enjineerbill
Avid People Watcher
Well I've been busy with multiple projects this year and thought I'd better get to posting something about the layout. As a refresher, the layout actually started as dioramas that I have pieced together to form the different areas of the layout.
This will cover the area between the dioramas of Dachshundville(small, rural town) to the Ablemann quarry. This was going to be a challenge as the rockwork for the bridge scene and the quarry were done over a year ago and it was only after our move that I placed them together. Someone on this forum asked how in the world I would do this and perhaps the answer lies somewhere in the procrastination involved in finally setting out to do it. Watch your step as we walk from left to right, this is after all, a construction zone.
This first scene is on the edge of the scene dividing the town of Dachshundville(to the left) and the bridge at Ablemann(to the right, around curve). The open area next to the rocks will have a sloped pasture that rises to just below the top layer of foam. The pink foam in the foreground will be a farm field.
Moving towards the bridge, we see the rockface carved by glaciers over 1 month ago. The roadway coming down to the bridge abutments is the highway from Dachshundville and will serve as access to a town in this area.
Front on view. I'm not happy with the way the road turned out and will probably surface it with foamboard 'asphalt'. You can also see the new foam work being blended into the bridge scene.
Foam and Sculptamold, my friends. This photo shows progress to date.
Although I'm happy with the carvings, the real challenge will come during the painting process. Looking back towards the east-end of the bridge.
This view is of the west-end of the bridge looking towards the loader at Ablemann. Hope nobody shoves cars off the loading stubs....
And then the little town of LaRue. It sits on the other side of this hill and is the source of sand for on-line cement plants. It is accessed off the siding at the quarry. The MadCoW serves this former shortline as well. In this view, the main enters the tunnel while the small, ore-jennie yard, is in the foreground.
This view has the tunnel portal positioned for mock-up and the hillside will get some more foam/sculpta- in the upper corner.
So many thing I gotta do.........Hope you enjoyed the tour.
Johnny
This will cover the area between the dioramas of Dachshundville(small, rural town) to the Ablemann quarry. This was going to be a challenge as the rockwork for the bridge scene and the quarry were done over a year ago and it was only after our move that I placed them together. Someone on this forum asked how in the world I would do this and perhaps the answer lies somewhere in the procrastination involved in finally setting out to do it. Watch your step as we walk from left to right, this is after all, a construction zone.
This first scene is on the edge of the scene dividing the town of Dachshundville(to the left) and the bridge at Ablemann(to the right, around curve). The open area next to the rocks will have a sloped pasture that rises to just below the top layer of foam. The pink foam in the foreground will be a farm field.
Moving towards the bridge, we see the rockface carved by glaciers over 1 month ago. The roadway coming down to the bridge abutments is the highway from Dachshundville and will serve as access to a town in this area.
Front on view. I'm not happy with the way the road turned out and will probably surface it with foamboard 'asphalt'. You can also see the new foam work being blended into the bridge scene.
Foam and Sculptamold, my friends. This photo shows progress to date.
Although I'm happy with the carvings, the real challenge will come during the painting process. Looking back towards the east-end of the bridge.
This view is of the west-end of the bridge looking towards the loader at Ablemann. Hope nobody shoves cars off the loading stubs....
And then the little town of LaRue. It sits on the other side of this hill and is the source of sand for on-line cement plants. It is accessed off the siding at the quarry. The MadCoW serves this former shortline as well. In this view, the main enters the tunnel while the small, ore-jennie yard, is in the foreground.
This view has the tunnel portal positioned for mock-up and the hillside will get some more foam/sculpta- in the upper corner.
So many thing I gotta do.........Hope you enjoyed the tour.
Johnny