Viperman's HO layout progress

[viperman]

Hi everyone! Long time no see! Rather than copy/paste the entire thread from Zealot, I'll just put a link to that thread I made for progress made on my layout, and any new updates will go here.
The Zealot thread:
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The new stuff:

I have made a little progress, but nothing much. No new pics since I last posted, unfortunately. I have gotten a little work done on carving out the river/lake but still have a bit to go with that.
I was at a show yesterday, which I posted on Zealot since I didn't know about this forum yet, and bought a bridge. Musket Miniatures cast resin wood plank bridge with pewter railings, 2" wide by 4"long. With this bridge, I've decided that rather than having a tunnel in the back corner, I'll use a rock cut with this bridge for the trucks.

Unfortunately, thats about it. Hopefully I'll be able to post new updates before too long

[nomad]

Hey Viperman. home ! Do you still have that hour's drive to where your layout is?

Loren

[Trucklover]

Steven!! to the new Gauge

Glad to see you made it over here, and im looking forward to some more layout progress from you

[viperman]

Thanks for the responses!

Yes, the layout is still nearly an hour drive from me, at my parents' house. Hopefully I can get some work done on it, I'm starting to get that drive again where I want to work on it

[Russ Bellinis]

Welcome home to the Gauge, glad you found us.

[viperman]

Welcome home to the Gauge, glad you found us.

Me too!

[LynnB]

Hi Steven , it'll be nice to see your layout progress forward , its been a while .

[ocalicreek]

Heloo Viperman! Glad to hear you are still out there and still modeling (if even only occasionally and at a distance!)

Looking forward to progress photos!

Galen

[viperman]

Nice to see everyone looking for some updates. Now I really do need to get something done this weekend

[viperman]

Ok, so I never went out to my parents last weekend, but I did yesterday. While there yesterday, I did put in some time on the layout.

I started to add in foam to what I decided will be a rock cut instead of a tunnel, to help get the shape of the curve, and also to make it a little bit narrower so the bridge I bought will fit across the gap. Thats really about all I did. I took a couple pictures of that, and also a couple to show how I've been carving out the lake and river.

First up, the rock cut:







And now a couple of the lake and river:

[LiveSteamer]

Coming along nice steven.

[iis612]

It's looking good!!
PM me with an email address, so we can meet in Wheaton for coffee, or better yet, the Midwest train swap meet is in Wheaton every month.

Matt

[viperman]

Thanks for the compliments guys!

iis, I'll shoot you a pm in a min here

[Trucklover]

Looking good Steven!! That rock face looks like it will be pretty neat when you get some plaster on it

[viperman]

Thanks Josh! I don't really know what the rack faces will look like quite yet, but I do have a vision in my mind that's starting to pull together in that corner