Boyd’s been back in touch with more of his stunning HO scale scenery:
“Hello Al,
I’m attaching a few pictures of the progress made over the winter.
As usual, I did not get as much accomplished as planned, partially because of other projects that seem to pop up and demand my time, and partially because my trial-and-error approach quite often veers in the direction of error.
In any event, it’s always a learning experience, and all great fun.
A couple of the pics may be repeats of earlier submissions, but I made a few changes, and started with a pic of the quarry area and worked down the mountain from there.
For those who did not see the earlier posts, this is HO scale, benchwork is roughly 12×15 feet, and operated with NCE DCC system.
There will eventually be an area dedicated to each of the grandkids, you will 3 of them in this group of pics.
One grandson presented me with a picture of me and him working on a scene, it proudly hangs in the train room.
Here is the scene he worked on, you can see where his interests lie..
Overview of the layout
Quarry area
HO scale scenery:
Local resident
Logging camp, finally got the skidder built
Another local resident
Tunnel exit
Mountain cabin
Mountain cabin up close
Bridge
Mila’s mountain
Leo’s lookout
Bennett’s brook
Waterfalls
Success!!!
Well, that’s it for now, Summer activities and travel will limit my time to do much more until the late Fall. Take care, and thanks for your support for the hobby.
Boyd”
A huge, big, thank you to Boyd for sharing his stunning HO scale scenery.
If you missed his last two posts, they really are worth looking at:
Boyd’s post is also a wonderful reminder about the important things in this hobby: family and having fun.
I do love the layouts that have stores or places named after friends and family. It’s a really nice touch.
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.
love the logging area. also you always have to have a moose in the road, its a requirement. really nice terrain.
Very skilled high quality work. An inspiration to the rest of us.
i like it very good
That is amazing , blows me away to see such realistic scenes … don’t know how you do it . Really superb craftsmanship and detail . Truly a talent .
Boyd
What a sweet layout and nothing better than a narrative involving the kids & what you do. Cant have a modern day train layout without a T Rex biting off some ones head. That means the grandkids are involved. Awesome.
Great modeling and hope to hear a lot of you soon.
Big Al
Amazing! You keep rounding up talent like a Pied Piper.
Muchos Gracias.
Hey Boyd, I love the scenery. I think that’s what makes a routine layout a great layout. Well done. I’m curious where you got the Sasquatch. I have a Sasquatch on my HO layout, but it’s not a very good one. The other one that I found on line similar to yours was a female with 38” DD’s! LOL. Not exactly what I was looking for. Great job on the mountain too!
Another stunning layout to start my day off with. Thank you, Al, and Happy Easter to Everyone!
Kirk in Tacoma
WOW! The craftsmanship on this is first rate!
Fabulous scenery Boyd!! Makes the layout shine!! Never met a moose I didn’t like!!
Bob from NYC
I haven’t been involved in model railroading for many years. I’d like to know what NCE and DCC systems are and how they operate.
A very nice layout with a lot of awesome scenery. I love the logging area, well done. I also like your water scenes.
Great ho layout ..well done…I model in o scale I wish I had a large. Space to build a bigger o scale…
Very nice work! Love the moose.
Thanks for the comments folks.
Ken, go to Etsy.com and search for ColorScaleModels, I’m pretty sure that’s where I got the Sasquatch. Like everything else, prices have gone up since I purchased 2 or 3 years ago.
George, I really can’t do the topic justice, but in a nutshell, if you have used DC in the past, it controls the power to the track, so by adjusting power level and polarity you control the speed and direction of the train. Digital Command Control, DCC, supplies a constant voltage to the track, and you send signals to each individual loco via decoders inside them to control direction, speed, bells, horns, etc. There are many articles on line or books that will do a much better job than I at filling in the details. NCE is simply the name of the manufacturer of the equipment I use.
Nicely done! Balance was great. Details were excellent! Good job!!👍
Realism makes a layout stand out and you have raised the bar. The more i look, the more I see. Great job, and glad your Grandson is involved.
Roger in Kansas
There are so many great layouts on this blog and I enjoy them all, but for some reason Boyd’s is the one that speaks to me the most. I am really impressed with his scenery and attention detail. Especially the whimsical ones. Boyd is an inspiration.