6: There's a lot to like about this HOmodel photo by James
McNab. There's the realistic cab headlight and ditch lights, plus the
bridge handrail and bridge shoe detail, along with the nice weath-
ering of the pier and the concrete abutment.
James says, “IAIS 708 leads the Des Moines Switcher across Hick-
man Road on its way back home from the Grimes Line. The ballast-
ed deck girder bridge is the signature scene on the prototype Iowa
Interstate's Grimes Industrial Track and I've replicated it here in HO.
"I built the bridge using a modifiedMicro Engineering kit with ad-
ditional railings made from styrene rod. I used SMD LEDs for the
headlights and ditchlights on the GP38-2 locomotive."
Nice modeling there, James, and we love the low angle railfan-style
shot. Modeling the typical with simple details and weathering do a
lot to make a satisfying, realistic model railroad. You can see more of
James' modeling in his MRH blog:
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be sure to check it out!
