In this image we are looking south down the CSX “Main” towards The Miami River. Note the high level of maintenance and concrete ties. Diverging to the left is the much rattier Downtown Spur running through the weeds on wood ties. The Downtown Spur splits off of the CSX main line just before crossing The […]
Author: Lmind1
Some More Photos
Photography is 99% moving photo floods around and photo editing! A few more photos of the Jai-Alai fronton.
Miami Jai-Alai November 15
When I finished Miami Jai-Alai awhile back, I basically just plopped it on the layout surface. Over the last several weeks I’ve been working in details and vegetation around the base and around the perimeter. The bus is to ship the gamblers in! Here’s how it looks from the back….more trees, a dumpster, and a […]
Another “One Turnout” Layout
Two boxcars sit at Family & Son, a foot products company in Miami, circa 2006. The two blue storage tanks in the foreground are for vegetable oil. This scene would be ideal for a small shelf layout and would provide a lot of operation fun as well. I’ve been doing more and more short “mini […]
Grab N Go Staging
This weekend’s project was adding another shelf for my open top staging. These are floating shelves with a 1 1/2″ trim strip on top to keep the cars from rolling off. Steve Jobs big thing was his obsession with ergonomics and the user experience. A lot of this is subtle. I find that if I […]