I would find it helpful if you could post some overview photos and/or a track plan to put everything in perspective.

Other than that, very nicely done.

Will try to get some "overhead" shots so you can see things in perspective. Not quite finished with track laying on the Eastern sub part of layout. Overall is 27' with two short "wings" on left and right.. Work in progress. Will repost the original track plan - small deviation from it but otherwise intact.

Sir: Nice looking layout! Great attention to details. Tell us more about the yellow silo industry. 

      Yours, Elvin Howland/E. St. Louis Rail Group Layout

In position for test fit; not completed as more railings and the long conveyor belt from the "pit" needs to be finished. Will process "some type of red ore" (had a bunch of old red ballast material) for use in covered hoppers going to customers on West End of layout (due for construction in January). 

Fine little details include mailboxes, fire hydrants, cats, dogs, people, telephone poles, trash cans, trash, light poles, 2-target signal lights etc. etc. As you know, a model railroad is always a work in progress and never finished. I still have to paint ties, plant trees and bushes, weeds and all the other stuff that makes up a scene.

I'll be going back and look at each 2ft x 2ft area to detail with what I have in my parts bin box. This is the "tweaking" I enjoy as I discover toothpaste caps that look like roof vents and odd pieces of plastic that resembles some box or hatch or whatever. I enjoy switching and running trains, but going back over with details is the fun part - especially when guests stare at a space for 10 minutes and are literally stupefied. 

Finally, I'll get around to re-reading all your articles on weathering cars and buildings and give that a whirl. More to come later. Thanks for your comments and encouragement.. 

Did you get those off ebay?

Got them at a yard sale - not sure where they came from. Are mounted on foam vore and I painted the edges black to give some depth to them before mounting with sticky tape versus gluing. There is a site where you can purchase building images and mount them yourself.

He operates on ebay as another name.  I helped him with some of the designs why he first started making them.  When you watch my videos of Garnde Pacific their are several of his works. In the last video I did Silverville up date, the Coors Brewery, Conco Goods, Hells cold storage, Freight House are some of them. I have stopped using them on foam board and now mount them on Poster Board and 3m77 spray adhesive them to wall.