Buckeye Riveter wrote:Daylight, where is that running at? I need to put it on my list to see.
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR
TCA 09-64284
DaylightFan
great movie!
lots of fast action and color
even that G scale didn't look too bad
ChiefEagles wrote:AH DENNIS, where are the photos of your layout????? I even posted a special thread showing my construction. I believe yours is a mith. [payback is h--l they say. getting eveen for all those times he teased me about being on the crapet. ]
Now Chief, do I look like the kind that would tease you? I read all these posts about cleaning track, keeping motive power lubed and bulbs on, and keeping dust off the layout. I have discovered a answer for all these, KEEP the TRAINS IN THE LARGE PLASTIC BINS and plastic sheets over the layout. No dust, no wrecks, no breakdowns......Just kidding. Actually, I am doing both wiring and partial scenery as time permits. I have a friend coming to visit early part of August, so I have to get more than one loop of trains running.
dennis
TCA#09-63805
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
1688torpedo wrote: Hi Chief!......Are you writing a new Dictionary? You spelled "Carpet" as "Crapet". OOORR... Crapet is a special Suthern Carpet made of Dust Bunnies,Squirrel Hair,Racoon, & Possum Hide. Take Care.
another fifedog.
thanks FJ and G
When I was planning the layout that was one of the top gotta have's.
Ray,
fantastic work with the girders and supporting structure
dwiemer wrote: Lisa, only problem with the train store up there, they have all MTH and they are proud of it $.Dennis
Lisa, only problem with the train store up there, they have all MTH and they are proud of it $.
Dennis
Dennis, I didn't talk w/ anyone there but did notice only Bachman & MTH. Did not have a big selection and of course was a little pricey - like everything else around there!
Remember Dennis - Keep breathing!
Lisa
Perry,
That's awesome. The cigarette smoke adds a nice touch. A great photo!
Lionel2986,
My water is not real.
It's a two-part resin called Pour-On and I added acrylic river green paint to the mix prior to pouring. Below is the shot I wanted to post yesterday, but trains never keep schedules in Castle Canyon.
I had to sit all day in a balsawood boat anchored to the river bottom until finally a train passed by...
lionel2986 wrote: dbaker48 - Is that a Lionel J Series? If so, how did you get a Lionel to smoke so much?
dbaker48 - Is that a Lionel J Series? If so, how did you get a Lionel to smoke so much?
Lionel2986 - The J is a MTH, it is a RailKing from about 1997, I picked it up at York and had it upgraded to PS2. It will smoke you out of the room.
Don
Lionel2986
A friend made all the simulated girders etc from wood
All I did was give him a drawing with dimensions and he cut all the pieces.
I still need to fill in those ugly screw holes.
He also cast the cement walls the elevated track goes to.
raymans wrote: Buckeyedo you have a plow for them winter trips?(and thanks a lot for the "chicken song" that is stuck in my head now)
Buckeye
do you have a plow for them winter trips?
(and thanks a lot for the "chicken song" that is stuck in my head now)
I sure enjoyed everyones pictures this week & hope I get the chicken song out of my head before next week !! Ta-Da-De-De-De-De-De !!
Thanks, John
Hi,
Here's the table that last year was atop the deck. A windstorm came up and the pressure of the pole on the table caused the glass to shatter into a million pieces, as apparently, there's absolutely no safety glass on these things.
It took weeks to clean the glass out of my garden railway, which is below the deck, as the shards of glass fell between the cracks of the deck. Occasionally, I still see glass there and once a piece got in the hound's paw.
Sears was kind enough to give me a new table, which is behind the umbrella atop the deck. Rather than throw away the table frame, I decided to tile it. I had a piece of Hardiboard (thinner than backerboard and used to tile wet areas like bathrooms), but the hardiboard didn't fit as it was a bit too small. So I joined 2 pieces of hardiboard together by taking strips of hardiboard and running them lengthwise on the table, joining them with gorilla glue and a generous amount of water. Atop these I tiled the table, making use of my wet saw.
For the base, I made a wooden mold and poured concrete and then attached tiles to it to match the table.
The tile cutter wet saw will come in handy again when someday I cut slate to make a scale brick bridge support. The gorilla glue already has proved its worth in attaching wood ties to steel supports for my bridge structure. It has survived 2 years of ice, rain and heat and the glue shows no signs of weakening. The key to gorilla glue is ensuring you soak the 2 surfaces with water before applying; ensure a snug/flush fit, and then either clamp or apply pressure using weights on the surfaces being glued. Otherwise, it won't work.
I'm using this table to try and finish up a novel that will take me away from train projects for a while, as I'm aiming at 3 pages a day (yesterday only wrote 2). But naturally, I'll stay tuned to the forum. At 3 pages a day, I should be done in less than 6 months, if you include rewrites and edits. Got to put some discipline into this!
Perry, looks like you found Laz's 800lb bear on the shoreline.
Nice photos everyone.
Anyway, hope to add some one day.
I was hoping to get some pictures of my progress for this week's Sunday photo fun. Problem is I didn't have much time, or progress .
raymans - How did you make that "overpass"? I could see something like that on my layout. Did you purchase those "trestles" that hold the track above the road or are they homemade?
perry1060 - Is that real water? It looks incredible! How did you make it? It looks real because it appears to reflect light on the bottom of the bridge.
If this thread is pictures only and I shouldn't be posting questions, let me know.
dougdagrump wrote:New power makes it's debut at the museum last friday. Unfortunately we got pretty busy so I was unable to get photos of the passenger cars I have to run with these.
New power makes it's debut at the museum last friday.
Unfortunately we got pretty busy so I was unable to get photos of the passenger cars I have to run with these.
A few photos I took at the local tourist RR in Grapevine TX this past Thursday evening.
The original station. This is next to active rail and where the tourist train to Ft Worth runs from.
Here is a SP Mikado they would like to get running.
An operational turntable they rescued from another city in Texas.
Here is the train arriving from Ft Worth. On certain days they pull it with a steam loco. The steamer was in the shed by the turntable and we got not get a shot of it.
Regards, Roy
Daan - Sorry, I have no idea since I've only been in the hobby for a year or so. But you are correct about the running water. There are several water features on that layout, most are artificial but one the the corner is a real waterfall that starts at about 8 ft high and ends as shown in the picture below. Good memory. Your layout pictures are great! Most impressive!
Nice pics GIZ, seems like lots o smoke, COUGH COUGH.
laz57
A halloween photo
dougdagrump wrote: New power makes it's debut at the museum last friday. Unfortunately we got pretty busy so I was unable to get photos of the passenger cars I have to run with these.
We now have real low air fares to San Diego......I'm getting the itch!!
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