press, and some from nature, plus lots of hand made trees. The water is cast- ing resin colored with dye.


My love for small geared locomotives got me started in HOn3, so the track- age and switches are all hand-laid dual gauge. My interests are in detailing and scratchbuilding, and the layout is full of little scenes with the scenery ex- tending over the front edge for better photo shots.


With the aid of a steam crane, the Elk River track gang is busy replacing rails around the enginehouse and ash pit (page 42). The lights on inside the mill are a sure sign that work continues, even as darkness begins to fall outside (above). A Climax steams qui- etly alongside the car repair shop (below). Like many old logging lines, the Elk River Railroad’s shop area is cluttered with old, discarded parts.


Going to Cass, West Virginia, gave my wife Lucy the inspiration for all the hand-painted backdrops; she’s also my tree maker and helps on all the scenery. There are rivers and streams that run throughout the layout from the mountains, sometimes creating wa- terfalls. Trestles were made over the valleys for trains, and small bridges for auto and buggy traffic. Many of the de- tailed structures are scratchbuilt or craftsman kits. (You can get an idea of the detail by looking at the photos.) I decided to add onto my railroad and build a seaport scene, so I cut through two brick walls to extend it into another room. The new seaport section, which I call Snug Harbor, is 8′- 0″×13′-0″ and encompasses the perimeter walls. It continues with the


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