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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Monday, October 1, 2007 7:36 PM
I'll be getting some electrical tape tonight.

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Posted by cf-7 on Monday, October 1, 2007 7:22 PM
Jeff - I am familiar with that decoder.   The wires are normally waayyyy too long and will need to be shortened to make a nice installation.  I really believe that you just need to redo the install on the one you have and be done with it.



                                                                                                

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Posted by jktrains on Monday, October 1, 2007 7:17 PM
 TrainManTy wrote:

OMG!!!! THAT LOOKS AWSOME!!!!!

I need to make a diarama so I can do that; any suggestions for size? 

Ty,

All my pics are taken on modules that I built.  For the most part they are only 2'x4'.  I have some that are a trapezoid so they are a little longer than 4', but not much.  Use the diorama as a testbed for all kinds of various modeling techniques from tracklaying, ballasting to scenery.  Mine are built using 2" foam insulation for the tops.  This makes them lightweight so they are easy to carry outside for photography purposes.  They can be positioned on some sawhorses or on a folding table so that you can get the right lighting and background.

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Posted by Don Z on Monday, October 1, 2007 7:10 PM

I've been slowly developing plans for my 'downtown business district' on my layout. In an attempt to understand where each building should be installed and allow me to refine the look of the area, I have started by making mockups of some of the different buildings so I could place them and move them around as needed....a photo of the area -

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Posted by steemtrayn on Monday, October 1, 2007 7:04 PM
 jeffrey-wimberly wrote:
 jktrains wrote:

 Hoople wrote:
I guess it's a monolith.

I thought I heard the 2001 theme in the background.Wink [;)] 

To all concerned, you all lose. It's a screwdriver handle.

C'mon, Jeff...We know that pic was taken from a parked car, and the side-view mirror just got in the way.

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Posted by jktrains on Monday, October 1, 2007 6:52 PM

I gotta agree with Chuck, seems like a waste of time and decoder.  Plus the masking tape is completely wrong, even if it is only a temporary install.  Masking tape will dry out over time, especially when exposed to the heat that a motor can generate.  Using masking tape is NOT a recommend practice.  PVC electrical tape is a much better choice.  It is less likely to tear, rip or be poked through by some sharp object like the end of a wire that's been soldered.  This could ultimately end up with a short and a fried decoder.  Then you have an even bigger waste of money.

As the saying goes, do it right the first time, do it one time.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Monday, October 1, 2007 6:45 PM
 cf-7 wrote:

 Jeff - I am curious about this.  If you took photos and even a video of the loco, why would you say this is only a temporary thing.  To me, that seems like a waste of time.  You made it sound like the new decoder was good enough (and I'm sure it probably is!).  What is a better decoder in your opinion?  I want to know....

What's better than a NCE BACH-DSL? Why, a Digitrax DH123AT of course. It's small, fits neatly into cramped spaces and just clips onto the motor and pickups.

http://www.digitrax.com/prd_mobdec_dh123at.php

 

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Posted by cf-7 on Monday, October 1, 2007 5:44 PM

 jeffrey-wimberly wrote:
 Driline wrote:
And what is that "RED" locomotive?
That a P2K PA1. The masking tape is only a temporary measure. I intend to install a better decoder when I get one.

 Jeff - I am curious about this.  If you took photos and even a video of the loco, why would you say this is only a temporary thing.  To me, that seems like a waste of time.  You made it sound like the new decoder was good enough (and I'm sure it probably is!).  What is a better decoder in your opinion?  I want to know....

 

 



                                                                                                

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Posted by tomkat-13 on Monday, October 1, 2007 5:27 PM

Here is some action near the loading docks.

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Posted by lvanhen on Monday, October 1, 2007 4:04 PM
 reklein wrote:

Nice work jwar. If you're considering a change on that retaining wall,you might consider those big prepoured concrete blocks they get from ready mix plants. Just a thought.

The last few years, at least in the northeast, they have been putting natural rocks in steel mesh squares, and stacking them up for retaining walls along the interstates - another possibility - just my My 2 cents [2c]

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Posted by tstage on Monday, October 1, 2007 2:49 PM
 jeffrey-wimberly wrote:
 jktrains wrote:

 Hoople wrote:
I guess it's a monolith.

I thought I heard the 2001 theme in the background.Wink [;)] 

To all concerned, you all lose. It's a screwdriver handle.

Was Steve McQueen in that movie, too? Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg] 

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Monday, October 1, 2007 1:42 PM
 jktrains wrote:

 Hoople wrote:
I guess it's a monolith.

I thought I heard the 2001 theme in the background.Wink [;)] 

To all concerned, you all lose. It's a screwdriver handle.

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Posted by Driline on Monday, October 1, 2007 12:57 PM
 jktrains wrote:

 Hoople wrote:
I guess it's a monolith.

I thought I heard the 2001 theme in the background.Wink [;)] 

JK, What digital camera are you currently using for your train photo's?

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Posted by jwar on Monday, October 1, 2007 12:39 PM
reklein..Thanks for the idea about the blocks. That could be an interesting concept, a crew installing it and making it at a future concreat plant near my quarry. Will give this some serious thought, Thanks again...John
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Posted by reklein on Monday, October 1, 2007 11:42 AM

Nice work jwar. If you're considering a change on that retaining wall,you might consider those big prepoured concrete blocks they get from ready mix plants. Just a thought.

