trainroomgary posted:Seated Figures • Union Pacific Railroad • Passenger Cars
Today I worked on three MTH RailKing Passenger cars. Union Pacific Railroad, adding pre-painted seated figures. I used a 30 minute dry time, 100% Silicone clear by Gorilla Glue Company of Cincinnati, Ohio. With a fine tip glue nozzle.
Awesome, Gary! Gorgeous work!
M. Mitchell Marmel posted:In case anyone was wondering, this is what a 6112 gondola looks like with brakewheels, a flamingo and a gi-raffe.
This is what a 6112 gondola looks like with a photobombing kitteh.
At image right: Razorback Traction Co. RPO, getting ready to have the window areas painted orange. Note sharpened popsicle sticks, used to remove roof.
Any questions?
Mitch
There is no such thing as too many flamingos.
Before turning in late last night I ran trains for about 10 minutes. Unfortunately I did not advance any layout projects, however, it was fun to watch em run before going to bed.
trainroomgary posted:Seated Figures • Union Pacific Railroad • Passenger Cars
Today I worked on three MTH RailKing Passenger cars. Union Pacific Railroad, adding pre-painted seated figures. I used a 30 minute dry time, 100% Silicone clear by Gorilla Glue Company of Cincinnati, Ohio. With a fine tip glue nozzle.
Photos shot with an iPhone 7 Plus and enhanced in Photoshop CS.
Gary from Michigan.
Great job Gary! Looks like traveling by train is very popular on your railroad!
M. Mitchell Marmel posted:In case anyone was wondering, this is what a 6112 gondola looks like with brakewheels, a flamingo and a gi-raffe.
Mitch
Mitch;
I would highly recommend that you, Norma B., and Fortesque be VERY careful around flamingos...
USPS dropped off these today. Two more beer reefers. No wonder I can't get any work done on the layout. Too busy opening packages. LOL Pics.............Paul
paul 2 posted:Today I actually hope to do some work on the layout. Raking leaves came first. They are calling for rain today. So I want to finish the liftout section. I want to add the crossing signals module. Saturday I am planing to head to the Greensburg show in Monroeville Pa.........Paul
Paul, I spent two days on my leaves, and finally blew the rest over the now dormant lily of the valley bed until after the rain is done. I haven't touched the ones at my Mom and Dad's house yet. I hope you can make some progress on the layout today. I started some work on the Christmas layout then got called away with phone calls about my dad's medical issues.
I plan to go to Greenberg tomorrow also. Maybe we can run into each other there.
mike g. posted:Paul, you should hire Mark to come and do your leaves! He has been doing quite a bit of them lately and is becoming a pro! I hope you have fun at the show this weekend!
I will be spending tie in the train room this weekend working things out for track placement! and building placement to make sure they are going to work well together!
Mike, as I just told Paul, I still have at least two more days on leaves, and maybe more if they get too soaked. 
My sciatic nerve and bad knee were really acting up too! I'm glad you are going to work on track placement today.
Apples55 posted:M. Mitchell Marmel posted:In case anyone was wondering, this is what a 6112 gondola looks like with brakewheels, a flamingo and a gi-raffe.
Mitch
Mitch;
I would highly recommend that you, Norma B., and Fortesque be VERY careful around flamingos...
Mark. I am hoping the leaves all come down shortly because my last leaf pickup is 11/15 and as it stands right now my big tree still has 2/3's of it leaves yet. I am planning to do Monroeville in the morning. Plan on heading out from here by 9 at the latest. At least that is the plan..Maybe will see you there................Paul
Mark Boyce posted:mike g. posted:Paul, you should hire Mark to come and do your leaves! He has been doing quite a bit of them lately and is becoming a pro! I hope you have fun at the show this weekend!
I will be spending tie in the train room this weekend working things out for track placement! and building placement to make sure they are going to work well together!
Mike, as I just told Paul, I still have at least two more days on leaves, and maybe more if they get too soaked.
Mark I am sorry your sciatic nerve and knee are acting up! I have bad knees also and it really sucks! I am also sorry about the leaves, as I don't have any here really to deal with. I have pine needles to mess with all the time, Have to clean the gutters 2-3 times during the winter! So that's what sucks for me!
