I am glad to hear Bryan and Paul 2 are finally safely at York. Paul 2, Remember to check the gas in your car. You probably burned enough to have made the entire round trip home.
For the trip to York in 2018, you can refer to it as the "Pilgrimage of 2018". You both are true Train Devotees. Enjoy the event, take pictures, and post so we can see the good things you found and the great times you had.
Sincerely, John Rowlen
Here are the photographs of the trains I promised when I posted my little Halloween layout. I tried taking videos, but the focus didn't work out very well with my iPhone 6 in such a small space.
See how you like these without flash.
Mostly I have just been watching my Lionel NYC S1 electric hauling a string of Atlas 60' passenger cars around the layout. But it'll soon be time to start taking my postwar steamers down from their shelves for their yearly lubrication and run time.
I worked on this trailer a little last night. I really need to finish it and the truck as well
That looks great, Lee!! What are the trailer sides made of. It looks like some sort of sheet styrene from my vantage point.
Mark Boyce posted:That looks great, Lee!! What are the trailer sides made of. It looks like some sort of sheet styrene from my vantage point.
Thanks mark
thats what it is my brother gave it to me several years ago
It works great!!
Just picked up my lighting kits from GUNNERJOHN......Paul
paul 2 posted:Just picked up my lighting kits from GUNNERJOHN......Paul
All right! John’s the man! You will probably get yours installed before I get mine done!!
Page 600! Wowsers!
M. Mitchell Marmel posted:Page 600! Wowsers!
WHOOOHOOO!
This thread is proof that no one's layout is ever done. 
RSJB18 posted:M. Mitchell Marmel posted:Page 600! Wowsers!
WHOOOHOOO!
This thread is proof that no one's layout is ever done.
Layout building is like home improvements... it never ends, it can only be stopped!!!
Brian, nice BNSF & Burlington!
Mark, Looks good! With or without the flash! Nice job!
Lee, wonderful job on the tractor and trailer! Keep up the great work!
Luck you Paul2! I hope you have a blast at York!
Mitch, for some reason I believe you have been around for all 600! WOO HOO!
RSJB18 posted:M. Mitchell Marmel posted:Page 600! Wowsers!
WHOOOHOOO!
This thread is proof that no one's layout is ever done.
I’ll never get done because I’m always starting new ones
Well guys, I have to go move my mom this weekend, so I will be back in a couple of days! I am sure there will be over 200 email notifications from here in my in box when I get back. It might take me awhile to get threw them all!
Everyone have a great weekend!
Ok I’m calling this Santa Fe Reefer car done. Finished it this evening and worked on the NYC Pacemaker
mike g. posted:Well guys, I have to go move my mom this weekend, so I will be back in a couple of days! I am sure there will be over 200 email notifications from here in my in box when I get back. It might take me awhile to get threw them all!
Everyone have a great weekend!
Mike be safe I’m going to miss your comments on our stuff
Lee, both cars look great!
Mike, be careful you don't get hurt! Everyone stay safe!!
lee drennen posted:
Ok I’m calling this Santa Fe Reefer car done. Finished it this evening and worked on the NYC Pacemaker
Both cars look great. They are old kits correct?
Just an fyi for newer folks. This thread has also had MANY pages "cleaned away" of what somebody considered less than relevant posts. I'd guess it could be well over 1000 pages if that hadn't been so. I can think of three involved builds of my own that are now long gone. Don't count on things remaining here long term 
Bryan and I went to the forum dinner. We did sit together but on opposite sides of the table. LOL Nice turn out for the get together..........Psul
Hi All-
Work has been super busy lately, I haven't even had time to catch up at lunch. Anyway you are all doing great work.
Lee- love the box cars and trucks.
Paul and Bryan- sorry about the travel delays. At least you both arrived safely and had fun I'm sure. I gotta get there one day soon.
Mark- sorry to hear your bad news. Sad to see so many companies treat people as numbers. Hopefully it will turn around for you soon. The Halloween scene looks great BTW!
Mike- go easy on the heavy lifting this weekend.
Brian- I gotta laugh every time you post a picture of Izzy, she's one cool pooch!
Another busy weekend ahead for me. Other than Switcher Saturday over morning coffee tomorrow, no train time on the horizon. Hopefully my K-line PRR ALCO's arrive today.
Adriatic- the High Exalted Mystic Ruler of the Forum does wield a heavy hand. You are right- sometimes we do get a bit off topic and I'm sure some of it gets cleaned up. Gotta believe they needed an extra server just to host this thread.
Bob
paul 2 posted:Bryan and I went to the forum dinner. We did sit together but on opposite sides of the table. LOL Nice turn out for the get together..........Psul
As you can see by how Paul spelled his own name at the end of his post he has not recovered from his drinking last night. He tried to say it was his wife ordering those drinks but now we know the truth.
