Hey! Where's Bear? Where's Jimmy?
It's 0630 here in the Daylight Savings time zone of the U.S. East Coast. I hope you all survived St. Patrick's Day and had your fill of green tea or green
Last week I posted some photos of the Compressor House for my steel mill complex and this week I have a few more showing additional details that were added. I just finished some of the lighting but I don't have time to get any photos as this weekend is the NMRA Div. 5 Lakeland (Mentor) OH, Railfest train show and I'll be having a few blokes over for an ops session so today will be spent on getting things ready for visitors... and showing Mr. Murphy out the door (hey, he's Irish isn't he... maybe he will be too "under the weather" to visit!
This shows some of the piping and ductwork I added to the building to give it some visual interest. I washed the surfaces with PanPastel powders to give the concrete a little variety.
The paint on the piping is just the first coat so I'll clean it up on the next pass. Yellow is oxygen; green, nitrogen; orange, tower water supply and red, tower water return. I still have to fabricate the truss work to support the pipes across the track, add steam, low pressure and high pressure air and conduits but I wanted to get the piping aligned with the building first, then add the support truss.
I got a little clever with attaching the pipe flanges to the building . The blackish plates are thin pieces of iron I salvaged from a transformer I tore apart. Then I glued tiny 1mm x 2mm super magnets into the pipe flanges. They stick like crazy and if I ever want to remove the building or pipe rack they just click apart
Now, as the Bear would say...
On to the GOOD STUFF Folkkes!
Regards, Ed
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Good morning from Sunny and Mild Northeast Ohio!
Ed, great start for the weekend, nice work on those lines, but based on what I know of industry those colors won't stay that bright for long.
Bear, your welcome, I really enjoyed the Wabash films, especially the later ones with a lashup of a C-425, U25B, F7's, Trainmaster and GP7 all on one train, along with some great shots of new 86' Hi-Cubes.
Managed to get some cars done this week to represent some Southeast Railroads.
Branchline 1937 AAR Boxcar Kit, painted with Scalecoat II Boxcar Red and lettered with Champ Decals.
IMRC 40' PS1 Boxcar Kit, painted with Scalecoat II Boxcar Red and lettered with Mask Island Decals. This was a repaint done by the Southern Railway after taking over the S&A Railroad.
Also did some more work on my New Haven C-425!
The top picture is the same one I posted a couple of weeks ago, and it was pointed out to me that the exhaust stack was for the dynamic braking and not for the prime mover as I assumed (and you know what that means). So I removed that stack and completed the lift rings, (second picture) now for some cab detailing and then off to the paint shop.
Thanks for looking!
Rick J
Rule 1: This is my railroad.
Rule 2: I make the rules.
Rule 3: Illuminating discussion of prototype history, equipment and operating practices is always welcome, but in the event of visitor-perceived anacronisms, detail descrepancies or operating errors, consult RULE 1!
Ed ......... The com[ressor house is a fantaastic model.
Bear...... Better late than never. Nice looking NZ equipment.
Rick .... Nice work on the C-425 ...I would not have known the stck was for dynamic brakes.
Below and SD leads some hoppers past the Scrap Yard.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
I slept in, after a truly stressful week.
Anyway, I got some work done- The Roundhouse for the club is completely sitting in the ground and just needs wired up.
Finished up the GP9 rebuild for my freelanced road, very "face only a mother could love" huh?
And I got the first five of my AVDC ortner hoppers done.
Five down, ten more left to go eventually.
(My Model Railroad, My Rules)
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).
Great start as always!
I have gotten a bit of scenery done in the area by the Girder Bridge... I am going to take a series of shots from under the bridge to get one worth entring in an NMRA Region Convention Photo Contest. This one won't be the one, but it is a start...
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Been a while since I posted, here is a scene I completed last week for the MFM club Trois-Rivieres Quebec.
Jack W.
I like the way this is starting this week.. awesom everyone! I have a couple covered hoppers for this week..
Tony
EK Sub in HO Scale
Crazy busy this week,
so will refrain from much commentary other than to say things look great with all the projects being worked on -- including a day off for Bear (we hope )
Competing forms of transportation
Under the bridge
Down in the yards beats down in the dumps
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
Spent some time replacing my QSI early ver 6 Sound decoder
with a Wow sound and keep alive
Here's the How To Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDQ9iOX7WDg
TerryinTexas
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http://conewriversubdivision.yolasite.com/
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Anthracite Modeler - YouTube
Started some landscape and ballast work on the northend Reading service facility...
I dry brushed some white highlights on my rocks, then started on some scenery. I have to get some tiny screws to mount my motor before I can work on the incline more. This is a first draft of the ground cover. These areas will also get armatured shrubs and trees so most of it won't even be real visible anyway.
Hi everyone!
Some really great work all round!
Ed - brilliant use of magnets, pastels look good.
Rick - nice detail work
Garry - great scene, always loved the scrap yard
Jimmy - not sure even a mother could love that!
Ray - the picture looks real! Very well done.
Jack - very convincing backdrop.
Tony - nice weathering, not overdone.
Mike - interesting scenes.
Here is my progress to date on the Roundhouse 3 in 1 Galloping Goose:
Made a classic dumb mistake. I forgot the resistor for the headlight LED. You can guess what happened. Of course all the wiring was glued in place in the passenger compartment roof to keep it out of sight.
I tried something new (for me anyhow) with the headlight. I used an 0402 warm white LED. It actually resembles a scale light bulb when the light is off, and if a high enough resistor is used it has the same effect when lit. I haven't tried to get a picture of it yet.
