What did you do on your layout today?

 I did a teardown of my oldest RI&P Generals today. Dissesmbled, brushed flushed, & wiped everything.

  I have little driver cupping starting on one driver and found some roller bracket plastic flashing had been causing the front roller to partially hang in the up position by the roller axle stub. I removed the flashing and it swings smooth now after 40 years.

   The rear roller has a groove started from more pressure, and lots of Super O time (and likely compounded by the engines heavier draw at the better connection).  I'll just swap it with a car's for now.

It was good therapy though as "my hot rod's motor blew"-

 It pooted forth a cloudy stream of putrid magic smoke 6ft long, obscuring the the tender and cars beneath the dimming, pulsing street lamps lining the ceilings edge before creaping to it's last stop ever, where it promptly delivered the final insult of leaving me sitting alone in silence, in a now stinky and pitch black room as the breaker tripped; clack.

 The teardown of that revealed I had yet another dual winding motor's field coil short out. This post war 249 was the first upright motor's coil to give up the ghost since the 70s for me, but "it is always the field" 

  I ran my other General for about an hour or so before I take it apart for cleaning too. I had to check out the ceiling layout just to make sure the track was ok after the hot rod cooked..I don't know why but ...playlist was,.... Into the void, 2000 Light Years from home, Interstellar Overdrive , Surfing With the Alien, Spacegrass, Cygnus X-1 book 1&2, & Ziggy Stardust (naturally following the albums intructions max. volume for best results..the knob was on "11".... and the clock nearly was thers too, so I shut down and sat down.

Shave and a haircut...

...Who's next?

  I did some figure touch up, and threw management a fresh shave's  tanline since old G.R. Unt's mustache grew in.

  I dremeled and hacked away the jackhammer the guy on the right was holding. Rubbery plastic made it tough. The jackhammer motor was converted to a FRED for a while after simply snipping its chisel off and giving it yellow paint and a réd dot. But that suggests the caboose is on it's way out here, and I don't like that.

  Still need to hit the kaki pants with belt & buckle color, maybe a black wash to darken lows/crevasses/ seams.

Mike g - glad to hear you’re OK!!  Careful with all that snow. We missed you. Mark has been carrying the load here in the east.   Stay safe. 

More progress for sawmill area. I decided to make a pump house to sit on the pond edge. I hot glued a foamcore building structure to cover with the roof and siding. I still have to add a light inside and one outside and then plant on area and scenic with junk and ground cover. I also scratched a pipe rack out of some styrene  shapes.

Cutting coffee stir sticks to cover walls

Adding wood grain with Zona saw

All stained with black shoe polish

By putting boards on paper plate, elevating one end allows the stain to be darker on bottom ends of boards when on wall. The wood grain that is added with saw really shows once stained

Now I added paint color onto boards so that some of the bare boards show through( peeling paint )

Here is the pipe rack painted and some weathering powder for rust

Boards glued onto foamboard, strips of black construction paper glued to card stock roofs 

There are two front posts that go under front roof but they will get glued in once it is planted on layout

More photos once it's on the layout

Beautiful little scratch build Al

RSJB18 posted:

Beautiful little scratch build Al

Thank you

mike g. posted:

Hi Elliot, thanks, I try to get here daily, but this flu and snow has been kicking my butt!

Butch, here at the store we got 26" and at our house we got 32", just to much for this old guy! LOL

Welcome back Mike. Glad to see you are alive and well. 32" of snow would kick anyone's butt. WOW
That's more snow then we get in an entire year sometimes. We had a messy inch on Tuesday and now it's gonna be near
60 deg Saturday. Go figure.

Keep warm and get well...THEN BACK IN THE TRAIN ROOM SIR!!!!! 

Bob

paul 2 posted:

CSX AL, your mill project is impressive.

So today I started off with a bang. I started laying in the base foam board but that is on hold because now another quest has started to find out where the heck I put my package of hot melt sticks for the glue gun. Guess for me it never fails when you are a person who just piles up everything and expects to find what you need right away. Pics......Paul

Thanks Paul, Your bridge river project is coming along great. And running out of something like glue sticks never fails.

CSX Al posted:

paul 2 posted:

CSX AL, your mill project is impressive.

So today I started off with a bang. I started laying in the base foam board but that is on hold because now another quest has started to find out where the heck I put my package of hot melt sticks for the glue gun. Guess for me it never fails when you are a person who just piles up everything and expects to find what you need right away. Pics......Paul

Thanks Paul, Your bridge river project is coming along great. And running out of something like glue sticks never fails.

Same here Paul- nice work.

You are not alone- if I had all the time back that I spend looking for missing tools, supplies, etc., I'd be able to live two lives
Nothing more frustrating then knowing you have something that you need and can't find.....

Bob

lee drennen posted:

Took a few pics of my B-75 Mack on the layout 

                                    very NICE Lee !!!

mike g. posted:

Im sure you will get your track soon enough! LOL

Here are a few pictures of the Jig I have been working on!

Mike, why the clear plastic?   I made a simple jig to help locate the mounting screw positions using the template that comes with the Tortoise machines.   Once you locate the position of the track switch and have drilled the hole for the spring wire (BTW, I used a heavier gauge spring wire, the one from Tortoise is better suited for HO switches), I inserted the pencil stub up through the hole and hammer tap the finish nails to mark the location for the mounting screws.   I also drilled pilot holes using an appropriate sized bit.   Putting the two side screws in place made it easy to position the Tortoise machine and spring wire (the two screws held it in place).   It was then easy to add the other two side screws to securing the switch machine.   I assume you have full access for under mounting these switch machines.

You will be happy with the Tortoise switch machines.  In my opinion, they provide the best action and have the advantage of controlling track power as well as signal lights. 

Here is a link for my signal light construction:
https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...29#57038617457314629

https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...28#63513879906494628

https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...55#60557904315642755

Good luck with your track and switch instillation.   We have been on the Gulf Coast for a couple of weeks - needed a respite from the snow and cold.   Back home now and trying to get caught up will all the progress and posts.  

Cheers, Dave

paul 2 posted:

I must of looked for 45 minutes for glue sticks in the basement. I finally gave up and headed up to the attic to look. 10 minutes into looking up there I found a package of them. I was back in business. So after a late lunch I have managed to get the one side of the gorge roughed in. Tomorrow I hope to get the other half done. Then I can worked on the small island to separate the upper falls into two. Pics.............Paul

Great feature Paul!   Anxious to see it complete as I'm sure it will be an interesting scene!

Cheers,  Dave

briansilvermustang posted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great pictures, Brian. And I had noticed something about PRR cabooses some time ago: the cupola is always in the center, and there are no side windows under the cupola.

I'm sure there are exceptions, but they ARE exceptions.