Adriatic posted:Just an fyi for newer folks. This thread has also had MANY pages "cleaned away" of what somebody considered less than relevant posts. I'd guess it could be well over 1000 pages if that hadn't been so. I can think of three involved builds of my own that are now long gone. Don't count on things remaining here long term
Hi Adriatic, You may want to consider looking for "absent" posts on other sub-sections of the forum, such as "Layout Building Forums." I noticed a couple of my postings, here, which were somewhat related to the specifics of various projects involved in making a layout, got relocated to "Scenery & Structures," under the Layout Building Forum heading.
FrankM.
Lou1985 posted:lee drennen posted:
Both cars look great. They are old kits correct?
Yes they are old All Nations cars I’m re-storing I have about 12 more to go they are in bad shape think I can keep maybe salvage 3 with the original sides but it’s a fun project
Bryan and Paul, I'm glad you got to the OGR supper last night. Though I sat with Andy, Dave, and Scott from the Pittsburgh Independent HiRailers on my two trips to York, Last fall and spring, I met a bunch of OGR Forum members and had a great time!! The OGR Meeting at 2:00 Friday under the grandstands is a great get together as well.
Speaking of the Pittsburgh Independent HiRailers and the OGR Meeting; How about a great big applause for that group winning the coveted MTH Blue Comet Award!! I can attest that these guys are most certainly deserving of the recognition!! It is announced right inside the front cover of the 2019 catalog. I always look for them at shows in the Pittsburgh area! They have a great modular layout, and are so friendly and knowledgeable. Their schedule during the colder months is amazing, and that setup at Kennywood park is second to none! There are quite a few others on the OGR Forum than Andy, Dave, and Scott!
Bob, Nice Alcos!! Hang in there as well!
Brian, you never fail to please with photographs of models and the prototype!!
Adriatic, Keep posting away! Your work and humor are always well appreciated!!
Mark Boyce posted:Bryan and Paul, I'm glad you got to the OGR supper last night. Though I sat with Andy, Dave, and Scott from the Pittsburgh Independent HiRailers on my two trips to York, Last fall and spring, I met a bunch of OGR Forum members and had a great time!! The OGR Meeting at 2:00 Friday under the grandstands is a great get together as well.
Speaking of the Pittsburgh Independent HiRailers and the OGR Meeting; How about a great big applause for that group winning the coveted MTH Blue Comet Award!!
Bob, Nice Alcos!! Hang in there as well!
Brian, you never fail to please with photographs of models and the prototype!!
Adriatic, Keep posting away! Your work and humor are always well appreciated!!
Rookie mistake...didn't know we had an OGR supper last night. Next time...
Thanks to all of you who “liked “ and commented on my post this week you guys are great!
Lee D.
HCSader73 posted:Mark Boyce posted:Bryan and Paul, I'm glad you got to the OGR supper last night. Though I sat with Andy, Dave, and Scott from the Pittsburgh Independent HiRailers on my two trips to York, Last fall and spring, I met a bunch of OGR Forum members and had a great time!! The OGR Meeting at 2:00 Friday under the grandstands is a great get together as well.
Speaking of the Pittsburgh Independent HiRailers and the OGR Meeting; How about a great big applause for that group winning the coveted MTH Blue Comet Award!!
Bob, Nice Alcos!! Hang in there as well!
Brian, you never fail to please with photographs of models and the prototype!!
Adriatic, Keep posting away! Your work and humor are always well appreciated!!
Rookie mistake...didn't know we had an OGR supper last night. Next time...
Bummer Pete! Andy Hummell took me under his wing on my first trip last October! I read Clem’s Primer, but Andy really helped orient me and pointed out the scheduled events!
I'm wondering who has more bruises on thier shins after Paul & Bryan sat across from each other
Thanks Frank, but most of the posts I was referring to have keywords not used too often. A search used to bring up plenty, now it brings up nothing, or darn close to it. From a info point of view, the wrong posts got deleted; the meat was here.
Friday I hit the Orange hall. On the second trip through I found a bunch of period vehicles for 10 dollars apiece plus found red LED's for the end of the observation car. Plus stopped in Gryzboski's and found a scale PS-1 flat car with covered load for 45 dollars....Paul
Sounds great Paul! I always look forward to seeing what Gryz has at Monroeville! Always good deals to be had!
I haven't done much on the layout the past few days due to a new addition to the house-
Meet Sweet Pea!
She's a dachshund/poodle crossbreed, 8 weeks old and only weighs just over a single pound. She's tiny but alsoSO cute!
We haven't had a puppy in many years so we're having to re-learn how to deal with one. So needless to say, she's taking up our time at the moment (which for the most part, I'm just fine with).
She is so tiny that she could almost take a ride on my new project once it's done. I'm working on a project to turn a cheap Bachmann On30 obs car find at a recent model show (got a set of obs/coach/combine in Xmas markings, excellent condition, for just $40 total) into a 'business' car for my layout. It won't really go with the concept of my layout, it's just something to take to other On30 layouts and to just have a project...
