Teen Model Railroader Place -Spring 2010-

[WCfan]

I think it's summer now......so time for a new place.

http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/p/175078/1921475.aspx#1921475

Welcome back Taylor! Also, welcome to any new members that have joined! I'm not keeping up with this thread as much as I should be.

[Packers#1]

Definitely N scale, and yeah there's a lot of modern stuff. if you pick up a few Atlas rs-3s or Alco C420s or some other older roadswitchers you can get a nice modern-day shortline going. that's what I've done, but my roster is currently a GP9, GP35, and U23B. thinking about adding another U23B or geep, possibly an rs3 or C420.

[IVRW]

HELLO SUMMER!!!!!!! Im back from the dead, or the crazy at least. Finals are over, and I have some very good news, and some bad news. Bad news: My DCC system had lost it's ability to recall CVs. It still works, but only as a booster system. Good news: I got the digitrax Zeypher, and it's amazing. Bad News: I tested my two original locomotives to find that they are fried. Ive had them for 4 years, and they are not of the best quality, so I just thing that they're at the end of their line. This explains the confusion. I couldnt narrow the problem down to one aspect because there were two variables. Good news: I am the happiest I have ever been watching that spectrum shay marching down the line. Now all it needs is DCC. YAY!!!!!!!!!!! Ill try and get pictures today. Im Glad to be back with such wonderful people.

[modelbnsfer]

Sawyer,

It may be N scale! Thought you may like that and i'm not sure yet just a thought but there is alot of modern equipment in N scale and I can get twice the railroad in as HO scale. What are your guys thoughts?

[Packers#1]

Taylor, sounds good! well, picked up the supplies to finish my scratchbuilding for now, hopefully

[modelbnsfer]

Hey Guys,

Glad everything is good with the railroads. I wish I had a model to work on but its done and over with but I will hopefully start a new one soon. It is going to be a 3 by 8 switching layout and it will be a shortline called the sweetwater & Haggard rr.

Taylor

[Anonymous]

Welcome back!

I finished up some new scenery in Lebanon and the Mascoma River Valley this week (although I need to buy Supertrees this summer before the Valley is done!) and of course shot a new video!

LE-1 puts together LE-2, which then departs. Then the first rolling meet ever on the WRS occurs at Lebanon Siding between trains CDWJ and WJNA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQwF8p6Yegk

[Packers#1]

Taylor, welcome back. Well guys, I've determined to replan my replanning, and so the cycle begins again! I'll just keep changing it up until I've finally found something I like.

[modelbnsfer]

Hey Everyone!

Remember Me? Probably not but I used to talk to you guys on here like five months ago. Just thought I would start again if you guys dont mind.

Taylor

[ns3010]

 I think the smoke Alex is sending down is left over from when they burned up 4137...

Actually, we're taking our stuff back soon. It was a two year lease, and it'll be up soon (I think sometime around the end of the year). Now that you (Finally!) have your Multilevels, we want our CIs back! And if you're short on power, you can have some, uh, "nice and functional" ALP-44s since we're getting our 46AS

That oil spill is so bad. Hopefully it doesn't get into the Gulf Stream... If it does, then there goes my summer...

[Guilford Guy]

At least we can drink our water again!

[Anonymous]

Railfan Alex

 

TrainManTy

Alex de Léry, tell your countrymen to stop burning stuff! Your smoke is blowing down here...

lol, yea you think you have it bad??!? This morning was terrible. Almost left the house with a dust mask, and we couldn't open windows at school, no AC and it's 80 degrees!! Thank god there isn't much humidity.

 

If you make them stop then I'll tell the oil well to stop gushing oil into the Atlantic! Hurrah for environmental disasters... 

[Packers#1]

Well, I'm waiting for my mom to pay me my allowance before I can get back to scenery work, but I finally found the matte medium at hobby lobby so should have some scenery done soon. I haven't taken any pics of my redesign but I should have some soon. probably will do a video instead. The hunt is also on for more power. I need at least one more roadswitcher to fledge out my fleet fully. and I'm thinking about getting a pair of F45s "just because," but also then they would run to the end of the branchline. Unfortunately, modeltrainstuff.com has one more U23B for $50, then every roadswitcher is $60, but there's A TON listed for that so hopefully should have some new power running around once I get some lawn-mowing jobs this summer. I'm thinking this summer I'll focus on the loco and freight fleets, then this fall turn my attention to track changes (which will be explained later). but I may get some switches etc this summer as well. like I said, I'll make a video explaining all this soon.

