Well, it's October, so I guess I'll start it off.
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Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
cool model. gonna weather?
If you can read this... thank a teacher. If you are reading this in english... thank a veteran
When in doubt. grab a hammer.
If it moves and isn't supposed to, get a hammer
If it doesn't move and is supposed to, get a hammer
If it's broken, get a hammer
If it can't be fixed with a hammer... DUCK TAPE!
Wow...it smells new in here! You might want to change the title to "Teen Model Railroader Place October 2009" since the date is sort of confusing...at least to me when I'm tired!
The WRS hasn't run intermodal trains for a while now, but when we did, we ran them FAST!
Anybody want a White River Southern Railroad wallpaper on their computer?
Sure thing Sawyer, but how bouts we make that link live. Old place: http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/t/159505.aspx?PageIndex=4 And that really sucks about the Swine, hope you get over it soon. Today my chem teacher told us that they had a meeting to discuss what would happen if we had to close for it. Our teachers would give us work to do, or we could end up staying in school through July, or possibly into August!!!!!
Teen Steam Fan: Thanks! Unfortunately, I didn't paint that myself, doubt I could do that good. And once I get to getting my other SW1500 in service, the NJT shell will go back on the dummy frame (I bought the NJT model as a dummy and a BN model as a powered unit, and swapped the shells.) and be a static display. So no, no weathering for this baby.
Tyler: Fixed the thread title. And I don't know what an inter-model train is. I've heard of Intermodal though...
I've never taken the time to learn how that is actually spelled...most spell checkers don't recognize either, so I spell it intermodel.
Breaking it down, inter_mode_l would make sense for something that can use multiple modes.
I just checked , and most websites spell it intermodal...just not the Trains.com spellchecker! It likes intermodel, but not intermodal!
I just tried a Google search with "intermodel" and it had the "Did you mean intermodal" thing.And MS Word has it as it with an A, not an E
Tyler, sweet pic.
Well, no progress on my layout this weekend due to the swine flu (no energy and felt like crap)
Hi All,
I haven't been very active here lately, mostly because of a lack of time. I'm a Senior in high school, so I'm really busy as are others on this thead. I haven't worked on my layout in the past couple months, so I really need to get back doing some work on it. But I've still been very active in the hobby. I just finished and submitted my article for the December issue of MRN (Model Railroad News) yesterday.It takes a lot of time to do an article for a Magazine. I've also been very busy with the TAMR (Teen Association of Model Railroaders) being the Promotional Director. Here is a interview I did about the TAMR on the Model Railcast Podcast show. My interview in approximately 1 hour into the show, click here to listen. Hopefully I'll get some photos posted soon of my layout, but its hard since I have to upload the pics to a 3rd party site first. One thing I've done is build a static grass applicator and fix up some scenery on my layout with some 3D grass. Well that's all from me for now.
Well, operated the yard a bit yesterday. Switched enough boxcars to fill the furniture factory and also two for the spur along the main (little explanation on that soon). no new wiring though.
Jeffrey!
As much as I hate to double post...
Bump...
Well, on another forum ,there's discussion of models of NJT's Arrow IIIs. I had decided that because the only models of Arrows represented the old cars (pre-rebuild), that it would not be worth electrifying the line, and service would be just diesels. But the current discussion is about a possible release of a mod kit to make the models represent the new, current cars. So now I'm contemplating this. It would allow me to use Arrows for Hoboken service, and maybe even ALPs (44s and 46s) for MidTOWN Direct service into New York Penn.And I could even have some fun with this and add an electric motor to Tri-State's roster. Maybe they could buy an old AEM-7 from Amtrak and put it in freight service (and maybe even for the business train, should I decide to model one). Doesn't mean I couldn't still use diesel locos; they could be used if the electric motor dies, or needs to go for it's 92 day inspection.Hmmm, decisions, decisions....
You saw my post on NTRES about that AEM-7...
*Sniff!* Somebody tore up my railroad and made a...a...RAIL TRAIL! WAAAH!
Actually, it's a very nice rail trail, but why did they have to leave the piles of old crossties along the line to remind me that THE NORTHERN DIVISION IS NO MORE!?
Tyler, that'd be the perfect lineside detail; just add a few more weeds and it would give your railroad some real sense of history.
Yes, I did, but my computer is wierd and giving me trouble and its a long story, but anyway...
I see your point. And even if I went for E60s, it would be difficult, since the only things out there are Bachmann E60CPs/CHs. I'd have to make that into a single-ended unit, which for my purposes, isn't necessary.
So, If I do electrify the line (that's what I'm leaning towards now), I would just run Arrow III MUs (Hoboken) and possibly EP (Electric Powered) ALP sets (MidTOWN Direct [NYP]) with either Comets or MultiLevels, and maybe one PL42/MLV set for Hoboken. IDK. We'll see when I get there.
They tore up your railroad, and mine doesn't exist. Although it would be cool if every model rr actually existed (reverse prototype)When Conrail tore up the Lackawanna Cutoff in 1984, they removed the rails, but left the wayside structures and equipment (such as signals) AND TIES (???) intact for the entire length. I could see maybe the signals and structures, but I want to know, why the ties???????????????? Makes ZERO sense to me....
Why leave the ties? Easy: Rails have scrap value. Used crossties are worthless. I'm surprised they didn't take the signals - must have been pretty old ones.
