Scenery - Structures
Depot progress (finally)
I'm embarrassed to say that it's been over 3 months since I last worked on my layout. Amazing how real life can get in the way.
Today I decided to hide away from the world and spent the afternoon in the basement. Felt good to get something accomplished. My depot is finally starting to look like a depot!
http://dmirhillcitysub.blogspot.com/2012/04/shell-of-depot.html
Diorama by Larry B
To All: Here are two attachments of a diorama built by Larry B of Jacksonville, FL. He did a fine job. He is new to model railroading, but you would not have guessed so! Photos by Larry, enhanced and cropped by me.
Yours: Elvin Howland/E. St. Louis Rail Group Layout
EBT Roundhouse Changes
When I changed the roundhouse and turntable over to the EBT from the S standard guage, I figured that I would have to alter the scratbuilt roundhouse to look a bit more like the EBT prototype.
Here's the way it originally looked.
Cinder Floor.
Good Evening,
I'm having a bit of a conundrum here and I can't seem to find what I'm looking for or need on my own.
Lenox Interlocking Tower
To All: Lenox Interlocking Tower was scratch built from a photo in a TRRA book. I use it on the layout to control traffic into and out of the west end of the Union Starch & Refinery industrial district.
Yours, Elvin Howland/E. St. Louis Rail Group Layout
Lee Beverage Distributors
The latest addition to the business district along Remien Drive is Lee Beverage Distributors. This business is not served by rail. It was constructed from a DPM modular kit. The "Lee Beverage Distributor" signs were decals from a Walthers kit, and the soft drink signs that adorn each side of the building are artwork printed out on my printer on regular paper and then using very fine sandpaper, were sanded to cigarete paper thickness. Then using full strength white glue, were pasted onto the building.
HN Cabin
To All: HN Cabin is an interlocking tower controlling traffic in the Union Starch & Refinery area, including a passing siding. I scratch built the tower from a photo in a TRRA book. Union Starch is a major source of traffic on the layout, having three sidings.
Yours, Elvin Howland/E. St. Louis Rail Group Layout
WR Interlocking Tower
To All: WR Interlocking Tower controls traffic to and from TRRA's Madison Yard on the layout. It is based on the prototype tower of the same name. I scrachbuilt it for the layout.
Yours, Elvin Howland/E. St. Louis Rail Group Layout
New Industry on the Washington Northern
With the expansion of the railroad to occupy the whole room my layout is in, several things needed re-arranging. One of which was the Raven Pulp and Paper Mill. (More on that coming soon) The corner that was once staging under the old paper mill site was now an empty corner, so I decided to ad another industry as long as I was going to be replacing scenery.
Inkjet on Scribed Siding
I have a small stockyard on my layout that I based on one near my home town. It was owned by a neighbor with a distinctive name and had that name painted in LARGE block letters on its board wall. When I got out my 40 year old dry transfer letter sheets to add the name, it was of course dried out and unusable. At my local art supply store there was one employee old enough to remember dry transfers, but none to be had. Of course I can print any font and size on paper, but I didn't want a sign posted on
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