While I'm not runing geared steam at home, I'm running diesels at the club in San Antonio. I'm not a member (I live 300 miles away) but visit when I'm in town. The guys are great and allow me to get long runs out of my system until next time. My next layout will be the Milwaukee Road's Northern Montana division, my old stomping grounds.
http://youtu.be/M8TjDTdL0kc
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."-Albert Einstein
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Wow, lots of great projects underway. That means more pics will be coming along eventually.
BubuleHello all ! Stick out tongue Richard came to the thread of my layout, and tell me to sent here the work of my W.E. So i'm here Embarrassed For those who didn't kwnows my layout it is an N scale D&RGW layout Smile:
Bubule,
Really enjoyed the Ski Train video. Welcome to WPF!
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
Hello all !
Richard came to the thread of my layout, and tell me to sent here the work of my W.E.
So i'm here
For those who didn't kwnows my layout it is an N scale D&RGW layout :
watch?v=g3GExcrTQbw
You can see more there, if you want details on the Turtle Field Railroad:
http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/11/t/217622.aspx?page=2#2597162
Here is the progress this W.E. of my layout :
First test in place of the Gates Factory, I am waiting for detailling parts, to come in france, to finish the building (Hvac, vents, ladders, pipes ... ). You can also seen the rix aver pass built in curve. It is lot's of job to do that but i think it had an original touch to the scene.
I have also started to built a conerstone roundhouse for my 130' turntable :
It will have 9 sectors :
Lot's of filling and mastic work's :
Working on the SP&S 24' Wood Caboose kit I bought a while back, this is my first craftsman kit. I may be a little green at it I like working on them. Hopefully Lowell Smith pulls through with making or getting some SP&S Bay window Cabeese kits made.
SP&S modeler, 1960's give or take a decade or two for some equipment.
http://www.youtube.com/user/SGTDUPREY?feature=guide
Gary DuPrey
N scale model railroader
This weekend I did some work on a section of road for my layout. I added the stripes using Elmers paint pens.
For the most part, I like how the roads turned out. I started by using Woodland Scenics paint pens but they did not work well AT ALL, so I went back to using the Elmers paint pens which are better and 1/3 the price of the WS paint pens.
Long live the J!
More RDC video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APG89rbtKbM&feature=em-upload_owner
TerryinTexas
See my Web Site Here
http://conewriversubdivision.yolasite.com/
Construction ahead!
Gigi the GG-1 crosses the bridge to the new section of my layout pretty much devoted to staging. The bridge is on a liftoff section. It's a Central Valley Pratt Truss, or it will be when I finish the superstructure. Right now, it's just the deck with track across it. On the model, the deck bears the weight and the superstructure is just for show.
I've been filling in the liftoff section with foam to form the river's banks. The passenger cars are ancient Tyco streamliners that I've redecorated.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
The newest members of the fleet: NP FP7A #6600 Sound and DCC equipped
NP GP9 #308 DCC equipped
Bear,
Ah, and how those wondrous childhood dreams can lead to such enjoyable and satisfying pastimes in adulthood, like modeling trash.
Happy Labor Day everyone, thanks and regards, Peter
markie97My new pride of the fleet.
Your scenery is pretty sharp, too.
My new pride of the fleet. NJ Custom Brass Erie S1. I have sent it out for DCC/Sound, Lights and Painting/Weathering.
Here are some shots from Railfest at Steamtown.
Passenger train ride pulling out:
and finally the caboose train ride
As always, great modeling being shown here! Kudos to all of you...
I have been little by little finishing up the bridge project for the SLOW. Put wood boards on the approach to the tracks, and a fine coat of drywall mud on the plywood.
Painted the roadbed with the earth color I use under scenery:
when that was dry, I put down a coat of white glue, then sprinked rock dust (from a local quarry) over the glue:
After the glue dried, I put the bridge itself in place over the road:
This coming week I hope to finish the approach (the fill) to both sides of the bridge, put plaster cloth down, and start to lay track over the bridge....
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Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Added some RTR tank cars to my On3 collection:
These are very well detailed(sorry for the poorly lit picture).
