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Here's a before shot of the first day the sections were bolted into place in the room, and 3 years later to the day: And a few more: Edited by - p51 on 02/08/2018 4:57:26 PM Country: USA | Posts: 85 on30vince Engine Wiper Posted - 02/09/2018 :  09:13:14 AM     Very nice modeling. Vince Country: USA | Posts: 374 ocalicreek Crew Chief Posted - 02/09/2018 :  3:04:23 PM       Glad to see you here, Lee. I look forward to more! Galen My Train Blog: http://ocalicreek.blogspot.com/ Country: USA | Posts: 684 slimrails Moderator Premium Member Posted - 02/10/2018 :  07:13:01 AM       Great layout and I'm happy to see that you've modeled the ET&WNC! Country: USA | Posts: 8533 k9wrangler Engineer Posted - 02/10/2018 :  07:44:57 AM     Nice, Mega Dittos Karl Scribner Manistique, Michigan Country: USA | Posts: 11917 p51 Section Hand Posted - 02/10/2018 :  7:22:16 PM       quote: Originally posted by slimrails Great layout and I'm happy to see that you've modeled the ET&WNC! Thanks. My parents grew up not far from Elizabethton, TN and were teens when the 3-footer gave up in '51. I spent a lot of time in my youth in the region as we always went up there once a year. Country: USA | Posts: 85 p51 Section Hand Posted - 02/26/2018 :  6:16:54 PM       I've been playing around with different angles for photos and ways to make them look older. I like how these each turned out: Country: USA | Posts: 85 p51 Section Hand Posted - 04/12/2018 :  1:55:08 PM       My layout is in the March/April issue of the Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette... More random photos with my cell last night, just for the heck of it: Country: USA | Posts: 85 Michael Hohn Fireman Posted - 04/12/2018 :  5:20:34 PM       Nice layout and modeling. I enjoyed your article in the Gazette. Mike _________________________________________________ Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. James Baldwin Country: USA | Posts: 7230 BigLars Engineer Premium Member Posted - 04/12/2018 :  6:08:08 PM     Very nice, I have been following some of your posts on other sites and always enjoy the NC scenes. Country: USA | Posts: 11958 Smokestack Jack Engine Wiper Posted - 04/14/2018 :  4:28:52 PM     Nice pictures! Now I'll have to look at my M/A issue of Gazette. I haven't looked at the last 3 issues yet. As a matter of fact, they are still in their plastic wrap! I've kind of been sidelined for a while. Country: USA | Posts: 316 p51 Section Hand Posted - 04/16/2018 :  10:53:40 AM       quote: Originally posted by Michael Hohn Nice layout and modeling. I enjoyed your article in the Gazette. Thanks, Mike! I also have an article in the On30 Annual, which just came out (I a copy yesterday). The ET&WNC decided to put sheet metal covers over the headlights on their tenders, due to the proximity of the coal load (to keep them from being crushed when the coal bunkers were filled). It's one of the key features of the WW2-era black paint jobs that Bachmann never addressed with their excellent models in On30. I had made some out of black styrene sheets, heated and stretched over a brass tube the diameter needed. But the styrene was really too thick and I never liked the look (the first photo shows one atop the coal pile for comparison). Over the weekend, I got some pre-made 1/2" wide brass strips and cut/shaped them over the same tube. They dropped right into place and after some simple paint work, I had covers that looked much better than the previous ones. Getting the fit right on # 12: After the paint is done on the same locomotive: I have three of these locomotives but had plenty of brass left, so I made several and used only the ones that worked out best. This is #11: Country: USA | Posts: 85 Rick Administrator Premium Member Posted - 04/16/2018 :  11:17:31 AM     Excellent modeling and photography. Country: USA | Posts: 24346 p51 Section Hand Posted - 04/16/2018 :  12:40:57 PM       quote: Originally posted by Rick Excellent modeling and photography. Thanks, Rick! Not bad for a cell phone huh? Country: USA | Posts: 85 p51 Section Hand Posted - 04/17/2018 :  10:48:42 AM       I still can't believe it: Two magazines on hobby shop shelves at the same time with articles I have written; the March/April 2018 Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette and the 2018 On30 Annual! Country: USA | Posts: 85 friscomike Fireman Premium Member Posted - 04/17/2018 :  12:00:27 PM       Howdy, Cool article, congrats! Nice layout, too. 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