This is " C.A. Farms "; it is named in honor of Carl Arendt who passed away in 2011. We lost a brilliant man who pioneered the art of small/micro model railroading. The website has since been taken over by three other people who are keeping his dream alive - THANK-YOU.
The base is made out of foam-core and has been sealed with cheap spray-paint to keep out any moisture. This will keep it from warping the base during scenery placement and also gives the look of dirt. The building is also made of foam-core with the roof made from card stock. The whole thing is finished with textures from the internet scaled to 1/2 inch = 1 foot. Likewise the brick and stone walls are made from double thick foam-core and finished with the same treatment as the building.
The track has every third tie (sleeper) removed and the remaining two pushed together to give it a short-line, rural look. They are held in place with double-stick tape and painted to tone down the black ties. The track was balested sparingly and is held in place with a 50/50 mixture of white glue and water applied with an eye-dropper. When dryed the track was permantly held in place.
The turnout (point) is only half visable in the scene with the rest making up a 17 inch off-scene " fiddle yard " which goes past the opening in the layout. This will be the place to change out loads or cars then re-enter the scene. This a trick used to represent the " rest of the world " and to give variety to the operation of C.A. Farms.
The layout can also be seen at http://railroad-line.com . Click on the forums tab; the layout is under the mini/micro layout section. This is a great website with very friendly people.
We will continue discussing the build in the next installment and I will share some more photos of C.A. Farms.
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