Fantastic job on the mill and elevator.
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Took advantage of an off day from work (heat index day) to start working on my next project...prison scene.
A couple of photos of how everything is starting to take shape. (Mostly dry fitted) Still have to put wire on the posts, barb wire (I ordered a week ago) for the top, static grass, workout area, and then populate.
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Ran my new favorite train...
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Bryan in Ohio posted:Took advantage of an off day from work (heat index day) to start working on my next project...prison scene.
A couple of photos of how everything is starting to take shape. (Mostly dry fitted) Still have to put wire on the posts, barb wire (I ordered a week ago) for the top, static grass, workout area, and then populate.
Bryan, it's looking pretty good. it was a hot day for your school to be open. Just think how those people in that prison will think it's 100 degrees in those cells. But I'd watch out, that third floor is awful close to the fence. Those guys will be able to jump the fence and hop a train. Tom SR.
Bryan, it is looking good. The fence works well with the building . Nice you had a day off to do it. I have not been able to work on mine because someone who shall remain nameless when he stopped to pick up his shirts texted me to say my grass needed cutting and the yard was looking shabby so I have been doing yard work all week so far and too tired when done for trains LOL..........Paul
Thanks Paul, and the best part is I just got the mail and surprise a package with my barbed wire was in there. I know we talked about it since it was advertised for military dioramas and didn't have a scale on it but it looks perfect for o scale. Don't feel too bad I have to get my lawn cut tonight.
Ted, Nice photographs of your new favorite!
Bryan, Yes, the prison looks good. And hot too. I mowed grass Friday and Saturday; twisted my back, and had to wait until Tuesday to see the chiropractor. It's getting better, but I'm waiting until it's cooler to mow. BTW, I don't have a rider.
Brian, some nice pictures of the Northern Pacific!
Bryan In Ohio, Great work on the fence, cant wait to see the finished pictures! Also great looking layout in the background!
Mark, Paul, Bryan I haven't mowed the lawn in about a month and a half! Mark I am sorry you threw your back out. Maybe you need a rider! LOL
Thank you Mike. Actually I must have done it moving two boards into Dad’s shop. Funny, I’ve been moving his stuff all summer cleaning out the garage, basement, shop, and it’s basement. I brought a bunch of lumber Home for my layout. A week earlier I put the ladder up to patch the roof of the two story house. Never had any problems then. You just never know, the smallest twist can do it,
I know Mark, I have had it happen just getting out of bed . Then on the floor for a week!
I finished adding working class lights to my Lionel RDG FM TrainMaster. The project took a lot longer than I'd expected, because as it turned out, the Evan Designs LEDs I bought for the purpose were far, far too bright for class lights. I had to figure out a way to dim them before they looked the way I wanted them to.
Bryan in Ohio posted:Took advantage of an off day from work (heat index day) to start working on my next project...prison scene.
A couple of photos of how everything is starting to take shape. (Mostly dry fitted) Still have to put wire on the posts, barb wire (I ordered a week ago) for the top, static grass, workout area, and then populate.
Bryan that's one cool building. I think I see a theme here coach. Seems like I see opportunity to play ball all around the layout, even for the freedomless, lol.
Dave
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Received my MTH D&H coaches yesterday. The set includes a baggage, coach, observation and Vista Dome. Hope to get them on the track tonight.
Gonna put them behind this
unless a PA-1 ALCO should happen to fall into my lap 
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Today I am building a Railway Express Agency building to go at the entrance to my Chicago Union Station. I bought a used Ameritown factory kit at the last DuPage show for $5 and had planned to make a packing plant model out of it, but I need an REA building first. The building had been poorly put together so I just pulled it apart and will use the six modular panels in a straight line and make new sides and back for it.
I was researching REA and found that they were the nation's largest package delivery service for most of the time from 1918 until they went out of business in 1975. When passenger trains died with Amtrak, so did REA. I thought this would be a perfect business to be located close to my busy passenger station.
Menard's announcement of new REA cars and trucks was great timing for me.
Art
last week
.now 
first section cleared, getting ready for next phase of deconstruction.
Getting ready to build another layout based on the Tehachipi loop
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Jushavnfun, Wow! what a difference! Tehachipi Loop! That sounds like a great idea to me! What will the diameter of the loop be? I will look froward to seeing what you do.
I believe I can do 96" with a 3% grade.
plan on the right is what I'm trying to do, based on a feature in model railroad mag, done in n scale, so we'll see.
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lee drennen posted:I finally got a turnout switch in over the long weekend
Great work, Lee!
Jushavnfun posted:last week.now
first section cleared, getting ready for next phase of deconstruction.
Getting ready to build another layout based on the Tehachipi loop
Must feel liberating to clear the decks and to have a clear vision of what you want to build next!
As a newbie, and bereft of a layout so far, I am spending my time taking apart motors, E-Units, switches, and their components from junk I bought.I just renovated a 675 steamer that was rusted solid. The motor now runs beautifully, so I turned to the E-Unit, cleaned it up, rewired all the contacts, then hooked it up to the motor and it lay there, inert like my ex wife on our honeymoon. Now I had cleaned a lot of rust off all the parts (on the E-Unit, not my Ex) and the only thing I could figure was that the coil was compromised by corrosion. So with the kind advice of one of the seasoned experts on this forum I tested the coil by placing leads on the contacts on either side of the switch...nothing. I took another old E-Unit from my bone pile and tested that coil. BINGO, the pawl pulled in. There was joy in Mudville! So I remade the junk E-Unit with the good coil, being attentive to the finger contacts, and cursing the inventor a component that requires 3 hands to fix. Then I wired the working Unit to the motor and placed it on a segment of powered track and felt like I invented fire when the wheels spun.
