Awesome work, both above and below!
Mike....I have the simplest wiring possible, and it still looks "untidy". My hat is off to you

Steamtrains Wrote:Hey Mike...While on the subject...Could you please give us a little "tour" of what all is on that panel, and what all the widgits do..??

On the backside the red switches are for turnout control and the blue switches are for block control and the electronic gadget is a Digitrax AR1 reverse unit for the orange reverse section. They are ALL wired into an Amphanol connector to make it easy to remove the panel for working on it.
I have a 40 min video I made of just the panel construction and plan to sell it once I get the jacket designed.
Thanks Gus , Mike

Thanks for that info, Mike....That makes for a very neat and functional panel...

Mine is still "old school"..Masonite and push buttons with angular track diagrams.... Stuck back in the 60's....

Steamtrains Wrote:Thanks for that info, Mike....That makes for a very neat and functional panel...

Mine is still "old school"..Masonite and push buttons with angular track diagrams.... Stuck back in the 60's....

I have had some that way and really they all worked (even the Atlas switches)
Thanks Gus , Mike

Here are some buildings I finished this morning to use in the ghost town of Oro Grande. It will be on a hillside at the location of the new cut in the middle of the layout as you come in the door. Two of these were from the old layout and four are newly done. The ghost town will have an abandon road off the main highway and some dead trees and so forth.









Thanks , Mike

They've got lots of character Mike! And, I keep reminding myself...N scale! Wow! Nicely done.

Ralph wrote: "N scale! Wow! Nicely done."

That makes them doubly derelict...So, doubly gorgeous..!!

Thanks Gus and Ralph , I actually love making them.
Mike

Here is the latest video on the ACTRR. Part 19 covers the new Ghost Town area ant forestation of the mountain area as well as the completed new yard area.

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Thanks , Mike

Hi Mike...
Great video..!! Nice tour of your layout. Among other things, I really like your backdrops, particularly those with a SW'rn flavor. Did you paint these yourself..??
I'm getting to the point of having to paint some before work can continue on the layout, but haven't the faintest idea of what, and how, to paint them... :oops:

Any input would be most welcome....

Steamtrains Wrote:Hi Mike...
Great video..!! Nice tour of your layout. Among other things, I really like your backdrops, particularly those with a SW'rn flavor. Did you paint these yourself..??
I'm getting to the point of having to paint some before work can continue on the layout, but haven't the faintest idea of what, and how, to paint them... :oops:

Any input would be most welcome....

I first paint the backdrop with sky and then I use a small foam roller to put on the thinned greyish background mountains. After that I use a combination of commercial backdrps with the sky cut off and then i blend them with paints and color back in any removed details.
Thanks Gus , Mike
PS i sometimes cut uildings right out of the Walthers HO catalog and use them.

Well , I am a late bloomer last week so today I got all of the scenery done between the back track and backboard and now to weather and ballast the track there and add people and then the reach will be easier.







Mike

OK...Let's take a "for instance"....In the last photo above, you have the furthest track passing right up against a cut on the scenery, right in the center of the photo. Behind this is a reddish "mountain"....Did you paint this mountain on the backdrop...or is it a "pastie"..??

Steamtrains Wrote:OK...Let's take a "for instance"....In the last photo above, you have the furthest track passing right up against a cut on the scenery, right in the center of the photo. Behind this is a reddish "mountain"....Did you paint this mountain on the backdrop...or is it a "pastie"..??

Back (red) half is pastie and front (light) half is plaster.
Thanks Gus , Mike

Mike, the scenery is coming along nicely and looks good.