The talented Dan has been back in touch with more pics of his HO model railroad mountain town:
Diamonds, even if in an industrial area, require a lot of maintenance.
Work gets interrupted, too.
Help is on the way.
There is a truck (bogie) repair place on the layout.
You need oil to make the place run.
On the oil dock.
Hard at work.
Break time at the Swift Meat works.
HO model railroad mountain town:
I have to explain to my urban friends what is going on here. Keeping the cow pens clean.
Section gang.
Bottling works.
Railway Express. The yellow part on the roof is a skylight so some light can enter the scene.
Getting the trunks ready for the train.
Moving the 300 pound blocks of ice for the reefers.
Gotta check the oil.
Another section gang’s work place.
Busy at the fueling racks.
HO model railroad mountain town:
In many Western American towns and universities put their names in high places. The town of Sharon Springs is getting a new sign. The sign is almost done. The letter “S” is being sent up. The pulley actually works!
Getting a new “speeder” for the railroad.
At the Goins Valley freight house.
I purposely do not weather much of mt layout. However, here is an example to show I know how to weather. These painters have been painting for over 25 years. Just a little slow.
Another guy taking a break at the stock pens.
The town of Almost is getting an addition to the station. The local coal mine has expanded and the station needed an expansion.
This is enough for now. I hope I haven’t overwhelmed you. I have a few more I can send.
Dan*”
A huge big thanks to Hall of Fame Dan for sharing more more pics of his HO model railroad mountain town.
I do love the scenes he creates with the people on his layout. He did a great post on adding people to your layout which is 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
PPS More HO scale train layouts here if that’s your thing.
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Excellent very nice . HO the way to go! Great photog.
The Critic
nice work. i really like all gauges.
great job i would like to see it run
Love the small scenes, They make a big difference. I have a friend with a multi-level N Scale Layout and during layout tours, he hands out a sheet for people to search for all the small scenes, some cleverly tucked away.
This is an outstanding layout. It has lots of interesting scenes. The figures are placed in an interesting and storytelling manner. It also captures the era to a T.
Rob
I really think the people staged within a layout is what sets a layout apart from others. Just love it! Great job Dan!
Very nice! I do like it when the Town and the areas around it come alive with figures in an ongoing action scene. The imagination takes off and can see the workers, characters, etc. come to life Excellent!
Dan You have scored a 4.0 in my book. 1 the story, 2 what, 3 the Real people, and 4 THE WOW!!!!
The little depot with the Spanish tile roof in the picture where they are moving trunks on the cart is very much the same style as the “new” 1929 UP depot in Marysville, Kansas. It is taller with larger widows, but the stucco, roof and trim are very similar. It is undergoing restoration, look it up!
Excellent work. I love the diversity of your mini world. Would it be possible to get an overhead view? It helps to put the scenes together in an overall unit.
Dan
Ditto to all the above Kudos.
You took a lot of time assembling this masterpiece and I thank you profusely. Please keep us mortals updated and keep that brilliant mind active with another scheme & background.
Big Al
The Wow factor just keeps going! Muchos Gracias
Stunning!
Awesome scenery pictures, looks very nice and I like the way you explained the scenes. Great job !!!!!!!
Excellent modeling and scenes! Job well done.
Unique detailing, VERY unique! Just needs some weathering to get a Straight A!
Nice. Your photos are amazing. The scenery is highly detailed and well done. You should be very proud of your modeling skills.
Jim AZ
I really enjoyed this, nothing more modern would be so interesting !
Nice work!!
Fantastic detail!!
Looks good, very impressive.
Great looking layout.
That’s very cool.
SUPERB detail!
Now this is what I call a full factual story and a great realistic layout !
GREAT JOB !!!
Like it that you have the concept of photographing at layout ground level.
Beautiful work
Easy to see why you are a hall of fame modeler . Great scenes and scenery , very nicely done . Gives great perspective of the overall theme . Thank you for sharing your work
awesome work, your pictures speak for themselves.
A real treat. Loved the scene choices and the staging. Inspiration for my own RR.
Outstanding railroad loads to look at and nice scenes. One and only critic is the thickness and size of the fencing in a couple of the pictures. Appreciate that they are stock pens but even so they could restrain rhinos or elephants
Note to fellow builders need to get your scale ruler out and see the actual scale size of the timbers you’re going to use. A lot of the plastic fencing is perhaps to scale height but is so thick that you could build a trestle bridge with the thickness of the timber runners. It maybe a pain to make your own fences but you will appreciate the difference it makes to your layout
Wonderful layout. Terrific work. People on a layout show reality and tell stories. Like the Swift Meat Packing detail. I went to college with David Swift. Great family. I hope you enjoy your layout for years to come.
Thank you.
What is there not to like here! Beautiful dioramas all connected. Very creative skylight and town sign.
The fencing for the pens is from a Campbell kit. ALL other wood on the layout is scale lumber. Including the addition to the station. The icing platform structure is also scale lumber.
Look for my trestle and that is all scale lumber and including scale bolts!
That’s an awesome layout great job!!!! Thank you for sharing your pics of your layout!! Chris- Michigan
well done