I closely scrutinized the ballast for Space Hopper evidence even though I didn't have my tinfoil hat or Geiger counter with me :-) No dice, but I made some important colour observations for ballasting the Havelock yard inspired micro layout.
And I picked up a trepass-free sample so I could get the colours right.
I'm getting interested in the Havelock yard micro again since I found a suitable locomotive for it at Maritime Hobbies & Crafts while we were in Halifax.
It's a DC powered Bachmann Alco S-2. It's a used item, but runs very well, and the body is in excellent shape. I need to try my hand at weathering and detail painting on this little thing. I've never seen one of these at Havelock yard in all the years I've visited, but it's in CP colours, so it thematically fits in, and also as important, it's small and fits in very well size-wise with the other items on the little layout.
MH&C say they're the oldest hobby shop in Canada, what with being established in 1946. That does make them considerably older than my regular hobby store, Ottawa's Hobby House, which had its 70th anniversary last September. The guys at MH&C were very friendly and helpful, and even knew a lot about Hobby House!
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