everything in the cupboards, on shelves and the pathways, driveway and house !

Creating the Green Bay and Westerns  Fox River swing bridge in Ho scale  this section will be behind a Stairway and will only be viewed from a distance!

 stay tune for more picts following my progress

Paul B

I needed some control panels at various locations on the layout to control powered switch machines.  Panels on previous layouts were done with painted Masonite and colored tape.  Workable but not very sophisticated, especially when labels were needed.  My current control panels were created with a CAD package (Cadrail 9), printed on regular printer paper and laminated at a local Staples office supply store.  Laminating provides needed protection and stiffness.

This blog will be slower than my previous two construction blogs, that of the Tyco/Mantua Pacific conversion to a  Southern Railway Ps-4, and the conversion of an MDC/Roundhouse 2-8-0 Consolidation into Tallullah Falls Railroad #78.  This is because I am very busy with work, and have a lot less time available.  Also because this will be my first DCC locomotive: in fact, #78 will also be converted to DCC operation.

Ok, I have been the "victim" to the "Mark as spam" even though my Blog was not "Spam" . It would seem there are those among us that wish to impose their views about what constitutes as Spam. I will suggest that people posting messages about other Magazines or Books should be considered as "Review's" other then spam. If you have a bias against a magazine (i.e. Model Railroader ) thats fine by me,but dont mark a post as spam because one of the MRH subscribers post information  about "News" that that publication is doing.

Hey gang

                I have been busy working on the railroad adding this road and a little scenery.  The roads are made from styrene with auto body filler to smooth out the sides. I still have some airbrushing of the tire marks to do so I can complete scene!

thanks  for looking Paul B

Today I placed the cork roadbed under the tracks in the Loveland Yard. It looks pretty good and yes it did quiet down the noise when running trains on it. I also removed those ugly switch machines on the two Atlas turnouts that had them.

well it took over a month to get here, but my custom decals have finally arrived!

Tom from Tango Papa Decals (www.tangopapadecals.com) printed me some beautiful White-On-Clear lettering for my freelanced Great Western Trunk & Pacific.

Can't wait to start puttin em on my locos!