What did you do on your layout today?

Bryan, looks good, Now that's one less project to finish for the summer..........Paul 2

Page 767 calls for some 767...

paul 2 posted:

Patrick (CGW), liftout and curves.......nice job.

Paul2,

  Thanks. Glad it done! 

Patrick 

mike g. posted:

Patrick, Your engine house is going to look great on your layout! Your lift out section turned out perfect Nice work!

Mike G,

Thanks!

Patrick 

Scrubbed HO tracks with rubbing alcohol. Swore I'll never buy a lightweight Bachman HO locomotive again.

Today I opened the door to the train room ....popped my head in ...  looked around for a minute or so .... closed the door.   Honestly, I haven't had time to do anything on the layout including running trains for over a week.  Although,  I did  discover the Delmarva Central Railroad while attending a family wedding this past weekend in Delaware.  Pretty cool 1:1 scale short line!  

Hi Everyone,

I finally finished most of the rock work and some other projects in the layout extension area. The goal was to get most of the rock work done and paint it. Also to get some ground foam down and start planting trees. GOAL MET but much more to do.

See what led up to this on my layout progress page.

Dave

paul 2 posted:

Johan, nice overhead shot. Weathering of the top of the boxcar looks good too.

This afternoon I got outside and set up for painting the buldings flats. When the paint driedI applied a coat of clear coat. Now the walls are ready for mortoring. While rummaging in the basement for the paints I came across a can of hunter green. I think that is what I am going to do the windows in. SO next step is once the walls dry I can lay out the windows and start painting them. Pics.............Paul 2

Paul. Thanks. I like your flat building project, very interested.

Johan

mike g. posted:

Johan, very nice scene! I agree with Paul, wonderful job on the weathering!

Paul, looks like your moving right along! Just nice to see things come together!

Bill, sorry I cant help you with your lanterns but they sure look cool!

Warok, great looking platform! Is that a kit or scratch build?

Mike. Thank you. 🤝

Johan.

mike g. posted:

Jon, looks like it going to be a fun little layout! Keep us posted!

 

Thanks Mike! That's the plan, although the real fun will be in the control and electronics below ground level.

JD2035RR posted:

paul 2 posted:

Warok, thumbs up on the maintenance platform. Very interesting. 

Late afternoon I got the flashing off all the windows to paint. 112 windows with an extra one thrown in which is good because of the windows is warped. After dinner I went out and got them all painted. For the time being that is it. I decided to order some of that Roberts mortor so I have to wait till that comes. Maybe tomorrow I'll go back to placing the flats on the backdrop. Pics.................Paul 2

Paul, I really like the color scheme you have going with the brick you painted and now the green windows. 👍🏻

Me too that’s a lot of windows 

 Everything looking good guys After mowing the other day I got a little Train  time in 

Finally got my Atlas Suburban Passenger Station assembled and installed.  I added some people and LED Lights.

Vincent Massi posted:

Scrubbed HO tracks with rubbing alcohol. Swore I'll never buy a lightweight Bachman HO locomotive again.

Ah Grasshopper you learned powerful lesson today!  That was one of the things I like so much about O gauge, besides the detail, lights, and sound...The engines and cars weigh enough to make good contact on semi dirty track.  I really hated lightweight engines, and especially Bachmann N scale engines from the '80s!  What a nightmare to keep rolling!!

Mike, that is another electro-mechanical marvel you are perfecting in the garage!

Paul, great colors indeed!

Bryan, the subway station is looking great!  I'm sad I missed the trip to your place in April!

Brian, Great photographs again!

JD, 767!!!!

Lee, more good train time!!

Ken, the station looks great!

I actually fastened three pieces of wood onto the new layout last weekend!  I'll get some photographs this weekend, I hope!  

Determining the spacing of my telephone poles.  Not a big deal... but an important detail.  

dust control  

1) A month or so ago I created a Penn Central GP30 dummy unit. I wanted it to represent a unit that had come over from the PRR and this number 2199 was in that range .

The other day I was going over some photographs I took back in 1986 at the Enola, PA yard. Only then did I notice that I had caught #2199 in CR trim! Serendipity, irony or just dumb luck - I dunno. 

2) NYC fans may want to turn their heads away. The process has begun on the F7. First stripping off anything that's high contrast - i.e. white letters, numbers, stripes on a black background.  Today it's already in gray primer.  Next it will turn blue - B&O blue. 

