Well I haven’t had time to get on here, but I passed out a lot of “likes.”
I will comment to Mike G and Luvendemtrsins that I am glad you both were able to get back to the layouts!
Everyone, it all looks great
I haven’t had time to do anything train related.
I finally added some marker lights made by Tomar, paint the handrails and the awning flat black, shorted the rear coupler quite a bit, and added a homemade drumhead for the West Point Route on the tailcar of a Commodore Vanderbilt set I picked up for this purpose a while back. I wish I would picked up some interiors when the were still available from the Lionel parts department to go in them...
On eBay, I finally found a 1/43 scale World War II Jeep model that had the MBT trailer.
I had no idea anyone made one in that scale, so I jumped at it, mostly just to get to the trailer.
The Jeep also had a pedestal mount with a m1919 .30 caliber machine gun, on the m1917 tripod mount, which was very common in the time frame I model.
So, I took off a few things, repainted a few things, added a canvas windshield cover out of tissue paper, and did a little bit of weathering to it. I like how it turned out.
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Sparke2, I like how the observation car turned out!!
Lee, the Jeep and MBT trailer look great!!
Paul 2, It sure is looking good there Paul! I know what you mean about housemans work! LOL I had to go shopping with the wife this morning! But she was a great woman and gave me the rest of the day for train and the Daytona 500!
Lee D. Nice little video!
Mitch, it sure seams like your always having fun! Sure makes life a lot better when you take that time to enjoy yourself!
Lou, Nice looking layout display! We have something like that in our little town. Trains from back in the day on display in the shopping area. Next time I am in town I will take a couple pictures and share them here!
CHOFF, Nice presentation of parts of your layout!
Mark, sorry that life is taking time away from the trains, But it happens! Just remember all the train stuff is just relaxing waiting for you when you come back!
Sparke2, Wonderful work!
LEE, Nice find! You have done a great job on the repaint and weather, it looks so real! Nice work!
So gays & gals the wife was nice enough to let me have the day for trains and Daytona 500. So after shopping I spent the rest of the day in the train room. I was able to get 2 more switches wired in and worked on my slide shelf for my Z4000. I also did a little brick wall casting . On top of that I watched the Daytona 500 and have a Coors frosty pop, ok maybe 2! LOL here are a few pictures and a small video! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Lou1985 posted:I turned my first locomotive (a early 90's Lionel 2-4-0) into a park display. The locomotive doesn't fit in with the scale size equipment I run (or have TMCC/DCS, obviously) but I wanted it to be a part of my layout. Need to ad some details around the area (benches and what not), but at least the locomotive is out of the box and on the layout.
Lou;
Fabulous layout... thanks for sharing. I LOVE the idea of using your first engine into a static display. Hope you don’t mind if I steal it. I have to have some restoration work done on my PW 637 - now I know what to do with it when it’s fixed up!!!
@mike g. - on behalf of Coors stockholders everywhere, thank you. Why not three? They're not just for breakfast any more. :-)
Wow I don't know what's better .... The cars or the trains!!!! Some good ones posted lately!!!
I got the electric done! My son helped a bunch and did a lot of it! My brother pulled a no show. Again. Looks like a different room with all those wires gone!!!!!
Jim 😁
Paul, the gorge is looking great!
Mike, good start back at the layout!
mike g. posted:So gays & gals the wife was nice enough to let me have the day for trains and Daytona 500. So after shopping I spent the rest of the day in the train room. I was able to get 2 more switches wired in and worked on my slide shelf for my Z4000. I also did a little brick wall casting . On top of that I watched the Daytona 500 and have a Coors frosty pop, ok maybe 2! LOL here are a few pictures and a small video! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Glad to see you're off the roof and back in the train room where you belong! I thought you were using Tortoise switch machines. Looks like a Gargraves switch but what's the switch machine? Dave
Had my daughter home for the weekend, made minimal progress on my kitbash building... glued in some more re-inforcements and was able to take it out on the deck for photos in the sunshine. While she was here, I decided to start building home made pine trees. These are 11 to 14 inches tall. We had a pretty good time of it. Fortunately, or unfortunately for viewers, the one completed tree actually looks much better "in person" than in the photos. But it was a fun creative project, and I'll definitely be making more. The process went faster once we made the first one and figured out what was required. Just painted the last 2 tonight, so I'll be spraying the with adhesive and applying the 2 mm static grass fibers tomorrow.
Mike G, layout's looking good, beats the heck out of shoveling !!!
Lou, I agree, that's a great way to incorporate your "original loco" into your present day layout
Lee, outstanding weathering work, and really nice tarp cover in the trailer, great scene and great photo.
p51 posted:On eBay, I finally found a 1/43 scale World War II Jeep model that had the MBT trailer.
I had no idea anyone made one in that scale, so I jumped at it, mostly just to get to the trailer.
