Blackwood Ridge - a little mine railway in HOe

While waiting for my latest order from MiniTrains with there new brigade locomotive from WWI, I got the idea to build a small demo layout to show and run them on. Since last when I built Duckwall Flats I also bought a new static grass master I wanted to play with a bit more.

-- This HOe layout from Noch seemed like a good start but later not much of this initial idea remained.
 -- This HOe layout from Noch seemed like a good start but later not much of this initial idea remained.

Content list

Blackwood Ridge - Order Arrived

My order arrived yesterday! Jun 10, 2014 : My order arrived yesterday!

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Blackwood Ridge - Measures

Some measures! Jun 10, 2014 : Some measures!

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Blackwood Ridge - HFB black arrived

finally my little collection of latest release is complete! Jul 22, 2014 : finally my little collection of latest release is complete!

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Blackwood Ridge - SCARM play 1

played a bit with the SCARM program making some drawings. Jul 24, 2014 : played a bit with the SCARM program making some drawings.

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Blackwood Ridge - Frame and first foam

started with the frame and first sheets of foam. Aug 10, 2014 : started with the frame and first sheets of foam.

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Blackwood Ridge - Layers of foam

trying out track one more time before final. Aug 16, 2014 : trying out track one more time before final.

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Blackwood Ridge - Smoothing with putty

adding putty to smooth things out .. Aug 23, 2014 : adding putty to smooth things out ..

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Blackwood Ridge - Adding base paint

adding paint again .. Aug 24, 2014 : adding paint again ..

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Blackwood Ridge - Dry brushing

dry-brushing and final track positioning. Aug 29, 2014 : dry-brushing and final track positioning.

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Blackwood Ridge - Adding first green layer

greenland all over... Sep 05, 2014 : greenland all over...

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Blackwood Ridge - Adding grass

grass all over... Sep 06, 2014 : grass all over...

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Blackwood Ridge - Painting tracks

today was track painting day. Sep 07, 2014 : today was track painting day.

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Blackwood Ridge - Trees and ballasting

trees and ballasting. Sep 21, 2014 : trees and ballasting.

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Blackwood Ridge - Making trees

tracks and tree foliage. Sep 27, 2014 : tracks and tree foliage.

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Blackwood Ridge - More trees

Fine tuning the forest. Sep 27, 2014 : Fine tuning the forest.

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Blackwood Ridge - Trees planted

Now finally they are in place. Oct 03, 2014 : Now finally they are in place.

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Blackwood Ridge - Railyard and Mine

Finished railyard and started on the mine buildings. Oct 05, 2014 : Finished railyard and started on the mine buildings.

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Blackwood Ridge - Shelf move

moved the layout up in the shelf there it belongs. Oct 13, 2014 : moved the layout up in the shelf there it belongs.

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Blackwood Ridge - Finished

this layout is now finally finished!! Oct 19, 2014 : this layout is now finally finished!!

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