Well there has been a lot of water under the bridge since I last posted here.
Made a major move from Seattle to West Virginia! Been here 6 years and am still experiencing culture shock.
Don't have room to get back into O scale, so I have decide to start over in Ho scale.
Anyhow, I loved the mountains and all the green in the Northwest, so, I am going to continue that into my new layout?
First I have never built an Ho scale tree. I have scratchbuilt every tree in O scale.
Here is a photo of my first ever Ho scale conifer.

Started this two days ago.

Whew! Tough stuff.

This is not a tree you would cover your whole layout with.
Too intense.

Thanks
Dave


I am not having anymore birthdays. The candles have started costing to much.

O, nevermind my last post, I just figured it out. Do I feel dumb.

These are scratchbuilt, with a jig I designed and built.

I have constructed 30 signals of brass and copper. Some dual interlocks.

Dave

What size ledd's. Are in your signals. I use 1.6mm bi-color in mine
Would love to post a pic of my ho scale search lights but, the thread won't let me.

Dave

Yesss, I wholeheartedly agree on the wiring. If I never got a single piece of scenery, buildings, etc.,
Track, wiring and electronics being played with, I would be like a pig in slop😄 love the electronics!!!

Dave

I am not having any more birthdays. The candles are costing too much!

Well Bernd

I have PCB Express in my comp..
It is what I have used to design the boards.
I do not use the sch. Part.
I just use the circuit design files.
I would give you a screen shot of a board design, but the forum does not always seem to give me the ability

Dave

Lolol...how on earth did end up with three of me?
I won't need to put my handle up for two more posts!

Thanks everyone who has commented on my sanding facility.
Everything you see is scratch built with exception of the building proper. That was a kit of a section house, that I heavily modified, or, bashed.

The tower is made of wood, plastic, brass and aluminum.

The roof on the building is etched aluminum. Then colored out with powders.

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As can be seen, I still have a lot of repairs to be made. Missing door, window, two missing bin rods, nbw's.
This is the backside of the sand house.
Moving is very hard on things like this.


Dave

Thanks Ric, Jerry and Phillip!

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Thanks Phillip and Jerry!

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Thanks Larry!

Dave

The staircase supports and the main roof and side port rood were damaged on this structure. Sorry I have no pics of actual damage. Just after repairs.

Dave

Mmmmmm, trying to add pics, but can't seem to.

Help!!

Dave

Well, it is truly amazing what a pic shows what still needs to be done!

Dave

Had to make major repairs. When I moved here (6 yrs ago), petty much everything was damaged.
Also added lighting.
This is also to see if I can upload files.

Dave, Dacs, etc