The Jeep also had a pedestal mount with a m1919 .30 caliber machine gun, on the m1917 tripod mount, which was very common in the time frame I model.
So, I took off a few things, repainted a few things, added a canvas windshield cover out of tissue paper, and did a little bit of weathering to it. I like how it turned out.
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AFTER
What a great find! Great transformation!! Well Done Lee!!! Cheers, Dave
Ok folks here are a few of the new rolling stock I got last week.
we put in the 2 outlets and the switch! The view is much better without those wires!!
JIm
Chris, the trees look great!!!
Jim, the cars are great!
p51 posted:On eBay, I finally found a 1/43 scale World War II Jeep model that had the MBT trailer.
I had no idea anyone made one in that scale, so I jumped at it, mostly just to get to the trailer.
The Jeep also had a pedestal mount with a m1919 .30 caliber machine gun, on the m1917 tripod mount, which was very common in the time frame I model.
So, I took off a few things, repainted a few things, added a canvas windshield cover out of tissue paper, and did a little bit of weathering to it. I like how it turned out.
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AFTER
Nice find Lee I like the windshield cover very Authentic. I have one like this but it’s a old 1/48 Bandai kit I’ve started it guess I need to finish it. The lighting and background is awesome another stunning pic Lee.
Chris. Like that building and trees
Jim. Great looking rolling stock and a great pic of all your stuff. You need a gp38 Southern high hood with a bell on the end and run it backwards I always thought that was neat the way Southern done that.
LaramieJoe posted:What did I do today? Simple: I was on my hands and knees restringing track power wire.
- I upgraded the TIU, the Remote, and the WIU to the latest firmware/software.
- Re-strung the wire, as mentioned.
- Had a glass of Chianti after signal strength reported a "1" throughout. I just don't know what the problem could be! Wine usually solves problems, but alas not with DCS.
Off to bed.
-- Dr Joe
Doc;
Tomorrow (Monday) is National Drink Wine Day - I would recommend retrying tomorrow 
lee drennen posted:
Bob. Not a big announcement I just mention it about 4-5 pages ago. The wife wants to turn the “Sitting” room into a Dinning room and our current dining room is small that’s where I have my work station there in the corner. I had a model room but when my youngest daughter wanted her own room guess who lost there man cave to pink walls and vanity oh well she’s worth more than just a room. I will keep you posted
Easy fix, Lee... buy her a Girl’s Set, and start laying track
Apples55 posted:Lou1985 posted:I turned my first locomotive (a early 90's Lionel 2-4-0) into a park display. The locomotive doesn't fit in with the scale size equipment I run (or have TMCC/DCS, obviously) but I wanted it to be a part of my layout. Need to ad some details around the area (benches and what not), but at least the locomotive is out of the box and on the layout.
Lou;
Fabulous layout... thanks for sharing. I LOVE the idea of using your first engine into a static display. Hope you don’t mind if I steal it. I have to have some restoration work done on my PW 637 - now I know what to do with it when it’s fixed up!!!
Feel free to steal my idea. This forum is a great place to get ideas. Post some pictures when you're done setting up your park display.
lee drennen posted:
Before I went to bed last night I dug out my old Lionel 202 I notice that the decals were starting to peel and the flat paint I used was fading so I put a gloss coat on it to seal it I never wanted a gloss coat in the first place but I don’t feel like restoring it again. This was my very first locomotive it was orange faded and needing help so I sanded it and repainted it and decaled it. This will probably go on the layout in my new model/train room in the house.
Lee, you can still hit it with a final satin/matte coat when you are ready. Clear over clear isn't an issue (same type/brand), just scuff it lightly with a fine paper or soft scotchbrite first so it can bite well.
Lee, that was a nice find on the BAY. Also that last night photo was great.
I did get back down and I was able to get the whole gorge basically done. I still have a few small spots to do but now I can start adding the plaster. Pics...........Paul
lee drennen posted:Vincent Massi posted:lee drennen posted:Thanks Lou
I think the Lionel Standard O cars look the best to me. Here’s a video of it pulling some lionel Standard O and tanks cars I can’t remember the names
Lee, that's great video, but the new guy needs to ask you a question. I noticed that your caboose is illuminated. Is this by a connection to the track or by a battery-powered light inside?
It’s probably not keeping connection maybe some can tell me how to fix it
I didn't notice a blink, but cleaning the roller, adding a roller if there is only one, or bulb isolation and adding a diode & capacitor set up are the options. You need a pretty big cap for a bulb, might think about an l.e.d. instead. The same cap might keep an led lit for a quite a while in comparison. The last ones I did, 4 led stayed lit over 2 minutes after it was removed from the rails. It fades out vs a sudden blink out... but that wouldn't be impossible to reproduce if you wanted a sudden off for some reason.