Happy Valentines day folks!  WIFE sent ME some candy via FedEx...   WOW ...  

Mike glad you made a comeback@!  I was lucky and seen your area on the Weather Channel so I had a good idea what was going on!  That was one heck of a snow storm!!!   Hope you get over the flue soon!! UGGGG

Watched a Lionel video explaining more about the LC+2.0.  If these are all they claim them to be, they are going to be AWESOME!  

Dave thats a cool gizmo you made there for mounting those switch motors!  

Jim

Oh and I just checked.  My 6 pack of Southern 9 panel hoppers are being delivered today!! WOO HOO!

Well, this morning the boss had me vacuum under the carpet layout...... our faithful Labrador, Bumper, surveys the new found carpet space...... and I am sure, well, hoping that when the conductor arrives for a day with Papa, the new layout, will emerge.......  and That’s what I did on the layout today, oh and I bought another boxcar that I had to have.... does it match anything I got going?? (Does it HAVE to?) oh um, it’s for the grandson..... Mitch..... a G-Raff!!

It took more than two weeks to find tires for my 1931 Rolls Royce. Then I had to use a razor knife to cut them in half, as they were too thick. And then my smart intelligent wife repainted it, and here it is!

          my Valentine's treat from Marci....   mmmmm..... 

                         a homemade brownie, Oreo, chocolate chip surprise...         

Hi Guys, I don't have a lot of time, I have to get back out and finish clearing the drive way! But I thought I would share a few pictures so you guys know what I am dealing with! I hope everyone has a great day and be safe out there or in the train room Elliot! LOL

   Good Luck Mike, that's alot of snow,  WOW,  be careful on that roof !!

           a couple projects for you with all that snow...

geysergazer posted:

I changed out the Realtrax return loop for Fastrack. Too much wheel slip when the single-motor NW2 is pulling a 9 car (+crummy) train and Magnatraction works with Fastrack so the gandy dancers went to work.

 

                

Out with the old.

 

                 

In with the new.

The return loop is also my fiddle yard where train consists are changed. The paint brush indicates the next consist to be cycled in. This area represents an interchange yard with the outside world. Trains enter the layout through a wall cutout to the immediate right.

Geyser, of all the things you didn't expect someone to say:

You've got some sharp-looking tank cars in that photo. Especially the Santa Fe and Gulf.

mike g. posted:

Hi Guys, I don't have a lot of time, I have to get back out and finish clearing the drive way! But I thought I would share a few pictures so you guys know what I am dealing with! I hope everyone has a great day and be safe out there or in the train room Elliot! LOL

Mike, you almost make me feel guilty about retiring to Mexico.

Vincent Massi posted:

geysergazer posted:

I changed out the Realtrax return loop for Fastrack. Too much wheel slip when the single-motor NW2 is pulling a 9 car (+crummy) train and Magnatraction works with Fastrack so the gandy dancers went to work.

 

                

Out with the old.

 

                 

In with the new.

The return loop is also my fiddle yard where train consists are changed. The paint brush indicates the next consist to be cycled in. This area represents an interchange yard with the outside world. Trains enter the layout through a wall cutout to the immediate right.

Geyser, of all the things you didn't expect someone to say:

You've got some sharp-looking tank cars in that photo. Especially the Santa Fe and Gulf.

I really like the MTH Gulf tank cars. Of course, there was no prototype for that paint scheme but I don't care :~) I am reminded of the Gulf Building in Pittsburgh. When I was a kid the top of the building changed colors with the weather forecast: pink for fair and blue for rain IIRC. 

Miggy posted:

oh and I bought another boxcar that I had to have.... does it match anything I got going?? (Does it HAVE to?) oh um, it’s for the grandson..... Mitch..... a G-Raff!!

Huzzah! 

briansilvermustang posted:

 

                         a homemade brownie, Oreo, chocolate chip surprise...         

Oh, me aching pancreas!   INSULIN!  STAT!   

Mitch

mike g. posted:

Hi Guys, I don't have a lot of time, I have to get back out and finish clearing the drive way! But I thought I would share a few pictures so you guys know what I am dealing with! I hope everyone has a great day and be safe out there or in the train room Elliot! LOL

WOW they said feet and they meant feet!!!   Amazing the mail even ran!!    I aint seen snow like that is 30 years!!!    Be careful Mike!

Geyser do you use the paint brush as a duster??  I do!

Jim

Absolutely! I use the old 0-5-0 when switching the fiddle yard and can't stand dusty fingerprints on the cars so the paintbrush is multi-purpose.

geysergazer posted:

Vincent Massi posted:

geysergazer posted:

I changed out the Realtrax return loop for Fastrack. Too much wheel slip when the single-motor NW2 is pulling a 9 car (+crummy) train and Magnatraction works with Fastrack so the gandy dancers went to work.

 .....

The return loop is also my fiddle yard where train consists are changed. The paint brush indicates the next consist to be cycled in. This area represents an interchange yard with the outside world. Trains enter the layout through a wall cutout to the immediate right.

Geyser, of all the things you didn't expect someone to say:

You've got some sharp-looking tank cars in that photo. Especially the Santa Fe and Gulf.

I really like the MTH Gulf tank cars. Of course, there was no prototype for that paint scheme but I don't care :~) I am reminded of the Gulf Building in Pittsburgh. When I was a kid the top of the building changed colors with the weather forecast: pink for fair and blue for rain IIRC. 

There are 4 of the MTH Gulf modern tank cars on the Plywood Empire Route.

Here the switcher is pulling loads from the refinery spur. Next the Gulf tank cars (empties) will be spotted for the refinery. The Santa Fe tank and the RBox have already been pulled from the paint factory (out of sight to the right) and a boxcar of pigments has been spotted.

Never know where this hobby will lead you.....looking for interior for logging cookhouse, found there is O scale (1/4") doll furniture, so ordered in an old time kitchen. But have finished a stove, icebox, and some shelves, with more to go and then the dining tables....

@MikeG

@MikeG way to much snow !  Lucky here we been missing snow here. I couldn’t have text in my post for some reason.  There’s a clip from the other night.  Last night set up some trains for more videos on Friday.

mike g. posted:

Hi Guys, I don't have a lot of time, I have to get back out and finish clearing the drive way! But I thought I would share a few pictures so you guys know what I am dealing with! 

WOW!  That has to be a record snow fall for where you live.   That's even a big snow for Minnesota.   Cheers, Dave

Hey Mike g, wow, you have a lot of snow, more than we have had where I live in Tennessee in 12 years.....Good luck, and hope your feeling better.  It’s always fun to see everyone’s layouts, and there personal achievements. 

Kon, your videos are great as is your layout....Keep em coming...

Chris a, your progress is amazing, your weathering technics and track planning are  fun to watch.

paul 2, wow, your doing a super job, keep up the great work...

