I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again:
A model railroad is never finished and this is what makes model railroading so much fun.
While the task of constructing your layout, laying the track, and building your scenery is hard work, its also fun and immensely satisfying to do (almost as much fun as running the trains on it), so you are going to find that you will forever be expanding (if you have the room) and making changes. Most of the bigger home model railroad layouts that you see that take up entire rooms or garages, started as simple 4 x 8 table top layouts which have just expanded over the years.
Earlier this month I received news that Dave, a model railroader from the UK and the builder of one of my all time favorite layouts, was making some big changes to his layout. Admittedly to be honest, at first I was a little saddened as I love his layout, but after a minute or two I started to become quite excited at the prospect of what Dave was going to do next. Fortunately for us, Dave has been filming his progress and sharing how he builds up his scenery and layouts. You can check out the first 3 of these videos here:
I’m really excited to see how this all turns out.
To see the next part of Dave’s updates you can see those here.
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Jim McCall
178 days ago
My first time with this…and your efforts and talents! Will be back and…keep up The Cheer! HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Jolly Jim McCall ‘n The Gals!
dave
178 days ago
Thanks for posting Dan , just hope it helps to some who have not as yet started with Scenics
Dan Morgan
178 days ago
Not a problem, myself and the visitors to this site LOVE your layout. So we should be thanking you for making these videos. Thanks for sharing
Gary
177 days ago
Dave, you make it look so easy. I am new at this and still having trouble making the rocks look realistic.
Arlin Wauer
175 days ago
Dan, I appreciate you sending the updates of Dave’s work in progress as well as all the great hints other subscribers pass along.
Sorry to have missed you in Australia last week but we didn’t have time to go to Perth. We did have a great time in Sydney.
Happy Holidays,
“Chug-along” Arlin… Coos Bay, Oregon USA