Ben’s been in touch with his model train diorama – what a great use of ‘spare parts’.
“Hi Al!
I had an old crusty locomotive and I didn’t know what to do with it. So I came up with an idea for a train diorama.
I weathered it a little although nature already did some of its own.
I bought the base at a hobby store. I printed out scenery for the background.
Thought I would share it with you and your subscribers. I call it “The End of the Line”. The title made sense since it’s an abandoned locomotive.
I really enjoy your emails!
Ben from Southern California”
“Hi Al,
I have enjoyed seeing others layouts from your emails for years. I have just complete my two level O-scale layout taking about 3 years on and off.
My layout is not a single place and time but more so a collection of memories or places/buildings I really liked.
Over the past three 3 years I have acquired road names engines and rolling stock the ran through Saint Louis, Missouri USA.
Thanks,
Jim”
“Hi Al,
Thank you to all your readers and to you for sharing good ideas.
I saw your recent post from Roberto with recycled tracks rails as a cargo for his wagons. Attached are some photos of my use for the spare sleepers. I made coal bunkers with the redundant sleepers and coal from the foam that protected my last computer. Coal in the trucks is random lumps off the sole of old flip-flops (thongs in Australia)
Best wishes to you and all your readers
Andrew
Andrew”
A big thanks to Ben, Jim and Andrew.
That’s all for today folks.
Please do keep ’em coming it’s getting a bit thin on the ground this end again.
Lastly, if today’s posts have got your creative juices flowing, don’t forget the Beginner’s Guide is here.
Best
Al
PS Latest ebay cheat sheet is here.
Yes indeedy, the diorama is almost a dead ringer for what’s left of the Rangely Lakes & Sandy River RR. When I used to go up to the Navy SERE School I would spend much time exploring the abandoned towns and trails still standing from the Maine lumber industry of yesteryear. History on that can be found easily on internet…
Regards, Rich
Very Nice Ben ! Good Job.
Nice diorama of end of line Ben …Jim you have made a nice job of that layout from memories of places ….Andrew your coal stores look ace ..Dangerous Dave
Ben
If your layout is anything like your diorama then Wow!
Jim
Big scales make for better visuals. Really liked your layout.
Andrew
Nice
Love to see HD three rail in use
I am not a fan of dioramas but I have to admit that his is pretty neat.
I’m doing something similar with my N Scale Switching Layout. I had so many things here and there, stored away etc and turns out I had enough to build a second layout.
Ben, what a great idea for a diorama. Thank you for sharing.
Jim, that is a nice “0” gauge layout. What is the size of your layout?
Andrew, that is a nice coal bunker build and a nice 027 scene.
Ben, I am absolutely enamored with train dioramas and yours is perfect in my “humbled” opinion. I have a few I purchased on eBay a few years ago but your’s is really great. Maybe in the future, I’ll make a stab at doing one of my own. We all have rolling stock that are not perfect so this is a great use for them. If you do make anymore of these, please share.
well done, love the lighting of the town & all that it entails
Love the “End of the Line”
very good diorama. gotta like it.
This guy did a fantastic job with his model but what I didn’t like was the backdrop….
I need to connect with someone who is really savy at backdrops…. I have a few projects in the queue that need authentic backdrops.. Ben, you do splendid work!