The revisions and whatnot of building the N-scale BTR to the stage that it is currently at has left me with a small stack of spare wood panels and planks. I couldn't leave them with the layout as the "train room" is just off the front door. Early 21^st Century scrap yard is simply NOT an acceptable style of furnishing the so-called living room. So, in trying to find a suitable place to stick said spare panels, I made a happy discovery....

Today the Mrs. and I visited Michael and his Mrs. for a wonderful meal, great conversation, and of course, some model railroading.  Here are some pictures from my visit:

While the ladies discussed whatever it is that ladies discussed Michael & I went to his layout building (that's right.....it's a building, not just a room) where he showed me a number of neat German locos including this HO unit he just received.

At 11:00pm CDT on July 19, 2016, the N-scale Bonne Terre Railway's recently accquired GP35 completed a full circuit of the layout's twice-around (folded loop? / folded dogbone?) mainline loop. It's more a wooden spike moment than a gold one, for the track is currently laid out with Bachmann EZ track, which, because of its sectional nature, is too broad for the board in some places and too narrow in others, but it is a start progress!