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GOT ER' DONE. That little shack is dirted in and ready for some use by the logging outfit. It is definitely a temporary structure of wood, tar-paper and sitting in the dirt. Hopefully it will make it til the logs play out. Thank you for looking. Doc Tom

I was able to use one set of accessory electrical wires buried at the beginning of construction. I cut away the foam around the wires and put in an electrical connector block. I built my first O scale structure, a shed from Banta Model Works (nice kit) and put a warm LED light in. I cut...

Hey Bill, Glad you like em' The limestone cliffs along the Red River have come a long way from this: Tom

Like this "mini." You can get a lot of modeling done in a small area. And at HOn3 all the better! Tom

There has been more work done on the mini railroad. The Bluffs on the Riverside of the model have been completed with bushes and vines. I will plant more bushes on the River side of the layout over the next several days and began to apply ground-up leaves and forest floor litter. Thank...

After some good discussion with fellow logger Mr Bill Nelson,here in Clarksville, and several good folks online I am learning just what size of logs a narrow gauge RR could haul in 1910. It appears on Eastern Lines up to 6-8 feet in diameter. So I cut up some 3 foot diameter specimens that Bill...

Winter in the South can see some fairly warm days.And when you are working on the rail road you can even sweat. Especially so when there is a log train bearing down on your activities. Thanks for looking. Doc Tom

Meanwhile down in Haiti the other side of the world HK Porter's offspring are hard at work getting in the sugar cane harvest.This is my other On30 mini layout Petit Neg la" (Haitian Kreyol for The Little Guy). I frequently have this little mini operational as I work on the Kentucky/Tennessee...

Another week of modeling squeezed in to real life. Continuing to work on the log dump scene. More Winter time bushes and roots and vines. Looks like the loggers have figured out a way to unload the log cars and shove them in to the Red River. Even sent Simon Lilpeep down on the logs to...

Hi Bill. Really like seeing the Surry Parker at work again. Also your cables and lines to the machine to the machine are very realistic. What material are you using for the cables?? Doc Tom

That is a good idea Zathros. My sister-in-law gave me a go Pro camera for train movies. In a few months I'll pick out a suitable guitar and banjo picking soundtrack and use iMovie to make a movie of this backwoods logging layout. Some of the scenes will be shot using an onboard camera. Dr. Tom

Whoa....that's a horrid scenario. Tom

Planting more winter bushes before bringing in leaf cover and more bare trees. I decided to soften the edge between the forest floor and the limestone cliffs heading in to the Red River. I have been using some roots from garden plants that died off this summer to make vines and roots heading...

Hi Zathros. Here is a video I did on my other "mini layout".....the Haitian sugar hauler: It is about 36"X 30". Tom

Thank you Zathros. The details can really be a lot of fun on these mini layouts. This one is 48" X32". Here is little more: The boys will soon have some help movin'them toothpicks with a contraption from up Philadelphia way. Going to give all them backs a break tossing sticks down the roll...

Hi......will be at rr club on Saturday. Tom

Thanks Guys. And thanks for the logs Bill, can never have too many on a logging railroad. Tom

The beautiful Surry Parker looks right at home in that nice photo. Your are really making progress. Tom

Been doing a little more scenery work. The log dump got "dirted in". Thanks for the logs Bill. They are working out real nice. Lets call this one "Kentucky day dreaming". More layers of color and texture added to the mini layout. Doc Tom

The Bogie is nice. Very interesting linkage just below the bell? Is that a reversing lever???? Doc Tom