The Grizzly & Dilapidated Ry.

[Larry C]

Kyle first off CONGRATS on running your first train. The layout is coming along nicely and looks great!!!!
Have fun with your new Empire.

[PRR Modeler]

Congrats on your milestone Kyle.

[friscomike]

Howdy Kyle,

Indeed, congratulations.  The layout looks great with all those cars in the yard and spotted around town, and the loco is ready to depart the yard.  Persist!

Have fun,
mike

[kyle creel]

Thanx Larry C*., thanx Curt, and thanx Mike;

I did a little Locomotive programming today (Tuesday)-I'd been putting it off for a couple of years;   I had no layout to run on    so why bother   ......BUT TODAY I got it all done...       actually it was only 3 locomotives that needed attention ..but when you're only runnung 5- thats 60% of the fleet     ....so now all that's left is to swap out a decoder in the scratch/bashed 2-8-0 #5  ....and since I happen to have a brand new..(2 Years ago) TCS WOW SOUND      decoder that's still in the pkg., I'm a gonna have me a swap fest             ...tomorrow.......

OH by the way.... here's some photos to look at......    
Grizzly.................

Dilapidated.............

.....and the wild wild southwest....


I'm havin' way too much fun you guys....     ...It's been so long.... think I'll enjoy me a little bit more       ......you know I think this here train thing might just catch on         ......
......thanx again for the comments, look-see's, and suggestions,......ya'll come back by anytime......see ya......        

KYLE CREEL
G&D Ry Co.

[Larry C]

Kyle your RR is really starting to take shape!!!! Have fun swapping and by all means have fun running trains.

[Philip]

^WOW sound!

[ACL1504]

Kyle,

Running the first train is always a fun and satisfying experience, congrats.

Layout is looking good.

Tom

[kyle creel]

Thanx Larry C*., thanx Phillip, and thanx Tom;      

Also thanx to all of you that just stop by for a "look-see" at what's goin'on at The Grizzly & Dilapidated Ry. Co.....it's much appreciated it tells me ya'll are interested and are keeping up with the project     ....

Today (Saturday) I broke down and worked on the retaining walls above the "Contraption pit"     .....I started with a piece of pink foam that would render me 2 pieces that are 2" tall....about 3/8" thick....and 15" long     .... I then sanded them 'semi smooth' and carved the 'layers' between the courses of 'rectangular stones' and added 'mortar joints' in between the 'stones'     ...I 'roughed up and rounded' the edges and seams, and then cut out the spaces for the 'stones' to 'dove tail' together in the corner       ......

Here's some pictures...............................
The 'block'.....

the'strip'......................

Now split.......................

The 'courses and mortar joints added along with the 'ends'........................

and the sections joined...........................

let's see them in their new home.................


In the next post we'll get them painted and see how they look........

thanx again for stoppin' by and ya'll come back now, ya hear??all for now.........see ya        
KYLE CREEL
G&DRy Co.

[kyle creel]

OK let's just take a -look-see' at how this turned out ......Because the backdrop curves in the corner, I 'split the backdrop enough for the retaining wall 'corner joint' to slide into the backdrop just enough so that I can blend it in when I add some dirt to the top of the wall later....     .........
 


A little higher up angle..................


That's about it... hope the pictures look OK ......thanx again soooo much for checkin' out the G&D Ry.   I'll see ya......        
KYLE CREEL
G&D Ry Co.

[Larry C]

Nice!!!

[kyle creel]

Thanx Larry C*,

I went ahead and removed the 'white chalk lines' retaining wall on the backdrop and began adding rock, dirt and some shadowy crevices in in its' place     ......I think it looks lots better & it gives me some ideas as to what to do with the giant pile of "brown 25"            ....(for those of ya'll that remember "The Groove Tube" )....       ....a wonderful little flick from 1975 done by the cast of Second City  Television....or SCTV as it was called for short....it was hilarious and totally without scruples               I LOVED IT..........

Anyways....where was I...   OH yeah, I'm gonna start work on 'rendering' the BLOB into something more interesting   probably this week.......here's some shots of the 'modified backdrop'...hope they look OK....
           'Brown 25 indeed'                                




thanx again for lookin' in.......see ya............          

KYLE CREEL
G&D Ry Co. 

[PRR Modeler]

Excellent job making the bricks.

[friscomike]

Howdy Kyle,

Nice work on the retaining walls.  It is amazing what can be done with eps foam.

Have fun,
mike

[GaryMc]

Kyle, the retaining wall looks great and the backdrop blends right in.

[Larry C]

Dang that looks good!!!!!!!