Sunday Scenic Showcase March 30, 2025

Alan,

Great picture with some goodies! I hope you have a great show today. Too bad I'm not closer.

Dave

Good luck at the show Alan. That's an impressive looking table.

This week I've been detailing and putting the finishing touches on my bridge project. I've got a MOW crew on the job checking the block signal.

And a Hobo campsite has been established by the side of the tracks.

The workers are from MTH, and the Hobos and the guy up on the signal ladder are from Woodland Scenic.

Bob

Scenes!

Nice display Alan, have a good show!

Update on the landscaping on my house model, masking where the grass meets the mulch surrounding the walkway and patio. Next I’m moving to finish a large scenic area on the layout. I started this a few   years ago building up elevation inside a loop of the layout that’s ~14’ in diameter, but it’s sat half finished. The hill is in four pieces, so I can pull them out separately to work on each piece and then move them back into place to tie together.

@RSJB18 posted:

Good luck at the show Alan. That's an impressive looking table.

This week I've been detailing and putting the finishing touches on my bridge project. I've got a MOW crew on the job checking the block signal.

And a Hobo campsite has been established by the side of the tracks.

The workers are from MTH, and the Hobos and the guy up on the signal ladder are from Woodland Scenic.

Bob

Bob, that project finished off nicely and the figures are a perfect addition.

Gene

Sorry, I know it looks boring…..but, it has to be done……ballasting!

Peter, if you’re ballasting that means your rails are established and set in place; that’s a milestone. What are you using for ballast and did they spot a hopper car in your yard to supply the volume?

Jay

@Putnam Division- lot's of work but worth the effort Peter. Always a milestone on any layout.

Bob

@Putnam Division posted:

Sorry, I know it looks boring…..but, it has to be done……ballasting!

Peter,

You recently showed a single track along the edge of your new layout specifically to line up your accessories.  I found that to be very interesting.  Do you feel the concept worked well? 

Regards,

Lou N

@Lou N posted:

Peter,

You recently showed a single track along the edge of your new layout specifically to line up your accessories.  I found that to be very interesting.  Do you feel the concept worked well?

Regards,

Lou N

Yes, Lou.

They are all in the same area which made wiring easy. I also chose not to ballast the area. It will make them easier to change out. I also lowered the roadbed in that area to table top. This is the spur that leads into the accessory area. It was shaved down with a sanding block to get to table top height.

Another thing, that I think you can see, is that I sprayed the spur’s right of way with Rustoleum stone speckled paint. If you make the picture larger, I think you can see it through the ties.

Peter

@RSJB18 posted:

@Putnam Division- lot's of work but worth the effort Peter. Always a milestone on any layout.

Bob

Yes, indeed!
Peter

Just got back from the show and just saw all the posts. Great pictures on the showcase gentleman.

@Putnam Division Peter, You need to hold a Promontory Point like O Gauge moment on your layout!

Tom

@PRR8976 posted:

@Putnam Division Peter, You need to hold a Promontory Point like O Gauge moment on your layout!

Tom

Definitely, at some point!

Peter

@Alan Graziano posted:

Good Morning Everyone. I am getting ready to attend my second day of the Greenberg Show at the Edison Expo Center. Day one was pretty good. Let’s see what you have been working on.

The picture does NOT do justice for those water towers to the right of the Sandy Hook Lighthouse! Those towers are HUGE-BIGGER than the MTH ones!

By the way, went to the Greenberg Show in Edison, NJ with 3 friends. It was super crowded and had to hike from the farther parking lot. I didn't buy any locomotives or cars...just a mix of tools. All worthwhile and went to Harold's New York Deli in Edison. It was a great day!

Tom

Peter: Is that an icing platform in one of your pictures?

Zac

@Zac posted:

Peter: Is that an icing platform in one of your pictures?

Zac

Yes it is Zac.

It is early Korber……maybe mid-90s. It hasn’t been offered for a long time…..likely pre the Just Trains takeover. Bought it at York maybe 15+ years ago and built it about 2 years ago. The kit included both the ice house and platform.

Here is a picture from January. I am getting ready to leave for Renal Clinic at the VA and will post more pictures later.

Peter

Here are some build pics from just short of two years ago…..

It was involved, but fun.

See you in a few weeks.

Peter

Thanks Peter.