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Man, got to love break. Got merchants row 1 and 2 done this week! To bad break is over now. Will have pixs up soon.
Bear Down!
Thanks Sawyer and ok, will have to remember that for the next time I put pix up.
I'm just this skilled:
When you have the image in full page view, there's a box towards the bottom right. It has four links. the bottom says IMG. Click it to copy, then paste wherever. Also, when just on the album page, if you mouse over the image it drops a menu with the same 4 links.
I agree, layout looks good!
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
On the Photobucket photo page, to the right of the picture, there's a box with four different urls in it. The bottom one says "IMG code." If you click that, it will automatically copy it. Then, paste it into your post and it will look like this. However, I removed the closing [/img] tag, so that the URL would show up, without the picture.
EDIT: For some reason, I'm having trouble with it. Every time I try and post a Photobucket image, it doesn't work. Flickr always works fine for me.
Joe sweet pixs and thanks and how do you get the pictures into your post, I could barely get the links.
Great work, John! Glad to see you're making progress!
Taylor, good work! Not bad for your first time! It's definately farther along than my first layout ever got, and therefore, much better looking!
And yep, that's good ole' 3010:
Better shot:
And no relevance to model railroading, but our first ALP-45DP (American Locomotive Passenger- 4 axles, 5,000kW, Dual Power) has landed in the states, and should be headed to TTCI in Pueblo, CO for testing in the next few days! Photo not mine:
Ok Here are some pixs, none of merchants row because they are not done yet but the parking lot is new! And i cleaned all the dust and fixed a few trees and cleared off all the stuff, I also drilled and wired the 3 turnouts along with the track wiring. Its my first time so go easy lol.
New Parking Lot
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Not as good as some but being a first gen modeler I figure its not bad, sorry only have my phone camera.
John, looks good
Joe, thats cool and isnt 3010 the pix on your profile pix?
Sawyer, I did work
John, glad to see you still around man, looks good man!
Packers#1 SO GET WORKING!
SO GET WORKING!
The most important thing in the hobby! Dont forget to run trains too; it keeps your motivation up, and keeps the track clean. Try it, you'll be much happier.
Speaking of which, I have done plenty of work recently. I have managed to hydrocal, dye, and zip texture the entire third module. I also ordered a new Shinohara turnout to replace the one I decimated a while back, so that I can finally get trains running up unimpeded to Camp 3, which btw, I have also laid all the track to and am just waiting for the spur tracks. Lastly, after getting a proper wood chopper, I have been shooting ahead with building the next of my Logging camp kits, the engine house. Take a look.
The Bradwood Chronicle Recently, a landslide in the Oregon rain dislodged a portion of the switchback to Camp 3. During the aftermath, a falling tree damaged a turnout, not allowing the locomotive to traverse the rest of the line. To solve the problem, workers have transferred a flat car across the damaged area, which is being pulled up and down loaded with buckets by a Skidder stationed at Camp 3. Because of this development, No. 2 is having to make multiple trips North up the switchback over the course of the day with a boxcar to take the buckets to Bradwood.
Recently, a landslide in the Oregon rain dislodged a portion of the switchback to Camp 3. During the aftermath, a falling tree damaged a turnout, not allowing the locomotive to traverse the rest of the line. To solve the problem, workers have transferred a flat car across the damaged area, which is being pulled up and down loaded with buckets by a Skidder stationed at Camp 3. Because of this development, No. 2 is having to make multiple trips North up the switchback over the course of the day with a boxcar to take the buckets to Bradwood.
~G4
19 Years old, modeling the Cowlitz, Chehalis, and Cascade Railroad of Western Washington in 1927 in 6X6 feet.
Joe, sounds like a plan!
My hill is gonna drive me crazy. I've got the base foam carved, but the removable part (which will be secured now) is gonna drive me nuts. I may change it for a different technique, but we'll see.
Believe it or not, I'm broke. Yet, somehow, I am still able to find enough money to buy stuff. I don't get it...
The GP40-2 will look great patched. The Conrail paint was, although very simple, very classy.
4004 (ex-NS 3024, nee-CR 3319). Apparently 3290 no longer exists, and NS 3024 was CR 3319 and is still in CR paint, so I'm just gonna say that it was 3024/3319.
4004 MU'ed with GP50-3 4300
On a random note, CR 3289 is now NS 3010, which the LHS had the Atlas Silver version of today, but I didn't have enough for it, nor do I need it, but it would be nice to have...Also, the LHS had a nice Atlas C40-8 in CR paint that I need, but it was the Gold version...
Relatively soon, I need to place an order with Walthers for the orange & black trim film, a turnout (I messed up one of mine during installation, and it's only getting worse), three bumpers, and maybe a few more cars (I need two more Airslides, one tanker, a bunch more stone hoppers, and various other cars [plastic pellet hoppers, gondolas, and other random cars] for use at the team track and industries further down the line that are not modeled) as money allows.
SO GET WORKING! Looking forward to the pics as well :D
Sawyer, I will put on some pixs tomoorow or tuedsay because I might go do some work in a bit.
Joe, I think the patched loco will look good and give your rr soem history as the mrr staff would say.
Taylor, GET BUSY! and I hear ya on gas; thankfully I dnt have to pay for mine yet (probably because I don't officially own a car, as we only have two).
Joe, decal trim film barely costs anything. I have a sheet of red and a sheet of blue. A patched conrail will look great! I wish I had patched my B23-7 instead of strip/repaint.
Well, been carving the other hill. As I mentioned no more funds, but I've got plenty of projects to keep me busy.
