What did you do on your layout today?

That's a frame with a bunch of railroad, nasa, museum, aviation pins and my army unit insignias.

RAK posted:

What did I do on my layout today?

Tried to repel (another) alien attack and failed miserably.

Sigourny Weaver did not bother to come over to help (I am very disappointed).

Aw.  What's that racecar in the pics?  Looks speedy.

Here's a little cellphone video of a 2025 I'm overhauling for a friend doing its thing on the Razorback Traction Co. high iron...

Mitch

suzukovich posted:

p51 posted:

I put up the poster to the far left. Its from the year I model.

Cool!  What's the one on the right.

More of the layout please?

Installed some over-the-road crossing signals.

luvindemtrains posted:

I put up the poster to the far left. Its from the year I model.

More of the layout please?

I have posted lots of photos of it here and there. My website is probably the best source of info, in my signature link as well as here which is exclusively about my layout and its progress.

p51 posted:

luvindemtrains posted:

I put up the poster to the far left. Its from the year I model.

More of the layout please?

I have posted lots of photos of it here and there. My website is probably the best source of info, in my signature link as well as here which is exclusively about my layout and its progress.

Thanks!

Went to the rental storage facility today, dug out some O gauge track and put down on the carpet in my rom, a 7' x7'  squared oval of track.  Unpacked my Lionel Generals ( of them) with various  cars and ran a train today. Have 3 Lionel old fashioned passenger cars, 3 Marx  plus a Lionel flat car with horses and two On3 cars with O gauge trucks. I have an old tin Marx tender that I hok to the beat up engine and pull the Marx cars with that.  It's a start.

The finishing touch on the 2025 was JB Welding on a replacement marker light...

After the JB Weld hardened, a touch of paint and a new jewel, and the 2025 is resplendent!

Shop Supervisor Norma Bates Kitteh was napping, so visiting fireman May D. Katt from next door kept an eye on things from outside...

Here's the 2025 in action!

Mitch

I don't have Norma Bates but there is Pepper and zack. Pepper had a close encounter with the train on the first run.

My new layout with Mianne benchwork getting its backdrop/back ground.  This is a two deck, around the room layout in a 10'x12' space.

Had planned to do a bit of work on the boxcab project, but Shop Supervisor Norma Bates Kitteh is busy doing a time-motion study... 

Mitch

Mitch,

Looks to me that Supv Norma B K is telling you to take Friday afternoon off and have fun running trains!!!

I made an important discovery:  two objects cannot occupy  the same space at the same time.  I wonder if anyone else has discovered this phenomena 

ToledoEd posted:

I made an important discovery:  two objects cannot occupy  the same space at the same time.  I wonder if anyone else has discovered this phenomena 

 

At least your Gantry Crane is near by to assist in the clean up!!!

ToledoEd posted:

I made an important discovery:  two objects cannot occupy  the same space at the same time.  I wonder if anyone else has discovered this phenomena 

 

Hope those tank cars don't have anything hazardous. NTSB and EPA will get you. 

Woodson posted:

ToledoEd posted:

I made an important discovery:  two objects cannot occupy  the same space at the same time.  I wonder if anyone else has discovered this phenomena 

 

At least your Gantry Crane is near by to assist in the clean up!!!

almost by design......I suspect the crane owner of sabatoogy........

Today I embarked on a journey to locate a train hobby shop in Raleigh, NC. Thanks to the OGR dealer directory I had the address and phone number. Without using GPS, only a map and my instinct I found the place. It is off the beaten track a bit but worth the effort. From G scale to N scale, new Lionel, MTH, G scale and the old, moldy things some of us cherish. I know Steamer, Mitch and some others would have a field day. There  were lots of Lionel post war engines, a 2065, 736 and GG1 come to mind. All complete mostly needing a cleaning and some lube and they looked ready to roll. New and used track, switches, transformers, cars, and scenery products. there were a few Lionel Standard gauge items, too. With my collection mostly in storage I didn't buy anything although the 736 was tempting. If you are in the area, give it a look see.  About a mile north of the  Crabtree Mall  behind Las Tostisos or something like that on a small side road in the back off Creedmoor.

This afternoon my water came. Took me by surprise because it was suppose to come tomorrow. But better for me. I was able to put a third coat on. Then I decided to try some of the new scrub grass turf. I put some earth colored turf down first then added the scrub grass. I like the mix of this blend. Tomorrow I'll see how the water looks but I might add another coat or two. The dust putty has held the water in. So the hurdle will be to see if I will be able to remove all the putty. Pics...........................Paul

Paul,

It looks better and better every day!

Thanks Mark. I just wanted to see how the scrub turf would look. I really have to get the backdrops done first and work my way to the front of the tables. I look at all the great pictures of all the layouts on here and I wonder where everyone got the building flats plus the paper flats too I must be looking in all the wrong places.............Paul

Steamer posted:

Woodson posted:

ToledoEd posted:

I made an important discovery:  two objects cannot occupy  the same space at the same time.  I wonder if anyone else has discovered this phenomena 

 

At least your Gantry Crane is near by to assist in the clean up!!!

almost by design......I suspect the crane owner of sabatoogy........

