Pittsburgh and West Virginia and Union RR update

[Mark Dalrymple]

Some beautiful work, Tom.

Most realistic.

Cheers, Mark.

[GPdemayo]

Love the update Tom.....great scenery work and mine scene.    Keep the photos coming. 

[postalkarl]

Hey Tom:

Love what you did with that scratchbuild. Beautiful job.

Karl

[Dennis Bourey]

Tom, That's a Beautiful Scratch build. Dennis

[tom.boyd.125]

Tom,
Very nice layout and structures !
Like the era you choose to model.
Tommy

[TomW]

Avella Pa. House scratch built station scratch built backdrop photoshopped in.

[TomW]

West End of the P&WV , Tower by FOS. The branch line to Mifflin and Clairton take off at the tower. The main line goes to Connellsville.

[TomW]

Clairton interchange yard with the Union RR. I photoshopped in the backdrop of the real interchange yard. I tok the prototype picture in the early 90's. on the layout I had a WM engine the day I took the picture. In reality I know they went to Mifflin in the 70's using pooled power with the N&W. Just took modelers license for this shot. The bridge in the backdrop is the Ravensburg bridge .The photo is looking toward the N&W branch line.

[cuse]

Great work Tom. The photos and layout are really "moody"...you really capture the feel of the area modeled. I was flipping through thinking it looks familiar when I found Tom's link to the old thread and realized I had been there that day...2014? Wow...also cool to visit a layout and say to myself that I've seen this before in a magazine. I've been fortunate to have that one quite a few times at convention layout tours.  I often forget who I met with yesterday, but I have an amazing recall memory of Model Railroader (particularly 80's), music trivia, BMX and Skateboarding...if only I could clear some of that out for more practical knowledge


My favorite scene/detail that I just always associate with your layout is that cool mine vent (structure) with the giant fan behind the screen.


John

[Keep It Rusty]

As John said, the photos really do capture a perfect mood. And they can only do that thanks to some seriously great modeling. Keep those photos coming.

[TomW]

O Hommel layout update The scene is almost finished.

[ACL1504]

Tom,

Great job, looks fantastic.

Tom 

[TomW]

Thanks Tom

[RWL]

Tom,


Nice grouping of buildings, granted you had something to go by, but the scene is well represented in miniature. Another impressive scene on the railroad!


Bob

[jbvb]

Still following along.