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Dave Nenna’s N scale Tehachapi Subdivision captures the vast desert landscape in just 11 x 13 feet. He also modeled street-running in Modesto, Calif., on his detailed model train layout. Watch the freight trains run through the superdetailed scenery on this N scale model railroad.
Boy, that looks like a fun layout. It's nice to see how much can be accomplished in N scale in a relatively small space. Great job, and thanks for sharing!
You capture the essence of the Tehachapi Mountain Range. Very nice. I visit the The Loop, on occasion, since I live nearby in the Antelope Valley.
I read the Model RR article on your layout. Modesto was a family destination for years, back in the 50's and early 60's. Family lived in nearby Riverbank and Oakdale. Lot's of good Santa Fe railroading back then, not to mention riding up Hwy 99 to view freight drags of the SP pulling PFE cars and the bay window cabooses at the tail end.
Good Job, Mr Nenna !!
Mr. Nenna,
What is the formula for the Grey-Brown zip-texture material used on the hill sides for undergrowth??
It really portrays the season as I sweat just watching- Thank you
Very nice layout, a lot of scenery change captured in a relatively small space. Well done ! 🙂
Very well captured in a 'small' space. I like that short street run through Modesto, well done. How do you prevent those longer trains derailing on so many curves?
Well Done!, Mr. Nenna. Well done. You included the horseshoe curve just below the loop. Quite a few modelers not intimate with the line tend to forget that part. There are something like nine (9) full horseshoes between Caliente, the first such turn-back curve and the loop. You captured it in grand style fellow N-Scaler!
Ps. To Jack Frazee of Marble Falls, TX.: I spent the first half of 1967 in your nice town working for the USGS, a very nice and friendly 'down home' place, so "Howdy!"
Great job David. You've done N-Scale a big service. You forgot to mention the Feather River canyon as a gr8 railfaning area, also. In the July 1984 issue of MR was published a nice track plan for a triple deck N scale layout of the Feather River canyon, which I have been working on for 32 years. Where does the time go? If you;re ever in Georgia and want to do some more modeling of California railroading you're welcome to stop by.
REALLY NICE LAYOUT..VERY AUTHENTIC LOOKING…
Expertly done in a small space …..very nice !
Very nice layout, but there is absolutely no way a train would roar down the main street of town like that.
Looks good. Looks like the real thing. Good scenery and track work.
An excellent model railroad. The detail placed into the scenery is great. I liked the sight of trains winding up an incline from a tunnel. The use of space is perfect. It gives me ideas for my future railway when we move.
Lots to like about this layout. It's very rare to see a model intermodal train in which all the containers and trailers are so well-matched to the prototype road and era (early to mid-90's, in this case). Dave's done his homework!
Looks just like the prototype. Great structure modeling as well as scenery and backdrops. Even the Golden West Service freight cars are exactly right and set the era nicely. Bravo!
Jack Frazee, Marble Falls, Texas. Wow that's very impressive. Nice job. I'm just starting a 4×5 N scale layout in a Durango or Georgetown, Colorado theme. Just a beginner, had the basic DCC layout built by Bill Woods of Littleton, Colorado. I'm doing the finishing landscape, scenery, buildings, etc. Such a small layout I'm very limited to what I can do. Hope it turns out as nicely done as yours.
Great work! I love how you Capture the vastness of the area! Although the trains seem to be running a little fast for Mountain Railroad.
I believe Dave is a member of Trainboard. The Old Mill restaurant and the Modesto Arch look very familiar! Nice work!
I modeled the same two tone 1972 Chevrolet pickup paint job. You may have found it on eBay. That is a fantastic railroad in a small space. Your N-scale vehicles really set the era.
Avery nice looking railroad Dave. Thanks for sharing with us.
Nice bit of work, with an interesting track plan. And the operation seems typical; although the SP built the track, one seldom sees their trains(and if they do, the train is usually in the hole for the Santa Fe). Why is that? Gray and bloody noses are as nice as "Black Widow" and "Daylight". Warbonnets only appeared on freight units after Amtrak.
Still; good job and keep doing it.