Beap52 1,795 #1 Posted yesterday at 12:40 AM During the winter months, I take to playing with the model train layout I've got in the basement. It's "L" shaped and is 11 feet by 22 feet. It's a great way to while away time when there's no grass to mow. The assisted living where mom lives has asked me to bring a train set up and leave it for them for a few days. If it's successful I'd like to do a snow scene next year. So I practiced making a small diorama. It's probably 24" square. I got a little heavy handed with the fake snow but it's learning as I go. This diorama is made of drywall compound, paste board boxes cut in strips, assorted paint, paper mache run through blender, wire and rope for trees and/or cuttings from trees in back yard and glue and some hair spray. I've probably got 8 or ten hours in this project. 4 7 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bar Nuthin 1,905 #2 Posted yesterday at 12:51 AM I grew up about a block away from an old gentleman who was supposedly a model train legend. He had shelves and shelves of collectible engines, cars, miniatures, etc. They removed a wall between 2 upstairs bedrooms, where he had a fascinating layout. Us kids were allowed to look but NOT TOUCH. His name was Ed Crismore, from Uniondale, IN. 5 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 76,040 #3 Posted yesterday at 02:18 AM 1 hour ago, Beap52 said: making a small diorama Very cool 1 hour ago, Beap52 said: paper mache run through blender I feel another SWMBO or Ball n Chain issue forthcoming. 🤔 Did we ask permission to use the blender? Did we eat the paper mache? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beap52 1,795 #4 Posted yesterday at 02:47 AM 24 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Did we ask permission to use the blender? Did we eat the paper mache? If I'm quiet for a few days, you all will know I've had the computer taken away from me! If I had to do it over again, I'd ate a couple spoons of the mache and claimed clabbered milk made this pudding bad. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne0 1,427 #6 Posted 8 hours ago When I was a kid, my uncle had the the biggest HO lay out I've ever seen. 4 tracks running around the whole basement. Huge (to me) controller. Through walls, tunnels, trestles. Whole towns with lighting, cars, crossings with working gates. It was fascinating to a 10 year old! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
