This is the way the carfloat module looks. The "water" is dark-tinted Envirotex.
An old Athearn ice bunker reefer is ready to be pulled from the carfloat.
I just kind of liked the way this picture came out. I used nautical model rigging for the line. The seaman model is from Preiser, with some...
The carfloat module is a separate unit, so it can be used as a cassette.
The Walthers carfloat apron is almost done. There are only a couple of more details.
I've got the base painted, and the carfloat is in place with a few freight cars on it. There's no Envirotex yet for the water.
Here, I've got the carfloat base in place. I painted a bit around the edges, but I haven't finished that yet.
This is another in-progress shot, but I like how it came out with a couple of guys on deck. The Envirotex hasn't been poured yet, and I don't...
This is the carfloat perched on it's base. The base is foam with a Masonite fascia. The base has been painted, but the Envirotex...
I scratchbuilt the metal bulkheads with styrene, to roughly match those on the carfloat apron. The Brass Rat is a bar and pool hall.
These are the Tichy 40-foot flatcars I use as idlers so the locomotives don't have to trespass on the carfloat apron, just off the picture in the...
I added a Walthers fire escape to the mill building. I didn't use the lowest of the platforms or the lower stairway, because the building just...
The scenery in Mooseport is nearly complete. The old mill canal runs through a maze of brick structrues. Brother Elias's mission is on the left,...
This is just sitting there, like the rest of this photo opportunity. I was lucky enough to score the Walthers carfloat and apron kits when they...
The apron base sits on the lower foam step, and the bridge is secured at the far end, meeting the two branches of the wye turnout. The bridge has...
The surface track, a Walthers #4 wye, comes out to the edge of the high step, and the apron sits on the low step.
This short piece of plywood is mounted to the edge and supported by a triangular section below. This part will be fixed in place, while the...
This project goes back over a year. Today, I poured the last layer of Envirotex into the canal, added some slime with green paint, and called it...
This is my Walthers carfloat, built up but not painted yet. It's 38 inches long. I replaced the plastic rails supplied with the kit with...
This is the back wall of the Walthers Centennial Mills background building. I didn't expect to even find a back wall in the box, but here it is....