Test Lab

Here's what I really like about this hobby; when it comes to modeling you can do whatever you want. There's no limit to what kind, type, era, geography, etc...lately I've been having a staring contest between my modern day layout and some old clapboard structure from the previous layout as well as some kit models. While I'm enjoying modeling the BNSF and CSX immensely, I'm still craving something else. That of course is modeling the 1950's waterfront. So I've embarked on what I figured I would end up doing; modeling a small shelf layout/diorama where I can model a stretch of waterfront. I've started with what I had laying around - a 12" deep hollow core door to which I added an inch of rigid foam and started cutting away to create nearly seven feet of waterfront. A single length of track runs from one end to the other. Simple.

As much as it is a layout, I'm thinking of it more as a test lab, for new techniques ( new to me anyway) where I don't care too much if I screw it up - it's just a door! But I think what will happen as it's small enough that I can pay a lot of attention to it, I will endeavor to detail it as much as possible. If nothing else I will have a place to run some steam locomotives back and forth. The pic above reprsents what I've thrown togther so far, stay tuned.