Git er Done Mode!

 So, a while back I was going to take some pictures while operating the DC&L RY, a nice shot of a log train at Hawley Junction waiting for the local to pass by. Great shot till you noticed the unfinished bridge and scenery in the background! It finally got to me! I had torn out a completely good and functional bridge on the logging line because I wanted something more "back woodsy". That was likely two years ago? 

So, I said let's just get it done and work quickly, worry about quality later! So, here we have it, the completed log bridge on the logging line. I think it came out ok, good enough for now. At least it looks finished.

 

 

At the same time, I decided it was time to fix my "mock up" of the logging camp which I had moved down the mountain.  While it is still in "Git'er done" mode, it's coming along nicely. A bit small but that's all the space I have  for it. I think it gives the overall feel of a logging camp. More little details and scenes will help it fit in a little better over time.

 

 

 

 

Finally, while cleaning up a bit, I found a passenger car kit that I bought off ebay in 2000! Yikes! in the box for 20 years! So, Git'er done or get rid of it. It is a Star Models resin kit. Had some serious warp in the bottom casting. I got it out using hot water and weights but it creeped back in a bit before I got it glued. "Git'er done" meant I went with it! I now realize that the roof has to be glued on. Interior or no interior. That is the dilemma..............let's think about that a while............

Wiscasset Yard to Albion

I recently took a little time to do some switching on my On2 Modules. Track work on the Wisscassett yard has been completed for a while and I have been using some car cards and switch lists. Working out the "kinks" like finding out that the guard rails are a little too close to the rails and need to be moved a bit. 

A whopping two car train and combine takes about 40 minutes to run from the Wiscasset yard to Albion and back. Interesting that such a short train can provide such fun. 

Here's the No. 7 setting up the train. That's the original car shed that was located in the Upper Yard in Wisscassett. While it was gone by 1910, I felt is was a better fit for the module than the gaint coal shed that came much later than the time period I model.

 

The train pulls into Albion, passed the coal shed. Wait, that combine doesn't look quite right?

 Spotting Cars

 Crossing the road to Tilton's Potato House.