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After a week of slacking off, I put in a pleasant three hours today replacing a steel HO track with a nickel track (much better conductivity), sadly returned a worn-out Consolidation (2-8-0) steamer to its box because I can't get it to work right, watched a heavy-weight German passenger train cruise smoothly through my lay-out, switched out two small locomotives, scrubbed a lot of tracks with rubbing alcohol, and added more tracks to my elevated switching yard.SUNP0002SUNP0007SUNP0008SUNP0006SUNP0010SUNP0009SUNP0011 

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Johan, that is a great shot looking down the track. Looks pretty darn real.

Everyone is posting good stuff. Although I think we are slowing down a bit because a lot of us are having to do work outside. Myself included. Although today I do plan to measure the flats I had blown up and get to Hobby Lobby to get the black foam board. Cut the buildings out and get them glued to the foam this weekend. Hope everyone has a great Memorial Day Weekend..............Paul 2

 

Looks great, Vincent and Johan.

 I’m stuck too.  After my 5 1/2 hour part time job, I drove down to mow part of my Dad’s yard.  2 hours of pushing the mower then sweeping last evening and this morning I don’t feel like doing anything.  I woke up early too stiff to go to sleep.  LOL. I should go see Mum and Dad at one personal car home and my aunt at another home. Round trip driving 1 1/2 hours.  My wife just told my I should lay down and take a nap!  Good idea!!!  Maybe I can get to the train room later.  LOL

Mark Boyce posted:

Looks great, Vincent and Johan.

 I’m stuck too.  After my 5 1/2 hour part time job, I drove down to mow part of my Dad’s yard.  2 hours of pushing the mower then sweeping last evening and this morning I don’t feel like doing anything.  I woke up early too stiff to go to sleep.  LOL. I should go see Mum and Dad at one personal car home and my aunt at another home. Round trip driving 1 1/2 hours.  My wife just told my I should lay down and take a nap!  Good idea!!!  Maybe I can get to the train room later.  LOL

Nap in the train room!

John D. posted:
Mark Boyce posted:

Looks great, Vincent and Johan.

 I’m stuck too.  After my 5 1/2 hour part time job, I drove down to mow part of my Dad’s yard.  2 hours of pushing the mower then sweeping last evening and this morning I don’t feel like doing anything.  I woke up early too stiff to go to sleep.  LOL. I should go see Mum and Dad at one personal car home and my aunt at another home. Round trip driving 1 1/2 hours.  My wife just told my I should lay down and take a nap!  Good idea!!!  Maybe I can get to the train room later.  LOL

Nap in the train room!

It's nice and cool there on a warm day. 

I need a Social Security Nap.  It's hot working in a small metal building.  I'm drinking heavily.  Tap water only.  I have all my original 1965 train board cut down 9" and safely in place.  It took three tries to figure out the moves needed to put 7' 3" paneling through a 36" door and turn it to lay flat in a 7'3" room.  I won.  I added a transformer and locomotive.  The track is less than 12" from the board.  See y'all when the lazy-boy is done with me.

 

too hot

Bill

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Odenville Bill posted:

I need a Social Security Nap.  It's hot working in a small metal building.  I'm drinking heavily.  Tap water only.  I have all my original 1965 train board cut down 9" and safely in place.  It took three tries to figure out the moves needed to put 7' 3" paneling through a 36" door and turn it to lay flat in a 7'3" room.  I won.  I added a transformer and locomotive.  The track is less than 12" from the board.  See y'all when the lazy-boy is done with me.

 

too hot

Bill

Bill, be careful! Don't let anything happen to that Lionel controller!

 

(My dad had one, and I still love it).

paul 2 posted:

Johan, that is a great shot looking down the track. Looks pretty darn real.

Everyone is posting good stuff. Although I think we are slowing down a bit because a lot of us are having to do work outside. Myself included. Although today I do plan to measure the flats I had blown up and get to Hobby Lobby to get the black foam board. Cut the buildings out and get them glued to the foam this weekend. Hope everyone has a great Memorial Day Weekend..............Paul 2

 

Paul. Thank you.

Johan

CGWforever posted:

Continue working on Proses Diesel house from Turkey.

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I do like the looks of the Proses engine house!  You are doing a great job on initial painting and assembly!  I see he is coming out with one with a gabled roof.  Excellent pre-order price I might add.  That Proses Powered Railer that Harry Henning demonstrated on the FaceBook page is the cat's meow!  Ijust got one Friday.

GANDYDANCER1950, nice scene. I like the way you worked the lighthouse into the scenery. Is it a Lionel Lighthouse??

This afternoon I got all my building fronts glued to black foam board. I'll let them dry till overnight then start cutting them out tomorrow. I better make sure I have enough fresh box cutter blades so that may mean a quick morning trip to Menards tomorrow. Pics.............Paul 2

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paul 2 posted:

GANDYDANCER1950, nice scene. I like the way you worked the lighthouse into the scenery. Is it a Lionel Lighthouse??

This afternoon I got all my building fronts glued to black foam board. I'll let them dry till overnight then start cutting them out tomorrow. I better make sure I have enough fresh box cutter blades so that may mean a quick morning trip to Menards tomorrow. Pics.............Paul 2

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Thanks Paul. The lighthouse is actually a ceramic lamp.

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