Hey I'm another South Western Ontario boy.I dabble mostly in the CPR with a touch of CNR just for the heck of it.
Rob
Hi & Welcome Mike,
I recognized your blue colored text and your handle CPrail. You answered one of my posts on 12-21 re: Changing from DC to DCC. Your advice must have worked because I purchased a Super Chief for Xmas. Us bachelors have to play Santa.
Now, being a newcomer to the seemingly wonderful world of DCC, I have to figure out what decoders I need for my locos. I recently purchased an Atlas MP15DC and it's DC ready with the NMRA 8 pin plug. I guess all I need for that one is the plug in decoder. I also have an MRC F7A&B that's DCC ready also. Then all my others are within the 10 yr. old range. So, I'll be busy for awhile.
I'm modeling the Burlington Norther in 1985 in the Powder River Basin. Coal, forest products, fuels etc. are the main commodities along with a power plant. The layout is 20x30 and I'm almost half way thru with the scenery, the track is laid, I have DC cab control (blocks) presently. The DCC will make life consideralbly easier once I get the hang of it. I'm going to leave all my blocks in and use them for power districts. I have been so advised by several of the group to do so. Makes sense. The group has been tremendous offering me help. This is a great bunch of guys Mike, so let's hear from you more often. You have alot to offer us too.
Paul
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
With all those Maple Leaf flag wavers, I wanted to be counted on this thread as well.
Glad to see a few new modellers stepping up to the plate, And a real hardy Western to you as well. Looking forward to hear more about your layouts and how complete they are and all the other interesting stats about them as well.
I model a fictiseous Div. of the Western Pacific. It is called "Last Mountain & Eastern" as if you didn't know that already from my avatar. 13'X17" around the walls with a peninsula off of one end about 2/3rds of the way down the center to a four loop helix going down to Staging yards on one side and Classification yards on the other side. A few industries on the lower level as well.
So long for now, LIGHTS OUT.................
JOHNBOY GONE...........
James:1 Verse:5
The Wobbly is in the barn.
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
doctorwayne wrote:
That Lake Erie water looks amazing. How did you do it?
-Jason
Jason Shron - President - Rapido Trains Inc. - RapidoTrains.comMy HO scale Kingston Sub layout: Facebook.com/KingstonSub
last mountain - eastern hogger wrote:With all those Maple Leaf flag wavers, I wanted to be counted on this thread as well.Glad to see a few new modellers stepping up to the plate, And a real hardy Western to you as well. Looking forward to hear more about your layouts and how complete they are and all the other interesting stats about them as well.
It sure is noce to see a fellow Saskatchewanian on the forum. Too bad were not neighbors...we could have a club.
In trying to quote you I discovered that the ampersand (&) in your avatar caused an issue. Wierd.
Rapido wrote: That Lake Erie water looks amazing. How did you do it?-Jason
Thanks, Jason. Here's a link to some more "water" scenes, along with a brief explanation, in Post #11, of the method used to create them.
Finally, the "Pictures at 11:00" or quick Noah, get the boat...
Wayne
Count one more from North Vancouver!
David
Doctor Wayne
Checked out the pictures and am impressed with the quality of the river as well as that portion of the layout I could see. Would like to see more pics of your layout, in particular any town scenes.
Keep up the great work........
Checking in from Ottawa, modelling CN and CP.
Cheers.
Greetings from Winterpeg! I am trying to do a small transition era layout with mostly CN steam but a few diesels have slipped in.
CN Charlie
CNCharlie wrote: Greetings from Winterpeg! I am trying to do a small transition era layout with mostly CN steam but a few diesels have slipped in.CN Charlie
I'm in Stouffville, Ontario. I have mostly Canadian road locos. I like to model Northern scenery. I'm not too good at it but I'm getting better. I started my layout 2-1/2" years ago. Now have DCC 30+ locos (not all DCC yet) and 100+ rolling stock. I love the hobby. Keeps me busy and out of trouble. LOL.Glad to see so many Canadians here.
Happy New year to all!
Tom
don7 Checked out the pictures and am impressed with the quality of the river as well as that portion of the layout I could see. Would like to see more pics of your layout, in particular any town scenes.
Thanks for the kind words, Don. Here's a link to a post that is made-up of links to a lot of my other photo threads. Most contain several photos, while some have a lot more. A few of the links also have a short-cut link included, which will take you to a Gallery of the photos-only that appear in that particular thread. The Gallery photos are thumbnails that enlarge when clicked on, and most will enlarge even further with a click on the first enlargement - I included the shortcuts for those on dial-up or for those who want pictures with no chit-chat. Several of the threads are illustrated stories, where the words are an integral part, and others have photos interspersed throughout the thread.
For those who can't be bothered with links, here's an urban photo:
Hey BNENGR
Sometimes the best Sanata is yourself :), Glad to hear of your new Purchase, I also picked up a new Atlas MP15DC as well nice CP with the working Cab Strobe it is very smooth and a sweet yard switcher, looking at the SOO one now.
As far as decoders most all of them will work, I have installed Digitrax, NCE, MRC and all seem to work just fine, my prefrence is NCE I like the back EMF on those decoders,makes the slow speeds much smoother plus it talks back to my handle so I know whats going on.
Sounds like you have a nice size layout,you must post some pictures eventually.
Mike G
Hey doctorwayne
I find your layout and scenery just beautiful, you do such a fantastic job ,love looking at the photo's, have you any NMRA certification's ? If you don't you should.
