Superior & Seattle Railroad Build

[S&S RR]

John,

I'm not sure the iPhone makes any difference. I think the cropping and adjusting the photos give you the light/dark look of the dry brushing you desire. That being said, I'm not a professional photographer either. And, I still refuse to carry a cell phone.


Tom

Tom


I have had a cell phone since they came in a suitcase ( I had to with my job) - we called them bag phones - so I'm use to it.  The nice thing about taking pictures with my iPhone is that I don't do any adjusting of the photos just click and post. It is just that sometimes my eyes don't agree with it.  It tends to intensify colors. At least to my eye. 

[Mark Dalrymple]

Looking good, John.  Brambell's has a pretty cool decretive cornice.

Cheers, Mark.

[S&S RR]

Looking good, John.  Brambell's has a pretty cool decretive cornice.

Cheers, Mark.

Thanks Mark - George did do a great job with the castings in this kit.

[Vilius]

John,

You may have posted it somewhere but I am too lazy to find . What is the story behind your layout? When it comes to railroad history my knowledge of it is close to zero so I apologize if I am wrong but it seems there was no Superior & Seattle RR in reality (at least Google couldn't find anything). Just curious...

Vilius

[S&S RR]

John,

You may have posted it somewhere but I am too lazy to find . What is the story behind your layout? When it comes to railroad history my knowledge of it is close to zero so I apologize if I am wrong but it seems there was no Superior & Seattle RR in reality (at least Google couldn't find anything). Just curious...

Vilius

Vilius


Thanks for following along and your interest in my project.

The S&S (Superior & Seattle) Railroad is a freelance layout which runs from "Superior" Lake Superior region of Michigan to "Seattle" Pacific Northwest. It can best be described as a mountain railroad with selective compression used between the major mountain ranges along the route. It's my railroad and I like mountain scenery. The equipment is leased from the other railroads in the area – namely Great Northern and Northern Pacific.  The Superior part of the Layout will be models of the Copper mines and mining towns that were once in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  This area is of interest because I went to college at Michigan Technological University which is in the center of this region. There will also be a narrow gauge RR - a branch line of the S&S that is yet to be named.   

[Vilius]

John,

Fair enough. What is your era? Thanks.

Vilius

[S&S RR]

John,

Fair enough. What is your era? Thanks.

Vilius

Late 1940's.  This date was chosen because it allows me to model the copper mines before they started coming down.  The last real copper mining in the UP was during WWII.

[S&S RR]

Here is the latest progress photograph of the Brambell's build.  Added the stairs and roofing on the shed and more details. I decided to make my Brambell's look like it was updated and maintained after the war with a new roof etc. There will be plenty of areas on the layout to go for the completely run down look of the depression era. 

[Mark Dalrymple]

Beautiful, John!  I really like that green.

Cheers, Mark.

[S&S RR]

Beautiful, John!  I really like that green.

Cheers, Mark.

Thanks Mark


Tomorrow, I will start the deck that goes around the opposite side of the warehouse.

[S&S RR]

Started adding the front porch today. Also, stained the strip wood for the loading dock that raps around the front and side of the warehouse.

[ACL1504]

John,

The dock looks great.

Tom

[cuse]

Great job John. I love the bright color but weathered down look very much, especially with such an interesting and diverse structure. Fantastic!


John

[S&S RR]

John and Tom


Thanks for the kind words and for stopping by the thread. I plan on spending lots of hours working on the layout the next few months. I hope to have lots of progress pictures to post along the way.

[ak-milw]

The stone work makes the whole building stand out.