August 2019 - My wonderful wife allowed me to move the cars out of the garage and then set up a huge scene. I started terra forming. I was planning on doing a Civil War set up, but the landscape that took shape cried for a Western theme.  I'm curious how many different scenes I will get set up and photographed before I have to put it all away at the end of September. Eventually, I included in this set up the key elements from vintage Johnny Ringo, Rifleman Ranch and Tales of Wells Fargo sets. I also used key pieces from a vintage Wyatt Earp set.  Then came repro Gunsmoke and Wagon Train sets. I added my vintage Longcoats from the big Fort Apache sets and some later mounted 7th Cavalry from the Carry on Fort Apace sets.

September 2019

I took out most of the Marx tin litho buildings and added Allan Roberts Buildings of the Old West and the Austin church. I also added non Marx figures such as P and P Products western townspeople.,