I am working on scenery during this cold Minnesota winter. The first part is the top of the hill on my mainline helix.

I like to document this as I am building so I know how much progress I am making. I will be adding a tunnel portal, some concrete retaining walls and making an old abandoned railroad right of way, most likely a logging line abandoned in the 1920’s. I will use some rotted ties and smaller rail such as code 40-55 discarded in the deep woods. I might also add a building foundation or water tower base.

Furnace filter trees are in the workshop and birch trees are being built with wire and paste. I also cast many rock molds and have built up a good selection of smaller rocks that have been used for rip rap or are debris from the building of the mainline. I will keep you posted as I make this section of Northern Minnesota better looking.

I also finished a short stretch of concrete ties on my mainline.

Thomas G.