Hi everyone,
It has been about 3-1/2 years since I posted any progress on this layout. There is a good reason for that....there hasn't been any!
I really found it hard to continue working on this layout when my heart is really into continuous running. I like to set the train in motion, watch it move through the scenery, and then work on structures or rolling stock as I hear the train rolling. It relaxes me and I have fun doing that. Now here is the weird part....Every so often (like once a year) I take a good look at the layout and it seems like somebody else did this. I was looking at the layout again a couple of weeks ago and was struck by the amount of work that went into this and also realized that it was nearly complete. There is one section left that is in an unfinished state & I got an urge to finish it. I am getting very close to a place in my life that I can probably reclaim the family room and begin a new layout that will feature continuous running, but before that, I want to finish this layout.
I was looking at this thread and all of my pictures were lost in the "great Photo Bucket purge". Without pictures this thread is totally useless, so I asked Mikey if I could at least try and restore the pictures, so he let me have permission to edit this very old thread. I have managed to restore over half of the pages (1-25 & 45-60). The last bit should be done by next weekend. Brother...there are a lot of pics!!!!!!!!!
Any way, let's pick up where we left off....
Here's a close shot of the front of Dempsey's
![[Image: mE4Ho8.jpg]](https://i.vgy.me/mE4Ho8.jpg)
I did get the gravel and some weeds down....so this structure is complete
![[Image: iL0ek1.jpg]](https://i.vgy.me/iL0ek1.jpg)
This is the last empty area (between the yard on the right and Matthey's on the left)
![[Image: Q1V1mg.jpg]](https://i.vgy.me/Q1V1mg.jpg)
![[Image: Qh1ykh.jpg]](https://i.vgy.me/Qh1ykh.jpg)
I know I can have fencing extending from the yard along the back drop, but other than that, I am unsure as to what to do next. Perhaps some trees with photos of bldgs behind them? Or perhaps a really flat back drop bldg? Let me know if you have any ideas. In the meantime I will be looking for prototypical locations to get some ideas.
Take care!
It has been about 3-1/2 years since I posted any progress on this layout. There is a good reason for that....there hasn't been any!
I really found it hard to continue working on this layout when my heart is really into continuous running. I like to set the train in motion, watch it move through the scenery, and then work on structures or rolling stock as I hear the train rolling. It relaxes me and I have fun doing that. Now here is the weird part....Every so often (like once a year) I take a good look at the layout and it seems like somebody else did this. I was looking at the layout again a couple of weeks ago and was struck by the amount of work that went into this and also realized that it was nearly complete. There is one section left that is in an unfinished state & I got an urge to finish it. I am getting very close to a place in my life that I can probably reclaim the family room and begin a new layout that will feature continuous running, but before that, I want to finish this layout.
I was looking at this thread and all of my pictures were lost in the "great Photo Bucket purge". Without pictures this thread is totally useless, so I asked Mikey if I could at least try and restore the pictures, so he let me have permission to edit this very old thread. I have managed to restore over half of the pages (1-25 & 45-60). The last bit should be done by next weekend. Brother...there are a lot of pics!!!!!!!!!
Any way, let's pick up where we left off....
Here's a close shot of the front of Dempsey's
I did get the gravel and some weeds down....so this structure is complete
This is the last empty area (between the yard on the right and Matthey's on the left)
I know I can have fencing extending from the yard along the back drop, but other than that, I am unsure as to what to do next. Perhaps some trees with photos of bldgs behind them? Or perhaps a really flat back drop bldg? Let me know if you have any ideas. In the meantime I will be looking for prototypical locations to get some ideas.
Take care!
Steve