Superior & Seattle Railroad Build (Volume 2) Started 2/25/17

[S&S RR]

I spent most of the day doing some design and material purchasing work for a scratch build project that is a few years off yet.  I wanted to make sure I had what I needed from Monster Model Works to complete the project. Jimmy is selling his business and it's unclear if his wonderful brick and stone walls will be available in the future. It was a bit of a side track but needed to be done.

[Jerry]

John absolutely beautiful!!

Jerry

[S&S RR]

John absolutely beautiful!!

Jerry

Jerry


Thank you for the kind and inspiring words.

[postalkarl]

Hi John:

WOW!!!! now that is so cool. Can't wait to see more.

Karl

[S&S RR]

Hi John:

WOW!!!! now that is so cool. Can't wait to see more.

Karl

Karl


Thanks for the kind words and inspiration. I'm working on it now, just stopped in the forum while I have a cup of coffee. I'm building a crane for the scrap yard beside the Locomotive Works. You will recognize it as the crane from Sewall's.  Maybe, I will have something to take a progress picture of, this evening.

[S&S RR]

Tonight, a couple progress pictures. First, I've been working on a crane for the scrap yard of the Locomotive Works. While I was waiting for the glue to dry, I prepared the castings for the upcoming FSM Sewall's Foundry build.

[S&S RR]

FSM castings in the paint booth - a new build can't be far behind.





Edited this post 6/12/18 original post had the wrong picture. 

[S&S RR]

I have been spending the last few days switching between scenery work and putting the finishing touches on the Locomotive Works. I'm taking progress pictures as a go and will post them when I get time to process them. At this point we have a number of areas that are under construction.

[ACL1504]

John,

Lots of great stuff going on the S&S RR these days. You are the casting king for sure.

Tom

[S&S RR]

John,

Lots of great stuff going on the S&S RR these days. You are the casting king for sure.

Tom

Tom


Thanks for stopping by.  I have castings everywhere - waiting for final paint and weathering.  It is all about the details.

[S&S RR]

Update: My layout time has been coming in a couple hours here and a couple hours there the last few weeks - lots of summer time activities. I have been working on the scenery and details around the builds from last winter that are now mounted on the layout. I have also been working on the design and plans for future builds in my travels. Photographs to follow - in a few weeks. It's summer time.

[S&S RR]

Checking in to see if the thread is still here after the "database error".  Seems to be all here.

[S&S RR]

Update: The past few weeks have found me enjoying the summer weather with family and friends.  My layout time has been limited to a few hours here and there.  I have decided to do a side project and add drawers to my workbench to hold all the scratch building supples I have stored in boxes under the layout. It's a great summer time project when I don't have long periods of time to work on the layout. I'll take some pictures when I have it completed.

[ACL1504]

John,

Sometimes it's just good to take a break and one with the family is the best kind.

Looking forward to your updates.

Tom

[S&S RR]

John,

Sometimes it's just good to take a break and one with the family is the best kind.

Looking forward to your updates.

Tom

Tom


Thanks for stopping by - yes time with the family is very important. My Grandson and I took a 6 mile walk along the lake shore this morning.