More ballasting

I decided to tackle the far back stretch of trackwork over the weekend as it just looked aweful on bare wood.  It is amazing how much better things looks when scenery is added.  It took me little longer than I thought but I am quite pleased with the results.  Since my layout is off the walls, I get to walk round to the back end from time to time to view trains running from different angles, and now going back to this spot is really enjoyable when looking at the scenery, even though it is a very small section breath wise.

Here are some photos:

Also some more photos from an earlier time:

Adding Passengers to the RailMotor

In anticipation of a sound decoder for the Walker Railmotor, I thought it would be a good idea to add some passengers at the same time.  I bought some seated figures some months back on a trip to a Buy & Sell with Craig so was going to use these figures.

I knew that the figures would be slightly too large given how the interior of the Auscision Models Railmotor was built, but I seem to have gotton away with not having to cut any of their legs off.

I also wanted to add the locomotive drivers, as it looks little silly with no one in the cab.  So having some unpainted standing figures I decided to chop them off at the chest after I painted two of them.  I think the results are quite good and looks so much better (i.e. realistic)

Now have to wait for the decoder to arrive and to do the install.
Maybe one day I will add inside lighting which I think would look really cool, especially when the boys come over and I turn the lights off.