Mark Boyce, I love your comments, hopefully your feeling better. Have you investigated Stem Cell technology.  I went to a Stem Cell presentation last evening and found it to be quite impressive.

Briansilvermustang, now that’s a Locomotive...

Its really fun seeing the Creativity shown on this long running thread.....Happy Railroading 

Kon112H posted:

@MikeG

Mike, you seem to be a man who appreciates fine boxcars. Incidentally, I do not remember ever seeing a red Burlington boxcar before.

Nice train, as well as a nice set-up.

leapinlarry posted:

Hey Mike g, wow, you have a lot of snow, more than we have had where I live in Tennessee in 12 years.....Good luck, and hope your feeling better.  It’s always fun to see everyone’s layouts, and there personal achievements. 

Kon, your videos are great as is your layout....Keep em coming...

Chris a, your progress is amazing, your weathering technics and track planning are  fun to watch.

paul 2, wow, your doing a super job, keep up the great work...

Mark Boyce, I love your comments, hopefully your feeling better. Have you investigated Stem Cell technology.  I went to a Stem Cell presentation last evening and found it to be quite impressive.

Briansilvermustang, now that’s a Locomotive...

Its really fun seeing the Creativity shown on this long running thread.....Happy Railroading 

WOW what a set up!!   Must have VIDEO!!!    3 loops?   4 loops?   Holy smokes!!!  

Jim 

Mike g, you have your work cut out for you with that snow. Is that a big snowfall for your area. When I lived in western New York ( Niagara Falls Buffalo area we called that a dusting.  I remember one storm I started at the garage up there and by the time I got to the road I turned around and it did not look like I had done the driveway at all. But anyways just paced yourself and take some good breaks, Don't need to run yourself down and get sick again.

I did not do much today because it was Valentine's day. I did manage to do a couple of smalls things but no pics. Tomorrow I got the whole day to work on the gorge.........Paul

briansilvermustang posted:

Brian, not only your 3 rail collection, but your poto file is truly amazing!   Cheers, Dave

mike g. posted:

Hi Guys, I don't have a lot of time, I have to get back out and finish clearing the drive way! But I thought I would share a few pictures so you guys know what I am dealing with! I hope everyone has a great day and be safe out there or in the train room Elliot! LOL

Wow, Mike... I'll never complain about Summer heat in South Carolina again... It was a balmy 66 degrees here today...............

mike g. posted:

Hi Guys, ITs me Mike G. Sorry I have been gone for awhile. Things have been hectic here, I am still fighting the flu, the store got 26" snow, and the house got 32" of snow. I have been trying to keep things clean here at the store. Then I am informed that I need to shovel the snow off our roof at home because of the snow load. I couldn't even get into the driveway. So I had to go back today and use the tractor to move enough snow to get into the garage. I am so done with SNOW!

There has been no train work, no buying, selling, trading. Just this dam store and my Flu and Sonw!

I would like to say after reading 6 back pages there has been some wonderful work and special days! Jim, happy belated Birthday! Elliot, congrats on the new Breaker! Paul the gorge is looking wonderful! Chris A. you building is growing everytime I see it! Looks Great! Bob, that sure is a sweet little layout thanks for sharing, Everyone else I promis to make it up down the road, but I am whooped and feel like Sh**!  I will try to keep in touch more often.

Jim, I haven't had time to even check the mail! I will let you know!

Mike,  I'm glad you are at least back reporting in.  Yes, there were 2 pages just since you wrote 22 hours ago.

I know what you mean about the roof.  We had 40" once and even though I moved a lot of snow off, we had some roof damage.  Fortunately our insurance paid for the repair.  I sure hope you get over the flu soon.  You have really been beat.

Write when you can!

paul 2 posted:

Mike g, you have your work cut out for you with that snow. Is that a big snowfall for your area. When I lived in western New York ( Niagara Falls Buffalo area we called that a dusting.  I remember one storm I started at the garage up there and by the time I got to the road I turned around and it did not look like I had done the driveway at all. But anyways just paced yourself and take some good breaks, Don't need to run yourself down and get sick again.

I did not do much today because it was Valentine's day. I did manage to do a couple of smalls things but no pics. Tomorrow I got the whole day to work on the gorge.........Paul

Paul, I'm right between Buffalo and Niagara Falls on the Niagara River. I'd say Mike G's snow is just another day around here.

briansilvermustang posted:

lee drennen posted:

Took a few pics of my B-75 Mack on the layout 

                                    very NICE Lee !!!

 Thank you Brian and thanks for posting that beautiful B 61 Mack RC. I watch that video you sent me my email doesn’t work very good thanks for it did you get the pic of my antique truck my dad and I restored if not here it is 

leapinlarry posted:

Hey Mike g, wow, you have a lot of snow, more than we have had where I live in Tennessee in 12 years.....Good luck, and hope your feeling better.  It’s always fun to see everyone’s layouts, and there personal achievements. 

Kon, your videos are great as is your layout....Keep em coming...

Chris a, your progress is amazing, your weathering technics and track planning are  fun to watch.

paul 2, wow, your doing a super job, keep up the great work...

Mark Boyce, I love your comments, hopefully your feeling better. Have you investigated Stem Cell technology.  I went to a Stem Cell presentation last evening and found it to be quite impressive.

Briansilvermustang, now that’s a Locomotive...

Its really fun seeing the Creativity shown on this long running thread.....Happy Railroading 

Larry, Always nice photographs on your layout!!!

Thank you very much!!!  I had my last physical therapy appointment today.  The pain is virtually gone.  It was brutal 2 1/2 months ago.  The only time pain appears is if I try to lift more than 20 pounds (that's a guess) or do something like run the sweeper.  The snow blower didn't bother me.  I do still get tingling in my foot when I get up from sitting any length of time, or sit in an odd position.  The main concerns are my weak droopy toe, although it is making progress.  The other is that I am susceptible of the disc bulging again if I lift poorly.

I have never heard of stem cells for any back problems.  I will try to do some reading on it.

mike g. posted:

Hi Guys, I don't have a lot of time, I have to get back out and finish clearing the drive way! But I thought I would share a few pictures so you guys know what I am dealing with! 

I hope everyone has a great day and be safe out there or in the train room Elliot! LOL

Wow, Mike... luckily, haven’t had that much in the Poconos since last year - fortunately, my roof is steep enough that I never have to clear it!!!

And please accept my apology for this other PA resident!!!

Apples55 posted:

mike g. posted:

Hi Guys, I don't have a lot of time, I have to get back out and finish clearing the drive way! But I thought I would share a few pictures so you guys know what I am dealing with!  I hope everyone has a great day and be safe out there or in the train room Elliot! LOL

Wow, Mike... luckily, haven’t had that much in the Poconos since last year - fortunately, my roof is steep enough that I never have to clear it!!!

