Some may notice some things not quite correct to scale or to the period but I am just using what I have and having some fun with it.
For instance My daughter thought I should include a DeLorean.
I first dismissed the Idea but some friends thought it was a good and fun Idea so there it sets in the barn.
I also Included some Hollywood Legends Like, The outlaw josey wales, Rooster Cogburn from True Grit. The Man with No Name from Clint Eastwoods Spegetti westerns and Zorro.
We Have the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and Wild Bill too.
Frank”
Just love Frank’s layout. He must have the patience of a saint.
If you missed Arnie’s incredible video last time, it’s here.
And here are the answers to your questions on it.
A big thanks to Arnie!
“Hi Al,
Many thanks to you Al and all the many readers for their continued, highly supportive comments and feedback. If I may, I would like to briefly address some questions often asked of me:
• The layout is rectangular and measures 8 feet by 5 feet (I am attaching several photos of the entire layout from several angles to more clearly give you the actual size perspective.)
• It took about 2 years to build, but additions and modifications continued over the past decade till the present.
• No. I don’t live in the Susquehanna River Valley (SRV) region (I live on Staten Island in New York City). But I chose to roughly model the SRV after coming across a layout plan years ago. I then juxtaposed crude or fanciful representations of actual locales (e.g., Susquehanna, Susquehanna River, Starrucca and its Viaduct). However, these locations do not exist in the real world in physical proximity to each other as may be implied on the layout.
• Scenery was predominantly created using a multitude of Woodland Scenics products (from rock molds to turf/ground cover to water simulation…)
• And an appreciable amount of extruded home insulation foam was carved and used to form the various elevations on the layout and for underlying support for track and rock faces. Rock faces attain a realistic appearance by applying various shades of stains and acrylic paint washes.
By the way, none of my techniques is a deeply guarded secret. I would be happy to share and provide anyone with How-To-Do instructions on any area of interest stimulated by my layout videos.
And as many continually ask for more videos, I recommend going to my Youtube channel (privprac48) where many of my videos are available for viewing.
Thanks to all again,
Arnie”
“Hi Al , have been on holiday up in Scotland , now returned and showing off my class 3 Loco won in a draw , I show how to fit the dcc decoder , and then some beautiful coaches I have bought to match up with the class 31 that I purchased earlier.
Yes, it’s a little longer than most, but very much worth making the time for.
It’s a thoroughly enjoyable 22 minutes, I promise:
“Hi Al,
It’s been a while since my last contact and submission to you. However, I just completed a new video I thought I would share with you and the readers.
It’s entitled, “Life on the SV&S – Past and Present.”
It’s a sort of fictional historic perspective of the Susquehanna Valley on my N scale layout; the locale, its people, scenery, wildlife and the trains that have traveled the region from the steam era to the present.
I apologize that it’s significantly longer than my previous videos.
I composed it of ten small segments, but decided to put it all into one comprehensive video in order not to lose the sense of continuity I wanted to capture.
I hope you and the others will agree with my decision when you see it and I hope you enjoy it.
Thanks,
Arnie”
Hope you enjoyed it as much as me – it’s a stunning video.