Now you fellows did all this many years ago. It is all new to me. I have the electronic training of a History major, so I know alot more about the Visigoths than Volts, but that's changing.
Bob, Nice looking D&H coaches! They will look great on your layout!
Jushavnfun, all I can do is agree with Mark, WOW!
Pete, Its always nice to get some old forgotten stuff up and running again, Congrats!
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Not my layout but I saw this on another railroad blog I follow. Neat old advertisement that I thought I would share here. The prices are amazing.
nmp... just read about it too... 
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briansilvermustang posted:
Hey Bob, go figure, Brian already has it! LOL
hello Mike, looks like Bob and I had the same breakfast reading material... 
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Brian- looks like you follow Al's blog too
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Inspired by the Electric Avenue thread, I'm pulling bits from the parts box for my RDC-to-Silverliner train conversion.
The options are: traditional pantographs (left), scale pantographs (right);
Trolley poles;
Or simply hook Fortescue to the overhead and call it good.
I have three scale pantographs on hand which would cover the three car train, but they look a little oversized. I'd have to source three traditional size pantographs (the one in the pic was 'borrowed' from a GG1) or six trolley poles (these were 'borrowed' as well) if I went that route.
Somehow, I don't think Fortescue would care much for his ossicones (not horns!) being wired to the overhead.
Thoughts?
Mitch
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RSJB18 posted:Brian- looks like you follow Al's blog too
LOL so do I and I didn't know you go by Rob! LOL
must be his alius over there...
Mitch - Fortescue would work. Seeing his "cones" sparking would be cool. Although PETA might not like it.
jim pastorius posted:Mitch - Fortescue would work. Seeing his "cones" sparking would be cool. Although PETA might not like it.
People For Eating Tasty Arthropods? 
https://wgme.com/news/local/pe...d-in-brunswick-crash
As for overhead devices, Fortescue, being made of solid plastic, has a fair amount of resistance to any idea involving him being used as a pantogi-raffe.
Mitch
My first attempt at twisted trees
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mike g. posted:RSJB18 posted:Brian- looks like you follow Al's blog too
LOL so do I and I didn't know you go by Rob! LOL
Easy there guys..... It's actually Bob or Bobby (CEO's choice), my mother always called me Robert. You can call me anything you like, just don't call me late for dinner 
M. Mitchell Marmel posted:Inspired by the Electric Avenue thread, I'm pulling bits from the parts box for my RDC-to-Silverliner train conversion.
The options are: traditional pantographs (left), scale pantographs (right);
Trolley poles;
Or simply hook Fortescue to the overhead and call it good.
I have three scale pantographs on hand which would cover the three car train, but they look a little oversized. I'd have to source three traditional size pantographs (the one in the pic was 'borrowed' from a GG1) or six trolley poles (these were 'borrowed' as well) if I went that route.
Somehow, I don't think Fortescue would care much for his ossicones (not horns!) being wired to the overhead.
Thoughts?
Mitch
Gee Mitch- Fortesque has been a faithful companion/ assistant. Don't think he would take to kindly to being a live wire.
RSJB18 posted:mike g. posted:RSJB18 posted:Brian- looks like you follow Al's blog too
LOL so do I and I didn't know you go by Rob! LOL
Easy there guys..... It's actually Bob or Bobby (CEO's choice), my mother always called me Robert. You can call me anything you like, just don't call me late for dinner
no worries 'bout being late for dinner,
just ring the dinner bell when your hungry...
could call it... the "Chessie SYSTEM " 
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M. Mitchell Marmel posted:Inspired by the Electric Avenue thread, I'm pulling bits from the parts box for my RDC-to-Silverliner train conversion.
The options are: traditional pantographs (left), scale pantographs (right);
Or simply hook Fortescue to the overhead and call it good.
I have three scale pantographs on hand which would cover the three car train, but they look a little oversized. I'd have to source three traditional size pantographs (the one in the pic was 'borrowed' from a GG1) or six trolley poles (these were 'borrowed' as well) if I went that route.
Somehow, I don't think Fortescue would care much for his ossicones (not horns!) being wired to the overhead.
Thoughts?
Mitch
Mitch;
It’s not that the scale pantographs are oversized... it’s just that your cars are undersized 
If I were going to engage in applying inappropriate appendages to innocent RDC cars, I would vote for the traditional sized pantographs.
And I am shocked, shocked (for the second time this week, I might add) to find that you would suggest barbecuing Fortescue!!!
And now back to our regularly scheduled commentary...
imagined I had a layout...
holiday layouts coming soon!
briansilvermustang posted:RSJB18 posted:mike g. posted:RSJB18 posted:Brian- looks like you follow Al's blog too
LOL so do I and I didn't know you go by Rob! LOL
Easy there guys..... It's actually Bob or Bobby (CEO's choice), my mother always called me Robert. You can call me anything you like, just don't call me late for dinner
no worries 'bout being late for dinner,
just ring the dinner bell when your hungry...
could call it... the "Chessie SYSTEM "
