Coastal Themed Shelf Layout

[davefoxx]

What Philip said, but, already, it looks fantastic.  Kudos.  A big upvote from me!

DFF

[Ed Kapuscinski]

And be careful to use non-magnet stuff!!!

If you don't, glue it down like a mother f'er.

[jmarley76]

Thanks for the comments and advice! I'm hitting the thrift stores this weekend for either a used blender or coffee grinder...

[jmarley76]

Got my scrap pile finished up tonight...

It's made from pencil shavings. I dumped a fair amount into a box and gave them several coats of primer, then sliver paint, shaking and mixing them up between coats. I then glued the shavings to a piece of foam shaped as a small mound. Here's the results:

[Philip H]

Thats some shake the box, frugal modeling innovation right there. @wm3798 would be so proud.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

I like that!

[Lemosteam]

Big thumbs up on the whole thing- having just passed through the Savannah/Charleston area over summer (and taking a swamp boat tour), I think you nailed the swamp!  Just need an N Scale gator or two! 

[jmarley76]

Thanks for the comments, guys!

Spent the weekend building benchwork for an addition, 8' of new space. I hope to have a yard and 2 more industries to switch. Right now, I am think a grain elevator and some kind of tank car unloading area.

[jmarley76]

Here's some examples from Savannah of what I have in mind...

[jmarley76]

I've got the bench work for the addition finished and ready for some 1" foam board.

On a lighter note, I've decided to name this shelf layout the "Port of Savannah," or "POS" for short. That way if it turns out great, or is a flop, either way I have it covered... 

[jmarley76]

A couple shots of new expansion in progress...

[jmarley76]

Finally got more materials and time to continue the addition. Here's a shot of the future grain elevator:



That’s 1 inch and 1.5 inch PVC pipe cut to a scale 140 feet (10.5 inches). I hope to had an unloading track and a small yard on this end.

[narrowminded]

Will you get the street trackage in front of the old cotton wharehouses?

[jmarley76]

I am not sure. I've been researching the G&W and R.J. Corman operations, none of which use the river front trackage. But it's not out of the question...