-RM

Brian - seeing the Alaska wall of fame always lifts my spirits. 

Late start but a start. I cleared off the table around the Menards power plant and started placing flats. The original two flats I had on the backdrop have to be moved. Did one but have the other to do. A couple of the flats are so I have to cut them to overlap. One piece I cut I want to use down the backdrop a ways but I didn't want the same sign on it so I had some separate signs and I cut one to fit and glued it on. Hope to get back to it later but there is Friday. Pics............Paul 2

          backdrop is looking GREAT Paul !     very nice

Looks good Paul.

Ralph- painful to watch but it should be nice when its done. Cool find in that old photo too.

Clem- a clean RR is a happy RR.

Love the ARR Brian.

Vincent- I remember those issues from my HO days all too well..

Greg- the devil's in the details

Just received my RS-27 this afternoon. Now to smuggle it past the CEO......

Bob

Breaking in my new MTH RS-3.

Thanks Mark. 

Brian those Alaskan look great 

Ralph. It will hurt but I’ll watch I do like the B&O if it’s the later scheme

Paul.  I really I really like that back drop can’t wait to get started on mine but I have a few projects ahead of it 

Greg. Very nice 

Made another run with the steamer

Wow OGR Friends, Everyone is really making things happen on their Model Railroads, here in Tennessee its yard work time, outdoor painting time, taking train time away for awhile,

Mike g, your layout is coming right along, great craftsmanship, and an amazing idea on moving your TMCC Crane, very interesting, keep us updated...

Lee Drennen, You have a lot of trucks, very nice, and your layouts coming right along. 

Trumptrain, I like your B&O switcher and Your Men at Work, Cool Pictures 

LUVINDEMTRAINS, nice layout, lots of progress, neat roundhouse very nicely colored....Wow

Bryan in Ohio, Your scenes down under, the Subway, the lighting, the color, the effect, it’s amazing, keep us updated please....

Paul 2, wow, your progress is amazing to and you certainly have Windows, a great layout in a nice stage....Keep Your Pictures coming to....wow

Jon1443, Very nice pike, a small stage, with a Big performance in the making. Very nice layout....

Johan, Unbelievable weathering, Great overhead Pictures, and I applaud your work. I will read the article in the other major magazine soon....Keep the great pictures coming....

WAROK, my oh my, what a fantastic Maintenance Platform, so nicely done, and looks right at home on your layout....It’s a clever idea....Keep your pictures coming...

Briansilvermustang, Wow, you have a Lot Of Engines, Cars, Trains’s, and wow, the Alaskan display is so cool....Wow, Your Pictures are Fantastic, keepem coming....I noticed you posted a real picture of a CSX and Chessie WM, very interesting. See my pictures

Hi everyone,

Thank you all for your comments.

@Mike G, for my maintenance platform, I used a completely broken MTH RailKing #30-90027 Elevated Station Platform as a base and built and painted all the other parts.

@Steve, The figure sweeping on the right of the platform is from Arttista and I repainted it.

 @LEAPINLARRY, soon you will see the rest with other buildings and vehicles, for example a new wall in preparation, you can see before and after.

Marc.

Brian in Ohio, Looks great! Thanks for rainy days! Sure seems like a lot gets done when the rain is falling! LOL

Dave, your rock work looks amazing! Maybe some day I will figure that stuff out! 

Mark Thanks I am trying!

Brian, Great pictures once again and I love the video! I wish you put more videos of your layout up!

Paul 2, The backdrops look wonderful! I wish I was at that point, but for me I want to get all the track down and make sure its working right before I move on!

Greg, I am with Lee, Very nice!

Larry, you have such kind words for everyone, Thanks you Sir but your the one who has the talent and great looking layout that I think everyone would wish was there's ! I hope to have as good of a layout down the road!

Warok, Thanks for the information, The new wall looks perfect! I bet its going to be wonderful looking on the layout!

So once again, I didn't get anytime in the train room this week so far. But I don't have to work this weekend and only have tubing this morning so it looks like things are in my favor to get out there and try to get something done. Even if it's just cleaning while the train goes around and around! LOL

I hope everyone has a great Friday and a wonderful weekend! Most of all just have FUN!

