YES,
I get to start this month off
Well not much happening up here on the CVS. I've been too busy with school and other activities to work on my own railroad. I am looking forward to visiting the local club later this month and getting to run my trains on their modular layout, but more on that later. Some business from the other tread:
John: Welcome to the TAMR. And Happy Birthday too.
Alex: Can't wait to see that SOO Geep, your friend is lucky.
everyone else: great work, I've seen your progress over on WPF.
In response to the question "Who here likes trains?" HMMMMM...?? oh yes, ME.
The only new thing around here is my youth club has started working with a local museum to build an N scale model of the our neighboring town, Clayton, in the 1940's. This model centers around the railyard that existed back then. I'll hopefully have some more info, and maybe pictures soon, along with my thoughts on N scale.
Well I'm tired, goodnight.
Jamie
Cape Vincent Southern Railroad
HO scale Horseshoe Curve in 5’x10’
My YouTube
John, (early) !!!
As always, I have nothing new. So please enjoy this cartoon:
I created it to describe a certain other forum that I cannot mention. If you're curious, PM me and I'll send you links that explain it...
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RailfanSI'll hopefully have some more info, and maybe pictures soon, along with my thoughts on N scale.
Try not to sneeze...
I hope to get my new ballast in Lebanon airbrushed this afternoon before volleyball, in which case I should have photos for this weekend!
RailfanSThe only new thing around here is my youth club has started working with a local museum to build an N scale model of the our neighboring town, Clayton, in the 1940's. This model centers around the railyard that existed back then. I'll hopefully have some more info, and maybe pictures soon, along with my thoughts on N scale.
ah, and so the conversion process begins. welcome to the N scale side, we have cupcakes
I'm guessing y'all saw my progress pics in WPF. otherwise, nothin new from me
Happy Birthday John! and once again, welcome to the TAMR!
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Packers#1ah, and so the conversion process begins.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!
That's funny.
Packers#1we have cupcakes
I like cupcakes, you had better have ALOT OF THEM. After all an n-scale cupcake is what, 1/64" in diameter...
John!
Sawyer, yeah, I saw them! And I must say, it looks amazing!
And I heard this joke about cupcakes, and I can never look at them the same way again. It's very disturbing... I don't think I can ever eat a cupcake without puking again... lol
And in N scale, a cupcake would be 0.01875" in diameter. If not smaller...
Haven't been here in like 2 years. For those who may(or may not) remember me, I'm an N scale moderler...and after sitting around for 2 years doing nothing I pulled out my trains and have plan on finally finishing that module that I have been "working" on for years now.
Thanks guys,
Jamie, HO has bigger cupcakes. We also have cookies, which are way better. Well, Birthday today. I got paint brushed, a whole Xacto set, and a bunch of back issues of MRM. Yes, I saw the sore thumb/April fools. And I am in Florida. From school, I went to TAA in Salt Lake and HSC in Minneapolis. Algebra was supposed to be held at 30,000 feet in the air, but the in flight wifi was canceled. For my b-day, I will go to this awesome MR exhibit.
~G4
19 Years old, modeling the Cowlitz, Chehalis, and Cascade Railroad of Western Washington in 1927 in 6X6 feet.
(back?) Jackson! I musta came after you left.
John, sounds like a cool load!
Yeah, the April Fools joke was really obvious. I said that in my thread, yet some people still didn't notice...
And yes, cookies are better. And they don't give me disgusting mental pictures like what the N scalers have...
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
What happened to YouTube? It's all weird now! They killed the ratings system and moved everything around! Now it looks like *gasp* Google Videos!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6AsFYCZeeY
I don't find it that bad, but I don't like the fact they eliminated the "more videos from this user" bar, and instead you are stuck with a long line of related videos, which are for the most part unrelated to the video...
Alex
And now Youtube has returned to it's former self...
Railfan AlexAnd now Youtube has returned to it's former self...
Still looks weird to me. What did you change?
TrainManTy Railfan Alex And now Youtube has returned to it's former self... Still looks weird to me. What did you change?
Railfan Alex And now Youtube has returned to it's former self...
I didn't change anything.
RailfanSPackers#1we have cupcakes I like cupcakes, you had better have ALOT OF THEM. After all an n-scale cupcake is what, 1/64" in diameter...
No worries, they're baked 160x their true n scale proportions
Tyler, whatever happened to youtube, it's fine for me now.
Joe, thanks man, I've been workin hard on the layout. and I don't think I wanna know that joke lol...
Okay you N-scalers,
I have a question for you: What code track would be most realistic for a yard, and where would you buy it (best price)?
Our club met last night and, with our 1:160 blueprint/ trackplan which is 4' x 10', and decided we need 81' of track (which is 27 pieces of 3' flex). We decided on Nickel-Silver Atlas track, but we don't know what code to use. Also if you know anywhere that sells this at a good price please share.
I have a meeting to go to tonight (not train related) so I can't spend too much time here. I'll upload the trackplan in a couple of days and explain what's going on in more detail. This project is moving at a MUCH faster pace than I'm used to.
Thanks in advance,
I've used both Atlas code 80 track and code 55. code 55 is what I'm currently using and is the most realistic. However, code 80 doesn't look terribly out of scale if painted right and also older equipment will not run on code 55 (in fact, I do believe Micro-trains cars still won't unless they have new low-profile wheelsets) because they have "cookie-cutter" wheels, which have HUGE flanges. however, most everything today has the rp-25 wheelsets for code 55. As to track prices, you'll have to do some shopping around. I bought some second-hand switches from one guy and then traded two locos I wouldn't be using to another guy who decided to go with code 80 and got almost all the other code 55 I needed. modeltrainstuff.com is probably a good place to begin your hunt though.