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Posted by jktrains on Monday, October 1, 2007 10:07 AM

 Hoople wrote:
I guess it's a monolith.

I thought I heard the 2001 theme in the background.Wink [;)] 

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Posted by Hoople on Monday, October 1, 2007 9:32 AM
I guess it's a monolith.
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Posted by AltoonaRailroader on Monday, October 1, 2007 9:29 AM
 jktrains wrote:

Jeff,

What's that big black thing on the left??

Let's play..................What's on Jef's layout!!!!Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

I'm guessing it's a eye glasses case. Did I win?Question [?]

 Besides that it looks pretty good Jeff. And are there teenagers making out in that car or railfans?Whistling [:-^]

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Posted by tstage on Monday, October 1, 2007 9:03 AM

Maybe it's that scene from "The Blob". I thought I saw Steve McQueen in the background somewhere...

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Posted by C&O Fan on Monday, October 1, 2007 8:51 AM
 jktrains wrote:

Jeff,

What's that big black thing on the left??

I'm guessing he left the phone laying on the layout

Shock [:O]

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Posted by jktrains on Monday, October 1, 2007 8:35 AM

Jeff,

What's that big black thing on the left??

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Posted by MAbruce on Monday, October 1, 2007 8:23 AM

Nice work everyone!  Yet another weekend of great inspiration.  Now if I could only get the house painting done, the leaves to fall faster, and stop the decline of daylight each day, then I could finish my fall projects and get back inside to do some modeling.

 tstage wrote:
Bruce, 

Step on toes?  Didn't you start it last week, too?  I don't think I heard any complaints.

You're right; I did it last week too but didn't know if certain member(s) was being nice by not saying anything.  Now that it's settled, I'll try to start it Friday afternoons if I see that it has not been started, but also won't be offended in the least if anyone else starts it.     

 MisterBeasley wrote:
Looking great already!  Bruce, I thought you were starting us off with railfan pictures from a trip out West.  Nice work.

Thanks!  The track scene is at the edge of my layout, so entire area I filled in with a digital backdrop (left and sky) is actually my basement wall and hot water heater.  BTW - Excellent progress on that scene

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Monday, October 1, 2007 8:14 AM

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Posted by jwar on Sunday, September 30, 2007 11:48 PM
This weekend I removed the rock quarry and added a few feet of track to the yard in its place, ballasted yard, finnished the Mi Jack kit and added this intermodule yard. Note the retaining wall, the jury is out, may rock it to look more like the other rock embankment on the outside track,This will be the new gravel pit The hopper cars will come out of the plant and sit on a wood trestle, the rock trucks will drive under them (two tracks) there will be three conveyers and my kit bashed truck crane will have some type of lifting job to do, perhaps holding a conveyer section , the three door shop will be heavy equip repair. I probley will leave this set for a month or so to, may pull it out or condense it???? The mountain in the back needs some serious work on it too....Oh well huh...John
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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, September 30, 2007 10:52 PM
 Driline wrote:

Is that a work in progress or what? Its all RED. I mean everything except the trucks.

It's in the process of being repainted for the MKT.

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Posted by howmus on Sunday, September 30, 2007 10:21 PM
I haven't had much time this week to do anything on the layout, but I did manage to do a couple of repaints of some old bobbers I have had for 20+ years and got one old Roundhouse caboose kit more or less finished.  I have forgotten how frustrating those 25 year old kits were.  I bought 4 of these kits around 23 years ago and only assembled one.  Another one of the kits that I had started got to close to a soldering iron and sat on the workbench for almost 20 years until I finally threw it out a couple years ago.  That left 2 more of them to assemble.  Here are the Roundhouse Kit and the two Bobbers freshly painted and decaled for the Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western.



The last one is being assembled now and I have decided to scratch build details for the interior.  I downloaded some plans for 1913 Erie Cabooses that can give me an idea of the proper layout for the inside.  I will see how it comes out......



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Posted by SpaceMouse on Sunday, September 30, 2007 10:01 PM

Well another inspiring weekend guys. It even got me into the basement to work on a scratch-bash station--it's been a couple months. I hope to finish it and post pictures next week.

 Thanks for getting me going.

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Posted by Driline on Sunday, September 30, 2007 9:54 PM

 jeffrey-wimberly wrote:
 Driline wrote:
And what is that "RED" locomotive?
That a P2K PA1. The masking tape is only a temporary measure. I intend to install a better decoder when I get one.

Is that a work in progress or what? Its all RED. I mean everything except the trucks.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, September 30, 2007 9:31 PM
 Driline wrote:
And what is that "RED" locomotive?
That a P2K PA1. The masking tape is only a temporary measure. I intend to install a better decoder when I get one.

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Posted by ngartshore350 on Sunday, September 30, 2007 9:28 PM
 jasperofzeal wrote:

That's a pretty good picture for being taken by a cell phone.  What kind of phone do you have?  My RAZR takes lousy pics, it's a good thing I have the Kodak 6.1 MP around.

Hi jasperofzeal,

It is a RAZR V3x with 2megapixel camera. I recently installed the software again on the PC and it downloaded about 6 - 70M of updates and the pictures seem much bigger?! But I thought it wasn't a bad photo for a cell phone.

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