2mm Ashuelot Branch 1939

[garethashenden]

I haven't updated this thread since March, and there's a very good reason for that. In March I got a pair of kittens and they are a bit too enthusiastic about the railroad. Luckily I have managed to make some progress recently, hopefully that will continue. In chronological order, this is what I've been up to.

I scratchbuilt the coal trestle for Ashuelot Paper according to the B&M's standard plans. Its all Evergreen styrene.




The back of the backscene was explored. I'm kinda impressed he made it up, and he had no trouble getting all the way up.


Trees were inspected


I wasn't happy with the rock cutting. I had painted them too heavily and they'd lost the detail. So I replaced them all with new castings.


Which had to be inspected:


And with a thin wash


The trestle has now been painted and installed. Its floating for most of the length so I'll need to bring the ground level up a bit in places. But at least the track is level!

 

[Lyndhurstman]

I’m getting a good feline about this build. Nice work; the trestle is wonderful.

Cheers

Jan

 

[Oban27]

I have trouble with one feline manager but two? Good luck!

Roja

 

[Simon H]

Fortunately, our cat is getting on in years and less likely to climb all over things like layouts! It took me a while to realise that your layout was N scale...I've dabbled in US N but never quite got as far as a layout, but although I sold all the stock I'd bought, I still have some track, turnouts, structure kits and other stuff so I could potentially return to it.
I really like the whole North Eastern genre for modelling, and having found this thread will be following your progress with interest.
Cheers,
Simon.