Weekend Update 12/6/15

[arbomambo]

I spent a few minutes adding a little detail to the General Store, then clearing the area where it will be cemented...

[craigolio1]

Well here we are a few weeks later.

Stripped, dipped, plastic adhesion promoter, paint white, masked, white again, then colour.

The plastic adhesion promoter worked well. I had zero issues removing the masking tape.  I even got Scott L's model in there as well this time as an added bonus. Thanks for the tips everyone.

 Craig

[Santa Fe Guy]

Well here we are a few weeks later.

Stripped, dipped, plastic adhesion promoter, paint white, masked, white again, then colour.

The plastic adhesion promoter worked well. I had zero issues removing the masking tape.  I even got Scott L's model in there as well this time as an added bonus. Thanks for the tips everyone.

 Craig

Those locos have come out looking very snazzy, well done. Not sure if it has been mentioned however to make sure you obtain a nice crisp edge to your stripes after you lay down your first colour and add your masking tape the tape should be burnished down then the shell given another very light spray of the original colour along the edges of the masking tape. Then the next colour is applied. This stops any paint bleeding under the tape onto the first colour and gives a very crisp edge.
Good job Graig.
Rod.

[craigolio1]

Thanks very much!

That's exactly what I did. I shot the white again after masking.

Craig

[mighalpern]

started my city scene with the help from chris333 and fotos  that he had from DKS's work.
just getting started, waiting for xmas to get the details that were on my list.
really having fun with this.  which really remind me to get started on my engineering page 
thanks chris333  lots of inspiration and help.

[mu26aeh]

Just found out via a FB video posted to a friends page that the LORAM rail grinder came thru town late this afternoon.  Damn it !!  I missed it !!!   

[Jim Starbuck]

I was able to make some progress on the Milwaukee SW1 project.

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[peteski]

After working on motorcycles for the last year...

You also build N scale motorcycles?!? Do they actually run? 

Nice to see you back Jason!  The model looks great!

[badlandnp]

Nice work to all!
Spent my train time today building handrails, pipes and front coupler bar for this old girl. Also finished in the ashpan fire flicker optics from the firebox LED. Have been modifying this Life Like Y6 to become a NP Z-4, 4500 class. Many more details to go yet, but it has been running well now for a year. Added loksound to it as well as many mods to improve performance. She will pull 20 cars up a twisty 2% grade I have now! It's about time to redo the Bullfrog Snot on the #3 drivers tho!

[Angus Shops]

Very rewarding day! For the first time in a lonnng time I had a day on the layout. Spent a good part of the day tuning up a couple of troublesome turnouts in an effort to improve reliability and function. Mine are all hand built code 55, with the mini slide switch power routing/point movement. In one case I determined that power was not being supplied to the point rails and that a new/second power lead was required. No problem, I'll fix that after my visit with mom. Two hours later I drilled a hole for the new wire, fired up the soldering iron a fixed the problem, confirmed by running a loco through the turnout several times. About a hour later I'm contemplating my success when I realize I've fixed the wrong turnout (the one right next to the problem one). But the previously troublesome turnout is now working just fine! How does that work?

Also, why does my brand new Atlas GP9 fail to pull 8 cars up my less than 2% grade when any of the older ones has no problem?

Geoff

[mmagliaro]

After working on motorcycles for the last year... time to make a little N scale progress-

Still more work to go-

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Looks really great, Jason.  I dig the blue painted drivers!

[chuck geiger]

OKC Train Show pretty decent yesterday. Lots of reps and of course those crazy boxes
with N scale goodies in vendor booths. Vehicles and truck trailers for layout and some
odds n' ends.

[Scottl]

Well here we are a few weeks later.

Stripped, dipped, plastic adhesion promoter, paint white, masked, white again, then colour.

The plastic adhesion promoter worked well. I had zero issues removing the masking tape.  I even got Scott L's model in there as well this time as an added bonus. Thanks for the tips everyone.

 Craig

Craig, those look awesome!  Can't wait to get that unit running.  It will be my holiday project 

[wm3798]

Not the weekend, and hardly an update, but this morning at a jobsite, I came across this cool hand-made toy train that belongs to the homeowner.



Then engine featured operating metal valve gear that looks like its assembled from various bits and pieces of hardware, and the ornamentation is provided by some very ordinary stuff, for instance, the smoke box door is a chrome pipe collar



And she was ready to haul some toys.  Here's the gondola...

Note that the coupler is an old shutter lock that can be pulled up with the chain.  It locks into an eye hook a the end of the next car.


A box car, complete with an added on ladder (nice detail!)


A flat car, including stake pockets.


And the Little Red Caboose brings up the markers.

It looks like the wheels are from a hardware store, too, maybe old hardened rubber skate wheels.  I'm guessing 7-24 was J.J.'s birthday...

I thought it was a cool thing to find just as Christmas Garden season is getting into full swing.

Lee

[basementcalling]

Spent some time with a RRXing stencil and static grass.  The handicapped parking stencil did not work and I had to salvage some blue toned pavement. I may just give that idea up for this location,  but I wanted to be ADA compliant in my modem mill.

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The static grass went better.  Only took two applications to put a grass space between the parking spots and the building wall.

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