Sawyer: I don't have any piles of busted ties (although I think I'll model that exact pile just because I can when work progresses to that part of the layout!), but I do have a drop-end gondola and a tool car traveling the system picking up used crossties from along the line. Here's the MOW crew loading some crossties at Enfield Transfer.
ns3010When Conrail tore up the Lackawanna Cutoff in 1984, they removed the rails, but left the wayside structures and equipment (such as signals) AND TIES (???) intact for the entire length. I could see maybe the signals and structures, but I want to know, why the ties???????????????? Makes ZERO sense to me....
Like Tyler said, rails have scrap value. Ties pretty much don't have any value (Unless they are in good shape, then you can sell them to lumber yards, or places like Home Depot), it was probably cheaper to just let them rot in place. Now why would they leave the signals there? I could see the signal masts, but the actual signals...
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Sweet tyler. great little indsutry.
Geezzzzz you guys...
Someone needs to post a link on the old thread to the new one! I've said this before! I thought there hadn't been a new thread started!
Alex
I can see your point, Alex, but this one is ahead of the old one...unless you scroll past it, you'll see it before you get several pages back to the old one!
Sorry Alex, my b....
I see you guy's points about the ties. I'm not sure about the condition of the ties back in 84 (10 years before my time), but I know that now they've just about rotted to bits. Even if they may have had some value back then, they surely don't now...Truthfully, I'm not sure exactly how intact the signals are. I've seen one mast (there's probably more hidden along the line), but never paid attention to how complete it is.The entire ROW is intact, which makes restoration by NJT a lot easier too... No houses to tear down, and only one grade crossing to rebuild. The bridge over the Delaware River will need tons of work, but that's far down the line (pun intended) in Phase II, since Phase I only reconstructs the line to Andover.
I think the colors in the ANRR logo might look familiar. Story behind that: I have some model master reed paint I ain't used, and bought both model master white paint and thinner at Hobby Lobby yesterday, and red and white go together. Reason that black is included in the logo is having both letters white just looks like a blob.
Also got the outside rails of the finished track painted today, going to paint the inside Tuesday probably, then ballasting comes next.
here's a bigger pic of the logo:
Could you post a photo of the all-white lettering? My logo is all white on red, and it doesn't look like a blob...
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I'm finally working on my fascia panels - the mini-fascia ones we talked about several months back. I have the money for a full fascia (only $15 more for the whole layout!) but now time is my biggest problem and I figure I can build mini-fascia panels and add a full fascia if I need later.
So far I've got the Lebanon panel (7 bill box slots and a throttle port) all cut and drilled and ready for gluing, painting, final assembly, then mounting on the layout; Mascoma (two bill box slots and a throttle port) needs a hole drilled and milled out for the Digitrax UP5 throttle port next, as does West Canaan (two bill box slots and a throttle port). Enfield still needs its two panels cut for it, and the throttle port drilled out.
Speaking of wood, the Staging Yard Extension is giving me issues. The lift bridge is warping, so it doesn't drop into place anymore (you have to force it into position), and the tracks don't line up so well anymore so I've had to shim the layout side abutment. The staging yard itself is contracting because of the cold, and the flextrack doesn't contract with it, so now I've got a bunch of kinks I need to deal with...
But all in all, once I've got the fascia panels done, I can schedule the next operating session and do final tune-up before then!
sure Tyler.
The reason it looks like a blob though is the letters share the same lines, basically. in fact, i had to redraw a leg of the A just to get it over the N. But anyways, here's all white lettering.
That does look like a blob; the letters overlap each other a lot more than on the WRS logo.
TrainManTyThat does look like a blob; the letters overlap each other a lot more than on the WRS logo.
Yeah. I want them to look intertwined, hence one has to be a different color. and red makes a perfect background. I won't be putting the logo onto the locos though, and in other applications, the N will be red and there won't be a background. The WRS logo has them barely touching each other.
Well, I've got the GP35 and GP9 stripped. The polly scale paint is proving to be tough as heck to get off the rs1 and GP30 (the GP35 has a new shell, and the cab of it is easy to strip using one's fingernail). The rs-1 and GP30 will eventually be replaced with probably either a GP35, GP38, or GP40 and an rs3 or something (the second loco needs to be older, maybe even a GP7). But that's a worry in the future after the layout is presentable.
The first snowfall of 2009 is here! Yay winter...
Sweet Alex.
Shot model master red paint today onto the locos. I'm gonna stick to polly scale after this though; the model master is stickier. Might just be I didn't add enough thinner; did it by eye this time. Only good thing is now I've got thinner that works with dullcoat. And also can get some ANRR locos
Railfan Alex The first snowfall of 2009 is here! Yay winter...
What!!!
Snow already?? And your just a few hours downstream from where I am! But that's okay, I like winter too. Guess I should get the shop crew working on that rotary plow
(It actually belongs in my scrap yard scene).
On a more serious note (you might have noticed already) I've finally started putting ground cover on my layout. Here's a couple of pics:
Just wanted to show some progress (the first in a while). Let me know if you see anything I'm doing wrong so I don't keep doing it.
Jamie
Cape Vincent Southern Railroad
HO scale Horseshoe Curve in 5’x10’
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Looks good Jamie.
Well, the locos are dry, so thoguht I'd take some pics. got a little drip under the masking on the walkways to fix, otherwise, they look good. the model master worked good, adding a bit in some palces would be good, but I'm going to go ahead and see if it will help the weathering. who knows? I'll be buying some clear acrylic matte medium this weekend in greenville (hopefully), and then I'll mask for the white stripe (I know, shoulda painted the white first, but no masking tape small enough for the stripe). Anyways, here's some loco pics, but first, a pic of my old SEC scheme. just replace the grey w/ red and yellow w/ white and make the lines straight, lol.
Now for the loco pics:
ANRR power as of now:
Also, weathered this hopper: