Great work everyone!.....
Here is a flat car, ATSF 93302, with a load of machinery for Prestage Tool & Gear. Flat Car is a blue box kit with light weathering and the wrapped machinery is by Chooch.
Tomkat, Great weathering. Larry gives you on your tarp job.
Well, Larry got one of our MDC Shays working. He installed an NWSL regearing kit, and then rewired for the decoder. This puppy will pull 7 loaded cars up a 6% grade at a super slow crawl.
Its raining here, so we worked on layout all morning.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
gear-jammer wrote: MrB, I assume that you will be off skiing so we won't see your photos this weekend. Sue
MrB, I assume that you will be off skiing so we won't see your photos this weekend.
Well, it is my duty to inform you that you're wrong on both counts. We decided to call it a season after last week, so I got to spend most of the day working on the layout, something I haven't done in months. The big project is Farmers Plaza, which is the reason for the hexagonal cobblestone castings I've been working on. This is where I'm at right now, with that part of town in the workshop. The sections have been cut to shape, painted and glued to the base. (You can see the cobbles better if you click on the photo to blow it up.)
The small circular hole just to the right of center is for a Walthers Cornerstone street light, while the rectangle behind it is the opening for the subway entrance. This particular piece of real estate sits directly on top of the Penny Lane station, next to Suzanne's House of Beef.
For those who missed the saga of the cobblestones, I'll provide a brief summary. I obtained a section of artificial beekeepers' honeycomb (called Perma-Comb) from the manufacturer, who thought this was a great idea, being a former O-gauger himself. I rolled modelling clay over the comb structure, and then used that to make a latex mold. I cut the resulting hydrocal castings to shape, primed them with gray and then sprayed with a textured tan from Rustoleum.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
It's the Campbell's express, pulled by triple-headed Dr. Peppers!
Actually, it's the mainline in Glenrock going down. The cans are weighting the track until the caulk cures.
Now the cans have taken the siding. The turnout is the first fasttracks switch I built, and the first I've installed. End ties are not in place yet. I'm not too worried about the difference in appearance between the turnout and the track - with weathering, the difference should all but disappear. The turnout works flawlessly, I'm mighty happy to say - even my 2-10-2 takes the siding, dropping the 1/8" in elevation from the main with nary a hitch!
A few days later, and the first train arrives in the scenery-less Glenrock. Here it sits on the main. The siding hasn't been extended this far yet.
Here's another view of the train. Next step - building the opposite-end siding turnout so I can complete the siding and press on towards Casper!
Mark P.
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WOW! As usual some fantastic work in this thread! It gets better and better. Thought I show you some scenery work I am doing. This is the area just in front of Seneca Lake. I have added a couple of "n" scale buildings here to give some forced perspective. The scenery is not finished yet but well on its way. The fence by the barn is scratch built and is the present project. I am about 1/3rd done with the fence. I have certainly gained added respect for those of you that work all the time in "nearly Invisible"!
I have also been doing some photos for the April contest across the street. These are two that didn't make the cut....
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Here's a photo of the benchwork project I just completed and set up. It is 11' across the back and 13' down each leg to the blobs. Many thanks to Tom Bryant_MR for his help installing the benchwork.
Don Z.
Research; it's not just for geeks.
Just completed yesterday a lengthened Bachmann On30 caboose, started it a couple of months ago but I got sidetracked several times on other projects:
Got the idea from an article by Bob Heyden in the January Gazette, took two of the short Bachmann cabeese as in the photo and made them into the longer one.
Bob Boudreau
CANADA
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Not a lot of train work this weekend, being Easter and all, but I did get a new toy to play with. Here's my first (and admittedly worst) video, but it shows off my trainroom as it stands so far.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrSk4BW3ZU0
C&HVs only SW1000..
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
Cool, Larry. Was that a tough one to find...a long-time hunt? I hope you get lots of pleasure from that little guy.
-Crandell
Railphotog wrote: Just completed yesterday a lengthened Bachmann On30 caboose, started it a couple of months ago but I got sidetracked several times on other projects:Got the idea from an article by Bob Heyden in the January Gazette, took two of the short Bachmann cabeese as in the photo and made them into the longer one.
Congratulations, Bob! It turned out very well, obviously. What was the impetus for this project...a match to a prototype?
I spent most of this afternoon ripping hardboard to make splines for roadbed - anyone want to see a photo of a pile of splines (lol)?
Tom
Here's what I started this morning...
Woodland Scenics "The Scenery Kit" Learing Kit....
I added the 1x4 for extra support on the underside....
Subroadbed installed and test fitting the roadbed and track for length....
Enjoy!
//signed// John Powell President / CEO CNY Transportation Corp (fictional)
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Hunter - When we met in January of 2000, you were just a 6 week old pup who walked his way into this heart of mine as the only runt in the litter who would come over to me. And today, I sit here and tell you I am sorry we had to put you down. It was the best thing for you and also the right thing to do. May you now rest in peace and comfort. Love, Dad. 8 June 2010
I love you and miss you Mom. Say hi to everyone up there for me. Rest in peace and comfort. Love, John. 29 March 2017
Well After all the confusion about what to do with my layout I decided to try my hand at some new style of trees for fun. Really easy , and quick to do so I think with more time involved these could turn out pretty darn good in my opinion, just more time and effort.
Chris
talon104 wrote:Well After all the confusion about what to do with my layout I decided to try my hand at some new style of trees for fun. Really easy , and quick to do so I think with more time involved these could turn out pretty darn good in my opinion, just more time and effort.Chris
And how, pray tell, did you make them?
Well Jeff,
I used twiggs , found out in a field that has a general shape for a tree and base for them, Polyfiber( fiber fill) from wally world, until i get the general shape, spray with (spray adhesive) elmers kind.. let dry :spray paint green , then I sprinkled light green ground foam on it sprayed with adhesive again. i made six in a total of maybe 15 min or so. I'm going to start making better ones and i'll post quick easy, and cheap and ,actually got a wow out of the wife.