Hello .... everybody.
More remarks on the picture. Thanks.
This evening, I wired up electronic sound effects for the meat packing plant, and the cattle in the stock yards now moo.
Happy Model Railroading.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Once again, I can't stop looking more at the Zephyr than the buildings...
*** on that beauty from me. I like everything in that pic.
***PC, good to hear you & the Mrs were able to make it out together for the train show. Hope it lifted her spirits.
Thanks everyone for the suggestions & links! Much appreciated. Didn't get much of anything accomplished today. Seemed like a day of spinning my wheels and going nowhere. Tomorrow should be better. Good Night All. Rob
how dare you try and get a newbe in trouble with flip . Tell him to ask flip how to tell zoe and chole apart you know thats still a sore subject with flip (that blackeye he got was not a good way to go home to the wife after a new years party at the old place. (lets see that was what 3 old places ago?)
Hi all stopped into say hi and good thing as jim was trying to get advenger in trouble I see.
chole we know your Doing a great job and we really don't want to bring any bad memories up either so sorry I said anything. (geeze must of been shift change when jim said it as they must of missed him saying it lol.
Not to much going on here . been putting in apps with the federal goverment to see if i can get a cival service job. Looking into being a cook with my experince I should have good chance seeing it would be at a military base most likely and I have 17 years in navy as a cook so it should help some lol.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Evening everyone- A cup of coffee please and a chocolate chip muffin if there are any left.
Nice to see everyone.At last some good news weather wise . Going to warm up this week-mid 40's to mid 50's.
JimRCGMO-Thanks for your compliments on the caboose and flat car loads.The caboose is still earning her keep even though she looks like she's been through a battle but still gets the job done when necessary.
Yes-for the loads I used all HO scale lumber and FYI the lumber piles are hollow.Speeds up the assembly process.Learned that trick in an old issue of MR so I can't take credit for it. Once you hace the lumber cut assembly goes pretty fast.Thanks again-NJ Bob
Gee I'm loving Tabbed Browsing right now.
["pcarrell"]
I took the wife to the train show (she wanted to go.....her idea, and we had fun!). I didn't buy much, just two conveyers to load up my tenders with. Since I didn't get much the wife insisted that we go and pick up some layout supplies! I got several colors of paint (for my backdrop), some paint for my groundcover, a big bottle of white glue, and some lightweight joint compound. We'll see if I can make a mess with that!
JimRCGMO wrote: She actually feels up to walking around a train show? Better to not wear her out. Did you end up going, by the way?
She actually feels up to walking around a train show? Better to not wear her out. Did you end up going, by the way?
No, no....she can't put much weight at all on it. She certainly can't walk on it. I pushed her wheelchair around. She's not healed that much yet.
I looked, only saw 1 wheelchair. Saw an Oxygen hose, but now leg cast. I had coatsleeves velcroed across my shoulder, maybe we passed.
The Haul: (totaling ~140) I found a seller withe 2002 Tracks in the Sand Coaches, baught one, am finding the others online
An NYC Mohawk/Hudson style tender (2 axle, but I'm gonna put a pair of three axles under it as opposed to the F unit trucks it has now...) for the America's tool car
2 in box Accurail kits and 4 89ft cars for Circus Train (already broke the parts off the 89 ft flats.. flimsy piece of junk ramp parts...
2 Athearn coaches, semi-streamlined heavyweights at 8 each (Preamble Express cars for AFT)
Roundhouse Palace Car RTR with lights and nicely done window paper. stencils of people that look real, not the bachmann/tyco stuff.
Kalmbach guide for Enginge facilities (not as impressed with it, but I can make it work)
Dad got a few things too.
Good morning Diners!
Buckwheat pancakes, real maple syrup, and coffee please.
Lee mentiond building the MT Arms hotel. It's a nice kit. You can see it in the photo behind my Merchant Row buildings. Lee, the window shades are simply horizontal masking tape behind each window.
Happy Model Railroading!
["ModelTrainLover"]
afternoon guys.
I have great news about my new portable layout!
I have the trackplan down, it;s been named, maine line and yard are penciled on to the top of the table, and there is room for expansion!!!
It's the New York & Maine Central Railroad Co.
Scale. HO
Size: 43.5in by 5ft
prototype: freelance
local: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York
Era: 1935 to 1960's
Style: walk around, portable table.
controll: DC possible DCC
still expanding!
