Thank you all for your comments, inspiration for the Dock scene came from seeing the operation on the Eastern Shore Railroad at Cape Charles Virginia, and also the December suppliment to the Model Railroader Magazine(5 Compact track plans). My method for the buildings comes from looking at a lot of photos on the Internet down loading some and getting ideas from these. No plans, just sit down with a scale rule ,a pencil ,hobby knife, cereal boxes corrigated cardboard ,glue and follow Matthyro's instructions as shown in his clinics in the Academy (thanks Robin) Here in the RSA we have few Hobby shops that sell model railroad supplies
(hence no little people in my scene), so no Bass wood only inferior
balsa, so I use my band saw to cut thin strips of any wood I can
find lying around. Will follow the suggestions to post a photo in the contest. but first back up into my loft to take some better pictures, Hows this one in B&W