Dean’s been busy on his layout as you’ll see – his last post is here.
“Al,
here’s the latest video in my construction series.
This one covers building a lake and river scene.
Dean”
Latest ebay cheat sheet is here (Really hots up at this time of year).
And I’m pleased to say I’ve finally pulled my finger out, and the Beginner’s Guide now has a paypal option.
That’s all this time. Thanks to Dean.
Keep ’em coming.
Best
Al
John’s been back in touch again with his HO scale trestle (his last post is here).
“Al,
The bridge module is ready for scenery, trees, dirt and water. Bridges came out pretty good so far, I’ll be going back for “super-detailing” like power lines, safety platforms, tunnel liners, and signals for the tunnels.
Probably not going to be able to get back to this for a while, as I’m traveling again starting tomorrow, and am teaching some Transit people how to troubleshoot a new train-control system.
John”
Whenever I see a HO scale trestle bridge, I’m always reminded of Dan’s post:
Now on to Jack (his last post is here).
“Hi Al,
In my last post I was working on my backdrop. I finally finished it.
Since the one side is 8’ long I had a lot of space to fill. I made hills to cover the roads as they curved off into the distance. I toyed with adding a golf course and cut tee boxes, fairways and greens from green paper, but didn’t like it. I then decided on fields.
I had already applied green turf, so I masked off the fields and covered with earth turf. Using a straightedge and small screwdriver I etched lines to represent rows, which exposed some of the green beneath. I sprayed the area with scenic cement to set it.
I added a building and trees, larger in the foreground and getting smaller towards the background. Attached are photos of the work in progress and a video of the finished product.
I also added a switch at the right front and one in the tunnel for future expansion.
Jack”
A big thanks to Jack and to John for sharing his HO scale trestle.
It just goes to show, a layout is never finished – there’s always something to do, or some little tweak that slow gnaws away at you until you decide it’s time.
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.
John’s been in touch again, with an update on his model trestle train bridge.
(his last post is here if you want to get up to speed).
“Al,
The bridge module is ready for scenery, trees, dirt and water.
Bridges came out pretty good so far, I’ll be going back for “super-detailing” like power lines, safety platforms, tunnel liners, and signals for the tunnels.
Probably not going to be able to get back to this for a while, as I’m traveling again starting tomorrow, and am teaching some Transit people how to troubleshoot a new train-control system.
John”
John’s contributed a lot to the site over the years, if you scroll back through his posts it’s a joy to see his layout come to life over the months.
And he’s really nailed it with the bridges – they look fantastic. His post today reminded me of John’s pics: John’s trestle bridge pics.
Now on to Hall of Famer, Dangerous Dave.
His layout is constantly evolving – it just goes to show, a layout is never really finished:
“Hi Al , just uploaded this video… I did say I was going to make a few changes, well here we are, doing a bit more than intended, but now giving me more platform area, a loop track around the Station area, and a smoother run with the curved areas, few tips here on using track spacers, filling in track joints, and maybe a few more on Laying track…
Regards
Dave”
Latest ebay cheat sheet is here
A huge thanks to Dave and to John for sharing his model trestle train bridge update – stunning stuff.
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.