Congrats. Wish I could get that far. >_> About done though.
G'Night all
-Morgan
Evening Gang: Well I did get to the 7.5 in RR for a few minutes. I didn't get much done as Elly May the dog wanted attention and that pretty well took up the time. She's very old so she comes first. Other then that not much is going on.
Hey good to see you Duke. Where have you been hiding? Or is it that I haven't been very observent?
Whatever I'm going to head out and watch the Simpsons.
Good Night All
Rob I found this site a while back and they sell hydracal by bulk if you are thinking of doing your scenery with the towel method. I'm not sure if they are the least expensive though and hope this helps some.
http://www.plaster.com/
Talk to you later
Duke
"Don't take a wooden nickel,because it isn't worth a dime" by my Dad
"There are only 3 things you need out of life:A gentle grade,the wind in your face,and cinders in your hair.....But keep an eye on the water glass!" Jack Evans
Janie, is there any of the Blue Plate Special left? Oh, great - I'll have one of those, with a cup of the soup du jour, too, please! Yum!
Boy, miss a day or two and I have a lot of pages to catch up on. My apologies if I miss anyone's questions/comments.
NJ Bob, nice job on the transfer caboose - it looks like it's been earning its keep! And as for the flat car loads... You can make my flatcar loads anytime!! Are you using scale lumber to make those, or what?
avenger wrote:Chloe, more coffee.Is there any chance your last name is O'Brien??And do you work 24 hours??
Chloe, more coffee.
Is there any chance your last name is O'Brien??
And do you work 24 hours??
Avenger, as for Chloe - nope, usually she just works the evening shift and lets Zoe cover the daytime. She must've just been slow getting away that day to head for home, I guess. That, or you're confusing her with her twin, Zoe. They're almost identical - when Flip comes by the Diner, ask him and he can tell you how to tell them apart...
pcarrell wrote:Great News!!!!The doc has cleared the wife to begin putting weight on the leg! We should be walking with a walker within a month or so and a cane a couple months after that! Six months and it should be close to full strength he says!
Great News!!!!
The doc has cleared the wife to begin putting weight on the leg! We should be walking with a walker within a month or so and a cane a couple months after that! Six months and it should be close to full strength he says!
Great news, indeed, PC!
On that down side, at least the doctor should be able to get the pin/rod done right the first time on her other leg. She actually feels up to walking around a train show? Better to not wear her out. Did you end up going, by the way?
Paul, good to hear on the continuing progress for your granddaughter. And good job on your stress test. So since you passed, are you done with it, or does the Dr. want to set up an annual thing, to show you off to his other patients?
Flashwave, nice birthday present, I'd say, even if it isn't a Cab Forward...
Ed, if you talk really nice to Johnboy, maybe he's got a place near him that you can rent at a good price... I see that you were having 80 F weather yesterday, and we got to the 60's up here in Cape Girardeau today. Nice to get a break from our cooler stuff. Hope your big "Mo" returns, though.
Garry, you'll have a pretty good stretch of mainline, when you get that all done! Having worked (for pay) in a treatment center previously, I'd say that your help will be appreciated by the clients there trying to get their lives back on track (no pun intended...). On those Two Brothers Restaurant kits, weren't those from IHC or Model Power? They're not lots different from Walthers' Merchants Row II kit, if someone wanted a similar building. But the cost might be another matter...
LSWrr wrote:I did finish up the Merchant's row I project with the exception of the store front signs. I need to fire up the ALPS MD-1000 and print some signs tonight.
I did finish up the Merchant's row I project with the exception of the store front signs. I need to fire up the ALPS MD-1000 and print some signs tonight.
Lee, I'm jealous - isn't that ALPS the one that'll print decals, no matter what colors are in them (including white)? And is ALPS (or anyone else) making a printer that will do that, still? Sure would like to know, since I'd heard that ALPS wasn't making that printer anymore.
Kevin, how do you like the Delaney kit? I got two (one to kitbash and break down into smaller buildings, like that loading dock (warehouse) for a transfer facility). I've bought a few of the RDA kits on eB**, and have my eye on a few others on the RDA website.
Colby, good to hear about your layout progress. Post a drawing or pic when you get a chance!
Rob, sorry to hear about losing your goats.
