Roy’s cars look outstanding!!
"HONGZ" stands for HO scale, N scale, G scale, and Z scale.
Post your non-O scale stuff here!
Ross Club weekly Tuesday night meeting:
Videos:
UP 4-6-6-4 freight:
Most of the 'state of Maine' potato cars are by TM where I had to go to different hobby shops in Cleveland back in the 70's as each hobby shop only had 2 of them!
Skykomish:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p7O_UplwQs
Marias pass:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUdoNJIQCYY
Departing Havre:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-MLr2yoENo
Willmar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l3GuxDDUVM
Tye:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQVK2pWUwuQ
NP A-3 4-8-4 Gray boiler freight:
Departing Seattle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smKCBAwqT1E
Marias pass:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNhsryvwYhg
Departing Hillyard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7rqLYy8r8E
Willmar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okW2DoqhPOY
Hillyard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKOiEBfTbC0
Nick operating the NP A-3 4-8-4 at Seattle.
Mark operating the UP 4-6-6-4 at Seattle.
Joe dispatching.
Entering Cascade tunnel.
NP A-3 4-8-4 at Skykomish.
UP 4-6-6-4 at Tye.
Havre.
NP A-3 4-8-4 at Hillyard's functioning water tower.
Tumwater canyon trestle.
Willmar.
Waverly.
Waverly meet.
Willmar.
UP 4-6-6-4 on Seattle's incoming track.
Ditto for the NP A-3 4-8-4.
Seattle's engine facilities:
A lot of Revell's buildings plus the coaling tower from an MR article that I made as a 'youngun'!
St. Paul.
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Ross club weekly Tuesday night meeting;
Videos:
Cory's diesel w/freight.
Seattle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8gmMhJ8Q-0
Tye:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtpHqM2LFUU
PRR Q-2 4-4-6-4 freight:
13 lights on this engine: headlight (engine/tender), marker lights (engine/tender), 4 running board lights, cab light, tender dog house light and fire box glow.
Marias pass:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyupX1B4wIQ
Departing Hillyard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVpSlG4bPB8
Chumstick canyon trestle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDH2Xz3CIKw
Cory's diesel.
Hillyard.
Chumstick canyon trestle.
Mark brought some 'open load' flats.
Nick operating the PRR Q-2 4-4-6-4.
Hillyard.
Willmar.
Nick 'switching' the freight at Seattle with a GN C-1 0-8-0.
Seattle's facilities.
and Joe.
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New delivery.
Lehigh Valley stream lined John Wilkes steam engine.
This was custom painted 'brass hybrid' by BLI for Trainworld.
I like this black and red paint scheme.
There are 3 versions of this engine.
One is a rare brass version that is around 1300 bucks which is too 'rich for me' for such a small engine.
The 2nd is by Rivarossi which is around 700 bucks which, again, is too 'rich for me' for a plastic engine that has pizza size flanges!
My third option was this painting of a BLI's 4-6-4 SF blue goose.
I thought they were going to use the BLI New Haven 4-6-4 but, obviously, I was mistaken as I thought it was a closer rendition of the engine.
The LV is suppose to be a 4-6-2 but the BLI is a 4-6-4.
It 'is what it is'. A little disappointed in the engine used but the paint scheme is excellent.
At least it will pull well with plenty of weight and traction tires (plus it has smoke) versus the other 2 versions of this engines.
Video: yard test:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-MfG4PXMhY
Environmentally friendly packing material.
(I remember back in the 60's/70's when 'they' recommended using plastic as much as possible to save the 'trees'!
Usual well packed and protected engine.
Plenty of cab detail with crew.
Traction tires on the back drivers.
After testing the engine on address 3 I 're-did' all the data on the 'programming track'.
Saved in the roster.
Throttle mode to check the engine.
Nicely painted. A lot of work doing all that striping'
Lighted number boards.
Other side.
The BLI SF 'Blue Goose' that I acquired last year that BLI used for the LV engine.
I think the engine and tender size on the NH engine that BLI made would have been a better 'fit'.
A piece of tubing to secure the 'draw bar' to the tender.
A possibility is to replace the '4 wheel' trailing truck with a '2 wheel' one.
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Very nice, engine!
MY NMRA MCR DIV 7 posted a 'preview' of my GNRW.
Ross club weekly Tuesday night meeting.
Wasn't expecting anyone since it has rained all day and was raining 'cats and dogs' an hour before any arrivals but Nick and Jerry arrived. I still testing the railroad 2 hours before any 'arrivals' just 'in case'!
Videos:
LV stream lined John Wilkes freight was 'road tested'.
BLI's functioning 'cow car' is in the train.
The usual mixture of vintage metal Athearn/Varney and wood Silver Streak/Ambroid freight cars.
