The Pacific Coast Railroad

Got out the trusty airbrush and painted mugger some clouds last night...

I find this both editing and daunting. Exited to have that burst of work behind me, scared at how much backdrop I have to paint! The curve in the right of the photo is caused by the panorama stitcher.

On the left is a little backdrop practice painting on posterboard.

I installed the vertical cleats. The horizontal boards represent the future benchwork location and provide me with a shelf on which to rest the Masonite for the backdrop while I install it.

It was a red-letter weekend for the Pacific Coast. Saturday afternoon I was able (with the help of my wife) to finish cleanup in the room and get the overhead structure painted out. This has two benefits; it makes the space feel higher and keeps all of the ducts, wiring, etc. From becoming a distraction to viewers. I was also able to cut the cleats  that will be attached to the walls for backdrop and benchwork support. I worked on an American Model Builders caboose kit I purchased on Ebay. Photos will follow when the model is complete.