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Getting closer, train runs smoothly too

A bit more progress , track tested !. Just loads of woodland scenics snow to lay

Started work on a Christmas layout as my wife is a big fan of the polar express.
More pics to follow

Fabricating a logging crane in N scale.
Styrene frame , cardstock and printed corrugated cladding for the building.

Finally a name for my layout "Angel Lake" a nod to my faithful Border Collie Angel who was always by my side when working in the garage either on the layout or on my bikes RIP

footplate wrote: ↑Mon Aug 10, 2020 6:23 pm Excellent work modifying your loco.

Thanks just waiting on decals now and
she performs really well

I use cardstock and emulsion paint ( tester pots from b&q )

Looks great and something to be proud of too !

Your lake motivated me to get out of the house and drive two hours to Riodoso, New Mexico, which has such a lake as yours.
I jumped in and swam across it. The initial shock of mountain water near kilt me, but once accustomed, I was escorted by
lively jumping fish. On the return swim, it began to ...

Walkingthedog wrote: ↑Fri Aug 07, 2020 10:51 pm Very impressive and in N gauge.

Thanks