Packers#1John, the plan has been to make a removable roof all along so that if a car derails inside the structure I can easily get to it.
~G4
19 Years old, modeling the Cowlitz, Chehalis, and Cascade Railroad of Western Washington in 1927 in 6X6 feet.
IVRWPackers#1John, the plan has been to make a removable roof all along so that if a car derails inside the structure I can easily get to it. Sawyer, you are just at experienced as me if not more so. Everything I suggest is simply something you thought of a long time ago. Might I give you eternal congratulations for this advanced and adept habit of yours. May it serve you well in years to come...
ok. If I ticked you off I'm sorry man.
Well, work has begun. However, I think both ends of the roof will be fixed with the middle one maybe supported on struts running between them. The tracks are only in the middle; one end there's nothing and the other end can be reached through the middle. Decisions, decisions, we'll see what the final design ends up being. I also added some more trees to my scratchbuilt forest. I've dumbed them down a bit though; instead of adding branches and also putting the foliage on before installing them on the layout, I just solder the tip of a wire, strip all the insulation off, then plant on the layout and twist the wires, then plop some green moss from the dollar store onto it. Cheap, quick, and easy. and believable looking, I think.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Packers#1 IVRWPackers#1John, the plan has been to make a removable roof all along so that if a car derails inside the structure I can easily get to it. Sawyer, you are just at experienced as me if not more so. Everything I suggest is simply something you thought of a long time ago. Might I give you eternal congratulations for this advanced and adept habit of yours. May it serve you well in years to come...ok. If I ticked you off I'm sorry man.
I think I know the problem here, let me translate: good job on the forethought, it is a good idea. Is that better? I think Stanford rubbed off on me just a wee bit too much, wouldnt you say so?
John, could be. this remind sme of a joke my uncle told me once:
"A graduate from Clemson university goes up north to Harvard (or west to stanford, lol) and is walking around. He wants to go to the library and not knowing where it is goes up to a fellow from Harvard and says 'umm, excuse me sir, I'm not from around here and was wondering if you could tell me where the library is at?' The Harvard gentleman gets all huffed and superior and says 'We here at Harvard do not end our sentences with a preposition' to whicht he Clemson boy replies ' Oh, I'm so sorry sir! What I emant to say was could you please tell me where the library is at (expletive)"
Well, anyways, nice trackplan, looks like a great plan.
today my only homework is studying, so I should get some more work done on my layout today.
Here's some cell-phone pics of the work tonight. A rather long-overdue work day if I might say. Sorry the pics are a bit blurry; kinda tired and took them in a hurry, but I'll post the best of the best.
Nice work Sawyer,
I haven't got much done lately. Though I did paint the road system this past weekend, so look for pictures of that in the upcoming WFP. I do have some plans for the near furture though that I wanted to share. We up here in NY have next week off from school (mid-winter break or somthing like that) so I plan to work on the layout ALOT durring that time. I've already have the flex track I need for instaling the car/ loco shops in the back corner of the layout so that's the major project. It involves pulling up 2 tracks, realining them and rewiring them. Next I plan on continuing ballasting, especially on the tracks that surround the recently completed parking lt. I'll probably do some more scenery work too. Also I plan to complete my protable test track. This is a 3 foot section of track on a plywood scrap that I can take to shows and other places to do loco mataninence and cleaning.
Well that's the agenda for next week, I'll keep you posted,
Jamie
Cape Vincent Southern Railroad
HO scale Horseshoe Curve in 5’x10’
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John, maybe it's just me, but that fiddle track looks kinda small. You may wanna lengthen it a bit...
Very nice Sawyer!!
Well, they're predicting a lot of snow Tuesday evening into Wednesday, and even into Thursday morning. We'll likely have Wednesday off, possibly Thursday as well.
So I hope to begin on the next research paper (history), and layout construction.I also have next Monday and Tuesday off, so it'd be nice to have the history paper done, the chem paper maybe started, and a good bit of the benchwork built. We'll see what happens and what causes my plans to fall apart THIS time... :-/
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This night (Mon) my family and I went up to Salt Lake to see the Harlem Globe Trotters. I got a signed ball and everything. It was amazing. Oh, Im not talking about the Globe trotters, Im talking about the High Traffic UTA Commuter line outside the building. ;)
On a forum related side, has anyone seen/heard/read Tyler recently?
hey my name is ryan and i was wondering if you come across track a lot because im looking for some
a lot of track!!!
Joe, Jamie, and John (three J's, haha) thanks! I've got to miss rugby tonight (my sister has a playoff game and I don't have a ride) so I'll be working on the layout some more. May end up running out of projects (probably not, haha) that I can complete on the yard side without buying anything new.
ryan, not usually. your LHS (local hobby shop) should have some. if they don't or you don't have a local hobby shop (Hobby Lobby probably won't have track), then try some online dealers. www.modeltrainstuff.com is the best. best prices and excellent service
Packers#1 Joe, Jamie, and John (three J's, haha) thanks! I've got to miss rugby tonight (my sister has a playoff game and I don't have a ride) so I'll be working on the layout some more. May end up running out of projects (probably not, haha) that I can complete on the yard side without buying anything new.>
Joe, Jamie, and John (three J's, haha) thanks! I've got to miss rugby tonight (my sister has a playoff game and I don't have a ride) so I'll be working on the layout some more. May end up running out of projects (probably not, haha) that I can complete on the yard side without buying anything new.>
Ah, yeah. Here at the TAMR we've had some people shuffling around (our guy who was doing memberships etc. got a job w/ RJ Corman but we've finally figured out who's taking that up).
