My ongoing blog about building a small 6' x 1' 1/2 switching layout and a 4' 1/2 staging/Interchange in a Condo in Toronto.

As we approach the Holidays and we expect guests, I want to get going on the scenery and building construction. However, the layout is light and small enough (6' x 1' 1/2) that I can pull it off the shelving support and store in the closet in lieu of my progress.

Scenery: Culvert/Pond Scene

Here is a photoshopped demo of the Culvert/Pond scene i've been working on:

I found this along side the road while at work. Not sure what it is. Better question is what can I do with it?  Futuristis pollution control building for coal fired power plant?  Blower building for steel mill?  My models are HO scale. The Thing is plastic. Thanks,   Roger. 

You can see more of my AGW at:

I've got a finished building about 22" long that has two tracks running into it. Each track has wheel stops at the end. I'm thinking of some sort of detection system to light an LED on a control panel when something approaches the last few inches.

There are certainly many products out there that could do it including IR detection and DCC occupancy detection (if there was a gap in the last few inches of track.)

Just wanted to share a few early pic's of a small section of my new HO layout. This hopefully will end up as the water front section but I still have a long way to go. The final layout size will be 14'x28'. Hope you enjoy the pic's.