Everybody, thank you: Greg, Bill, Pete, Carl, Chuck, Frank, Bob, David, Rich, Louis, Larry and Bruce. I appreciate the nice comments and hope it lives up to your expectations.
So I’ve been asking myself, other than a new thread, what makes this a new phase? After all, it’s part of the same layout, I did the trackwork months ago, and I’ve completed a couple of buildings. Looking back, it’s like I’ve been transitioning to this new period.
- I’ve long enjoyed reading about Pennsylvania logging and collecting plans of rural structures. This new part of my layout will be definitely rural, in contrast to the urban scene I’ve been building.
- The Auburn end of my layout has little need for scenery past a few trees, grass and dirt. Alderson will need some hills and even more trees. Maybe a stream.
- Auburn has been built with Sanborn maps close at hand as well as photos. I will base the depot area of Alderson on a prototype photo, but I will exercise a lot more freedom in constructing additional buildings. I’ve already done that with the kindling wood factory I built earlier this year.
- I am also pushing the date of my railroad back around a decade to the early 1880s (although motive power is a challenge. ) Having removed cars longer than 30’ from my layout I am now rebuilding my fleet with more 28’ cars or smaller.
So that’s the new phase. I’ll try to have photos the next time I post, but first I’ll need something to show. Modeling will be slow this week because I will be busy with online lessons, concerts, jams and lounges centered around country blues guitar.
Mike
So I’ve been asking myself, other than a new thread, what makes this a new phase? After all, it’s part of the same layout, I did the trackwork months ago, and I’ve completed a couple of buildings. Looking back, it’s like I’ve been transitioning to this new period.
- I’ve long enjoyed reading about Pennsylvania logging and collecting plans of rural structures. This new part of my layout will be definitely rural, in contrast to the urban scene I’ve been building.
- The Auburn end of my layout has little need for scenery past a few trees, grass and dirt. Alderson will need some hills and even more trees. Maybe a stream.
- Auburn has been built with Sanborn maps close at hand as well as photos. I will base the depot area of Alderson on a prototype photo, but I will exercise a lot more freedom in constructing additional buildings. I’ve already done that with the kindling wood factory I built earlier this year.
- I am also pushing the date of my railroad back around a decade to the early 1880s (although motive power is a challenge. ) Having removed cars longer than 30’ from my layout I am now rebuilding my fleet with more 28’ cars or smaller.
So that’s the new phase. I’ll try to have photos the next time I post, but first I’ll need something to show. Modeling will be slow this week because I will be busy with online lessons, concerts, jams and lounges centered around country blues guitar.
Mike
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