Ken's Railroad

[jonathan]

Ken,

Been on travel lately and haven't had a chance to check in.  Love the progress and photos.  Your layout reminds me of the cool stuff that used to be Model Railroader low these many years ago.

Thanks for sharing regularly.

Regards,

Jonathan

[Ken Huck]

Been busy NOT working on my railroad, it's been literally a 'train wreck' here...



I was standing in my neighbors yard when I took these photos



Four covered hoppers 'broke' loose from a switcher about two and half miles up hill.  By the time they got
back to yard they were "coasting" about 45mph upon impact.  Nobody hurt and a lot of agriculture lime
products were spilled.

I have managed to get a little bit of scenery done in the mining area though.



...AND, I touched up a little painting on one of my Bachmann Shays and decked it
out with a complete crew.



Hopefully, I'll get back in full gear and finish up the mining area so I can move onto
another section.

More to follow.

Ken

[Ken Huck]

I finally got around to getting a little more done on my mining complex.  Here's a general view from the North.



Keep in mind, everything is simply stacked and wedged up against the 'wall' of sky.
Here's a couple more closer views.



There's about a half dozen different 'landscape' sections being used here.
The very top with the trees, etc is a single thickness cardboard with large chunks of foliage glued
onto the lower part and smaller pieces going toward the top, creating a false perception of depth.





I've still got a ways to go before it all becomes permanent.

Thanks for looking,
more to follow.

Ken

[plas man]

layout's looking good and just love the loco crew .

[jonathan]

Love watching your empire grow. Thanks, Ken!

Regards,

Jonathan

[jward]

I've been meaning to ask who makes those tiny ore cars in the photos?

[Terry Toenges]

It sure is looking good.

[Ken Huck]

Thanks for the kind remarks.

Jward: "Tichy Train Group" makes those neat little ore cars. 
You can find them at www.tichytraingroup.com , they've got a lot of 'detail' items
and 'add ons' .  Worth the visit.

Ken

[Ken Huck]

It's been a while but this is what I've been working for the pase year or so...

Haven't really figured out what it's going to be yet though.


The roof comes off.


...another view.


More to come...

Ken

[Terry Toenges]

Ken - It's cool to be able to catch up on what everyone else has been doing since the board was down.

[Grumpy468]

Love your wood kits Ken, very nice.

[Ken Huck]

A little more done on my unidentified building.  I've got the top (receiving area) framed
out.  The will be a small 'office' on the 'top' floor.



Here's a few more views:





...with the roof on.




The entire building will be on a tailing spur added to the upper level.

More to follow

Ken

[Ken Huck]

Well, I finally finished my 'Covid' building project.  I still haven't a clue if it'
going to be a brewery, distillery, or a pickling factory.



I still have to put the 'landscape' underneath the whole thing yet.



...and more pics from different parts of my layout.









Of course the roofs are removeable.



More to follow.

Ken

[Grumpy468]

Very nice work Ken, keep posting.

[Ken Huck]

Well, I finally got a little bit of landscaping done for my lastest structure:













More to follow,

Ken