BNSF Front Range Subdivision - CO-WY State Line

[Texas Zephyr]

Chuck your layout looks fantastic. It looks just like pictures from the book Wendover Acme and Virginia Point. I find it funny how I've never met another person who knows anything about the Colorado & Southern/Fort Worth and Denver, yet here on this forum there are three of us modeling the same line (albeit different era's). Too bad we're not all modeling the same era. If we were maybe you Denver Road Doug and myself could start some kind of interchange.

Jason

[chuck geiger]

Thanks Jason --- Now I want to get the book. I was going to go BN and even CB&Q, but settled
on 1998 BNSF.

[Texas Zephyr]

The book covers the entire territory of the CS/FWD from Wendover to Galvaston in the late 70's early 80's. I found my copy on eBay a few years ago for $25. I'm modeling the FWD circa 1973ish in the Texas Panhandle.

Edit: the book doesn't cover the Denver's branch lines, but you're probably not interested in that part anyway.

[chuck geiger]

Gandy Dancers been tearin' it up in Wellington:

[davefoxx]

Looks good, Chuck, but, if I may, it looks like you have a sun kink in the middle track.  Keep up the great progress!

DFF

[Dottney]

 Chuck,
Your scenery is great.  What is the stuff that you're using for the Colorado grass?   Is it some sort of faux fur that  you comb out?  When it's combed out do,you airbrush it?
Going back to stare at the pics to more inspiration.
Dave

[chuck geiger]

Scenic Express California Grass (Mininatur) golden static grass and long tufts mixed together. 6MM GOLDEN GRASS STATIC
California Golden Grass. 6mm Tall Loose Static Grass. I used faux fur on one embankment and didn't like it's looks.

[chuck geiger]

Golden Spike was laid just outside of Wellington tonight:

[C855B]

Congrats on the golden rail joiner!

I've been following your blog closely for tips and techniques on high-prairie grasses and other regional scenery. I have a little bit of it looming in my future. Thank you so much for recording your efforts!

[chuck geiger]

Mike - Love your layout, I see the overpass over the yard in Cheyenne with roundhouse and yard. I'm going
to do a video this weekend on the grasses.

[chuck geiger]

Grass added to other buttes, will work on rock carvings next:

[wazzou]

Looking good Chuck.  One comment; the railroads typically spanned washes like yours with the telegraph lines in as straight a line as possible rather than following as closely to the RofW as you have done.

[chuck geiger]

Good point, going to do that in the final placement.

[chuck geiger]

Been working with Acrylic Gloss Medium per Mike Danneman article for Lone Tree Creek. It produces a faster moving water than lazy creek
WS Realistic Water. Plus way cheaper. This is in SCENERY FOR YOUR MODEL RAILROAD and check this out:

https://books.google.com/books?id=Te8BuHnKFGoC&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71&dq=mike+danneman+gloss+medium&source=bl&ots=WDXhf5CweZ&sig=szN2-DeaPqTJfMxMHBXliGb32bg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6BrFVPzNFpCgoQS_n4HQDw&sqi=2&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=mike%20danneman%20gloss%20medium&f=false




Screwing around with lichen on mum armatures. They will need to be flocked with yellow grass and painted. I would love to use Scenic Express trees and leaf flock, but need to keep costs down.

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[chuck geiger]

Roughing in Wellington, CO