Lot's of great work continues. Beautiful stuff everyone.
I re-arranged some rolling stock to make room on my shelves for locos. I don't mind putting cars away but the locos have to stay readily available.
Mike- glad to her your grand daughter is home and doing well. 
Bob
mike g. posted:briansilvermustang posted:looks good Mike !! now you're getting to the fun part !
LOL I still have a lot of track to lay that I don't have!
Mike I wonder how tall that crane is in scale feet?? I know some of them are HUGE!!!! I think mine may be taller but I was afraid to go out and get it with the temps in the teens! Plastic dont like that! Especially not 45 year old plastic lol I am going to check out some off my army men stuff. I think I had a few close to O scale pieces. And I was wondering if you were gluing down the track along with the roadbed or just gluing the roadbed and screwing the track down? I dont know if I will ever get to that stage. I could walk in the train room tonight and decide to change something!
Yall keep looking for that unwanted Southern rolling stock lol Bob if you have any clogging up your shelves just let me know lol
Jim : )
Looked at it trying to figure out what to get rid of.
Nothing to the layout today. Mr Brown dropped off some of the things I had on order. My TH&B GP7's, hopper car and a coal loading shed for my yet to be built coal mine. I'll test run them tomorrow. In a short heading out for Tuesday night crew. Pics.................Paul
RSJB18 posted:OK- back to trains.....
Still fiddling with a yard extension for my layout.Still a long way from beginning negotiations for land rights though.....
If approved by the local zoning commission, the yard will be a shelf above my desk.
Bob
Bob;
I have two words for you... Eminent domain 
The proposed expansion looks good - it will add a lot of interesting running possibilities. Yard areas are great, but they do tend to attract all sorts of new equipment!!!
Bryant Dunivan 111417 posted:Finished it Yeah!
Just plain awesome!
SO FAR MORE FINE SANDING ON A TENDER I'M RESTORING, AMONG OTHER CHORES.
beertrain posted:SO FAR MORE FINE SANDING ON A TENDER I'M RESTORING, AMONG OTHER CHORES.
Ditto here; more sanding, filling, more sanding, primer--see the flaws, and REPEAT, darn it.
Oh, and I completely screwed up an eBay order last night that I'm trying to unwind this afternoon--fortunately the seller is a good guy.
Gary great place for a town!! You have tons of room to work with!
I did get a bit done after work today. Spent 2 hours on it. Moving stuff that was stored under the 4x8 table. Moving the 4x8 table. And opening up that wall. Piece of cake so far. Moving stuff is the hard part! Wife and son both have sinus headaches so I will be doing video research the rest of the evening! : ) Just for reference … that bump out is 4 feet straight back from this engine, and 4 feet to the right of this engine.
Glad to hear your granddaughter was released from the hospital, Mike. Hope she’s getting better quickly.
I updated my other TIU and remote to version 6.1 this afternoon. Tried the TIU with with the WIU and it works 👍.
Larry
Apples55 posted:RSJB18 posted:OK- back to trains.....
Still fiddling with a yard extension for my layout.Still a long way from beginning negotiations for land rights though.....
Bob
Bob;
I have two words for you... Eminent domain
The proposed expansion looks good - it will add a lot of interesting running possibilities. Yard areas are great, but they do tend to attract all sorts of new equipment!!!
Yea but my new domain would be in my shed. 😂
Did you say new equipment? Just did a quick count of my purchases in 2018. WOW I bought a lot of stuff last year. 😋
Almost too much (Notice I said almost)
Bob
RSJB18 posted:Apples55 posted:RSJB18 posted:OK- back to trains.....
Still fiddling with a yard extension for my layout.Still a long way from beginning negotiations for land rights though.....
Bob
Bob;
I have two words for you... Eminent domain
The proposed expansion looks good - it will add a lot of interesting running possibilities. Yard areas are great, but they do tend to attract all sorts of new equipment!!!