I'm just trying to save up my money now. no real reason except to save really. I do need to buy some plaster for the roads of North Branch soon though; that's one project that spending those $5 will let me get all that scenery done up to the next scratchbuild project.
John, did you see the Sliders on Frontrunner? They're the single level cars, placed directly behind the loco. They're ex-NJT, nee-E-L. The low level (sliders, like what you guys bought) were retired a few years ago, but the high level cars were only retired last March.Oh, and, BTW, last time I checked, there's no J in SAWYER???
Ryan! Like Sawyer said, check out your LHS for track.
Well, my mom has off tomorrow, and she just about never does (she's a teacher), but I almost always do. So I'm positive I'm off as well.And my dad PROMISED that we can work on the layout tomorrow (first, the TV has to be moved, so he needs to do the cable and schtuff).
Well welcome Ryan i myself got into the hobby a couple months ago and if you go to a flea market or ebay you can easly find track and other supplies.
Chris
Welcome back cdog! Have you given your layout anymore thought since last time you posted?
Welp, I'm off tomorrow! New layout, here I come!
well yes i have it is freelanced 8 by 4 foot. Should be starting soon
Cool!
Do you have any specifics? Cause freelanced could be anything from a real railroad on a fictional line to a fictional railroad to a railroad on a fictional planet. For example, UP on the XYZ Line through California is just as freelanced as CSX on the moon in the year 2300, although the UP line would be more 'protolanced' (freelanced, but based on some specific place, time, or railroad).
I am using random railroads. (whatever i *** and is cheap) i am also not modeling any actual line.
thanks for the welcome guys!!! glad to talk to people close to my age. Now....does anyone model On30? thats what im doing. Just bought my first loco. Its a two truck shay from Little River Logging. check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VNeKQPrdtk
ns3010Oh, and, BTW, last time I checked, there's no J in SAWYER???
well, my middle name does start w/ a J (it's John, after my grandpa who died before I was born).
Well, nothin new on the layout today.
Ryan, I don't model On30 but I am planning on using my spare N scale track to build a small HOn3 logging layout. Just have some fun with it; I'll be scratchbuilding some what-if diesels to fit over my n scale diesel mechanisms. This of course is a project right now in the embryonic stage and only time will tell if it comes to fruitition
Packers#1ns3010Oh, and, BTW, last time I checked, there's no J in SAWYER???
ns3010John, did you see the Sliders on Frontrunner? They're the single level cars, placed directly behind the loco. They're ex-NJT, nee-E-L. The low level (sliders, like what you guys bought) were retired a few years ago, but the high level cars were only retired last March.
John, did you see the Sliders on Frontrunner? They're the single level cars, placed directly behind the loco. They're ex-NJT, nee-E-L. The low level (sliders, like what you guys bought) were retired a few years ago, but the high level cars were only retired last March.
Ryan, nice shay!
Well, two snowdays gone, and still no layout construction. Yesterday, I got the entire room completely clean (shocking) and rearranged. Over the weekend, I'll be cutting and assembling benchwork (finally!). I couldn't do anything today, because I went to NYC (and yes, I did see trains on the way in along I-280, and again in Morristown before my game).
Wow - I didn't realize my absence would be noticed! I've been away helping out at a stained glass studio for a week. I'm just starting the process of getting back up to speed on what's happening around here...
Of course. It's kinda noticeable when one of less than 10 people is missing for a week...
And yeah, I guess you missed kinda a lot.
Ah, TGIF! After two straight snow days, all day I thought today was Monday...And benchwork should begin on Sunday, although I have no control over when that actually happens...
Here's a new video from me. Train LE-2 idles in Ogden Siding as CDWJ passes on the main behind GP18 #9423 and rarely-seen GP30 #5516.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6AsFYCZeeY
I have a giant motive power shortage at the moment. GP7 #8569 will be back in service once it's new trucks get here (thanks Vincent!),GP18 #902 and the two GP15s plus the caboose are in the paint shop, GP7 #102 will be here soon as well and will also need a trip through the paint shop, and I need to bug somebody about giving GP7 #5817 back to me! He hasn't been able to make it to the past three operating sessions when he said he'd give it back!
Right now GP18 #9423 is the only regular unit in service, and GP30 #5515 and SDP35 #1402 are pitching in to move trains. And GP9m #1701, GP30 #2752, and U23Bs #3243 and #2306 are still hanging around without decoders...
Joe, looking forward to seeing the pics of the benchwork when it gets built!
Well, here's two videos form me:
Here's the snow video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST4cBm8St5sand the layout update:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSmEwA8NaRI
Both were edited together but the video was too long for youtube.
Ok i just bought a used Prr engine (i will upload photos later) and it has a engin in it but it does not run so any ideas how to fix it.