HO 80s/90s CSX, NS, & Conrail layout resurrection.

[ozdell]

Starting to work east tunnel portal positioning. The first shot shows the wheel flange lubricator as well.
A couple shots of the bridge complex. Remember, I shortened the plan by 7' so this was a better fit to that plan. A whole farm was eliminated as well.
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PaulE

HI PaulE, wow scenery is coming along nicely , I like your rock cutting the way you have done it, well done keep the pics coming.
I am at a stand still too dam hot here , Thursday is the only days I can finish off my approach module .Tony

 

[boatman]

HI Tony hope you gettin on ok an a crackin job Paul
chris

 

[minitnkr]

Working the South tunnel portal area & some clean-up (closing up open areas & adding some access panels). PaulE




You can see the handles on the access panels. PaulE

 

[boatman]

LOVE what you are doin PaulE its comin on great an a good idea of the inspection hatches great work keep it up this is gonna be a mega rail road layout
chris

 

[ozdell]

HI Tony hope you gettin on ok an a crackin job Paul
chris

HI PaulE, Chris many thanks going ok, update pics on all three of my posts tomorrow. Tony

 

[ozdell]

Working the South tunnel portal area & some clean-up (closing up open areas & adding some access panels). PaulE
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You can see the handles on the access panels. PaulE

Hi PaulE coming along nicely , love those pics, slowing don on the outside layout too hot 40 degrees today 39 tomorrow, cool change coming in back to the layout when I can do so.. Tony from hot down under

 

[minitnkr]

Thanks guys. Some progress pics.
Time to startup tree assy line. Hazy Dark, Lt Grn, & Med Grn flock with 80/20 PVA dip in blu dish. Dip top of "never die" in PVA solution, drain holding upsidedown, then sprinkle drk grn on under of head, hold upright & sprinkle med grn on head top to cover, then sprinkle lt grn on top of head to taste. Punch into styrofoam blk to dry.

Some finished trees. Lonely two on top will not remain.

Some more added by shanty & elevator. Sceniced foam blocks are to extend view blocks over continuous run.

Island of interest.

 

[Mini Me]

Great looking trees Paul.....your "garden" skills will certainly be one of the crowning achievements on the finished product.
Rick H

 

[stillp]

Great trees Paul. What is "never die"?
Pete

 

[minitnkr]

Thank you gentlemen. Pete, I think its' real name is Sedum. A flowering plant that comes in different colors & growing heights and is almost impossible to kill once established, hence its' local nickname. PaulE

 

[Tim Marlow]

Agreed ref great trees. They look fine, especially as you will be planting them in numbers....great production line idea as well.

 

[minitnkr]

Thanks Tim. A good day. PaulE

 

[Archetype]

Wow! Catching up on recent posts and I am seriously impressed with the cadence and quality of your work.

 

[adt70hk]

Paul

This looks amazing now. Can only imagine what it will look like once finished.

Keep up the good work.

ATB

Andrew

 

[minitnkr]

South end done I think. Ready to start mine complex.


Laying out first paved area.

C&Cs welcomed. PaulE

 

[scottie3158]

Paul,
That is outstanding mate really like what you have done.

 

[Strenko J]

Paul

Fantastic work...I have always really enjoyed train layouts..as a little kid I recall going to my grandparents house to see a train layout that my grandfather built ..I think it was the same scale train layout that you are doing here...he built a platform (pretty large in size..(maybe 8- 10 feet wide by 12-15 feet long) that was a replica of a small town where he grew up near Pittsburgh...always loved going up to his house to see it and watch the trains and to watch him scratch build buildings, bridges, train cars, etc.. I think he is the one that got me started in model building as a kid and I think I picked up some of his skills for scratch building structures.. Keep up the great work and I am definitely going to follow along.. glad I found this thread.

 

[minitnkr]

Thanks Joe, stop by when your in the neighborhood. PaulE

 

[adt70hk]

Paul

As always another impressive update.

Keep up the most excellent work.

ATB

Andrew

 

[minitnkr]

Thank you gentlemen. First layer of "blacktop" pavement applied to parking lot & access roads to station, mine complex & supply buildings. PaulE