Weekend Update 8/28/11

[M.C. Fujiwara]

Chris' Harlem Terminal trackwork inspired me to get off my a$$hat and rebuild another turnout fixture, this one a 4-turnout fixture with two curved, one wye and one ??.  The goal is to rip out the current fixture, which works probably 90% good, and replaced it with improved turnouts with powered frogs.

Before the BlackenIt bath:



After the BlackenIt:



Checking to make sure it actually "turned out" the correct curvature:



Next steps:
Build styrene bases for handthrows / slide switches (they go under the throwbar in a pocket)
Gorilla Glue bases / install handthrows & slide switches
Wire frogs
Test all works, electrically, BEFORE I rip out the old
Install new fixture
Slip replacement ties under the rails
Re-scenick & re-ballast

If this one turns out anything like the 2-turnout fixture I already rebuilt on the left side of the layout, then it's gonna be sooper-smooth railsailing from now on!

[Smike]

No work, just stimulated the economy getting the essentials before the big blow in the NE.  Flash light, batteries, water, and Reefers of course. (all pun intended)

These things are sickest thing rolling these days on code 55. Didn't even have any need for reefers at first, but now I'm gonna have to get a whole set... dammit Craig!

[wm3798]

This was my weekend...


Slept through the worst of it, then...

Enjoyed some of the aftermath... then...


slept through the clean up...

Maybe choo choos next week...
Lee

[choochin3]

Good to see ya workin' hard at hardly workin' Lee! 

[M.C. Fujiwara]

The sad thing is that's the same beer Lee started before Irene...

[Bob Bufkin]

That looks like another headeer image to me.

[atsf_arizona]

I was very fortunate to be able to attend the annual N Scale Weekend hosted by Mike Phillips and the Bedford Model Railroaders, in Bedford, Pennsylvania.  Wonderful people and a great time had by all.  Hope you can feel like you were there too by enjoying the photos.

Here's the album:  http://www.pbase.com/atsf_arizona/n_scale_wkend_2011&page=all

And here's a couple of shots:

One of the many NTrak layouts, this is the Central Ohio (Columbus) NTrak:



Tom Hoover's Santa Fe Barstow Shops - notice the use of mirror and how Tom was able
to put all this into a 2' long NTrak module :



Here's Thurmond, WV:



Charles Hopkins was there with his loads and custom paint jobs:





And here's Randgust's incredibly great little Hickory Valley, 2' x 4' with hidden staging below,
just superb.  Randgust ( http://www.randgust.com ) built this layout back in 1975 while at
the university.   Great!



As well as Randgust's critters, such as this fully working Heisler:



Thx to Mike Phillips, all the Bedford Model Railroaders, and all the NTrak-ers and N scale
people who were there.  Hope you enjoy the photos, again, that URL is:

http://www.pbase.com/atsf_arizona/n_scale_wkend_2011&page=all
 

Have a good week, all.

[cv_acr]

And here's Randgust's incredibly great little Hickory Valley, 2' x 4' with hidden staging below,
just superb.  Randgust ( http://www.randgust.com ) built this layout back in 1975 while at
the university.   Great!

I think I have the MR issue that had the article on that neat little layout.

[conrail98]

In the downtime around Irene, I finished up the latest "plan" for the Conrail C&P:

Lower Level


Upper Level


Links to larger pictures are at,

Phil

[Smike]

This was my weekend...



slept through the clean up...

Maybe choo choos next week...
Lee

Not only Yuengling, but Yuengling in a can, thatta boy! We must come from the same blood line..

[seusscaboose]

Tom Hoover's Santa Fe Barstow Shops - notice the use of mirror and how Tom was able
to put all this into a 2' long NTrak module :

John,
sorry i missed you.  I elected to stay home an defend the homestead.
here is a write up on Tom's 2 ft module (page 4)
http://bantrak.net/images/pdfs/BANTRAK%20Newsletter%202011-08.pdf

EP

[sizemore]

The Skunkwerks figured out the lighting options on the Super-Berk and tested a temporary wiring setup. Should finalize the wiring this week after function mapping is complete. The paintshop is also wrapping up another GP-20 in Laurel Valley colors.

The S.

[mdeberg]

Couldn't agree more.  I got the whole set and am waiting on the next run!   

No work, just stimulated the economy getting the essentials before the big blow in the NE.  Flash light, batteries, water, and Reefers of course. (all pun intended)

These things are sickest thing rolling these days on code 55. Didn't even have any need for reefers at first, but now I'm gonna have to get a whole set... dammit Craig!

[wm3798]

Dangit!  John Sing makes it as far as Bedford, and I sleep through the whole thing!

Lee

[Catt]

Newest GVR project.

What seems like a very long time ago I started with this,



Which of course builds this,



unless of course if you are me then it might build this,



which you of course can see isn't done yet.