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So. What project are you working on at the moment?

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Posted by EL PARRo on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 7:42 PM

Still waiting on those switch machines.

 

Hopefully tonight I will airbrush that Kadee logging caboose and have it finished by tomorrow. 

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 7:13 PM

I used Walthers Modulars for a Cold Storage which turned out well, fortunatly there is a large box of left overs that has sufficient parts in number to build a large warehouse to go with the Cold Storage. I only need a few foundation peices from the store and some paint.

I find the Modulars somewhat expensive because they only package 4 or so of a badly needed item. Take Blank walls for example. I needed roughly 42 of these which meant I needed to buy 11 seperate blisters at 8.00 each to get the required number of blank walls to finish my design.

I already have several other nice complete kits based on modulars that I recieved on sale pricing.

I know I wont be considering any more of the walthers modular after the warehouse is built. Walthers needs to take each major peice like Blank Wall Sections and package them 16 to a card. It might support future projects using this system. Otherwise I carefully buy pre-designed kits that I think (Sterling Dairy for example) is good for the railroad.

I probably will consider DPM Kits such as the 15 building town kit in the future. They do provide learning kits that are pretty small but teaches you how to build thier system. The challenge for me is a large flat surface of some precision without warps or sags is necessary and there is not an item here in Arkansas with a straight angle.. except maybe a carpenter's square.

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Posted by travon on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 7:07 PM

I'm sorry GUB,

It was a DPM modular kit, that I used.

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Posted by mustanggt on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 6:27 PM

Right now I'm working on my (5th?) HO layout.....I just finished the benchwork, which is very easy with a 4x8 foot layout (steel studs) Next comes the subroadbed/scenery base.......just need my dad's truck to carry the foam sheets.....

Here's a few pics

It's sitting on a desk until I build some legsBig Smile [:D]

Dave

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Posted by GUB on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 6:23 PM

I guess i am going to have to have a closer look at them. I am using the Walther's Modulars for a Mill that I am building. I didn't realized they were called "learning kits".

GUB

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Posted by travon on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 5:52 PM
 GUB wrote:
 travon wrote:

Working on several projects:

1. Just finished a kitbash of my design using the learning kits of Walthers modulars. Will post pic soon for wpf.

Why do you call them "learning kits"? Just wondering.

GUB

Cause that was named of kits that I used.

 

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Posted by myred02 on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 4:45 PM

Well, right now I'm finishing cleaning off the layout so I can add a few additional layers of foam. Then, I'll get my final track plan down and start laying track. Then, I can start sceniking (sp?) and getting my structures and roads in order.

Luckily, a crew from Nashville is coming to waterproof the basement near the end of the month. With that, the guy who came to provide us with a quote said that I would have to move everything out away from the walls about 4 feet. As of now, there is about 2 feet of space between the wall and the layout, so it's a simple task of un-bolting the three sections (each of them a 6' x 8' table) it and moving them toward the middle of the basement away from the walls.

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Posted by reklein on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 3:58 PM
I'm putting a can motor and DCC in my 15 yr. old Mantua 2-6-6-2 logger.Been thinking about remotoring and DCC in my 40 yr. old AristoCraft ten wheeler. Anybody remember those? Anybody remotored one?
In Lewiston Idaho,where they filmed Breakheart pass.
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Posted by GUB on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 2:06 PM
 travon wrote:

Working on several projects:

1. Just finished a kitbash of my design using the learning kits of Walthers modulars. Will post pic soon for wpf.

Why do you call them "learning kits"? Just wondering.

GUB

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Posted by Cederstrand on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 2:00 PM
Project ideas have filled my head and are spilling out my ears now (kit-bashing little logging loco, re-motoring old articulateds, planning the Soylent Green Plant are my top priorities). First need to finish the kitchen baseboard and living room floor of our new house so the mother-in-law can move in with us next month. (GULP) Perhaps a good time to aquire more new trains sinse the wife will want to keep me happy with her mother moving in? Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg] May be locking myself away spending more time with the train projects real soon I suspect.LOL For a quick fix I put some track infront of the computer screen with a half dozen steamers out to enjoy looking at while here at the desk. Cowboy [C):-)] Rob
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Posted by Cox 47 on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 1:40 PM
I am going through a slow time can't seem to get into any project..Its the hot weather I think....Cox 47
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Posted by travon on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 1:18 PM

Working on several projects:

1. Just finished a kitbash of my design using the learning kits of Walthers modulars. Will post pic soon for wpf.

2. Working on a Perkins freight building using Walthers modulars, base on pictures of said building.

3. A kitbash project that was feature in RMC Feb 1973 issue, that Vollmer must have done a design change to the kit involve, so I'm redesigning the layout for kitbashing. 