Brian, what wonderful pictures! To this day your train collection just amazes me! Everything you put up I really enjoy. To have your life with all them trains and your wonderful girl Marci and Izzy to all be into trains is fabulous!

Well I didn't get much done in the train room today, but I did figure out something cheep! While installing a Tortoise Switch Machine I got from Dave AKA Darlander using the offset method with a throw rod so the switch machine can be about 4" away from the switch you can use, (NOW DONT LAUGH) bailing wire for the short section that goes up from under the table from the throw rod to the switch! Works great, cheap, and who doesn't have bailing wire laying around! LOL I hope to get another one done tomorrow!

I sure hope everyone has a great weekend!

Mike, a supervisor I had long ago swore by bailing wire for just about anything!  He was a fellow who could figure out a way to get just about anything to work, like you do.

Mark Boyce posted:

Mike, a supervisor I had long ago swore by bailing wire for just about anything!  He was a fellow who could figure out a way to get just about anything to work, like you do.

Thanks Mark! When your on a low budget you have to find things to make it work! That's what I do most of the time! LOL

Had a small package come in the mail from Model Train Stuff. Got an email from them that some stuff was 10%  off so  I said what the heck. So I picked up a couple of Bar Mills detail stuff and a jar of Roberts Brick Mortor. So while the wife is watching the Golden State Warriors I think I'll make tracks to the kitchen and mortor the building I am working on. Pics.............Paul 2

mike g. posted:

Mark Boyce posted:

Mike, a supervisor I had long ago swore by bailing wire for just about anything!  He was a fellow who could figure out a way to get just about anything to work, like you do.

Thanks Mark! When your on a low budget you have to find things to make it work! That's what I do most of the time! LOL

Yes indeed Mike!  Now that I had to start taking social security, I’ll be improving more.

Mortar away Paul!!  Good deal!  So I haven’t paid any attention to basketball standings since I saw  the Cavaliers tanked!  

 

 

Yes indeed Mike!  Now that I had to start taking social security, I’ll be improving more.

HAD to start! When they LET me start, I bought two new trains!

Vincent Massi posted:

 

 

Yes indeed Mike!  Now that I had to start taking social security, I’ll be improving more.

HAD to start! When they LET me start, I bought two new trains!

LOL

Well why the wife was watching the Golden State Warriors lose I managed to apply mortor to the flats. The last one was still drying. In the morning I take a wet cloth to them and see what happens. Pics...........Paul 2 

leapinlarry posted:

Wow OGR Friends, Everyone is really making things happen on their Model Railroads, here in Tennessee its yard work time, outdoor painting time, taking train time away for awhile,

Mike g, your layout is coming right along, great craftsmanship, and an amazing idea on moving your TMCC Crane, very interesting, keep us updated...

Lee Drennen, You have a lot of trucks, very nice, and your layouts coming right along. 

Trumptrain, I like your B&O switcher and Your Men at Work, Cool Pictures 

LUVINDEMTRAINS, nice layout, lots of progress, neat roundhouse very nicely colored....Wow

Bryan in Ohio, Your scenes down under, the Subway, the lighting, the color, the effect, it’s amazing, keep us updated please....

Paul 2, wow, your progress is amazing to and you certainly have Windows, a great layout in a nice stage....Keep Your Pictures coming to....wow

Jon1443, Very nice pike, a small stage, with a Big performance in the making. Very nice layout....

Johan, Unbelievable weathering, Great overhead Pictures, and I applaud your work. I will read the article in the other major magazine soon....Keep the great pictures coming....

WAROK, my oh my, what a fantastic Maintenance Platform, so nicely done, and looks right at home on your layout....It’s a clever idea....Keep your pictures coming...

Briansilvermustang, Wow, you have a Lot Of Engines, Cars, Trains’s, and wow, the Alaskan display is so cool....Wow, Your Pictures are Fantastic, keepem coming....I noticed you posted a real picture of a CSX and Chessie WM, very interesting. See my pictures

LEAPINLARRY. Thank you very much. I am glad you like it and hope you like that article too. 

Johan

CN mixed freight.

Paul 2, looks like you had a better time then Golden State! LOL Looks good and I am sure when your done they will look perfect!

Johan, I really like the mixed freight train! The scenery is top notch looking also! Very nice!

I hope to get some train room today to get another switch installed. Will just have to wait and see how things go!  The wife is coming home from her vacation today so things might change!