Marias pass:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tM5jkkgFPU
Departing Hillyard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXH5KYp8jl4
Skykomish:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBAx8j19o90
B&O E A-B and LV stream lined John Wilkes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XSuHF3i-W0
B&O E A-B passenger train:
Chumstick canyon trestle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN847WEHWRw
Jerry and Nick.
Nick operating the B&O E A-B passenger train at Marias pass.
Chumstick canyon trestle with logging railroad in the valley.
LV John Wilkes at Waverly.
Hillyard.
Skykomish.
John Wilkes at Seattle's freight yard.
B&O E A-B passenger train bypassing Seattle's freight yard.
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A fellow modeler 'strung' together several of my short videos (I need to learn how to do that!).
@samparfitt posted:New delivery. Environmentally friendly packing material.
(I remember back in the 60's/70's when 'they' recommended using plastic as much as possible to save the 'trees'!
Seems like every generation has it's own CLOWNHEADS ( " THEY " ) . 
[ great that we have LEVEL HEADED ( pretty much anyway 
) FORUMITES to communicate with ]
Ross club weekly Tuesday night meeting.
A pleasant evening with lots of 'scale' operations; all engines departed from the engine service facilities, picked up their train, obeyed all signals, passed each other on the sidings, stopped for 'water', returned to the engine service facilities and the yard switcher serviced all incoming freight cars.
video:
UP FEF-3 4-8-4 2-tone grey:
Departing Seattle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YVfgQWRuSw
Tye:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG90fKOPtY4
Waverly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISD_EBXVb-s
Willmar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBe9ZiE2DVs
Glacier:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf8bNVnQZU0
Entering Seattle's yard throat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyR0niFWjDs
C&O H-8 2-6-6-6 freight:
Skykomish:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF9Mi5SRzbI
Glacier:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBmsculFhkQ
Seattle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqMLSJe6AtM
C&O H-8 2-6-6-6 and UP 4-12-2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MONa0P3dv6w
UP 4-12-2 and C&O H-8 2-6-6-6:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANQ7uoSlP28
GN C-1 0-8-0 switcher at Seattle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I28QeCnxo-M
Nick with the UP FEF-3 4-8-4 2-tone grey that left the engine service facility and going to pick up his train.
Bob operating the UP 4-12-2.
UP FEF-3 stopping at Hillyard's functional water tank.
Mark brought some freight cars to test.
Bob's UP 4-12-2 approaching Hillyard.
UP FEF-3 4-8-4 2-tone grey at Willmar's functioning water tank.
Marias pass.
The mainline that's not under tunnels has a laminated 1/2" X 2" X 8' homosote laid and glued vertically and laminated to form the roadbed for the track. This was done to get 'natural flowing' curves on the mainline.
UP 4-12-2 at Willmar's water tank.
'Talked' to the crew for a few minutes while taking on 'water'.
Seattle's GN C-1 0-8-0 yard switcher.
Joe dispatching and...
he brought some of his 'glow' rocks that he collects.
Incoming track at Seattle.
Seattle viewed from the 'access hatch'.
The new turnout added to lead to the new passenger yard that was added several years ago.
Road that 'skirts' the Seattle's freight yard.
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Looks like another great evening of fun!!
Springfield, Ohio train show, April 14.
Miles: 60
3 buildings.
1st building.
Mark a new passenger went with Joe and I (versus me and Joe!)
I haven't seen too many Lionel 'Western sets'.
Gary and I met back in the mid 70's at a Cleveland train show.
They make nice N gauge sets.
Some uses for spikes!
3-rail test stand.
Some nice S gauge cars.
'Way back' in original boxes.
Brings back some memories.
Was tempted to buy one; suppose to be a soldering pad.
O gauge 2 rail.
John purchasing a few more freight cars.
Interesting.
I've got 14 of the Milwaukee cars: very nice with the 'port hole' windows.
I've got a 10 car set of the PRR cars but by MTH; both are very nicely done.
This guy always has lots of S gauge.
1st time I've seen these.
Joe from Dayton.
Some nicely detailed plastic buildings.
Yup; still selling sawdust 'grass'!
Nice Lionel bridge.
Dave from Middletown.
Repro's from the 30's but cool.
Center 2nd building.
HO gauge.
Been going to this show since 1980 and these guys have 'set up' every year (spring and fall).
More memories.
3rd building.
Nice HO sets.
N gauge.
G gauge.
HO and HON30 gauge.
'Way back' we used to use these to make 'go carts'.
Didn't ask if this came off of an engine!
Nice wood buildings.
Can't beat 25 bucks for a tall building!
Bob from Lebanon.
Repro's can be custom made.
Lebanon, Ohio.
Xenia, Ohio.
Parking lot at the train show.
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That’s a very nice train show!!
