I am setting up my track and am l would like to know how tall should my background be for a H.O. setup.  I do not want to overkill  my setup.  I have a 10 foot wall I need any help or advice.  thanks  jerry

After trying to find good dimensions of the Marion 4160, I decided that if I was going to 3D print parts I needed a working model to help get a handle on how it all goes together. Given the change in exchange rate and costs of 3D printing, I figure it is to my advantage to scratch build the Marion 4160 first. Then if/when I get it into 3D drawings and print the parts, I can have a couple of them.

Model South Louisiana and you almost have to have a creosote pile bridge somewhere.  I decided to put on in between the Baton Rouge KCS Yard and the Exxon North Baton Rouge Refinery.  There are a couple of smaller pile bridges along that route in real life, but this will eventually be a full blown bayou, complete with cypress trees and Spanish moss.  And, cause I'm just that guy, it's named for my good friend Robert Bufkin (and old Navy man) who insisted in rather salty language that I needed a D__n Bayou on my layout somewhere.

After being ether snowed in or not working much I have had a chance to do a little more work on the BOF building on the layout. I color coted the piping and did a little weathering. I added safety striping around the building also. I still like to find warning sign that are used in steel mills and add them along with lighting. As always I'm open to suggestions.