Model railroad layouts plans

“Hi Al,

here is a photo of my LMS Jubilee 4-6-0 Australia.

I weathered it using the water I used for cleaning my water based paints.

I made the its livery dirty as it would have appeared just after nationalisation.

It would have been repainted in BR liverythe next time it went to the workshop.

Paul”

“Al, Every bodies tips have been very helpful.

We are building a layout of our own. Currently working on a mountain.

I used scrap plywood, screen ,spray foam ,spackle and some camouflage paint.

Trains will run on it and through it.

Thanks for your Emails I enjoy getting them,

Phil Lacy and Family”

“Hi,

I enjoy your website and daily tips tremendously.

I am developing an N-Scale U.S. Civil war era layout incorporating a river abutting a military loading dock facility.

In the past I’ve used clear resin to simulate ponds, streams, etc, but this is the first time I’ll be using water as a major element in the layout.

Please see the picture below, which I obtained from an online hobby shop. Can you or your readers offer any advice on how to recreate these realistic wave patterns using resin?

Jeff”

Can anyone help out Jeff?

That’s all for today folks.

Please do keep ’em coming.

And if you want to make that start – just like Jeff and all the others did – the Beginner’s Guide is here.

Best

Al

PS Latest ebay cheat sheet is here.

“Hi Al,

thank you for all your advice as to my layout lighting and all those who wrote in.

I appreciate it very much.

Hope you enjoy the pics.

regards

Alasdair Macdougall”

Great to see some pics where all the tips have been put to good use!

That’s all for today folks.

Please do keep ’em coming.

And seeing as everybody else is having all the fun, why not join them? The Beginner’s Guide is here.

Best

Al

PS Latest ebay cheat sheet is here.

“Al

I finished the structure for the removable sections of the upper and lower decks per fire codes to be able to access the breaker panel.

The sections will normally be removed and set in place only to run the train.

The track will be at the elevation as shown by the temporary bridge that will be attached to the removable section and come out with those sections.

I decided to take over more of the room so my layout will get much larger than originally planned. This should answer the concerns that the one gentleman had about the electrical panel.

I’m going to start the lower deck track layout and the actual bridge over the removable sections tomorrow.

This is the spray adhesive I used to attach the murals to the masonite hardboard.

It’s called repositionable because you can reposition the murals as many times as necessary to get the joints lined up correctly.

I applied the adhesive to the masonite.

The murals I purchased.

The upper deck mural is quite obviously taken in the UK but it was the only one that had 4 consecutive images available and my upper mural needed to be 40 ft long.

Regards,

Barry”

A big thanks to Barry. Can’t wait to see his progress!

That’s all for today folks.

Please do keep ’em coming.

And if that train itch is driving you mad, scratch it with the Beginner’s Guide.

Best

Al

PS Latest ebay cheat sheet is here.