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
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
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.
Alex
Packers#1 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...
-Morgan
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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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
ns3010Kyrin, 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.
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
Modeling New Haven despite what his user name says...
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
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 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
Yes, atleast from what I can tell. Alex designed it.
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.
Chris
That sounds fun! I kinda like the idea of sectional layouts more than just something that stays in a room forever.
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?
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.
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.
I know you do, and Cornell makes a lot more sense.
Guilford Guy After all I do have some experience painting trains.
After all I do have some experience painting trains.
Watch out for those sinks while you're cleaning the airbrush though!
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.
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.
Taylor
Bear Down!
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
Boy I am I glad I don't have any work to do over the summer, starting college (CEGEP) on August 25th.
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...
FlashwavePackers#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...
Don't give them any ideas!!!!!!!!
Alex (the Canadian) good luck at college man!
Hey
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).
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.
Sawyer your crazy!!!!!!!!!!!! What grade are you in sophmore now right? And don't take them all at one you, you should build up to it like one the first year, two-three the next year and then boom, five the last year. Like my school doesn't even offer 5 ap classes I think.
Joe, good luck on the reading, atleast you still have time.
Well Night,
Packers#1 Taylor, hey, I'm planning on takin 5 APs my senior year; course those will be my only classes hehe.
Take my advise, DON'T. It IS INCREDIBLY hard to do. Smart cookie or not. Make sure you've talked to not only your Guidance Counselor but also yourt AP teachers you Junior year to make sure this will fly with them. Teh work is long and difficult, or at a minimum time-consuming, and in a lot of cases can be mentally draining.
The guy reading Dorian Grey: I throughly enjoyed the book last Summer. I like All Quiet as well, but the teacher drug it out too long for the lessons. for AP, I read Dorain, Great Gatsby, Streetcar Naemd Desire, and Mice and Men over the Summer. We read Canturbury Tales Frankenstein 1984 "Much Ado About Nothing", Sir Gawain & The Green Knight (The only one I hated of 1st Semester) "Hamlet" Metamorphosis Cry, the beloved Country, "Death of a Salesman" The Stranger my 2nd semester. So I wish not to hear of complaints.
FlashwaveI like All Quiet as well, but the teacher drug it out too long for the lessons.