Weekend Photo Fun - October 16th through October 18th 2020

[NorthBrit]

Young Jimmy Marston is still fixing the wheel on the vehicle.   Max the guard dog is wandering over and wonders why it takes so long.  After all Jimmy has been there eighteen months.

To the right we see Agnes Marston's  new Hillman Imp car. 

 

 

David

[SpaceMouse]

Kevin

This was built from an Intermountain kit. It is a SANTA FE "Caswell" gondola. This is the second one of these I have built. The first one was from a Westerfield kit. I will never build another one. These look great, but they are just too fiddly to put together.

It does look good. I too have a low tolerance for fiddly.

Ed

The scene is really coming together nicely.

Ed

Meanwhile —

I jumped back on to the NYC T-3 I had mentioned a few weeks back. Had no luck getting the first one to run well so what do I do but... buy a second one 

 

 

I don't know if I have the guts to spend big bucks on kit I can't put together. Then again I have no experience soldering brass. I can wait to see how they turn out. 

 

 

This week I layed the main--all 29 feet and 5 turnouts, and spent the rest of the week troubleshooting and fine tuning. I think I have it all sorted--all engines and rolling stock can travel backwards and forwards in both directions--except for one turnout that SP 1600 picks the open point on one out of 10 passes. (I don't know how. It shouldn't be able to touch it.) 

 

Anyway, I'm pulling the turnout and building a new point for it. 

 

 

SP 1600 easily negociates the formerly dastardly Happy Curve, dragging a load of Liliputians from San Francisco to Rock Ridge, Eureka and whistle-stops in between.

[gmpullman]

Thanks for another fine sendup for the Mid-October WPF, Kevin! The regular crowd shuffles in...

SeeYou190

I will never build another one. These look great, but they are just too fiddly to put together.

I, too, have a love/hate relationship with resin kits. I'm getting a little better, though, but still find them more frustrating rather than simply challenging.

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I managed to add just a few more details to the "tower scene" namely, big posts in the parking lot (maybe too big now that I see them ) and some Tichy PRR pipe railings on top of the stone retaining wall. These were a bit of a pain (.010 wire )

PRR_SG_tower-10-15 by Edmund, on Flickr

The end result is nice, though 

PRR_4595_I1sa-2 by Edmund, on Flickr

and a big, 'ol I1sa trundles by:

PRR_4595_I1sa by Edmund, on Flickr

 

Meanwhile —

I jumped back on to the NYC T-3 I had mentioned a few weeks back. Had no luck getting the first one to run well so what do I do but... buy a second one 

NYC_T3_Alco-models1 by Edmund, on Flickr

I bought some spring band belting but when it arrived I found that it was 2mm diameter and the original is 1.3mm  I also discovered that the worm shaft was bent on the first engine and I had to take the truck assembly apart, remove the shaft and straighten it, then solder the assembly back together.

NYC_T3_Alco-models by Edmund, on Flickr

These guys are proving to be a real challenge!

NYC_T3_Alco-models2 by Edmund, on Flickr

Tonight I got the trucks reassembled and threaded the spring belting through that little shaft/box. Tomorrow I'll try to reconnect the eyes of the springs 

Hopefully...

On to more great stuff, folks!

Thanks again, Cheers, Ed

 

 

[Little Timmy]

I'm suffering from a bit of insomnia this evening.....

My wife decided to spend my ENTIRE paycheck on stuff she needed. (Yea, I had to carry the bags...)

Anyways, she felt sorry for me and took me to a thrift store she had seen an ad for . She didn't tell me the ad had model trains there. I "punished"her for the overspending by getting about $125 in kits!!!!

It's too dark to post pictures right now, so I will do so later this weekend

(And this is why I will be "ignoring" the refer disaster for the time being...)

 

[Track fiddler]

Hi Kevin

Thanks for posting Weekend Photo Fun.  You always do such a great job.

As always I always enjoy your work

 

 

TF

[SeeYou190]

Welcome to Weekend Photo Fun

October 16, 2020 through October 18, 2020

All Are Welcome! 

Hello again everyone. Another great weekend is here! It is absolutely beautiful down here in Florida. We are getting early morning temperatures in the 60s, and the humidity is finally below 100%, whew!

I "completed" another freight car this week. It is not as complete as things I usually post. It could certainly benefit from a little bit of brush painting, but all my paints are inaccessible right now.

Anyway, at least I have something to share.

This was built from an Intermountain kit. It is a SANTA FE "Caswell" gondola. This is the second one of these I have built. The first one was from a Westerfield kit. I will never build another one. These look great, but they are just too fiddly to put together.

OK... there is my less-than-impressive start to Weekend Photo Fun for the week. I am looking forward to seeing what everyone else has to share this week.

Maybe Jake will make an appearance.

I hope everyone is well and happy.

Hooray for the weekend!

-Kevin