After having my N-scale layout of 10-years in the making completed, published, open-housed, and train-nighted with friends adnauseam, I've reached the point of "what now?" I still do a lot of model railroady things, but running trains on my layout isn't one of them. If there was ever an equivalent in our hobby, I think this is it - I'm having a "model railroading midlife crisis." Rather than working on the "big" layout, I find myself building micro-layouts as a diversion, scratch-building freight cars for the sake of doing something different, and even (*gasp*) experimenting with different scales.
To that end, an infatuation I've had with On30 has become manifest. I haven't built a layout or anything of that nature... yet... but I have been having perhaps a bit too much fun building some On30 equipment. I've been getting my "fix" on eBay, mostly from Wiseman Model Services. They offer some former Tom Yorke resin kits that are straightforward, unique, and fun to build. I'm a sucker for unique railroad models...
So, here are a few photos of what I've been working on among many other model railroading projects...
Wiseman Models resin kits / former Tom Yorke models:
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This is a Wiseman Models Fordson Rail Tractor built on a Tenshodo Spud mechanism.
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And an eBay score I could't pass up: a Bachmann Davenport Gas Mechanical locomotive and Backwoods Miniatures dress-up kit. After a few evenings of work it's ready for primer.
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I haven't built a layout to run these on, but I may do so at some point. At this moment, this is what I have in mind. I can operate it as a 5-3-3 Inglenook or as a regular switching layout using car cards and waybills.
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Chris
