WM Western Lines Engineering Report

[wm3798]

There will be no romance in the train room. 

I had a couple of those nifty pens with the LEDs built in, but my children absconded with them.

It looks like the rest of the weekend's progress will be conducted in "radio silence"... I left my camera at work yesterday... so no pics till Tuesday night.
Lee

[Bob Bufkin]

Hope none of your workers sell your camera before you get back.

[wm3798]

Nah, we don't open for business again until Wednesday, and it's locked in my office.  So it should still be around when I get in Tuesday morning.

Lee

[wm3798]

Many progresses today.  Wired up the lights inside and outside the Hoffman Industries building, painted the road that passes through the industrial section under the bridge, paved the lot at the WM freight house, installed semi-permanent scenery light circuit, finished wiring the US48 bridge, and came to the realization that I really need to clean up the layout room...

Camera still idling comfortably on my desk at work... so you can't prove anything!

Lee

[wm3798]

As of 11 p.m. last night, I am completely satisfied that the blob is working, both in person, and photographically.  I've added some more background structures, foliated the hillside from the tunnel portal on down, and painted in the distant mountains on the skyboard.

I've got the camera to bring home from work today, and will take some pictures to prove that I pulled it off...  Until then, I'll just leave you to shiver with antici...


















pation.

Lee

[wm3798]

Behold...


I'm really happy with the way this turned out.  Now before you go all batshit on the Hoffman Building, I submit the following:


I stretched and skewed the photo from the box, and trimmed it to try it on as a 2D extension of the 3D building...  From the ground angle, it's pretty close.  I have to tweak it a little and reprint it to get it into final position, which I think will work well from this viewing (more like photo) angle.  The question is, does the ability to take this photo make up from the visual compromise that is needed for just about every other angle?







Or will I be better off leaving the back drop alone...  Any thoughts?

Here are some other views of the area, which occupies about 2 square feet.:











And how about up on the hill at Kerens?...
The tunnel portal at the top of the helix...






Next up, landscaping around the Cumberland Depot...

Lee

[seusscaboose]

Carl's Autoparts is a nice touch

as well as Hoffman's

[John]

Those puffballs need to get hit with some green paint ..

[Philip H]

I think some of the angles make the HMC building addition a tad wonky, but your trackside stuff is spot on, so I'd say pat yourself on the back and move on.

[DKS]

Those puffballs need to get hit with some green paint ..

Actually, I like them as they are. It looks like Hoffman's is on fire.

[Philip H]

Well David, considering what a coona$$ from the bayou might manufacture in dat der fanceee building . . . fire may be de leas of you worries, 'chere!

[DKS]

Or will I be better off leaving the back drop alone...  Any thoughts?

I think the extension is pretty clever. However, I'm still not buying the blob, sorry to say, but if you're happy with it, that's all that counts.

[Ian MacMillan]

I'm not digging the "blob" as well. I think it would look better if it extended down beyond the factory and maybe continued a little to the left more before blending into the painted backdrop.

But your layout.

[DKS]

[John]

I like david's treatment here .. also, maybe put a light under the shelf to illuminate the overpass