Weekend Update 5/12/24

[mu26aeh]

Many decals were applied today.  Still have sides to do on 3 of the cars. 

[jargonlet]

TrainWorld was running a $99 blowout sale on BLI Pennsy P4a electrics.  So I picked up a third one.  Still needs the mechanism modifications, when I have some time.

Are the 3D parts still available? I looked and couldn’t find any trace of them.

[spr1955]

scenery on the SPR 3 , new view block and scenery update





next was after painting....

next to come is foliage, trees , rocks, water, and other foliage....

[POVC]

Many decals were applied today.  Still have sides to do on 3 of the cars. 

Who makes the Maryland Midland decals?

[mu26aeh]

Who makes the Maryland Midland decals?

Highball Graphics
https://highballgraphics.com/product/maryland-midland-3200-cuft-covered-hoppers-5051-5200/

[Iain]

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fun thing but the boom on that crane came off an original norfolk southern crane

[Dave V]

Layout tour...

[eja]

Nice layout, Dave, and nice tour.   

I couldn't help but think that's a runaway loco !   Maybe put someone in the cab?

[BCR 570]

Last night I hosted the second of two shakedown sessions prior to the upcoming PNR Convention later this month.

The Dawson Creek Switcher outbound across the Pine River bridge, which continues to perform well:




Engs 812 and 804 motoring through Bond with the northbound Septimus Turn:




RS-10 584 and RS-18 607 are back home and seen here collecting a loaded ballast train from Sundance:




RS-3s 574 and 567 exit the Northwest Wood preservers mill at Dawson Creek after a set out:




Tim

[Dave V]

Nice layout, Dave, and nice tour.   

I couldn't help but think that's a runaway loco !   Maybe put someone in the cab?

Shoot, I can't even tell you how many engines I have on the layout (unless I go count)... That's a lot of figures!

I've been wanting to do this in fact, but--serious question--what do you do with the crew while the engine is in the yard or on the ready track? Obviously you can hide the crew when the engine's in the roundhouse, but how do you deal with having humans in a parked engine or one in for repairs? As was the case with the real RGS, my engines spend a lot of time idle.

Ideally I would want to handle my locomotives--brass in particular--as little as possible.

[Lemosteam]

Shoot, I can't even tell you how many engines I have on the layout (unless I go count)... That's a lot of figures!

I've been wanting to do this in fact, but--serious question--what do you do with the crew while the engine is in the yard or on the ready track? Obviously you can hide the crew when the engine's in the roundhouse, but how do you deal with having humans in a parked engine or one in for repairs? As was the case with the real RGS, my engines spend a lot of time idle.

Ideally I would want to handle my locomotives--brass in particular--as little as possible.

Tiny Magnets in their butts and a small thin piece of sheet metal on a seat, and tweezers.

[Dave V]

Tiny Magnets in their butts and a small thin piece of sheet metal on a seat, and tweezers.

LOL. Getting them to swallow the magnet is the hard part.

[Missaberoad]

Not to mention explaining to your wife when she walks in on you drilling holes into HO scale figures butts! 

[Jesse6669]

A fellow T-gauge modeler mailed and complained that there weren't any good stations available in the scale (he had one that was an FDM printed nightmare)...so I put together this from my B&O book of standard MOW plans of the Combination Station Class "A" 16'x40'.   This is a test model primer only obviously, there will be glass inserts with the divided lites on the windows as well.  There are interior details like benches and a stove that can be installed separately, but you can't really see them.  I designed another variation with board and batten siding on the lower section like the Bakerstown, PA station which also has a double-door on the end instead of rear.   In theory, this could be printed in Z or N.

[Dave V]

Not to mention explaining to your wife when she walks in on you drilling holes into HO scale figures butts! 

We don't kink shame in our house.