Sunday Scenic Showcase January 12,2025

We usually see you in Craftsman mode, now we get to see you in high production mode.  The results are just as good, a master craftsman is a master craftsman, whatever he's working on.

Alan, will you also do any of the York shows?

Morning Alan

Thanks Much for the update.
You Know if I lived closer I would be seeing you at the seasonal show in Edison. 😊  We all wish you the best and better weather in March.  

Have a good week Alan…

Dave,

I did not keep up my TCA membership. I will try this show first because it is close to home and see how I do selling.

Thank you Coach.

Alan, you are a machine!!!! Anxious to see them done, I may need to "place an order"

Hope all is well with you & the Mrs.

Jeff

Knickerbocker Transfer

About two years ago I documented the kit bashed build on this forum of 2 Korber Ted's Textiles background buildings.

At the time I had no industry associated to the building and didn't know what to name it. I was developing a new area on the layout and I did however know where it was going to be placed. I decided to wait and see how the scene developed before I named the building.

I loosely model industrial switching heavily influenced by the Long Island Railroads freight operations in and around Long Island City. As the scene developed on the layout I realized the answer was staring me in the face all along, and it had a family connection. Back in the 1960s my father worked for Roto Broil. Roto Broil was a manufacturer of small electrical appliances and there main claim to fame was a kitchen counter top rotisserie that was about the size of a present day microwave. They also produced hand held mixers and hair dryers. They were located at 33-00 Nothhern Boulevard in Long Island City. There factory backed up against Long Islands yard "A" and they had siding. Apparently they have a cult following. Goggle Roto Broil and several results come up.

This is how the scene came together.

By no means an exact copy, but it does capture the feel and flavor I was looking for. Still some scenery detailing that has to be done and some kind of roof over the loading dock to keep the workers dry.

Alan-I'm glad to see you getting back into the "game" once again. I hope it's fun for you. I may have to make another trip to THE BIG GARDEN!

Thirdrail600v-most of your photos did not upload. I'm sure from that two that did, they will be impressive.

Dave

To luvindemtrains- now I am confused. When I go to my post all 21 photos are uploaded and visible. I do see at the bottom of the post there are only 2 attachments. Did I do something wrong? Anybody else see the same thing?

@Thirdrail600v posted:

To luvindemtrains- now I am confused. When I go to my post all 21 photos are uploaded and visible. I do see at the bottom of the post there are only 2 attachments. Did I do something wrong? Anybody else see the same thing?

On all the photos it just says, "Image Not Found" on my end. Make sure when you are uploading the photos to complete the loading process and it will say "SUCCESS". At that point you choose "FINISH".

Dave

Founc space to make more crab picking area at the crab shack.  Built a deck this week.  Next up are the picnic tables and some surrounding landscape.

Hey all! Here's a little scene I've been working on since the Holidays.

I've had the Ameritowne Flag Stop station sitting in place, un-finished for a while. I was able to get some free time and finally get it about 90% done!

I wanted to make the scene a little deeper than just having a plastic building with frosted windows, so I made some clear Plastruct windows, added a shiplap wall to the back of the station, and FINALLY got to use the Evan Designs lights I've had for awhile. The interior has a warm LED in it and I added a gooseneck light to the front in the station.

I built the scenery up on the layout too, added in a shoulder to the road, ground cover, and even a walking path from the town to the station. Next up will be finishing the wiring and putting some benches / figures in the station.

This gets me to about 80%-85% done with this section of the layout!