Scenery - Structures
Something you don't see often
Well, for as often as you seen Civil War era modeling, at least.
Anyway, there are several railroad photos in this but look for the huge windmill used for pumping water for the water tank.
http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2015/11/scenes-from-the-american-west-150-years-ago/416787/#
Charles
O gauge layout update 11/ 21/15 and O gauge layout update 11/22/15
Work on the brige, scenery and operations.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nV8HMqudmQA
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gQEZ7HIkOss
Penn Lake 8 The Bridges of Luzerne County (Update 11/18/16)
Penn Lake's Bourbon River Sub crosses numerous water courses, on a diverse collection of bridges. Follow along as I chronicle the construction of them.
Crossing a mill pond on a scratchbuilt concrete arch bridge, Penn Lake 7
Item Values?
Here are some various items from my Grandpas Dads collection. Any ideas what any of it is worth? More info is by each image/set of images.
UTLX Prints:
Metal date plates.
33 Second video of Misti Mountain tree planting progress
Why in the world would I take so long to plant trees on my Misti mountain?....because I enjoy the process. Here's a short video shot with my iPhone of the way the mountain looks today.
Glue For Figures
I want to glue some HO figures to a hard surface(styrene sidewalk). What is the best glue for this so they can be removed then repositioned somewhere else?k
Thanks
A Southern Appalachian Railroad
This photo was taken midsummer 2014 on a gravel road located in northwestern North Carolina, and gives the feeling of a Southern mountain railroad. Structures are G&G is a modified Railroadkits structure, flag stop is scratchbuilt, apple trees are Woodland Scenics armatures with fiber flocking and miniature art beads for apples, and lastly the static grass applied with a homemade applicator.
Ideas for small switching layout? (Decided on design I think)
I am looking for ideas that I could use for a small 2'x5' switching layout. I have that much space in my room and am trying to plan as much as possible to pitch the idea to my parents.
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The switches available are:
Layout Animation Ideas?
The teacher in charge of model railroad club has an abundance of basic DC motors simillar to the image shown. Does anyone have some ideas on uses for them in relation to railroads? I know there are many creative people here so I thought I would ask.
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