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Back in about 2004 I became interested in On30 .....think it was an ad for a critter loco from Backwoods that did it . I stopped working on my HO layout for a while , attended the NNGC in Detroit and fell headlong into Narrow Gauge . All those cool locos and rolling stock ! I bought a Sierra West Mill House and Boiler kit as well as a Rusty Stumps water tower , picked up the Backwoods brass loco kit and I was in business .
I always liked Mal Furlow's southwestern style dioramas/layouts with it's exaggerated cliffs and Mexican themes . Why not build one ?!
I built a 3'x6' plywood base , built up mountain height with lightweight foam and finished off the cliff facings with Mario's "FRocks " ...cushion foam thinned joint compound and paint . Then I put everything away for 4 years !
[:-bigeyes2]. So much for my attention span .
I dragged out the project a few weeks back . It needs some TLC and finishing , so let's get to it .
...looking a little ugly after four years in solitary .
...a little cleaning here , a little joint compund there ...more paint ...
....that's better .
The Backwoods brass loco was built 4 years ago and still needs final details added . All soldering is done , and it runs ! Needs detailing .
The Sierra West Mill House and Boiler kit is well under way . I'm installing a dynamo that will be driven by the mill wheel . What the dynamo will power ??....ain't tellin' ya yet .
I had bought Peco flex track but now that I look a those ugly ties , I'll give hand laid track a whirl . The two necessary turnouts will be a challenge but what the heck .
On the other side of the trestle will be the Rusty Stumps water tower and a really run down engine house / service facility .
Lots of work to do but I WILL FINISH IT !
Terry
Back in about 2004 I became interested in On30 .....think it was an ad for a critter loco from Backwoods that did it . I stopped working on my HO layout for a while , attended the NNGC in Detroit and fell headlong into Narrow Gauge . All those cool locos and rolling stock ! I bought a Sierra West Mill House and Boiler kit as well as a Rusty Stumps water tower , picked up the Backwoods brass loco kit and I was in business .
I always liked Mal Furlow's southwestern style dioramas/layouts with it's exaggerated cliffs and Mexican themes . Why not build one ?!
I built a 3'x6' plywood base , built up mountain height with lightweight foam and finished off the cliff facings with Mario's "FRocks " ...cushion foam thinned joint compound and paint . Then I put everything away for 4 years !
[:-bigeyes2]. So much for my attention span .I dragged out the project a few weeks back . It needs some TLC and finishing , so let's get to it .
...looking a little ugly after four years in solitary .
...a little cleaning here , a little joint compund there ...more paint ...
....that's better .
The Backwoods brass loco was built 4 years ago and still needs final details added . All soldering is done , and it runs ! Needs detailing .
The Sierra West Mill House and Boiler kit is well under way . I'm installing a dynamo that will be driven by the mill wheel . What the dynamo will power ??....ain't tellin' ya yet .
I had bought Peco flex track but now that I look a those ugly ties , I'll give hand laid track a whirl . The two necessary turnouts will be a challenge but what the heck .
On the other side of the trestle will be the Rusty Stumps water tower and a really run down engine house / service facility .
Lots of work to do but I WILL FINISH IT !
Terry
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