And please accept my apology for this other PA resident!!!

We have a friend who has gone to Punxutawney every February 2nd for the last 20 years.  It's only a little over an hour from Butler.  He always sends us a post card with a special postmark the Punxy post office has for Ground Hog Day.  One thing about Phil; he likes to lie every once in a while just to get our goat!  

lee drennen posted:

briansilvermustang posted:

lee drennen posted:

Took a few pics of my B-75 Mack on the layout 

                                    very NICE Lee !!!

 Thank you Brian and thanks for posting that beautiful B 61 Mack RC. I watch that video you sent me my email doesn’t work very good thanks for it did you get the pic of my antique truck my dad and I restored if not here it is 

Lee, fantastic job on the truck. Home run!

Lee,  great photos thanks for sharing the back story and photo on the restoration.

Larry,  thanks for your kind words, always great to see photos of your beautiful layout.

Mike G:  I feel for you.   We had the winter from hell a couple of years ago with multiple 2 to 3 foot storms.   Do they sell "roof rakes" out there ?   I had one when I lived in Maine, and finally got rid of it.... Of course the next winter we had a record breaking 110 inches of snowfall LOL

Mark -  Glad to hear the back is healing and you're starting serious construction on the new layout. 

After taking 2 days off to do "life stuff" I am back working on my kitbash....  Doesn't look like much progress, but at least all 4 floors are glued together now, everything is square and plum... the 1/4 inch MDF base plate is cut and notched,  and the interior Framework is about 1/2 way done.   It's all quarter-sawed oak  1/4 x 1/4 inch beams and the joists are leftover mahogany scraps, from window restorations.... 

Found a really cool HO scale set of mixing tanks that I bought at the Big E show for $2.00... Had to do some repairs to it as it was poorly assembled, but it looks good on top of the 2nd story roof...

The dentist finished my root canal today, and raided my wallet to the tune of a couple Legacy Bluetooth diesels. The impending crown will be another two.  Oh well, it doesn't hurt anymore (til I get my credit card bill).

Mrs Big Boy and I then got haircuts and had a romantic McDonalds lunch at home. After that we did a little railroad paperwork at the kitchen table. She wrote out the engine cards for the newest additions to the fleet, and did the initial folds on the last 200 car cards. I took over from there, and used my burnishing tool to flatten the fold on each one. 

To form the pocket for the waybill, the sides have to be taped. Almost made it, but ran out of tape, and was too lazy to go downstairs to get more for those last few on the table. 

This batch will will keep me out of trouble for a little while, but I own way more than 200 cars that aren't yet on the layout, and more are coming. Next time Micro Mark has a sale, I'll have to order a few hundred more.

Chris, Thank you!

The building looks great!  The HO tanks work out well.

I showed everyone here the lumber carrier build I did. A modeler I know from Japan sent me photos of some bike chain he used on his Fordson tractor drive made in Japan. He sent me a link to where he purchased it on Amazon. Anyway, currency conversion would have been less than $20 USD for the kit. When I looked the part up on Amazon on the US side of things they wanted $89 + $10shipping for the same part. I decided to try and make my own.  So, I downloaded a CAD file of bike chain and printed it in a flexible resin.

First print, 9 minutes later I got out the 4 pieces I printed on the build plate seen in the photo.

 The resin is clear, but they make pigments to color it. I added black tint but it still looks pretty clear. The size I estimated scale on and it came out too small.

I resized it and ran a second batch (14 minutes) .

The resin is very flexible, almost like a rubber band. I might mix some flex with some standard black resin so it isn't so floppy to handle.

Here is a photo of the 2nd batch draped on the lumber carrier for size comparison.

Here is the chain with the black regular resin added to the flex. It's perfect. Flexible enough to position without breaking but stiff enough to not be a limp noodle.

You can see in these next two photos the individual links

Here is the last one showing in by the lumber carrier

Matt, Thanks! I knew Mark would keep this going! LOL

CSX AL, Thzt sure is some great work you have going on there!

Bob, Thanks, been raining today but more snow is forcasted for next week! Tomorrow the wife, Tank and I get to go home after a week here at the store!

Paul things are looking wonderful at your place! Here you are bringing things to life again!!

Brian, Nice caboose picture show! Thanks for your concern about the roof, but I am glad to say I am done with the roof!

Dave, thanks the plexi glass is for if I don't get the hole perfect, I still have a little wiggle room!

Vincent, don't feel guilty! I would move there also, but the wife hates the heat! LOL But right now she isn't liking the snow either!

Jim, yep we got snow in multi feet! Way to much for me! LOL

Andy, very nice video! Just wondering how wide is your bench work?

Larry, thanks! I really enjoy seeing your layout! Its just wonderful!

Paul, its a lot lately, last year we only got 6"

Woodson, I never complain about the heat! I hate the wet and cold! LOL

Mark, thank you sir! All that is left of the flu is the cough, but it still sucks! But the darn snow is still here with more next week! Mark, I am glad that your starting to feel better, but don't over do it!

APPLES55 (PAUL) That's down right funny! Thanks for the laugh, I really needed one!

Chris, Thanks, They do sell roof rakes here, we just don't have one! Your kit bash is looking great, and coming right along! Thanks for sharing with us! I love to fallow your post as there is so much to learn!

Elliot, I am glad you got your tooth fixed, but sorry it put you back a couple engines! Sounds like a great day with the wife What a great hubby! Nice job on the cards! I don't know if I will ever get to that point!

chris a posted:

Chris, awesome work!

Elliot, I’m sorry the dentist hurt your wallet so.  Your valentine meal sounds like ours at KFC, but our older daughter came along because her husband works evening shift.  That’s a lot of cards!  Your wife is great for doing all that work!

Al, the chains are great!!  I’m glad they turned out so well!

Mike, my wife has been coughing since mid December.  She had been checked and no lingering bronchitis.  Just a cough.  Hers gets worse as evening comes.  Yes it is tough trying to not overdo it.  Also trying to not twist or over reach is something I need to always think about.  I really don’t know how I hurt it in the first place, but it just kept getting worse.  

Thanks Mike and Mark.

Mark, we did KFC  last week. Mickey D's wasn't our first choice today. We have a Mongolian BBQ place we like, but when we got there at normal lunchtime, they were serving dinner all day for Valentines Day. We never do dinner there, because she's allergic to shellfish, and they have shrimp in the buffet line where there can be cross contamination.  We'll go next week for a normal lunch. We were both disappointed, because it's been a while since we've been there. It's tougher to go, since I started dialysis, because I lose three lunches a week. We have name for when you get psyched for something and then it gets scratched, by choice or outside force. We call it "being Lucyed", as in Charlie Brown and the football, when she yanks it away.

