Model Railroad Dreams: Photo Gallery

Browse photos from some some of our past projects. 

Various projects

Here are examples of past and current projects.

  • Fascia has been installed on this large Milwaukee Road railroad July 2018
  • A small garden railroad was installed in July. Even four legged pets love trains.
  • Here is a recent project representing the main entrance to Disneyland in Z scale.
  • Here is a recent project for Loren. S Scale American Models car. Weathered with a variety of tinted Dullcote applications. Factory paint.
  • Here is a recent project for Loren. S Scale American Models car. Weathered with a variety of tinted Dullcote applications. Factory paint.
  • Here is an S-Helper Service car. Weathered with a variety of tinted Dullcote applications for my customer Loren. Factory painted.
  • Here is a recent project for Gordy. It's an HO Proto 2000 Milwaukee 0-6-0 switcher. Painted with Model Master paints and decals by DM Custom Decals. Weathered with a variety of tinted Dullcote.
  • Here is a Bachmann 2-8-0 painted for Peter. It's painted with Tamiya paints, decalled for the Boston and Maine, then weathered with tinted Dullcote with a variety of tints. Uses a sound decoder from Digitrax and now is hauling freight on the layout.
  • Athearn HO flat car with tank. Customer wanted tie downs and wheel chocks. Weathered the flatcar with a variety of Tamiya paints.
  • Here is a 2-rail O scale Mike's Train House ES44AC GEVO. All custom paint and printed decals and dry transfers. It is a big engine!
  • Here is a model I recently built up and completed for a customer. It's a Bowser HO scale engine with a can motor and extra details added. It runs very well. Painted with Tamiya and Testors paints.
  • Here are two HO scale cars representing the Crandic Railroad hopper cars from the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie railroad. They will be on loan to the Iowa Children's Museum for use on their HO layout.
  • Here is an O scale brass Santa Fe waycar I painted for a customer in Hannibal, Missouri. It uses Scalecoat paints and diluted Tamiya paint for weathering. Scalecoat decals.
  • A recent painting and lettering project for a customer. HO scale. Bachmann Trains 2-8-0 painted with Tamyia and Floquil paints. Decals are Highball Graphics. Mild weathering.
  • Here is my newest customer. 4 year old AJ from Seattle, Washington just received delivery of his 5x8 Lionel layout. AJ just moved to Seattle and the truck with all of his model trains has not arrived yet... Hang in there AJ, the trains will arrive soon.
  • Cover shot on the PRR Williamsport Division HO
  • PRR Williamsport Division HO
  • PRR Williamsport Division HO
  • PRR Williamsport Division HO
  • PRR Williamsport Division HO
  • PRR Williamsport Division HO
  • PRR Williamsport Division HO
  • PRR Williamsport Division HO
  • PRR Williamsport Division HO
  • PRR Williamsport Division HO
  • PRR Williamsport Division HO
  • PRR Williamsport Division HO
  • PRR Williamsport Division HO
  • Ft Wayne Model Railroad
  • Custom control panel
  • CTC machine graphics for control panel.
  • Custom Work
  • Iowa Children's Museum
  • Iowa Children's Museum
  • Iowa Children's Museum
  • Iowa Children's Museum
  • Iowa Children's Museum
  • Iowa Children's Musuem
  • Iowa Children's Museum
  • Marion, Iowa 1950 HO
  • Marion, Iowa 1950 HO
  • Marion, Iowa 1950 HO
  • Marion, Iowa 1950 HO
  • Marion, Iowa 1950 HO
  • Marion, Iowa 1950 HO
  • Marion, Iowa 1950 HO
  • Marion, Iowa 1950 HO
  • O Gauge scenery addition.
  • HO scale Central Soya
  • HO Scale Central Soya
  • HO scale Central Soya
  • This was the first locomotive I ever painted. A Bachmann GP30. I painted this in 1982.
  • This was my first commissioned railroad. N scale 2'x4' layout. Built in 1984 for a Catholic Priest for his rectory.

Before and After Photos

  • Lionel D-265 layout - Before and After
  • Lionel Transformer - Before and After
  • Lionel Truck Restore

N Scale Rio Grande

This is a 4x8 N scale layout built for a customer who likes the Denver Rio Grande railroad. Fully portable fitting in the back of a conventional Mini-Van

Tim's 4x8 HO Layout

This is a nice little 4x8 foot HO layout that was built from a plan in an Atlas track plan book. Laid with flex track and #6 turnouts, this design can handle almost all medium sized equipment.