Wortham layout

[Lee Drennen]

Here’s some Custom Reefers Cars I Paint and Decaled over the years. The Cotton Belt and the Frisco are old Tyco’s. The Armour’s Star is a Blue Box Athearn and the Westcott & Winks is a old Walthers Kit. I added the Autocar Model U Barrel truck that I also Custom built several years ago the bed was a 1/72 scale Millitary one I cut down to 1/87 scale. I hand painted it Cockpit Green and added some decals from a old Jordan Models AC Mack. While I was at it I took a few more pics around the Layout as well. I’ll have more update pics of the layout later this week

[Lee Drennen]

Lee

Completely missed this somehow. What a great layout. Love all the little extra touches, especially the most recent accident!!

Very well done.

Andrew

Thanks Andrew for the nice Complement. Yeah I thought that would be pretty neat to add to the layout. I’ll have some more pics later on this week of the Layout. Glad you found it and dropped in.

[Lee Drennen]

Yesterday I made a driveway for the Fire House and move the Gas Station made a mock up to see how it looks and added a parking lot for it also. I need to weather them both a little more.

[Mini Me]

Hi Lee.........might I suggest the fire house with the door up and a nice Seagrave parked in the "ready" bay? Just a thought.:thumb2:
All else is progressing nicely and the town will be a vibrant ball of activity, once the "folks" show up......Town square and a small park with swing set and slide......hmmmmm.

[JR]

Wow Lee certainly moving on well .
Good to see you full of mo jo again .

[Lee Drennen]

Hi Lee.........might I suggest the fire house with the door up and a nice Seagrave parked in the "ready" bay? Just a thought.:thumb2:
All else is progressing nicely and the town will be a vibrant ball of activity, once the "folks" show up......Town square and a small park with swing set and slide......hmmmmm.

Thanks Rick for the Suggestion on the Fire House and Trucks. I’m not a big fan of Seagrave Fire Trucks I’m a big fan of Mack and American LaFrance. I’ll be putting a Mack C that I Custom built years ago from Ratcliffe Models and I’ll be building a Custom Mack B-85 Open Top Pumper for that truck I will use a Sylvans Models one and cut the top off. For that Door I haven’t made my mind up since I built this kit years ago. I probably leave it closed I really like a Fire House with Red Doors. I’m going have to re-paint this again but this time I hope the color turns out the way I want. I did find some very old HO figs the other night that I had I’m going to try to incorporate in it. The Park is a good idea never thought of that Rick I may have to try that. Thanks for the complements on the updates I’ll have more this weekend.

[Mini Me]

If it's red and has ladders on it I'm ok with what ever you choose......can't handle yellow or green fire trucks! Reminds me of the crash trucks at the Airport.:tongue-out2: Yeah, figs really make a scene come alive that French site I pointed you to (Autho87) they use a lot of figs in their scenes and some of it is quite comical at times. One guy had a Circus layout with clowns and animals, even had a Big Top! Back when I did a fire house with my daughter for her school project, I used a brick red color for the DPM model I converted to a fire house.....came out just right. Keep the updates coming Lee, I for one look forward to them in either scale.:thumb2:
Rick H.

[Lee Drennen]

can't handle yellow or green fire trucks!

You got that right! I never will like them. Thanks for pointing out what kind of paint to use and the web site. I have lots Circus stuff in HO more than O Scale. Don Mills and I would talk for hours about Circus Wagons and Trucks Ringling Brothers had back in the 40s and 50s he gave a lot of tips on Modeling the Circus Equipment. This is a Rix Small Town Models kit. The Fire House was a Taxi cab station but I thought it would make a great little Fire House. I need your input on what kinda car would you suggest as a Fire Chief’s car? The year is around 1958-59 I’m doing. I don’t mind to re-paint and add decals just need some more ideas besides mind. Thanks for your nice comments and I’ll be adding more updates.

[Mini Me]

Jeep Wagoneer would look cool as a chiefs car with a gum ball on top etc.:thumb2:

[Lee Drennen]

Jeep Wagoneer would look cool as a chiefs car with a gum ball on top etc.:thumb2:

I got one it’s a old green eko might try that it is kinda Rual town

[Lee Drennen]

I acquired this over pass bridge a long time ago but I’m making it into a small bridge. I built it the other night and yesterday after work I found a place for it. It is mocked up for now lots of work to be done in this area. I plan on this to be a dry creek bed we have lots of those in my Rual Area where I live and when I was young these type of bridges went over them. Most all of them have been replaced now. I’ll keep you guys posted on the updates.

[boatman]

LOVELY

[Jim R]

Hi Lee
I do like the bridge. The more I see the more I realise just how much work something like this takes.
Jim

[Lee Drennen]

Hi Lee
I do like the bridge. The more I see the more I realise just how much work something like this takes.
Jim

Thanks Jim for the complement. Yes lot of different skills you have to learn if you want to do it your self. There’s for more better people at this Model Railroading than me but I’m happy what I do though.

[Lee Drennen]

Today I worked on my Coal yard. I removed the old Coal and grass underneath and saved it. Then I applied the ground cover and added the “Coal” which is colored sand. I left a few bare spot to show where the dirt has worked it’s way through the Coal lot I will feather in the old and new Coal when this dries.