Hey Guys,
Holy Crap I haven't been on here lately, busy with soccer and the girl, no extra time for anything else.
Hows everything been?
Sorry its been so long!
Taylor
Bear Down!
Joe, money saving tip: 50:50 elmers white glue:water is just as good, if not better than scenic cement. Not to mention WAYYYY cheaper
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Okay, so today ended up being a much busier day than I originally anticipated, and I did not get as much done as I was hoping to.
I also discovered that I am horrible at ballasting...
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Welp, drove all over today and still tired from the game (we lost by a lot, and after missing a week I had NO gas left), but here's my progress form teh weekend
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Got the roads going:
And here's the industrial corner:
And my dad's influential power wins again...
After he asked if I wanted to go to the train show tomorrow (I already knew about it, but never mentioned bringing it up), we decided that it wouldn't be worth the twenty bucks in gas (about a third of a tank) and twenty bucks admission.
After some discussion about how I was already overbudget for the year and I didn't want to spend any more money until summer, he convinced me to buy some stuff. Tomorrow, we're going to the LHS. I'll grab some more cork, turnouts, and flextrack so that I can continue staging, some ballast (if I can find a color that I like), and anything else I can find (read: afford).
Also, we're gonna go out to the hardware store and grab a soldering iron. That way, I can solder the feeders I have drilled and the rail joints.
Look for a lot of progress (hopefully) this weekend!
Joe, my main problem with Unstoppable was the language. Yes, RR workers are potty mouths, but still, there's just too much language. It's still REALLY good though! watched it three times in the space of less than 48 hours.
Well, not much progress. Got a rugby match tomorrow, but Saturday hopefully i can go buy more spray paint and hair spray and get started on making more Super Trees. I'll probably make them this Saturday and then on early release Wednesday next Wednesday.
So, my plan to do a little more scenery over the long weekend didn't really work out... Somehow, the weekend flew by faster than a regular weekend, and I didn't get much of anything done.
After organizing the mountain of boxes that was under my layout, I found some various wire. So I grabbed the drill and started drilling holes and cutting wire. I have about half the feeders drilled, cut and placed.Before I continue, I need a soldering iron. My dad has mentioned before that having one would be useful, so I'll talk to him. Maybe we'll split the cost (I'm not sure how much they cost).Then I'll be able to solder the feeders and rail joints. After that, I can get some heavier wire and those 3M clip things so I can have the wiring done by the time I'll have saved up for a Zephyr and decoders.
Not exactly MRR related, but I finally saw Unstoppable over the weekend (we rented it on iO). It was very good. They could have made it much less dramatic and still had it be good, but whatever.They did a very good job with the details as well. A few things here and there, but that is to be expected.
yeah joe, that's what I've heard. I would've tried it, but I sprayed the paint on two different days and the yellow was being a PAIN! oh well. I'll probably spray over the yellow and just run the units as straight blue for now
Adding to what Jordan said:
I've heard that you should spray a second coat of yellow after masking the yellow stripe. Then spray it with green.
I don't have any personal experience with that, but I've always heard that the second coat of hellow helps to seal the edges of the tape.
Packers#1 Close-up of the end of the B23-7. I don't really like this paint scheme, and while I've had an idea of another, I'm not really sure. Anyone have an easy to paint two tone paint scheme?
Close-up of the end of the B23-7. I don't really like this paint scheme, and while I've had an idea of another, I'm not really sure. Anyone have an easy to paint two tone paint scheme?
I don't think there is a really super easy way to paint to two-tone scheme. Unless you have the option to use decals. The easiest way I know is to spray your first coat (after primer) with your lightest color. In your case it would be yellow. Then, carefully tape off the areas you want yellow. Make sure the tape get's in all the grooves. It's a huge pain in the butt, however you will be more satisfied with the results if a good portion of time is spent doing that. After taping, spray on your darker coat of paint (Green) so that it covers all the primer, and visible yellow. Let the paint dry completely before peeling off the tape.
It is difficult to paint a two tone scheme, and one mistake can ruin the paint job. Try practicing on some boxcars, or other junk models that have grooves and ridges in them to get the hang of it.
Nice work Sawyer, I like the cut on the rear portion of the layout.
Tyler, nice work on the switching layout, I can't wait to see more progress.
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Tyler, you've been workin hard man!
Joe, saw the WPF pics, nice man.
Well, I'll jsut share my progress pics here as well. MAN do I love supertrees!
First, an overview of the right side. Still don't have the road planned out (lost both my scale ruler and woodland scenics grader.) Anyone know how many inches wide a 2 lane n scale road is? Anyways, trees in the back, hot rod/car customizing etc shop in front of those, there will be a bait shop in front of that, train to the far right.
Here we are looking down the cut. The hill the camera is resting on will have trees, as will most of the length of the main.
Close-up of the shop:
Finally, got a LOT more trees left to make and plant. Might make a tutorial.
Wow, Tyler! You've been busy!
A while back, I decided that I would add a road overpass near the Kuiken Lumber spur, but never posted a photo of the mockup. That, and the scenery work I did in the past week can be seen on my blog:http://http://bit.ly/hnESBS
Over the long weekend, I'm hoping to get some more scenery done, and get the PL42 done once and for all. When the time comes, I'll have photos of whatever gets done.
Enjoy!
I've also been getting some stuff done...still slogging through benchwork. I hope to be laying track by mid-March.
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Wow, you've made some great progress!
So, remember how I thought I had reached a standstill? Well, apparently I haven't!
While going through some boxes (the crap under my layout is a mess, so I'll probably use some of the long weekend to resolve that...), I discovered that I still have some scenery supplies leftover from the old layout. So, the past few days, I've gotten a decent amount of ground covered. I'll continue working over the weekend.
