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I don't have any video to edit... I never get to go railfanning basically, although my parents may go to some lamp store which happens to be near Palmer, MA (and the Steaming Tender, a railfan hangout at the junction of CSX's ex-B&A mainline and NECR) so hopefully I can get them to drop me off there for a couple hours... Tis' sad when you have to do this to enjoy your hobby... Although there is a rail line within 8 miles, within biking distance, it's only the Pan Am line from Worcester to Ayer, and it doesn't get much traffic... Plus I'd need to ride on 140, which would not be fun at all... Then there's the CSX Leominster branch, even easier to get to, with no bad roads, which is limited to GP40-2s, but the chances of actually seeing a train are minimal...Or I could ride almost 9 miles to the CSX main in Westborough, but that would be on an even worse road much of the way, and my parents don't want me riding on that road... Plus it's 9 miles on a bike, so...Anyway, I'm getting sidetracked...<hr />Here's some modeling news from me... This weekend I finished my Pikestuff enginehouse which was in their Kitbasher series, so there were no door or window openings whatsoever. The kit came with blank walls. I cut out door and window openings and installed the doors and windows. I then assembled the walls, added an interior (shop details near the locomotive door, plus a styrene "paved" floor with the rails embedded in the foor) and added the roof. The final step was weathering and signs. I installed the structure in my White River Junction locomotive service area, and added a lube shed nearby. The facility is located between the yard lead and mainline. Yes, there is a railroad crossing over the mainline. Looking West. The track on the left is the mainline, and the one on the right is the yard lead. The furthest right track is the New Poland Team track. <img src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee261/TrainManTy/IMG_7608.jpg" border="0" /> Straight on. West is to the left, and East to the right. <img src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee261/TrainManTy/IMG_7609.jpg" border="0" /> Looking East. <img src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee261/TrainManTy/IMG_7610.jpg" border="0" /> From above. <img src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee261/TrainManTy/IMG_7614.jpg" border="0" /> I also installed Caboose Hobbies Ground Throws on my layout. They are shown here in the yard... <img src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee261/TrainManTy/IMG_7615.jpg" border="0" /> ...And worked on my IHC cement plant. I added weathering and changed the construction. I added footing to the tower legs, but I haven't got any photos of it... <img src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee261/TrainManTy/IMG_7616.jpg" border="0" /> <img src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee261/TrainManTy/IMG_7617.jpg" border="0" /> I still probably have some superdetailing to do...And... There's new power coming to the WRS! <img src="http://www.modeltrainstuff.com/v/vspfiles/photos/ATL-8260-2.jpg" border="0" /> It's an Atlas unit, which at $50 is a real steal! I'll still have to put a decoder in it, but that price is still low for an Atlas. Now I have TWO locomotives of the same type, also both ex-CSX units even if they're very different... One is an ex-C&O U23B with Blomburg trucks, the other is an ex-SCL unit with FB2 trucks...Now to wait for it to arrive... But it's a really busy week, so I'll probably be so busy I'll wonder why there's a package for me when it arrives...[:-^]I'm also getting ready to paint my first unit in WRS colors. 1701 was done by a friend, and I've never painted any equipment before, so it'll be a new expiriance for me. That's why I'm starting with a cheaper unit: a Bachmann DCC-On-Board GP30. It needed new paint anyway, and I'm planning on selling it afterwards anyway, as it doesn't meet my operating standards. (Locomotives ustbe Atlas, KATO, Athearn Genisis, or Proto 2000. 1701 is a Walthers Trainline, but it's an exception because of the paint scheme. I may sell it sometime in the future though, once I have a replacement for it, and once I have more WRS locomotives...)The locomotive arrived dead in tow behind the power on 403, stripped of handrails and most other parts.[IMG]http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee261/TrainManTy/P1030602.jpg[/IMG]It arrived in White River Junction yard, and was shoved into the MOW/caboose track to await painting. [IMG]http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee261/TrainManTy/P1030603.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee261/TrainManTy/P1030604.jpg[/IMG]
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