Chesapeake Bay in 9 Modules, all in 1:220 // NEW MODULE

I am honored by my ships being included in such fabulous scenes!

I will have an American oceanographic research ship, the Delaware II, ready in a while. It served out of Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA from the 1960s until its recent retirement. I did the hull and superstructure as a kit for a man who served on the ship as an intern in the 1960s. Still needs some tweaks, and I have to build a model for photography! I am also working on a number of fishing ships from the northwestern part of the USA. There will be no "Deadliest Catch" boats, as those are licensed for hefty sums, but boats of the same type, a little larger than the ones here.

We are now finalizing the Chesapeake Bay layout and therefore allow me to lead you through the layout step by step from the right to the left.
At the utmost right - as a separate module - it the harbor or island port.
Here is a small drawing for your orientation:



Let`s have a look at the harbor itself first before we go to the details of the building:



In the early morning mist everything is still silently awaiting a sunny day......





Now let`s switch to the green part of the port ;-) :







The level of detailing in Z is enormous.....





.....and we have to do every square centimeter of the layout this way, uff ....





Enjoy!
Best,
Sven

Let`s get off the train and have a look around in the small village.





Early in the morning, the streets are still deserted but everybody and -thing is about to wake up!



A good, hot coffee helps......

.... and it is really getting busy.....





Sheltering the small village against the permanent strong wind and deciding it from the harbor, there is a little pine tree forest;







....while in front of the layout, there is the small shop for the narrow gauge line to Little Deal Island...

Thank you, Guba!

Let`s continue and jump on the train towards Little Deal Island.....




.....gorgeous weather!!!!

The "intensive nothing"....



....is of course ideal as a background for photo shooting of our train models









....and while we are waiting for the next train to spot...



....., the weather is changing quickly....



and I am afraid Mr. and Mrs. Jones will get wet soon..... 

Thank you, Rob !!

Here comes the last piece of the layout, the pier!



Nicely embedded in the dunes you first have to pass the beaches......





....towards the pier.



The switch tower indicates were the industrial area of the pier begins,....

...the people of Deal Island call this their "BLUE HOUR".

If you take a look a look at the attached pictures you easily understand why.










Usually the B&O trains come first and go quickly and then the C&O....
(which ones do YOU like more?)









The early morning mail train is of course handled by the C&O:



Late in the afternoon, now and then there is a Chessie train



And it is only an hour - early in the morning -, often even less than that before the pier looks like this again:



....and the pier belongs again to the real owners of the space ;-)