Same section of layout - one with my initial attempt at a painted backdrop, the other (below) with a commercial photo backdrop that has ha...

Some folks have asked how I use the Crepe Myrtle tips as armatures for foreground trees. I think this (new) photo shows the process pretty w...

An overall view of the next area of the layout to get the scenic treatment - between Williams Creek bridge and the south switch at Richmon...

Although the internet can be a great resource sometimes I think we've become just a little too dependent on the "Google Machine....

As SNE 617 races southward with an express car loaded with aluminum poles....