Making the cards is just time consuming. The hard part is still coming. 

1. Unpack the cars
2. Enter them into the database on the computer
3.  Put them on the layout
4. Print the list of new cars for my wife
5. Get her to sit down and write out the cards (this takes a bit of work)
6. Repeat until done

She's gotten good at drawing the Bluetooth logo, which she put on all the new engine cards.

@MikeG the deck width Is 15” in some parts and few spots are 48”  most areas are 36”-40”. We are over 6 ft.  There’s no track in spots that are more then a 36” reach.  

@leapinlarry thanks and Wow, your layout looks awesome!  

I haven’t posted here in a while, so here’s my new UP E9 running through it’s trials.

I got a layer of paint down in the lake bottom. I think I'll add a little more green and a little debris before filling.

Big_Boy_4005 posted:

Thanks Mike and Mark.

Mark, we did KFC  last week. Mickey D's wasn't our first choice today. We have a Mongolian BBQ place we like, but when we got there at normal lunchtime, they were serving dinner all day for Valentines Day. We never do dinner there, because she's allergic to shellfish, and they have shrimp in the buffet line where there can be cross contamination.  We'll go next week for a normal lunch. We were both disappointed, because it's been a while since we've been there. It's tougher to go, since I started dialysis, because I lose three lunches a week. We have name for when you get psyched for something and then it gets scratched, by choice or outside force. We call it "being Lucyed", as in Charlie Brown and the football, when she yanks it away.

Making the cards is just time consuming. The hard part is still coming. 

1. Unpack the cars
2. Enter them into the database on the computer
3.  Put them on the layout
4. Print the list of new cars for my wife
5. Get her to sit down and write out the cards (this takes a bit of work)
6. Repeat until done

She's gotten good at drawing the Bluetooth logo, which she put on all the new engine cards.

Elliot, Being Lucyed!!  I like that!  I'm going to have to tell my wife.  She is also allergic to shellfish and avoids all fish.  Besides that, there are lots of things she can't eat.  She can eat the KFC bowl with chicken, mashed potatoes, cheese.

That is a lot of steps to making the cards, especially tedious with a large layout and large fleet.  I can see it would take some practice making the Bluetooth logo carrectly.

CSX Al posted:

paul 2 posted:

Mike g, you have your work cut out for you with that snow. Is that a big snowfall for your area. When I lived in western New York ( Niagara Falls Buffalo area we called that a dusting.  I remember one storm I started at the garage up there and by the time I got to the road I turned around and it did not look like I had done the driveway at all. But anyways just paced yourself and take some good breaks, Don't need to run yourself down and get sick again.

I did not do much today because it was Valentine's day. I did manage to do a couple of smalls things but no pics. Tomorrow I got the whole day to work on the gorge.........Paul

Paul, I'm right between Buffalo and Niagara Falls on the Niagara River. I'd say Mike G's snow is just another day around here.

Paul & Al  -  I live in NH now and we get our share of snow.  BUT, I graduated from Language school at Syracuse U. in 1965.  That year we had either snow or rain on part of every day from Thanksgiving to Easter.  Incredible lake effect precipitation in the snow belt of northern NY state.  When you went to the gas station to get gas, the attendant would put a red foam ball on top of your antenna so your car could be seen approaching intersections over the snowbanks.  What do they do now with no external radio antennas?  Amazing ability for Syracuse to dispose of the snow on Lake Onandaga with parades of dump trucks out on the ice.

Last year! 

Big_Boy_4005 posted:

Thanks Mike and Mark.

Mark, we did KFC  last week. Mickey D's wasn't our first choice today. We have a Mongolian BBQ place we like, but when we got there at normal lunchtime, they were serving dinner all day for Valentines Day. We never do dinner there, because she's allergic to shellfish, and they have shrimp in the buffet line where there can be cross contamination.  We'll go next week for a normal lunch. We were both disappointed, because it's been a while since we've been there. It's tougher to go, since I started dialysis, because I lose three lunches a week. We have name for when you get psyched for something and then it gets scratched, by choice or outside force. We call it "being Lucyed", as in Charlie Brown and the football, when she yanks it away.

Making the cards is just time consuming. The hard part is still coming. 

1. Unpack the cars
2. Enter them into the database on the computer
3.  Put them on the layout
4. Print the list of new cars for my wife
5. Get her to sit down and write out the cards (this takes a bit of work)
6. Repeat until done

She's gotten good at drawing the Bluetooth logo, which she put on all the new engine cards.

I can't wait to see videos of yall running operations on that big layout!  Get on YouTube and look for  O gauge switching operations or layouts...  There are 2...  And a couple talking about it.   Including our own Laid off sick and The Glacier Line.     One I have watched a bunch of times has this grumpy dude with a flat top haircut and this other feller running the train..   The "sky crane" gets used a few times lol 

Elliot maybe you can make a video just of just a bit of switching?   May go VIRAL!   May not get but one hit! : )

Jim

Here on LI we've forgotten what snow looks like...Going to be near 60 this weekend.....I might even play golf

Dave Ripp. posted:

I got a layer of paint down in the lake bottom. I think I'll add a little more green and a little debris before filling.

It's looking good. May i suggest if you want more of a lake effect and less of a muddy pond effect add some VERY dark blue to the center area and then a lighter blue - green toward the edges. Also you might want to add some light tan near the shore where it is shallower.

decoynh posted:

CSX Al posted:

paul 2 posted:

Mike g, you have your work cut out for you with that snow. Is that a big snowfall for your area. When I lived in western New York ( Niagara Falls Buffalo area we called that a dusting.  I remember one storm I started at the garage up there and by the time I got to the road I turned around and it did not look like I had done the driveway at all. But anyways just paced yourself and take some good breaks, Don't need to run yourself down and get sick again.

I did not do much today because it was Valentine's day. I did manage to do a couple of smalls things but no pics. Tomorrow I got the whole day to work on the gorge.........Paul

Paul, I'm right between Buffalo and Niagara Falls on the Niagara River. I'd say Mike G's snow is just another day around here.

Paul & Al  -  I live in NH now and we get our share of snow.  BUT, I graduated from Language school at Syracuse U. in 1965.  That year we had either snow or rain on part of every day from Thanksgiving to Easter.  Incredible lake effect precipitation in the snow belt of northern NY state.  When you went to the gas station to get gas, the attendant would put a red foam ball on top of your antenna so your car could be seen approaching intersections over the snowbanks.  What do they do now with no external radio antennas?  Amazing ability for Syracuse to dispose of the snow on Lake Onandaga with parades of dump trucks out on the ice.

Last year! 