Lee, Sweet Pea is the same size at 8 weeks as the dachshund-rat terrier our youngest daughter and her husband got this summer. Sweet Pea is very cute, and I can see why she is taking a lot of your time.
Made some progress on the main lines which are descending down a 1.5% grade, got the roadbed done, bent the wide sweeping curves in the main lines, and got the cinder covered grade work completed. I'll finish the ballasting work that I started this afternoon, then put the whole 8 foot long section in place, and go back to competing the cork roadbed and laying track on the lower level. The first photo is where I was about a week and a half ago....
Looking good.
I haven't decided if I hate ballasting or painting rails more. They are both tedious but worth it in the end.
Installed the spur for the future home of the Enola NRHS on the layout. I’m now on hold until the order from Plastruct arrives so that I can build the cover over the track. I plan to make the area look like a 1 track version of the VMT. I will use the Walthers freight house along with the cover.
hello Sweet Pea ! wanna come over and help work on some trains ?
and maybe some ice cream...
briansilvermustang posted:
hello Sweet Pea ! wanna come over and help work on some trains ?
and maybe some ice cream...
I like ice cream...
well come on over 
you too Ted...
' IZZY ' where are you manners... save some for others !
Sweet Pea has yet to see my layout but I bet she'd like meeting other O scaler pooches!
I was playing with her this morning and I heard her bark for the first time. Even her bark was small and cute.
After reading all the gripes & complaints on the forum I went to my poor man's layout and hugged my old pre-war and early post war trains plus the Standard Gaugers just waiting to run.
The Michigan vs Michigan State game is in Severe T-Storm Warning, delay. Took my Union Break and got a corn beef sandwich for the big game. AT my local butcher shop. “Go Spartans’ - ‘Go Green’. At this time the score is Michigan 7 and Michigan State 0.
Now back to work on my long running seated figures. Have the Amtrak train under control but going to try some Union Pacific Cars. These passengers are waiting to take their seats.
Shot with an iPhone 7-Plus: Gary
Did someone say ice cream? And corned beef?
Mitch
Chris, the new trackwork and hillside look great! It is really coming along!
NS6770Fan, A little work at a time will add up to a great looking model!
Jim, There is much good sense in your affection of your postwar gems!
Brian, Wow, Izzy, Sweet Pea, and Ted's dog would have a big Bryer's party until Little Orphan Annie came to join in. Annie was a drop off in front of our house and now has been with us over 8 years. She likes Ice Cream too!
Oh, our daughter's dog, Frisk, is running for ice cream; all 3 pounds of her.
Frisk looks like such a little cutie! I love that shot of pup at full gallop.
I just introduced Sweet Pea to the layout, and she took an unnatural interest in walking the main line, at least a small portion of it.
It's a good thing she's way too short to ever even dream of getting up on the layout on her own, otherwise I might have trouble with op sessions for animals on the track!
Well got a little done on the layout this afternoon. I tried out this new gorilla glue adhesive seems to work OK but it’s awful expensive for such a little tube. I put the road down with it I also weathered the road with old fireplace wood ashes that I saved I like the way it looks I guess that’s all it matters and I also painted my coaling tower a granite gray acrylic paint enjoy the pics.
Sweat Pea is a narrow gauger at heart!
That gray makes that tower look so much better Lee!
Lee, it's looking great.... After using acrylic paint on my Lionel coaling tower, I weathered it some more with india ink diluted with alcohol... it helped bring out the wood grain even further. You can try a test on a small area that's not visible on the vertical coal chute/elevator.
Mark thanks for the kind words. Hope you are doing well...
I had a productive day, got all ballast done on the new section of main line !!! Boy it takes me a long time to do ballast... Put the whole main line section in place and just finished running some trains down that section. Really wanted to take the large B & O EM-1 articulated on this section and make sure I was clearing the cinder & ashes on the incline..... Everything clears, thank goodness. Now I'll just have to blend the new cinder covered incline in with what I did a year ago as I am ballasting the main under the signal bridge... Looking forward to completing the lower level and then adding the next 8 foot section.
Chris, I'm doing pretty good!! Thank you!
Oh, you have a B&O EM-1! Wow! It looks fantastic! Yes, I agree you would want to get it out on new rails soon to check clearances!! The 765 isn't too shabby either!! The scenery is all looking fantastic!!
Mark thanks you commit it’s appreciated as always
Chris Thanks this has been so fun I will try that I was going to use “soot” powders on the roof thanks for the tip. I’ll try it on the sides. I also done some landscaping awhile go
lee drennen posted:
Hey all!
Catching up as usual. It's good to see the progress being made by the multi talented here. All Nation kits. The gateway drug to all out scale railroad modeling. I still have a few unbuilt kits for when time permits.
It's those pics above!!!! The date is Oct 27, 1959. There's Lee's fancy shmancy spankin' new '60 Corvair! Says it really makes yard roads feel like turnpike. I
It has been a strange, unproductive week here. I became stuck on a project due to a bent loco axle. Moved on to another steamer but now debating whether to convert it to 3 rail. Easy to see when his will, not mine is in charge.
