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Posted by John-NYBW on Sunday, March 26, 2023 8:08 PM

BATMAN

More projects, please.

I replaced a Walthers/Shinora #8 curved turnout with a Peco #7 because of freguent derailments over the Walthers turnout. The Peco #7 actually has broader curves than the Walthers #8, especially on the inside curve. It has improved operation but a few of my full length passenger cars still have trouble taking the inside curve which is an operational nuisance. I'm still working the problem.

More projects, please.

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Posted by BATMAN on Sunday, March 26, 2023 5:56 PM

Added the first of about 30 highlight colours to this rock face today.

More projects, please.

 

Brent

"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."

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Posted by gmpullman on Sunday, March 26, 2023 5:30 PM

SeeYou190

 

 

More under-construction or work-in-progress please.

-Kevin

 

Here's a modification to a yard ladder I made a few weeks ago:

 Yard West Cleanup by Edmund, on Flickr

The original turnouts were power-routing type and I didn't like the way they were gapped.

 West end yard-leveling by Edmund, on Flickr

The new lead has powered frogs and I realigned a track so I could fit in a water tower.

 West end yard-overhead by Edmund, on Flickr

More projects, please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Saturday, March 25, 2023 12:12 PM

gmpullman
More project progress or construction, please.

This is one of those "found" images.

This little detail was hidden in the corner of a picture of my wife. There on my desk was an N scale Period Miniatures craftsman kit under construction, with a couple of more kits still in the boxes.

It is amazing what shows up in the backgrounds if you look for it.

More under-construction or work-in-progress please.

-Kevin

Living the dream.

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Posted by gmpullman on Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:50 AM

SeeYou190
Show me something else under construction.

I'm making slow progress to get my city scenes put together.

Test fitting some street layouts:

 City_Streets-OH by Edmund, on Flickr

Making some headway:

 City-Progress-2-22 by Edmund, on Flickr

The fog is rolling in...

 Foggy City by Edmund, on Flickr

Open for business:

 Rexall_nite-1 by Edmund, on Flickr

More project progress or construction, please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:10 AM

John-NYBW
More construction sites.

I bought two undecorated Walthers 46 foot USRA gondolas, and a package of two Chooch automotive scrap loads for them. The Chooch loads include a very prominent body of a Model T Ford,and I did not want that on both of the loads.

-All Photographs by Kevin Parson

I modified one of the loads. First I cut off the section with the body, and milled out a hollow to clear the floor weight.

Then I glued the load in place and filled in the voids with scrap styrene. I also removed two other distictive features.

Finally, I filled over all the voids with bits and gubbins from my scrap box to complete the load.

The finished freight cars:

I don't have a good picture looking down at the two loads.

-  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -

Show me something else under construction.

-Kevin

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Posted by John-NYBW on Saturday, March 25, 2023 9:59 AM

SeeYou190

Please show me any work-in-progress.

-Kevin

 

The structures have been temporarily positioned on the plywood and the streets have been paved but still need to add sidewalks and details such as a sign for the hotel.

More construction sites.

 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, March 24, 2023 11:33 PM

John-NYBW
I'll leave the early days subject open in case others want to show theirs. 

Early Days:

-Photograph by Kevin Parson

Later Days:

-Photograph by Kevin Parson

Please show me any work-in-progress.

-Kevin

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Posted by John-NYBW on Friday, March 24, 2023 11:30 PM

Track fiddler

More early days, then a while later pleaseSmile, Wink & Grin

 
 
 
TF
 

 
I didn't take any pictures of the early days of my layout but I did take some under construction photos when I began building the short line addition. This section shows an incomplete switchback to a sawmill operation.
 
 
I'll leave the early days subject open in case others want to show theirs. 
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Posted by Track fiddler on Friday, March 24, 2023 6:51 PM

gmpullman

    Early Days:

Then a little while later:

   Sorry, no pink foam for me Whistling

More early days, please.

SWEET!
 
If running the bigger scale, on that big of a scale, in a gargantuan basement like that, ... one would probably choose all wood tooWink
 
 
   
    Early days:
 
 
Then a while later:
 
 
    At least the pink closed cell has a good foundation to itWhistling...Laugh
 
 
 
More early days, then a while later pleaseSmile, Wink & Grin
 
 
 
TF
 
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Posted by gmpullman on Friday, March 24, 2023 4:32 PM

 

[trying to out-smart the FORBIDEN 403 warning!]

PC101
More early days please. PC101

    Early Days:

 HO_1995_0001 by Edmund, on Flickr

 HO_early by Edmund, on Flickr

 

Then a little while later:

 IMG_1980-fix by Edmund, on Flickr

 

 IMG_0759 by Edmund, on Flickr

   Sorry, no pink foam for me Whistling

More early days, please.

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Posted by mbinsewi on Friday, March 24, 2023 3:10 PM

Oh yea!  Limbs n Legos, looks good to me!

Mike.

