Sunday Scenic Showcase July 12,2020

Here is the Altoona Model Works Boiler House I built last summer for the layout. I added a full interior and LED lights. Check out Run 313 (this month) for the finished product!

Donald

This is the station on my 12’-by-8’ layout built from a plastic kit by Atlas O sometime around 2000.

MELGAR

Welcome to my playroom 

In the middle of a project......I do my spraying outside on calm days for better ventilation......some overspray on my lawn.....a new way to get greener grass!

Peter

jackiejr,

That is a beautiful layout with outstanding craftsmanship and creativity everywhere. I especially like the "airplane ride" scene. Was the "New Haven" control tower scratch-built or from a kit?

Putnam Division,

My lawn - which is now mostly brown - could use some green paint too. In my case, the garage floor shows traces of most colors on my layouts. Not quite as good as painting outside but better than doing it in the basement...

MELGAR

Jackiejr,

Looks wonderful. Nice details and your trees are gorgeous.

Dave

Jackiejr,

My wife loved the train room décor and the beautifully finished benchwork. I loved the blend of postwar and modern trains. We both loved the scenery which featured harmoniously placed structures and an artful balance of track and scenery-something few of us accomplish.

Please let us know if you ever have an open house-the whole forum may attend!

Water tower is complete and in place. I included several build photos also.

I doubt I’ll get this finished today so here’s a few more in process pics.  I may just start a thread on it when I get done. 
Got the lettering on (huge pain) then weathered it into the rest of the building. Put the windows in, no glass yet. 

Now on to the elevator shaft. This is scratch built from .060 styrene sheets.

I skinned it with “cinderblock”

Broke for lunch at this point so the glue could dry. Need to build the big door and file the corners.

still haven’t figured out how to attach it to the building.... maybe wood blocks or something.

Thank You kindly Melgar, Dave, & Don for the compliments. Melgar the control tower was a hydrocal kit I assembled along with DPM "Kirsten's Corner Cafe"kit ; all the other structures were scratch built. Don & anybody else are more than welcome to visit if you are ever in the Cosby TN area in the great Smoky MTNS.

@Billsrr posted:

Water tower is complete and in place. I included several build photos also.

What a clever way to build, great job

Boilermaker1,

I really like the elevator shaft addition to that building. It gives it a whole new look.

Ray,

The lumber company is an outstanding piece of work. Very realistic and well detailed. I also see the Charles Hotel in the background. Have you posted photos of it since installed on the layout? It deserves a magazine article.

MELGAR

thanks Mel, and the hotel came out pretty good. I've had magazine articles many years back but now am just happy creating and building for the layout. Might do some "how I did it" on here for some  things that may be of interest as I usually take pictures as I go along. 

jackiejr: awesome playroom!!!!  Another great showcase everyone!!

Jackiejr:  I have admired your layout over the years also.  I love the way the train snakes it way through the trees.  I am also in the Great Smoky Mtns. just down the road from you.