I finally finished my caboose kits(except for the cut levers on the long caboose,which I seem to have misplaced) and installed markers. Since I built them so the body slips on and off easily,I went with 9 volt batteries and magnetic latching switches. Though it doesn't show up well in the picture,the rear facing lenses are red and the others are amber.
Enjoy the Labor Day weekend!
Mike
Okay, I am about halfway done with this. I still need to dull coat, and finish assembly, but yeah...here is the Wheeling and Lake Erie caboose I was talking about doing.
Here's a better shot of the Soo Line car
And here's some weathering I did on the inside of a Wheeling hopper car.
(My Model Railroad, My Rules)
These are the opinions of an under 35 , from the east end of, and modeling, the same section of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway. As well as a freelanced road (Austinville and Dynamite City railroad).
G Paine C&O Fan Installed a decoder in a RDC Budd Car Here's a short Clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-urHyacU-k&feature=youtu.be Terry, what decoder did you use and what prime mover sound? Sounds nice, wish the video was a bit lonnger
C&O Fan Installed a decoder in a RDC Budd Car Here's a short Clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-urHyacU-k&feature=youtu.be
Installed a decoder in a RDC Budd Car
Here's a short Clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-urHyacU-k&feature=youtu.be
Terry, what decoder did you use and what prime mover sound? Sounds nice, wish the video was a bit lonnger
Here's the sound file i added to a SDH166D 8 Bit Sound, Motor & Function Series 6 Decoder HO Scale
Also added a power extender to keep it smooth
http://www.digitrax.com/sound-depot/rdc-diesel-scheme/
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
The good stuff continues. Thanks Guys.
Garry, thanks for the comment on the Niagara. I love the station stop photo/scene.
MikeL, you continue to amaze.
Motley, great job on the box cars. I particularly like the interior detail.
Grampy, great shot of the ALCO engines. I love the sound of their engines. A couple of the ships I was stationed on were powered by ALCO engines.
Here is a link to a short video of a pair of ALCO RS-32s leading a short coal drag through the reversing loop on the BRVRR. It will be part of the 10th Anniversary update on my BRVRR website.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86Xh2gvk1AI
Keep up the good work guys, you are always inspiring.
Remember its your railroad
Allan
Track to the BRVRR Website: http://www.brvrr.com/
Don't think I've ever seen a complete train.
This "completion" thing must be going around. A friend was relocating and gifted me with a bunch of older mags this week -- MR, Trains, Live Steam, and best of all, the NG&SL Gazette. Thrilled to say my Gazette collection is now complete, with the first issue and 3 other early ones I didn't have. Also now have a complete collection of Slim Gauge News. MR is getting there post-1950, as will be Trains, too.
It may be old school, but the info is just the same as in those fancy e-editions...
After 10 years of surfing ebay for reasonable prices, I have acquired and assembled the complete 8-car Shay Promotional Train from Roundhouse/MDC. Who else out there has the set?
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"Oakhurst Railroad" on Facebook
dti406 Heartland Division CB&Q During the 1970-1990 period, GTW acquired remaining half of D&TSL, the DT&I, and some parts of the Penn Central in MI when it went out of business. also, GTW was almost successful in an effort to buy the remaining part of the Milwaukee Road which was in bankruptcy. (Eventiually SOO LINE acquired MILW) Enough of that Garry, the aforementioned activity is why we DT&I modelers do not acknowledge the existence of the GTW. We have also not joined the GTW Historical Society and just have a very loosely organized DT&I Modelers Group which meets yearly somewhere on the old DT&I and show our models and slides of the railroad. Rick J
Heartland Division CB&Q During the 1970-1990 period, GTW acquired remaining half of D&TSL, the DT&I, and some parts of the Penn Central in MI when it went out of business. also, GTW was almost successful in an effort to buy the remaining part of the Milwaukee Road which was in bankruptcy. (Eventiually SOO LINE acquired MILW) Enough of that
During the 1970-1990 period, GTW acquired remaining half of D&TSL, the DT&I, and some parts of the Penn Central in MI when it went out of business. also, GTW was almost successful in an effort to buy the remaining part of the Milwaukee Road which was in bankruptcy. (Eventiually SOO LINE acquired MILW)
Enough of that
Garry, the aforementioned activity is why we DT&I modelers do not acknowledge the existence of the GTW. We have also not joined the GTW Historical Society and just have a very loosely organized DT&I Modelers Group which meets yearly somewhere on the old DT&I and show our models and slides of the railroad.
