I have another dead spot on my layout that now has scenery! My PA State Trooper’s cruiser hides behind this building Main Street in Anytown, PA, and beside him is a dirt/stone lot with some random wood, boxes, and barrels. I used a combination of 5 different ballasts, dirts, and soil turf to make the…

I have a couple “dead corners” on my layout. This one was on the town square so I thought I’d fix it up. I started with a foam core base primed with Gesso on both sides. The sidewalks are from Scenic Express, laser cut from balsa wood, and stained with creosote stain. Bricks are sheet…

I purchased grade crossing signals and circuit board from Custom Signals at the York meet. Installation requires use of insulated tracks on the blocks you are trying to protect. I needed to cut the outside rail about an engine length from the actual crossing on each side of the road to be protected. Then needed…

A few photos showing my work in progress for my roads.  One road crossing tracks coming into town and another heading out to a more rural area with a transfer warehouse, houses, and eventually out of town to a siding for unloading freight cars.