Sawyer, I'm going to get working, have merchants row one and two to build, along with trees, and some other stuff, and I need to clean it, has so much dust on it
Joe, dude i wish i had some money to spend on stuff right now, I can barely pay for gas and insurance and of course gas is going up, no trip up North to the snow this week for me, and I can't wait for the pixs.
-Taylor
Made a stop by the LHS on the way up from down the shore this afternoon. Got an Athearn RTR GP40-2 and some more ballast (in a darker gray than the stuff I've been putting on the ground, so I'll use this for the tracks) for $75. The geep is Conrail 3290, and it will be patched as TSR 4004, once I order some decal trim film.
Photos to come.
Taylor, GET WORKING!!!!! No gf for the week, perfect time to get some model RR work done!
Joe, looks good!
Well, I'm officially broke for the rest of the month. Bought Red's latest CD at winterjam last night. Had $10, it cost $10. So I'll end up focusing on a lot of projects I have the stuff for, I just haven't worked on them yet.
Hey Guys,
Everything is looking good! I might have pictures in the next few days since im on spring break!!! And the gf is out of town so a week to get soem stuff done.
Thanks, John!
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Enjoy!
Ok, so I feels tupid b/c I didn't say John!
Joe, thanks man. It's based off of a cut downtown. Although it has road brides over it...oh well. I like my version. Looking forward to the progress pics. It always feels good to get something accomplished on the layout!
Joe, Thanks! and nice progress!
Sawyer, Cool, I didnt know you used DPM kits. And again, great job so far!
Wow, John, lots of great work! And
Sawyer, loving those trees! I also like the tunnel effect. Really gives it that "backwoods South Carolina" feel.
And yeah, next time, I'll just go with the tried-and-true stuff, rather than "reinventing the wheel" (for lack of a better term) (Prototype Analogy: NJT's GP40PH variants, which still work great after 43 years, or their Alstom PL42ACs, which took a few years to iron out the bugs [good analogy, since I'm modeling NJT!]). I've already used nearly half the bottle of Scenic GLUE , so once that's gone, I'll just stick (pun not intended) with the Elmer's/agua mixture.
Yesterday, I finished the last trackwork, with the exception of three bumpers (LHS was out). Up next will be drilling the rest of the feeders, and soldering them once I get a soldering iron. After that will be ballast (after I do a little more practicing...).
Tonight, I laid down some more gravel around Magic Pan Bakeries/Andover Stone and Gravel. Since I didn't get photos over the weekend (because I wanted to get a little more done before I showed anything) I'll try and get some up tonight.
Jon, the thing about the scale ruler is I need it for the roads (although I have that down now), but also for measuring stories etc. But I have the DPM planning kit so I can start with that
Sawyer! Excellent work! I like the tunnel feeling, but you know to keep some of the top uncovered. I saw your WPF post, and what I usually do for my track plan is I roughly sketch the plan, and then replicate the same thing on the layout, but dont use exact specifications, working out the problems in stage 2. Try that until you get another scale ruler.
Packers#1
Been a while Taylor, I hear ya on being busy. For me it's just rugby though; no gf, and I've reached the point where I no longer care. Anyways, I'm gonna save up to get my uncle to build me a dirt track go-cart (more on that later).
Joe, lemme save you money; 50:50 white glue water works just as good as scenic cement. And white glue or tacky glue might be just as good as scenic glue, although I've never tried it. Also, have fun w/ the lacrosse etc.
Jon, nice work man!
Made some good progress w/ the trees today, here's some pics (GAH I love early release day!):
So yesterday I had to go to a funeral, and afterwards we went to my uncle's house and ran go-carts on his track. I'm planning to edit my videos together saturday.
Yo guys! Well, it seems that things are coming along nicely with your layouts. As for me, it's been a really long time since Ive posted pictures, so here you go!
Some of the Bradwood Residents were unhappy with my roadbed, so they insisted on coming out and checking my work:
Ive done a lot of scenery too, and Mr. Walter Woodard admired it when I finished:
I also got two new Skidders (or Donkeys, call 'em as you like):
The Crew of the BWTC had great fun chuffing them around the woods:
Because my good old friend No. 5 was sent away to the DCC conversion shops...
...The Railroad received another workhorse, the 0-6-0T, No. 2
The gool ol' No. 2 also brought in more company cars:
A lot more work has been done on the layout lately. I completely hydrocaled the second module, and the scenery on the third module is only a few trees away from completion, minus the ballast, and the still unlaid track to Camp 3. I have laid track on the switchback, and the main to Camp 3, but the only thing I have left to do is a short length of main left, and the two Camp 3 Spurs. Because today is my Birthday, ( to me! ), I was given some free time, and I started my 4th Kadee Logging kit, and my 3rd Disconnect truck kit. Electrical problems are at a minimum ( Yes, shocking, I know), and the only one is lack of pressure on the non-DCC turnouts, so I will insert a small sliver of brass in between the stock and point rails of each to add pressure and electrical continuity. I had a great clinic at the OT&W 2011 show, and read my blog for the whole story. Much more has also taken place, all of which can be found on my newly updated website, including a full list of photos. Happy Model Railroading!
Sawyer, I used the mix of white water and glue for the scenery I had done a few weeks ago, and it worked very well, but I figured that I should at least give the Scenic CEMENT a shot.
However, that didn't work, since I was a moron and got Scenic GLUE, which is apparently very different from Scenic CEMENT. D'OH!
Hey, Taylor, good to hear from you again. Hopefully a few of our other guys start posting again soon...
Well, I have three days of freedom left to accomplish as much MRRing as possible. After that, it's seventy days of lacrosse. Even on Sundays, when we don't have lax, I won't have time for MRRing (and likely time to visit the forums on a regular basis) around homework and research papers (on trains )