Cederstrand wrote: Heartland Division CB&Q Member sinceJanuary 2007 From: Kentucky 10,660 posts Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Sunday, January 6, 2008 4:22 PM Thanks for the remarks, Jerry, Lee, and Paul. You may have also noticed the rock strata behind the station which is made using the "broken plaster" method. Lee, the building you mentioned was kitbashed several years ago for a layout I had at the time. It was made from two restaurant kits. I think the kits were called "Two Brothers Restaurant". GARRY HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU bogp40 Member sinceJuly 2004 From: Weymouth, Ma. 5,199 posts Posted by bogp40 on Sunday, January 6, 2008 3:42 PM Cederstrand wrote: Question folks: What is the cheapest online source for W.S.-plaster cloth or is there a much cheaper way to go (that is still quick & easy)??? This will be for the wife's coffee table layout-under-glass. Thanks!You could try Medical suppliers. Someone donated 3-4 boxes of plaster cloth for casts a few years ago. I don't have any links to find this but I know it is a fraction of the cost of WS stuff. We have so much of it that it will probably last a couple more years. We don't use plastercloth exclusively that's why it's still on hand. It it still my perfered method of base scenery. It is much less messy than some other forms and I semm to have the best control for shaping contours. Of course this is only the base, it always gets ground goop or veneering plaster for a final top coat.This entire area is done this wayThis area was done w/ hydrocal soaked shop towel over shape foamThis hill was/ is being done with shop towels and covered w/ a mix of ground goop.There are many methods to accomplish the same result, many just need to experiment and find what works best for them. Modeling B&O- Chessie Bob K. www.ssmrc.org egmurphy Member sinceJanuary 2003 From: Mexico 2,629 posts Posted by egmurphy on Sunday, January 6, 2008 3:28 PM Cederstrand wrote: What is the cheapest online source for W.S.-plaster cloth or is there a much cheaper way to go (that is still quick & easy)??? Don't know how prices compare, but you may want to check your nearest crafts shop (like Michael's or Hobby Lobby) for something along these lines:http://www.dickblick.com/zz335/05/Or Google for "plaster impregnated gauze" to get more than a few hits.RegardsEd The Rail Images Page of Ed Murphy "If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home." - James Michener Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 6, 2008 3:15 PM Paul-changing the roof line changes the overall look of the building but in some cases like the sloped roof it takes careful measureing and cutting with a sharp saw-I use an X-acto saw for my work.On some of the DPM buildings I have used the cornice kit to make a recessed roof-another option. NJ Bob Edit Paul W. Beverung Member sinceDecember 2003 From: North Central Texas 2,370 posts Posted by Paul W. Beverung on Sunday, January 6, 2008 2:29 PM Afternoon Gang: Gary: That's a great layout there. I really like the city scene. Kind of reminds me of Milwaukee.Lee, I've done a few DPM buildings. I think that the only thing that I did additional was add some bracing to the roof. NJ Bob's idea about changing the roof to a slopped or peaked roof is an interesting idea.Colby: That's good news about your layout. Keep up the good work.It's warm again here. I should be out doing something. I guess I could go and work on the 7.5 in gauge. That would qualify as MRRing. I'll see you all later. Paul The Duluth, Superior, & Southeastern " The Superior Route " WETSU Cederstrand Member sinceApril 2007 From: Western transplant to the Deep South 4,256 posts Posted by Cederstrand on Sunday, January 6, 2008 2:20 PM Coffee refill, please & thanks!***Colby, sounds good on the layout progress. Would enjoy seeing progress pics as you progress.Question folks: What is the cheapest online source for W.S.-plaster cloth or is there a much cheaper way to go (that is still quick & easy)??? This will be for the wife's coffee table layout-under-glass. Thanks!Back to work here. Rob saronaterry Member sinceJanuary 2008 1,132 posts Posted by saronaterry on Sunday, January 6, 2008 2:18 PM Hey, gang! Not sure who's on today ,but I'll have a bacon cheese burger and onion rings,please.Taking a break from making trees and watching football.Cleaned a little in the basement last night and don't want to mess it up right away!So far made and planted over 60 trees. I harvest goldenrod in the fall about when it starts getting fluffy looking, dry it, hit with spray paint and a ground foam concoction.You can make a whole bunch in a few hours!Back to the game.GO PACKERS!!!!!Terry Terry in NW Wisconsin Queenbogey715 is my Youtube channel ModelTrainLover Member sinceApril 2006 From: Lewiston, Maine USA 914 posts Posted by ModelTrainLover on