Looks like Bear is really working at lot this week, so I guess I will start it off this week!
By the way kudos to all who participated last week, one of the best weeks in the last few!
I will show my progress on the Hot Coil Car, I have stagnated a little bit as I have to make the bends in the main airline in three dimensions, so I have to think out where every bend goes before I go and do it. Although I got a couple of steps done before that one.Here I have installed some Kadee #158 Couplers in the boxes and spot glued them together for the installation on the car.After checking the coupler height and installing a few shims I glued the coupler boxes to the frames and the cover piece on top of the coupler box.Like some other people while waiting for glue to dry etc. I started work on another project that has been sitting around. I have a old Stewart U25b Diesel that I wanted to do for the Pennsylvania complete with the Trainphone Antennas as delivered. Some different views of the engine after installing Utah Pacific GE Lift Rings on the long hood and nose of the unit, a couple of grab irons, the Signal Box in front of the engineer on the walkway and the Cal-Scale Antenna Supports on the roof of the cab and along the sides of the long hood.Still to come, drop steps, coupler lift bar and other detail parts before painting.
Thanks for lookingRick J
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That's funny Rick cause I too am waiting for the glue to dry
So I thought I'd do this post
I did a video of how I do operations now
I use to do Car Cards
This is what I use for holders
"> but thought it may be too much clerk work and so I tried just doing an Operations Scenario Which is nothing more than a list of Locos their departure times and destinations and the order in which they run The video gives a glimpse of actual operations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCmx0rRe5o4
but thought it may be too much clerk work and so I tried just doing an Operations Scenario
Which is nothing more than a list of Locos their departure times and destinations and the order in which they run
The video gives a glimpse of actual operations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCmx0rRe5o4
TerryinTexas
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Here's the finished Wheeling boxcar. Started as an accurail undec kit.
And here is the CITY tower I showed last week with a porch added this week. All I need to do is some touch up work, the under roof arches, and weather the roof
Remember, this was my first project I did from scratch, there weren't even any plabd so I had to use photographs.
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These are the opinions of an under 35 , from the east end of, and modeling, the same section of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway. As well as a freelanced road (Austinville and Dynamite City railroad).
Nice work everyone. Jimmy, that's a fine job for a first scratchbuild. It grows on you, as do your skills.
Not a lot of photogenic stuff. I've been refining a couple of stretches of track that are a little rough. Tedious work. And setting up JMRI to add used iPhone/iPad devices as wireless throttles. So here's a few from the recent past that didn't get posted earlier IIRC.
A pair of views of the Durango Yard.
Up on the old Silverton RR, a double-header passes through Chattanooga.
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
Well it seems we're off to a great start this week.
Rick, your GE U Boat is coming out quite nice.
Terry, I love the idea of repurposing old tape cases.
Jimmy, Your box car and interlocking tower look terrific.
I've been hard at work on the section between Horseshoe Curve and the Gallitzin Tunnels.
Modeling the Pennsylvania Railroad in N Scale.
www.prr-nscale.blogspot.com
Nice work everyone like each WPF.
Work is going on on my high lift rotary coal dumper in Nscale.
I put here only two of numerous pictures you can found on our sister community
"LAYOUTS AND LAYOUTS BUILDING" my topic "Building a small yard in Nscale"
I fabricated all the pulleys brackets supports and soldered all the pulleys on the upper deck this week,
I also scratchbuild the two horizontal pulleys brackets supports, and have begun to prepare some pieces for the craddle.
This is the rail which will guide the craddle and this is the wheel, a 2mm roller bearing!,
ES44ac heritage unit leading a freight through the yard.
Another great start to the weekend. I returned to teaching this year, after 3 years of retirement, so I haven't really done a lot on the model railroad this year--mainly re-doing some scenery slowly but surely.
However, last week, my oldest articulated turned fifty---bought it in 1965, just after coming out of the Air Force. So here she is, still running like a champ and pulling like a herd of oxen. I've done some cosmetic face-lifting over the years, and a new motor and a little re-gearing, but basically she's the same big lady that came out of the Akane box when I was young and had hair, lol! Here she is pulling a freight up Yuba Pass. I think she'll probably outlast me.
Tom
Tom View my layout photos! http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/TWhite-014/Rio%20Grande%20Yuba%20River%20Sub One can NEVER have too many Articulateds!
A couple of days ago, I received my HOn30 BullAnt drive from Hollywood Foundry. This is the actual size - no Photoshop. It is 1.6 inches long, and DCC ready.
As I progress with this project, I will start a thread showing how things are going together.
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
G PaineI received my HOn30 BullAnt drive from Hollywood Foundry.
George,
Very Cool! I've got a couple of project concepts I hope to get to eventually that are intended to take advantage of Hollywood Foundry's offerings.
Start of a long journey! I finally have one sheet of foam board down and started hand laying siding ties this week. This is a project about 40 years in the making.
Thanks for the compliments guys. Mike, that really means a lot coming from you.
Hi Guys,
I'm new 'round here and mostly to model railroading in general. I started a layout a few years ago, it didn't work well, I got frustrated and stopped. Recently I accepted the fact that I'm going to do a lot of things wrong as I go and started up again. To keep things a little on the cheaper side starting out I'm working on an N-scale diorama using supplies I've had lying around.
Just painted the fascia with some sample paint we got when redoing one room in the house.
To save money, I went back in time and bought the bridge kit on sale...
