Since we decided to move - and I can't fit the 14'x24' layout through the basement door - I decided I would not work on any improvements, especially scenery. This week, however, I came up with the insane idea that I could cut up the layout, rearrange the modules and assemble a new layout with a similar operating scheme. Hoping to schedule a train session with my buddies Eric and Jack, I began to rethink things.
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| East McKeesport with signs for industries |
Last Christmas, Lisa and the kids gave me
Model Builder software. I was playing with it this week and it is really easy to use. Basically, you pick from a pallet of materials - brick, stone, cement, corrugated siding, etc. - and create a building. You print this, glue it to some cardboard or foam board and you can build 2D or 3D structures. I wanted this software once I built the
sample from their website which is Vic's Bait & Tackle shop. Today, I built up the backdrop for the city of East McKeesport, including a faux 3D building for Stetson Convention Service which receives rail traffic from the PRR on the siding it shares with the May Stern furniture factory. Sweet!
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| The new and improve East McKeesport |
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