Weekend Update 6/24/12

[DKS]

David, fantastic! Is that Elizabeth, near  E-Port?

Thank you! No, it's actually a blending of multiple real locations plus bits of fantasy (might this be proto-bashing?). The elevated mainline is from the New Brunswick area, while the bridge, abutments, track and street are inspired by West Trenton. The abandoned sloping track hails from Easton, PA; the engine facility is a mix of Ringoes on the Black River & Western and Pine Creek Railroad in Allaire State Park. The enginehouse is a kitbashed version of a forthcoming kit that faithfully represents their enginehouse.

[pwnj]

Somewhere in New Jersey is just amazing, DKS.  Figured you couldn't let it go.  That just brings back lots of memories of watching trains as a kid when I used to live up there.  And you've given me tons of ideas for how to make use of some other stuff I've got sitting around here.

[towl1996]

DKS is the Neil Peart of modeling!

[pwnj]

DKS is the Neil Peart of modeling!

Would that make Somewhere In New Jersey is the YYZ of dioramas? 

[M.C. Fujiwara]

Would that make Somewhere In New Jersey is the YYZ of dioramas?

More like the Temple of Syrinx 

Very groovy!
I dig the compositional curves and angles, as well as all the great textures, especially along ground around the engine facility.
Bravo!

Encore!

[pwnj]

More like the Temple of Syrinx 

Yikes! We're more alike than I'd ever thought! 

Very groovy!
I dig the compositional curves and angles, as well as all the great textures, especially along ground around the engine facility.
Bravo!

Encore!

It's purely fantastically filthy. 

[Hiroe]

As promised, here's some better shots of the wire progress thus far:







Plan is to finish it down past the tower and into the tunnel portal in time for our open house at the Merchantville Car Show on the 14th.

--Drew

[Leggy]

HO? N? Either way that's absolutely fantastic, nice work! 

[Hiroe]

HO? N? Either way that's absolutely fantastic, nice work! 

If it were N, I would expect a great deal of wailing and gnashing of teeth. However, it's actually O.

[Kisatchie]

As promised, here's some better shots of the wire progress thus far:

Hmm... what do you do
if something Dee Rayles
under all those wires...?

[Hiroe]

Well, as most of the tracks are spaced on 4" centers, there's usually enough room to reach between them to re-rail stuff.

Although the only real derailments we have are due to operator error.

[bbussey]

Slick. 

[up1950s]

Hiroe , you truly deserve the name Spider Man . Most impressive overhead I have had the pleasure to see so far .

[rickb773]

Plan is to finish it down past the tower and into the tunnel portal in time for our open house at the Merchantville Car Show on the 14th.

--Drew

Merchantville?
What state?

[Hiroe]

Merchantville?
What state?

New Jersey.