Vincent Massi posted:Well, Mitch, that's one way that Lionel O gauge tops Bachman HO gauge. The Thomas engine runs well, but except for a used Flying Scotsman passenger car I bought, it won't couple with anything except the two passenger cars that came with it.
The Bachmann stuff I've had came with 3 or 4 coupler styles inclúded. They are cheap to buy new for, to say the least, though I don't know if that exact type is available either (I haven't seen to know yet...?).
A solution we use often in O is a "transition car". A car with a coupler of different types on each end. If it is a postal car, milk car, ice, etc, it's equally at home in front of passenger cars as well as freight.
Two transition cars and the situation has even more universal compatibility.
It allows you to keep the nice stock original yet still run anything. Changing to one style can be too big a job for some big collections. Some aftermarket O is made to work with more than one coupler type; I have to wonder if there isn't similar in Euro-ho aftermarket parts/detail offerings.
I saw a unique jointed "stick figure" with a round "smiley" head ›› 
« in one of your posts. What are those called? Rare? Common? I just thought it was "neat" and I don't think we have those around here.
Road crew finally wrapped up on my attic floor layout. After I finish wiring, I plan to lay track bed and maybe eventually ballast. For now, sleep.
Yes, Bellaire ohio
Someone oughta put up this billboard for the imaginary Denton, Ohio...
"Yay, Denton! The home of happiness!" 
Mitch
Dr. Joe, I would have had more but I still need to get things done! Sorry about your shares! LOL
Jim I am glad you got your electrical done with the help of your son! I am sorry your brother was a no show again! You sure picked up some nice looking cars! Kind of looks like your going to need more room! LOL
Mark, thank you sir! It's not much but its moving forward!
Chris, first off I am happy for you that your able to spend quality time with your daughter after being gone for so long! The building is coming right along and the trees look wonderful! Nice work!
Paul 2, That really looks good! Now I can see the vision that your going for in this section! Great work!
Kevin, The stripping crew did a great job! You might think about giving them some kind of bonus!
WOW- I had to go back two pages to catch up just since yesterday morning. Everyone is in mega-layout-building-mode right now. Keep it up and we will hit page 700 before the end of the week.
I started on the trim piece for the front of the layout yesterday. Got diverted to the local bowling alley when friends called looking for something to do. A fun time was had by all. I had the pieces cut and ready for install before we left so when we got home I nailed them in place, caulked, and got a coat of primer on. I'm using the same finish color as the walls to keep the CEO happy. Once this is done I can fill in the front edge of the board which has been bugging me forever. Need to pick up some different ground covers and grasses next.
Bob
Looking GOOD Bob !!!
Nice work Bob! I am with Brian, looks good! Glad you had fun Bowling!
Good job with the pictures Brian!
Thanks Guys.
Brian- you missed one...
thanks Mike !
RSJB18 posted:Thanks Guys.
Brian- you missed one...
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RSJB18 posted:Thanks Guys.
Brian- you missed one...
Nice photo! I've mentioned this before, but PRR cabooses have the cupola in the middle, with no side windows underneath it.
Vincent Massi posted:lee drennen posted:Thanks Lou
I think the Lionel Standard O cars look the best to me. Here’s a video of it pulling some lionel Standard O and tanks cars I can’t remember the names
Lee, that's great video, but the new guy needs to ask you a question. I noticed that your caboose is illuminated. Is this by a connection to the track or by a battery-powered light inside?
Vincent, there are pickup rollers on the caboose trucks like those on an engine and usually a copper wiper that rubs on the axles to connect the lights to track power.
Larry
Vincent Massi posted:Nice photo! I've mentioned this before, but PRR cabooses have the cupola in the middle, with no side windows underneath it.
http://www.rgvrrm.org/about/railroad/prr477822/
Apples55 posted:lee drennen posted:
Bob. Not a big announcement I just mention it about 4-5 pages ago. The wife wants to turn the “Sitting” room into a Dinning room and our current dining room is small that’s where I have my work station there in the corner. I had a model room but when my youngest daughter wanted her own room guess who lost there man cave to pink walls and vanity oh well she’s worth more than just a room. I will keep you posted
Easy fix, Lee... buy her a Girl’s Set, and start laying track
I would be wasting good train money she used to like my O scale for awhile but I think boys maybe in the pic now
RSJB18 posted:WOW- I had to go back two pages to catch up just since yesterday morning. Everyone is in mega-layout-building-mode right now. Keep it up and we will hit page 700 before the end of the week.
I started on the trim piece for the front of the layout yesterday. Got diverted to the local bowling alley when friends called looking for something to do. A fun time was had by all. I had the pieces cut and ready for install before we left so when we got home I nailed them in place, caulked, and got a coat of primer on. I'm using the same finish color as the walls to keep the CEO happy. Once this is done I can fill in the front edge of the board which has been bugging me forever. Need to pick up some different ground covers and grasses next.
Bob
Very nice Bob
i may have to try that
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