Looks like a real pleasant place you've built. Makes one want to pull up a chair at Patti's, order a cup of tea and a scone and chat with the locals for an hour or two. Thanks for sharing this great build with us.
Welcome, Rene. Ask away. Lots of information available on this site. Good folks here and a lot of us started just like you. Something sparked the imagination and the rest, as they say, is history. Enjoy yourself and you new hobby.
I've almost finished the 1st floor of the barn. I stained the interior walls with MinWax Early American stain. Only used one coat as I did not want the stain to be too dark. The windows and doors have arrived and I have applied the first coat of a dark green (to match the window frames of...
Charles, beautiful job on the box car. Nice weathering and the details look fantastic. So far, I've only replaced the stirrups on several cars. Never have scrapped the handrails off. Next challenge.
Iron Horseman, it is in fact the first time I'd heard the term cabeese. I think it's great and I cheer for it's use along with you. The linguistic study, no doubt done by "experts", has no sense of humor.
I was just browsing through some older threads when I came across your post. Your question about the plural of caboose had me rolling on the floor. I know funny and that, my friend, is funny.
While I'm waiting for the doors/windows to be delivered, I played with building placement and base scenery color. I have several bags of sifted dirt to cover the painted areas. And there will be a white picket fence going around the house and the 'plowed field' will go to the right of the...