I remember those days at SU quite well (BA `66). Only once in the winter of `65 -`66 did classes actually get cancelled for a few days when we had about 60 inches of snow over a 3 day period. I still live here in the southern Adirondacks where a grey sky and snow is the norm from November until April. It makes you more appreciative of the warm summer months.

modeltrainsparts posted:

decoynh posted:

CSX Al posted:

paul 2 posted:

Mike g, you have your work cut out for you with that snow. Is that a big snowfall for your area. When I lived in western New York ( Niagara Falls Buffalo area we called that a dusting.  I remember one storm I started at the garage up there and by the time I got to the road I turned around and it did not look like I had done the driveway at all. But anyways just paced yourself and take some good breaks, Don't need to run yourself down and get sick again.

I did not do much today because it was Valentine's day. I did manage to do a couple of smalls things but no pics. Tomorrow I got the whole day to work on the gorge.........Paul

Paul, I'm right between Buffalo and Niagara Falls on the Niagara River. I'd say Mike G's snow is just another day around here.

Paul & Al  -  I live in NH now and we get our share of snow.  BUT, I graduated from Language school at Syracuse U. in 1965.  That year we had either snow or rain on part of every day from Thanksgiving to Easter.  Incredible lake effect precipitation in the snow belt of northern NY state.  When you went to the gas station to get gas, the attendant would put a red foam ball on top of your antenna so your car could be seen approaching intersections over the snowbanks.  What do they do now with no external radio antennas?  Amazing ability for Syracuse to dispose of the snow on Lake Onandaga with parades of dump trucks out on the ice.

Last year! 

I remember those days at SU quite well (BA `66). Only once in the winter of `65 -`66 did classes actually get cancelled for a few days when we had about 60 inches of snow over a 3 day period. I still live here in the southern Adirondacks where a grey sky and snow is the norm from November until April. It makes you more appreciative of the warm summer months.

I feel for you. My daughter is going to school up in Potsdam at Clarkson. Not only the amount of snow but it is ungodly cold up there!

Yeah Mark, we turned Lucy into a verb, because there's really nothing in the English language that quite captures the nuance. In terms of trains, you could be Lucyed if you pre-order something, and it gets canceled.

Was able to get some accessorizing done this morning before work.  A little backstory: After my Dad retired from the Arnold Bread Company he opened a bread store on Rt 22 in Union, NJ.  He called it 'Seven Macs' because there were seven of us boys in the family.

Still some additional work to do.

Mayor Magoo posted:

Was able to get some accessorizing done this morning before work.  A little backstory: After my Dad retired from the Arnold Bread Company he opened a bread store on Rt 22 in Union, NJ.  He called it 'Seven Macs' because there were seven of us boys in the family.

Still some additional work to do.

Fantastic looking building.

NS6770Fan posted:

I haven’t posted here in a while, so here’s my new UP E9 running through it’s trials.

Beautiful train, NS.

Steve, Seven Macs looks great!  Your back story about the name is wonderful.  That is a nice way to commemorate your dad's business.

NS6770, the trains is really great looking!

Matt, the photographs we have of the 40" snowfall we had back in '96 are buried in an album somewhere!  Remember film everyone!

Speaking of lake effect, we are enough south of Erie Pennsylvania to not get hit with the lake effect, but I have been up there and seen it!  The ice from waves crashing into docks, etc.  make for some really eerie scenes.  Get my poor pun!    We are also just enough west of the Allegheny Mountains to usually escape it too.  God gave Great-great-great-great-grandpa and G-g-g-g-grandma Boyce a gift when they first got their claim to homestead back in 1795!  

RSJB18 posted:

Here's an early picture of command central Jim. All old-school conventional control as of now. Haven't made the jump to DCS or legacy, or bluetooth, or LC or LC+.......  One day.... 

Ohhhhh... I’m getting that evil tingling feeling   

Added another open hopper car to "the fleet" today. This car began its life as a red colored Lionel Leigh Valley, just one of thousands that Lionel made over the years.  Based on the AAR trucks that were originally on the piece, it's most definitly made after 1957.

Bought it on eBay for about $8.00. Had to straighten the sides of the hopper as the previous owner had rested something fairly heavy on the car bending both side walls of the hopper inward. Replaced both trucks with a set of bar end units with couplers that work (the original AAR couplers were broken). Removed and filled the road markings, primed and painted it in the traditional C&NW Stage Coach green and added the front and rear truck/step brackets and the brake wheel. Made and applied the decals and topped everything off with a coat of clear matte finish.

Number 63506 was an open hopper car that was once owned by the C&NW.

We got between 6-8 inches of snow but it's all melted from the roads by now and just enough to make the landscape white by now. Hasn't been freezing for several days now. Yeah, doesn't sound like much but there are almost no plow trucks in WA state, so many roads never get cleared off and tens of thousands of snowbound folks were without power for a while (thankfully we were only snowbound for one day and the power only flickered once for a second).

Last night, I changed the horn settings on my Whitcomb On30 diesel. In doing so, I screwed up the throttle settings as it would then only go from stop to full speed and nothing in between. Bachmann doesn't have a default setting for their decoders, so I had to go back and change every setting to it's original value until the problem went away. But I still got a better horn sound out of it!

Apples55 posted:

RSJB18 posted:

Here's an early picture of command central Jim. All old-school conventional control as of now. Haven't made the jump to DCS or legacy, or bluetooth, or LC or LC+.......  One day.... 

Ohhhhh... I’m getting that evil tingling feeling   

you- my good man are trouble

I'll upgrade my controls right after I get that extension and yard built.....

Wished every second I could find someone selling an MTH cylindrical hopper with the Milky Way candy bar logo on it.  I get that one and I'll have 3 musketeers, Snickers, and Milky Way all on the same train.  It's my white whale.  Other than that I just ran 3 trains on three tracks at 55 smph while sitting in my Santa Fe bar chair chugging a Mountain Dew and hoping a coupler didn't fail.

Yardmaster96 posted:

Wished every second I could find someone selling an MTH cylindrical hopper with the Milky Way candy bar logo on it.  I get that one and I'll have 3 musketeers, Snickers, and Milky Way all on the same train.  It's my white whale.  Other than that I just ran 3 trains on three tracks at 55 smph while sitting in my Santa Fe bar chair chugging a Mountain Dew and hoping a coupler didn't fail.

Contact me. I might be able to help you.

EricaAnn posted:

Added another open hopper car to "the fleet" today. This car began its life as a red colored Lionel Leigh Valley, just one of thousands that Lionel made over the years.  Based on the AAR trucks that were originally on the piece, it's most definitly made after 1957.

