Ice Cream and Tooth Picks

Finished up the IceCream factory and Clarks Wood, maker of toothpicks, etc.  Both kits were from Bar Mills.  Added some people and some landscaping.

I have to admit that these kits were challenging - the directions were not great but with time it got easier.  Some of the pictures of the finished building were actually HO and had some nice details not on N.

I am thinking seriously to walk away from N scale - just too little to build  and maintenance of locomotives.  I also found that making the buildings were as much fun as running trains.  Soooooo I am thinking about taking down the N Scale layout - once I photo the whole thing.  What I am thinking about is to use that entire room for a new Sn3 layout.  The extra space will let me have a bit more area for Dolores and closer to the real thing.  I can have two more long tops, one for Mancos CO (always wanted to model it), and the other for a bit of Durango but the center will be the West of Durango Rio Grande Western loco house.  

The good news is that the wooden structure for the N scale will work perfect for the Sn3 layout so I can move very fast.

Nothing has been touched on either layout yet.  Once the N is packed away, sold, etc and the Sn3 is moved from the loft where it is and move it onto the old N scale woordwork and get going adding.

The loft will then be changed into an exercise space.  

I will share the progress.  No - I have not lost my noodle.  BTW I am thinking about keeping my favorite N trains to run on large setups at train shows.