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WPF July 8-10, 2011

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Posted by howmus on Sunday, July 10, 2011 2:07 PM

Flashwave

 

 howmus:

 

George and Tom, thanks!  Ah, Tom, I think the stall would be about 60' too short for your Yellowstone.....WinkLaugh

 



So, the tender then.

How, where'd you find the tools from? I've got a Diesel shop I'm adopting on the NWR

 

Yep, you could just about get the tender inside.....  It is made for a Shay or Heisler, but will now house a little 0-6-0T loco for switching cars at the quarry.

Many of the tools come with the Scale Structures Kits.  They also have some packs of tools.  Others came from Dirango Press, GCLaser, and others.  Oil barrels and such are from JL Miniatures.

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Posted by jalajoie on Sunday, July 10, 2011 2:29 PM

Photos taken on the club's layout by a member. These are 2 C424 with details added and slight weathering. The models belong to the photographer.

 

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Posted by twhite on Sunday, July 10, 2011 2:44 PM

Okay, one more to wrap up my weekend.  This is my MTH "Coast Daylight", doubleheaded with my Balboa GS-4 and my Genesis MT-4.  What the Coast Daylight is doing in the Northern Mines area of the Sierra Nevada is ANYONE'S guess, but I think it's one Very Nifty train.

It's also proof that I've got to finishing scenicking North San Juan Ridge someday.  Embarrassed

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Posted by Jaddie on Sunday, July 10, 2011 3:51 PM

Dear Penn Central

You're doing a masterful job with your layout. As someone who's never built a layout, the image of the foam inspires me to get started.

Thanks for sharing.

--Jaddie

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Posted by Jaddie on Sunday, July 10, 2011 3:54 PM

Dear Larry

That's the most precise cardboard lattice work I've ever seen. What a beautiful layout you have going!

Thanks for sharing.

--Jaddie

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Posted by ClinchValleySD40 on Sunday, July 10, 2011 4:25 PM

Jaddie

Dear Larry

That's the most precise cardboard lattice work I've ever seen. What a beautiful layout you have going!

Thanks for sharing.

--Jaddie

 

Thanks Jaddie

 

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Posted by jon grant on Sunday, July 10, 2011 4:55 PM

I took these photos today after planting yet more trees

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Posted by wm3798 on Sunday, July 10, 2011 5:46 PM

Writing waybills makes you work on your rolling stock...  Renumbering this one, fixing couplers on that one, installing a load on the other one...


I resurrected a bunch of old Trix automobiles to load my new Micro Trains racks...  You guys modeling modern enclosed racks are missing out on all the fun!   
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Posted by PennCentral99 on Sunday, July 10, 2011 8:29 PM

Thanks Motley, Phoebe and Jaddie for the compliments.

Suggestion noted - yes, that is caulk holding the track down.  White is cheaper than clear; besides, once it has ballast, no one will see it.  I had it thinner, the track came loose in some spots.  So I applied it a little thicker, but I can still see brown through it..  I'm using Painter's Acrylic Latex Caulk.

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Posted by pj1775 on Monday, July 11, 2011 5:52 AM

Jon:
Your trees are amazing!  Details!!  Give me details!!  I've struggled with trees for years.   Yours look GREAT!

 

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Posted by Phoebe Vet on Monday, July 11, 2011 11:21 AM

PennCentral99

Thanks Motley, Phoebe and Jaddie for the compliments.

Suggestion noted - yes, that is caulk holding the track down.  White is cheaper than clear; besides, once it has ballast, no one will see it.  I had it thinner, the track came loose in some spots.  So I applied it a little thicker, but I can still see brown through it..  I'm using Painter's Acrylic Latex Caulk.

This is DAP clear caulk.  When the image was created it had been about 8 hours since it was applied.  The track is held firmly.

It costs less that $3 for a 10 fluid ounce tube which fits any standard caulk gun.  That is enough to lay a hundred feet of track.

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Posted by PennCentral99 on Monday, July 11, 2011 10:03 PM

Phoebe Vet

 

This is DAP clear caulk.  When the image was created it had been about 8 hours since it was applied.  The track is held firmly.

It costs less that $3 for a 10 fluid ounce tube which fits any standard caulk gun.  That is enough to lay a hundred feet of track.

Looks pretty good.  The latex caulk I use is by DAP.  I have had weight on my track for over 24 hrs and it still pops loose in some places (including flat turnouts), so I guess I need to figure it out.

I see sectional pieces in the pics, do you use sectional pieces on your entire layout or do you use flex track?

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Posted by Phoebe Vet on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 6:21 AM

I use flex most of the time.  The yard area in the photograph has an area where I used two pieces of 22r sectional separated by a 9" straight sectional to make parallel S turns.  It was just easier to keep the shallow curve exactly the right radius in that location.

Dave

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