Uh, Youtube never changed. Unless it's like the last Facebook change where everyone was like "OMG!!! IT'S DIFFERENT!!!!!!!" and mine didn't change until a week later...
So I actually did something! I painted my SW1500 into the genset green and blue! It needs a little touch up, and I won't have decals for a while, since I can't print them in white.I'll have photos later.
Good luck getting Atlas Code 55 flex. The molds broke and I'm not sure when the containers will get here, not to mention Ian has bought every piece of flex from every conceivable vendor.
The containers of Gensets are apparently not coming till June now... From January, to February, to March, to JUNE!!!!!!!!!?!?!?!? Seriously?
ns3010 The containers of Gensets are apparently not coming till June now... From January, to February, to March, to JUNE!!!!!!!!!?!?!?!? Seriously?
Don't you LOVE preorders?
Thank you for your help, I'll probably go with code 80 if it's easier to get ahold of. Modeltrainstuff.com seems to have decent prices so I'll keep it in mind. Next question: I have to figure out which turnouts fit the track plan. Most are this size:
Is this a NO. 6 turnout?
I'm in a bit of a hurry because museum officials gave me until Wednesday to give them a complete track list, along with a list of vendors to buy from. Being the first deadline on this project, I'd really like to make it. Not to mention the sooner we get the supplies the sooner we can get started. As for the explanation I promised, I'll get there soon. My scanner has "issues" so It'll be a few more days before I post the trackplan.
Thanks again for the help,
I'm not sure. code 80 has #6s and #8s, code 55 has #5s and #7s. if you're going code 80 I'd GUESS it to be a number 6 but I wouldn't swear to it. It's probably be smarter to go with a number 6 if you're in doubt b/c most locomotives can survive the diverging leg of a #6 decently and it's probably easier to deal with a number 6 instead of a number 8 than vice versa
Packers#1 I'm not sure. code 80 has #6s and #8s, code 55 has #5s and #7s. if you're going code 80 I'd GUESS it to be a number 6 but I wouldn't swear to it. It's probably be smarter to go with a number 6 if you're in doubt b/c most locomotives can survive the diverging leg of a #6 decently and it's probably easier to deal with a number 6 instead of a number 8 than vice versa
Thanks, I think I'll go with number 6's.
Okay though I still don't have a digital version of the plan to share with you I'll try to explain what's going on here. We'll start at the beginning:
1. 3-4 months ago a judge in the town of Clayton donated a n-scale layout that represented the town in the early 1900's to a local museum. Our club was called and on "moving day" we moved the Appx. 4x8 layout from the judges house to the museum.
2. About Feb. 10th the museum contacted us and asked if we wanted to help with the "restoration" project, to improve the donated layout. We held our first meeting at the museum Feb. 24th. At that meeting we decided the donated layout was in rough shape and restoring it would be more work than it was worth. So the museum decided to start building a layout from scratch. In the museums archives we found a 1:1200 scale blueprint of the towns track in 1939. We immediatly decided to base our layout on this trackplan. Using some awesome computers and printers, we blew up the 1:1200 blueprint to 1:160 scale, producing a 4 foot by 10 foot, exact N-scale.
3. Our next meeting was March 3rd. We met once again at the museum with our 1:160 track plan. We laid out the plan on a table and began guesstimating the amount of track we would need. We figured about 81ft of track (27 3ft sections of flextrack). We also counted 10 left hand and 5 right hand turnouts in the plan. We also did the calculations and came up with the plans for the 4' x10' benchwork. One of the museum officials if supposed to build the benchwork in his shop this week. It is supposed to be ready by this Wednesday. This leaves me with a shopping list:
I was instructed to find a retailer that carrys all of this at a good price and submit it to the museum official responsible for the layout project by Wednesday, March 10th.
The strange part about this layout: The museum is still deciding if the layout will be completely static, or feature LIMITED operation. By limited operation I mean, having museum visitors push a button and having a train move down the mainline into the yard, and stop at the station before automatically reversing out of the yard (no continuous loop). We have individuals capable of building the cuicritry, but because of maintenance issues the museum still doesn't know if they want it to have the layout operate at all. If it does it will only be the mainline and none of the turnouts will have to be functional.
I think thats about it. Our club only consist of 4 members that show up regularly, making this project a challenge. I keep asking questions and getting answers so everyone deserves to know what I'm up to. Feel free to ask questions, I probably forgot something along the way...
I finished my new scenery and industry in Lebanon! The new industry is a feed plant named after our late cat who was a family fixture for over 12 years. Graffiti on the wall reads "Finn and Emily" which are our two cats right now. (yes, I am expressing my "It's my layout, I do what I want!" rights! All the Lebanon industry is gone like the rail line in reality so it's not like I'm skipping a prototypical industry)) Here's two photos and a video is coming later.
Intermodal train WJNA passes Lebanon Yard.
Train LE-1 switches my new industry, Eyore's Kitty Chow.
Wow, Tyler, looks great!What's that loco off center to the left (red with white stripes)?
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I've had computer problems (and a lot of homework and our hockey banquet) yesterday and today, but I should have those photos up soon.
Thanks all! Yes, that's a "leased" CPRail GP35. It and an old WRS GP30 (5516) are on the railroad to move trains until the real power is ready - including the GP15s Alex mentioned. But until then I get to see plenty of other stuff on the railroad during operating sessions!
Sweet scenery work Tyler! That industry makes one heckuva backdrop for the yard too!
Well, here's a quick update of the ANRR; the original King Furniture roof idea has epically failed ( cinders and roof started sagging). However, my new plan involves spray painting some sandpaper gray and using it to make the roof surface (I'll maintain the current supports though). so, anyone have a suggestion on what grit to use? I want something to look like a gravel roof covering?