General Discussion (Model Railroader)

ns3010:

Sawyer: Nice job with the painting!

Well, I redid the plan (again), so here's a link to the thread: EDIT: Whoops, forgot the link... http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/t/156642.aspx?PageIndex=2 (scroll to the second post on that page).

thanks man! your plan looks good, though it's a small picture. I might add an industry inside the loop though, looks like a lot of open space.

Alex, jsut be glad you weren't installing ditch lights on that C424 in N scale!

Alex: I have to hand it to you; that is some seriously impressive work! You don't meet many modelers that have the skill and patience to solder to such small LEDs! Outstanding work!

One suggestion: You noted that you are going to tint the LEDs with clear yellow paint. That should work fine and make them look yellow enough, but you may want to replace the regular headlights with the same blue-white colored LEDs and tint those too. That would be much easier than trying to match the colors on the head and ditch lights just by tinting the blue-white LEDs.

I've created a new website for the WRS... The blog is still up, and I may still update it occasionally, but a real website has been in the making for a while now, and it provides a much easier way to introduce people to the railroad.

http://sites.google.com/a/trahans.net/wrs/

Enjoy!

Nice Ty. I like the website.

I especially enjoy the way you have set it up, like a real railroad's website. The media page was a good idea, and I always enjoy looking at people's rosters.

I like the new layout, and all my painted locomotives!

Now you just need to go buy the domain!

 Nice website Tyler, I've got one for my model railroading (the one under contact me) and one for SCRail: http://scrail.webs.com/

I use webs (aka freewebs) for my websites though, not google. And yes, I know that my site ain't anything like yours!

Thanks for the kind words all!

The setup like a real railroad was intentional, and was closely patterned off of the website for a local shortline, the Providence & Worcester Railroad.

I had thought about purchasing the domain name, and Google Sites provides an easy way to use their interface and map to a domain name, but the money will be better spent on the railroad itself.

Sawyer: You might want to consider a change to Google Sites. The interface is great, and most importantly, there's no ads!

Today I went to my LHS and picked up some pieces of rolling stock.

I got a WC boxcar, and a CRIP 3 bay covered hopper.

I'm going to patch this one day for the CNW. It will look like this http://www.railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=50775 but the the "R" logo and "The Rock" will be intact. I'll also replace the brake wheel and paint the wheels a rust brown color.

Tyler, might swap, I'm, not sure.

Sweet project Jordan!

Hey guys, finally got my new room painted. Here's a couple pics.

My future layout space. I'll be moving the weight bench and chair. might move the blue crates, I'm not sure.

Here's my workbench, storage area, and study desk. I still need to hang those Titanic prints up.

Finally, a shot of my rs1 on the test track:

Also, shot this video of a train running on the layout with our digital camera. Yes, it's crappy quality. I'm not sure if it sped the train up any though.:

Jordan: That's the Athearn RTR car, right? I have one exactly like that (an orange D&RGW) that's among my favorite pieces of rolling stock. They roll really well...

TrainManTy:

Jordan: That's the Athearn RTR car, right? I have one exactly like that (an orange D&RGW) that's among my favorite pieces of rolling stock. They roll really well...

 Yep, the WC boxcar was an Athearn RTR too...

Ty and Jordan, is it me or is there not much of a detail difference between the RTR and BB versions? I have 3 of the BBs, a MILW, a SOO, and an NP. Unfortunetaley the bottoms on the BB PS hoppers were never painted. The Soo was easy to correct since I had a silver that was dead on. The NP I brush-painted the bottom BN green (BN green is pretty close to NP green). The MILW was a different story. I tried yellow, but it was too bright, so I tried spraying a light coat of brown over it to get it closer. It looks okay, except for one spot that is actually brown. I might run to a store and see if they have a spray bomb that is closer, or weather it and try to hide it.

I did the aforementioned hoppers and built 3 E&C PS-1 boxcars (MP, ACL, CRIP) I had laying around. The PS-1s are the modern version with short ladders and no roofwalks. Someday this week I'm going to run downtown and pick up some dullcote (and maybe a spray bomb for the MILW hopper)

A lot of the earlier RTR stuff are BB kits that have new trucks and metal wheels, along with McHenry's. Most of the newer stuff are retooled BB and MDC kits, and now they are releasing Genesis cars in RTR.

I finished weathering the C424 this evening, pictures tomorrow. There are pros and cons to the work, you'll see sooner than later what I mean. I expect to hear your honest opinions on the weathering. I want to improve!

It could be a retooled version of the BB car, and I've had it for quite a few years now, so it's likely. But it has really nice rolling trucks, (had) McHenry couplers, and feels pretty heavy. So it's hard to tell...