NMRA MCR DIV 7 monthly meeting.
The usual large crowd.
Several awards 'handed out' for last year 2023.
Some of the 'zoom' group.
Contest table.
Feature presentation:
Joe taking a 'power nap'!
The usual 2 layout visits after the meeting.
Ed's layout.
Trash in the barrel.
Pat's layout.
Helix.
Staging.
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Wow! Both are really nice layouts!
I’m with Joe! I was at the MCR Div. 2 Jamboree in Monroeville, Pa on Saturday and must confess I dozed off during one of the clinics! 🤷♂️
Ross club weekly Tuesday night meeting:
Videos:
SP AC-4 4-8-8-2 passenger train:
Marias Pass:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5k4bR4pEiM
Bypassing Seattle's freight yard:
many of the cars are 'articulated'.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIce05xb9T4
NH EP-5 electric with Mark's new freight cars from the train show.
Chumstick canyon trestle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPM5NFq_yB0
UP Big Boy 4-8-8-4 freight:
Tye: has functioning smoking whistle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvLuLrz0SI8
Waverly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-0THuXcQvI
Willmar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=242z66cjZbA
Marias pass:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUtVBAXFPZo
Cory's diesels:
Tye:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA4MhdpJIRs
Chumstick canyon trestle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN9Zzy2tWzc
SP AC-4 4-8-8-2 and UP Big Boy 4-8-8-4 at Glacier:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CrwFXCBMss
Cory's diesels and UP Big Boy 4-8-8-4 at Waverly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmqZS8b32tE&t=1s
Joe, Jerry, Cory, Mark and Cory's dad Larry.
UP Big Boy at Skykomish.
Cory's diesels.
Cory's diesels at Skykomish.
NH EP-5 electric at Waverly.
Marias pass.
Waverly.
UP Big Boy taking water at Willmar.
Mark and Nick.
Havre.
Chumstick canyon.
NH EP-5 electric at Seattle.
engine has functioning remote operating pantographs.
Mark and Cory.
Tye.
Cary, Mark and Nick and Jerry.
Tye.
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Virginian EL-2A electrics (3 units): prep and painting.
I believe I bought these last year.
They were made by Alco models in 1978.
If it's 'different' I usually acquire it and these are 'different'.
All 3 units are powered.
6 screws held the super structure to the frame.
I drilled out the sides of the marker lights with a modeling drill press where 0402 LED's will be 'used'.
I used a hand drill to drill out the front of the marker lights.
A hole was drilled next to the marker lights to route the wires.
When manually drilling the front of the marker lights on one unit, they became loose so I re-soldered them from the 'inside'.
I used a #60 drill bit which I purchased from Home Depot, online.
They came with can motors.
The front and back trucks are 'different' so I took a picture so I reassemble it 'correctly'.
I take all units apart with the front pointing to the left.
One of the frame supports needed re-soldering.
The drivers were easy to remove but the 'power wheels' (I forgot the 'real' name) were pressed on so I left them attached to the frame.
Also, I left the contacts for the driver's insulated side attached to the frame.
I was going to remove them but the manufacturer soldered wires to the screw heads and I thought it best to leave 'as is'.
I'm keeping all frames and super structures together 'just in case'.
Ditto for the parts not being painted, ie. left side (front engine), middle (middle), right side (back).
The center of the drivers are already black so no need to paint them.
Dish washing soap and aluminum pan to clean all parts.
All parts 'air compressor' dried and put in the toaster oven for about 15 minutes to insure all water is 'gone'.
I used some 'mold release' from my RC planes to cover the contacts to the drivers.
Plate glass and masking tape for those areas I don't want covered with paint.
Using green for the interior. There is no cab detail and I'm not sure if the green will be seen but I plan on putting an LED in the the cab units.
My 50 year old single action Binks 'air brush', paint mask and safety glasses (new 'eye ball' lenses and don't want any paint dust to get on them!).
gloves and 2 'water' filters; H2O and enamel paint don't 'mix' very well.
Just one coat. Not worried about 'full coverage' as no one will see the inside roof!
2 hours at 200 degrees in my toaster over.
Masked off areas I don't want black paint to adhere to.
Kept the frames in the same order in relation to the super structures on the toaster oven's tray.
Masked off the inside of the windows.
Not completely 'masked off' but 'good enough' for the interior where most of it won't be seen.
My choice of paint for many decades.
Unfortunately, they went out of business but I have enough 'stock' to finish my remaining engines.
First coat.
I did the frames first to insure I didn't touch the super structures.
I had to hold one end of the super structure by the top light to rest it in the tray but the paint is 'dry enough' that it doesn't 'come off'.
Another 2 hours at 200 degrees.
Getting late so will put the 2nd coat on tomorrow morning.
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