Superior & Seattle Railroad Build

[S&S RR]

John, I really like the saw mill dio, I will have to be building one probably after the first of the year. I am still debating on a kit or scratchbuild.

Andy


If you can swing the $$ the kit with all the detail castings is the way to go with this one.  The structures can be scratch built but like any FSM kit the details is what really make the difference. This dio is Kit 170, 160, 180, and 125 all combined. I need to do some refreshing of the scenery etc before they are mounted on the layout but the kit itself has really withstood the test of time.

[ak-milw]

Thanks John, maybe I'll start saving for it.

[S&S RR]

Here is a picture of the area after the excavation crew finished their work on the mountain.  I will post some pictures with the structures I have completed and a track plan sketch later today.

[S&S RR]

The 1x6 is the base for the HOn3 wood trestle.  There will be a slight slope up to the track level and structures.

[S&S RR]

Here is another picture of the bench work opening before I started to add the structures.

[Mark Dalrymple]

Looking good, John.

Just thought I should post to let you know I am always following along on your layout build - even if I don't post.

Cheers, Mark.

[S&S RR]

Looking good, John.

Just thought I should post to let you know I am always following along on your layout build - even if I don't post.

Cheers, Mark.

Hi Mark


Thanks for stopping by the thread and for posting.  It's good to know that people are finding the thread worth their time. It takes some time away from working on the layout to take and post the pictures and it's good to know it's time well spent.

[S&S RR]

So at this point it's time to start placing the structures and making sure that my track plan in this area will work. The plan is to have a passing siding in this area with sidings to service the saw mill, the sand house, the locomotive service facility (a Sierra West Kit), the donkey repair kit (another Sierra West Kit), and a final TBD structure which will be in the back behind the locomotive service shop. One options I'm considering for this location is the Cartwright Machine shop (a FSM kit).

[S&S RR]

Here are a couple of pictures of Sierra West kits planned for the foreground in this scene (the pictures are from the Sierra West website).  The white template laying on the benchwork is the plan view layout template from Brett's kit.  These templates are great for structure placement on a layout.  Brett if you read this your templates are great.   

[S&S RR]

This is going to be a great spot for these super detailed kits because they will be displayed at eye level for the viewer with the mountains in the background.

[S&S RR]

The two tunnels in the mountain will have wood portals and a rock slide shed to protect the trains.  The tunnel on the right will be the mainline and the tunnel on left will be filled and not used.

[S&S RR]

Here are a couple of pictures with the saw mill and sand house in place to start to give you a feel for how the scene will look.

[S&S RR]

The wood trestle for the HOn3 line will be in the background in this scene and add to the depth.

[jimmillho]

Looking good, John.

Just thought I should post to let you know I am always following along on your layout build - even if I don't post.

Cheers, Mark.

Count me in on this statement.  I have been following your thread for all 147 pages.  Even if I don't say much, I really enjoy seeing your layout and all the work you do.

Jim

[S&S RR]

Looking good, John.

Just thought I should post to let you know I am always following along on your layout build - even if I don't post.

Cheers, Mark.

Count me in on this statement.  I have been following your thread for all 147 pages.  Even if I don't say much, I really enjoy seeing your layout and all the work you do.

Jim

Jim


Thanks for the kind words and for following along on my layout build journey.