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That greenery looks great. My one recomendation ( well what I've found anyway) is keep the vegetation un uniform and I did read some where if your making bushes try to do them in groups of threes. I've found that if you don't try to be too neat it comes out more natural looking :wave:

The smooth it looks real good for roads. Would you use the smooth it for dirt roads or would that be a waste?:wave:

Here's an update on the Barrel Factory.I'm presently working on the stair support frame work this seems to take forever because you can only attach a couple peices at a time , let them dry and move on to the next. The stairs still need some trimming but they seem to fit in ok. For the roof I...

A recap is a very good idea keeps you on track :wave:

I really like the look of the plan , when will you start?:wave:

Thats a great shot of the nite run. :thumb: :thumb: It's always nice to see whats going on behind the nice scenery , amaing what we can use to build a mountain or mole hill:wave:

My apology's I had thought I had posted it I guess I hadn't but it is there now on the end of my current layout. Earlier in the thread you can see the stationary decoders I used for controling the tortoise switches.:wave:

Hi folks I had thought I had posted this before ...guess not so here it is now :wave: Here's my take on how I mounted my tortoise switch machines to the peco turnouts. I could have changed all the standard sized tortoise point throw wire to a heavier guage as I found with the peco springs the...

You did a great job on this layout ,you must have enjoyed every minute of working on it.:wave:

I hate to say it but Alan is correct. Thats the exact same reason my new layout is not a walk around and is now an around the wall with big loops on 2 ends. On mine I just went a bit extreme on depth but I understood what I was getting into. Well something else to think about anyway :wave:

You know when I started doing my layout I just started stacking the foam board all over the place and my imagination just ran wild with possibilities, tunnels towns on hills bridges ...great stuff comes to life when we utilize the styro:wave:

Thanks guys you make me feel all warm and cuddly sign1 The kits a Campbells , I have the Campbells Ayer's Chairs to do as well . They really are great kits. The paints I use are floquils for the metal I give it a base coat of grime then a coat of depot olive. The windows were done with mineral...

I went super chief 5 amp . I've tried running 3 trains at once on my layout on my own what a nitemare :oops: Super Chief has been flawless for me .

My entire first and second layout was designed with xtracad I thought it was great. I could run mock sessions and test out the functionality. :wave:

Well happy aniversary ... isn't this a great hobby? :wave:

Now were talkin :wave:

So if you prefer it under the table than no problem. You can see how I mounted them from under the table in my thread. And if I remember correctly I think I posted a step by step of how I mounted them. :wave: The stationary decoder is what controls the tortoise , basicly on your hand held dcc...

Yep thats what I did and works just fine. Once the track rails and ties along with the ballast are all dirtied up you'll have to search for the wires.:wave:

I got the dock roof front supports braced and glued and all the doors and windows in place.