I never thought of that!  Let's appoint a Special Counsel to investigate!! 

paul 2 posted:

Thanks Mark. I just wanted to see how the scrub turf would look. I really have to get the backdrops done first and work my way to the front of the tables. I look at all the great pictures of all the layouts on here and I wonder where everyone got the building flats plus the paper flats too I must be looking in all the wrong places.............Paul

Some here use use these from this ebay seller, angietracksideflats, she has some nice scenes of buildings and landscape. 

Rusty

Steamer posted:

Woodson posted:

ToledoEd posted:

I made an important discovery:  two objects cannot occupy  the same space at the same time.  I wonder if anyone else has discovered this phenomena 

At least your Gantry Crane is near by to assist in the clean up!!!

almost by design......I suspect the crane owner of sabatoogy........

Dia-bolickle sabatoogy? 

Paul, things are looking great! I hope that putty comes off with no problem, where did you get the putty from if you don't mind me asking?

ToledoEd posted:

I made an important discovery:  two objects cannot occupy  the same space at the same time.  I wonder if anyone else has discovered this phenomena 

 

LOL! Almost every time I run trains.

ToledoEd posted:

Steamer posted:

Woodson posted:

ToledoEd posted:

I made an important discovery:  two objects cannot occupy  the same space at the same time.  I wonder if anyone else has discovered this phenomena 

 

At least your Gantry Crane is near by to assist in the clean up!!!

almost by design......I suspect the crane owner of sabatoogy........

I never thought of that!  Let's appoint a Special Counsel to investigate!! 

LEAKERS!

MIKE G, I hope it will come off easily. I have my fingers crossed. I think I am going to put on a couple of more layers of water. Mike, I found the duct putty in small packages in the electrical department at Home Depot.....Paul

paul 2 posted:

MIKE G, I hope it will come off easily. I have my fingers crossed. I think I am going to put on a couple of more layers of water. Mike, I found the duct putty in small packages in the electrical department at Home Depot.....Paul

Paul- I've used the stuff for years and it usually does come off clean from electrical equipment (pipes, panels). I expect it would clean up pretty well. Everything looks great, enjoying following your build.

Bob

paul 2 posted:

MIKE G, I hope it will come off easily. I have my fingers crossed. I think I am going to put on a couple of more layers of water. Mike, I found the duct putty in small packages in the electrical department at Home Depot.....Paul

Thanks for the information Paul! I will cross my fingers for you also, but only on my non beer hand! LOL

What a way to start the morning. USPS dropped off a package that was suppose to be here on Monday. I just love these unexpected Christmas gifts LOL. A weaver H30 hopper, I didn't have one, and a syrup tank car to go with the Pepsi Plant I ordered this morning. I ordered the car before I had the plant. Still have to get a few more tank cars to keep Pepsi flowing LOL. Later this morning I hope to be able to add another layer of water if the coat is dry from yesterday. And Rusty, thanks for the heads up on that website. I'll have to figure out how to use E bay I guess. Wish she had another site to order from.....Pics............Paul

Got the fourth coat of water on the streams today. Tomorrow I'll check it and see if I want to do a fifth coat..........Paul

Got the motor on the boxcab working properly for the first time in years, and now am test-fitting pilot trucks (the plan is to replace the old staple-end trucks with MTH equalized trucks)...

Mitch

paul 2 posted:

Got the fourth coat of water on the streams today. Tomorrow I'll check it and see if I want to do a fifth coat..........Paul

Hey there Paul, you better take the rest of the night off! You have been working way to hard today and making some of us look bad! LOL

M. Mitchell Marmel posted:

Got the motor on the boxcab working properly for the first time in years, and now am test-fitting pilot trucks (the plan is to replace the old staple-end trucks with MTH equalized trucks)...

Mitch

tell me more about this critter.....from your shop?

Steamer posted:

tell me more about this critter.....from your shop?

As it were, yes.  It started out as a double truck diesel loco about 20 years ago.  Been working off and on with it over the years.  The drive is from a 646 Hudson.  :-)

Mitch

and I thought I took too long on the ten years it took me to finish my 4-8-4.... I hate it when real life interferes with hobbies! might have to try onna those meself. 

Added the second piece of wood. Now I have to pour the water 

Bought a 6' x 8'  green "Eco Rug", indoor/outdoor carpet at Lowe's today, cut 4 - 6"x  7' strips and placed them under my O gauge track. This keeps the new carpeting clean. I think 6" is wide enough if I decide to put a loop of Standard gauge track down in place of the O. Green carpet is pretty neat. Light, compact and smooth and keeps the O gauge track from sinking in to the carpet. You have to crawl before you walk !!

Steamer posted:

and I thought I took too long on the ten years it took me to finish my 4-8-4.... I hate it when real life interferes with hobbies! might have to try onna those meself. 

Make sure you have a good strong cutting wheel.  Hadda get a machinist buddy of mine to cut through the cast bronze floor to fit the motor...

Mitch

I needed a freight train on one of our loops.  I looked under the layout and took these out of their boxes.

Wood beams on a K-Line bulkhead flat car.

Atlas 45' Santa Fe reefer trailer atop an MTH pup piggyback trailer ahead of a Weaver PGE piggyback unit.

Weaver Corvette box car ahead of a Weaver Packard box car.  My sister has always had a 'vette and my father in law was a Packard man.

Bringing up the rear is a K-Line Santa Fe caboose commissioned by Western Depot.  Lighted interior with smoke.  John in Lansing, ILL