Woodlake Packing Company

December 27,2025

Photoshop was used to make the sign. The "Woodlake Gold" sign came off the internet. It was printed on photo paper and mounted to a piece of clear .015" styrene. The sign was sealed with clear flat and mounted to the roof.

The dock was made using a styrene core covered by Northeastern Lumber scribed siding. The wood siding was stained with Buildiers-In-Scale Silverwood and weathered with Bragdon's powdered pigments.

Another photo off the internet was used to provide some depth in the warehouse doorway. It is sized for scale, glued to a piece of scrap styrene, and mounted about 1/2 inch back from the opening.

The structure was painted with Tamiya light gray primer and weathered with Bragdon's powdered pigments.

Redbanks Road Crossing

December 28, 2025

In the last update a photo of the Redbanks road crossing was including. That posting used a picture from a commercial backdrop I had on hand. While searching the internet for a "typical" central California commercial structure, I came across a picture of a road in Lemon Cove, California. Since Lemon Cove is only about 6 miles away from Redbanks, I thought the picture was a better representation of what things actually look like in the San Joaquin Valley. I adjusted the size, made a few changes, glued the photo to a piece of clear styrene and slid it place in front of the existing backdrop. Let me know what you all think.

Motive Power Addition

The Scale Trains SD-7Rs finally arrived. Southern Pacific rebuilt their original SD-7's in the late 1970's under their Grip Program (General Rehabilitation & Improvement Program). My Rivet Counter #1533 is factory equipped with a ESU LokSound 5 DCC sound decoder.

Year End Review

December 31, 2025

The end of track on the Visalia Electric was at Redbanks. From East (Left) to West (Right), the Redbanks bulk fertilizer plant is on the left the Barr Packing Company is in the center and the Redbanks depot and Woodlake Packing Company are on the right.

The Redbanks depot with Woodlake Packing Company in the background

The area between the Redbanks depot and East Redbanks is currently under development. The current plan is to have a couple of farm house fronts and a representation of an orchard along the backdrop behind the fence.

Redbanks Packing and the team track in East Redbanks. The track on the right curves around to Rocky Hill and Exeter on the East wall of the room. East Redbanks was actually railroad west of Redbanks.