Thanks for the Link
Hey Batman
you bet if you are ever travelling threw the Interior to Kelowna or Kamloops let me know and I would love to have you stop by,we have a nice club here and are very active, I could take you on very nice Layout tour here in town,we have several large and awesome layouts for all to see,plus will cap off with our 22' X 80' "G" scale layout we have built in our local Library which depicts the Kettle Valley from Spences Bridge all the way down to Princeton,we have reproduced all the original buildings,section houses,Water towers, Stations ,Bridges Etc, this took us 3 years and is 30 feet in the air but it runs like clock work everyday for the Library patrons and has been running problem free for 2 years.
We also attend all the shows like Chilliwack, Burnaby,Peachland most likely have seen you at one over the years.
Invitation is open to all..
Is it too late to chime in from Paris, Ontario
CPrail wrote: Hey doctorwayneI find your layout and scenery just beautiful, you do such a fantastic job ,love looking at the photo's, have you any NMRA certification's ? If you don't you should.Thanks for the LinkMike G
Thanks, Mike. No certificates nor even an NMRA membership. I just enjoy model railroading a lot and I like sharing my efforts here and over at The Gauge , which is where those links lead.
Hi, I,m from Regina, Saskatchewan. I found this post very interesting and wanted to add my name.
I model CN in the Qu'appelle valley. My 8 year old grandson likes it. We needed continuous running . That is hard to do in Sask. as there aren't any tunnels, the tracks disappear into a cut in the hillside or behind a building.
This scene is going to end and the next one is going to be a winter scene as Sask is connected to winter (11 months of winter, 1 of poor sledding). Besides someone gave us a toboggan with a couple of kids on it and Jonah keeps asking why are they tobogganing on green grass in the Qu'appelle valley!!
The pictures and posts have been great and I look forward to more.
Barry, Regina
Hey there Barry. I grew up in Regina but moved to a rural setting in 1992 and haven't looked back since. I started out in Wolseley then spent 10+ years living in Fort Qu'Appelle. Growing up I spent my summers and just about every weekend on the shores of Echo Lake in the Qu'Appelle Valley. What part of the beautiful valley are you modeling? Sure would like to see some pictures of your layout.
I am now in Avonlea and we, (my son & I) are about to start his first layout. Nice to see yet another Saskatchewanite lurking!
JBCA wrote:Jim here from Calgary too!
Which Jim? There are a lot of Jims in Calgary who like trains
Go here for my rail shots! http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?userid=9296
Building the CPR Kootenay division in N scale, blog here: http://kootenaymodelrailway.wordpress.com/
Hi BlueHillsCPR
All my pictures are slides. I took some pictures with my wife's digital. The flash kept going off and it really made the backdrop stand out from the scenery and looks pretty crappy, especially compared to other pictures on here. I thought it looked pretty good in person but not in the pictures.
I am not modelling a specific spot in the valley, just the look of the valley.
The pictures are on my wife's computer, if we can figure out how to send them we will try.
Barry, Regina ( it would be easier to come to Regina and see it)
williamsb wrote:Hi BlueHillsCPRAll my pictures are slides. I took some pictures with my wife's digital. The flash kept going off and it really made the backdrop stand out from the scenery and looks pretty crappy, especially compared to other pictures on here. I thought it looked pretty good in person but not in the pictures.I am not modelling a specific spot in the valley, just the look of the valley.The pictures are on my wife's computer, if we can figure out how to send them we will try.Barry, Regina ( it would be easier to come to Regina and see it)
Hi Barry,
Slides eh. I have a scanner that will scan slides if you ever need some digitized. I would like nothing more than to visit your layout. That would be great! Yes the look of the valley. I have always thought fall would be the season to model in the valley but a winter scene can be breathtaking too. I sent you a PM earlier. If you are serious about letting me visit your layout someday, let me know and I'll PM you with my contact information. Like I say, it would be great to see what you are doing.
As far as posting th pictures first you have to upload them to a web site that can host the pictures for you. Then you just insert links to get the pictures into your posts. It's somewhat of a hassle if you don't have your own webspace. At least I think it's a hassle.
BlueHillsCPR wrote: As far as posting th pictures first you have to upload them to a web site that can host the pictures for you. Then you just insert links to get the pictures into your posts. It's somewhat of a hassle if you don't have your own webspace. At least I think it's a hassle.
If you have digital pictures, you can put them in photobucket for free, then easily post them here.
doctorwayne wrote:If you have digital pictures, you can put them in photobucket for free, then easily post them here.Wayne
Yup that you can do. I just get grumpy about having to register to upload pictures to the bucket for free. Hey if it's free why do I have to register?
I'm going to get off my rear end eventually and get my ISP to activate the personal webspace I have available to me so I can ftp pics to my own space and link to them that way. I doubt my ISP wants me to do that, but I had it going before we moved and they never complained about me linking to pics on my webspace.
BlueHillsCPR wrote: Hey if it's free why do I have to register?
Hey if it's free why do I have to register?
Probably for the same reason that you have to register to be on this site.
doctorwayne wrote:A fresh update...Wayne
A fresh update...
Wayne,
Your layout is possibly the most gorgeous model railroad I have ever seen, despite the dearth of VIA trains....
Regardless of the era difference (I model 1980ish), the "feel" of your layout is exactly what I am looking for in my own. I like the attention to detail and focus on industry, community and the right of way.
I suggest you set up a web site where you can easily keep all of your layout photos. It is sure to be popular.
What's conspicuously absent from your layout is a matched set of Rapido cars in black, green and yellow!
Best regards,
Jason