Ok... maybe it's actually a kit that my grandfather had and never used. I don't know the actual age of it. My grandfather passed 20 years ago and I know he had it for a long time before that.
-matthew
Great to see what you all have been working on.
As for me, I'm putting together another parts-built brass loco. A mogul this time. Here it is on my workbench test track:
There's plenty of work yet to do, but it's finally looking like it may turn out OK.
Phil, I'm not a rocket scientist; they are my students.
dti406Looks like Bear is really working at lot this week
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Bear, I've built stuff before only using drawings found in books. So I guess you could say, this was my first one built where I ended up doing the drawing to build from. Yeah, I am going to do more scratch building in the future.
Jimmy,
That's really pretty darned good for a first shot. It'll grow on you. I have a few of my first creations around and they're pretty humble compared to your structure.
Scratchbuilding is a little like riding a bike. It sure seems intimidating at first -- that bike is so big and you're hardly able to reach the pedals and hold onto the handles at the same time. Now that you're upright and cruising, it'll only get better.
Another analogy is the scratchbuilding is a lot like making sour dough bread. Once you've got that yeast starter going, it's pretty easy to keep baking. You probably had a scrap box before, but now that you have leftovers from this project to add to them, you start looking at it in a different way. Hmmm, what could I make with this?!?!
Hello all, and already lots of great-looking stuff!
More work on my P-44-to-be:
Mostly work on the domes, beginning with some of the piping, and reshaping the front to be less bulgey.
P
Rick, Thanks for starting up the WPF while the Bear toils away. Like how you're detailing the U25B, I've got a soft spot for those old Stewarts.
Slow progress being made on a carfloat harbor scene. Finished weathering the Frenchman River pontoon float bridge yesterday.
Thanks to all and regards, Peter
Great stuff as usual, all!
I'm still working on hiding the main where it enters the lower level staging:
Terry in NW Wisconsin
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Two of the newest faces in the fleet, both have TCS 6 pin decoders in them.
SP&S modeler, 1960's give or take a decade or two for some equipment.
http://www.youtube.com/user/SGTDUPREY?feature=guide
Gary DuPrey
N scale model railroader
mlehman G Paine I received my HOn30 BullAnt drive from Hollywood Foundry. Very Cool! I've got a couple of project concepts I hope to get to eventually that are intended to take advantage of Hollywood Foundry's offerings.
G Paine I received my HOn30 BullAnt drive from Hollywood Foundry.
Yes Mike, I am pleased with the BullAnt, both from the quality of the product and the customer service. This is a link to their BullAnt ordering pagehttp://hollywoodfoundry.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=10&cat=BullAnt+Drive+MechanismsAs you can see, they have a lot options. There is a link 'click for details...'; it is a good idea to have both pages open when you are making selections. Prices include a 10% Goods and Services Tax (I think similar VAT in Europe) which is deducted when you complete your order. Air mail shipping was AUS$17.60. Final cost will depend of the exchange rate when you order; they have links to an exchange calculator.
The basic ordering dimension is wheelbase; but my critical dimension is overall length. I sent them an e-mail about this, and had a reply from Geoff in less than an hour that included a drawing.
Re G Paine's post about the Bull Ant power drive:
Geoff was very helpful when I placed an order with him. I was trying to duplicate the late Wolfgang Dudler's switcher and Geoff was kind enough to look up the specs from Wolfgang's original order. Doing so allowed me to put in a bigger motor than I thought I could.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
I tried my hand at locating the East Penn tower on my RDG, PRR, CNJ, LV layout....
I contracted the PRR for some layout cleanup. I caught them in the act one Sunday morning........
Nice work all.
My weekend project was much simpler. I put a new decoder in this P2K GP-7, replaced the bulbs for Leds and lubricate the gears. Back to service after a few months on the repair shelf.
Guy
Modeling CNR in the 50's
Everybody: .. All of your photos are very impressive.
Guy: your CN 1721 looks great.
Here is my project of recent days. This is a GN stock car (nearest to the camera) is a Mather Stock car I made from a Proto 2000 kit that has been in storage for a few years. It was made before Walthers purchased Life Like. It includes many fine details.
The second photos shows the SD24's I had in a video here last week. The Tsunami sound makes it realistic.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Crane on the club layout.
This is the model
And the prototype
Jack W.
Many of us will recognize this station, but it's such an old kit (copyright 1957) that most have never actually built one. I haven't either, but I needed to do some work inside it, so I carefully took it apart:
Yes, it's the old Revell station. This one was put together pretty well, but the walls have always been very thin plastic, so it glowed when I put a bulb into it for illumination. I think it was easier to disassemble it than try to line the walls while it was together. At the same time, I re-installed most of those thin, clear plastic window inserts, and touched up the paint here and there. While the windows were out, I gave the walls a spray of flat finish (still shiny after all these years!) and added a new nameplate to the sides.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Good stuff all around everyone.
Here are a couple from the BRVRR:
NYC ALCO #4210 rounds the curve at the west end of the BRVRR layout at the head of a short passenger train. These locos don't get much run time but I thought they deserved to have their photo taken.
NYC GP-20 #6109 east bound at the head of a mixed freight crossing RT-32 as a west bound coal drag passes on the outer mainline.
Keep the photos and ideas coming guys. Thanks to you WPF is always the best thread of the week.
Remember its your railroad
Allan
Track to the BRVRR Website: http://www.brvrr.com/