Bruce
Wow thanks Bruce!! but I was going for Early spring 1964 and that corvair is my favorite car on the layout I love corvairs! Thanks for the awesome comments you miss my Birthday by 2days it’s the 29th
I would like to find a Corvair too. A high school friend had on and it was a fun ride!
Corvairs are great cars. I had my dad's 61 until my wife made me sell it. Then I bought a 65 two door with 30,000 original miles in 2003. Great car but I sold it to a guy who did a complete restoration and a show car.
chris a posted:Lee, it's looking great.... After using acrylic paint on my Lionel coaling tower, I weathered it some more with india ink diluted with alcohol... it helped bring out the wood grain even further. You can try a test on a small area that's not visible on the vertical coal chute/elevator.
Mark thanks for the kind words. Hope you are doing well...
I had a productive day, got all ballast done on the new section of main line !!! Boy it takes me a long time to do ballast... Put the whole main line section in place and just finished running some trains down that section. Really wanted to take the large B & O EM-1 articulated on this section and make sure I was clearing the cinder & ashes on the incline..... Everything clears, thank goodness. Now I'll just have to blend the new cinder covered incline in with what I did a year ago as I am ballasting the main under the signal bridge... Looking forward to completing the lower level and then adding the next 8 foot section.
great progress!
Jim, that’s great about your Corvairs!
Hey Mark, Thanks, yes I purchased the EM-1 from Wil Allen's Duckunder Ry. after they "retired it"... He had it completely upgraded to RS 5.0 by Mike Reagan, it's really really nice.
Thanks GandyDancer !.... Pretty much working as much as I can on this expansion. Now that I have committed to connecting the upper and lower levels, I am really motivated to try and get the benchwork and track done so i can run trains on the entire main line....
Once I get past this 8 foot section upper and lower level, it should move along as there are only 2 switches planned after that for industrial sidings, and the main while it will be on a 1.5% grade is just 2 tracks parallel.
That sounds great that Will has it upgraded!
Chris, the section is looking good. Can't wait for the pics when it is tied into the back module. When do your how to classes start...............sign me up.
York is over till April, already booked my room. This is what I picked up while there. Tomorrow I get back to the layout. The LED wiring kits are for the wife's passenger cars. Hopefully I will be getting a call to say they are done and I can go pick them up.
Mark, I did wave as I went by your exit but then I hit the backup on 76. Wife and I left the house at 10:00 AM and did not get to the hotel in York till 1:15 AM. I can honestly say I have never been tied up in a traffic jam like that in my whole life.
Pics of what I picked up.................Paul
I think my sister's first car was a 66 Corvair. I drove that thing from Denver to Minneapolis, not a great trip.
Got a flat about 150 miles in, near Sterling, CO. Thinking ahead, I had packed a flashlight, because I started out in the evening. Got the flat changed, and it wouldn't start, dead battery. Ended up walking two miles, in the dark, down I-76, back to the last exit I had passed. As I was walking up the ramp, the lights in the gas station went out, it was 10 PM. Fortunately, at that very moment, I was able to flag down a sheriff's deputy coming down the ramp. Drove me back to the dead Corvair, and got me a tow, to the next town. Spent a good chunk of the next day waiting for parts.
I actually liked that car, it was fun to drive. I just had bad luck on that trip.
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I didn't actually work ON the layout today, but one of my excuses over the last month and a half has been that I didn't have access to my tools, including my chop saw and table saw.
I looked back to see when the last time I took pictures was... August 28th. Because I needed to clean up for the convention, all the construction scraps and the chop saw, were moved from the basement, out to the shop. What a mess! Then in September, we drove down to Rochester, to attend an auction, where I bought an old Jet brand combination disc and belt sander. Anyway, the shop had become impassable.
Patrick to the rescue!!! He was on fire today!
Seriously though, the morning was rather blustery with strong winds and intermittent snow showers. We started sifting through more than 20 years worth of cut up scraps, and lit the now infamous fire pit. I had been out there last week, and swept the area for nails, and thought I had gotten all of them. Patrick took a turn with the magnet, and came back with another pretty good batch. BTW, this was the first fire since the toe incident on May 19th.
That wind was actually rather helpful, kind of like the blower on a steam engine, giving us excellent draft, and keeping the fire going strong.
I took this picture just before lunch. Patrick had already cleared a small section of the south wall.
Toward the right, Patrick tied up all of my PVC grain elevator pipes. We found a piece of slat wall, and hung it. When we started, you couldn't even see the wall, let alone stand near it. Most of my big power tools are now neatly lining the wall, the way I had always imagined it.
This was a bitter / sweet moment. I didn't realize what I had just thrown in the fire.
Charlie doesn't use shipping labels like that anymore. That box was 30 years old if it was a day. Charlie has moved at least once, and I've moved four times since then.
