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Weekend photo fun 8/28 - 9/1

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Posted by russstraw on Sunday, August 31, 2008 6:40 PM
Ok that second shot looks like a place near Richmond/Rosenburg Texas ???
Correct, the Santa Fe track over the Highway 90 underpass is the city limit between the two towns. That is the Richmond water tower on the right. The other shot is what the Imperial Cotton Gin in Sugar Land looked like in the early 1950's.
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Posted by Don Z on Sunday, August 31, 2008 6:32 PM

I've been busy in a forestry project...along with trying to detail all of the rockslide areas and underbrush before planting the trees. I've gone (SLOWLY) from this 2 weeks ago:

To this as of today:

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Posted by C&O Fan on Sunday, August 31, 2008 6:28 PM

Wow 6 pages of great photos !

I've been practicing shooting videos here my most recent attempt

http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q4/TerryinTexas/?action=view&current=MVI_1098.flv

Enjoy !

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Posted by gear-jammer on Sunday, August 31, 2008 6:04 PM
 Geared Steam wrote:

Mike

The NWSL catalog lists:

The partial regear kit-

186-6 2 truck MDC

187-6 3 truck MDC

188-6 is the Bullgear upgrade kit.

Check your PM for a NWSL sheet.

Maybe Sue can add to this.

GS

Mike,

GS covered the list well.  As for the side rods, you need to do some MacGyvering.  Since the side rods are ornamental, make sure that there is enough slip to prevent gear bind with the "real" driveshaft.  You want the side rods to engage the wheel sets enough to turn, but not to bind.

Sue

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Posted by Packers#1 on Sunday, August 31, 2008 4:50 PM
 corksean12 wrote:

Thanks Jarrel.

Hey Packers, is that ivy wall just ground foam? it looks real nice, I might have to try it :)

Yeah. what you need is a clean paint brush, some 50:50 white glue/water, and ground foam. dip brush in glue, paint on surface, sprinkle on ground foam, repeat until desired thickness. might make some patches smaller than others, to give the allusion that the ivy has been climbing the wall and is thicker at the bottom, or vice versa. I got it off an episode of cody's office, like I said.

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Posted by my05hammer on Sunday, August 31, 2008 4:47 PM

Well this is what my wife and four kids and I saw this weekend here in Paducah on our trip.  We went to the Paducah Railroad Museum yesterday and toured their club layout.  Great bunch of guys there.  They showed me how to make rock face for cliffs, how to space the dual track mainlines, how to wire the mains in blocks to add future signaling, and they had a run-away-train.  It was a great time.  My son and I can't wait to get home and start the construction of our layout.

We also went over to a guys home where he wants to start a Hobby shop "Fast Freight Hobbies".  His name is John Shadrick.  Nice guy.  Bought a Cornerstone Northern Light & Power kit from him.  

We also had to run over to Metropolis and get pics of the fam in front of the Superman statue.  The museum kinda depressed me since I never knew that Superman died.  Kinda bummed me out this afternoon.  

"It may sound absurd but don't be naive.  Even heroes have the right to bleed.  I may be disturbed but won't you concede, even heroes have the right to dream?  It's not easy to be me."

 

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Posted by corksean12 on Sunday, August 31, 2008 4:47 PM

Thanks Jarrel.

Hey Packers, is that ivy wall just ground foam? it looks real nice, I might have to try it :)

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Posted by DONFLA on Sunday, August 31, 2008 4:27 PM

HO  Shelf layout  50"s era  Had an empty spot I had to fill so I scratch built this little Freight Station over the last month.  No plans just out of my head.

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Posted by moelarrycurly4 on Sunday, August 31, 2008 4:16 PM
 russstraw wrote:

 

Ok that second shot looks like a place near Richmond/Rosenburg Texas ???

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Posted by Dave Vollmer on Sunday, August 31, 2008 4:00 PM

 Packers1 wrote:
Before finishing reading through these three pages, may I Bow [bow] to dave vollmer for that CR SD35. great work on it.

Thanks!  I was very lucky to find a photo of the prototype on the Fallen Flags website.

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Posted by engineerjoey on Sunday, August 31, 2008 3:57 PM
here's a couple of vans I just did... Athearn









CHEERS!
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Posted by loathar on Sunday, August 31, 2008 3:54 PM
 jacon12 wrote:

 Whoa Russell, you can't just drop something in here this good and not say anything about it!  That's some neat work, tell us something about the scene.

Jarrell

I was thinking the same thing! NICE work!Bow [bow]

Tom Bryant-Looks like you've got spiders as bad as I do!Laugh [(-D] I HATE those things.Banged Head [banghead]

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Posted by Geared Steam on Sunday, August 31, 2008 3:02 PM

Mike

The NWSL catalog lists:

The partial regear kit-

186-6 2 truck MDC

187-6 3 truck MDC

188-6 is the Bullgear upgrade kit.

Check your PM for a NWSL sheet.

Maybe Sue can add to this.

GS

 

 

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Posted by Packers#1 on Sunday, August 31, 2008 2:53 PM

Here's my planned layout that hopefully will be started next summer:

BTW, NOT OPEN FOR CRTIQUE, thank you! I like it how it is and the switching headaches that there are. besides, it'll be more focused on a roundy-rounder running than operations.

And here's the new paint scheme I'll be painting my locos in (I can't stand how the testor's paint looks):

[image posted w/ permision of author (7/18/08) and mr forum]

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Posted by Packers#1 on Sunday, August 31, 2008 2:35 PM
 NS AS-416 wrote:

Thanks!

Nice shots of your industrial park. It has been an enlightening experience watching it take shape, along with everyone elses projects. Good job all!

