Milwaukee Road in Wisconsin -- 1950's

[ak-milw]

Up Date!!
Put the plaster down and painted, crossing is painted in the lighter gray for concrete, sidewalk crossing is in and painted, sidewalk to house is painted. Pictures tomorrow after I hit the gray paint with a little A/I wash.

[tom.boyd.125]

Andy,
Great work on those 2 scratch built Sears homes. They look perfect in place on your layout !
Tom

[ACL1504]

Andy,

Those are two great looking houses. Well done!

Tom

[ak-milw]

A little more progress, next comes the landscaping by the house.

[ak-milw]

Thanks for the comments,

Finished the landscaping around the Solace house, added two street lights and a lady out for a stroll. Also started on the wood part of the crossing. I use 1/16 by3/32 basswood strips, cut to about two feet aside longer than the pavement. Five of these strips fit perfect between the rail with enough room for the wheel flanges. When They are all in I will use Apple Barrel acrylic oak stain on them then an A/I wash.  Then fill in the ballast and this scene is done.

[ak-milw]

Crossings done and ballasted, the two house scene is finished.

[S&S RR]

Very nicely done!

[ak-milw]

Very nicely done!

Thanks John.

[ak-milw]

While I am working on the station I also will be working on the site. The station will be the rectangle on the right, the one on the left will be a Laser Art Victorian Tower house kit. I have the sidewalk blanks cut out and scribed except for the rounded one on the corner.

[Powersteamguy1790]

Very nice scene Andy.

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

[ak-milw]

Very nice scene Andy.

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

thanks Bob

[ak-milw]

Finished the sidewalk and added a concrete retaining wall. now for some paint and weathering.

[Powersteamguy1790]

Nice looking Mikado Andy..

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

[ak-milw]

Nice looking Mikado Andy..

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

It's an old Riv. I use it for pictures only, the flanges are to big to go through my turnouts.

[Powersteamguy1790]

Nice looking Mikado Andy..

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

It's an old Riv. I use it for pictures only, the flanges are to big to go through my turnouts.

You can always mill the flanges Andy. It isn't too hard to do.

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