Weekend Update 11/25/12

[Philip H]

It looks that way, but that's bad photographer, not bad operations.  I've put three separate trains through there with FVM lo pros, and all run fine at various speeds.  GO figure.

[jhtolatc]

With my unusual work schedule, I'm currently in the middle of my weekend. Today I finished my first Rowa passenger car repaint into Nickel Plate livery. I'm pretty happy with it. By tomorrow I should have my first 10-6 sleeper, #206 City of Toledo, finished. Anyhow I'm pretty happy with how coach #104 turned out. It's a little orange-peely, and if I had to do it over again I wouldn't have scribed out the original ATSF numberboard. It's not really noticeable from 3', but it still bugs me.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/jhtolatc/8229077142/in/photostream/

[wmcbride]

Nice work on that NKP car. Having grown up on the NKP (literally 100 ft from it), I have fond memories of it ... and all the pennies (no nickels  ) we put on the track for the NKP to flatten.

Bill McBride

[Puddington]

The Nickle Plate had a very handsome, classy passenger livery - I like that car.

[engineshop]

Warning: this is in HOm

I have been making mock-up buildings for my Swiss HOm (1000mm narrow gauge) layout. Everything is tight as it was in the original before the buildings were torn down.


Wertkstätte = mechanical shop, Wagonremise = train shed, Bahnhof = station, Hotel Touring

[jhtolatc]

No City of Toledo today...had serious issues with the roof being warped, and just about lost the car attempting to glue it on using CA.  I've salvaged the car body to within probably 99% of it's original self. I'm going to set aside the warped roof for now and paint up a different one from one of my other Rowa project cars. It should still be a good looking car when it's finished but it was a day full of proving my beginner status. 

Jeff