Here's a few pics for this week. First, just to get your attention is the rear of an eastbound Conrail freight whizzing by a shiny red Mustang convertible at the Anderson Road grade crossing deep in the heart of the former PRR Middle Division:
Next, with the engine servicing facility that I've been posting pictures of recently nearing completion, it's now time to start planning for the construction of downtown Altoona. This will consist of a series of building facades mounted up against the back drop. Here you see some paper mock-ups as well as the three raw Chooch epoxy facades I purchased about ten years ago. They were produced in tiny quantities, and I don't think they are still being made. They are gorgeous, and I wish I could get a few more. There are also some paper mock-ups of a few other structures, one to be scratchbuilt, and and a few others to be constructed out of DPM components. Finally, there is a photo of the same area taken in the late 50's that shows the look I am trying to achieve: