Continuing Saga …

Despite not being train parts, the detail you are showing on the ship parts really show what is possible.  So much more detail work that could be done. I bet a fully detailed roundhouse with tools and equipment would be awesome if done with the type of details you are showing

Miles,

I have not followed for a while. I am glad to read about your wifes' recovery. About your upcoming article for OGR and seeing the incredible things that you have been producing. I am very happy for you my friend.

Thanks guys! Al! Good to hear from you. BTW: The 3D CAD and printing I'm doing for the current project is essentially the same as I've perfected in doing model architecture for the RR. It's the capablility that's the theme, not the output.

Congratulations on the article, Myles!!  I’ll be looking forward to seeing it!!

I just read Part 1 of my first OGRR article, "From Kits to Custom Building…" I am getting via the digital edition, but it looks pretty good. Let me know if you've read it and please give me feedback.

Myles, The article is great!  The description of your trek from kit builder to advanced scratch builder using mostly traditional methods give hints along the way of how any of us could advance our skills and accuracy.  I wrote 'mostly traditional' methods was taking into account using CAD and the Internet for drawing and research.  I was glad to see the transformer and substation mentioned.  As you were building them and posting here, I realized how detailed scratchbuilding can be, especially in larger scales.  The list of tips at the end of the article really help give a great conclusion.  I'm ready to read Part 2 already!

Thanks Mark. I knew you'd be the first to give me a review. We're searching things for our vacation trip in September. We want to do Vancouver and Portland. I found this in Google Earth doing a Vancouver flyover. Life imitating art? Looks like it could be on someone's n-gauge train layout. Clearly it's some materials loading facility, and could be modeled in its entirety. looks like O-96 to me . It measures about 20 scale feet across, so it's more like O-200 not 96.

Wow, Myles!  I agree it looks like a layout with a lot of loading of some material.  Actually that could make for an interesting layout if someone was so inclined to have a layout with one major industry.

I hope you have a great vacation out there.  Maybe you will happen upon a new scratch building project. 😊

Right now I have five projects in the queue: three "commission" jobs (quotes signify no pay) a 1:35 Apache AH-64D for my friend in Philly, 1:72 scale Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune in which my wife's cousin was a flight captain during the Cold War (also in Philly), and another monster project for the Battleship New Jersey; the #3 Engine Room. And then there's a 1:32 F-35B STOL Lighting II for me. Finally, there's the "Early Sunday Morning" Hopper row of stores for railroad. Oh…and I'm writing the 3D Printting Book. All of this will take me well into 2025 or longer. That's okay. Just had my physical and everything's okay. My PSA problems are also nothing and the colon's doing well too, so I'm good for another 10,000 miles or 3 years, whichever comes first.

I was never so busy when I was actually working! My wish is that everyone should have so much fun being retired.

And my wife is cancer free so she's going great too!

I’m glad you have a good health report and especially glad your wife is cancer free!!

Thank you Mark! BTW: your layout is really lovely. Looks like a lot of fun on which to run trains. Speaking of which, I've got to run some. They're just sitting and the track's getting dirty.

Myles, I want to Congratulate you on your very interesting article on the recent OGR Magazine, on 3D printing and related material. You might remember the day that our little group visited your lovely home in Louisville. You were just beginning to check out 3D printing and now you are a Master Modeler. We need to plan another visit in the near future. You are now a Celebrity and I’ll bring my copy of this OGR Magazine for your autograph. It’s nice to know you and we are proud that your wife is cancer free and that your in good health. By the way, your layout is amazing. I’ll be in touch. Happy Railroading Everyone

@Trainman2001 posted:

Thank you Mark! BTW: your layout is really lovely. Looks like a lot of fun on which to run trains. Speaking of which, I've got to run some. They're just sitting and the track's getting dirty.

Thank you, Myles!  Yes, you need to polish the rails with some train running!

Thank you Larry! I most definitely remember the visit and have the pictures to prove it. There are three more articles coming following the first. I think they get better as they go along, but I'm a bit prejudiced. It started out as one long 8,000 word article, but OGRR likes them about 2,000 words. They were nice enough to keep it intact and break it up into four parts. Not every magazine does that. Hopefully, all who read it come away feeling as you do.

You can visit any time. Roundhouse Trains is still going strong (as is Scale Reproductions, Inc… my hobby shop).

I had to go back and do some research to see what's been added since your visit. You came with the guys on August 23, 2019. And there are a few.

They are: (Finished or built)

1. Finished the Engine House
2. P&PRR HQ Building (Kit) and the road leading to it.
3. John E. Goode Tie Hacker's Cabin (Kit)
4. Rick House Under Construction
5. Edward Hopper "House by the Railroad" House
6. Woodbourne Hardware House
7. Designed (but not yet built) Hopper's "Early Sunday Morning" row of stores.

I also sold the Idaho Hotel to Mark Boyce where it has a very nice and prominent new home.