 

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Posted by BATMAN on Friday, March 24, 2023 2:55 PM

PC101
The early days...benchwork, we don't need no stinkin benchwork.

LaughLaughLaugh

Now ya tell me.

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Posted by PC101 on Friday, March 24, 2023 2:48 PM

BATMAN

More early days, please.

 

The early days...benchwork, we don't need no stinkin benchwork.

More early days please. PC101

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Posted by BATMAN on Friday, March 24, 2023 2:28 PM

Day one!

More early days, please.

Brent

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Posted by mbinsewi on Friday, March 24, 2023 2:19 PM

I got your sea of pink covered:

I guess that's enough!

I wanted to get all of the bac drop painted before I moved on.

More early stages of your layout please!

Mike.

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Posted by Track fiddler on Friday, March 24, 2023 2:03 PM

BATMAN

Please show me early days of your layout.

Nice!
 
 
I'll Bite.....Ya mean the sea of pink? Laugh
 
 
Problem is, it's still that way with just a few more things, but still (NO TRAINS) running on it yetWhistling
 
 
 
More early days please.
 
 
 
TF
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Posted by BATMAN on Friday, March 24, 2023 1:15 PM

Lone Wolf and Santa Fe
Please show me passenger cars.

Early days on the layout. Job #1, get those trains runnin!

Please show me early days of your layout.

Brent

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Posted by Lone Wolf and Santa Fe on Friday, March 24, 2023 12:20 PM

I bought a boxcar at a trainshow with a FRED installed. It was too hard to make sure it was always the last car on a train so I removed the FRED and installed it on this Amtrak express boxcar so it will always be on the end of a train.

Please show me passenger cars.

Modeling a fictional version of California set in the 1990s Lone Wolf and Santa Fe Railroad
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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, March 24, 2023 12:15 PM

gmpullman
More train tail-ends, please.

The fellow in the blue car will finally be able to cross the tracks soon.

-Photograph by Kevin Parson

Show me the ending of another train.

-Kevin

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Posted by gmpullman on Friday, March 24, 2023 11:33 AM

SeeYou190
Please show me the end of another train.

     Short flagging!

 PRR_Brakeman_tone by Edmund, on Flickr

    — later that day, almost home:

 PRR at the end of the day by Edmund, on Flickr

More train tail-ends, please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, March 24, 2023 11:07 AM

John-NYBW
More rear ends.

I barely got the camera out in time to capture the end of this train before it disappeared from view.

-Photograph by Kevin Parson

Please show me the end of another train.

-Kevin

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Posted by John-NYBW on Friday, March 24, 2023 10:44 AM

SeeYou190

Show me the end of another train.

-Kevin

 
A 20th Century Limited obs.
 
 
More rear ends.
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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, March 24, 2023 10:01 AM

PC101
Send us more Athearn please

Unmodified "straight-up-stock" Athearn Blue Box caboose:

-Photograph by Kevin Parson

Show me the end of another train.

-Kevin

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Posted by PC101 on Friday, March 24, 2023 2:48 AM

gmpullman
 

 

 

 

Still more from Athearn, please.

 

Here is one from Athearn, it comes in a orange and white box with a price of $24.95. It's supposed to be a PRR DD-40. It has two Jet 400 motors under the hood and weighs in at 2lbs.1oz, it has 16 driving wheels. It was listed in the 1987 Walthers catalog for $28.50 but not in the 1989 catalog.

Send us more Athearn please. PC101.

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Posted by gmpullman on Thursday, March 23, 2023 9:26 PM

PC101
More Athearn locomotives please.

Second hand power:

 P-C-754_F7a by Edmund, on Flickr

Still more from Athearn, please.

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Posted by PC101 on Thursday, March 23, 2023 7:34 PM

doctorwayne

Wayne

How about some more Athearn locomotives?

 

What we have here is an Athearn BB GP9 or maybe a GP7... I'm so confused.Confused

I see that I was a little slow on posting this one.

Since the above post from Shane is still wanting too see Athearn locomotives, we are still on the right track.

More Athearn locomotives please.

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Posted by NVSRR on Thursday, March 23, 2023 7:18 PM

two athearn work horse Sd40-2's

 

More athearns please

Shane

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An optimist sees the light at the end of the tunnel

A realist sees a frieght train

An engineer sees three idiots standing on the tracks stairing blankly in space

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Posted by doctorwayne on Thursday, March 23, 2023 10:24 AM

SeeYou190
Show me another Athearn Blue Box diesel locomotive model. -Kevin

Here's two re-worked Athearn diesels (of 53 that I built) to match some TH&B real diesels...

Wayne

How about some more Athearn locomotives?

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Posted by John-NYBW on Thursday, March 23, 2023 10:17 AM

SeeYou190

Show me another Athearn Blue Box diesel locomotive model.

-Kevin

 

The Tuscan F-unit set is Blue Box. The Brunswick Green F-unit set is Genesis.

More Blue Box or Genesis please. 

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