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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 22, 2003 10:26 PM
In model railroading there is always going to be something to work on. I'm still finishing the details on my BN GP50's, and finishing the small details around my layout.
Happy Hollidays!
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 12:35 AM
right now, i am just finishing up a couple Kato SP SD45's that i painted and decaled. then, it's off to add some nose lights and details to my new Athearn D&RGW SD50's

after that, i dont know. i am still waiting for some SP light packages for the rear on my locomotives. everyone is out of stock on the blanked out ones. then i need to order a bunch more details to finish up my SP and SSW 8-40B's. and then i need a high nose kit to finish my NS U23B.

i dont think i have enough projects right now....i need to find something else[:D][:D][:D][:D]
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Posted by sparkingbolt on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 4:32 AM
When I started my layout, I didnt allow enough room along the back of one section for a harbor scene; dock and ship, etc. Considdered how to add room behind section, by moving it away from wall six inches.
this meant removing some from the other sections, as it is an around the 4 walls layout Well, I had a pretty good idea of where to cut and chop...later...? Then i just went and got out the heavy artillary, saws, prys, etc (@1:00 am) and even to my own surprise dove in and cut and removed, slid section away from wall, and am pretty stoked with all the potential this provided. still need to finish putting some of the wreckage back together, but the hard part is done. Fun stuff! Dan
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Posted by NevinW on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 5:55 AM
I am building a model of the B&O freight house at Morgantown WV. It took me two years to find someone with some photos. Someone sent them to me over the Internet. I built the roof last night and plan on completing the rest over the holiday. - Nevin
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Posted by Supermicha on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 6:11 AM
I have 3 projects at the moment:


First is a train station products coach dorm which waits for its windows.
Second is an old german fleischmann Santa Fe El Capitan Lounge Car, which was repainted a lettered as an Pacific Parlour Car for Amtrak
Third is an old Bachmann PCC Trolley which was repainted into a New Jersey Transit Streecar #26

A few days before, i finished an Amtrak Downeaster Cabbagage, using a Life Like F40.

Thats all for the moment.

Merry Christmas from germany, Micha
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Posted by orsonroy on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 8:11 AM
I tend to work on several projects at once as well. I just finished the sky on my backdrops, so the layout project has shifted to mounting the foam subroadbed on levels two and three (which will move quickly now that I've got some time off for the holidays), I'm continuing my freight car assembly line (in front of the tube. I've got a storage tub of kits that I work on a little each day), and I'm working on a couple of house kitbashes. Each project gets worked on depending on my mood and available time (freight cars getting the most attention, but layout the most time)

Ray Breyer

Modeling the NKP's Peoria Division, circa 1943

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Posted by LuthierTom on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 8:34 AM
I'm getting ready to do a N&W K2/K2a conversion using a Bachmann J shell, and a N&W K1 using a Bowser kit. Those should keep me off the streets this winter.
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Posted by scotttmason on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 9:56 AM
Gluing the doors and other exterior details back on my Brewery that were methodically removed and shoved inside the structure by my 3 year old son. Gotta get a lock to the attic door.
Got my own basement now; benchwork done but no trains, yet.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 27, 2004 12:28 AM
I have 2 "hot" projects going right now.

I'm getting the benchwork up for my newest S scale layout and building two super neat BL-2 kits from Bill's Train Shop.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 10:48 AM
I am kit smashing an MDC Harriman ten-wheeler into a Northern Pacific S-4 ten wheeler. I have modifide an Athearn tender for this model and have cut or filed-off all the cast on detail on the boiler, except the domes, cab details, stack, some rivits and some of the cat walks. I have added all the Cal Scale brass details needed and am working on piping. I started about a week and half ago and am deep into it! I am in seventh heaven!! Excepting one brass Y-1 consolidation, I have kit bashed/smashed all my steam locos for this railroad and love doing it. I simply am dumbfounded by people whom do not enjoy building kits as I am having so much fun!! However, what's fun to some, is not to others.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 11:07 AM
As for me, I am finalizing the plans for my Garden Railroad, and I am preparing to take deivery of my first G scale locomotive, a USA GP9, in santa Fe colors.
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Posted by GerFust on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 11:20 AM
I have several concurrent projects:

1 - design new layout trackplan and benchwork
2 - make room for the new layout downstairs
3 - build some building kits I have
4 - weight the cars properly so they work better on this one
5 - arm chair modeling at its best
6 - research the prototypes for my engines, just for fun

-Jer
[ ]===^=====xx o o O O O O o o The Northern-er (info on the layout, http://www.msu.edu/~fust/)
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 11:39 AM
Originally posted by dharmon

Let's see....

