Weekend Update 2014/11/23

[up1950s]

[Chris333]

I used James Cameron for this 

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Really it was the first time I ran a train since the track was built and I tested it.

[Teditor]

Very impressive, the smooth running really adds to the effect, I really liked the look down past the box car in the siding, who sez size is everything?

Teditor

[davefoxx]

Chris,

Your little layout is hawt.  From the street-level view it's incredible; from the bird's-eye view, though, something is missing . . .   

DFF

[skytop35]

Skytop Dell Rapids is now ready for service!

[jereising]

Regularly running on the Sub these days -  a 108 car earthworm with distributed power - you see the lead locos in the foreground right and the DP back left:



Here's the middle:



I have 2% in and out of staging and have no problems.  The locos are FVM ES44DC.  Worst thing that's happened is the occasional uncouple mid train, and that not at all often.

[davefoxx]

Friggin' sweet, Jim.  Your layout is not only well-scenicked and a wonderful presentation, but it's also capable of Class 1 prototype length trains reliably?  Wow, not a lot of layouts can do that.  Kudos!

DFF

[Kisatchie]

Since this is Thanksgiving week, I decided to start assembling my last 25 Intermountain 40' reefer kits. If I finish a dozen, I'll consider the year a success, and I'll have something to give thanks for.


Hmm... you could give
thanks for having me...

[BobS]

Installed sky backdrop on the Chicago River & Indiana (CR&I)

[Jeff AKA St0rm]

At Panther Hobbies where our club layout is we got a pre-production Kato FEF-3 so i set it up on our layout and gave it a run. It looks and runs Great.

Jeff

[Cajonpassfan]

Wow, the Kato FEF does look great! Can't wait for the TTG (two tone gray) version.
Some great modeling...
Bill, another beauty!
Chris, that's a sweet little layout!
Jim, what a beautiful monster you've built! I also love how clean and finished the overall impression is. Amazing!
While waiting for project supplies, I'm playing with panel designs and layout edge aesthetics this weekend.
Regards, Otto K.

[mu26aeh]

Nothing gets you motivated to work on your layout then getting razed by your significant other.  My son came home with another Lego set.  I said " just what you need, more Legos. " my wife follows that with " just like you need anymore trains just to sit in a box ? " So naturally I'm in the basement reconfiguring my benchwork.

[CBQ Fan]

Skytop Dell Rapids is now ready for service!

Looks awesome!!  What did you do for the windows?

[skytop35]

Looks awesome!!  What did you do for the windows?

Thanks Brian. The first row of solarium windows were individual panes that I cut to fit the window openings. It took some time and patience but the results are worth the effort. The remainder of the solarium windows were done with Micro-Glaze from Micro-Mark. (Kristal-Klear should also work.) The liquid window material works best on small windows, of course for a real outstanding model you could go crazy and cut individual panes for the whole solarium!

[nkalanaga]

Dee:  We do.  Every forum needs an ape, as they're much nicer than trolls.