Sunday, January 6, 2008 1:51 PM afternoon guys.I have great news about my new portable layout!I have the trackplan down, it;s been named, maine line and yard are penciled on to the top of the table, and there is room for expansion!!!It's the New York & Maine Central Railroad Co.Scale. HOSize: 43.5in by 5ftprototype: freelancelocal: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New YorkEra: 1935 to 1960'sStyle: walk around, portable table.controll: DC possible DCCstill expanding! Maine Central rules! Lewiston High School Swimteam nickname: Loco Colby Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 6, 2008 1:49 PM Lee-I'm not familar with the DPM kit you are working on but if there pilasters on the corners make sure the are built correctly because that can throw the walls off. I would check the directions that come with the kit and see how the pilasters go together. Here is a pic of a building I did using the wall units. The construction methods may be the same as your kit but notice that the front wall gets the wide pilaster also the rear wall. The side walls get the narrow one.Like I said I'm not familar with that kit but construction is close to the same from fit to kit or with wall units. Hope this help some.Let me know if I can be of any more help.NJ Bob Edit egmurphy Member sinceJanuary 2003 From: Mexico 2,629 posts Posted by egmurphy on Sunday, January 6, 2008 1:31 PM Good Afternoon Coffee Clubbers,Another beautiful day down here in Paradise, with temps probably into the low 80's. Sun is out, light breeze. If it were always like this I could understand how more people would want to move here. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your point of view) days like this are a minority.Well, "Big Mo" (mo-mentum) ran out on me yesterday and I did absolutely zip on the layout. At least I had the excuse of being busy out at the orange grove, and then being busy recuperating in the recliner after I got back. But today I will resume activity, even if it's just letting the train run laps while I watch the playoff game on tv. Go Giants!Kevin: If you don't mind my asking how did you end up in Mexico? Long way from Mass. That is were your from right? Wife and I are thinking about relocating after kids are thru High school.I forget that after a while we have a lot of newer folk in the Coffee Shop / Diner that weren't here the last time I mentioned it. I was actually born up in Newfoundland, but raised in Connecticut. Went to college in upstate New York, in Troy. Coming out of college I got a job with a company building refineries and petrochemical plants. I stayed with them for 29 years, and did a number of jobs outside the US. I eventually did 3 projects in Mexico, where I met my current wife. When I retired I had no place in the States that really was home anymore, and since Fran is very close to her family we decided to retire here. Our house is next door to that of my in-laws, and two more sisters-in-law and their families live in the same neighborhood. After working down here so long (plus time in Venezuela) I was pretty fluent in Spanish and familiar with the country and customs, so it was no big deal for me to settle down here (except for the heat!).LaterEd The Rail Images Page of Ed Murphy "If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home." - James Michener LSWrr Member sinceOctober 2006 From: Euclid, Ohio 2,822 posts Posted by LSWrr on Sunday, January 6, 2008 1:21 PM Foul Rift & Garry, The DPM kit is made of very sturdy plastic I liked that part and the price of the DPM, but the spree's in the middle of the windows is a pain in the neck. The rear and right side walls were shorter than the front and left side walls and threw me off a little. I'm not going to give up on them I still have 6 to build yet. Roof is not a problem, but it's so "cheap" compared to the rest of the building it took me off guard a little. It's sad but these are buildings I swapped JP almost 2 years ago and I'm just now putting them together, LOL.Garry, I really like the brick work job you did to your version of the M.T. Arms hotel, looks good. What is the building on the right with the red & white curtains?If you really want to be impressed Dale (a friend of mine) took me to see Joe's (a friend of Dale) layout; Joe just finished a cut-away HO-Scale lake freighter. Joe's wife sewed all the curtains, blankets, and pillows for the berthing areas (yes in HO-scale). I'm trying to talk my GF to sew some for me.Lee BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes Cederstrand Member sinceApril 2007 From: Western transplant to the Deep South 4,256 posts Posted by Cederstrand on Sunday, January 6, 2008 12:08 PM in a BURLINGTON NORTHERN mug, please & thank you.