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Re: WOOHOO! Good weather = time to build - Tyson Rayles - 11-22-2013
Pretty awesome work !
Re: WOOHOO! Good weather = time to build - Charlie B - 11-22-2013
Great job, and it is just grand to hear from you. Your backdrops are great, but the other modeling is great too. You done good.
Re: WOOHOO! Good weather = time to build - FiatFan - 11-22-2013
Good to see you back again. I really enjoyed following this thread as it all came together.
Tom
Re: WOOHOO! Good weather = time to build - nachoman - 11-22-2013
Some great scenes there, Gary
Re: WOOHOO! Good weather = time to build - Gary S - 11-22-2013
Thanks everyone, good to see y'all. Open house tomorrow, I'm looking forward to it. I put together some simple switchlists so visitors can run some freights if they want to.
Reinhard, here is another of your buildings that I used:
Re: WOOHOO! Good weather = time to build - MasonJar - 11-22-2013
Hi Gary,
Your work never fails to amaze! I especially like the one above with the combination of a ~1930s (?) brick building with the 1970s or 80s expansion. Looks like business really took off!
Andrew
Re: WOOHOO! Good weather = time to build - Gary S - 11-22-2013
Hay Andrew!
That's how I see it too. The business started small in the past, then hit the big time. The industry is "Houston Ag Products" which is something I made up. They make fertilizer and such.
As for the layout... The large structure to the left in the photo was already there, and I was trying to find a place for one of the buildings that Reinhard had sent me. This looked like a perfect fit. Cut the building into a backdrop building and set it in place, and it turned out real nice. Plus, it saved me from having to paint several more inches of backdrop!
Re: WOOHOO! Good weather = time to build - e-paw - 11-22-2013
Good to hear from you again Gary. love the last few shots and hope to see more.
Re: WOOHOO! Good weather = time to build - Mileswestern - 11-23-2013
Gary, I've been following this since the beginning and I really, really look forward to more photos! Keep them coming. Can you do a "walkthrough" soon, so we have a sense for what the layout looks like?
Re: WOOHOO! Good weather = time to build - cn nutbar - 11-23-2013
Gary---welcome back
,looks like you've been keeping busy---your layout is outstanding---looking forward to see lots more on a regular basis
Re: WOOHOO! Good weather = time to build - sailormatlac - 11-23-2013
Gary, welcome back! Your layout is astounding and inspiring! You really did wonders with your surburban backyards!
Matt
Re: WOOHOO! Good weather = time to build - Gary S - 11-24-2013
Thanks everyone!
Miles, here is a walk-through of the room...
First, some overall views:
Re: WOOHOO! Good weather = time to build - Gary S - 11-24-2013
And a walk-around....
Pearland Yard is the largest yard on the Almeda Terminal and Gulf. BNSF traffic enters here.
Next is the ATG loco facility:
ATG Transloading Dock:
69th Street bridge and Mykawa West Industrial Park:
The remainder of Mykawa West:
Milby Street Yard:
Brays Bayou and the neighborhood at Fennel Street.
Coming around the peninsula:
South Wayside Street:
Re: WOOHOO! Good weather = time to build - Gary S - 11-24-2013
Unnamed flood control drainage:
Almeda Business Park:
Sims Bayou:
Hobby Industrial Park:
Hobby Industrial Park remainder:
Bridge over Clear Creek:
Downtown Houston skyline:
Neighborhood at Forest Hill Blvd:
Harrisburg Yard and UP interchange:
Houston Tubulars:
Re: WOOHOO! Good weather = time to build - Kev1340 - 11-24-2013
Thanks for the walk-around Gary, it really is an impressive layout!
Cheers,
Kev