Yesterday I had another very enjoyable time operating on Jason Klocke’s Chicago Great Western. It truly is one of the most realistic layouts for both operations and scenic artistry. Jason is a keen observer of realism and he has the technique and skills to recreate an amazing representation of the CGW in miniature. 

Good evening all,

I'm starting a scratchbuilding project based on the building diagram below. There's one bit of information that I don't know regarding the drawing. There are two heights noted on the plans. There's a 12 ft. height on the "top" outline near the center. There's also a 22 ft.height notation near the lower left corner.

I am sharing pictures of the Kato engine I detailed and upgraded to Monster LEDs a couple of weeks ago.  I had the engine sitting in the box for almost a year when I decided to take it to work and added all the wire grab irons and then ripped out the DC board and the clear plastic light pipes inside.  Over the period of a couple of weeks I added all the needed details compared to the two prototype pictures I referenced.  I did not create a Masterpiece, rather a Monsterpiece but I am very pleased with the little things I did to it.  This is what I did to the engine

Everyone must have been caught up in the holiday, because nobody thought to start a new Photo Fun thread for this week! 

So, let's see your photos! - and remember, we like seeing in-progress photos as much as we do the polished (and weathered) final product!