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chronological listing of changes and additions.
4/27/08
Automated Load Swapping Update
11/11/07
Automated Load Swapping
6/27/07
A canal barge and tuilips on the
Inglenook
3/30/07
Bicycles on the Inglenook
3/6/07
Speakers for Viduta Timber Co.
2/9/07
Updated sound track
2/5/07
Speakers for the Inglenook sounds.
1/20/07
An ambient sound track for the Inglenook
1/14/07
The Shoebox Inglenook is
complete!!
1/11/07
Experiments with three Bachman 0-4-0
chassis
1/6/07
The Cheese Shop and Wooden Shoe
Factory get signage.
12/23/06
The Shoebox Inglenook nears
completion
12/9/06
Chivers Baldwin gets a replacement
motor
10/18/06
Cobblestone paving on the
Inglenook
10/13/06
Wiring and control panel on the
Shoebox Inglenook
10/11/06
Mockup and trackwork on the
Shoebox Inglenook
8/26/06
Progress on the Viduta Timber
Company (formerly The Next Layout)
7/14/06
The AHM Baldwin is nearly
done!
6/21/06
Front Pilot for the AHM Baldwin
6/20/06
Rear coupler for
the AHM Baldwin
6/14/06
Front coupler and pilot for
the AHM Baldwin
6/1/06
A new addition to the Motive Power roster
5/26/06 The
AHM Baldwin gets a paint job
5/23/06 Chassis
mods on the Chivers Baldwin conversion
5/17/06 Test
fitting the details on the AHM Baldwin
5/14/06 The
AHM Baldwin gets handrails, sunshades, etc.
5/09/06 The
AHM Baldwin gets larger steam cylinders
3/24/06 Some
real weight for the AHM Baldwin
3/21/06
Terrain
is forming on The Next Layout
and
Converting
an AHM Baldwin to a LifeLike 0-6-0 chassis
2/14/06
Switchbacks and water channel on The
Next Layout
2/1/06
Dual gauge track on The Next Layout
1/26/06
The Next Layout gets some roadbed
1/18/06
All-foam support structure for the Next Layout
1/16/06
Fitting track on the Next Layout
1/13/06
A new look at the Next Layout
and
Baldwin
remotoring complete.
1/01/06
Work begins on a Chivers Baldwin
conversion - first, a Nigel Lawton remotoring kit.
and
The
Climax gets a crew.
12/01/05
The Climax nears completion - metal roof,
siphon hose, and firewood.
11/26/05
A spark arrestor for the Climax.
11/21/05
The Climax gets a roof and siphon piping.
11/13/05
Weathering the Climax
11/04/05
The Monte Sano RR gets a steam dummy!
10/28/05
Steam engine and piping in place.
10/25/05
Steam cylinders and piping start to take
shape.
10/21/05
Some paint and details on the Climax.
9/05/05
The
Climax gets sideboards and roof supports.
6/21/05 The
Climax gets handrails for the water tank end.
6/12/05 Tropical
Storm Arlene keeps me indoors, so the Climax gets some stake pockets
5/13/05 A
flatcar is added to the rolling stock
5/10/05 Work
starts on the Class A Climax
1/3/05 The
Egger-Bahn and the Plymouth meet on the trestle
1/2/05 Flyaround
view of the Monte Sano Railroad Layout
1/1/05 Americanized
Egger Bahn loco on the layout
12/30/04 Cabelet
Spring scene is improved
10/08/04
Stone moves on the
conveyor to the cars.
9/18/04
The stone crusher scene
comes together
9/7/04
Some work on the Shoebox
Inglenook
4/13/04
Bell, whistle, and pilots
4/11/04
The Egger Bahn pilots with MT
couplers
3/23/04
Detailed pictures
of the Plymouth coupler installation
3/22/04
Egger Bahn decoupler for the Shoebox Inglenook
3/22/04
A toolbox and some tiny tools for both locos
3/19/04
The
Plymouth diesel is finished!
3/18/04 The
Plymouth diesel is painted
3/18/04
The Egger-Bahn cab is repainted
2/19/04 The
Egger-Bahn gets smokebox and cab paint
2/18/04 The
Egger-Bahn gets spark arrestor
2/16/04 The
Egger-Bahn gets a headlight and a coal bunker
2/15/04 More
work on the Egger-Bahn loco
2/13/04 New
Dome arrangement on the Egger-Bahn loco
12/23/03 A
portable boiler to provide steam for the rock crusher scene
12/16/03 A
suggestion for "The Next Layout" from Larry Smith
12/15/03 A
steam engine for the rock crusher scene
12/10/03 A
new design from Jon Songøygard for "The Next Layout"
12/06/03 Revised
version of "The Next Layout"
A
Christmas micro layout
12/5/03
More work on
the Plymouth
"critter"
11/18/03
Making a Plymouth
"critter"
11/5/03
bonus kitbashed
cars
Shoebox
Inglenook (click button above)
11/11/03
Work starts
on Americanizing the Egger-Bahn
10/30/03 Cabelet
Spring scene
10/27/03 the
trestle gets some bracing
10/22/03 ballast...
10/20/03 the
track is laid!
10/20/03
video of the
Egger-Bahn
on track
10/19/03 the
ravine gets some vegetation and the trestles are in place
10/14/03 a
view of the stones under the trestle
10/14/03
a plethora
of 4 wheelers
10/14/03
Two AHM Baldwins
join the roster
10/12/03 stones
from the actual site
9/18/03
exposed styrofoam covered and
stained
9/14/03
decisions on finishing the
exposed styrofoam
9/7/03
the moonshine still gets some
copper piping
9/03/03 the
line gets a gondola
9/1/03
the still is located in a grove
near the spring
8/29/03
a moonshine still
8/28/03
added a
page on steam dummies
8/23/03
water features
8/18/03
test fitting the trestle at the
front of the ravine
8/16/03
the big ravine gets a trestle at
the upper end
8/13/03
trees! & I split the construction
into two pages.
8/11/03
some ground cover added
8/10/03
rock outcrops get color
8/10/03
the little caboose gets an
update
8/8/03
surface texture and rock outcrops
8/3/03
added pictures of scenes to be modeled
8/2/03
the terrain gets some plaster cloth added
7/26/03
added photo of
Egger-Bahn loco on
the oval
7/26/03 added photos of Plymouth and
Egger-Bahn locos