Good Morning Everyone. 60°, partly cloudy and hazy this morning. Starting to warm back up a bit. Good night to sleep with the windows open.
Thanks for all of the comments on the fence scene,
Joe,
Chet,
Johnny,
Garry,
Karl,
Ray,
Curt, and anyone else that I may have missed.
Out in the train shed yesterday, I did some work on the fence after the encouragement received here. My original goal was to finish by the end of the month; I will come close to completing the fence but not the whole scene. Just too many other things going on in life that are occupying my time. I also added some more figures to a couple of already existing scenes while I sifted through ones that I might use in this one. Ran trains as usual. By the way, I am really liking these new engines that I purchased from ScaleTrains recently, other than their couplers. Those have been replaced by Kadee #148's since the centering springs for #5's don't fit. They are right on par performance-wise as Kato's, and as detailed as Genesis's.
Joe -
Your concept looks good...it's what you see from the cab.
Thanks, I'm trying for some degree of realism as well as liking the whole concept of "driving through the scene". I will admit though, that the ROW is a bit compressed in most places on the layout. Yes I have a second level. It's not connected to the lower level as of yet, it may never be but I do have provisions for constructing a helix if everything works out eventually.
Karl - Primer Gray seems to be the prevailing color for most El Caminos here in Texas as well.
Chet - I'll have to put you on the list for fencing. I still have at least a dozen other locations that need that type. Board fences are so much easier to build, but there isn't a lot of them in the area or era that I am trying to loosely replicate, mostly barbed-wire and chain-link.
Justin - Good work on the ballasting.
Everybody have a great day. September 28 is
National Drink Beer Day. Enjoy a couple of cold ones if you indulge, although they should be enjoyed every day.