Painting a bathroom and replacing all the fixtures and figuring out the mysterious water source in the garage.........and then.........[quote/]

and then there's the bedrooms and hallway that need painting and then.....

According to the MiL "in 10 years, when all else is done, I can sit down and play with the trains". [soapbox]

Sorry for the rant but I had some venting to do.

Once I fini***he painting I'll get back to finishing the laying of the track, about 30'. This will include 8 turnouts, one access hole, wiring and a lot of frustration. Then I have three locos to paint and approximately 100' of track to ballast.

Maybe I should have that party here.[;)]
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Posted by dharmon on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 12:10 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Fergus

Originally posted by dharmon

Let's see....

Painting a bathroom and replacing all the fixtures and figuring out the mysterious water source in the garage.........and then.........[quote/]

and then there's the bedrooms and hallway that need painting and then.....

According to the MiL "in 10 years, when all else is done, I can sit down and play with the trains". [soapbox]

Sorry for the rant but I had some venting to do.

Once I fini***he painting I'll get back to finishing the laying of the track, about 30'. This will include 8 turnouts, one access hole, wiring and a lot of frustration. Then I have three locos to paint and approximately 100' of track to ballast.

Maybe I should have that party here.[;)]


Fergus,

Did you check the link I posted for you on the repowering a big boy thread? A dude on Ebay is selling a motor that might interest you.......after you get the painting done Mister!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 12:16 PM
I'm adding about 18 inches of width to the current benchwork about 17 down in lenght. All this to add a double main.

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Posted by dharmon on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 12:18 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

Let's see....

Painting a bathroom and replacing all the fixtures and figuring out the mysterious water source in the garage.........and then.........

Finishing a remotor / DCC installation on a couple of my old Athearn warhorses so I can use them at the club. Then I'm going to get back to work on a SDP40F/SDF40-2 project I'd like to complete mixed in with a batch of rolling stock weathering.


Mysterious water source determined.....one new hose bib and set of washber hoses later. Bathroom painted, fixtures replaced.........leak checked...re-replaced....leak checked ...re-re-replaced....functioning normally.

SDF40-2 completed, DCC'd and running on club along with old Athearn F7A.


Current Projects: Making decals, fininshing touches on a RPP/Athearn CF7 project.

Next: E8 paint, detail, repower, get out of box and on to track. After that paint/letter some home road rolling stock.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 1:19 PM
Lets see,

1) I'm currently rebuilding most of the buildings in my townsite. I built them 10 years ago right out of the box, no painting or detailing. Most of them are Micro engineering kits (two stores and a bar. Another is a Woodland scenics Ticket office and the last one looks like an ols sheriff's office that I want to convert into the town's RCMP headquarters. The Ticket office already comes with an interior so I'm just detailing that and I'm building a full interior to the bar (scribed wood walls, floor furniture) the others I'm just repainting and trying to make them look like there's an interior.

2) I got my hands on an old MDC Boxcab diesel and am converting it to look like a Canadian National engine. I scratchbuilt a set of GP-9 spark arrestors for it and it's waiting for it to warm up so I can paint it.

3) Finally I got to fix that area on my switch-back that seems determined to derail my CNR SW1200rs. I think the turnout has to be moved back.

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 1:59 PM
MT6/SD38 slugset, 2 GP40FH-2s, and some NS Top Gons. For the layout its getting the plywood up!
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Posted by Big_Boy_4005 on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 3:18 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Big_Boy_4005

I'm just starting construction on my 46' x 34' , three level, 3 rail O guage layout. I've nearly completed the lowest level, a 5 track double ended staging / storage yard, with each track close to 120'. I figure it will keep me busy for a few years.


Things are progressing nicely, and a picture is worth a thousand words. I started this on Christmas day.


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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 3:28 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

Let's see....

Painting a bathroom and replacing all the fixtures and figuring out the mysterious water source in the garage.........and then.........

Finishing a remotor / DCC installation on a couple of my old Athearn warhorses so I can use them at the club. Then I'm going to get back to work on a SDP40F/SDF40-2 project I'd like to complete mixed in with a batch of rolling stock weathering.


two Bathrooms finished today, Hooray

And yes thank you very much for the info on the motor I will check it out, thanks again
Mysterious water source determined.....one new hose bib and set of washber hoses later. Bathroom painted, fixtures replaced.........leak checked...re-replaced....leak checked ...re-re-replaced....functioning normally.

SDF40-2 completed, DCC'd and running on club along with old Athearn F7A.


