Promise I won't keep bombarding you with Model Railroad stuff everyday, but I did a couple of things today and I wanted to record them.
This morning I made a trip to the local train store and bought some cork roadbed so that I could start laying track. Also picked up a couple of Woodland Scenics pre-done tree sets so that I could get an idea of what they might look like on the layout. They are not the most realistic. trees on the planet, but mixed in with other stuff, I think they'll look okay. On the way home I stopped at Menards for a couple of sheets of 2'x4' plywood and ended up bringing home a couple of their brand of O scale structures.
I actually have several other structure kits sitting on the shelf at the moment, so I am n to sure that the saloon and the general store will be in the final lineup, but the barbershop will stay (once that silly base is gone).
Below, looking down the Main Street of Deer Creek, back toward the station. I can't wait to get working on the scenery, it is my favorite part of the hobby and I have a ton of detail stuff that I have collected over the last several years that I can throw into these scenes.
Below is the other structure I purchased today, the Cripple Creek General Store. Like the brewery sitting next to it and most Menards train items. It needs a little work. We'll start with getting rid of those figures.
I intend to turn the general store into a boarding house/hotel that serves the railroad. We are right on the waterfront here and to the right of the shot there will be wharf area and a small station that serves both the lake steamers and the railroad.
This picture shows what I actually accomplished today. On the left is a section of cork roadbed and a small section of On30 track. As the cork is actually intended for HO Scale, I was anxious to see how it would work with the track. On30 is the same gauge as HO and represents a 30" gauge in the real world. The space between the rails in HO and On30 is the same, but the On30 ties are larger. Fortunately it all works.
The second thing in this picture is on the right side of the image. I have added in a section to fix that awkward place in the benchwork. It gives me a little more "water" and a little more "land". There will be some small structures in that area and a wharf for the boats.
The second thing in this picture is on the right side of the image. I have added in a section to fix that awkward place in the benchwork. It gives me a little more "water" and a little more "land". There will be some small structures in that area and a wharf for the boats.
That's all for this time. Thanks for looking - PM