Building a New Layout

[jonathan]

The kit comes with resin markers that I will detail, but will not light (too hard).

I wanted to light the interior just for the fun of doing it.  Whether it's prototypical, or not, is not a concern.  I have added caboose interiors in the past.  That was fun and prototypical, but when it's all done, it's impossible to see...

Anyway, I attach the roof with white glue. If I want to add lit markers later, it won't be a problem.

Here, the wires and LEDs are being soldered and installed in the interior:
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The a little weight is added... about 2 ounces in total.
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I little test before I continue on.  The roof is on loosely, so you'll see a little light leakage:
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The caboose in front in an I-5d. My new one is an I-1, modernized:
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Pay no attention to the derailment!   Oh, I did add the shades, half way down the windows.  Liked that idea.  Thanks!

Regards,

Jonathan

[Trainman203]

Good looking crummy. ( remember that name?)

[Trainman203]

I remember late one night years ago driving in west Texas and passing a FW&D freight, and seeing the caboose interior dimly lighted on one end only. You could hardly see the light at all .

[jonathan]

There. All done.  I'll get around to weathering it after the novelty wears off.

Enough distractions... back to scenery!

Regards,

Jonathan

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[HoModeler]

That's pretty neat good work... I should add lighting to my 3 LVRR cabooses. Looks good though NICE

[jonathan]

Thanks!

Regards,

Jonathan

[jonathan]

What I was hoping to show...

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I spent some time stringing 2lb fishing line to my poles behind the roundhouse.  I even painted them... still really, really hard to see, especially in a photo.

Anyway, I've completed all the major work on the west end of the layout.  Lighting and super details will come after I've worked all the way east.

Regards,

Jonathan

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[ebtnut]

jonathon:  Really nice work on blending the foreground scenery with the background print.  Keep it up!

[WoundedBear]

Ya.....what EBTNUT said

Amazing what a bit of well thought out scenery can do for a layout!

Sid

[jonathan]

Thanks, guys!

Regards,

Jonathan

[RAM]

Just about time to start over.

[jonathan]

Started installing several signals.  My arms got tired from reaching up and twisting wires together.  So, thought I'd stop and take a few photos before I got out the soldering iron.

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Here, I've thrown the turnouts associated with these signals.  If the photo is sharp enough, you can see the aspect changes of the points:

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Another angle for perspective.  The next section of hillside is complete.  That shows up in the background:

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Regards,

Jonathan

Addendum:  Been researching coaling towers.  I need to add one in this portion of the layout.  However, I don't want it to be overwhelming.  There are some nice towers out there, but they're so big, they would become the focal point of the scene.  I like the T.W. Snow tower--the one that looks like a tilted toilet paper roll.  It is pricey, and complicated to build. Studying...

[Len]

If you want to keep the coaling facility size down, you could do something along these lines:



Coal storage could be as simple as a bunker that feeds coal to the tower by a conveyer system in trenches under the tracks. Note the "storm drain" type cast concrete trench in the lower left side of the pic.

Len

[WoundedBear]

See if you can find a Life Like kit # 1377 or if you like wooden kits, a Kanamodel kit #1034.

Sid

[Jerrys HO]

or the JV wood kit......
new in box
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HO-JV-Models-2029-Coaling-Tower-Branchline-Unstarted-Kit-JN-634-/361720737686?hash=item54383c6f96:g:vUQAAOSwCfdXpkJ-
or from an estate sale
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HO-Craftsman-KIT-JV-Models-Coaling-Tower-ESTATE-/201721085987?hash=item2ef7838023:g:~ggAAOSwux5YLbyY

WOW that's a lot of dough!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Scale-Structures-Ltd-1116-T-W-Snow-Coaling-Tower-kit-Form-/231128138748?hash=item35d04f83fc:g:XDsAAOxyVaBSxZRP

Nice job on the mountain by the bridge. Looking GREAT!