| With Rock Springs packed off to it's new owner, it's hot off the blocks for it's replacement! This collection charts the progress of construction on "RS Tower" as it moves from being a 27' long drawing to an actual exhibition layout! Most recent pic is first, oldest last. For up-to-date news on the layout and group check out http://rstower.wordpress.com |
RS2 layout plan 3500x400 RS2layout.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House 2848x2136 DSCF2848_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House - SW10 and caboose 2848x2136 DSCF2847_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House 2848x2136 DSCF2844_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House 2848x2136 DSCF2841_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House 2848x2136 DSCF2832_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House 2848x2136 DSCF2831_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House - main st parking spaces 2848x2136 DSCF2830_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House 2848x2136 DSCF2827_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House 2848x2136 DSCF2826_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House 2848x2136 DSCF2823_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House - Looking West down the main at RS Tower 2848x2136 DSCF2822_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House - RS Tower 2848x2136 DSCF2820_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House 2848x2136 DSCF2819_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House 2848x2136 DSCF2817_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House 2848x2136 DSCF2815_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House 2848x2136 DSCF2813_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House - SOO geep switching at Oakdale, showing our temporary card pockets and car cards in use 2848x2136 DSCF2809_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House 2848x2136 DSCF2807_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House 2848x2136 DSCF2806_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House - SOO geep switching at Oakdale 2848x2136 DSCF2805_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House 2848x2136 DSCF2799_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House 2848x2136 DSCF2798_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House 2848x2136 DSCF2797_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House 2848x2136 DSCF2796_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House - Mitch switching in RS Yard 2136x2848 DSCF2793_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House - Mel - this guy has won awards for this kind of thing... 2136x2848 DSCF2791_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House - Leigh switches at Oakdale 2136x2848 DSCF2788_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House 2848x2136 DSCF2787_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House 2848x2136 DSCF2786_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House 2848x2136 DSCF2785_edited.JPG Buy Print |
23rd May - Open House 2848x2136 DSCF2783_edited.JPG Buy Print |
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 2848x2136 DSCF2782.JPG Buy Print |
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 2848x2136 DSCF2781_edited.JPG Buy Print |
20th May 2009 - Another gap filled - more Streetview images peep up from behind this newly installed fence 2848x2136 DSCF2780_edited.JPG Buy Print |
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... 2784x1787 DSCF2779_edited.JPG Buy Print |
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 2848x2136 DSCF2778_edited.JPG Buy Print |
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 2848x2136 DSCF2777_edited.JPG Buy Print |
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 2848x2136 DSCF2774_edited.JPG Buy Print |
Atlas Trainman Thrall 4750 covered hopper with plano roofwalk added 2606x1589 DSCF2762.JPG Buy Print |
Atlas Trainman Thrall 4750 covered hopper with plano roofwalk added 2255x1435 DSCF2761.JPG Buy Print |
Atlas Trainman Thrall 4750 covered hopper with plano roofwalk added 2837x1290 DSCF2759.JPG Buy Print |
SOO PD5000 covered hopper 2807x1372 DSCF2758.JPG Buy Print |
Athearn RTR TP&W boxcar with light weathering and hazmat placards 2736x1357 DSCF2757.JPG Buy Print |
GM&O 50' boxcar (Kadee) modernised with shortened ladders and roofwalk removed, hazmat placards 2848x1483 DSCF2756.JPG Buy Print |
EJ&E high end gon with telephone pole load 2848x1384 DSCF2751.JPG Buy Print |
Car cards & waybills - we plan to be trying these out at our open house and the Exeter show this year 700x564 CarCardsWaybills.JPG Buy Print |