***NJ Bob, we're in the Salacoa Valley, near Fairmount GA. Guess I need to get right on building tracks from Fairmount to our farm. Or perhaps we should just move into Fairmount next to the tracks so you can off-load the lumber in our yard. Actually, I do hear the distant trains at night which is cool. Still, it's nothing like living next to the tracks and feeling them rumble by as I did in WA. ***Kevin, it's been a 2-heat lamp period until today (finally warmed up). One of our black cats has been sleeping curled up with them. Luigi doesn't approve, but has not been able to do anything about it. Lorenzo could care less. The cat probably weighs as much as they do.***Philip, I always wake up feeling like I didn't sleep much. Coffee?***Garry, excellent scene there. Must feel real good to have accomplished a layout that looks so good and be able to run trains through it. Well, real late start here. Off to do morning critter rounds in the afternoon. Rob Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 6, 2008 11:42 AM Jerry,I mentioned to Lee that almost all my structures are DPM-either kits or wall modules and that if he wanted to take the time there are a lot of possibilities including changing from a flat roof to either a pitched or peak roof.I like them a lot and have even built some into odd shapes.Thanks for the compliment on the lumber loads.Believe it of not they were easy to build,they are hollow.NJ Bob Edit Cox 47 Member sinceDecember 2003 From: East central Illinois 2,576 posts Posted by Cox 47 on Sunday, January 6, 2008 10:59 AM Good Morning All....Its cloudy and damp but temps warmed up over night ..Its 45 and headed for mid 60's monday....I'll have biscuits and gravey,fried apples,fried taters and coffee please..Thank You..Not much going on I plan to armchair with the new Model Railroader and watch a little football on the tube...Foulrift...Nice job on the lumber loads...Lee...Hope your DPM building comes out to suit you...I am a big fan of thier stuff....Before DPM hit the market it was hard unless you scratch built to do a "downtown"......Gary....Wow you blow my socks in the Creek ever time I see another photo of your layout...Your modeling is great,and placement gives the feel of a busy downtown...Like the flats in the background...Keep the photos come'in ......MR should do a spread on your layout!...Well the recliner calls ....you all have a good one...Jerry ILLinois and Southern...Serving the Coal belt of southern Illinois with a Smile... jeffrey-wimberly Member sinceJune 2004 From: Orig: Tyler Texas. Lived in seven countries, now live in Sundown, Louisiana 25,640 posts Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, January 6, 2008 10:45 AM Nothing much happening here today. It's currently 66 outside with an expected high of 74 and a 60% chance of rain. Running Bear, Sundown, Louisiana Joined June, 2004 Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam Heartland Division CB&Q Member sinceJanuary 2007 From: Kentucky 10,660 posts Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Sunday, January 6, 2008 10:38 AM Good morning Diners! Buckwheat pancakes, real maple syrup, and coffee please. Lee mentiond building the MT Arms hotel. It's a nice kit. You can see it in the photo behind my Merchant Row buildings. Lee, the window shades are simply horizontal masking tape behind each window. Happy Model Railroading! GARRY HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU Flashwave Member sinceJune 2007 From: Indiana 3,549 posts Posted by Flashwave on Sunday, January 6, 2008 10:34 AM pcarrell wrote: Morning all!Is it morning already? Man, feels like I didn't sleep a wink last night!Weather guesser is saying almost 60 today! This after just a few days ago when it was -2!Today: areas of fog/drizzle, unseasonably warm - high: 58 (record: 62, 1880)Tonight: steady temps, patchy fog & drizzle - low: 55Monday: near-record warmth, scattered showers - high: 60 (record: 64, 1907)Don't know if I'll make it to the train show today. I have a ton of homework (still....and yes, I've been working on it!) plus, I'd rather spend the money on layout supplies truthfully. I do appreciate the offer and I don't want to discourage the wife (she said she wants to go.....a first!), so we'll see.Well, thats my little corner of the world......how 'bout you?Actually, we're pulling out for the Show. Then I'm gonna hope that someone's at Naptown so I can see about running my new T1 and whatever I get there. -Morgan pcarrell Member sinceFebruary 2005 From: In the State of insanity! 