Weekend Update 12/15/13

[Coxy]

i like it. Nice work.

[Jeff AKA St0rm]

I got a little Painting and weathering done this week. The CP units I just renumbered.









Also got 4 more SD40-2 ready for paint.



Layout Update can be found here

https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=27866.30

[Chris333]

Let me guess.....table after table of old Tyco HO scale cabooses that you swear you've seen at least once before at previous train shows.

It was just sad. Kiddie ride, The tool guy, T-shirt guy, and O scale took up about 80% of the show. 2 places had N and surprisingly they both had a bunch of Z as well. Thing is all the prices were crazy! The cool thing was seeing all the newer stuff in person and all the nice HO stuff Walther's has came out with.

This Expo center is only like 1.5 miles away and they have a train show about twice a year. I haven't been there in about 5 years and now doubt I will ever go back.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

This is as close as it comes to a Christmas card on the layout.

[wazzou]

This is as close as it comes to a Christmas card on the layout.

Why do you hate Christmas?   

[unittrain]

This is as close as it comes to a Christmas card on the layout.

Man that scenery is top notch I love how it looks all natural which adds even more to it.

[up1950s]

Pete , your tires are over inflated .

[sirenwerks]

This is as close as it comes to a Christmas card on the layout.

Do something about the bottom edge of the left wing, dude.     With that big of a drainage carve out under it, the masonry should have collapsed by now.

[sirenwerks]

PM sent.

Check your email.

[CR6707]

Here is the Lewistown station 90% complete. It still needs details like benches, people, baggage carts and such.




I also started working on Granville bridge about 2 miles west from Lewistown.  Its a work in progress with much detailing to do yet, but its a start.

[MichaelT]

I think I have finally made an arrangement in one of our guest rooms that the Mrs. agrees with. I have four metal shelving units that I have placed a 40" x 82" layout box on top of. It was a hold over from a previous rendition that I had in the shed. It's just a tad wider and about the same length as an LCD, and I'm going to work with it for awhile.

I have adopted one of David K. Smith's layout designs, the Tincup and Fire Mountain with just a few minor modifications for the space. The framework is 1x4 and 1-1/2" of blue extruded foam on top. I also glued down 1/2" risers along the track line to give a little more height to work with for scenery work.

Also started making a working inventory of locomotives and rolling stock in an excel spreadsheet so at some point I can learn how to make car cards and waybills for ops.

As time permits (more than likely after Christmas) I'll start a layout thread and present some pictures and a project dialogue for critiques and suggestions.

michael

[Kisatchie]

...so at some point I can learn how to make car cards and waybills for ops.

One source for an easily understandable system is in Bruce Chubb's "How to Operate Your Model Railroad."

It's out of print, but copies show up on eBay every now and then. Here's one now, with free shipping:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/How-To-Operate-Your-Model-Railroad-Bruce-A-Chubb-/121223266647?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c39784157


Hmm... I've invented my
own operating system. I
still have to get the bugs
(termites, I hope) out of it...

[MichaelT]

One source for an easily understandable system is in Bruce Chubb's "How to Operate Your Model Railroad."

It's out of print, but copies show up on eBay every now and then. Here's one now, with free shipping:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/How-To-Operate-Your-Model-Railroad-Bruce-A-Chubb-/121223266647?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c39784157


Hmm... I've invented my
own operating system. I
still have to get the bugs
(termites, I hope) out of it...

thanks!

[pjm20]

Check your email.

You are a model train God! Thank you so much.

[Ian MacMillan]

Some 3D printing stuff. With some help from Scott I was able to start working on the speeders project. I'm looking at doing FUD models of M14, M19, MT-14, MT-19, A3, A5, A6 models; As well as several other MOW stuff. Still a long way to go but this is the first time I have used CAD in over 10 years. I'm using Tinker CAD for this.... pretty straight forward.

Fairmont A6-E (1950's Cab)