There's a bit of a funny story here. In the center of the picture, there's an orange dustpan. We kept losing the black one in the mess, all afternoon. I joked we should paint it orange so we could find it easier. Patrick, discovered a can of Krylon Popsicle orange. It had a price tag from a home improvement store that has been out of business for 17 years, and the can was older than that. It has been in the unheated garage all that time. I pressed the tip, and some brown gunk came out, but I was persistent. Eventually, it actually started to spray orange, not perfectly of course but well enough, so Patrick painted it.
That is what you think it is to the left of the bandsaw, a switch stand.
Poor thing has been buried behind a pile of lumber since I built the house in 1999. There's a story of how I "adopted" it, but I'll save that for another time.
Elliot, making room for more stuff. Good to see a post from you. Hope all has been going well. Seems like a long time since you posted pics of work but sometimes it is all right to take a break from the long hours. Shirley and I are planning one more trip to go to the Menards show in July...............Paul
Thanks Paul. I'm hanging in there, the toe is doing OK, still slow but steady. Patrick and I were both having back trouble all day. Just think how much more we would have gotten done if that wasn't the case. One more day with Patrick in the shop, and we'll be set for the winter and some indoor projects. I may invest in a space heater so I can work on the mill buildings out there through the winter.
Looking forward to seeing you again. We might make it out your way before you get back here, though money has gotten a little tighter, so you might get here first. Picnic is on again, let's see if we can get a few more takers next time. Are you listening Bob?
lee drennen posted:Wow thanks Bruce!! but I was going for Early spring 1964 and that corvair is my favorite car on the layout I love corvairs! Thanks for the awesome comments you miss my Birthday by 2days it’s the 29th
I could get my post banished to purgatory if I continued with my affections for the Corvair. I have never been without at least one real example since 1975 and currently own 3. Many more of them in various scales. A recent publication featuring new car shipment by rail had a fantastic pic of new '60's on their way to anxious dealers.
Happy Birthday in advance.
Bruce
Mark Boyce posted:I would like to find a Corvair too. A high school friend had on and it was a fun ride!
Ex wife had a ‘66 convertible! Great fun until you have to put a thrown belt on in the winter (a Syracuse winter)!
Guys got this little strip done before I called it quits last night covered a lot of ground yesterday getting ready to add another’s 4x8 section to the layout soon
I’m liking the corvair stories the one in the pic is a Franklin Mint I finally won one off the “bay” last winter. Maybe I can catch that “Lee” guy who owns it going to lunch and get some better pics
Dogs, Cats, and Corvairs....OH MY!
As I was catching up this morning (got up to Mark's post of his dog), I hear cat # 2 at the back door letting me know in no uncertain terms that I'm late to open the door for breakfast. She let me have it when she came in. Our furry companions do keep life interesting. Lee that puppy is adorable.
A couple of my buddies had Corvairs, thought they were fire traps? You guys are right, they were cool cars.
Good to see you back in action Elliot. Did you roast any wieners on the fire? At least a marshmallow? Watch out for those nails. We have to replace our roof and siding in the Spring- not looking forward to the aftermath with nails, they seem to get everywhere.
Chris the new section looks great. The loco's do too.
Lee- very nice work. I see you sprinkle your ground cover right in the wet paint. Gonna try that next time
Paul- nice haul from York- after a 13 hour marathon I'd be shot. At least it wasn't in the middle of a blizzard.
Excuse me...now # 2 wants to go back out......later
RSJB18 posted:Dogs, Cats, and Corvairs....OH MY!
As I was catching up this morning (got up to Mark's post of his dog), I hear cat # 2 at the back door letting me know in no uncertain terms that I'm late to open the door for breakfast. She let me have it when she came in. Our furry companions do keep life interesting. Lee that puppy is adorable.
A couple of my buddies had Corvairs, thought they were fire traps? You guys are right, they were cool cars.
Good to see you back in action Elliot. Did you roast any wieners on the fire? At least a marshmallow? Watch out for those nails. We have to replace our roof and siding in the Spring- not looking forward to the aftermath with nails, they seem to get everywhere.
Chris the new section looks great. The loco's do too.
Lee- very nice work. I see you sprinkle your ground cover right in the wet paint. Gonna try that next timePaul- nice haul from York- after a 13 hour marathon I'd be shot. At least it wasn't in the middle of a blizzard.
Excuse me...now # 2 wants to go back out......later
Thanks Bob I’ve been doing my landscaping that way since my HO days it holds a little better but you still need to spray it to set it. I use a mixture of 50/50 water and Elmers glue to spray on top after it dries.
I do the same but paint holds it enough that when you spray the water it doesn't blow the cover away.
Any info on this train show in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Nov 25 would be appreciated. My son lives in Canton so I could do 'two things' at once.
The 3 train shows I go to each year in the Cincinnati area are all NMRA run and always have lots of all scales available for sale plus layouts running.
thanks.
Their web site:
Today I get a bit working on the layout early. Have to do the laundry from York. So while I am doing that I am going to start installing the Gar graves connector blades to the lift out section. And this will be a plus because the blades will make wiring up the crossing signals much easier. Pics later..............Paul
I figured there would of been some posts since my last one. At least I got the blades in all the tracks but I am still doing laundry LOL. So I decided since I couldn't drop in the lift out I would go solder some wires to the tracks. Well that didn't work. I spent 25 minutes looking for my solder I just bought and have not a clue what I did with it. I guess I might as well go to Menards and pick up more. I have no idea when I will find the other solder. Pics.......Paul
So after spending 30 minutes looking for the solder I bought a couple a weeks ago I ran to Lowes to get another roll. And this roll I am going to hang from the rafters so I see where I put it...........Paul
Did the 1 hour search for the soldering gun yesterday,Paul. Snookums found it for me, exactly where I had left it last week.
Re: being unproductive last week. After turning it over to he who only asks for my undivided attention, everything today fell right into my lap. With a clearer head it was decided to use the KISS principal and leave a 2 rail loco 2 rail. I took another shot at installing a decoder in it as well....which went off 100% successful. Even the headlite, cab and rear marker wiring, an LED/Incandescent combo, worked as desired from the get go. I'll fire off some pics of the ongoing project K4s this week, with side by side shots of another untouched example.
BTW, if you have never changed a Corvair fanbelt, your first time is gonna be a treat. Doing it during a sub zero frrrrrrreeze is the thrill of a lifetime. 😈
Bruce
I added a new section to my 58 year old control panel to accommodate a Legacy Base, yesterday (I have been using the base for a couple of weeks now, with it sitting on a shelf).
This morning I installed the Legacy base on the new control panel, and modified the wiring so that, in addition to the base working with the DCS Wifi unit, TIU, and SER2, it is now connected to my TMCC command base-the goal being to be able to run TMCC from the Cab1 should I want to.
Most of the time I will be controlling everything via the MTH Wifi Ap, but it is nice to have all of the options.
Work on a old Atlas “O” boxcar somebody custom painted and decaled in Santa Fe not a bad job but that orange door had to go so I hand painted it and added some Kadees. Also I painted and decaled a All Nations car in Lackawanna Phoebe Snow decals from Tichy. One busy productive weekend for me on the layout. Thanks for all the “likes” and comments here this week you guys give me the motivation I never had in HO scale. This “O” scale is so much better to work with and people I’m finding out are great. Thanks and have a wonderful week. Lee D.
I’m liking the corvair stories the one in the pic is a Franklin Mint I finally won one off the “bay” last winter.
I've seen a few of these for sale, but had to buy the entire ensemble to get it. Instead, when FM offered the larger scale '60 Monza coupe I just had to have one. Fits well in size with standard gauge stuff. The true beginnings of the pony car craze .
Bruce
Wow, I haven’t checked this in a day, and am overwhelmed. Great work everyone!
Two highlights I would like to comment on:
Elliot, I’m glad you got back to the shop and Patrick did the heavy work! My back has given me trouble the last two months, but is pretty good. I twisted some lower back vertibae, but a few trips to the chiropractor got me going. It must have been when I climbed up on my dad’s sun porch then pulled the ladder up to tie it of and get up on the house roof to do some patching. All okay. I hope I don’t have to go up there again.
Paul, thanks for waving!! That was really a bummer about the accident and traffic. That is the closest exit to me, but if I was heading to Ohio, I would take US 422 which is 2 miles from the house, eventually ending up on I-80.
I bought a little Lionel PRR 0-4-0 #94. One of the side rods jammed, and it took a while to realize that was the problem. Long story short, I got it adjusted, lubed, and keep fingers crossed, it is running nicely. I am still thinking of relettering it for Western Maryland.
Mark Boyce posted:Wow, I haven’t checked this in a day, and am overwhelmed. Great work everyone!
Two highlights I would like to comment on:
Elliot, I’m glad you got back to the shop and Patrick did the heavy work! My back has given me trouble the last two months, but is pretty good. I twisted some lower back vertibae, but a few trips to the chiropractor got me going. It must have been when I climbed up on my dad’s sun porch then pulled the ladder up to tie it of and get up on the house roof to do some patching. All okay. I hope I don’t have to go up there again.
Paul, thanks for waving!! That was really a bummer about the accident and traffic. That is the closest exit to me, but if I was heading to Ohio, I would take US 422 which is 2 miles from the house, eventually ending up on I-80.
I bought a little Lionel PRR 0-4-0 #94. One of the side rods jammed, and it took a while to realize that was the problem. Long story short, I got it adjusted, lubed, and keep fingers crossed, it is running nicely. I am still thinking of relettering it for Western Maryland.
Mark, love that little switcher. From the wireless drawbar, looks like a legacy model. Love the tender to!!
Your town I really like. It looks old style PA and the way the buildings are placed, is great!!
