RS2 layout plan

Our first modular joint with a double track end meeting a single

Our first modular joint with a double track end meeting a single

New curve module and new Dale Yard

New curve module and new Dale Yard

Dale Creek module

Ian's Athearn RTR C44-9W

Ian's Athearn RTR C44-9W

Mike's Wisconsin & Southern MP15AC

Mike's Wisconsin & Southern MP15AC

Mike's Wisconsin & Southern MP15AC

Mike's Wisconsin & Southern MP15AC

Athearn UP 60' DPD boxcar (Ian's)

Big donut plant sign under construction

Genesis 60' Berwick high cube boxcar, Norfolk & Western

Trainman Evans 50' gondola, CNW

Exactrail NSC high cube in Railbox livery

Exactrail PC&F high cube boxcar in Wisconsin Central livery

Genesis Trinity covered hopper

Exactrail 40' gondola, reworked to represent a more modern car

23rd May - Open House

23rd May - Open House - SW10 and caboose

23rd May - Open House

23rd May - Open House

23rd May - Open House

23rd May - Open House

23rd May - Open House - main st parking spaces

23rd May - Open House

23rd May - Open House

23rd May - Open House

23rd May - Open House - Looking West down the main at RS Tower

23rd May - Open House - RS Tower

23rd May - Open House

23rd May - Open House

23rd May - Open House

23rd May - Open House

23rd May - Open House - SOO geep switching at Oakdale, showing our temporary card pockets and car cards in use

23rd May - Open House

23rd May - Open House

23rd May - Open House - SOO geep switching at Oakdale

23rd May - Open House

23rd May - Open House

23rd May - Open House

23rd May - Open House

23rd May - Open House - Mitch switching in RS Yard

23rd May - Open House - Mel - this guy has won awards for this kind of thing...

23rd May - Open House - Leigh switches at Oakdale

23rd May - Open House

23rd May - Open House

23rd May - Open House

23rd May - Open House

20th May 2009 - first bits of track super-detailing - the tower-controlled switches all have dummy point machines to install, and a couple of the more critical ones (such as the main 1 to main 2 crossover) are getting these point heater sets as well

20th May 2009 - The "half relief" house on the front had seemed like a good idea at the time but looked awful in photo's - so one of today's tasks was to install this replacement

20th May 2009 - Another gap filled - more Streetview images peep up from behind this newly installed fence

20th May 2009 - Getting ready for this weekend's open house and the following weekends Exe MRS show, the loco spurs are full of late 80s/Early 90s power - a Mopac B23-7, Conrail MP15 and BN SW1000 wait for work...

20th May 2009 - Major work on the backdrop - the houses got a little shuffle (including 3x new structures) and between them we have installed backdrop images representing the houses across the street (culled from Google Street view!) - a nice tree line helps hide the backscene as well

20th May 2009 - Major work on the backdrop - the houses got a little shuffle (including 3x new structures) and between them we have installed backdrop images representing the houses across the street (culled from Google Street view!) - a nice tree line helps hide the backscene as well

20th May 2009 - Major work on the backdrop - the houses got a little shuffle (including 3x new structures) and between them we have installed backdrop images representing the houses across the street (culled from Google Street view!) - a nice tree line helps hide the backscene as well

Atlas Trainman Thrall 4750 covered hopper with plano roofwalk added

Atlas Trainman Thrall 4750 covered hopper with plano roofwalk added

Atlas Trainman Thrall 4750 covered hopper with plano roofwalk added

SOO PD5000 covered hopper

Athearn RTR TP&W boxcar with light weathering and hazmat placards

GM&O 50' boxcar (Kadee) modernised with shortened ladders and roofwalk removed, hazmat placards

EJ&E high end gon with telephone pole load

Car cards & waybills - we plan to be trying these out at our open house and the Exeter show this year

4th April work session - Neil Rogers' new curved modules

4th April work session - Neil Rogers' new curved modules

4th April work session - Neil Rogers' new curved modules

4th April work session - experiments with backscene photo images & trees to disguise joins

4th April work session - experiments with backscene photo images & trees to disguise joins

4th April work session - experiments with backscene photo images & trees to disguise joins

4th April work session - experiments with backscene photo images & trees to disguise joins

4th April work session - experiments with backscene photo images & trees to disguise joins

4th April work session - Yard exit dwarf signals installed

4th April work session - New IAIS SD38-2's for Neil Rogers's fleet - More STMW machines!

4th April work session - New IAIS SD38-2's for Neil Rogers's fleet - More STMW machines!

4th April work session - New IAIS SD38-2's for Neil Rogers's fleet - More STMW machines!

4th April work session - experiments with backscene photo images & trees to disguise joins

Atlas TP&W cylindrical covered hopper

Con-cor airslide hopper, Plano roofwalks and Microscale decals

Further roof mods on the bakery structure

Further roof mods on the bakery structure

Further roof mods on the bakery structure

Athearn "Beer can" tank car

Athearn "Beer can" tank car

Athearn "Beer can" tank car

24th Jan 08 work session - The layout's first signal is a Tomar 3-aspect dwarf signal protecting main 2 from the connection track

24th Jan 08 work session - main street with grade crossing equipment added

24th Jan 08 work session - Main St / Secondary Street crossing & traffic lights, Walthers parts

24th Jan 08 work session - East end grade crossing equipment, Walthers parts

24th Jan 08 work session - Main St / Secondary Street crossing & traffic lights, Walthers parts

24th Jan 08 work session - East end grade crossing equipment, Walthers parts

24th Jan 08 work session - East end grade crossing equipment, Walthers parts

24th Jan 08 work session - East end grade crossing equipment, Walthers parts

24th Jan 08 work session - East end grade crossing equipment, Walthers parts

24th Jan 08 work session - East end grade crossing equipment, Walthers parts

24th Jan 08 work session - East end grade crossing equipment, Walthers parts

24th Jan 08 work session - more tortoises being installed

24th Jan 08 work session - main st / main line grade crossing equipment, NJ International combination gates/gantries

24th Jan 08 work session - main street with grade crossing equipment added

24th Jan 08 work session - more tortoises being installed

24th Jan 08 work session - Main St / Secondary Street crossing & traffic lights, Walthers parts

24th Jan 08 work session - Main St / Secondary Street crossing & traffic lights, Walthers parts

24th Jan 08 work session - main st / main line grade crossing equipment, NJ International combination gates/gantries

24th Jan 08 work session - main st / main line grade crossing equipment, NJ International combination gates/gantries

24th Jan 08 work session - main st / main line grade crossing equipment, NJ International combination gates/gantries

24th Jan 08 work session - more tortoises being installed

1st Nov 08 work session - rebuild on grain silo's

1st Nov 08 work session - tops added to baseboards to give working surface

1st Nov 08 work session - tops added to baseboards to give working surface

1st Nov 08 work session - tops added to baseboards to give working surface

1st Nov 08 work session

1st Nov 08 work session

1st Nov 08 work session

1st Nov 08 work session

1st Nov 08 work session

23rd Aug test session pic