I just finished weathering my interpretation of Barr Mills Models' magnificent Idaho Hotel kit in O Scale. A word of warning - it's big, complex, and not for those without a number of craftsman kits under their belt. The structure is destined for an as yet unsceniced part of the layout, as you can see. The interior is lit and there are working Viessmann HO scale wall lanterns on either side of the main doors to the right. I kept all of my Viessmann lighting stock from my previous HO layout and find the lampposts and such to be just right for O Scale, meaning they were oversized for HO. I shall be installing many of them in the coming months. Engine Number 1 is a Backwoods Miniatures vertical boiler 0-4-0 conversion built on a Bachmann On30 Davenport gas-mechanical. Not visible in the picture is its scratchbuilt tender housing the DCC decoder, which will eventually be swapped out for a TCS WOW Sound unit. I already have a few engines with that particular sound decoder and find it's without a doubt the best on the market today, better even that the ESU Loksound decoders I installed in my older engines.