Current Projects: Making decals, fininshing touches on a RPP/Athearn CF7 project.

Next: E8 paint, detail, repower, get out of box and on to track. After that paint/letter some home road rolling stock.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 3:32 PM
As for me, work bench up and running. It has accelerated some of the projects. I am working on a pair of SD24's which I hope to finish soon. They are not meant to be museum quality, however and are being used as a learning tool. Eventually they will be working hard.

I am finally able to catch up on all the other need to do's and in between honey do projects and errands and studies, I can duck into the bench and slowly start on the structures this year. I may have some pics soon. I found a site to host my pics and that is a project by itself.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 3:43 PM

1.) Repairing benchwork
2.) Adding Lights to layout room
3.) Building kits (love those Athearn and MDC freights)
4.) adding metal wheels to item 3
5.) making repairs to 30 year Athearn SW7 Switcher
6.) Waiting for the next "Daddy the freight cars fall off the tracks"

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Posted by mls1621 on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 4:24 PM
Latest project is building seven hot metal cars in N scale for my neighbor's steel mill.

I've got two pairs of double truck bogies finished and turned the metal vessel monday on a friends lathe. Once that's finished, we can cast up a mess of them.

Mike St Louis N Scale UP in the 60's Turbines are so cool
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 4:41 PM
I have two projects that I am focused on and will keep me busy for some time. Printing decals from existing masters is the minor project. Building more conifer trees than I care to think about is the major undertaking.

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 5:46 PM
I got several projects going on.

For my business I am presently repairing a Rivorossi Big Boy. (It was dropped. Needs new details and handrails applied) and prepairing to paint a set of Narrow Gauge Passenger cars.

Personally. I am stalled in the process of rewiring my layout to DCC. (Space conflicts with my parents so they have forced the dismantlement of my layout and rearrangement of the sections so they have more space. Leaving me with a dead layout for the time being) I am presently reldoing an inventory of all my model railroad items after suffering a computer failure. and gathering to gether and planning structures for a Maintainence and Rebuild Facility on my layout. This will be on a HOne Track Module and so far is using Bachmann's Car shop, Locomaintence building. Life-Like Transfer Crane. Walthers Northern Power & Light power house. Rix engine house with attatched office. and some shed I found in my spares box for my "Scale House"

After I get that done. I have an SW-1 and Caboose to paint in the private roadname of the Maintence facility.

Thats what I have planned out for this year.

James
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Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 5:52 PM
I always have 5 or 10 "projects" going on at any given time.

I work on what interests me, what I have supplies for, or what I have time to do. If I get bored or frustrated I put it aside and work on something else and come back to the first project later or after I've figured it out.

Let see, currently i have to...

Finish painting the kitbashed tender for my 0-4-0

Continue painting and installing the MDF boards as a backdrop (been too cold to work out there)

Paint the RR office structure

Replace the couplers on some new aquisitions.

Add cut levers and chains to some existing cars.

Begin stacking foam blocks for scenery.

Finish wiring controls for a siding extension.

Continue work on my HOn30 micro-layout.

Continue work on my G gauge micro-layout.
(these are test bed experiments for the big layout)

Repaint and finish botched passenger car shortening project.

Add newly arrived custom decals to all locomotives.

Figure out how to use the airbrush I picked up at Harbor Freight Tools for $15.

Figure out how to clean the airbrush from Harbor Freight Tools without wrecking it.

Make foamcore mock ups of all my custom buildings ( about 5 total ).

I'm sure I'm missing a few other things, but hey, I'll need something to do this summer.

   Have fun with your trains

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 29, 2004 2:22 PM
We our having a big flea market here in La Crosse Wi. This Sat. Jan 31 at the La Crosse Center, so I have been really busy getting almost all of my Soo LIne & CP power ready to be sold. Going head long into steam,after buying my frist Broadway Limited Mike.Sound is so sweet!!!
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Posted by dehusman on Thursday, January 29, 2004 2:43 PM
Figuring out how to scratchbuild a P&R 37' class HPa hopper bottom gon.

Dave H.

Dave H. Painted side goes up. My website : wnbranch.com

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Posted by AggroJones on Friday, January 30, 2004 10:01 PM
Inventing new ways to effectively weather some ATSF reefers.

"Being misunderstood is the fate of all true geniuses"

EXPERIMENTATION TO BRING INNOVATION

http://community.webshots.com/album/288541251nntnEK?start=588

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 30, 2004 11:13 PM
1. Design and build layout as soon as we [family] move into our recently purchased house.
2. Weather a good portion of my rolling stock.
3. Finish detailing some engines.
4. Possibly DCC.

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