4th April work session - Neil Rogers' new curved modules 1024x769 DSCF1948_edited.JPG Buy Print |
4th April work session - Neil Rogers' new curved modules 1024x769 DSCF1943_edited.JPG Buy Print |
4th April work session - Neil Rogers' new curved modules 1024x769 DSCF1942_edited.JPG Buy Print |
4th April work session - experiments with backscene photo images & trees to disguise joins 769x1024 DSCF1941_edited.JPG Buy Print |
4th April work session - experiments with backscene photo images & trees to disguise joins 769x1024 DSCF1940_edited.JPG Buy Print |
4th April work session - experiments with backscene photo images & trees to disguise joins 1024x769 DSCF1939_edited.JPG Buy Print |
4th April work session - experiments with backscene photo images & trees to disguise joins 1024x769 DSCF1937_edited.JPG Buy Print |
4th April work session - experiments with backscene photo images & trees to disguise joins 769x1024 DSCF1934_edited.JPG Buy Print |
4th April work session - Yard exit dwarf signals installed 1024x769 DSCF1920_edited.JPG Buy Print |
4th April work session - New IAIS SD38-2's for Neil Rogers's fleet - More STMW machines! 1024x769 DSCF1919_edited.JPG Buy Print |
4th April work session - New IAIS SD38-2's for Neil Rogers's fleet - More STMW machines! 1024x769 DSCF1918_edited.JPG Buy Print |
4th April work session - New IAIS SD38-2's for Neil Rogers's fleet - More STMW machines! 1024x470 DSCF1917_edited.JPG Buy Print |
4th April work session - experiments with backscene photo images & trees to disguise joins 1024x769 DSCF1914_edited.JPG Buy Print |
Atlas TP&W cylindrical covered hopper 1024x768 DSCF1673.JPG Buy Print |
Con-cor airslide hopper, Plano roofwalks and Microscale decals 1024x768 DSCF1672.JPG Buy Print |
Further roof mods on the bakery structure 768x1024 DSCF1669.JPG Buy Print |
Further roof mods on the bakery structure 1024x768 DSCF1668.JPG Buy Print |
Further roof mods on the bakery structure 1024x768 DSCF1667.JPG Buy Print |
Athearn "Beer can" tank car 768x1024 DSCF1666.JPG Buy Print |
Athearn "Beer can" tank car 1024x768 DSCF1664.JPG Buy Print |
Athearn "Beer can" tank car 1024x768 DSCF1663.JPG Buy Print |
24th Jan 08 work session - The layout's first signal is a Tomar 3-aspect dwarf signal protecting main 2 from the connection track 1024x769 DSCF1462.JPG Buy Print |
24th Jan 08 work session - main street with grade crossing equipment added 1024x769 DSCF1460.JPG Buy Print |
24th Jan 08 work session - Main St / Secondary Street crossing & traffic lights, Walthers parts 1024x769 DSCF1459.JPG Buy Print |
24th Jan 08 work session - East end grade crossing equipment, Walthers parts 1024x769 DSCF1458.JPG Buy Print |
24th Jan 08 work session - Main St / Secondary Street crossing & traffic lights, Walthers parts 1024x769 DSCF1457.JPG Buy Print |
24th Jan 08 work session - East end grade crossing equipment, Walthers parts 769x1024 DSCF1455.JPG Buy Print |
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24th Jan 08 work session - East end grade crossing equipment, Walthers parts 769x1024 DSCF1448.JPG Buy Print |
24th Jan 08 work session - more tortoises being installed 1024x769 DSCF1447.JPG Buy Print |
24th Jan 08 work session - main st / main line grade crossing equipment, NJ International combination gates/gantries 769x1024 DSCF1443.JPG Buy Print |
24th Jan 08 work session - main street with grade crossing equipment added 769x1024 DSCF1442.JPG Buy Print |
24th Jan 08 work session - more tortoises being installed 769x1024 DSCF1436.JPG Buy Print |
24th Jan 08 work session - Main St / Secondary Street crossing & traffic lights, Walthers parts 1024x769 DSCF1424.JPG Buy Print |
24th Jan 08 work session - Main St / Secondary Street crossing & traffic lights, Walthers parts 1024x769 DSCF1423.JPG Buy Print |
24th Jan 08 work session - main st / main line grade crossing equipment, NJ International combination gates/gantries 1024x769 DSCF1422.JPG Buy Print |
24th Jan 08 work session - main st / main line grade crossing equipment, NJ International combination gates/gantries 1024x769 DSCF1421.JPG Buy Print |
24th Jan 08 work session - main st / main line grade crossing equipment, NJ International combination gates/gantries 1024x769 DSCF1418.JPG Buy Print |
24th Jan 08 work session - more tortoises being installed 769x1024 DSCF1397.JPG Buy Print |
1st Nov 08 work session - rebuild on grain silo's 1024x768 DSCF0016.JPG Buy Print |
1st Nov 08 work session - tops added to baseboards to give working surface 1024x768 DSCF0015.JPG Buy Print |
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