Bought it on eBay for about $8.00. Had to straighten the sides of the hopper as the previous owner had rested something fairly heavy on the car bending both side walls of the hopper inward. Replaced both trucks with a set of bar end units with couplers that work (the original AAR couplers were broken). Removed and filled the road markings, primed and painted it in the traditional C&NW Stage Coach green and added the front and rear truck/step brackets and the brake wheel. Made and applied the decals and topped everything off with a coat of clear matte finish.

Number 63506 was an open hopper car that was once owned by the C&NW.

Very nice work and better than new.

EricaAnn.  I'm agreeable to giving you my email address.  Is there another way to contact you?

Dave Ripp. posted:

EricaAnn posted:

Added another open hopper car to "the fleet" today. This car began its life as a red colored Lionel Leigh Valley, just one of thousands that Lionel made over the years.  Based on the AAR trucks that were originally on the piece, it's most definitly made after 1957.

Bought it on eBay for about $8.00. Had to straighten the sides of the hopper as the previous owner had rested something fairly heavy on the car bending both side walls of the hopper inward. Replaced both trucks with a set of bar end units with couplers that work (the original AAR couplers were broken). Removed and filled the road markings, primed and painted it in the traditional C&NW Stage Coach green and added the front and rear truck/step brackets and the brake wheel. Made and applied the decals and topped everything off with a coat of clear matte finish.

Number 63506 was an open hopper car that was once owned by the C&NW.

Very nice work and better than new.

Nice-looking car, Dave, and your story about repairing a "junk" hopper is informative.

Productive morning. I basically got the back roughed in and the small area between the bridge abutments filled in. In that area I am planning to put in a culvert pipe with water coming out of it and it will run down intop the gorge. In the last pic I am thinking of adding two more waterfalls onto the second waterfalls maybe two thirds of the way down from the top. This afternoon I'll cut some pieces of foam to see how it will look. Pics............Paul

Yardmaster96 posted:

EricaAnn.  I'm agreeable to giving you my email address.  Is there another way to contact you?

Check out her profile, her e-mail address is there and a website address.

Larry

Mayor Magoo posted:

Was able to get some accessorizing done this morning before work.  A little backstory: After my Dad retired from the Arnold Bread Company he opened a bread store on Rt 22 in Union, NJ.  He called it 'Seven Macs' because there were seven of us boys in the family.

Still some additional work to do.

Steve that is one beautiful building great work

Dave Ripp. posted:

EricaAnn posted:

Added another open hopper car to "the fleet" today. This car began its life as a red colored Lionel Leigh Valley, just one of thousands that Lionel made over the years.  Based on the AAR trucks that were originally on the piece, it's most definitly made after 1957.

Bought it on eBay for about $8.00. Had to straighten the sides of the hopper as the previous owner had rested something fairly heavy on the car bending both side walls of the hopper inward. Replaced both trucks with a set of bar end units with couplers that work (the original AAR couplers were broken). Removed and filled the road markings, primed and painted it in the traditional C&NW Stage Coach green and added the front and rear truck/step brackets and the brake wheel. Made and applied the decals and topped everything off with a coat of clear matte finish.

Number 63506 was an open hopper car that was once owned by the C&NW.

Very nice work and better than new.

I agree!!

Took a few pics of my New piggybacks one is a Lionel PS-4 I added a different pig trailer the other is a custom AHM I built with a Lionel trailer 

paul 2 posted:

Productive morning. I basically got the back roughed in and the small area between the bridge abutments filled in. In that area I am planning to put in a culvert pipe with water coming out of it and it will run down intop the gorge. In the last pic I am thinking of adding two more waterfalls onto the second waterfalls maybe two thirds of the way down from the top. This afternoon I'll cut some pieces of foam to see how it will look. Pics............Paul

I love watching a plan come together!! Very nice work!!

Paul, it’s looking very nice.

Erica Ann, the hopper looks great!

Lee, those cars and trailers are really nice!

Just imagine, with the new electronics, IPad, iPhone, Computer, we are all connected, and it’s the best of times in our Hobby....We have the materials, books, friends with knowledge to help us build our dream Railroads and beyond...Oh what a fun Forum...

CSX Al, I commend you on your extraordinary model building talent, making MasterBuilder models, even small chain, and your contributions to our Hobby could go on an on and on......Thank You....

Big Boy 4005, Elliott, your layout is amazing...Yes, the dentist and root canals can be fun, but like a layout, when finished, it’s great. I am getting finished with an implant, just waiting on the crown....I like your Way Bill idea.....

Paul 2, scenery work is hard, the end product will be amazing, I like your railroad...it’s cool and fun to view.

Lee Drennen, I like your Freight cars with trailers, your rolling stock and creative ideas you mention on the forum. Great thoughts.

Modeltrainparts, I like your participation on our forum...

Briansilvermustang, wow, you my friend have Trains, lots of trains....I like your post of pictures both Old, New, and of unique style Locomotives...Your good..Your Pictures add lots of fun to this hobby....Thank You.

Mayor Magoo, Wow, what a structure, The 7 Mac’s Bread Co, very good work and I would imagine your layout is nice to. I like your work very much.

ERICAANN, Wow, I like those hopper cars you have, and thanks for your participation on this forum...They look like Postwar models. Very nice..

RSJB18, I like your layout and your contributions to this OGR Forum, and your layout is also truly unique....Keep posting your pictures....I think you can see that we all add a different type humor to this hobby...Thank You.

Dave Ripp, I like your Pond, a unique fishing spot, and your contributions to this forum. The colors are great and I like your layout....Please do more pictures...

P51, Lee, hey man, I like your photography and all the great pictures of your unique model railroad. Your contributions are awesome and fun to read...We all enjoy this hobby differently, and that’s what makes it fun....Keep placing your pictures and thoughts for our entertainment.  

DECOYNH, Matt, I like your humor in your replies on this forum. The picture with you and the pile of snow is Amazing....Here in central Tennessee, we simply do not get that kind of snow. When we do, it’s a real issue as we are not prepared for that drastically bad precipitation....Great Pictures..

Mike g, I simply hope your snow melts soon, and you get over the flu. Your an inspiration to see on this forum. Your the Man....Get Well.

Mark Boyce, now, I am glad your better and I like your new bench work. Your an inspiration to us all with your positive attitude and great Sence of humor....Thank You..

Now, I will close with, thanks to everyone in our Hobby, we can share our thoughts, and pray for those with health issues, and compliment those that show us great Talent, and Learn from others that share there Knowledge so that We all, can enjoy this wonderful Hobby.

Had a chance to continue working on the gorge. I got the two extra falls in but after looking it over I think I'll add one more foam piece to the one on the left. I think it will look more interesting if they were different heights. Still have to gouge out some more foam where the culvert will be. Maybe after dinner Ill tackle it some more. Pics..........Paul

paul 2 posted:

Had a chance to continue working on the gorge. I got the two extra falls in but after looking it over I think I'll add one more foam piece to the one on the left. I think it will look more interesting if they were different heights. Still have to gouge out some more foam where the culvert will be. Maybe after dinner Ill tackle it some more. Pics..........Paul

Paul that is really looking good!  You are out pacing me on getting the project done,  I am missing some turnouts that I need to get my stuff rolling again!  