Yea but my new domain would be in my shed. 😂
Did you say new equipment? Just did a quick count of my purchases in 2018. WOW I bought a lot of stuff last year. 😋
Almost too much (Notice I said almost)
Bob
Might not be so bad is it is a he-er he shed 
(can you tell I’m happily divorced???)
And speaking of new equipment... did I miss the debut of your new D&H RS-3???
Apples55 posted:RSJB18 posted:Apples55 posted:RSJB18 posted:OK- back to trains.....
Still fiddling with a yard extension for my layout.Still a long way from beginning negotiations for land rights though.....
Bob
Bob;
I have two words for you... Eminent domain
The proposed expansion looks good - it will add a lot of interesting running possibilities. Yard areas are great, but they do tend to attract all sorts of new equipment!!!
Yea but my new domain would be in my shed. 😂
Did you say new equipment? Just did a quick count of my purchases in 2018. WOW I bought a lot of stuff last year. 😋
Almost too much (Notice I said almost)
Bob
Might not be so bad is it is a he-er he shed
And speaking of new equipment... did I miss the debut of your new D&H RS-3???
Apparently you don't frequent Switcher Saturday. Check it out here
Still happily married and plan to stay that way. To let the rest of you in on the secret- Paul graciously sent me two D&H UP36's that he no longer needed. That got me started and now two more diesels and a set of passenger coaches later I'm well on my way.
Now I gotta find some ALCO PA's.....
Bob
Jim, Calculator says the crane is about 192 feet tall! Your constructions is looking good and from the looks of it there will be just a little touch up when your finished! LOL
Paul, Mr. Brown sure like you! LOL He hardly ever stops here, but I think the wife has something to do with that! LOL
Gary, Looks like you have a great start there! I sure hope you post more in the future!
Larry thanks! It looks like we both got good news, my granddaughter and you with your TIU & WIU!
Bob, those sure are some nice engines and passengers cars! Yes Paul is one hell of a nice guy! Always thinking of others!
This morning I hope to get something done in the train room. Not sure what but I will give it one heck of a try! LOL
briansilvermustang posted:
Look at you Brian, trying to play with Bob's emotions! LOL Wonderful pictures!
mike g. posted:Jim, Calculator says the crane is about 192 feet tall! Your constructions is looking good and from the looks of it there will be just a little touch up when your finished! LOL
Paul, Mr. Brown sure like you! LOL He hardly ever stops here, but I think the wife has something to do with that! LOL
Gary, Looks like you have a great start there! I sure hope you post more in the future!
Larry thanks! It looks like we both got good news, my granddaughter and you with your TIU & WIU!
Bob, those sure are some nice engines and passengers cars! Yes Paul is one hell of a nice guy! Always thinking of others!
This morning I hope to get something done in the train room. Not sure what but I will give it one heck of a try! LOL
Have fun in the train room, Mike! Just bring coffee and donuts with you to stave off starvation.😂
mike g. posted:briansilvermustang posted:
Look at you Brian, trying to play with Bob's emotions! LOL Wonderful pictures!
Brian;
You beat me too it... love it!!! Is piling on a violation of the TOS???
I am my own worst enemy! Having made personalized boxcars like my grandson’s first Christmas car, the little girl’s Christmas train, and the Holy Cross College car, now relatives and friends are coming out of the woodwork asking for more for themselves. So next up will be Villanova Wildcats car, Fordham Rams car, and Iona Gaels car.
Knowing I enjoy restoring postwar Lionel O gauge, my son gave me for Christmas some distressed locomotives and a beat up whistle tender.I made a video of restoring the 6466WX as a “thank you” note and YouTubed it. Basic stuff: rewiring, cleaning, and lubricating wad all it needed.
mike g. posted:Bob, those sure are some nice engines and passengers cars! Yes Paul is one hell of a nice guy! Always thinking of others!
Mike;
Thanks, you are too kind... but PLEASE - I have an atrocious reputation to live up to!!!
