Might as start to keep track of this project. I started this back in 2004 but due to the crap drives then available in N for small critter type engines I never finished it. Recently I tried using a battery powered XTC Train Sytems toy train and found it worked pretty well so I’m going to finish it The Micro as built to date.
The idea was an easily portable self contained display layout. Front view showing the base built for it, the grey paint is just a base coat, it will painted closer to my large scale southwestern themed portable layout.
Base holds the powerpack and a storage drawer for trains.
Overhead view of the town area.
Eye level shot, think I need to consider a better camera for close in shots.
Just thought I’d include these, the original train, a Bachmann Docksider rebuilt to Hon30
Yes, those are N Kadee’s on there, still figuring how I managed to put them on. Not a bad looking little critter. The idea is that with both the B’mann and the XTC, I can take this setup anywhere and just set it down and run, if I have power, I can put the B’mann on or if its somewhere without power, use the battery XTC train, either way a great little way to put the word to the streets! BTW heres a graphic depiction of the shear size difference from what I’m now used to.
That’s the battery XTC Train System unit newly rebodied in front of a G gauge mining critter
This is the figure from the above “something you get the bear sometime the bear gets you” Woodland Scenics scene, I just switched the participants. This is incomplete as I need to find a couple more very specific figures to finish off this scene, trust me… it will be funny 