7,982 posts Posted by pcarrell on Sunday, January 6, 2008 8:51 AM Morning all!Is it morning already? Man, feels like I didn't sleep a wink last night!Weather guesser is saying almost 60 today! This after just a few days ago when it was -2!Today: areas of fog/drizzle, unseasonably warm - high: 58 (record: 62, 1880)Tonight: steady temps, patchy fog & drizzle - low: 55Monday: near-record warmth, scattered showers - high: 60 (record: 64, 1907)Don't know if I'll make it to the train show today. I have a ton of homework (still....and yes, I've been working on it!) plus, I'd rather spend the money on layout supplies truthfully. I do appreciate the offer and I don't want to discourage the wife (she said she wants to go.....a first!), so we'll see.Well, thats my little corner of the world......how 'bout you? Philip Canondale61 Member sinceDecember 2005 From: Maine 205 posts Posted by Canondale61 on Sunday, January 6, 2008 8:44 AM Good morning Chloe could I have a big glass of OJ and a broccolli, cheese and mushroom omelette please.Well worked on the Delaney Iron works last night while watching the football game. Sorry to see the Steelers lose but hey it was a hard played game. I found three buildings and a covered walkway in the kit. A red brick office, a stone factory connected by a walkway and a warehouse. I found the sides of the factory missing so I emailed the manufacturer and worked on the office instead. Painted the doors a brown with black metal banding and brass handles and such. Came out pretty well plan on weathering with alcohol and india ink wash. Only thing I am wondering about is painting the bottom grey to represent cement blocks. Well time to go to gym and build a fence to contain the greyhounds to one room. The last one a dog continues to jump over so need to build one higher. Supposed to be warmer. Paul glad to hear your grand daughter is responding/.PC glad to hear you wife is doing better.Ed if you dont mind my asking how did you end up in Mexico? Long way from Mass. That is were your from right? Wife and I are thinking about relocating after kids are thru High school. These 12 hour shifts are killing me.Rob sorry to hear of the baby goats that stinks, I would warn you to watch the greyhounds but you know what a wuss they are. Good day all Thanks Eds OJ is great!Kevin Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Elliott's Trackside Diner Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 6, 2008 8:18 AM Morning all. Well as promised here are the chocolate chip muffins my wife made. ENJOY.Cedarstrand-thanks for the compliment. Where in Ga. do you want them delivered? My in-laws used to livein Demerest Ga.before moving to Fla.LSWrr- I have built a number of DPM kits-both regular buildings and the modular wall units. About the only complaint I have is that all the roofs are flat but I found that with a little messingaround with them you can add slanted or peaked roofs to them,just takes a little extra work and material. I have one DPM kit that I built and didn't like the flat roof so I built a peaked roof out of bass wood including the peaked ends,added metal sheets to the roof,painted and weathered it and it made a big difference. Don't give on them yet.Well-got to run. Got to get ready for church. See you all later and enjoy the muffins- NJ Bob Edit « First«43444546474849»Last » Subscriber & Member Login Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more! 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Thanks for the remarks, Jerry, Lee, and Paul. You may have also noticed the rock strata behind the station which is made using the "broken plaster" method.
Lee, the building you mentioned was kitbashed several years ago for a layout I had at the time. It was made from two restaurant kits. I think the kits were called "Two Brothers Restaurant".
Cederstrand wrote: Question folks: What is the cheapest online source for W.S.-plaster cloth or is there a much cheaper way to go (that is still quick & easy)??? This will be for the wife's coffee table layout-under-glass. Thanks!
Question folks: What is the cheapest online source for W.S.-plaster cloth or is there a much cheaper way to go (that is still quick & easy)??? This will be for the wife's coffee table layout-under-glass. Thanks!
You could try Medical suppliers. Someone donated 3-4 boxes of plaster cloth for casts a few years ago. I don't have any links to find this but I know it is a fraction of the cost of WS stuff. We have so much of it that it will probably last a couple more years. We don't use plastercloth exclusively that's why it's still on hand. It it still my perfered method of base scenery. It is much less messy than some other forms and I semm to have the best control for shaping contours. Of course this is only the base, it always gets ground goop or veneering plaster for a final top coat.
This entire area is done this way
This area was done w/ hydrocal soaked shop towel over shape foam
This hill was/ is being done with shop towels and covered w/ a mix of ground goop.
There are many methods to accomplish the same result, many just need to experiment and find what works best for them.
Modeling B&O- Chessie Bob K. www.ssmrc.org
Cederstrand wrote: What is the cheapest online source for W.S.-plaster cloth or is there a much cheaper way to go (that is still quick & easy)???
