Layout Progress &amp; Recent Posts

All Towns DONE!

March 21, 2025

John Garfield suggested that I add a non-prototypical crossover in Red Bluff to help facilitate…

Continuing Testing All Switches

March 20, 2025

After being ill for 3 weeks in February, I finally got back to work. John…

Starting 10 Track Staging Yard

March 15, 2025

I've been working on getting ready to build the west end of staging yard. I…

Changing Tie Spacing

February 3, 2025

I was just finishing up laying track in the final town and remembered I had…

Fine Tuning Track & Switches

February 1, 2025

Track had already been tested with a consolidation before painting, but decided to retest with…

Painting Ties Completed for All But 2 Towns

January 30, 2025

It is hard to believe that my last post was exactly 2 months ago. We…

Painting Ties – Done for Now

November 1, 2024

For the last several days I have been completing painting ties. They are now done…

Painting Ties

October 21, 2024

Cottonwood and Anderson have their basic coat of paint on track and ties. Will be…

Painting Track & Ties

October 19, 2024

Three colors were applied. First Rust-Oleum Camouflage Brown on everything. Next lesser used tracks had…

Decanting Paint Failure

October 18, 2024

After sitting overnight, I went to use the decanted paint. Only 1 of the 4…

Decanting Paint

October 15, 2024

I had hoped to just use rattle cans to paint the track and ties. Test…

Fascia Completed for 3 More Towns

October 14, 2024

Great to be back out in the layout room after 6 weeks. Sanded sheetrock mud…

Laser Structures

The Barn at Jackson Corners

October 13, 2024

After a two week vacation, I was back for just 5 days and had an…

Two More Towns Operational

August 25, 2024

Planning for a road trip meant little progress this week and for the next two…

Construction Electrical

Wiring Tortoises

August 18, 2024

Anderson and Girvan are both operational now, but the fascia needs installation. Reading is the…

Tortoises in 2 More Towns

August 8, 2024

Anderson and Girvan have the Tortoises installed. I will go back and add spring wire…

Sticky Points

August 5, 2024

Recovering from jet lag, I'm back to work. Spent the day doing odds and ends. …

Cleanup After Frog Improvement

July 19, 2024

Every switch on the layout has been checked for clearance through the frog. The Fast…

Frog Cleanup

July 16, 2024

Gary, I thought you were modeling 1926. What is that diesel doing? I had not…