Photos of scenery work, and my now 99% completed PL42AC, are to come. Stay tuned.
My goodness, its been a long while since any real conversations have gone on, and even longer still since I was a part of one. Well, if you guys are interested, please read the latest issue of the Bradwood Chronicle, in which the author was buried between snow and solid dirt (Read for the whole story). Also, highlights are brought to Bert Wesminster, graduate of the Biltmore Estate Forestry School (real place). Enjoy!
~G4
19 Years old, modeling the Cowlitz, Chehalis, and Cascade Railroad of Western Washington in 1927 in 6X6 feet.
In addition to the genset and GP50-3 I already have, I'll eventually add a pair of Dash 8's for the stone train. After I have those, I'll be able to get a few more geeps (either GP50-3s or GP40-2s) and one or two more D8's, so that I'll have enough power to allow for them to be swapped out occasionally.
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Joe, I also love GE's, both standard and wide cabs. I have 2 U23Bs and a B23-7; I want to get a pair of C40-8Ws for the CSRY mainline fleet (although I'll also have SD45s). There's not very many locos I dislike. I also have a C420 (just love the look of them).
GG, nice man
Well, no rugby today (the pitch owners don't want us playing). Means I can sand and paint my hills today.
That reminds me that I need to eventually get some Kadees to uprade my whole fleet. Yet another thing to add to my never-ending To Do list...
And in other news, or lack thereof, I STILL haven't sent in 1002's board. But I WILL get that done this weekend. I will NOT let that slip my mind for yet another weekend...
I've been slowly building and upgrading the N scale rolling stock fleet. MTL and Athearn cars have been receiving BLMA wheelsets, and the remaining Atlas cars will receive FVM ones when I have money again. I've also been installing Z scale couplers on the equipment. I would like to add weight to each car to increase the ease of coupling, so we'll see how that plays out, but here's a shot of an MTL hopper (left) with BLMA wheels, and an Atlas Boxcar (right) with stock wheelsets. The couplers are from Full Throttle.
Alex
I decided to go ahead and make another decision that will (eventually) add some more diversity to my roster.
TSR has purchased C40-8 locomotives from Norfolk Southern for use on intermodal and stone trains:GE Locomotives Added to Roster
While I don't have the need or money for them right now, I'll hopefully be able to get them during the summer (along with a lot of other stuff). They'll probably end up being Atlas units.
I absolutely LOVE standard cab GE's! They'll go along good with the Geeps used on the local, and I have a realistic reason for having them!
Joe, yeouch on the concussion man! I've managed to not get a major one yet, although apparently, at least according to my dad, i've had a minor one once (described a practice incident last year to him, long story)
Tyler, nice progress. saw the trackplan, cool
Today was an early release day; I went ahead and put joint compound on the hills to the right. Hopefully saturday i'll have enough energy to paint them etc
I took advantage of the snow day (well, part of it, after shoveling endlessly, not feeling well [yet another concussion...], and spanish homework) and got that bottom edge painted on the PL42.Over the weekend, hopefully I'll be able to get the sideframes done, reattach the grilles that fell off, touch up paint, and dullcote the shell so that the PL42 will be done (aside from the fuel tank issue, which will likely never be resolved).I'll also fill out the warranty card and write the short letter (Atlas requires it for warranty work) required before I can send out 1002's board. Hopefully I can get that in the mail on Monday.
I made a bit of progress...one more section is bolted in place.
BUMP!
I've made no progress. However:
I finally called Atlas. They said to send them the board, and they'll send me a replacement. Now, I just need to get around to sending it to them...
And I found out that I never got these little parts that allow you to attach to prototypical sideframes to the PL42AC drive, replacing the stock ones. When I found out, however, I forgot to email the guy at Island Model Works. Luckily, he saw my post on another forum, and was nice enough to PM me. I gave him my address, and I got the parts in the mail today. I'll have to sand them down (they're resin castings, and leaving them as is would have the sideframes protruding past the side of the body by a scale foot or two...) and paint them (come to think of it, the sideframes could probably use another coat of black while I'm at it...) before I can glue the sideframe castings to them and attach them to the trucks.And I STILL have to paint the bottom of the body black on the one side. Maybe one day, I'll finally find the time and motivation to do this...
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hey fellas, there's an update video for you. Would have pics as well, but this comp's SD card reader ain't working and the other comp also ain't working (period), so I wound up refilming this video.
The staging isn't ideal, but it's the best I could come up with. All eastbounds coming out of staging have to make a reverse move down the lead and onto the main before actually proceeding East (Pax trains actually require two reverse moves). Westbounds aren't a problem because they can come straight off the lead and onto the main heading the right direction (although Pax trains require a reverse move to get onto the lead).
Double ended staging would be nice, but I am already stretching the capabilities of a layout this size. I could make the staging better by using smaller curves, but that isn't feasible because of the length of the pax cars. So I'll just have to make do with what I have.
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Not modeling, but for those who haven't seen this yet...
What happens when you drop a locomotive from thirteen feet in the air?
- A half ripe banana
Joe, your handwriting is 20 times, minimum, better than mine. The staging looks like it'll be good man!
well, so far I have some ballasting and a half-formed hill to show for today lol.
I have the staging marked on the trackplan, although it may be hard to read (sorry if my handwriting is illegible to you guys...).
There are actually two staging yards. Each contains two stub-ended tracks, one yard at the top, and the other at the bottom. The yard at the top (it's marked "Pax Staging") is for NJT sets. The yard at the bottom (simply marked "Staging") is for storage of BY-1 and 401/400.