1/10/16 I have renamed the thread as I want it to fit with the branch line universe of my next layout 'The Town'. I hope there is no confusion. I'm looking forward to showing the next episode of this story.
Hi everyone.
I just joined the forum and this is my first post.
I came back into the hobby via a website by a gentleman name Carl Arendt. Sadly he died a few years ago but shortly after I decided to take the plunge and build my first model railroad. As such I've called it Carendt and it is dedicated to Carl.
It's not finished but I wanted to post some pictures taken from angles that will no longer be possible once the cover goes on. I will have more pictures later and a description of how I created certain parts.
It was definitely fun but hard work and stressful at times. I'm taking a break from starting a new layout for a few months.
It's loosely modeled on the Soo Line somewhere in the upper-midwest (Great Plains).
I’m waiting for the photo backdrop to arrive and be installed and then I’ll be starting on adding the correct rolling stock.
The building are a mixture of scratch-built and kits.
The track is hand-laid with spikes.






Hi everyone.
I just joined the forum and this is my first post.
I came back into the hobby via a website by a gentleman name Carl Arendt. Sadly he died a few years ago but shortly after I decided to take the plunge and build my first model railroad. As such I've called it Carendt and it is dedicated to Carl.
It's not finished but I wanted to post some pictures taken from angles that will no longer be possible once the cover goes on. I will have more pictures later and a description of how I created certain parts.
It was definitely fun but hard work and stressful at times. I'm taking a break from starting a new layout for a few months.
It's loosely modeled on the Soo Line somewhere in the upper-midwest (Great Plains).
I’m waiting for the photo backdrop to arrive and be installed and then I’ll be starting on adding the correct rolling stock.
The building are a mixture of scratch-built and kits.
The track is hand-laid with spikes.






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