Weekend Update 10/31/10

[rochsub]

Installed the triple signal bridge protecting the Rochelle diamonds from eastbound trains.  More info on the blog  http://genevasub.blogspot.com

[Ian MacMillan]

Can't help but wonder if Judge Roger's mind ever wanders to his outstanding layout while sitting a case . It happened to me when I was employed , how can it not happen on the bench during a boring moment ?

He's retried, which means it can wander all he wants instead of having to deal with the 2% of the population over and over everyday!

[ArtinCA]

Mark - Those snow scenes - WOW!!!!!  I'll second Gary - The best I've ever seen.

Got sections hung and lit over the past two weeks.

I agree with the snow effect. Very nice. Lots of other goodies this week. Nothing from me but I'll have something for next week.

Steve, what are you using for lighting the layout?

Art

[mark dance]

Than you very for the kind compliments everyone.  While I am happy with the scenes I don't think the snow scenes can touch Mike Danneman's work...

The methods I am using are basically slight trial & error modifications of Mike's published processes.  If there is any interest, I can explain the refinements, but they are only that.

I hope to have a new video or two up on Youtube in a couple of weeks showing action on these newly completed sections.

thx

md

[Roger Holmes]

Ian's right about retirement although I'm back in private practice part-time so I can still surf the fora while in my office.

The grocery store was scratch built a number of years ago.  IIRC the barrel roof was carved from a block of balsa and covered with paint soaked Kleenex for a tar paper effect.

[lock4244]

Than you very for the kind compliments everyone.  While I am happy with the scenes I don't think the snow scenes can touch Mike Danneman's work...

The methods I am using are basically slight trial & error modifications of Mike's published processes.  If there is any interest, I can explain the refinements, but they are only that.

I hope to have a new video or two up on Youtube in a couple of weeks showing action on these newly completed sections.

thx

md

Mark, you're very modest. I've got pictures of the real thing in snow that don't look that good!

[sizemore]

Pretty good week for trains! Finished the laying the last little bit of trackwork on the BYR, and painted all of the existing track-work too. I had enough time to cut in a small hill as well. Over the weekend I picked up a slew of the new Rapido cars (N&W, C&O) and semi-planned RW meet at the Scale-Show. Picked up the Laurel Valley cars from Lee, they are gorgeous! I want more!

The S.

[DKS]

It was great meeting so may RW members all at once, starting with Lord Zox (thank you for putting me up--or is it putting up with me?), Bob, Tom, Ed, Gary, Dave Foxx, Russ (thanks for making me an honorary CRHS member--Ed's been twisting my arm to join, and I'm pretty sure he'll succeed), Tim, Carl, and now I've lost count--who did I miss? Well, technically I already met Lee...

[sirenwerks]

The grocery store was scratch built a number of years ago.  IIRC the barrel roof was carved from a block of balsa and covered with paint soaked Kleenex for a tar paper effect.

Any chance of knowing where the plans came from? I know there were plans in one of the N scale niche rags some time ago; just wondering if that is where the plans came from. I filed the article away somewhere and am thinking I need to dig it out again.

[sirenwerks]

It was great meeting so may RW members all at once, starting with Lord Zox (thank you for putting me up--or is it putting up with me?), Bob, Tom, Ed, Gary, Dave Foxx, Russ (thanks for making me an honorary CRHS member--Ed's been twisting my arm to join, and I'm pretty sure he'll succeed), Tim, Carl, and now I've lost count--who did I miss? Well, technically I already met Lee...

Good meeting you finally, David. It was a good show.

[DKS]

Good meeting you finally, David. It was a good show.

Yes, indeed! I thought I missed at least one, and it was Bryan.

I also meant to post this on the Crew Lounge Timonium thread. Wound up here by mistake. Oh, well, so sue me.

[Bob Bufkin]

Great meeting to David.  For those of you who haven't seen his Z scale layout, you don't know what your missing.  Fabulous work.

[Zox]

It was great meeting so may RW members all at once, starting with Lord Zox (thank you for putting me up--or is it putting up with me?)

Thank you for bringing your stuff. Your Z and T layouts were definitely big hits with everyone who saw them. I suspect you may have picked up a few new recruits for the Z brigade...

A bit of video from our N-scale layout (Mr. Smith is the gray sweater toward the middle of the clip):

I also got some video of the Laurel Valley hopper train on the BANTrak layout, but it needs a bit of editing before I post it.

[SAH]

I agree with the snow effect. Very nice. Lots of other goodies this week. Nothing from me but I'll have something for next week.

Steve, what are you using for lighting the layout?

Art

They're compact fluorescents Art.  Mounted on 18" centers (more or less).  Lots of light which is good for these old and getting older eyes.  Here's a photo.  I stole the mounting distance from our own JustTrainCrazy (Kevin) but the mounting contraption is all my own - for better or worse.

[davefoxx]

I also meant to post this on the Crew Lounge Timonium thread. Wound up here by mistake. Oh, well, so sue me.

I can do that.  But, I'll need you to come back into Maryland, so that I can have you served.   ;D

Atticus Finch