City Belt Line (N-scale )

[Scottl]

Really like how the layout is coming together.

[Slim Rail Mike]

  A little scenery base, and paint added.

   The pier has been repaired, and secured to the module. For the most part I’m avoiding attaching models to the layout. This pier is too big and awkward, I believe it is safer on the module than off. The water was refreshed with acrylic floor polish instead of artist gloss medium. A much more economical choice.  The edges along the fascia that were filled need more attention.

   Work continues on the ferry apron gantry.

[Cajonpassfan]

Nice!
Otto

[Bendtracker1]

Very nice!!!

[Slim Rail Mike]

With a bit of touch-up paint and weathering, this is done.  The silver block under the girder is a magnet. It will hold the apron assembly in place on the module.

[Cajonpassfan]

This is so much fun to watch....
Keep 'em coming...
Otto

[Slim Rail Mike]

I'm glad folk are enjoying the build. It is fun to engage in the different aspects of our hobby. My old garage size layout seemed to be just work.

A smorgasbord of projects this week.   Some of the decals that @Jesse6669 put together have been applied to the tug John Hayden. While having the tug in hand I noted that the radar antenna hadn’t been installed. It is in process now. Then she‘ll get a flat coat.

The switch lead section is getting a base layer for scenicing.

Bases for the structures and groups of structures are ready to be built on. The bases are styrene with attached magnets. The sit over finishing nails glued into the foam sub-roadbed. The mock up buildings for the engine service, the switchmans sheds, and the yard office, were put down to visualize the end result.

 Once the lead is done, these three sections will go on the storage rack. Then the west yard section will get it’s track work finished. East yard buildings and finishing the vessels will be alternating with switch building. That should keep me out of trouble for a while.

[Slim Rail Mike]

ATSF "John Hayden" Done

[Slim Rail Mike]

The paper mache is drying on the yard lead. Resumed work on the Las Plumas where I’d left off. Time to finish the bridge. The deck hardware is getting figured out. Started to fabricate some of it. There are tons of various items lining the boats rail. Note the yellow air compressor no doubt to release the brakes and speed up unloading the ferry.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving.

[Slim Rail Mike]

The yard lead got a shot of camo brown along the track, and a base layer of scenery. Progressing on the ferry. The pilot house needs to be done to finish the bridge. She’ll get painted white above the train deck, and with the WP feather on the superstructure, it will look sharp.

[jon612]

The photo of the ferry on the cutting mat is what I love about N scale. That ferry is HUGE but is that a mouse right next to it? Excellent modeling!

[peaks]

Very nice! I have always found ferries and barges to be a fascinating subject to model.

[Slim Rail Mike]

Work on the ferry is moving along. The bridge superstructure is yet to be secured to the vessel. The bridge needs the pilot house interior done as well as roof top antenni, and all the glazing of the windows.

Starting at the bow the deck hardware is being placed.

As is the way of things, with this project winding down, I found a bunch of prototype photos. They would have been handy while planning. There are a number of errors in the build. I’ll leave it to an expert to point them out. Then they’ll have the satisfaction of me saying “You’re Right”!

[peaks]

Coming along very nicely!

[Slim Rail Mike]

The Las Plumas is near the end of the first phase of building.  The main remaining work are the lifeboat davits, the pilot house interior, and finding a Nathan 5 chime airhorn for the cabin top. The P5 horn and the 4 EMD  8 cylinder diesels says railroad at heart. More detail can be added later.

After the holidays  it’s time to finish the west yard trackage. With a completed yard, there is a potential for real opertaions. Traffic from fiddle yard, on to vessels, pulled into the yard and sorted for the switch jobs around town, while outbound traffic is loaded and sent back to staging.