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Teen Model Railroader Place -Summer 2010-

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Posted by Packers#1 on Thursday, August 12, 2010 1:50 PM

 Taylor, hey, I'm planning on takin 5 APs my senior year; course those will be my only classes hehe.

Joe, glad you'll be able to get that reading done. I've done half of my spanish assignment today; it's review and it got to the point where I was just half-doing it so I decided to stop and finish either this afternoon or tomorrow.

In the meantime I've made a few changes to my model railroad plan; we'll see how they look when I draw the plan up in MS Paint.

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Posted by ns3010 on Thursday, August 12, 2010 11:45 AM
Ugh school... So far I've read All Quiet on the Western Front and A Tale of Two Cities (absolutely HATED that book...) And I still have to read The Picture of Dorian Gray... Luckily, I have 8 more days of work with 6 hours each day, so I'll have plenty of time to read it.

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Posted by modelbnsfer on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 9:28 PM

Big SmileHey

Don't be hatin LOL

One for english and one for history and like assignments is the term for them i had one report 12 essays 22 questions, notes for 2 whole chapters and I and i had to read the scarlet letter if that wasn't bad enough. Oh man, and thats just the start, now that ap has started im kinda worried thatt i took two but oh well.

Its 7:30 here in az (don't say one thing about SB1070!!!!!!!!!!!) and i'm turning my laptop off for the night(probably).

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Posted by Packers#1 on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 9:02 PM

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Packers#1

 Taylor, nice man. I FINALLY got both the books for summer reading done. I'm going to get the spanish studying done either tomorrow or friday and then I'll be finished with it

Two? Is that all? I see a slackin' teacher... Big Smile

 

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Posted by Flashwave on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 9:00 PM

Packers#1

 Taylor, nice man. I FINALLY got both the books for summer reading done. I'm going to get the spanish studying done either tomorrow or friday and then I'll be finished with it

Two? Is that all? I see a slackin' teacher... Big Smile

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Posted by Railfan Alex on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:57 PM

 Boy I am I glad I don't have any work to do over the summer, starting college (CEGEP) on August 25th.

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Posted by Guilford Guy on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:40 PM
Mmmm AP assignments... I have to write 10 pages before going back in September.

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Posted by Packers#1 on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:39 PM

 Taylor, nice man. I FINALLY got both the books for summer reading done. I'm going to get the spanish studying done either tomorrow or friday and then I'll be finished with it

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Posted by modelbnsfer on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:31 PM

Hey Everyone,

Sorry its been so long, 10 days in wyoming and then coming back and doing two AP assignments. Crazy never doing that again but im in school now so got time now, i'm not hanging out with people every day like over the summer. Hope every thing is going good.

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Posted by Guilford Guy on Monday, August 9, 2010 6:00 PM

 Hey hey hey! Oh right I can't call you that here. Well... Freight You!

Anyways... my rolling stock shipped today, so it should arrive sometime this week, hopefully before I leave for NY, and if not I'll get it Sunday night. 

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Posted by Chessie Sys. 3022 on Monday, August 9, 2010 5:10 PM

 

Guilford Guy

 After all I do have some experience painting trains. Tongue

Watch out for those sinks while you're cleaning the airbrush though!

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Posted by Flashwave on Monday, August 9, 2010 5:04 PM

Guilford Guy

 It's intended to be LV Cornell Red. The Delaware Lehigh & Northern is another bankrupt coal road converting to bridge traffic in the mid 70s, just before being pulled into Conrail. I'm pretty sure the red will work. After all I do have some experience painting trains. Tongue

I know you do, :P and Cornell makes a lot more sense.

 

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Posted by Guilford Guy on Monday, August 9, 2010 11:29 AM

 It's intended to be LV Cornell Red. The Delaware Lehigh & Northern is another bankrupt coal road converting to bridge traffic in the mid 70s, just before being pulled into Conrail. I'm pretty sure the red will work. After all I do have some experience painting trains. Tongue

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Posted by Flashwave on Monday, August 9, 2010 1:48 AM

demonwolf224

 Well, I've ordered four Shinohara Code 70 turnouts, and their en route. I also have to get some ME Code 70 Flex, then trackwork can commence on the DLN. For whoever is wondering, the DLN is what Alex and I have been discussing over the last week or so. Here's the paint scheme.

  

Sweet look, though I'm worried about how the Tuscan will work out in actuality. Might be okay, but some combinations don't always work from electrons to life. have we tried a live color sample on cardstock or cardboard yet?

 I notice that the headlight shades are upside down from most practices. Is this to cut down on glare into the cab?  

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Posted by demonwolf224 on Saturday, August 7, 2010 10:31 PM

 That sounds fun! I kinda like the idea of sectional layouts more than just something that stays in a room forever.

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Posted by cdog565 on Saturday, August 7, 2010 8:43 PM

Hey guys havent been able to be on for a while because i was at the fair all week because i raise pigs for 4-h. While i was there i talked to the county administrator about a 4-h model railroading club so she said she would look into it. So i figured if i was able to start one the club could make a sectional layout and bring a couple of sections to fair. Well i just need to hear back from her so well see whet happens.

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Posted by demonwolf224 on Saturday, August 7, 2010 4:23 PM

 

Yes, atleast from what I can tell. Alex designed it.