I hope you and Paul get a chance to visit at the show this weekend! I bet you to have some stories to tell! LOL
Adriatic posted:Pete, background choice is always important for text & graphics, but more so with modern printing of decals and some other things because ink jet and lazer printing isn't done with the same inks they used to be on the decals we grw up with. It's much less opaque, and background bleed through it instantly fades some image's colors out. I.e. white worked out this time. If you used a lighter text, it would likely look very washed out on white, and look better on a black background. Like this, which washed the red to a pink when on white; but shows clearer definition, but darker overall tint, when on black. (it also "lost" It's outline on white due to cream & white being so similar the lack of contrast blends them into one color at the eye unless you look for it. Even then, it will appear as a fade until very closely inspected. And even then, color contrasts can pull optical illusions... those illusions can even vary from person to person or by settings around you. (was the dress blue or gold?... did you catch the internet sensation on that? That's a contrast illusion.)
Thanks for the guidance, Butch! You hit the nail ion the head. I tried using some Christmas decals I made on a green background and could hardly see the decals. This is why I made the candy cane car. Painted the tank car white and made my own candy cane stripes on the decal paper; cut them into strips and applied them. I did find that the sealant caused colors to run. So I need to find a better fixer.
paul 2 posted:Mark. I am hoping the leaves all come down shortly because my last leaf pickup is 11/15 and as it stands right now my big tree still has 2/3's of it leaves yet. I am planning to do Monroeville in the morning. Plan on heading out from here by 9 at the latest. At least that is the plan..Maybe will see you there................Paul
Ok I'll be over by 8:30 then and I can drive us. lol It will make raking leaves seem pleasurable after trying to get into my car.
Mark Boyce posted:Mike, as I just told Paul, I still have at least two more days on leaves, and maybe more if they get too soaked.
Sorry to hear about your sciatic nerve, Mark. I had that issue a few years back, and it is no picnic. I found 2 things helped: 1. Walking a lot. This strengthens your trunk muscles which support the spine, and keeps you from sitting a lot; 2. A simple exercise to move the disc back to center and get it off the sciatic nerve.You lie on your back on the floor, arms out, hands palms down, feet flat on floor with knees up. Then slowly move both knees together to one side all the way, then slowly to the other side all the way. You will feel the stretch. Do about 5 good slow, repeat slow, reps every morning. Takes only 2 minutes.It should help.
If this doesn't help then try a snifter of cognac and a good cigar.
Bryan, such a nice offer but I will decline it. My days off riding like a sardine are over. LOL
Mike, I'll be building a beer distributor for these beer reefers. ....Paul
M. Mitchell Marmel posted:Slowhands posted:Thanks for the reminder! I had read about that back in April or May when we first got the tender. The tether clip on the tender is missing, so I do have to either try to find one or get creative.
Found the part you need:
Per Lionel:
6908102T61 TETHER / TENDER / 3-POS / SOUND OF STEAM $3.00 Available from North Lima Trainworks Mitch
Thank you, Mitch... didn't see this until today, been stupid busy at work and rehearsals for "It's a Wonderful Life".
HCSader73 posted:Mark Boyce posted:Mike, as I just told Paul, I still have at least two more days on leaves, and maybe more if they get too soaked.
Sorry to hear about your sciatic nerve, Mark. I had that issue a few years back, and it is no picnic. I found 2 things helped: 1. Walking a lot. This strengthens your trunk muscles which support the spine, and keeps you from sitting a lot; 2. A simple exercise to move the disc back to center and get it off the sciatic nerve.You lie on your back on the floor, arms out, hands palms down, feet flat on floor with knees up. Then slowly move both knees together to one side all the way, then slowly to the other side all the way. You will feel the stretch. Do about 5 good slow, repeat slow, reps every morning. Takes only 2 minutes.It should help.
If this doesn't help then try a snifter of cognac and a good cigar.
Pete, Thank you for commiserating and the exercise suggestion. I'll try it. The doc wants me to get an MRI, but I just called after two more days, and it is still out to be approved by insurance! 
I agree, walking is good, in fact sitting makes it miserable when I get up.