What is the cheapest online source for W.S.-plaster cloth or is there a much cheaper way to go (that is still quick & easy)???
Don't know how prices compare, but you may want to check your nearest crafts shop (like Michael's or Hobby Lobby) for something along these lines:
http://www.dickblick.com/zz335/05/
Or Google for "plaster impregnated gauze" to get more than a few hits.
Regards
Ed
Afternoon Gang:
Gary: That's a great layout there. I really like the city scene. Kind of reminds me of Milwaukee.
Lee, I've done a few DPM buildings. I think that the only thing that I did additional was add some bracing to the roof. NJ Bob's idea about changing the roof to a slopped or peaked roof is an interesting idea.
Colby: That's good news about your layout. Keep up the good work.
It's warm again here. I should be out doing something. I guess I could go and work on the 7.5 in gauge. That would qualify as MRRing.
I'll see you all later.
Coffee refill, please & thanks!
***Colby, sounds good on the layout progress. Would enjoy seeing progress pics as you progress.
Back to work here. Rob
Hey, gang! Not sure who's on today ,but I'll have a bacon cheese burger and onion rings,please.
Taking a break from making trees and watching football.Cleaned a little in the basement last night and don't want to mess it up right away!So far made and planted over 60 trees. I harvest goldenrod in the fall about when it starts getting fluffy looking, dry it, hit with spray paint and a ground foam concoction.You can make a whole bunch in a few hours!
Back to the game.
GO PACKERS!!!!!
Terry
Terry in NW Wisconsin
Queenbogey715 is my Youtube channel
Lee-I'm not familar with the DPM kit you are working on but if there pilasters on the corners make sure the are built correctly because that can throw the walls off. I would check the directions that come with the kit and see how the pilasters go together. Here is a pic of a building I did using the wall units.
The construction methods may be the same as your kit but notice that the front wall gets the wide pilaster also the rear wall. The side walls get the narrow one.Like I said I'm not familar with that kit but construction is close to the same from fit to kit or with wall units. Hope this help some.Let me know if I can be of any more help.NJ Bob
Good Afternoon Coffee Clubbers,
Another beautiful day down here in Paradise, with temps probably into the low 80's. Sun is out, light breeze. If it were always like this I could understand how more people would want to move here. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your point of view) days like this are a minority.
Well, "Big Mo" (mo-mentum) ran out on me yesterday and I did absolutely zip on the layout. At least I had the excuse of being busy out at the orange grove, and then being busy recuperating in the recliner after I got back. But today I will resume activity, even if it's just letting the train run laps while I watch the playoff game on tv. Go Giants!
Kevin: If you don't mind my asking how did you end up in Mexico? Long way from Mass. That is were your from right? Wife and I are thinking about relocating after kids are thru High school.
Later
Foul Rift & Garry, The DPM kit is made of very sturdy plastic I liked that part and the price of the DPM, but the spree's in the middle of the windows is a pain in the neck. The rear and right side walls were shorter than the front and left side walls and threw me off a little. I'm not going to give up on them I still have 6 to build yet. Roof is not a problem, but it's so "cheap" compared to the rest of the building it took me off guard a little. It's sad but these are buildings I swapped JP almost 2 years ago and I'm just now putting them together, LOL.
Garry, I really like the brick work job you did to your version of the M.T. Arms hotel, looks good. What is the building on the right with the red & white curtains?
If you really want to be impressed Dale (a friend of mine) took me to see Joe's (a friend of Dale) layout; Joe just finished a cut-away HO-Scale lake freighter. Joe's wife sewed all the curtains, blankets, and pillows for the berthing areas (yes in HO-scale). I'm trying to talk my GF to sew some for me.
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
in a BURLINGTON NORTHERN mug, please & thank you.
***NJ Bob, we're in the Salacoa Valley, near Fairmount GA. Guess I need to get right on building tracks from Fairmount to our farm. Or perhaps we should just move into Fairmount next to the tracks so you can off-load the lumber in our yard. Actually, I do hear the distant trains at night which is cool. Still, it's nothing like living next to the tracks and feeling them rumble by as I did in WA.
***Kevin, it's been a 2-heat lamp period until today (finally warmed up). One of our black cats has been sleeping curled up with them. Luigi doesn't approve, but has not been able to do anything about it. Lorenzo could care less. The cat probably weighs as much as they do.
