Weekend Update 9/17/23

[Bendtracker1]

My painted trees turned out pretty decent but after applying the final leaves, I see that I'll need to do a little more practice yet.
So I switched back to ballasting. Tonight I wrapped up the last of the ballast between Ruston and Winnfield.
I left the area around Union Scrap unballasted until I decide the final track location and footprint of the scrap yard.

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[CNR5529]

This weekend the Windsor Model Railroad Club, London N'gineers, and the N Scale Roadshow's FreemoN division got together in Strathroy Ontario to assemble a hybrind modutrak/FreemoN layout during the railway safety days event. Fun was had by all, and we are looking forward to future combined layout opportunities!

CNR E-7-a mogul 674 pulls a local passsenger train down the branchline:
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Mountain observation car on the tail end of a passenger train:
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Emerson Case's Royal Hudson hauls a passenger extra made up of some of my @Angus Shops (Gooderham) passenger cars, over @craigolio1's gluelam bridge across Rutherford creek:
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Some 80s CP Rail action rolling through town.
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And a bit of an overview of one leg of the layout.
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I'm sure Craig and @Big Train will have more photos to share shortly.

[x600]

WoW !!! I Too have attended the N-Scale Weekend and it was well worth the trip

Sold out my two tables by 10am Sunday, so I got to do some shopping and smoozing with the crew 
Fantastic layouts, LOTS of them and MIND BOGGLING amounts of N-Scale for sale.
Got to hang out with Phillip H, Lee W and bought some cars from Rasputen , had some ConRail high jinx with Ed K,
and spent a bunch of time with Ken ( @EL3632 ) at the Freemo layout and saw my EL SD 80macs earning their keep.
I'll post some pics when I have more time. Did I mention I was technologically challenged? (Disabled)

I've been to several rodeos, a few goat ropeins' and a big county fair and I never had such a grand time.

If anyone ever thought about maybe attending this show, DO IT! The facility is first class, the hotels and restaurants are close by and if it ain't here they don't make it.

Thanks to all those that supported my trip.

Greg O.

[craigolio1]

@CNR5529 i was so focussed on running trains that I didn’t take many photos!! 

I got similar shots to yours but from different angles.









The steam never fails to catch the eye and the Royal Hudson was a show stopper for sure.

I got a couple shots of my own trains too.

The VIA Rail Pepsi Taste Drive



My BC Rail Pacific Starlight Dinner train… which took 17 years to build, is running for the first time ever… and has 6 LEDs in each end of the loco (he boasted shamelessly). Seriously I’m just glad it ran!



Here are some YouTube links to

The Royal Hudson

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The Pacific Starlight Dinner Train.

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And The Polar Bear Express.

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It was an awesome show. So nice to get together with friends and meet some new very talented modellers as well.

Craig.

[Lemosteam]

The main icing facility is almost complete, just need to weather the decking and main icehouse. I decided to add two extensions to the concrete supports, I’m glad I did.

Here is the main icehouse:





Adding the icehouse deck and platform decking.





The platform in place on the layout extension. I still need to add the filler foam and screw heads under the pillars for the magnets to grab underneath.

[mr_mike_m]

Threw this together over 3 nights before the show.



Somebody was gracious enough to include it places.

I used your module as a backdrop during one of my runs.
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[rodsup9000]

Started adding fascia to the rebuilt area on the layout





 

[craigolio1]

The main icing facility is almost complete, just need to weather the decking and main icehouse. I decided to add two extensions to the concrete supports, I’m glad I did.

Here is the main icehouse:





Adding the icehouse deck and platform decking.





The platform in place on the layout extension. I still need to add the filler foam and screw heads under the pillars for the magnets to grab underneath.

That looks really good!

Craig

[Dwight in Toronto]

@CNR5529 i was so focussed on running trains that I didn’t take many photos!! 

It was an awesome show. So nice to get together with friends and meet some new very talented modellers as well.

Craig.

Damn … you guys have got me kicking myself in the butt for not making the drive to Strathroy yesterday.  Looks like it was a great time!

[Lemosteam]

That looks really good!

Craig

Thank you Craig; as does your modeling.

[CNR5529]

Damn … you guys have got me kicking myself in the butt for not making the drive to Strathroy yesterday.  Looks like it was a great time!

It was a lot of fun, and certainly wont be the last time we combine layouts with the Windsor and London groups. Hopefully we will see you there too!

[Ed Kapuscinski]

WoW !!! I Too have attended the N-Scale Weekend and it was well worth the trip

Sold out my two tables by 10am Sunday, so I got to do some shopping and smoozing with the crew 
Fantastic layouts, LOTS of them and MIND BOGGLING amounts of N-Scale for sale.
Got to hang out with Phillip H, Lee W and bought some cars from Rasputen , had some ConRail high jinx with Ed K,
and spent a bunch of time with Ken ( @EL3632 ) at the Freemo layout and saw my EL SD 80macs earning their keep.
I'll post some pics when I have more time. Did I mention I was technologically challenged? (Disabled)

I've been to several rodeos, a few goat ropeins' and a big county fair and I never had such a grand time.

If anyone ever thought about maybe attending this show, DO IT! The facility is first class, the hotels and restaurants are close by and if it ain't here they don't make it.

Thanks to all those that supported my trip.

Greg O.

It was great hanging out with you man. I'm glad you had a good time. It IS a fantastic event.

[craigolio1]

It was a lot of fun, and certainly wont be the last time we combine layouts with the Windsor and London groups. Hopefully we will see you there too!

@Dwight in Toronto . Definitely. Bring a train to run. Or better yet, build 2ft of module and join in the fun!

I haven't had as much in 20 years of this until I built that module and started getting out to the shows. So many great people. And I’ve even met a few a$$hats from TRW who come from afar to visit. So much fun.

[johnhale]

During the weekend N scale event at Altoona I spotted this baby running in the wild on @seusscaboose NKP consist on the Bantrak layout:

[eja]

During the weekend N scale event at Altoona I spotted this baby running in the wild on @seusscaboose NKP consist on the Bantrak layout:

I hope Pud was watching....