Thanks Mark. I think I finally figured out why my back hurts, and it's train related. On Thursday, the guy who plows my driveway, stopped by to get his check for the impending winter. It's become an annual ritual for him to come downstairs, and see the trains. Obviously a lot had changed since last year. I started up the layout and was going to do a lap with the Empire Builder that I used for the convention last month. Unfortunately, I didn't get very far. It had been parked on the upper deck, heading back to the helix. It got down the first turn, when it stalled out. Frustrated, I hurried my way into the helix to rescue the train. My problem seems to be all muscle related, and not skeletal. It's just going to hurt for a few days.
As for the engine, I think the problem is just dirty wheels and / or rollers. It's siting on the workbench, but I need to get it cleaned up and running before Tuesday, because I have more visitors scheduled.
wrawroacx posted:Mark Boyce posted:Wow, I haven’t checked this in a day, and am overwhelmed. Great work everyone!
Two highlights I would like to comment on:
Elliot, I’m glad you got back to the shop and Patrick did the heavy work! My back has given me trouble the last two months, but is pretty good. I twisted some lower back vertibae, but a few trips to the chiropractor got me going. It must have been when I climbed up on my dad’s sun porch then pulled the ladder up to tie it of and get up on the house roof to do some patching. All okay. I hope I don’t have to go up there again.
Paul, thanks for waving!! That was really a bummer about the accident and traffic. That is the closest exit to me, but if I was heading to Ohio, I would take US 422 which is 2 miles from the house, eventually ending up on I-80.
I bought a little Lionel PRR 0-4-0 #94. One of the side rods jammed, and it took a while to realize that was the problem. Long story short, I got it adjusted, lubed, and keep fingers crossed, it is running nicely. I am still thinking of relettering it for Western Maryland.
Mark, love that little switcher. From the wireless drawbar, looks like a legacy model. Love the tender to!!
Your town I really like. It looks old style PA and the way the buildings are placed, is great!!
Tom, Thank you! The buildings are just set in place temporarily. I move them around from time to time. When I get building the new expanded Blackwater Canyon Line, I will have two towns, one at the top of the hill, and the other on the other side of the room at the bottom of the hill.
Thank you about the 0-4-0. I do like those tenders. The switcher is actually conventional with Railsounds from 2012. I was surprised it had the optical drawbar when I got it. I got it at a really great price, with the idea of putting ERR in it, if it will fit. Regardless, it moves nice and smoothly with conventional control.
Big_Boy_4005 posted:Thanks Mark. I think I finally figured out why my back hurts, and it's train related. On Thursday, the guy who plows my driveway, stopped by to get his check for the impending winter. It's become an annual ritual for him to come downstairs, and see the trains. Obviously a lot had changed since last year. I started up the layout and was going to do a lap with the Empire Builder that I used for the convention last month. Unfortunately, I didn't get very far. It had been parked on the upper deck, heading back to the helix. It got down the first turn, when it stalled out. Frustrated, I hurried my way into the helix to rescue the train. My problem seems to be all muscle related, and not skeletal. It's just going to hurt for a few days.
As for the engine, I think the problem is just dirty wheels and / or rollers. It's siting on the workbench, but I need to get it cleaned up and running before Tuesday, because I have more visitors scheduled.
Elliot, The ducking, twisting, and turning, in a hurry will do it. Actually I'm glad it seems to be muscular. It can clear up, and we have to learn how to take it easier to not have the problems again! Have fun Tuesday with the visitors!
Paul2, things sound like they are going well with the laundry! LOL I am glad you got your blades installed and had a nice drive to Menards! I am surprised you didn't pick up any train cars while you were there! LOL
Lee, the box cars are looking great! Keep up the great work!
Mark, that little switcher is a great addition to your fleet! The layout in the background is looking wonderful also!
Elliot, sorry about the stalled engine and your back! I sure hope both get better soon! Its really nice to see you back at it again!
I spent the last 2 days moving my mom and cleaning out her house with my younger brother! Loaded all her good stuff to go with here and after she was gone we started the house cleaning! If you have ever known someone who hoards that's my mom! We filled a 40 yard dumpster full to the top, and have to go back next Friday to finish when the next empty dumpster arrives! Man am I one soar old guy! I got home just to find that I had 286 emails and 90% were from here and 10% junk! LOL
Thank you, Mike!
My Dad was like that. He had tools and materials that belonged to my grandfather and great grandfather. We spent this summer on his shop building, garage, and basement. The house is still pretty much the way it was, but there isn’t that much there other than household items and his fishing stuff.
Take it easy, rest up a bit!
chris a posted:Lee, it's looking great.... After using acrylic paint on my Lionel coaling tower, I weathered it some more with india ink diluted with alcohol... it helped bring out the wood grain even further. You can try a test on a small area that's not visible on the vertical coal chute/elevator.
Mark thanks for the kind words. Hope you are doing well...
