Ned’s been back in touch with an update on his O gauge scenery and track:
“Alastair,
Two years and 3 months ago I started my O-Gauge layout. Most of the major construction is complete.
Now it is time to add the details and clutter that enhances realism and tells the story.
The model is primarily a representation of Milwaukee Road in North Idaho. My original intention was to model the Avery, Idaho Milwaukee Road exchange where they shifted from electric to Steam or Diesel.
I determined early on that my 24 ft x 14 ft train room was insufficient to accurately model Avery in O-Gauge. I settled for a representation of the North Idaho railways.
As I explained in previous submissions, the time period is 1930 – 1960, the season is all of them – Winter through Fall counterclockwise. The trains are an eclectic mix of road names based on what I found and purchased in the years before I settled on Milwaukee Road.
Although no model is ever complete, it is close. I have a couple of buildings to construct so I can try my hand at putting model kits together.
So far, it has been an enjoyable learning experience for my first attempt at all the modeling techniques.
Enjoy!
Ned”
A huge big thanks to Ned for sharing the latest on his O gauge scenery.
I remember his very forst post because of his back drop: Paint model train backdrop.
Ned’s layout reminded me of Peter’s because of the kits and scenery: O scale building kits.
That’s all for this time folks.
Please do keep ’em coming.
And if today is the day you press the fun button and get started, the Beginner’s Guide is here.
Best
Al
PS More HO scale train layouts here if that’s your thing.
Most awesome ! Really great scenes and overall a really nice layout . Some unique characters , gotta love the old man with the shotgun and jug of hooch not to mention the yellow sweater on granny . Too cool .
Thanks for sharing
Fantastic! I very seldom comment but Ned, you hit it out of the park. I personally love O scale and have an AF layout. You will inspire me to do more as my layout is very simple on the scenery side.
Well done!
Ken, Wisconsin
One of the beauties of “O” scale is the amount of fine detail one can accomplish. As someone who has chosen “N” because of space constraints, I am envious. That said, Ned you have a magnificent layout. Thank you for showing us and inspiring others to try to achieve what you have done. (sigh) Of course, another advantage of three rail is not having to worry about reverse loops, but in all the layouts I have seen on this blog, none of the third rail, in my respectful opinion, detracts from the beauty of the layout.
Frank Fleury
Surrey, BC, Canada
Ned, I’m usually not a fan of O27 train layouts, but I have to make an exception in your case. The detailed scenes and structures are amazing! Also, thanks for the overview photo so we can see how it all fits together. Beautiful work throughout! Thanks for sharing. Loved the video! What is the railcar with side rods shown in the video?
Thank you for the comments. It has been a great journey creating this layout. The video shows a Milwaukee Road FF-1 Electric Locomotive. The model was created by MTH and is one of my best runners.
Thank you to Alastair for hosting this sight. I enjoy the postings showing the creativity of all you modelers.