Rick J
Hello Rick .... Merger fever hit the rail industry with deregulation in the 1980 Staggers Act. Many fallen flags resulted including DT&I. ..... GTW intended to gain connections in Cincinnati with Southern and Family Lines. GTW needed longer hauls for its automtive business from Flint, Lansing, Pontiac, and Detroit. The short haul to its Detroit connections did not generate enough revenue to cover operating costs, and that was to be corrected by hauling longer distances.. ... GTW acquired DT&I and the half of D&TSL owned by N&W. The Southern and Family Lines, however, merged into NS and CSX respectively. So much for friendly connections in Cincinnati. Traffic volumes to and from Cincinnati never came close to what was planned to justify buying DT&I. Later, CN decided to sell the former DT&I lines in Ohio to a short line. ... The Former DT&I hump yard in Flat Rock, MI became a valuable asset to the CN as did industrial tracks of the former DT&I in SE Michigan. The former D&TSL hump yard in Toledo was converted to a flat yard, and is used mostly for coal trains.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
I have been messing around with adding lights to my layout this week. Here is a day and night picture for comparison.
Sorry for the light leakage over the far backdrop. It's hard to take night pictures during the day. =p
Jimmy,
That's a great looking bit fo weathering, too. Something I need to work on as I'm way behind on getting caught up with my weathering projects.
All I can say is thank goodness, Blackstone usually offered that as an option in with past runs. With price increases, not sure how much longer that will be an option, but it's helped the overall appearance of my layout.
Sorry about the image quality, but I wanted to post at least one photo this week
GP-9_Man11786Looks awesome Mike! It also seems you and I have the same power drill.
Thanks!
Good taste in tools is a sign of attention to quality work.
Mike,
Those boxcars are exquisite!
I aquired a couple of Atlas 60' Auto Parts box cars, and weathered them.
Michael
CEO- Mile-HI-RailroadPrototype: D&RGW Moffat Line 1989
mlehman Some really fine modeling out there this week. Looks great, everyone! OK, I think the confuser will cooperate this morning... Hesperus saw some trackwork revisions this week. The existing siding was very short and limited ops there more than it should, here's what it looked like before. The siding was lengthened about 10". Hardly sounds worth it and the clearance is very tight at both ends, but this allows a short passenger local to clear the main. Track 3 at the May Day Mine was also extended. Before it could hold 8 narrowgauge gons, shown here on the track as far as they could go with the original length. Now it can hold 12 cars. The newly delivered SDL39 was assigned to Dove Creek after initial testing. This allowed dual-gauge coupler equipped F-M #150 to be assigned to Durango and dual-gauge coupler equipped F-M switcher #123 to be shifted to Hesperus to serve the May Day Mine and other local industries there at the end of the third rail.
Some really fine modeling out there this week. Looks great, everyone!
OK, I think the confuser will cooperate this morning...
Hesperus saw some trackwork revisions this week. The existing siding was very short and limited ops there more than it should, here's what it looked like before.
The siding was lengthened about 10". Hardly sounds worth it and the clearance is very tight at both ends, but this allows a short passenger local to clear the main.
Track 3 at the May Day Mine was also extended. Before it could hold 8 narrowgauge gons, shown here on the track as far as they could go with the original length.
Now it can hold 12 cars.
The newly delivered SDL39 was assigned to Dove Creek after initial testing.
This allowed dual-gauge coupler equipped F-M #150 to be assigned to Durango and dual-gauge coupler equipped F-M switcher #123 to be shifted to Hesperus to serve the May Day Mine and other local industries there at the end of the third rail.
Looks awesome Mike! It also seems you and I have the same power drill.
Modeling the Pennsylvania Railroad in N Scale.
www.prr-nscale.blogspot.com