richhotrainThe problem is much more pronounced with ABBA consists than AB consists.
I have one ABA set of F3s. It is really too long for my planned layout. I will probably run it as an AA. An ABBA set would be extremely unsightly.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
What I am doing now is starting to do basic folage around my port area. Painted the track in the area and then added some diferent colors of ties to the siding, then added tufts on the siding and added a Walthers bumping post. I have used these bumping posts before but never needed to glue them down so I CA this one down, hope it works as in this case it realy stops the cars from hitting the floor which happend when I built the siding as I instaled a control swith upside down by accident and two cars went flying. These were well done Gould flat now cars (now Tichy) but I got lots of repair peices so no problem but it was a pain. Today I will try to do the ground cover Martin Welberg style. Never did his way before but like his stuff so decided I could copy his style via his videos, we shall see, the brushes have been soaking over night, we will also see if the ones I bought are correct.
SeeYou190 richhotrain The problem is much more pronounced with ABBA consists than AB consists. I have one ABA set of F3s. It is really too long for my planned layout. I will probably run it as an AA. An ABBA set would be extremely unsightly. -Kevin
richhotrain The problem is much more pronounced with ABBA consists than AB consists.
Rich
Alton Junction
richhotrainAre the B units dummies?
No, all my Stewart/Kato F Units are powered.
Right now I am in the middle of laying track and wiring. I only have one of my 4 towns complete, and I started around the first of the year. Part of the problem was that I decided to solder feeders to the bottom of the rail instead of on the side (in N scale, even #22 wire can look out of place). So that means a lot of measuring and planning where the wires will drop before I can lay down the track. Hopefully I can have this part finished by the end of the summer. We'll see...
Scott
I also suffer from the "buying locomotives" addiction, so I am re-motoring and adding decoders to engines these days. I have managed to control my addiction these last few years by establishing a list of must-haves and focussing on them. This meant that I stopped buying diesel engines (no offense) and have limited my purchases to HO scale .
I am also doing some final preparations before tackling scenery. These last few days, I have built some plastic bases on which my buildings will sit - I decided that all my structures would rely strictly on gravity for maintenance purposes. The only exception will be my turntable. My track is pretty much as reliable as it can get - I don't get derailments anymore and I am satisfied with the locations of the uncouplers.
I also caught myself assembling a shake-the-box reefer kit the other night. Just for fun.
Simon
I am painting some figures etc.
Here is Margaret Griffiths and her daughter Sally.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
You have the buying locomotive addiction Simon, so do I and it's a progressive disease You also seem to work at TF speed. At least you're laying your track. I've had mine since last Fall and still procrastinating but finding other things on the layout to do.
You like your scenes don't you David? I like them too, Nice!
I've been working all day installing arch trim on my Viaduct bridge. Tedious and I needed a break. The keystones looked like crap, so I pried them out and made some new ones.
TF
I have too many engines too, since I moved over to DCC I have bought about 10, 6 with sound. I should have bought more Bachmann S4's sound value when they were only $60.
I have that locomotive disease as well. I just purchased an Alco C415 shell from CMR just because I have alwys liked the engine in that it is unique. I will be using it as one of the switcvhers in my steel mill.
Building switches from scratch.
Working on putting in a sealed mine portal on the club layout
(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).
I have that loco disease! Don't want to get treated for it either lol. I've been switching over to acquiring Boston and Maine models, from doing PRR for years, and first won an auction for a P2K BL2 in B&M and it was DOA. I fixed the wiring but it needs work on the gearboxes. I don't think the gears are split, so I'll keep seeing what needs to be done. Just doesn't seem like the gears are seated and meshing right. It will be a good model to practice repair work on.
Yesterday I worked a bit on a Funaro and Camerlengo PRR H25 hopper kit. I had put off doing anywork on it for months as it's a lot more work than my usual plastic kits, but with resin kits I find if I sit and work on it a bit, make some progress and go at it before I get tired of it, I'll gladly come back to finishing it soon enough. I like building resin kits here and there as I love the satisfaction and more personal feel of a model I built and painted myself as well as added numerous details to enhance the model to my liking. I'll post pics as I get it closer to being done.
Alvie
I started a resin kit once, didn't like the fit and finish of it. My real joy is fixing models. I once made Z bracing for a wood kit type boxcar that I bought to fix, strandard shapes did not fit so I made my own out of wood, luckily I only needed a few small sections.
I had a break from my hobby, and now I came back and realized that I have a lot of old unfinished works, so now I am cleaning the garage and just make plans