All I do is help fellow hobbiests on the slippery slope. Nothing altruistic about it, I just figure if I push enough of them ahead of me, they’ll form a nice cushion when I crash to the bottom... if there is a bottom
And on that note, Bob - I sent you an email.
Thanks again Mike.
mike g. posted:Jim, Calculator says the crane is about 192 feet tall! Your constructions is looking good and from the looks of it there will be just a little touch up when your finished! LOL
Paul, Mr. Brown sure like you! LOL He hardly ever stops here, but I think the wife has something to do with that! LOL
Gary, Looks like you have a great start there! I sure hope you post more in the future!
Larry thanks! It looks like we both got good news, my granddaughter and you with your TIU & WIU!
Bob, those sure are some nice engines and passengers cars! Yes Paul is one hell of a nice guy! Always thinking of others!
This morning I hope to get something done in the train room. Not sure what but I will give it one heck of a try! LOL
WOW that is a tall crane (in scale) Much warmer here today, for one day. So I may bring that crane in and use it to rip that wall out lol Actually I havent damaged anything that stays yet. YET...
Any of yall look at the new catalog? I see one LC engine and a bunch of rolling stock I want to get!!!
Jim
Apples55 posted:mike g. posted:briansilvermustang posted:
Look at you Brian, trying to play with Bob's emotions! LOL Wonderful pictures!
Brian;
You beat me too it... love it!!! Is piling on a violation of the TOS???
Lucky for me those ALCOS don't run on 027
You guys are ALL enablers.....
RSJB18 posted:Apples55 posted:mike g. posted:briansilvermustang posted:
Look at you Brian, trying to play with Bob's emotions! LOL Wonderful pictures!
Brian;
You beat me too it... love it!!! Is piling on a violation of the TOS???
Lucky for me those ALCOS don't run on 027
You guys are ALL enablers.....
Yes, but a number of years ago MTH offered PA's in their RailKing line; they run on 027. Google is your friend!
Gary, your layout looks like it will be a fun one to run trains on. Congratulations on your progress to date.
Bob, the plan for the yard looks good! I hope you can get it built. The D&H engines look great! Looks like you inspired Brian to post some D&H photographs.
Jim, Did Paul 2 inspire you to the wall demolition! Watch out fro splinters! Ouch!!
Started off looking at the new Lionel catalog and jotting down what I am going to order. Now I have to spend some time in the attic getting out stuff I don't want and get it ready to take to the TCA train show in Parma on Saturday. I get that out of the way and I can get back to finishing taking out the wall. Did place an order for another Menards double track bridge. I was on the Scenic Express site looking for bridge abutments to go with the bridges. Here is where I'll toss out a question to you guys................Are bridge abutments suppose to be as wide as the bridge is or can the abutment be wider. The Menards bridge is 8 7/8" wide and the double track abutment from Scenic Express is 10 1/2" wide. Any help appreciated. Now to the attic...........Paul
paul 2 posted:Started off looking at the new Lionel catalog and jotting down what I am going to order. Now I have to spend some time in the attic getting out stuff I don't want and get it ready to take to the TCA train show in Parma on Saturday. I get that out of the way and I can get back to finishing taking out the wall. Did place an order for another Menards double track bridge. I was on the Scenic Express site looking for bridge abutments to go with the bridges. Here is where I'll toss out a question to you guys................Are bridge abutments suppose to be as wide as the bridge is or can the abutment be wider. The Menards bridge is 8 7/8" wide and the double track abutment from Scenic Express is 10 1/2" wide. Any help appreciated. Now to the attic...........Paul
Bridge abutments depend on numerous engineering studies regarding what's it bridging, what's its designated load, etc. Get out of your train room and drive around looking at some bridges. Or at least, use Google Images to look at a few dozen bridge abutments.
Mark Boyce posted:Gary, your layout looks like it will be a fun one to run trains on. Congratulations on your progress to date.
Bob, the plan for the yard looks good! I hope you can get it built. The D&H engines look great! Looks like you inspired Brian to post some D&H photographs.
