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Re: Weekend Update 1/11/15
« Reply #45 on: January 12, 2015, 01:48:34 AM »
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Quote from: Dave Vollmer on January 11, 2015, 11:04:20 PM
Baby steps... I haven't found any decals for Colorado Midland in N scale, so I've been piecing them together one letter at a time. I've finished the fireman's side, number plate, and tender end wall. The shine and decal film will disappear with Testors Dullcote. #34 was one of the Midland's Baldwins that survived until the end of operations.



My inspiration is this common scheme from the first decade of the 20th century:

http://www.brasstrains.com/Classic/Product/Detail/058942/HO-Brass-Model-Train-MEW-CM-Colorado-Midland-2-8-0-Steam-49-Pro-Custom

http://www.brasstrains.com/Classic/Product/Detail/056907/HO-Brass-Hallmark-Models-Colorado-Midland-Pikes-Peak-2-8-0-301-Class175-Custom-Green

Here she is in 1918 awaiting the cutting torch:

http://donsdepot.donrossgroup.net/dr0600/cm34.jpg

Obviously I'm going full foobie here!

Aha!  See??  If one moves to a different place in the country and starts modeling something else besides the PRR,
the hoards will not come after you with torches and pick axes.    ;)
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Re: Weekend Update 1/11/15
« Reply #46 on: January 12, 2015, 02:35:18 AM »
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Quote from: mmagliaro on January 12, 2015, 01:48:34 AM
Aha!  See??  If one moves to a different place in the country and starts modeling something else besides the PRR,
the hoards will not come after you with torches and pick axes.    ;)

Oh, I've got my trip scheduled and my pitchfork packed.
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Re: Weekend Update 1/11/15
« Reply #47 on: January 12, 2015, 07:11:00 AM »
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Meet ya there Eric!!    :trollface:

Max at least you stuck with a railroad that uses a belpaire!
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Re: Weekend Update 1/11/15
« Reply #48 on: January 12, 2015, 10:21:38 AM »
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Well its a new year, and with a new soldering iron in hand, track work is resuming on the Bufkin's Bayou bridge:



There is still a lot of track to install and things to hook up, but after putting the bridge track onto the deck with the switches, I think I can cheat it enough with guard rails, walkways, and outside guard timbers to make go of it.  And yes, I have one solder joint to clean up - my late Christmas Present to me was a new variable wattage soldering iron.
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Re: Weekend Update 1/11/15
« Reply #49 on: January 12, 2015, 11:00:53 AM »
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I spent Saturday doing local NMRA things. Our division meet, joint NJ and Philly, was held and was a Work-In-Progress style. Attended sessions on LED strip lighting, using styrene to scratchbuild, and weathering only using acrylics. All were good, but by far the best was the LED strip lighting. I'm sold on using it and I can experiment in our kitchen with under cabinet strips. I then helped out one of the guys in my operating group running his layout as part of the open houses for the meet,

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Re: Weekend Update 1/11/15
« Reply #50 on: January 12, 2015, 11:59:57 AM »
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Work continued on the PE observation:
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Re: Weekend Update 1/11/15
« Reply #51 on: January 12, 2015, 09:57:21 PM »
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Finished the G22b cars.



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Re: Weekend Update 1/11/15
« Reply #52 on: January 13, 2015, 11:37:48 AM »
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you really need a layout to run that stuff on!
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Re: Weekend Update 1/11/15
« Reply #53 on: January 13, 2015, 02:00:07 PM »
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Quote from: seusscaboose on January 13, 2015, 11:37:48 AM
you really need a layout to run that stuff on!

I'll just bring things over to your place and freeload.  :trollface:
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Re: Weekend Update 1/11/15
« Reply #54 on: January 15, 2015, 09:39:08 PM »
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I meant to post these, but didn't get to it.

DF4 made by CMR Line. USSR coach made by Piko.

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