[Railfan Alex]

 

TrainManTy

Alex de Léry, tell your countrymen to stop burning stuff! Your smoke is blowing down here...

lol, yea you think you have it bad??!? This morning was terrible. Almost left the house with a dust mask, and we couldn't open windows at school, no AC and it's 80 degrees!! Thank god there isn't much humidity.

Sorry I haven't posted anything that I'd promised. I have a ton of studying if I want to pass the year, a whole bunch of graduation events and now a sudden death in my family. Maybe in a couple of days...

[Anonymous]

Alex de Léry, tell your countrymen to stop burning stuff! Your smoke is blowing down here...

[Packers#1]

Joe, I'll have to check out that vid sometime. I weathered this boxcar over the past week or so:

[Guilford Guy]

I like the poster in the background!

The trains are cool too.

[SD60M]

Hows it going guys. I dont have a pic of my progress but here is a link to my Layout Update Vid!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsmAebMZCUA

[ns3010]

Here's a link to the full lecture on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo ------ For the Eeyore/Tigger part, skip to 1:02:00. --------- You guys should watch the entire thing sometime though.

[Anonymous]

ns3010

I reccomend it to everyone, especially the "Eeyores" in the world (you have to read the book or watch the lecture to understand that). Not that any of you are Eeyores, I'd say you're all Tiggers

I had a cat named Eyore...

Sorry to hear about that, Sawyer. I've had three close friends (two my age) that survived various forms of cancer, it really is a horrible disease.

 

[ns3010]

Yeah, like I said, it's great. Definately makes you look at stuff in a different way. I reccomend it to everyone, especially the "Eeyores" in the world (you have to read the book or watch the lecture to understand that). Not that any of you are Eeyores, I'd say you're all Tiggers

 

Well, just to make the post MR related, the Gensets are supposed to come in next week. I can't wait!

[Packers#1]

Alex and Joe, thanks! Joe, sounds like a good book. looking forward to the updates Alex!

[ns3010]

Sorry to hear that, Sawyer. I wish her luck in her battle.

I actually (literally, about an hour ago...) just finished reading a book called The Last Lecture. In a nutshell, Randy Pausch, a college professor, was asked to give a "last lecture," any advice he wanted to give as if he were dying. Coincidentally, just before he gave the lecture, he was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer and was told he had 3-6 months to live.

 Later, he turned the lecture into a book. It is a life changing book. Not only does it give life advice, but it tells about the struggle he and his family went through before he died.

Not only is it good like that, but it is a good book and is easy to read (I read all 200 pages in two days). I highly suggest it to everyone, and it may give some support to Sawyer and John (and their grandparents and families).

[Railfan Alex]

Darn Sawyer, sorry to hear that. I give her my best wishes.

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In model railroading news... I have a few things I suppose I could post. Will take photos tonight I guess, including a bit of weathering and car loads. Also a bit of simple decoder lighting for a club member. Don't know how much I'll share, but definately some...

[Packers#1]

ditto to boo exams. well, I just got hit with a ton of bricks; My grandma has cancer AGAIN! >.

[IVRW]

Railfan Alex

Boo exams!

Agreed!

[ns3010]

Wow, GG, that's some caboose project!

[Railfan Alex]

Guilford Guy

When you're done with your exams you're road-tripping it to Boston... right?

Uhh, that was supposed to be last summer. Never happened and its not happening this summer either unfortunetly.

[Packers#1]

Guilford Guy

 Why not just get a Kato RDC or two. Texas still uses RDCs in commuter service and Syracuse did have RDC commuter service until a few years ago.

In that case bring on the RDCs :D that fits much better on the line, and if prototypes were running it into the 2000's then that fits perfectly. Thanks GG!