The Atlantic and Southern Build, Part 1

[BandOGuy]

Un-freaking believable!
Look out Mother Nature, there's a new player in town!

[Zephyrus52246]

I'll second that.  I gotta get me some of that! 


Jeff

[ACL1504]

Un-freaking believable!
Look out Mother Nature, there's a new player in town!

Chip,

Thanks for stopping by. Mother Nature and Joey Ricard, what a dynamic duo. Of course, let's not forget Mrs. J. Ricard.

Tom

[ACL1504]

I'll second that.  I gotta get me some of that! 


Jeff

Jeff,

Thanks for the support. Go get you some, the backdrops are almost 3D with being 3D!

Tom

[Janbouli]

Beautiful backdrops Tom, they add so much to the layout.

[ACL1504]

Beautiful backdrops Tom, they add so much to the layout.

Jan,

Thanks for the kind words, I only installed them. Joey Ricard made them. It really give the layout a much better look and I can't wait to get started on the supporting scenery.

Tom

[PaulS]

Tom you must be very pleased with how this is coming out (including the nice save !!) and how much depth this is added to the layout already ...   Awesome stuff !!
And cudos to Joey for his artwork on pulling these together for you.
Have fun,
--Paul

[jimmillho]

Awesome.........Just one concern----Are you going to do a Subway background on the lower level for us vertically challenged people ?

Jim

[Twist67]

Tom,
that is looking freaking awesome. A total new look for the layout.

Regards,Chris

[ACL1504]

Tom you must be very pleased with how this is coming out (including the nice save !!) and how much depth this is added to the layout already ...   Awesome stuff !!
And cudos to Joey for his artwork on pulling these together for you.
Have fun,
--Paul

Paul,

I'm very pleased with the backdrops. Once the scenery is added and with some flats in front it will be wonderful.

Joey did a fantastic job on the photos. I very fortunate to have his work on the layout.

Thanks for checking in.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Awesome.........Just one concern----Are you going to do a Subway background on the lower level for us vertically challenged people ?

Jim

Jim,

Thanks for stopping by and for the support. To answer your question, NO, no subway on the lower level. Even for you vertically challenged folks. Wait, the subway idea may have some merit.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Tom,
that is looking freaking awesome. A total new look for the layout.

Regards,Chris

Chris,

Thanks for the kind words of support on the photo backdrops. They changed the entire look of the layout and trains.

Tom

[ACL1504]

This morning I started to play with some of the blue foam for a scenery base. I'll start in this corner.



I previously glued two 1" pieces together as I couldn't find any of the 2" pink foam. You may have seen this piece of foam from other shots of the layout. It also came off the old layout. I think I glued them together 3 years ago. Anyway, I cut it to fit this area.

I'm wanting a look of some elevated real estate in this corner. I'm planning on an old dirt road that goes up from the track and down in the distance. I'll have a ditch on each side with a dirt side road leading to one or two old houses on the hill.

I started by drawing the lines for the initial cut.



Continued in a few.

[ACL1504]

I cut out the road area and sanded the sides to see how it would possibly look.



I widened the road area by removing more of the foam.



When I started cutting and sanding the foam, I realized I would have been better off to have just glued the top piece on the bottom as added pieces.

More in a few.

[ACL1504]

Oh, do the cutting outside as it does create a bit of a mess.