The viaduct is in and trains are crossing!! Pictures!

Very nice.

Very cool Alan, buy I have to to expect nothing less from your creativity. Did you consider possibly adding  a yellowish looking single light over each lane of the underpass set back in a bit from the front? If done properly I imagine you could create the illusion of a lighted tunnel when taking your night shots. Maybe this great forum of ours could help you create the right effect.

Outstanding work Alan!

Alan I have been staring at those kits they are very 50's Schenectady if you will and curious as to how assembly went what did you use for adhesive etc?

Great work Alan, I like the way that you fitted this viaduct in. Also, it looks like you have installed the black skirt on this side. As usual, it is a 1st class layout.

Hi Alan
Fabulous work as always. Well done.

Thanks
Alex

Looks great. I always enjoy the photos of your great layout.

Thanks so much guys....means a lot to me that you take the time to comment and make suggestions...

 

Strogey....great idea!  I had already thought about using strip LEDs mounted on the ceiling of the "tunnel".  I don't want the light to be too bright...just light enough to give it a good effect.  I am also toying with the idea of mounting a mirror in the back of the tunnel to give the illusion of it going further under the city.

 

Don....I agree with you in that the design looks very much like one would see in Schenectady as well many other cities.  The parts are made of MDF and are cut out very nicely.  It is a simple assembly procedure and includes four of the retaining walls of which you see two in the picture.  I used Gorilla Superglue to put it together as I do in most of my builds.

 

Roger....I know you have the single lane version as you and I ordered ours at the same time while at the TW Design event this past fall.  I forgot to ask you where you were going to install yours when I was visiting a couple of weeks ago....

 

Alan

Looks great Alan, love those Rock diesels.

Well done. The viaduct gives the corner character with it's multilevel shapes.

I went to the TW Design TrainWorx site and could not find this kit.

Am I looking in the wrong place?

It really fits in well with the available space you designated for it. Very professional looking installation.

 

Hope you and LaKeeta are both well.

Wow! Looking at this makes my layout look like a fisher price layout!!! Well done! Would love to put a bridge or viaduct on my layout if I could only figure out a way!

Thanks again guys!!  I do appreciate the comments and the time you devote to making them!

 

Chipset....I believe you will have to give TW a call since the kit is not listed on the website.  There are two versions...a single lane and the one I got which of course is a double lane.

 

Alan

Beautiful!  (Although I was having a tough time concentrating with those nice Rock Islands vying for my attention!!)  

 

- Mike

Excellent work Alan. I really like the way it fits in the scene.

Very nicely done, Alan.  Those TW Design post-moderne concrete viaducts are very realistic on their own, but your integration into your layout is really nice.  Your personal record is awarded ten merits for providing a realistic underpass for highway traffic.

Really Nice.

 

I like how you use a single "light bulb" to illuminate the scene! (-:

 

Rick.

Looks like everything is shaping up quite nicely Alan. Keep the photos a comin' 

Another round of thanks guys!! 

 

Rick...you are almost correct about a "single" light bulb.  Actually, I am using a sealed beam photo flood that produces a very bright light so that I can have some nice contrast of shadows. 

 

Thanks,

Alan

Really a great job. Are those MTH catenary's? 

Thanks! 

 

Eddie...those are MTH catenarys...

It's great modeling and I like the Curtain. Does your curtain go to the floor or partially down? It's a perfect scene.

 

 

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 I swear your layout gets better every time I look! (and it was already great).

Larry...the curtains go to within about a half inch of the floor.  They are designed in sections that are on wooden dowels so that I can easily remove a section in order to get under the layout.

 

Thanks again guys for all of the positive comments!

Alan

Are those rock island engines made by MTH? They are beautiful!

I like it Alan. Great job.

It's good to see more of your magnificent layout Alan - do you still have significant areas that are bare wood?

What a fabulous and clever idea that vehicular tunnel is, Alan! And it is crafted into place so beautifully, looking very real. The whole idea of having that feature right where you have it is really cool, esp. considering the cityscape above, reminding lots of us of urban centers w/ similar features we have seen in real-life. Congratulations on such a successful effort.

FrankM

Very cool! Exactly what I've been hoping to add to my layout...

Lionelzwl2012....those are in fact MTH Rock Island locomotives!!

 

Thanks Joe!

 

Thank you Sam....almost all of the bare wood is now covered!!  FINALLY!!  I am now installing the rock and other scenery elements.  There will be a lot of weathering and painting, etc. going on over the next few months.....WHEW!!

 

Frank....I am kind of like you in that I have always thought individual scenes that give the impression that they relate to another scene...even if it is one a different level...is what makes a layout so interesting.  They tell a story.  In this case, once I add the street sign I am planning:  "To Downtown", it will lead those that visit the layout to believe or assume that the street under the viaduct leads into the city above. 

 

Again, thanks to all of you for your much appreciated comments!

 

Alan