Photo backdrops are now up on the first module. There is a lot of scenery and weathering add before this looks unified but its a start. I used LePage spray adhesive which was a poor idea, the photos didn’t stay attached everywhere, especially the small details. Where the backdrop came Continue Reading
Prior to dieselization, CPR P1 Mikados seem to be the one of the most common locomotives I see pictured on the mixed train to Little Current. I have been looking for a good model for quite some time and managed to find a complete brass model in great running shape. Continue Reading
Fixing the track alignment has lead to shaping some of the only land forms on the Little Current layout. Cube shapes are cut with a sharp xacto blade and glued down with no more nails. I find this method helps to add some randomness. To keep each module light I’m Continue Reading
I had a feeling when I first laid this track that I would need to make some changes to the Imperial Oil spur. I have replaced the original with a turnout I modified that allows for better alignment and elevation to match what I see in aerial photos. This would Continue Reading
This week I’m working on the loading ramp in the Little Current Yard. I’m still not clear to me what kind of material was used for. My best guess is some sort of gravel fill based on the light colour of the material around the loading area. The ramp is Continue Reading
Progress on the Little Current Layout Continues. This week I’m building a GRS style searchlight signal that is near the swing bridge. The photo etched parts are very small, but with a jig to hold square it wasn’t too bad. Wish I took more photos of the parts going together Continue Reading
From what I can see in photographs, a Canadian Car & Foundry Mail Express like a 3600 series RPO and a heavyweight single window steel coach were tagged onto the daily mixed train. I have been slowly collecting parts to scratch build my own (and I may still do that). Continue Reading
I’m working on some details to help me get some views right around the swing bridge before I start constructing scenery. At this point I don’t have many photographs that show the street lights so I had to measure and estimate. Made with a pin, brass, staple wire, accurail bolster Continue Reading
I’m starting building construction on module 1 today beginning with the smallest building on near the backdrop. I’m calling it the swing bridge shed but I’m not really sure what it did – I’m guessing it was used for communications with the bridge operator. The white shed beside the Little Continue Reading
