Here’s the progress to date on Mal-Vern Liquor. Note the prominent location at the entry way to the layout. The core was fashioned from layers of styrene sheet. You can see the photo laminate sheets I’ll use on the left. Fluting for the awning was easily formed using Plastruct half round.
Author: Lmind1
Some Videos of the Layouts
I finally had a chance to meet long-time internet friend Tolga E. from Miami. He was in town for a college physics conference and was able to break free to come over and see the layouts. He shot some video of both the LAJ and the Spur which you can see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70bFp-5gg-4
May-Vern Liquor (Jan31)
Scene composition is always a slippery slope, especially for freelance or proto-freelance layouts such as the LAJ. If you cherry pick and select a random collection of the most interesting structures you have what looks like a model railroad. Go too far in the other direction and you don’t have enough to sustain interest. […]
East Rail Update
It’s hard to believe but it’s been four years since I’ve been to Miami to check on things. A visit was long overdue. East Rail continues to be as enticing of a modeling subject as ever. Right out of the box we were treated to see the lead in front of Salco packed with eight cars, […]
January 17, 2017
CF-7 #2619 idles in front of the Nathan Anthony furniture factory. The addition of A-Line windshield wipers wraps up the project.