My little people have been complaining that the most photogenic scenes on the layout have been cityscapes. I too have always wanted a nice scenic area to photograph my engines.

My surveying team located such a spot this weekend and didn't take long to lay some track through the area. The entire scene is about 4 feet long.

Since it's to the west between the big city and Poughkeepsie, it will be called the Palisades.











The entire cliff was carved out of a single piece of 2 inch thick pink Styrofoam. Actually, "hacked" using a serrated steak knife would be a better description of the process.

It was painted with flat latex house paint. For once, I didn't use a layer of plaster over the Styrofoam which resulted in a more rugged, jagged look to the rocks.

Jim

Amazing!

nice stuff jim ... rock-on my man!

Jim, that's some impressive cliff faces. great coloring.

Jim,I think you need to invite Randy out east,and have him paint up a second set of those in his OUT RANDISH colors.Then you can change them out from time to time for !@#$s and grins.Real nice Jim,keep on WOWING US.BF

Jim -

Very nice job and thanks for sharing. I guess I need to get off my duff and make something happen in the RR department.

Art

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Originally posted by Sasquatch:
Jim,I think you need to invite Randy out east,and have him paint up a second set of those in his OUT RANDISH colors.Then you can change them out from time to time for !@#$s and grins.Real nice Jim,keep on WOWING US.BF

Thanks, guys.

I already have plans for some "Rand-inspired" colors! Remember the gold mine opening on the Red Rocks cliff? Someday you will be able to look through that portal into "another world."

I've already been accused by a few of my friends of harboring some tiny aliens in there who come out at night to do most of my work for me. Might as well give them a colorful home! No more peeking, Tony (ALCO Fan), until it's done!

Jim

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Originally posted by Jim Policastro:

Thanks, guys.

I already have plans for some "Rand-inspired" colors! Remember the gold mine opening on the Red Rocks cliff? Someday you will be able to look through that portal into "another world."

I've already been accused by a few of my friends of harboring some tiny aliens in there who come out at night to do most of my work for me. Might as well give them a colorful home! No more peeking, Tony (ALCO Fan), until it's done!

Jim

Alright!

Hey Jim you caught a shot of the D&H Alco and the PA Electric pulling the same freight, were those on different days?

Good eyes! Would you believe my railroad has lots of DL&W boxcars?!!
Guess what was behind the CP F-3's too!!

Jim