I had a productive day, got all ballast done on the new section of main line !!! Boy it takes me a long time to do ballast... Put the whole main line section in place and just finished running some trains down that section. Really wanted to take the large B & O EM-1 articulated on this section and make sure I was clearing the cinder & ashes on the incline..... Everything clears, thank goodness. Now I'll just have to blend the new cinder covered incline in with what I did a year ago as I am ballasting the main under the signal bridge... Looking forward to completing the lower level and then adding the next 8 foot section.
Chris, all I can say is your work is amazing! they way you build things and tie them together ! One could never tell its an add on! Great work!
Mark, I have a week to rest up and just think about what's next in the train room build! I am thinking its time for more tops painted brown!
mike g. posted:chris a posted:Lee, it's looking great.... After using acrylic paint on my Lionel coaling tower, I weathered it some more with india ink diluted with alcohol... it helped bring out the wood grain even further. You can try a test on a small area that's not visible on the vertical coal chute/elevator.
Mark thanks for the kind words. Hope you are doing well...
I had a productive day, got all ballast done on the new section of main line !!! Boy it takes me a long time to do ballast... Put the whole main line section in place and just finished running some trains down that section. Really wanted to take the large B & O EM-1 articulated on this section and make sure I was clearing the cinder & ashes on the incline..... Everything clears, thank goodness. Now I'll just have to blend the new cinder covered incline in with what I did a year ago as I am ballasting the main under the signal bridge... Looking forward to completing the lower level and then adding the next 8 foot section.
Chris, all I can say is your work is amazing! they way you build things and tie them together ! One could never tell its an add on! Great work!
Ditto!
BTW, if you have never changed a Corvair fanbelt, your first time is gonna be a treat. Doing it during a sub zero frrrrrrreeze is the thrill of a lifetime. 😈
Bruce
Bruce - As I said b4, ex-wife’s ‘66 convertible was a nice looking little car, but seeing it go down the road in Syracuse was one of my happiest memories. Another happy memory was seeing my ex go down the road in 1980. This Friday I’ll be celebrating 28 happy years with wife #2.
decoynh posted:BTW, if you have never changed a Corvair fanbelt, your first time is gonna be a treat. Doing it during a sub zero frrrrrrreeze is the thrill of a lifetime. 😈
Bruce
Bruce - As I said b4, ex-wife’s ‘66 convertible was a nice looking little car, but seeing it go down the road in Syracuse was one of my happiest memories. Another happy memory was seeing my ex go down the road in 1980. This Friday I’ll be celebrating 28 happy years with wife #2.
LMAO!!!!! 
Mark Boyce posted:Wow, I haven’t checked this in a day, and am overwhelmed. Great work everyone!
Two highlights I would like to comment on:
Elliot, I’m glad you got back to the shop and Patrick did the heavy work! My back has given me trouble the last two months, but is pretty good. I twisted some lower back vertibae, but a few trips to the chiropractor got me going. It must have been when I climbed up on my dad’s sun porch then pulled the ladder up to tie it of and get up on the house roof to do some patching. All okay. I hope I don’t have to go up there again.
Paul, thanks for waving!! That was really a bummer about the accident and traffic. That is the closest exit to me, but if I was heading to Ohio, I would take US 422 which is 2 miles from the house, eventually ending up on I-80.
I bought a little Lionel PRR 0-4-0 #94. One of the side rods jammed, and it took a while to realize that was the problem. Long story short, I got it adjusted, lubed, and keep fingers crossed, it is running nicely. I am still thinking of relettering it for Western Maryland.
One of my favorites Mark. Glad you found the problem and it was a simple fix.
Hard choice between PRR and WM. Just buy another one.....problem solved.
Bob
HEY !! where's mine ?! 
RSJB18 posted:Mark Boyce posted:Wow, I haven’t checked this in a day, and am overwhelmed. Great work everyone!
Two highlights I would like to comment on:
Elliot, I’m glad you got back to the shop and Patrick did the heavy work! My back has given me trouble the last two months, but is pretty good. I twisted some lower back vertibae, but a few trips to the chiropractor got me going. It must have been when I climbed up on my dad’s sun porch then pulled the ladder up to tie it of and get up on the house roof to do some patching. All okay. I hope I don’t have to go up there again.
Paul, thanks for waving!! That was really a bummer about the accident and traffic. That is the closest exit to me, but if I was heading to Ohio, I would take US 422 which is 2 miles from the house, eventually ending up on I-80.
I bought a little Lionel PRR 0-4-0 #94. One of the side rods jammed, and it took a while to realize that was the problem. Long story short, I got it adjusted, lubed, and keep fingers crossed, it is running nicely. I am still thinking of relettering it for Western Maryland.
One of my favorites Mark. Glad you found the problem and it was a simple fix.
Hard choice between PRR and WM. Just buy another one.....problem solved.
Bob
Good point, Bob! And at the price I got it for, even a tightwad like me could afford two!!!
briansilvermustang posted:
Hey folks! Now we know what Brian looks like!!
Actually, if we could put a face on our inner selves, all of us would look something like that! Me? I'm the little blond haired boy looking in the window of the Menards Hobby Shop!
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