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<\/p>\nNew passenger motive power has been procured! I stumbled across an MTH Premier Amtrak Dash-8 (P32-8BWH) on eBay and was smitten with the Phase V paint scheme.\u00a0 Also being a sucker for 90s motive power, I had to pull the trigger and I can say I’m very happy with the new addition:<\/p>\n
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The Phase V paint scheme matches the Phase IV Amfleet cars as well as the recently picked up Phase V baggage car.\u00a0 While the Dash-8 from MTH may not be entirely scale (It looks like they used an earlier shell mold and trucks) it’s close enough for Slottown!<\/p>\n
As for scenery, we’ve finally tackled our small pond project on the upper level – We cut out the pond shape using a rotary cutting saw and used liquid nails to glue on a 1\/4″ bottom.\u00a0 We then used spackle to build up the banks of the pond, then painted the bottom brown and added both commercial and natural ground cover. A short scavenge around the yard turned up a few twigs that match the scale (although fear not should you live in a baren wasteland with no vegetation, you can always buy your sticks from woodland scenics<\/a>)\u00a0 Next up, we’ll be pouring in the Woodland Scenics Deep Pour Murky Water solution to give the pond a realistic “Murky” water look and finally our fisherman will have a body of water to snag some trout:<\/p>\n New passenger motive power has been procured! I stumbled across an MTH Premier Amtrak Dash-8 (P32-8BWH) on eBay and was smitten with the Phase V paint scheme.\u00a0 Also being a sucker for 90s motive power, I had to pull the … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/trains.matt5lot10.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_20190825_214632-1024x768.jpg\")
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