***Philip, I always wake up feeling like I didn't sleep much. Coffee?
***Garry, excellent scene there. Must feel real good to have accomplished a layout that looks so good and be able to run trains through it.
Well, real late start here. Off to do morning critter rounds in the afternoon. Rob
Jerry,I mentioned to Lee that almost all my structures are DPM-either kits or wall modules and that if he wanted to take the time there are a lot of possibilities including changing from a flat roof to either a pitched or peak roof.I like them a lot and have even built some into odd shapes.
Thanks for the compliment on the lumber loads.Believe it of not they were easy to build,they are hollow.NJ Bob
Nothing much happening here today. It's currently 66 outside with an expected high of 74 and a 60% chance of rain.
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pcarrell wrote: Morning all!Is it morning already? Man, feels like I didn't sleep a wink last night!Weather guesser is saying almost 60 today! This after just a few days ago when it was -2!Today: areas of fog/drizzle, unseasonably warm - high: 58 (record: 62, 1880)Tonight: steady temps, patchy fog & drizzle - low: 55Monday: near-record warmth, scattered showers - high: 60 (record: 64, 1907)Don't know if I'll make it to the train show today. I have a ton of homework (still....and yes, I've been working on it!) plus, I'd rather spend the money on layout supplies truthfully. I do appreciate the offer and I don't want to discourage the wife (she said she wants to go.....a first!), so we'll see.Well, thats my little corner of the world......how 'bout you?
Morning all!
Is it morning already? Man, feels like I didn't sleep a wink last night!
Weather guesser is saying almost 60 today! This after just a few days ago when it was -2!
Today: areas of fog/drizzle, unseasonably warm - high: 58 (record: 62, 1880)Tonight: steady temps, patchy fog & drizzle - low: 55Monday: near-record warmth, scattered showers - high: 60 (record: 64, 1907)
Don't know if I'll make it to the train show today. I have a ton of homework (still....and yes, I've been working on it!) plus, I'd rather spend the money on layout supplies truthfully. I do appreciate the offer and I don't want to discourage the wife (she said she wants to go.....a first!), so we'll see.
Well, thats my little corner of the world......how 'bout you?
Actually, we're pulling out for the Show. Then I'm gonna hope that someone's at Naptown so I can see about running my new T1 and whatever I get there.
Good morning Chloe could I have a big glass of OJ and a broccolli, cheese and mushroom omelette please.
Well worked on the Delaney Iron works last night while watching the football game. Sorry to see the Steelers lose but hey it was a hard played game. I found three buildings and a covered walkway in the kit. A red brick office, a stone factory connected by a walkway and a warehouse. I found the sides of the factory missing so I emailed the manufacturer and worked on the office instead. Painted the doors a brown with black metal banding and brass handles and such. Came out pretty well plan on weathering with alcohol and india ink wash. Only thing I am wondering about is painting the bottom grey to represent cement blocks.
Well time to go to gym and build a fence to contain the greyhounds to one room. The last one a dog continues to jump over so need to build one higher. Supposed to be warmer.
Paul glad to hear your grand daughter is responding/.
PC glad to hear you wife is doing better.
Ed if you dont mind my asking how did you end up in Mexico? Long way from Mass. That is were your from right? Wife and I are thinking about relocating after kids are thru High school. These 12 hour shifts are killing me.
Rob sorry to hear of the baby goats that stinks, I would warn you to watch the greyhounds but you know what a wuss they are.
Good day all Thanks Eds OJ is great!
Kevin
Morning all. Well as promised here are the chocolate chip muffins my wife made. ENJOY.
Cedarstrand-thanks for the compliment. Where in Ga. do you want them delivered? My in-laws used to livein Demerest Ga.before moving to Fla.
LSWrr- I have built a number of DPM kits-both regular buildings and the modular wall units. About the only complaint I have is that all the roofs are flat but I found that with a little messingaround with them you can add slanted or peaked roofs to them,just takes a little extra work and material. I have one DPM kit that I built and didn't like the flat roof so I built a peaked roof out of bass wood including the peaked ends,added metal sheets to the roof,painted and weathered it and it made a big difference. Don't give on them yet.
Well-got to run. Got to get ready for church. See you all later and enjoy the muffins- NJ Bob