Jon Grant 4472 Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I just finished the scenery on a new board for Sweethome Alabama, in preparation for Nottingham show in under a fortnight. This entailed adding a 4ft extention to an existing short board and adds a river crossing to the layout. It took just under three weeks to complete from start to finish and included making the trees.  Although there are no turnouts on the board, the track in the foreground will eventually lead to a small asphalt plant, which will hide the left hand fiddle yard.  I'll start at the end with some photos of the finished scenery         I still have the lighting rig and fascia board to build and the fiddle yard ro rebuild. The electrics also need attention  Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supaned Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 More nice work Jon. I look forward to seeing the layout at Nottingham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Nice, Jon! Â For a layout set in the South there is not enough Kudzu!!! Â Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted March 5, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2012 Superb extension Jon.Unfortunately I cant make Nottingham this year but look forward to seeing it at some point. Â Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Really great job, Jon - I see the gang are still hanging about [JPGR&B] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Biggest vultures I've seen - I had one in my garden yesterday....... Most East Coast ones are black btw with pale grey patches on their undersides (visible before you lay down and they come to you...) Â Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_2007 Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Yeah it looks way better now then it did on your phone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Grant 4472 Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 Here is a potted progress over the last three weeks. The photos are pretty much self-explanatory. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilM Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Astonishingly good! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Gwinnett Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Was the Can Pac GP a sacrificial tester - if it falls in the river never mind? Â Astonishingly good! What he said! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gridwatcher Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Was the Can Pac GP a sacrificial tester - if it falls in the river never mind? Â Â What he said! Â Just thinking that the Can Pac Geep was the best thing I had seen so far......... Â Superb work again by the way......! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcanman Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Superbly modelled scenery, Sweethome Alabama justs gets better! Â Â regards, Â Mal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Grant 4472 Posted March 8, 2012 Author Share Posted March 8, 2012 Re the CP GP38-2 bodies. If anyone is interested in swapping either one or both bodies (anti-climber and longer 86" short hood) for the standard GP38-2 Trainman body (any livery) I'd be happy to swap. I've looked long and hard for Alabama-based GP38-2s with the long short hood and drew a blank  Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lakeview770 Posted March 14, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 14, 2012 You,ve done a great job of capturing what is just North of here, very good. Andrew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Grant 4472 Posted March 14, 2012 Author Share Posted March 14, 2012 You,ve done a great job of capturing what is just North of here, very good. Andrew  Thanks for the feedback, Andrew. Since I've never been to the USA, I'm happy the model is starting to look like where it's meant to be. Here's a photo I took last night showing both of the new boards I've been messing with over the last month  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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