Superior & Seattle Railroad Build

[S&S RR]

For me, to many kits and not enough time.

Tom

Tom

This sounds like the definition of model railroading - always time and or space constrained.

[S&S RR]

John.....e-mail me your telephone number, I have an idea I have been kicking around, which ties into this recent discussion, that I want to run by you.   demayoind@aol.com 

Oh, crap - when li'l Gregory starts kickin' ideas around, watch out for a grandiose scheme!!
He's probly wants to organize a mass sale of craftsman kits for $14.95, and makin' up the difference
in volume!! 
No matter, I'll be sittin' on the buyers list!

David

Keep an eye on Gregory - he has a real good idea he's working on.

[S&S RR]

Well today we spent a full day working on the layout.  Wayne Olson was over and we spent part of the day doing ballast and then the afternoon was spent planting trees in a new area.  This area is going to be the home of a logging operation so the trees we were planting today are going to be the start of a large forested area with a logging operation just moving into the area. Here is a picture of the area at the start of the day.  The pink foam is in place to get an idea of how I wanted to change the area to make room for a larger forest area.

[S&S RR]

In this picture I have added the ground cover - I used Scenic Express - Conifer Floor blend - I'm very happy with the way it looks. I added a 5 gallon bucket of the stuff to my order list if that tells you what I think of it.  I also made some track work changes while I was in the area.

[S&S RR]

And finally for tonight, here are a few shots showing the progress we made.

[S&S RR]

The process we are using is a lot like hanging a picture for the boss.  I spent the day on the mountain side and Wayne was my eyes on the ground telling me where to place the tree.  Here are a couple pictures of me reversing the process and letting Wayne plant a tree.





A little more to the left Wayne.  No your other left.  We are having fun now!

[S&S RR]

I will get the SLR out when we get this mountain finished.  My Iphone does not like the florescent lights and doesn't get the colors just right to my eye.

[gnatshop]

The Ledbetters like them woods, but they're still not tellin' where their still is hid
in there!! 

[ACL1504]

John,

The trees and ground cover really bring it all together. Looking most excellent my friend, very well done indeed.

Tom

[S&S RR]

The Ledbetters like them woods, but they're still not tellin' where their still is hid
in there!! 

We will keep that bit of information between us.

[S&S RR]

John,

The trees and ground cover really bring it all together. Looking most excellent my friend, very well done indeed.

Tom

Tom

Thanks for the kind words - I'm real happy with the way the scenery is turning out - as you know there is a long time between bench work and trees on the mountain.

[EricQuebec]

John, I like your layout, each time  I see pictures of it, I'm always impressed by your rock work.
Eric QUébec

[S&S RR]

John, I like your layout, each time  I see pictures of it, I'm always impressed by your rock work.
Eric QUébec

Eric

Thanks - it's starting to come together.

[Janbouli]

Great scenery John , the only thing that comes to mind , is what you could have done in N-scale with that kind of scenery. 

[S&S RR]

Great scenery John , the only thing that comes to mind , is what you could have done in N-scale with that kind of scenery. 

Janbouli

Thanks for the kind words - I have nothing against N scale,  but I love the details. I had perfect vision - in fact the doctor use to tell me I had top 1% percentile vision when I was in my 30's and 40's - then the 50's came along.  I have reached the age where seeing the detail in N scale is a struggle.   I will never change from HO and HOn3 but if I did it would probably be to O scale because of my eye sight.  If I could only spend the time I use trying to find my glasses  - working on the layout.