We are expecting 12 inches of rain in the mountains around us and 8 to 10 inches of rain here in the valley in the next few days.  I think it is the weather system that dropped all that snow on MikeG!  

Lee those TOFCs are awesome!   I may have no choice but to buy those  Trailer Train cars with Southern trailers.   Can you post a picture of that Tucker you have?  

Erica nice repaint on that hopper!   Do you guys own/run a model business??  

Al you always impress me..  Do you run the company that makes turntables??   

I would love to have a job that included trains.  My neighbor at work designs and installs engine upgrades to real trains!  Puts new engines and computer systems in older diesels and they run the 3 rivers rambler in Knoxville, TN.   

Jim 

Andy, thank you for the information!

Dave, the lake is looking good, coming right along!

Bob, I hope you did good at golf course and kept it in the fairway! LOL

Steve, That sure is a great looking building! Also what a great way to give tribute to your dad!

Erica, Nice job on the hoppers!

Lee, Lucky you! LOL Nice looking Whitcomb On30 Engine!

Paul 2, Looking good, 3 waterfalls are way better then just one solo waterfall! I wish I could vision things like that, Maybe one day!

Lee D. The Piggybacks look great! Wonderful job!

LeapinLarry, for a man of few words you sure know how to make this hobby stand out! Very well said Sir!

As for me, we just got home from the store not to long ago and I wanted to get up to date on everything! Heck I haven't even made it out to the train room yet today. I don't know if I will or not, a little tired, maybe a nap!

RSJB18 posted:

Apples55 posted:

RSJB18 posted:

Here's an early picture of command central Jim. All old-school conventional control as of now. Haven't made the jump to DCS or legacy, or bluetooth, or LC or LC+.......  One day.... 

Ohhhhh... I’m getting that evil tingling feeling   

you- my good man are trouble

Larry, Well said!!!

No pictures but I reinstalled my TIU after a 5 week stay at MTH for the TVS diode mod under warranty. Actually MTH had the TIU longer than I did. While it was there they were nice enough to upgrade it from version 6.0 to version 6.1 so I can eventually add a WIU. While the TIU was gone I upgraded my 5 non command locomotives to ERR TMCC. So now all 8 of my locomotives are command equipped (2 DCS, 6 TMCC). I'm just happy I can now run everything from one remote, instead of using the CAB-1 for the TMCC locomotives and using the transformer handles for the DCS locomotives. 😁

After a Valentine's Day break, I finished my 10th 24-Pack of Preiser 65602 Unpainted Seated People in the past 30 days.  The Yellow clothing pack is pictured as I readied the next, #11, for Lavender clothing.  That gives me another 240 people.  I have three more boxes at home to finish, and another thirteen on the way from Germany - I bought two more boxes last night.  The twenty six boxes of 24 will give me 624 people for the Lionel passenger cars arriving around Christmas 2019.

I took a break from painting and converted two Atlas O Trainman 40' B&O Sentinel Box Cars to three-rail.  I will sell the two-rail trucks and coupler boxes on Ebay later this month when I finally sell extra Atlas O 3-rail rolling stock.

Trying to keep up a good head of steam, but I may need to use a pusher engine, to keep me moving through this up-hill painting project.

Sincerely, John Rowlen

John, at the your rate of consumption of Preiser figures, surely the company has given you an elevated distributorship classification and commensurate pricing.

Carl is right John, I’m amazing how many of them you have painted over the last few months!

Preview of the link below 

13 mins of layout action. Featuring A New view that’s never been captured  at the end. https://youtu.be/jMk_T1PYPgg

@leapinlarry great point !! 

John Rowlen posted:

After a Valentine's Day break, I finished my 10th 24-Pack of Preiser 65602 Unpainted Seated People in the past 30 days.  The Yellow clothing pack is pictured as I readied the next, #11, for Lavender clothing.  That gives me another 240 people.  I have three more boxes at home to finish, and another thirteen on the way from Germany - I bought two more boxes last night.  The twenty six boxes of 24 will give me 624 people for the Lionel passenger cars arriving around Christmas 2019.

I took a break from painting and converted two Atlas O Trainman 40' B&O Sentinel Box Cars to three-rail.  I will sell the two-rail trucks and coupler boxes on Ebay later this month when I finally sell extra Atlas O 3-rail rolling stock.

Trying to keep up a good head of steam, but I may need to use a pusher engine, to keep me moving through this up-hill painting project.

Sincerely, John Rowlen

John, I had never heard of Sentinel Fast Freight Service boxcars, but yours is very nice-looking. The web tells me that their distinctive blue and silver boxcars were used from 1947 to 1958, when the service ended. The boxcars were then painted brown, although some lasted until the mid-60's before being repainted. One fellow claims to have seen one in the early 1970's, in bad shape, in a railyard.

Carl and Mark,  The Preiser 65602 people count is now well over 3,500 completed in the last five years, probably more.  I also purchased 18 packs of 48 (864 )  Chinese seated figures according to Evermodel on Ebay, thirteen of the 8402 and five of the 8406.  The 8402 Seated Figures from China has the man turning around and talking and five other 1/45 (smaller) figures that fit well in the Lionel 21" Dining Cars. 

The boy with his hand on the table had his hand cut from his knee, bent upward, and placed on top of the table.  The young girl turning to her left and the two women with hats are among the six 8402 1/45 figures from China.

"Surgeon John" aka, "Butch R.", has had very few fatalities in his cutting, grinding, and bending as he placed people in the cars.  Unfortunately, a few did not literally make "the Cut."

Sincerely, John Rowlen

Correction:  The Evermodel 8402 Seated People from China are actually 1/50 figures, smaller than the Preiser 65602 1/45 figures.

John Rowlen

Mark.  Thanks for the complement as always 

Larry.  Thanks I really enjoy Custom building and you guys are awesome giving me the support to do this O Scale never had that in HO another reason I switched to this scale. And thanks for posting those beautiful Lionel ads.

Jim.  Thanks the Lionel Piggyback cars are very nice the Southern looks good I would get it because I’m finding out with Lionel they run them just so long and that it. I like the Erie Lackawanna 40’ piggyback they offer. I will post a pic of that tucker later 

Mike. Thanks for the complement and support my friend stay warm we got about 5” of snow last night big deal right compared to your nightmare.

Guys your are amazing in your talents a lot of great stuff posted the week I’m lovin this scale every week thanks for all your likes and complements.