On to layout stuff. I removed the track and green carpet from my two inch foam and put a coat of white paint on it. I'll do another coat. This is the green foam that is slightly porous. Wow is it dusty on the folding table that has been under the foam for 4 years! I extended the support of the table out to four feet with a bunch of 2x4s. Time to go dust things up a bit. Also, I wanted to put the Masonite on horses to cut for the upper level roadbed, but with the rain, I don't want to put it outside, and I don't need the dust inside.
Mark, sounds like you need to go tool shopping for a new shop vac to catch all your dust! While your there you might as well pick up anything else you need! LOL
Mike, You are right!! I already have the shop vac, I am just too uncoordinated to operate both at the same time! I'll have to figure out a holder for the shop vac, or see if I can lay the hose on the board while I do it.
Mark Boyce posted:Mike, You are right!! I already have the shop vac, I am just too uncoordinated to operate both at the same time!
Invite your wife to help you! Tell her it will also help set up her sewing section in the room! LOL
M. Mitchell Marmel posted:
This is what a 6112 gondola looks like with a photobombing kitteh.
I stopped letting my cats in the basement (where my layout is) after the black one got into the mountain on my layout (mountain removed and replaced by urban sprawl this year). The inside of the mountain was made of white bead foam. The cat crawled through the tunnel and came out the other side covered in tiny white foam beads, very noticeable on a black cat. I ended up having to vacuum him (a 12lb cat mind you who is not fond of the vacuum) to get the beads off. On the bright side he is no longer afraid of the vacuum.
mike g. posted:Mark Boyce posted:Mike, You are right!! I already have the shop vac, I am just too uncoordinated to operate both at the same time!
Invite your wife to help you! Tell her it will also help set up her sewing section in the room! LOL
I did not write that idea down, because I was expecting you to reply back with it, and I wanted to see what your bargaining chip would be.
I've told the story of "Battle Cat" a few times. You couldn't safely pet him, but he would let you vacuum him. Turn it on & he would appear.
With all the MDew artwork out there, you need to play with a bottle of "transfer medium". The PRR keystone in my post above was once an ad in a magazine. It's now a thin, tough, rubbery decal. (Mod Podge Co. & others)
More scenery work.
Johan, you are really bringing your layout to life with the extra details.
This afternoon I actually work on the liftout section. Got most of the wiring done except for the crossing signal module. Have to find my wiring diagram for it. Still have to get out and get some yellow 14 gauge wire. Pics.......Paul
BAR GP7 #63 posted:More scenery work.
I really like that little cabin car. Shark Bay RR is different. Nice detail.
Slowhands posted:Thank you, Mitch... didn't see this until today, been stupid busy at work and rehearsals for "It's a Wonderful Life".
My pleasure! My audio theater group is doing "IAWL" as well (though, having done six consecutive productions, I'm sitting this one out)...
Mitch
Paul: Thanks. Looks you have there maybe not so fun work but very important.
Johan
Paul, Good work on the wiring. As Johan said, probably not much fun, but necessary!!
Johan, the scene is great! It reminds me of a comment a manager I had back 30 years ago at the power company. "I'll give you a tip, Always plant your corn in straight rows" I like the man on the cabin car too.
decoynh posted:BAR GP7 #63 posted:More scenery work.
I really like that little cabin car. Shark Bay RR is different. Nice detail.
Matt: Thank you. It´s nice build something really different. Now i have about 10 S.B.R. cars & two locomotives and more comes.
Johan
Mark Boyce posted:Paul, Good work on the wiring. As Johan said, probably not much fun, but necessary!!
Johan, the scene is great! It reminds me of a comment a manager I had back 30 years ago at the power company. "I'll give you a tip, Always plant your corn in straight rows" I like the man on the cabin car too.
Mark: Thank you. Now i remember that when you say it, but i think they are quite well now. The corn field continued in background picture.
Johan
Mark Boyce posted:mike g. posted:Mark Boyce posted:Mike, You are right!! I already have the shop vac, I am just too uncoordinated to operate both at the same time!
Invite your wife to help you! Tell her it will also help set up her sewing section in the room! LOL
I did not write that idea down, because I was expecting you to reply back with it, and I wanted to see what your bargaining chip would be.
LOL, A night out on the town wouldn't hurt either, Dinner, a movie or a show!
mike g. posted:Mark Boyce posted:mike g. posted:Mark Boyce posted:Mike, You are right!! I already have the shop vac, I am just too uncoordinated to operate both at the same time!
