Weekend Update 6/18/17

[Rich_S]

How about a burger-? Best greasy spoon in town.




Thanks,
Wolf

Wolf, Very nice little burger joint 

[mark dance]

Love that speeder Chris!

I spent most of this week getting the layout ready for an ops session next week.  The last session before VanRail 2017 in September.  What free hobby time I had went into the Nelson Station.

The balance of the parts from RSLaser arrived and go together pretty well.







I also sent the window and door filess off to two laser shops (recommended by @Chris333 for their quality) who have cut and shipped parts which should arrive as alternatives this week.  Thanks again Chris!

I hope everyone has a great week.

md

[Scottl]

Wonderful speeder @Chris333  and the Nelson station is really coming together as a spectacular structure @mark dance. 

After a long absence from the layout room, I had some time and motivation to start working on Skoonka again. 



There are some more shots in my engineering report https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=27858.msg530210#new

Thanks to @GaryHinshaw for a great operating session a few weeks ago on Tehachapi,BC.  It was great to see all the progress and to catch up with everyone.

[glakedylan]

I deleted the first model you ordered from Shapeways so maybe they won't even try to print it. Plus it is Sunday. I'd just wait to see what they do.

i ordered one earlier today as well. got email from shapeways indicating it is being processed?

thanks
Gary

[crappie]

  would a power-max from sea-rail work?

[narrowminded]

I deleted the first model you ordered from Shapeways so maybe they won't even try to print it. Plus it is Sunday. I'd just wait to see what they do.

I guess it can be ordered and the revision will ship. I will make one of my trucks to fit and use it as one of my prototypes.  And if it will handle N or Nn3, I'll make it so just a two minute wheel swap will allow it to be either one.  12 V, 24" wheels, sub 20 MPH top speed, stone quiet, and glass smooth control from stop to wide open.  This is exactly the kind of thing I had in mind with the chassis I've been working on.  It should make a neat one! 

I'll also make it four wheel so will want to add leaf springs per the prototype.  I'll order two if they're ready.

[Chris333]

i ordered one earlier today as well. got email from shapeways indicating it is being processed?

thanks
Gary

Gary, you ordered the new version I believe. It is still up for sale.

[Chris333]

You guys might just want to wait till someone who ordered one reports back. I'd hate for 10 people to all have bad models. But yeah you can order if you want.

https://www.shapeways.com/product/469DUF56F/prr-speeder-7-n-scale-bulked-up?optionId=62999751&li=user-profile

[chicken45]

Want to know the significance of this pic? Click the link below!


https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=42201.msg530223#msg530223

[C855B]

I'm taking advantage of recuperating from last week's hernia repair as an opportunity for "lighter lifting", making progress on models rather than messing with the layout. Robyn uncovered a spare folding table so I could spread out parts resuming the C855 project:



I had really never looked at these shells under strong magification. It so happened that this evening I was working under an OptiVisor, and was quite startled by the roughness of the FXD output. The surface looked like it was formed by one of those knurled wheel projects from metal shop. My mind's reflex was, "These'll never be right." The temptation is large at this point to spritz Tamiya fine filler over the paint and hope it doesn't obliterate the detail... too much.

[narrowminded]

You guys might just want to wait till someone who ordered one reports back. I'd hate for 10 people to all have bad models. But yeah you can order if you want.

https://www.shapeways.com/product/469DUF56F/prr-speeder-7-n-scale-bulked-up?optionId=62999751&li=user-profile

It wouldn't be the first time I spent a few bucks on a dead-ender.   I'm at the point where I'm ready to start powering a few real things and this seems like a great candidate.   Even if I only get the flavor without all of the details refined.  Do you have any sources for some appropriate sized leaf springs?

[up1950s]

I deleted the first model you ordered from Shapeways so maybe they won't even try to print it. Plus it is Sunday. I'd just wait to see what they do.

Wow , thanks .

[draskouasshat]

I have done absolutely no modeling since January or so. I've been working on my f250 street truck that's getting a 750ish horsepower twin turboed 12valve cummins in it. Oh and i painted the house this week off.

Adam draskovich

[narrowminded]

Ordered two of those PRR Speeders.  It should be a neat one!   Thanks so much, Chris. 

Edit add:

And since this is weekend update... I finished putting together another workbench I've had for a while and getting my machines, power, lighting, tool organization and the like more or less finalized.  Also been working on a narrower chassis layout for those applications needing that, like some switchers.  And the whole while the 44" chassis with new primary reduction design (and a few other details) is running around the clock.  Up to 163 hours now and all is running good.  That drive replaces the original belt design with its outsourced special belt and it's at the 95% sure point that it's a winner.  Performance is excellent, has additional design flexibility, and what's probably the nicest benefit, it keeps all of the chassis production in house.  So far I'm pleased as could be.

[jargonlet]

I spent the weekend and most of the week working on five structures. I figured it would be more efficient if I could work on the lot of them at the same time. I could get a better idea of what needed done if they were all in front of me. In addition to the pictured structures which are all z scale, I got a lot of work done on AR Tower and an n scale tower just like the z scale Clara Tower pictured.