I like the subdued intensity of clouds like this.
Mark
Thanks guys. I probably won't be posting any progress on this build for about a month or so because it would just be more of the same. When the skeleton of my new layout is complete, I'll post some pics to show it all. See you then!
http://timmysamericanflyertrains.blogspot.com/
-Timboy
Hi Guys;
I wasn't going to show any more progress until the whole skeleton was done, but I think there are a couple of interesting things right now after all. After an intense week of layout building, I have my second dog bone and more built. The rest of the spline-building shouldn't be quite as difficult. That homosote was a bugger to work with but I am almost out and ready to switch to plywood for making up splines.
As this build continues, I am still looking for a way to power this layout up with a Flyer vintage AC analog system, modified to do what I want it to do.
More pics and details at: http://timmysamericanflyertrains.blogspot.com/
Thanks,
Timboy
Tim as always very nice work you must have the cleanest train room in America.....lol I have to ask are you planning on putting the track right on top of the Homasote or are you using roadbed then track? Reason I ask is I recall seeing an article by i think Joe Fugate on his construction of spline roadbed using Masonite splines and he beveled the outer splines to give it the roadbed it's ballast shoulders. I experimented with one section of track that brings my trains up form one grade to the next and realized I like my fingers too much to attempt the 45 degree cut so I opted to put homabed roadbed on top of the Masonite splines.
Allegheny2-6-6-6: First off, thanks! Now, to answer your question at the risk of offending others on this forum... The track system I'll be using isn't scale. Not even close. The wooden ties will be so big that when I ballast the track up to the top of the ties, it should somewhat mimic the appearance of a graded roadbed. Thus, I will be at least spared what I estimate to be about a $300 cost for cork (or other) roadbed. I'll skip posting to this forum when I get to that point - for the obvious reason - but anyone interested can continue to follow my blog. When I get to the scenery, I may want to post again if I feel I have something worthy of fine-scale to show in that regard. For right now, benchwork is benchwork - regardless of the build and I believe I have something interesting to show there. Thanks again and I appologize to anyone I might offend.
Regards,
Timboy,
no need to refrain from posting here! Aside from some purists and experts of self-acclaim, there are still others, who are simply enjoying to see, what other fellow model railroaders are doing, regardless of scale or non-scale!
Not that I am curious
Tim I have to echo those sentiments exactly, any thing your doing can be applied to any scale of model railroading and I think your posts are as far form offensive as one could be.
Thanks Guys! I appreciate your support. I am having the RR'ing time of my life building this baby. I'm calling in all the experience I've had to date from a number of disciplines such as my furniture-making hobby, my water-color painting hobby, etc. If you spot anything in my pics or descriptions that you think are out-of-whack for the unique layout I'm attempting, please don't hesitate to chime in. I don't know everything. No one does. That's why there are these forums for us to share our ideas on. If you are anything like me, then you probably also run hot or cold on a given aspect of model railroading at any point in time as you progress in your gauge.
Thanks again,
GUYS: At great hesitation, I've posted pics of the work-in-progress of my Flyer layout - specifically, Log Loader Mountain. I don't like posting pics of the ugly part of a build, but there are some guys who like to see the work-up and details on how I'm doing it. I think I'm experimenting with an interesting technique, but there is a lot more to do before I can attempt to make all the structure pretty.
For pics and more details, please visit: http://timmysamericanflyertrains.blogspot.com/
Guys: I have made some progress on my Log Loader Mountain. I now call it Log Loader on Sandstone Mountain. Here is a pic.
For more details, please visit: http://timmysamericanflyertrains.blogspot.com/
Guys:
This may not be the place for this post, but it was the end of August when I last posted progress on my Flyer build to this site.
For those on this site who might like to see how it all has been progressing or for simply a diversion, please visit:
To the rest, sorry for the intrusion.
Hello Everyone!
It's been about 2 months since I've posted an update to my Flyer Hi-rail build. Since I'm now in the middle of some very boring under-the-table shenanigans (wiring). I thought this might be a good place to do a pictorial recap of what I have built so far. It's not near done, but some basic scenery and stuff is in place and - as we all know - most importantly of all, I CAN RUN 'EM!
If you want to take a peek, you can see those pics at:
Nice !
Ulrich:
Thanks! It's been fun. I'm now wiring up animation devices. I pretty much consider this build to be the start point for further work and spend the coming months and years upgrading it. As we all know, a model railroad is never completed.
Which end the long end or the short end of homosote are you standing up
Long end. Most definitely the long end. Wait a minute... What's the right answer here... Long end. I'm going with long end. Final answer...