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This blog details the development and construction of my newest model railway. The biggest challenge I've set myself this time is the balancing act I need to pull off between my hobby and my MOW Crew Chief, Mr. Circus Peanut. I can't simply fire him (he's got a good union).

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

So... We've already went off the rails.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Only so much planning can go into the creative process. The bulk of it is Kinetic Fever Dream. I ordered a set of Gorre & Daphetid decals from K4decals.com along with some ATSF. That was all it took. Suddenly Tribble Colorado became a dusty end-of-the-line town on one of the GD's lesser modeled branches. Here we see former PRR gondola #805 has been given a quick re-stencil and pressed into service. The crew of extra #51 has left it here for a brief moment while they push a tank car onto the siding in the background. The GD station is inspired by (or blatantly plagiarized from) an ATSF branchline design.

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