 

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Posted by SOU Fan on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 12:16 PM
I'm putting the finishing touches on my ebay bound D&RGW C44-9W.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 11:17 AM

Just spent 2 weeks building the benchwork...  Now working on laying track and roadbed and wiring as I go.  So far about 40 feet of staging down and 5 switches.... only another 35 or so switches to go and another 200 feet of track to go...

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 9:55 AM

Finished breaking in the 4-4-0 from Roundhouse.

There are other projects pending, but are on hold at this time.

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Posted by mfifer on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 6:55 PM
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..then again, that might detract from getting anything done on the layout :/

 

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Posted by claymore1977 on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 1:17 PM

Oh trust me, there is absolutely nothing wrong with having Sarah M Gellar displayed on the screen!  She's not all that hard to look at... just keep the TV on mute, the dialog in buffy is Horrid :)

 

..then again, that might detract from getting anything done on the layout :/

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Posted by Wulfblat on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 1:12 PM
Buffy is my wife's obsession -- no, honestly, I don't watch it at all! Apparently Portland is the epicenter for Joss Wheedon fandom.

I'm sure other bits of incriminating evidence about our deviant lifestyle can be found by scanning those images for other book and DVD titles. Blush [:I]
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Posted by claymore1977 on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 12:08 PM
 Wulfblat wrote:

The bulk of my layout track is laid, and the feeder wires are soldered to the track. I'm currently finishing up the Tortoise mounting, and will then move to wiring the switch machines (promptingg the construction of the control panels) and then running and connecting the DCC bus wires to the track feeders.

Photos, track plan and what not can be found here:

UP in SE Oregon

 

I checked out your site and pictures... nice layout!  One thing though:  Whats with the flatscreen tv & Buffy the Vampire Slayer DVDs under the layout? ;)

 

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Posted by GUB on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 11:58 AM

Still painting windows and doors.

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Posted by Wulfblat on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 11:53 AM

The bulk of my layout track is laid, and the feeder wires are soldered to the track. I'm currently finishing up the Tortoise mounting, and will then move to wiring the switch machines (promptingg the construction of the control panels) and then running and connecting the DCC bus wires to the track feeders.

Photos, track plan and what not can be found here:

UP in SE Oregon

 

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Posted by Tom Bryant_MR on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 7:51 AM

Backdrop

 

and terraforming !

 

Regards,

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Posted by claymore1977 on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 6:25 AM
Getting my feet wet in the hobby after a 15 year hiatus and 2 years catching up on the technology by doing a small HO switching layout.

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Posted by Cheese on Monday, July 9, 2007 7:46 PM

Hmmm,

Deciding on a paint scheme for my 4-4-0, with will become Smoky Mountain Central #1 "Davy Crockett".

Cheese

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So. What project are you working on at the moment?
Posted by EL PARRo on Monday, July 9, 2007 7:28 PM
I got one of my switch machines in the mail on Friday. I installed it Saturday and it works great. I'm still waiting on the other five, though.
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Posted by jaellis on Monday, July 9, 2007 5:46 PM

Working on two structures.  Well, finishing one and getting ready to start another.  Finishing up the 'Bailey Savings and Loan' from Walthers.  A near perfect arcitectural match to the real 'First National Bank' it's modeling. Getting ready to start a no longer in production Bachmann Spectrum series stucture, the 'Variety Store' or Woolworth's as it will be on my layout.

 

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Posted by Cheese on Saturday, July 7, 2007 6:00 PM

Hmmm,

Ordering flex and sectional track (Model Power Flex, Atlas Sectional, Peco Turnouts) and saving paychecks for Life Like 2-8-8-2 Mallet.

I plan to build the benchwork for my layout by the end of this month and have track down by early August.

Cheese

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Posted by jbloch on Saturday, July 7, 2007 5:54 PM

A: trying to get the wife to clean out the basement for my layout space so that: B: I can get the basement mitigated for radon (major issue here in Ohio and my level was 38.7(anything greater than 10 requires immediate attention) so that: C: I can start my benchwork.  For any of you following my prior posts on this subject, this is beginning year two of this sagaAngry [:(!]

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Posted by wickman on Saturday, July 7, 2007 4:31 PM
I've been painting backdrop and I can't wait to get done so I can run a train again Banged Head [banghead]
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Posted by spidge on Saturday, July 7, 2007 12:22 PM

B&o Bob K. very nice layout. If I just lived closer.

Its hovering around 100 here and I haven't done much on my RR, but I did install some tunnel portals and make plans to add a siding near the yard for a Sunkist(maybe) plant. Have much to do around the house before I head towards the layout but I will be experimenting with colors for grass and soil. I may have to take a trip to obtain the real thing as the dirt in my area is too dark.

I am also working on a schedule again and hope to have something soon.

I also have a few buildings under construction but it has been too hot to paint. Combo engine house car shop, grain elevator, and a few odd city buildings.

mfifer, I like the color choices on the corner building.

John

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