A new Small Layout Scrapbook update available on Carendt.com!

Read it at: http://www.carendt.com/small-layout-scrapbook/page-120-november-2016/

I finally got around to ordering these security lights from Shapeways.  I saw a post from someone quite a while back here on MRH about somebody making these in HO scale.  I've said all along that someone is missing the boat by not making this detail that is all over the place in rural areas and on industries.  Shapeways answered but I didn't see follow up from anyone actually purchasing them.  I was quite surprised at the quality of these lights when they arrived.  The light fixture is even hollow in the bottom and inside just like the real ones.

After I finished the engine shed, it is now time to finish off the rest of the service area scene at Elizabeth Oaks.

With a tweak in the general track arrangement I was able to have one dedicated track for fuel/sand loads and for caboose storage behind the two main engine tracks. Now I had to find the perfect place for the sanding tower to serve both engine tracks

The photo below shows the overall scene with a raw assembled Walthers kit.

We have now seen the emergence of the third generation of sound decoders. We had the early soundtrax versions, the LC series, then the Tsunami came out, and that was a huge improvement, and now we have the new Tsunami2 and offerings from TCS, Loksound and others. In many ways we are spoiled for choice with high quality products available from several vendors. The problem facing us is how to choose which one to buy?