Matt 

Thank you to matt. I should hopefully have small piping structure built to put along side the propane dealer siding for now. I can then scenic a little bit more.

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Posted by NS AS-416 on Sunday, August 31, 2008 2:14 PM

Thanks!

Nice shots of your industrial park. It has been an enlightening experience watching it take shape, along with everyone elses projects. Good job all!

Matt 

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Posted by Packers#1 on Sunday, August 31, 2008 1:27 PM

Dang, that's some good scenery work matt. Here's some shots of the small industrial park.

The foreground spur is the future lumber yard. the one behind it is the transfer warehouse's:

here's an overhead shot. I'll probably use lichen to hide that crack inbetween the foam.

The spur for the propane dealer and the main:

Front of the transfer warehouse:

What's going on at the Aiken Locomotive Works:

and the back main:

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Posted by NS AS-416 on Sunday, August 31, 2008 12:24 PM

Here are some progress pics from the 4' x 8' layout I'm working on. This is my first layout with scenery and learning as I go has been a lot of fun thus far. Careful, it's a flood. The last two are my most recent work. I'll post updates on upcoming WPFs as I progress.

 

 

 

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Posted by rs2mike on Sunday, August 31, 2008 10:03 AM
 gear-jammer wrote:
 rs2mike wrote:

I also completed this MDC/Roundhouse 2 truck shay.  It was a complete basket case.  I disassembled it and rebuilt it.  To my dismay it was missing the rear drive shaft to the truck and the motor drive t was split and it was missin all of its driveshafts.  So this one will be a dummy display at the museum when I get to building a layout.

Nice work.Thumbs Up [tup] 

 NWSL has rebuild kits for your shay.  When we rebuilt ours it became tougher and pulled better than our Bachmann 3-truck shay.

Sue

Thanks Sue.  I will check on that.  The biggest problem is the rear square piece that connects from the cylinders to the rear truck fits to tight and does not slip, also the universal joint is missing half of it assembly so it is kind of rigged right now.  I have a 3 truck new in the box that I am thinking of building with the nwsl stuff or just selling it.  Have not decided yet.  What part numbers did you use to rebuild yours. 

alco's forever!!!!! Majoring in HO scale Minorig in O scale:)

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Posted by Packers#1 on Sunday, August 31, 2008 8:52 AM
 Packer wrote:

Packer, that brake fluid is working great so far.

Did it make the shell soft like GG said it might?

I found out about that one on accident really. One of the banjo bolts in my car broke when I was torqueing it. Some of the fluid got out and some got on some plastic stuff in the area. I noticed it didn't affect the plastic, and that it took off some of the paint I used on the brake calipers and mounting brackets.

I haven't done anything yet, but after work today I'm going to paint those Alcos I got so they are right.

Just a little. Bends a little more now. nothing serious, like crushing it, lol.

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Posted by gear-jammer on Sunday, August 31, 2008 8:29 AM
 rs2mike wrote:

I also completed this MDC/Roundhouse 2 truck shay.  It was a complete basket case.  I disassembled it and rebuilt it.  To my dismay it was missing the rear drive shaft to the truck and the motor drive t was split and it was missin all of its driveshafts.  So this one will be a dummy display at the museum when I get to building a layout.

Nice work.Thumbs Up [tup] 

 NWSL has rebuild kits for your shay.  When we rebuilt ours it became tougher and pulled better than our Bachmann 3-truck shay.

Sue

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Posted by Packer on Sunday, August 31, 2008 8:22 AM

Packer, that brake fluid is working great so far.

Did it make the shell soft like GG said it might?

I found out about that one on accident really. One of the banjo bolts in my car broke when I was torqueing it. Some of the fluid got out and some got on some plastic stuff in the area. I noticed it didn't affect the plastic, and that it took off some of the paint I used on the brake calipers and mounting brackets.

I haven't done anything yet, but after work today I'm going to paint those Alcos I got so they are right.

Vincent

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2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.

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Posted by russstraw on Sunday, August 31, 2008 7:54 AM
Thanks everybody. The photos were taken of NTRAK modules that were hauled outside using the real sky and horizon for backdrops. The top photo is of a cotton gin and the bottom shows a cotton sead warehouses and a seed oil plant on the left.
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Posted by Tom Bryant_MR on Sunday, August 31, 2008 7:49 AM

Does this picture and my sig below give you an idea of how long I have been away from the trains ?

Regards,

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, August 31, 2008 7:35 AM

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Posted by Packers#1 on Sunday, August 31, 2008 7:22 AM
 russstraw wrote:

Awesome work, russstraw.

Packer, that brake fluid is working great so far.

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Posted by C&O Fan on Sunday, August 31, 2008 7:11 AM

Wow Great Work Russel !!!!   Bow [bow]

Is the background Video shopped or is that your sky board

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Posted by jacon12 on Sunday, August 31, 2008 7:04 AM

 Whoa Russell, you can't just drop something in here this good and not say anything about it!  That's some neat work, tell us something about the scene.

Jarrell

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Posted by Renegade1c on Sunday, August 31, 2008 1:35 AM

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Icebreaker eh? thats a pretty sweet unit.


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Posted by Renegade1c on Sunday, August 31, 2008 1:20 AM
 ChrisKSDF wrote:

In light of the completion of climate control installation in my 3 car Las Vegas garage, meaning that construction can finally begin on the 22x35ft ARR Anchorage Subdivision, here's my first of hopefully many contributions to WPF:

A celebratory photo of the 17 locomotives that'll soon finally have some real mainline track to get out and stretch their legs on!

Nice!!!


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