Today I thought I’d share a few photos of the module as it looks today. Tomorrow I have a package of Bachmann maintenance crew coming to add to the same figures already placed in Allied Chemical. Photos are coming once these additional figures are added. In the meantime a few more weeds have been added […]

A bit more weathering done on the module the last few days. Not only did I paint and weather the first set of four tanks posted previously, but I also finally covered up the fake brown plastic base they sit on. What I did was paint the base with white glue, then applied dirt from […]

Details definitely make a layout. Details set the tone and era for a layout. Details can create separate little scenes on a layout. That’s my intention with this module. It definitely isn’t much of a model railroad, but one must make do with what space you have. This past week I’ve been finding more details […]

Well, maybe not new layout, but perhaps new module! A lot of work put into the module today starting with cleaning all the track first off. All the buildings I needed are in place now, along with all the fencing and trees I’m going to need. I still need to glue down some ground cover […]

Finally here as in one module from my old layout! Today I was able to retrieve my one usable module that was part of my old layout from our storage facility. This was part of my Nitto, WV area which included a scrapyard, and Allied Chemical. I’ll probably put my Woodland Scenic’s old Sick N […]

While working on the C&NW open hopper, I pulled these two cars out of one train box to weather up for eBay. These two B&O 60’ auto parts boxcars are Walther’s cars, purchased many moons ago while at Caboose Hobbies. The cars had the roofs previously weathered by myself, and a bit of fading via […]

This morning I’ll post up some photos of my latest project. I have to laugh at myself because I must have been half asleep when I purchased this car new on eBay. I say that because I wanted and was looking for a C&NW covered hopper to weather up instead of this open hopper….lol. Oh […]

This week’s layout photo shows a view inside Allied Chemical in Nitro, WV at dusk:

This week’s photo shows Alco 9806 with caboose by the yard office in Nitro, WV under threatening skies:

Latest model finished is this Blackstone HOn3 locomotive, part of an ongoing project for a friend and local modeler. This guy was done with grimy black acrylic paint, rust colored paint for the couplers, and Monroe Models soot powder for what else, the soot effect!

This one was a quick little project, updating the weathering on this car by adding a few patched out areas:

This week’s photo shows GP7 5628 switching Dickinson yard:

I just acquired this well detailed Rapido Evans X72 boxcar lettered for Penn Central. This car and my recent P&LE car will be my two “cleanest” cars, in other words very lightly weathered. You have to have a few clean cars on the railroad!

This week’s layout photo shows GP7 5628 and transfer caboose parked by the yard office in Dickinson yard:

Hot off the press is this BN 50’ boxcar, thoroughly weathered with peeling paint, rust, streaks, and hand drawn graffiti. ACI plates added. Just went on eBay:

This blog post I’ll talk about my old standby locomotive, PC #5628. This model was my first locomotive when building my past layout, and is an older Atlas model with a Kato drive. The locomotive was purchased with DCC and sound. Of course this guy was in solid black when purchased from the now closed […]

This week’s photo shows SW1200 #9186 shoving a gondola full of coiled steel into Campbell Manufacturing, a producer of small appliances:

Another boxcar joins the fleet, this one off eBay as well. I thought this car was weathered very nicely. After I received it, I simply weathered the bottom of the car, rusted the brake wheel, and applied lube stencils. It has now joined my fleet!

I’ve just received a great find on eBay with a car I’ve been looking for to run on my module, especially since I model Penn Central. This P&LE car is an Athearn Genesis series car. I’ll weather this one up soon…

Here is the latest car finished, a Walther’s car I believe. Car sides, ends, roof, and underside are all lightly weathered with primarily a dirt colored overspray with some spots of rust here and there. New wheels and Kadee couplers were installed as well. Soon to go on eBay….