The Housatonic RR in N scale

[shark_jj]

This is beautiful work.  You have a true artists eye when it comes to scenery.  It appears you are using some form of hand throw.  Is that accurate or are the throws just scenic?

[Pomperaugrr]

This is beautiful work.  You have a true artists eye when it comes to scenery.  It appears you are using some form of hand throw.  Is that accurate or are the throws just scenic?

Thank you.  All of my turnouts are hand thrown.

[Pomperaugrr]

I did manage to do a little more scenery work in the Canaan shop and yard area and the embankment by Specialty Minerals.

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[Ed Kapuscinski]

Love that yard!

[sd45elect2000]

Since I spent many years on the WC it was interesting to see a WC boxcar hanging around the shop.
Randy

Sorry I don’t know how to flip the image…

[Pomperaugrr]

Since I spent many years on the WC it was interesting to see a WC boxcar hanging around the shop.
Randy

Sorry I don’t know how to flip the image…

It has a place of honor as a storage shed on my layout too. (Unfortunately, not in focus in this shot...)
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[MK]

Well, that didn't work.  Seems to have EXIF (or similar) flag that is overriding my manual rotation.

Just flip your monitor.    

[sd45elect2000]

coincidently I was on the phone with Housatonic mechanical today.

Not to be presumptuous but I wish to advertise for some detail parts you need.
GP-35 dynamic brake sections
GP-35 radiator sections
broken pallets
GP-35 cab section
Wheels
journal boxes
DC-3 airplane wings
Broken bulldozers
broken log skidders
broken high hood NS gp-35s

I might be there later this week, I can add more then, I'm going by memory.

[packers#1]

Everything but the DC3 wings makes perfect sense…then again so do the wings when I think about my uncle’s shop down in Latta.

[Pomperaugrr]

coincidently I was on the phone with Housatonic mechanical today.

Not to be presumptuous but I wish to advertise for some detail parts you need.
GP-35 dynamic brake sections
GP-35 radiator sections
broken pallets
GP-35 cab section
Wheels
journal boxes
DC-3 airplane wings
Broken bulldozers
broken log skidders
broken high hood NS gp-35s

I might be there later this week, I can add more then, I'm going by memory.

I appreciate that list.  I have reference photos from online and some I have taken without trespassing.  I do still need a couple of rusting, stripped down, parts donor, NS GP-38's sitting on the track next to the shop too.  This is just the first layer of general scenery.  Detailing and weathering will follow, when I start working on structures.  My push right now is to get the basic scenery done for all areas in between the scenes with structures.  Then I will go back and detail the structures and areas around them as smaller projects later this summer and fall.  I am going for the look of HRRC operations in the late 90's and early 2000's.  Unfortunately, only the HRRC GP35, #2300 is still operational, along with the former BAR GP7U #22 (still needs to be modeled).  The other Green & Gold units are OOS and some of my modeled equipment is long gone today.  GATX lease units are pulling trains now.   

[JeffB]

Impressive!  Colors, weathering, detail...  All comes together to make a very nice and convincing scene.

I have to say, N scale has come a long way in the last 30yrs or so, especially in the last 15yrs (or less)...  Without intense scrutiny, it could easily pass for HO scale these days.  If I were looking to model standard gauge again, I'd be giving N scale serious consideration.

Jeff

[Pomperaugrr]

​Specialty Minerals, in the Canaan, CT portion of my layout got a little dustier. Specialty Minerals produces and processes a unique form of dolomite limestone at this plant, from materials mined in its very nearby quarry. As a result all paved areas and structures have a film of limestone dust covering them to varying degrees. I just started "dust" application on the paved areas last evening, along with a few pieces of equipment. There is still a lot to be done with the structures, silos, vehicles and material piles, etc., not to mention ballasting and weathering the tracks leading into the plant.

Those limestone boulders lining the paved areas are actually limestone from that location, along with a little stone dust.

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[Ed Kapuscinski]

Looking good. It never ceases to amaze me the way that places like this just have the same overall color when viewed on something like Google maps.

Easily replicable by bombing it all with an airbrush.

Here's one of my favorite facilities (it's right off the NCR near the Timonium Fairgrounds).

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[Pomperaugrr]

Looking good. It never ceases to amaze me the way that places like this just have the same overall color when viewed on something like Google maps.

Easily replicable by bombing it all with an airbrush.

Here's one of my favorite facilities (it's right off the NCR near the Timonium Fairgrounds).

You are correct sir.  I also just added an aerial view of the Specialty Minerals plant I am modeling to the post above.  You can see where I had to do some compression, yet I still wanted it to dwarf the rail cars.

[packers#1]

This layout is genuinely such a great example of what modern shortline railroading has to offer; just wonderful!

I’m not sure if you’re aware or not @Pomperaugrr , but Dave Blaze on Facebook has done several chases of the Housatonic and has a great collection of material documenting them. You’ve nailed several locations he’s photographed to a T!