HOn3 Rio Grande Southern First District 1938-1945

[Spades]

Dave

Are you concerned about derailments?  The modeling looks great.

[Dave V]

Dave

Are you concerned about derailments?  The modeling looks great.

I'm not sure I follow.  Are you asking about derailments along Windy Point?  If so, not really.  FWIW the D&RGW narrow gauge always seemed to use a guard rail within the gauge just inside the outside rail along this kind of trackage but the photographic evidence suggests the RGS did not.  Just tryin' to be prototypical.  Besides, just like the real RGS I operate my trains at a walking pace anyway.  And, there's enough real estate along most of the outside edge to catch a rollover.

[Spades]

Dave

Yes, I was referring to the curve at Placerville.: One day I will enroll in that remedial writing course.

[Brian M]

Thanks!  It helps that I just did a field research trip with my Dad last month and followed the RGS grade from Ridgway to Dolores.  I brought back about 20 pounds of real dirt from the same scenes I'm modeling.

Well, that would explain why it looks so natural to my eye.  Using dirt and rocks from the area you're modeling really helps to sell the scene to anyone familiar with a particular area.  I wonder what TSA would have to say about coffee cans filled with New York dirt in my bag?   

-Brian.

[John]

I wonder what TSA would have to say about coffee cans filled with New York dirt in my bag?   

-Brian.

probably put you in a room and had DEA interrogate you for doing a dry run for coke shipments

[Dave V]

My field trip also netted me a brick from the ruins of the Rico enginehouse, a roof bracket from the Rico depot debris pile, and two lumps of coal from the Ridgway turntable pit.

[jpec]

I'm not sure I follow.  Are you asking about derailments along Windy Point?  If so, not really.  FWIW the D&RGW narrow gauge always seemed to use a guard rail within the gauge just inside the outside rail along this kind of trackage but the photographic evidence suggests the RGS did not.  Just tryin' to be prototypical.

The Maryland & Pennsylvania used them in spots as well. I showed @seusscaboose a slide on Ebay with one.

[chuck geiger]

Dr. HB - Check this out:

[VonRyan]

My field trip also netted me a brick from the ruins of the Rico enginehouse, a roof bracket from the Rico depot debris pile, and two lumps of coal from the Ridgway turntable pit.

Now that's what I call some souvenirs!

[Dave V]

Dr. HB - Check this out:

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Oh, trust me, I’ve watched the sh!t out of that video for a few years now.

[chuck geiger]

I also liked Huntrod's in your hood - 

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Lived in Cheyenne and have some choice shots here on the good camera somewhere if you need them -

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OK one more for posterity -

[OldEastRR]

Somewhere back there you mentioned you'd like to duplicate open uplands with a single track running through it, which you said was what most of the RGS looked like. Have you done any of that scenery yet?

[Dave V]

Somewhere back there you mentioned you'd like to duplicate open uplands with a single track running through it, which you said was what most of the RGS looked like. Have you done any of that scenery yet?

Not yet, no.  I've been on a tracklaying and wiring binge.

[btrain]

Dr. HB - Check this out:

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That video is very dangerous. After riding the C&TS from Antonito to Osier last weekend with the aspens slightly past their peak, I'm halfway tempted to sell my NKP stuff and buy a mudhen with a few stock cars.

[johnb]

That video is very dangerous. After riding the C&TS from Antonito to Osier last weekend with the aspens slightly past their peak, I'm halfway tempted to sell my NKP stuff and buy a mudhen with a few stock cars.

I have too....