An MT train of GRAMPS tanks at Black Cat Junction. They shuttle back and forth between Snowden and Chama, bringing crude to the Oriental Refinery in Durango on my layout.
Passing Summit.
After testing for close clearances, the mockup of the Merry Widow Mine is under construction. This is where the uranium comes from that ends up at the AEC's Dove Creek facility.
More details to add, but the Merry Widow (think of all the payments for those miners who'll die from breathing radon... ) is substantially complete.
And the Blackstripe Brewery finally got its vats and some lights...
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
Great stuff everyone! Love that old logger in B&W, Bear
Finished up the switchback that rises behind Snowden to the Merry Widow Mine. First pic is the start and end, the second is the switchback in between.
The unpainted loading rack at the GRAMPS pipeline terminal.
Closeup of the pumps.
For now, the rack is pushed towards the mainj, but eventually there will be a siding in the space in between seen here.
OK, this will be a 2-parter...
Bear ... Nice little engine.
Jimmy ... Looks like a large club layout.
Rick ... The tank cars look great, and the N&W bicentenial locomotive is impressive.
Terry ... Watched your videos, and the sound decoders are great sounding.
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I weathered 11 ore cars in recent few days, and some are in these photos. Now all of my ore cars are weathered. ..... The first photo shows steel mill switcher (patched former GN) shoving ore towards the high line in the back of the blast furnace. ..... The second photo shows More cars of ore in front of the blast furnace.
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GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
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Morning All
Love the little loco Bear
Spent the last few days on Decoder installs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pwWosu9lvg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8im1UP6X5Q
TerryinTexas
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Good morning and a wonderful start to the morning Bear and Jimmy.
Jimmy, nice club layout you have there and a lot of work done and still to be done.
I managed to finish a couple of cars this week along with a new motive power purchase.
Atlas 17,600 Gal Corn Syrup Tank Car kit, painted with Scalecoat II Black and lettered with Islington Station Products Decals.
Atlas 17,600 Gal (ADM Style) Corn Syrup Tank Car kit, painted with Scalecoat II Black and lettered with Herald King Decals.
I had missed these when they first came out, and when I got Klein's notice for 20% off on Athearn, I checked their offering's and they had 8 of these in stock, so I got one at a good price. I reaaly like some of the the Bi-Centennial engines and have one more to get that Athearn is doing this year the DT&I version, along with a couple I am painting.
See you all later!
Rick J
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Nice one there bear.
I was on vacation this week and a lot of work on the club layout
Ballast work in "Shire Oaks"
One of my freelanced boxcars I did. Started as data onlyonly
Weathering on the concrete floor in the just finished shire Oaks roundhouse. Assembled the kit and weathered.
Close up on the doors. I simulated peeling paint on the door, and soot generally accumulating the higher up you go.
Have a great weekend all.
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