Sunday Scenic Showcase December 17,2023

Great bridge again Alan…

The past week we finally installed a woodlands Scenic chain link fence to protect personal lives from the power company’s substation.  After fencing was in place we added locomotive Joe lamps and then finished the interior ground with Woodlands medium sized gray ballast as gravel.  I mixed in black with the gray ballast before spreading with my trusty spoon.  

I’ve attempted to find O gauge sized warning signs for high Voltage but the only size I have located is HO. Possibly someone from the Forum will kindly advise me where to locate the correct size.

Roger,  a high school classmate from Greenville TN visiting his parents in Olive Hill spent Friday afternoon looking over the layout and the new installation of the substation.  I really enjoyed showing off my passion and the Southern Crescent engine with my longtime friends.

Enjoy your Holiday Season 🌲

@Seth Thomas posted:

Great bridge again Alan…

The past week we finally installed a woodlands Scenic chain link fence to protect personal lives from the power company’s substation.  After fencing was in place we added locomotive Joe lamps and then finished the interior ground with Woodlands medium sized gray ballast as gravel.  I mixed in black with the gray ballast before spreading with my trusty spoon.  

I’ve attempted to find O gauge sized warning signs for high Voltage but the only size I have located is HO. Possibly someone from the Forum will kindly advise me where to locate the correct size.

Roger,  a high school classmate from Greenville TN visiting his parents in Olive Hill spent Friday afternoon looking over the layout and the new installation of the substation.  I really enjoyed showing off my passion and the Southern Crescent engine with my longtime friends.

Enjoy your Holiday Season 🌲

I have two suggestions for you.

First, Evans Deign has software that includes these signs that you can print in any scale.

Second, do as I have done and go to your nearest installation and take pictures of real signs and import them into your favorite program and print them any size you want.

Good luck, Art

@Seth Thomas posted:

I’ve attempted to find O gauge sized warning signs for high Voltage but the only size I have located is HO. Possibly someone from the Forum will kindly advise me where to locate the correct size.

Just do a Google search for "high voltage signs." You will find plenty of images there and you can save, download, and size them to fit your requirement.

I appreciate ideas and sources Art @Chugman and  @Alan Miller.  I will work on that this evening. . .

Seth is the substation a kit or scratch built?

I’ve just about finished the roof on my house. I used Altoona Model Works self adhesive shake shingles and painted them myself with a combination of flat black and grey spray paint before applying them row by row.
Here’s a mock up of the next step of adding the elevated back porch which sits on brick pillars, with the white posts supporting the porch roof.