Jordan,
I think you make a mistake with another "Shortliner" on the RMWeb forum.
I'm French and not the same person as on the English forum.
Sorry ;-)
Originally Posted by Shortliner:
Thank you J.
I'm always attracted by the dark side big scales: big scales like O are good for many things. I always come back to O scale. I like this scale a lot.
I'm planning a small O scale (2-rail) US shortline layout. Something I haven't yet try!
I've still built several layouts (N US shortline, HO US shortline (locomotives), On30/Oe French, O French shortline) and now, I have been hooked by the impressive look of the O scale standard gauge models from the USA.
I like your tiny but interesting layout. It's enough "big" to have a realistic operation with its only 2 turnouts. Great.
A small layout permits to add a lot of details and to save time because I don't have a lot of time and motivation to make a large layout like our American friends.
At this time I'm preparing some US Weaver and Atlas rolling stock and I'm scratchbuilding two flat cars.
ì stay tuned to learn more informations and see more photos of your layout.
I hope my English isn't too bad.
Cheers,
Jack
Are you the same "Shortliner" that had numerous posts/plans on the Yahoo Small Layout Design group? If so, your work was inspirational.
No, I'm not. Sorry.
I think it's a mistake which make confusion to have choosen "Shortliner" for my name on this forum.
But I like shortlines... that's the reason.
I apologize.
The other "shortliner" is named Jack Trollope
Originally Posted by fredswain:
The other "shortliner" is named Jack Trollope
That's why the confusion on my part. Thanks.
Ah, yes. I assumed you were the "other" Shortliner, who is well known across quite a few Forums!!!
Sorry again for this confusion. I have to change of name. I think it will be better.
My name is changed into "SJVRR". Now we'll don't have more confusion.
Thank you to the Webmaster.
Jordan,
I've seen one of your two turnouts seems to be scratchbuilt. Is it right?
Can you tell us more about your turnouts please?
Sorry for a late reply.
One of the points (switches!!) is an old Peco, the "scratchbuilt" switch is from "Marcway", a company in Sheffield UK that specialises in trackwork. It is rail soldered to pcb sleeper strip (also called "copper clad") with a cast brass frog. I bought this one off Ebay.
Making your own switches isn't all that difficult, & saves a lot of money. Template plans for US switches are available free online if you search with Google.
One of the points (switches!!) is an old Peco, the "scratchbuilt" switch is from "Marcway", a company in Sheffield UK that specialises in trackwork. It is rail soldered to pcb sleeper strip (also called "copper clad") with a cast brass frog. I bought this one off Ebay.
Making your own switches isn't all that difficult, & saves a lot of money. Template plans for US switches are available free online if you search with Google.
Link for Marcway company :-
http://www.marcway.net/point.php
http://www.marcway.net/point.php
Many thanks to you!
Hi Sunday Shunter, nicely done Layout btw, I also am in the UK and I was interested to see the cab over Semi Truck on your pike. I have been looking for one for a while now, just wondering where you sourced it from if you don't mind me asking? Is it a Kenworth K100? Cheers Nick
Beautiful little layout. I am getting ready to do the same basic thing in a slightly smaller room(8' by 9'). Similar area of the USA to. I am going to use a pair of F units as motive power. Love the run down and overgrown track. I have pictures of a pair of F units looking like they are running just thru field grass, you cannot even see the rails it is so grown over, other places you only see the rail heads shining thru the grass, from the camara angle you cannot see any ties or ballest. Excellent work! Mike
SundayShunter posted:The Ex-MILW Bandit GP-40 is a "kitbash" of a Weaver GP38-2 combined with Atlas SD40 & GP35 parts, & brass plow and all-weather window. It has a Pittman motor, Weaver/P&D chain drive, & a "super Tsunami" from Protocraft, the one they do modified to a 3amp capacity.
Here's a pic of it under construction. Black parts are Weaver, gray Atlas.
It uses a slightly shortened Atlas SD40 long hood (old weaver GP38 hood to the side) and battery boxes under the cab. The dynamics blister is Atlas GP35.
The Weaver fuel tank seems to be a short-range type? I may have got this wrong, but from the photos I could find of MILW GP40s, they seemed to have longer tanks, so I made a couple of brass overlays to make the tank longer.
The great thing about the Soo Bandit scheme was that I didn't have to buy any Milwaukee Road decals, and could have a Soo Line loco that was utterly different to the White & Red scheme!! I painted the black with a rattle-can, and hand-brushed the orange, finishing the weathering with dry-brushing & an airbrush. Decals were dry-rub 'Letraset' type lettering.
The reference photo in particular that I used for her dates from about 1990, so that's about the time period for the condition my model is depicted in. As I understand it, the real #2041 is still in CP Rail service. Now she has plated-over class lights, fitted ditch lights, and is still in this "temporary" black-patch scheme, but looking even more decrepit than ever!! Clearly CP Rail are as reluctant to spend money on paint as the Soo Line was!!!
Now that's cool!
A similar GP35-40ish "bandit" locomotive (forgive me my modern is rough) was running around Mason city, Clear Lake when I was a youth (1990-1993) with that Hiawatha symbol on the nose!
And all those Milwaukee hoppers swaying back n forth as it rolled West toward Garner in my parents backyard along North Shore Drive.
They used to mix those white and red SOO and on the point one all red SOO with the newer logo.
Please keep up the good work I'm enjoying it greatly
Vanrouge posted:Hi Sunday Shunter, nicely done Layout btw, I also am in the UK and I was interested to see the cab over Semi Truck on your pike. I have been looking for one for a while now, just wondering where you sourced it from if you don't mind me asking? Is it a Kenworth K100? Cheers Nick
Hi, Vanrouge, & thanks for the comments! The cab-over is a Freightliner, I think - I'll check when I'm home! I got it off Ebay. It seems to be from a kit (maybe Revel?) but American cab-overs do seem to be rare, both real & model.
Thanks Erik for your memories - the Soo Line gave a lot of Milwaukee locos of many classes the Bandit treatment. I have the Microscale decal sheet ready for the all-over Candy Apple Soo red livery, when or if I get a suitable loco to use them on, as that is a color scheme I could do with to enhance my collection of Soo locos.
artfull dodger posted:Beautiful little layout. I am getting ready to do the same basic thing in a slightly smaller room(8' by 9'). Similar area of the USA to. I am going to use a pair of F units as motive power. Love the run down and overgrown track. I have pictures of a pair of F units looking like they are running just thru field grass, you cannot even see the rails it is so grown over, other places you only see the rail heads shining thru the grass, from the camara angle you cannot see any ties or ballest. Excellent work! Mike
Yes, I've been watching your Thread. I have a loft (attic) that's 17ft x 8ft that I'm doing a new O Scale layout in; what's scary is that proportionally it's not far off the "sacred sheet" 8ft x 4ft for HO scale - so I'm most impressed with your ambition to fit O Scale into 9ft x 8ft with wide radius curves!