Invite your wife to help you! Tell her it will also help set up her sewing section in the room! LOL
I did not write that idea down, because I was expecting you to reply back with it, and I wanted to see what your bargaining chip would be.
LOL, A night out on the town wouldn't hurt either, Dinner, a movie or a show!
Hmmm... Well I ended up putting two coats of white paint and sprinkled that plastic snow on the Christmas layout board. I thought I would try something different than the snow blanket.
Dinner and a movie. There isn't much around here but it's an idea. Tomorrow, I hope to go to the Greenberg show east of Pittsburgh, so that's 2 1/2 hours travel and the time at the show. I won't get time tomorrow because she will want to have a shower by 8:00 to watch Svengoolie! This project is getting pushed into the time when it will quit raining and I will have to go back to the leaves. 
Mark Boyce posted:I won't get time tomorrow because she will want to have a shower by 8:00 to watch Svengoolie!
BERWYN?!
Mitch
Johan, once again, some great work! Everything you post could either come out of real life or a movie! What wonderful work!
Paul, I know the leaves are killing you! So do us a favor and take tomorrow off and do something fun! I am sure the leaves will wait for you. But as far as trains go, I think your doing a great job on one of the least liked jobs on a layout!
Ok Mark, I might have missed something, but did you invite the wife to go to the show with you? Did you tell her she could get dinner! LOL
mike g. posted:Johan, once again, some great work! Everything you post could either come out of real life or a movie! What wonderful work!
Paul, I know the leaves are killing you! So do us a favor and take tomorrow off and do something fun! I am sure the leaves will wait for you. But as far as trains go, I think your doing a great job on one of the least liked jobs on a layout!
Ok Mark, I might have missed something, but did you invite the wife to go to the show with you? Did you tell her she could get dinner! LOL
Mike, No I meant that the whole project is put off until next week. LOL.
Well, I can’t take her to the train show because she can’t walk that far. The show we go to will probably be the Christmas performance at Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh. Our younger daughter sings in the Mendelssohn Choir with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Those shows are pretty expensive, although in peanut heaven it isn’t as bad as even a Pirates game.
M. Mitchell Marmel posted:Mark Boyce posted:I won't get time tomorrow because she will want to have a shower by 8:00 to watch Svengoolie!
BERWYN?!
Mitch
That’s great! LOL I had to look up to see if Berwyn was a real place and why Svengoolie always mentions it. Kind of like Turtle Creek is to Pittsburgh.
Fired up my new acquisition from a Forum member, an MTH BNSF GP38-2. I ran it back and forth on my short section of test track, went through all the different sound files in DCS and fired both couplers. Only has about 16 hours on the chronograph and .6 miles on the odometer.
Larry
mike g. posted:Johan, once again, some great work! Everything you post could either come out of real life or a movie! What wonderful work!
Paul, I know the leaves are killing you! So do us a favor and take tomorrow off and do something fun! I am sure the leaves will wait for you. But as far as trains go, I think your doing a great job on one of the least liked jobs on a layout!
Ok Mark, I might have missed something, but did you invite the wife to go to the show with you? Did you tell her she could get dinner! LOL
Mike: Thank you.
Johan
Mark Boyce posted:mike g. posted:Johan, once again, some great work! Everything you post could either come out of real life or a movie! What wonderful work!
Paul, I know the leaves are killing you! So do us a favor and take tomorrow off and do something fun! I am sure the leaves will wait for you. But as far as trains go, I think your doing a great job on one of the least liked jobs on a layout!
Ok Mark, I might have missed something, but did you invite the wife to go to the show with you? Did you tell her she could get dinner! LOL
Mike, No I meant that the whole project is put off until next week. LOL.
Well, I can’t take her to the train show because she can’t walk that far. The show we go to will probably be the Christmas performance at Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh. Our younger daughter sings in the Mendelssohn Choir with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Those shows are pretty expensive, although in peanut heaven it isn’t as bad as even a Pirates game.
Mark, that sounds like a better show for the wife! You both must be very proud of your daughter! I think that is wonderful that she is able to sing along with the Pittsburgh Symphony! Kudos to you and mom!
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