Model railroad layouts plans

Peter’s been back in touch again with his O scale tunnel portal.

(His last post is here.)

“There was a couple of pics I wanted to show as the tunnel loops around and the standard gauge goes under the narrow gauge, to show the rock wall past the tunnel.

Cool products 25″ long made of latex and easy to work with. I needed to span 50 inches and two pieces of the rock walls fit perfectly.

It comes in a grey primed color and I simply painted the 4 or five acrylic colors to make the rock stand out. Begins with India ink wash to fill the cracks, then basic earth color, yellow ochre next, a smattering of burnt umber, then pale white hi-lites.

These will make things complete for a bit, until I move along and finish the narrow gauge against the back wall under the mural.

Thx again, Peter T.”

And Cassio has been in touch again (his last post is at the bottom of this one).

He’s still a man of few words, but his video does a great job of showing how a layout comes to life, bit by bit:

Latest ebay cheat sheet is here.

A big thanks to Cassio and to Peter for sharing his O scale tunnel portal.

That’s all this time folks. Please do keep ’em coming, it’s getting a bit thin on the ground this end.

And please don’t forget the Beginner’s Guide is here if you want to make that start.

Best

Al

Peter’s added to the collection of Large o scale train layouts on the blog:

He’s sent in a load pics – from the start of his layout to the present.

But rather than re-publish them, I thought I’d link to all his posts.

“Hope all is well with you. I’m sending you some emails with layout succession progress, including a mural painted on the back wall behind the narrow gauge for me by two artists; Tula Reay and Ali Corser.

So, in essence, from humble beginnings to present. The pictures are numbered and I didn’t go into any ‘how to’s’ because of length, but anyone can contact me of course.

I hope these get to you ok, thx much for posting in advance.

Peter Theodore in Virginia.”

Peter starts his O scale

Peter’s update

Peter starts on his scenery

Peter adds a video

Even more from Pete and his O scale

Peter adds a roundhouse

Peter adds a vid of his roundhouse

Pete gives his engine a paint job

Peter finishes his tunnel

Stunning stuff from Pete. There’s quite a collection of large O scale train layouts on the site now, but Peter’s really does stand out in my eyes.

It’s only when you go through all his posts you see just how much work he’s put in to his layout.

Doesn’t it look fab though? It’s an inspiring layout.

Hope you enjoyed Peter’s latest pics as much as I did.

That’s all for today folks.

Please do keep ’em coming.

And if today is the day you get started on your layout, the Beginner’s Guide is here.

Best

Al

PS Latest ebay cheat sheet is here.

John’s been back in touch – he’s been busy adding to his HO scale mining structures:

“Hi Alastair,

The maintenance module from my last post is in place on the layout, and the back-drop is painted and in place. Wiring is well underway on the mine end of the layout and the control panel is in place.

The scene is a long string of empty hoppers is being backed around to the tipple for filling. Mine dump trucks are moving product, and the maintenance shop is…well…maintaining.

I added a closeup of the old mine shed as I’ve been working on “super-detailing” that section of the scene.

Take care, next update may be awhile as the wiring will be most of the next work.

John from Baltimore”

A huge thanks to John for sharing his HO scale mining structures – stunning stuff. Can’t wait to see how he talks us through the wiring.

If you missed John’s previous posts, they are here.

That’s all for today folks.

Please do keep ’em coming.

And if today is the day you get started on your layout, the Beginner’s Guide is here.

Best

Al

PS Latest ebay cheat sheet is here.

PPS More HO scale train layouts here if that’s your thing.