The "new" JJJ&E In N Scale

[Powersteamguy1790]

Bob,

Nice rock face three photos up!

Tom

Thanks Tom:

I enjoyed using earth tone colors on those rock facings.

Stay cool and run steam..........

[Powersteamguy1790]

Bob,

Nice rock face three photos up!

Tom

Second that, they look very natural.

Thanks Jan. It took me several weeks to color those rock facings in that 50 inch area.

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[Powersteamguy1790]

An old black and white photo of the rock facings behind the 24 stall Roundhouse and 130 foot turntable. The rock facings curve around the turnaround area (50 inches) and are attached to a sky blue backdrop. I used earth tone colors to color the rock facings.



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[Powersteamguy1790]

Another view of the Fish Pier and the very active Monterrey River. I used Futures Floor Wax and Modge Podge to create this river effect. You can buy Futures Floor Wax in any market or Home Improvement store such as Home Depot or Lowe's. It is now packaged as Pledges Futures Floor Wax and is very inexpensive.



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[Rail and Tie]

Fantastic roundhouse. Just not feasible in almost all HO layouts!

[Powersteamguy1790]

Fantastic roundhouse. Just not feasible in almost all HO layouts!

Thanks for your input Darryl. The 24 stall Roundhouse and 130' turntable are contained in a 50x50" area on my N scale layout.


Early photo of Roundhouse  and 130' turntable build on the "new" JJJ&E



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[Powersteamguy1790]

A closeup view of the pilings on the side of the Fish Pier. A Prr M1A is on the mainline heading into the Monterrey mountains. This is a Key Imports brass steamer.




A closeup view of the rusted boat and assorted fishing equipment rusting in the Monterrey River



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[Powersteamguy1790]

There is plenty of activity on the pier with plenty of fish being caught. The Monterrey Rivers courses around the perimeter of the turnaround area east of San Marino




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[Powersteamguy1790]

An old sepia photo of the Fish Pier with the town of San Marino in the background. The most distant part of this photo is sixteen feet.




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[Rail and Tie]

Again, a great photo!

I have been reading your blog and catching up on your modeling adventures. Lots of information packed into that blog.

Any now I know why the JJJ&E name for the railroad...  The Julie, Jenna, Jillian & Emily Ltd.

Have a great day and an excellent New Years!

[Powersteamguy1790]

Again, a great photo!

I have been reading your blog and catching up on your modeling adventures. Lots of information packed into that blog.

Any now I know why the JJJ&E name for the railroad...  The Julie, Jenna, Jillian & Emily Ltd.

Have a great day and an excellent New Years!

Thanks Darryl. I appreciate your kind comments. I enjoy using sepia photo's whenever I get the chance. They enhance the weathering noticeably in comparison to a color photo where the weathering effects aren't as obvious.

I've spent many hours working on my blog which I started in 2012. There's lots of great info as well as many photo's sprinkled throughout of pictures of the "new" JJJ&E, which by the way was named after my four grand daughters.

Have a healthy and happy New Year.

Stay cool and run steam............

[Powersteamguy1790]

Another old sepia photo of a UP #3985 "Challenger" on the the inner mainline track in the center of San Marino. The Idaho Hotel with its distinctive corrugated metal roof is in the near background and is one of the "signature" buildings on the "new" JJJ&E. The Idaho Hotel, which was a limited run in N scale (200 Units) took me over 20 hours to build and weather. This building was used on the "original" JJJ&E and is 17 years old.






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[Powersteamguy1790]

A Denver & Rio Grande #1051 Articulated Mallet (2-6-6-2) On The Mainline In San Marino. The Idaho Hotel Is In The Distance.




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[ACL1504]

Bob,

I love all the signs.

Tom

[Powersteamguy1790]

Thanks Tom. I used many signs and billboards on the layout. I still have more to add including about a dozen Miller Engineering animated signs that I recently purchased.

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