Trains.com

Test Photo

952 views
8 replies
1 rating 2 rating 3 rating 4 rating 5 rating
  • Member since
    August 2004
  • From: Southeast Va.
  • 63 posts
Test Photo
Posted by mtm1site on Thursday, July 28, 2005 5:03 PM
Set track out. Outlined with weed eater Dug out and placed weed blocker & power wire Still digging Test running train Crossing bridge To hot outside so built three abutments Also built bridge abutments My helper that chewed on the bridge.[:D] Hope I did alright. TOM
  • Member since
    May 2002
  • From: South Australia
  • 380 posts
Posted by toenailridgesl on Thursday, July 28, 2005 5:59 PM
Really nice sequence of photos, Tom. I look forward to more progress pix.
Phil Creer, The Toenail Ridge Shortline,  Adelaide Sth Oz http://www.trainweb.org/toenailridge toparo ergo sum
  • Member since
    August 2004
  • From: Southeast Va.
  • 63 posts
Posted by mtm1site on Thursday, July 28, 2005 6:57 PM
Thanks Phil. Not as excellant as yours but just starting out. TOM
  • Member since
    April 2003
  • 305,205 posts
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 28, 2005 8:44 PM
Looks real good ! Hope to see more soon . Your doing it right , keep it up !
  • Member since
    August 2004
  • From: Southeast Va.
  • 63 posts
Posted by mtm1site on Thursday, July 28, 2005 9:45 PM
Thanks Blue Aster, just starting,now comes the final leveling and chicken grit. Think I,am going to name the RR the TP&TRR. THE PARADIGM of TIME RAILROAD or the TP&TCRR. THE PARADIGM & TALISMAN CREEK RAILROAD Saw a good quote online today and I changed it around to Say "one cannot really appreciate the paradigm of Time & Distance to its absolute limit unless there is no destination involved". Made me think of the name. TOM
  • Member since
    April 2003
  • 305,205 posts
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 29, 2005 1:57 AM
Looking good Tom, shame the little 4 leggers aren't as good for digging out as they are for chewing. Keep the pics coming.
Cheers,
Kim
[tup]
  • Member since
    January 2003
  • From: East Bedfont; England
  • 238 posts
Posted by powlee on Friday, July 29, 2005 5:09 AM
[^] Looking good Tom. We have all been there. Never enough hours in the day when you are starting out.

All the best
Ian P

Ian P - If a man speaks in a desert where no woman can hear, Is he still wrong?

  • Member since
    December 2003
  • From: Coldstream, BC Canada
  • 969 posts
Posted by RhB_HJ on Friday, July 29, 2005 7:20 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kimbrit

Looking good Tom, shame the little 4 leggers aren't as good for digging out as they are for chewing. Keep the pics coming.
Cheers,
Kim
[tup]


Hi Kim,

Have you heard about Siberian Huskies??
They're very good at digging;, mind you, seldom in the place one needs the digging done![;)][:)]

Cheers HJ http://www.rhb-grischun.ca/ http://www.easternmountainmodels.com
  • Member since
    August 2004
  • From: Southeast Va.
  • 63 posts
Posted by mtm1site on Friday, July 29, 2005 2:13 PM
Thanks to all. More photos to came as I progress. Now a lot of work to do. I,am going to try to build my own structures for the RR. The abutments are my first tries at scratch building(Little off) but OK. Took measurements off internet and converted them to 1/24 scale. Used Peter Stabovitz conversions. The bridge was made from June 2003 G.R. Mag. 1/29 scale bridge. I think everyone has built this bridge. I think both 1/24&1/29 scale will look alright together? The other structures I plan on building will be 1/29. Although 1/24 is so easy to convert too. TOM

Search the Community

FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER

Get the Garden Railways newsletter delivered to your inbox twice a month

By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Garden Railways magazine. Please view our privacy policy