Dave Vollmer wrote: jeffrey-wimberly wrote:I just finished installing Digitrax DZ125 decoders in these two husky brutes, both Athearn BB's, an F7-A and a GP50.Jeff,Question... You've often mentioned how your diabetes makes your hands numb and affects your fine motor skills. The DZ125 is tiny and has no plug (not that your BBs would have been equipped with a DCC harness anyway). Just curious, how were you able to solder it in? I have enough trouble soldering my DZ123s into my N scale steam, and my hands are rock-steady. Just wondering, and in a bit of awe...
jeffrey-wimberly wrote:I just finished installing Digitrax DZ125 decoders in these two husky brutes, both Athearn BB's, an F7-A and a GP50.
Jeff,
Question... You've often mentioned how your diabetes makes your hands numb and affects your fine motor skills. The DZ125 is tiny and has no plug (not that your BBs would have been equipped with a DCC harness anyway). Just curious, how were you able to solder it in? I have enough trouble soldering my DZ123s into my N scale steam, and my hands are rock-steady. Just wondering, and in a bit of awe...
I'm wondering why he used DZ125's. Isn't the stall current for an Athearn BB motor more than the DZ can handle?
Looks fantastic!! You did a great job on these details! The decals look very realistic and blend in nicely. Keep up the good work!! Anxiously looking forward to see more pics!!
I finally have a working engine terminal.
I finished installing the radial tracks off my turntable in Laurel tonight. The grey "pad" is the floor of the future roundhouse (but then, you already figured that out, right?).
Things will stay this way for awhile, since I have to complete the backdrop and upper deck over Laurel before installing structures and scenery here (the coaling tower will be removed when that starts). Since I'll be working elsewhere on the layout, it'll be awhile.
Here are the storage / servicing tracks populated:
Even though it doesn't look like much, the terminal is now functional. It's nice to have a spot other than one of the two interchange yard tracks at Laurel to keep the locos!
Mark P.
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Vincent
Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....
2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.
I gotz mah U-boatz nowz!!!
Sersiously though, Proto should include the sheet that tells you what you need to put on it like they used to.
No work on the layout today. Went RailFanning on the NS Poky. Here are some of the Dryfork 3 & 4's
David
I've started my new layout. No wiring, and I gotta get more flextrack and turnouts:(
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
jeffrey-wimberly wrote:I wait until I'm steady enough to do the work. I'm not shaky all the time. JK, you would understand that if you had any understanding of my medical problems, which you obviously don't.
Don't sweat it.. Only someone who is on the same train would understand..
amazing work as always gentlemen.
Finally have something of my own to add this weekend.
I got a Bowser NYC K-11 in the mail earlier this week, and finished it up just this afternoon . Both these shots have it sitting on some MicroEngineering c70 flextrack.
Side View:
Head On:
I have the superdetail kit for it as well, but I figured it'll be better to break it in before adding all the delicate parts.
-Dan
Builder of Bowser steam! Railimages Site
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Modeling the Rio Grande Southern First District circa 1938-1946 in HOn3.
selector wrote: Pike-62, that turned out very nicely. It looks just as you say. Nice modelling!Is your forest polyfiber and ground foam? Quite a convincing expanse you have there.-Crandell
Pike-62, that turned out very nicely. It looks just as you say. Nice modelling!
Is your forest polyfiber and ground foam? Quite a convincing expanse you have there.
-Crandell
Yes, they are poly balls with home made ground foam applied. Hhere is a pic of the layout from a while back showing the area just above the location of the previous one.
New lens + old trains = Fun!
DOF at f/40 and 350mm = non-existent!
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Building the CPR Kootenay division in N scale, blog here: http://kootenaymodelrailway.wordpress.com/
- Luke
Modeling the Southern Pacific in the 1960's-1980's
FastTracks wrote: Hi all, Its been quite some time since I posted an update of my CNJ Bronx Terminal layout, for good reason, I haven't been working on it. The last few weeks I have returned to the project and have completed to benchwork for the portable layout.Instead of using curtains to hide the legs I built a fake shipping crate that is fastened to the legs. I added rivets to the edge of the fascia using wood plugs and painted it to look like rust.The layout breaks down into sections that allow me to easily move it to shows. Tomorrow it will be on display at the Kitchener Doubleheaders Layout Tour, if you are in the area drop by!Lots of construction photos at my CNJ Bronx Terminal blog.
Hi all,
Its been quite some time since I posted an update of my CNJ Bronx Terminal layout, for good reason, I haven't been working on it.
The last few weeks I have returned to the project and have completed to benchwork for the portable layout.
Instead of using curtains to hide the legs I built a fake shipping crate that is fastened to the legs. I added rivets to the edge of the fascia using wood plugs and painted it to look like rust.
The layout breaks down into sections that allow me to easily move it to shows. Tomorrow it will be on display at the Kitchener Doubleheaders Layout Tour, if you are in the area drop by!
Lots of construction photos at my CNJ Bronx Terminal blog.
Wow!
I caught this picture of two D&H RS3m's leading a string of new cars late on a summer day.
Here's some more, so I can kill 2 pages
Our modest Christmas Train collection passing. The coach train is the Con Cor North Pole and Southern. On the other side is a freight train carrying collected gifts to be taken to shelters by rail. The caboose and old Combines are for the head end train crew and the cars in back carry the borrowed stage hands form Broadway that help us set up the stages and tables, punch, cake, tents, unload a designated boxcar(s), and then get the whole mess packed up so we can keep our timetable. The astute observer might notice that neither train has any engines.
Our temporary siding. For the most part, they are on Flextrack
What lies beneath the table...
-Morgan
Still need to do some wire shuffling to get the shell to sit more snuggly, but overall I'm happy with this decoder install. It's a Life Like N scale 2-8-8-2. I put the decoder in the tender to take advantage of the tender truck pick ups, then ran the motor wires and pick ups to the engine.
It runs like a swiss watch, but unfortunately lacks chutzpah. It can probably handle about 15 cars on the flat, but it barely pulls 7 or 8 hoppers up the grade on my layout. Fortunately the guy did the installation for is planning to use this for helper service, so it'll be more important to push than to pull.
Lee
Route of the Alpha Jets www.wmrywesternlines.net
Great stuff as usual guys. Keep them coming.
A little something from my updated website:
Experimenting with license plates and mud flaps. Printed the plates with my home computer. The mud flaps are made from manila card stock and glued to the frames of the trucks with a couple of drops of gel-type super glue. Still some things to do. Any suggestions for tail lights? Both need a coat of Dulcote to take of the sheen.
Keep up the good work guys.
Remember its your railroad
Allan
Track to the BRVRR Website: http://www.brvrr.com/
FastTracks wrote:
Wow, you blew it.
Those rivets are .013" too narrow, are too rounded, and worst of all, there's one too few rivets per actual foot.
Waaaaay off.
No, seriously, that is one of the coolest things I've seen in a while. I love a well-finished layout in every respect, and that includes benchwork and fascia. That really rocks!!! You're giving me some ideas here...!
44 tonner crossing the bridge:
Bob Boudreau
CANADA
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Well if you are all posting photos, I might as well...
And for some reason WWII has broken out in town
good times, good layouts
Oi, your making me want to go and find a million daylight cars there flashwave...
Tim.
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That's some awsome work, can't wait to see what you'll do do on top of it.
Modeling B&O- Chessie Bob K. www.ssmrc.org