While I was employed I felt somewhat pressured to hurry when working on my railroad because time was limited.  Now that I'm retired I can S L O W  D O W N  and take my time completing things on my pike. Takes 6 months to weather a boxcar? - no problem!  Takes one year to build a structure? - no rush!  Takes ten years to finish my little layout? - SUPER!

Now that the lower deck track work is complete I can move on to the (arguably) more interesting subject of scenery.

I have three major project areas - Glanton, Cornhill and Insular Gorge and it's the latter I am starting with because the ideas are most developed for this section. Also, track testing continues in the two towns, whereas Insular Gorge is simple straight track through a scenic section:

Rob

I wanted a figure to look like he's climbing up onto my switcher but I didn't have any suitable so I decided to have a go at converting one.

I started with a figure that was close. Unfortunately his arms were too wide and both his legs were straight.

First I measured the width of the handrails. Then I cut the arms of with a sharp hobby knife. By slow removing a little bit of plastic at a time, and constantly offering up the arms I got the correct width.