Photo shows a view of downtown Hoovertown on the Richlawn Railroad.

Rick has kindly sent in this photo and story about his HO model RR setup for publication. It looks and sounds like an amazing layout.

Richlawn RR is set in Louisville, KY during the 60’s & 70’s with the L&N. The layout features mountains, hills, a yard, a handbuilt trestle & several towns.

I finished the basement train room myself in May 2008 and moved in the existing 4′ x 9′ oval section that I completed last year.

Background by Backdrop Warehouse with hand painted sky & airburshed clouds. Benchwork is flat top 1/2 plywood for the 13’x2.5′ yard with open “L” girder for the balance. Track is Atlas code 83 on the mainline & 100 in the yard. It is on 5/8″ plywood with cork and has a maximum of 2.5% grade. There will be three tunnels, 3 passing sidings & 5 industries.

Scenery is cardboard web hot glued with plaster cloth, hand carved rocks, ground foam, “puff ball” trees & handmade trees. My wife does the finishing touches on landscaping and is a valuable consultant!

Latest progress: detailing of the Matthews Freight Yard including swamp, detailing of Hoovertown with the addition of permently attaching it to the layout.

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