A closer look: Part 3
Hello again! I'm completing the photographic layout tour by working my way around the left side of the "U", featuring the town of West Mill. Follow me as we go "around the horn". In addition to the photos below, here is a link to a Youtube video of railroad action on this side of the layout.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-I35YGZ-8c
Empire Grain
Empire Grain with the Float Yard in the foreground
The carfloat with some kids fishing off a nearby pier.
The tug boat Robert H., named after my late father in-law who enjoyed watching barges go through Mississippi locks and dams.
Water made from painted joint compound and acrylic gloss medium.
Barge loading structure from Empire Grain.
West Mill's business district and commuter station
Tunnel at the North end of town.
Hedberg Aggregates on the upper level. I recently uploaded a YouTube video of some switching at Hedberg's: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLN-EU-mIzs
The most rural part of the layout. Cows!
Another tunnel leading to hidden track.
That's it for now. I hope you enjoyed taking an initial look at the Kings Port Division. I'm planning to describe more about the layout and my approach to model railroading in future posts.
Thanks for following along!
Some great modeling and photographs Ralph! Empire Grain is an awesome structure. It just looks "right" The float barge and yard in the foreground really make for a stunning scene. The rest of the photos are excellent as well. The town of West Mill looks like a great place to spend a day.
ReplyDeleteBTW the PC transfer caboose and your KP&W rolling stock look great!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks John! I'm especially pleased with the KP&W boxcars shown in the pics above. The two shown above are part of a group of six I purchased as undecorated models...painted and lettered them for the home road. Other KP&W rolling stock used to be affiliated with other roads and got repainted.
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