Milwaukee Road in Wisconsin -- 1950's

[ak-milw]

I have been held up on the backdrop board because of the weather, I have to cut it outside. Working on the  wiring.

[postalkarl]

Andy:

what are you using for your outside layout border. Looks like pine tongue & groove. I really like the way that looks.

Karl

[ak-milw]

Andy:

what are you using for your outside layout border. Looks like pine tongue & groove. I really like the way that looks.

Karl

Right you are Karl, knotty pine tongue and groove. I did most of the walls in the basement with this stuff, I really like it, I just am using up all the cutoff pieces. It comes in 8ft lengths, 5/16 thick and about 3 1/2 inches wide. I  figured the layout will blend in with the walls.

[ak-milw]

Amongst all the female voices in the house saying "your sick and should be resting" I have the backdrop board mounted and sanded, ready for paint. The only one that didn't give me grief was the dog.

[Janbouli]

Dog is after all , man's best friend.     Get well soon.

[jerryrbeach]

Andy,
There is a time for everything, as much as I love seeing your layout progress, hope you take some time to rest and get better.   All those voices cannot be wrong. 

[ak-milw]

Backdrop primed and painted. And as soon as you get a nice blue sky, the clouds roll in. Next step is the background hills.



If my wife or daughters ask who did this I am telling them one of you guy's did, I wasn't supposed to.

[PRR Modeler]

It looks very good.

[sdrees]

Andy,  All the women are concerned about your health.  That their job.  Hopefully my sister will be here next month to help me paint my backdrop.

[ak-milw]

I did manage to finish up the backdrop.

[ACL1504]

Andy,


The backdrop looks great.

Tom

[Zephyrus52246]

I like the hills.  I may have to think about doing something similar on my backdrop.   


Jeff

[ak-milw]

Thanks guy's, the most part of it will be covered up by some bluffs. hopefully

[tom.boyd.125]

 Andy,
  Nice start to the next section of your layout. Backdrop looks great. Looks like the MOW crew will be kept busy this month.
Tommy

[PRR Modeler]

Nicely done.