Jim, Did Paul 2 inspire you to the wall demolition! Watch out fro splinters! Ouch!!
Mark yes! Yes he did! I BLAME him 100% lol
Thinking about pre ordering some stuff. But says it wont be out till 3rd quarter of the year.
Jim
Finally got to getting these pesky insert out of my Sharks so I can have see thru screens. A lot easier then I thought, probable 1/2 hr on A-B-As. Now look 110% better.
Jim, Paul may say he got you off the easy chair and into the project you have been putting off!
Josef, Those shark screens look great!! What I wonder is why did the manufacturer put the inserts in place in the first place. 
paul 2 posted:Started off looking at the new Lionel catalog and jotting down what I am going to order. Now I have to spend some time in the attic getting out stuff I don't want and get it ready to take to the TCA train show in Parma on Saturday. I get that out of the way and I can get back to finishing taking out the wall. Did place an order for another Menards double track bridge. I was on the Scenic Express site looking for bridge abutments to go with the bridges. Here is where I'll toss out a question to you guys................Are bridge abutments suppose to be as wide as the bridge is or can the abutment be wider. The Menards bridge is 8 7/8" wide and the double track abutment from Scenic Express is 10 1/2" wide. Any help appreciated. Now to the attic...........Paul
Hey Bob, i remember when I was a kid walking the track's the the bridge abutment was always atleast 3 feet on each side of the bridge! We would sit up there and watch other kids jump off into the river!
Began body work on the three TCA 15" aluminum convention cars I recently purchased after paint removal the previous two days. Ran out of Testors contour putty which worked well on the PW F3 A and B units mid-way through the to-be NP NCL offset dome; so, switched to a new tube of Squadron Green putty for the metal TCA cars. Label says it's sandable in 30 minutes--I'll give it two hours and that will allow me to do the other sides of the three.
Also, got out an old NYC B&W photo book by Ed Nowak to send to a pal on the forum and packed it up for USPS to pick-up tomorrow.
On a financial note because it funds the trains, sold a couple of golf apparel items on the bay which USPS picked up today. These were noteworthy since they'd been listed for about 5 months and both sold the same day to different buyers--go figure.
briansilvermustang posted:
OK Brian, which one is full scale?????? Love your pictures - keep them coming!
Cheers, Dave
Mark Boyce posted:Josef, Those shark screens look great!! What I wonder is why did the manufacturer put the inserts in place in the first place.
Probable so someone could would open them up and see the neat wiring that was done? You think? The wiring is neat, probable the best I seen.
For sound, these are my favorite all 3 rumble at a different tone and I like to start them up one at a time before switching to Lash-up control. Seems with the inserts out, sound even is better then before.
josef posted:Finally got to getting these pesky insert out of my Sharks so I can have see thru screens. A lot easier then I thought, probable 1/2 hr on A-B-As. Now look 110% better.
Nice work!!
Got up in the attic to find more stuff to take and sell at TCA Parma show Saturday. There is more but the old knees can't handle the wood floor so tomorrow morning heading for Menards to pick up those interlocking rubber mats. But today I still managed to work some more of the wall. I had to hunt for my chiesel which took a bit of time so I could spit the wood around the cable wire but I got an added plus. I found my second small bag of Gar Graves screws. Maybe after dinner I can get back down there to rip out the last of the wood and get the old shelf unit out and cut up. Trying to stay ahead of Jim and his demolition project LOL. Then I will be ready to start the table. Only one pic...........Paul
The wall looks great, Paul! All in shambles! My knees can't take it anymore either! Those mats sound like a good idea. I wear knee pads in my attic, but mats would be handier!
Ran the Lionel Southern Pacific Lines 2-8-8-4 AC-9 #3809 on Corner Field Model Railroad Museum. Have had this engine 15 years now and still runs like a charm and still to this date has my favorite whistle outside of the Vision Line Big Boy.
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