Cars & Trucks

As mentioned in an earlier post cars and trucks help dress up the layout.
The past year has seen an abundance of HO scale vehicles available at a decent price.
Like this old Chevy owned by an employee of the local feedmill.

More Work To Be Done

Although a good bit of my layout has been scenic ed to some degree, I have not done much with the area in Shellville beside the main yard.
I presently have a feed mill kit that I am working on sitting there but when that is done it will become a vacant lot again.
Any ideas, anyone?

Seen Better Days

As mentioned in an earlier post I am phasing out my old wooden Juneco Caboose's.
In this picture you one of these so called phased out caboose's.
I am getting a little braver when it comes to scenery as well.
I recently placed a few trees around the caboose to give it that abandoned look.
The trees are Woodland Scenics trees. Not as nice as the trees done by my friend Scott Jay of Bayside & Tidewater fame .

A Little Weathering

Like my new caboose's several of my locomotives had that shiny or new look.
So one nice warm sunny weekend last summer I took my paints and compressor out side and set up shop on my back deck.
I weathered a few of my locomotives as well as rolling stock.
The RS-18's in the background of this picture are a result of that day.
Some day in the future I hope to build myself a nice paint booth, that way I can weather or paint year round with out getting into trouble with the C.E.O.

New Caboose's At Canadisle Rail

Another change taking place on my layout involves my older CN caboose's.
I recently bought three new Truline Trains Caboose's.
The detail on these caboose's are just unbelievable. Something that would rival brass.
With the arrival of these caboose's, I will be phasing out my older Juneco wooden caboose's.
They do need a little weathering though.

Well I Got The First One Right

Some of the small changes that I have been making in the past year has been replacing the lighting in some of my locomotives.
I have been trying out various types of LED's as opposed to bulbs.
The difference is quite noticeable as you can see in the picture of my two RS-18's.
Can you guess which one has the LED's installed?

A Long Past Due Post

Well hello friends and fellow train modelers.
It has been a long time since I have posted anything here, almost a year so I am told.
What can I say other than life keeps interfering.
But there is nothing like an old fashioned snow storm to create some free time.
So with out further delay here we go with what I have been up to this past year.
Please excuse any error's, its been a year you know.
And yes I'll try to do better with the updates.
Anyway here we go.
The first picture in a year is showing a side street in Ashtown.
I am in the process of adding back drops as opposed to a solid blue wall.
This one is a Scenicking Backdrop.
Also in the picture is my only sound locomotive and some cars and trucks.
All I have to do now is supply some people for the side walks and signs for the stores.
Maybe even a little paint for the roads.
What does everyone think? Am I heading in the right direction with this.