I tried to glaze the windows using Ngineering real glass but I gave up. It was just too complicated trying to get the glass in the right places for the open windows.
I still haven't figured out what to do regarding decals. I will probably keep it simple.
I have one problem with the electrics in that the power truck will take off on its own with the throttle set at zero. I'll start another thread to see what people suggest might be wrong. Doesn't do it all the time.
Dave
EDIT: I reset the decoder a couple of times and the gremlins seem to be gone, at least for now. It runs very nicely.
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Modern times have arrived on my layout with the addition of a new panorama coach to the roster of coaches and cars:
Nice work folks.
Dave, the goose looks great. The Stanton is known for its fast starts. Did you install a decoder yet? That should help.
I see that you installed the kit supplied wheels in front. Did you install power pickups? I picked up the same kit a few weeks ago and I am exploring my options. I might try to model the one that was on Victoria Island. Oh, and what did you use for your engine cover?
Simon
Some great stuff again this week! Keep them coming guys!
A photo from a short operating session (read running the trains) this week.
New York Central GP-40 #3083 rumbles past Black River Tower with a short coal drag. The locomotive is an Atlas model with a Soundtraxx DSD sound decoder and a 3/4-inch speaker installed.
Keep the photos and ideas coming everyone. Because of you WPF is always the best thread of the week.
Remember its your railroad
Allan
Track to the BRVRR Website: http://www.brvrr.com/
I have not posted on this forum for quite some time now but, I thought I would share some cabooses I finished up last night. All Brass.
I am a little embarased with the right side railing in this one. I did not see that untill I took the picture. I will have to touch that one up a bit. This one is a resin kit.
I am a little embarased with the right side railing in this one. I did not see that untill I took the picture. I will have to touch that one up a bit.
This one is a resin kit.
Ed, Thanks for breaking ground on the WPF. Nice structure build you've got going. Ah, the compressor house, not for the faint of wrench nor sensitive of ear.
Finished the Angels Flight Hotel and it seems right at home next door to the Palace.
Thanks to all and regards, Peter
Peter, is that one of those Hydrocal kits? How did it go together? Looks great!
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
Mission completed!
Hi Simon:
Thanks for the kind words.
Nice find! The 3 in 1 kits are getting pretty rare.
I have already installed a Loksound Select Micro and it works fine except for the problem of the truck taking off on its own sometimes. There is a gremlin in there somewhere. EDIT: I reset the decoder a couple of times and the gremlin seems to have gone. Time will tell.
I did install power pickups on the front truck and it was actually quite easy. I used Kadee #5 coupler springs. All I did was bend the spring arms out and twist them 90 degrees. I had to drill a small hole where the black dot is (hopefully your hole will be more centered than my dot is) and I used a couple of tiny screws to attach the springs to the truck. I also welded the top and bottom of the truck chassis together with my soldering iron so the screws wouldn't pop them apart. Positioning the screw holes is a bit tricky because they are so close to the edge of the chassis. I left the 90 degree tab on the bottom of the springs. It sits nicely up against the bottom of the chassis and will stop the pickups from swivelling out of place.
This one will need to be straightened a bit before use. I did it up quickly for the picture:
I painted the truck before taking a picture but I think you can see the pickup in place. I still have to paint the brass rims:
I can't take credit for the spring idea. Lots of people have done it before with various locomotives.
I made the front hood out of the curved edges of a roof from a Grandt Line boxcab (made my own boxcab roof from brass) and the cowling is from a Jordan school bus kit. The slots on the side are from a generic locomotive grill set that I have had for years. No idea where they came from or who made them. The radiator is just styrene and brass screen. I don't suggest buying a $60.00 boxcab kit to steal the roof and chop it up.. If I hadn't had the scrap parts I would have just glued up some styrene and sanded it to shape. The bus also provided the passenger seating.
Please show us yours as it progresses.
Great work all around Fellas,
Ed, I am so impressed with your compressor house. I hope you plan on entering that in a NMRA contest. Great idea with the magnets.
Dave, Your Goose has really come along. You'll beat those wiring troubles' we all know you to well.
Peter, That is remarkable brick work on the front of both buildings, how did you get that different coloring on the bricks?
Johnboy out...........
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Thanks Johnboy:
last mountain & eastern hoggerwe all know you to well.
The gremlins seem to have gone. I reset the decoder a couple of times and now it runs quite nicely. The decoder was really messed up when I first got it even though it was brand new out of the box (or so it appeared). Maybe I gave it a dose of static electricity or something.
All the best.
Thanks for the detailled pics Dave. My Goose project is not on top of the pile right now, but I will post it when it does.
George, Yes, DTD hydrocal kits. The castings require careful clean-up, fitting and squaring. Some ingenuity helps in dealing with casting imperfections, gaps and exposed seams.
John "in the Great White North", The different colors on the brick work was randomly applied with a 10/0 round tip brush and slightly thinned craft paints. And in my case a pair of magnifiers and some classical background music.
I rather like the unique character the DTD kits present and how they take to additions, customizing and bash ups.
Thanks and regards, Peter
Peter in a different section of town, you could call it the Fallen Angels Hotel
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
I got a call late Sunday afternoon that my new machines for the loco shop arrived and needed to get off the main........I had to hightail over to the basement and assist in spotting the heavy flat in the yard.
Rich
Rich:
Nice loads! Love the tie downs too.
Did you make those?
My Dad made those back in the 90's. I wish I could get him to do more but he is in bad health these days and doesn't get around that well. He's done some pretty cool stuff in his days going back to the 50's when his dad owned a hobby shop in phila. I wish I had half the talent he has/had......