I have been working on the VIA Rail yard and shops lately.  Here are some preliminary photos of the area, taken with a cell phone to check for details.  Once complete I will photograph again with a better camera and a backdrop.

I am starting to design a switching shelf layout for my West Side Lumber Shays. I have a spot in my garage that is 16 feet long and 3 to 4 feet wide. I am re-using some old frames, I have two modules that are 3x6 feet and one is 4x4 feet.

On the left I was going to have a small saw mill and pond, in the center a small yard and in the back a logging camp on the upper right.

The nice thing about shays is that they run real slow, so it makes the layout appear bigger than it is.

Thoughts? Suggestions?

Thanks Bill.

Hi,

I am considering an idea, and wanted to seek some thoughts out. I am having a new layout done for the Ontario Eastern in a 20 x 20 ft room or 20 x 30ft room, and considering doing a small part outside, in the outdoors.  I am HO scale, and this would likely be a seasonal thing only, but wondering what people think or if anyone does this, what are pros and cons...

I have completed some more work on the car wash in the VIA Rail Yard. 

I posted an earlier blog as I was constructing the car wash. I have replaced the black plastic tubes that came with the kit with pipe cleaners and scratch built a base from 1mm styrene. Adding railings, grating and a chemical tank from other kits.