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Posted by Packers#1 on Saturday, August 7, 2010 10:07 AM

 Sweet paint scheme, based off of the D&H? Mine's based off of the later BC Rail scheme, although I reversed the cutback and will be using gray, black, and a deep rich orange. I don't have permission to post eby drawings though

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Posted by demonwolf224 on Saturday, August 7, 2010 10:01 AM

 Well, I've ordered four Shinohara Code 70 turnouts, and their en route. I also have to get some ME Code 70 Flex, then trackwork can commence on the DLN. For whoever is wondering, the DLN is what Alex and I have been discussing over the last week or so. Here's the paint scheme.

 

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Posted by Packers#1 on Friday, August 6, 2010 9:22 PM

 Justin, nice work on the cab. I'm looking forward to seeing progress, as on your project GG, like I said on that other forum that teens can visit

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Posted by Chessie Sys. 3022 on Friday, August 6, 2010 8:20 PM

 Hey guys, haven't posted anything in a while, so I guess I'll show you what I'm working on.

Currently doing an SD40-2 Athearn BB in a Pan Am scheme. So far, I'm stripping the shell as we speak, and I've got the cab stripped already (Chessie scheme to the black plastic) so I decided to try priming it, and it came out pretty well. Although, you can't really screw up primer. :P

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Posted by demonwolf224 on Friday, August 6, 2010 4:06 PM

 

ns3010


Kyrin, that teen forum of which we are not to speak of here is not necessarilary (sp?) dead, it has just slowed down for summer. All forums tend to do that, even this one. It will pick up again as it starts to get colder.

 Cool. Send me a PM Joe.

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Posted by Packers#1 on Friday, August 6, 2010 3:58 PM

ns3010

 Sawyer and Morgan, I think you're talking to Kyrin- I didn't post a plan...

Kyrin, that teen forum of which we are not to speak of here is not necessarilary (sp?) dead, it has just slowed down for summer. All forums tend to do that, even this one. It will pick up again as it starts to get colder.

 

joe, yeah, that was kinda unclear who I was speaking to about the plan.

and yes it has basically applied the brakes for summer. Which bites

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Posted by ns3010 on Friday, August 6, 2010 2:07 PM

 Sawyer and Morgan, I think you're talking to Kyrin- I didn't post a plan...

Kyrin, that teen forum of which we are not to speak of here is not necessarilary (sp?) dead, it has just slowed down for summer. All forums tend to do that, even this one. It will pick up again as it starts to get colder.

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Posted by Flashwave on Friday, August 6, 2010 1:59 AM

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 Joe, that bites man. Good news bout them genesets though!

Nice 4x8 plan. I've been beating myself over the head trying to design a new layout, it's killing me. I think I'm going to step back and instead focus on the history of my new freelanced rail company. Then after that's been decided I'll have a better idea of what the trackplan should have and also my mind will be rested

Sounds like plan. Feel free to bounce idears off us, we'd love to hear

Joe: Nice plan man. It's N though, isn't it. Ah well, still looks like fun to photoshoot. Definatgely like the double bridge onto the island.

Welp guys, on the 1:1 scale front, tthis teen is heading off to ITM tomorrow night for the first evening of the State Fair's Fair Train. Probably as an Attendent, then I'll get to student conductor next week! If I'm smart, I'll take model trains for the trips when we has no people.

Or a book. That has fewer pieces...

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Posted by Guilford Guy on Thursday, August 5, 2010 6:34 PM

Started on yet another project. This one will probably be sleeping in a drawer on the workbench until I can figure out how I'll be stretching the frame. The MBTA F40PH-2Cs have a stretched end to fit an HEP generator. I made a cut on a Walthers F40 between the 2nd and 3rd fans(excluding the dynamics) and sanded the cut smooth. Then I took an old Life Like F40 and made a cut straight down from behind the exhaust stack, and another straight down in front of the fan for the dynamics. I then spliced this piece between the 2 parts of the carbody, glued it in place, then put a little putty on a couple gaps. Overall it came out pretty well. Now it needs paint, which I don't have, and a frame, which I'm not in the mood for chopping. Smile


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Posted by Packers#1 on Thursday, August 5, 2010 2:34 PM

 Joe, that bites man. Good news bout them genesets though!

Nice 4x8 plan. I've been beating myself over the head trying to design a new layout, it's killing me. I think I'm going to step back and instead focus on the history of my new freelanced rail company. Then after that's been decided I'll have a better idea of what the trackplan should have and also my mind will be rested

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Posted by demonwolf224 on Thursday, August 5, 2010 11:54 AM

Very sorry to hear that Joe. But, he's in a better place now.

 Well I decided to post here now a bit, since there's not many other places for teens to post about their model railroads and what not. (NTRES, but no one posts there anymore) So lately I've been planning my 4x8 layout, as well as many conversations with GG about the ideas of a fremo club. I won't go into details about it, but here is my 4x8 plan. 

 

 

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Posted by ns3010 on Thursday, August 5, 2010 11:16 AM

 Hey guys, sorry for my absence, but it's been a little crazy around here.

 My grandpa passed two weeks ago tomorrow. I won't go into details, but I'll just say it was time, and it's for the better.

Anyways, on a MRRing note, I also stopped by the LHS in Point Pleasant. Didn't really have anything I was interested in, or that I could afford, so I just got Walthers's 2010 reference book.
But the Gensets are expected this month or next, so hopefully I'll FINALLY be getting that.

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Posted by Flashwave on Thursday, August 5, 2010 12:16 AM

Packers#1
wouldn't that be top right?

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