Your Layout Vignettes

Guys...I almost forgot to tell you that these pictures I posted tonight are the first ones I have taken with my new camera.  They are in a wide screen format so if you right click on a picture and then click on "open link in new window", you will get a spectacular image that is in an HD widescreen format...

Alan

Work crews have the day off after three days of track repair and rasing the towns Christmas tree

GN FA1 310A begins it run on newly repaired track to the north pole with badly need supplies. Its been a busy year for Santa's workshops.

Alan; I did as you suggested & opened another window. Beautiful shot with your new camera.

Suzukovich, I love your shot.  Simply composed, it tells a story - definitely within the definition of  a vignette.

Columbo is back on the job.  He and all the scenery around him has been off and in a box for about two weeks while I made revisions on the mountain/Raton Pass end of the layout.  Those changes are done now and everything there is back in place and buttoned up.  

I checked and it was just about a year ago that I first put him on the layout - right around Thanksgiving time (I had to make his car - could not find a convertible and had to modify a Peugeot panel wagon).  Here he is at the Creedance Clearwater Brewery.  The case involves the theft of the roast turkey for the brewery's holiday banquet, brazenly stolen right out the the brewery's kitchen.  Columbo is confronting the person he knows has stolen it - the old man down the road.  

Excuse me, Mr. Willis. I know your busy and I don't want to take up any more of your time, but there is one more thing...

That's a great job with the scenery...and the CCR/Tom Fogarty reference.

Lee, I heard Alice's Restaurant the other day, (I'm still humming ). Do you have Arlo, and Rich Robbins talking to officer "Obie" about littering?

(If you wanted 2 cops fighting, he lost his job as chief in 85 for striking another officer during a disagreement )

I don't have Alice's Restaurant.  It would be a cool thing to ad, though.  I need to think about it . . . . I mostly go for detectives or hero cops and "Obie" clearly doesn't fit either category!

Now I'm not going to be able to get that dang song out of my mind all day!

Thought I would post a few pictures of my friend Jan's layout.  He lives a few miles from my house and I just discovered him recently!!  He has done a superb job on his scenes....You need to right click on the pictures and the click on "open link in new window" and you will get a full 16x9 detailed view...

Here is the first one..."busy downtown"

Alan

Here is another of downtown...

Alan

Here is the "fishin hole...."

Alan

another view of the fishin hole....

Alan

these guys in the canoe are going to have a problem soon!!

Alan

Alan,

Thanks for the photos of Jan's layout.  Please tell him he has done nice work!

A beautiful day to work on the addition....

Alan

I'll bet the guy working on the addition would rather be fishing with the guys...he is having a hard time getting his work done since he can see the big haul of fish they are catching!!

Alan

The crew is waiting for the tanker to arrive to get that heating oil to those that need it to keep warm!!

Alan

Thanks Mark...I will let him know.  He is going to join the forum and become a subscriber....he really enjoys the hobby!!

Alan

Rooftop view of dock area with slowly growing commercial block, Angels Gate H-Rail club

More of the macabre sense of humor of some AGHR club members...

Just like in the cartoons!!

The town is looking good!

Reminds me: it's time to watch "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" again.  

Here a couple of more

Running through the woods

Letters to Santa

Shopping

Charming - I love them!

The boss supervises the final loading. 

From our Christmas layout at the office

This was taken on Richard Gonzales' layout this past Saturday.  I posted more in a thread over on the 3-rail forum called "Richard Gonzales Fantastic layout...." if you would like to see more.

Alan

Here is another of his steam service area...

Alan

A busy day at Richard's icing facility....

Alan

Got everything tied down and ready to go!!

Alan

Richard even has his own train parts factory.....yep, read that sign!!

Alan

Everyone is working hard today to get those locomotives serviced....except for one guy laying down on the job!!

Alan

The consists are complete and the trains are ready to move out of the yard....

Alan

Wow!  Pretty.  

BTW, I'm anticipating that you're going to have fun ballasting that, aren't you?

Lee....Richard has the same problem I do, we both will need a hopper load of ballast!

Alan

If you count me, add another hopper.

Art

Sam, this would look good on our layout. So when your done with it for the Christmas layout, just send it to Maine. 

Alan - In fact, why do you guys come over and help me put mine on and then you will have had the practice needed to do a perfect job on yours.

Art

Hey Art....I now have one of those "Ballast Kings" since I knew I was going to need help and I think this thing will do the job!  I have tried it in a few places and it spreads and forms the ballast just right and makes quick work of it!

Alan