I just finished putting together a Tichy water column. I've never done a water column before and the directions are best described as 'sketchy', but after studying them for a while and making a trip to the LHS for a #80 drill bit it went together without too much difficulty. I tried mixing India ink and alchol, Polyscale roof brown, Polyscale boxcar red, and a Floquil rust pen to wether the concrete pad. I also used some acryllic gloss medium on the pad in an attempt to simulate water (but it's pretty hard to see that effect)

Anyway, here is the result

You're probably thinking that I am cranking out freight cars at warp speed, but most of these projects have been in various stages of completion for several years.  Recently I decided to clear out the workshop and get current with my various projects.  Last year I finished and painted all of these cars, and this year I decaled them and am now in the weathering and finishing touches stages.  Here's the latest:

First, let me apologize for the fuzzy layout picture - a result of my capture process.  I'm looking for advice on layout construction, but specifically on how to build my expansion (which will be single deck) to allow for easy double decking later on if the need arises.  For the diagram below the red & blue lines (and supporting benchwork) would represent the expansion.  Regarding double decking I know that along the walls I can easily add a second deck by using brackets off of the wall.  My main question is how do I support a second deck for areas that aren't along

I received an email from the Trainfest folks in Milwaukee, Wisc. This is going to be a regular video magazine to keep interested hobbyists up to date. The link for the vido  mag is: http://www.trainfest.com/image/ExpressNewsletter/TrainfestExpressJune2010.html

I also posted this in error to the "How do I post a picture" section. Sorry.