i
Homemade flarphlaluprocanter 
Attachments
Images (8)
Good to hear from you Butch 
ran some trains...
put up more shelves... Marci got the tree up... 
still need to be stained...
but couldn't wait to put trains on them...
getting the slot cars ready to run...
IZZY was having fun helping... 
have a great day everyone !!
Attachments
Images (12)
Morning all,
Sure has been a lot of good working going on with you all! I did nothing yesterday but work on the ceiling. But I wanted to pop in and check out all your great work.
Butch, Nice to see your still working on the trains, been way to long!
Brian, wonderful photos! Marci did a wonderful job on the tree! I am glad you had time to run some trains!
I hope everyone has a great Tuesday and finds time for there layout and trains!
I did some painting on the caboose for my "Bungling Brothers Circus" train and began stripping a bad coat of paint off of a future Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines passenger coach. Photos will follow at a future date.
Butch, I’m glad to hear from you. You have been busy we see. Your dilemma reminds me of my sister and brother-in-law who have a 345kv transmission line that runs across their farm. Out in the sticks there was no cable and the phone company didn’t offer DSL. Cellular coverage was poor, as were satellite dishes. Finally the phone company offered DSL out of a new cabinet nearby, so they don’t have issues.
Brian, Marci and Izzy have been busy. What have you done? LOL. Kidding aside, all looks great!
Love these D&RG passenger cars! Are they MTH O27? Curious if you bought them as a set or pieced it together? I am looking for something similar. Thanks.
Shelves look great, by the way.
hello & thanks Kevin, yes those are MTH Railking passenger cars...
here is the engine that is in the set...
I did buy a couple sets and some extra cars to make a long passenger train...
Attachments
Images (3)
Was not happy with yard lights available, decided to see what I could do. Designed a dual light pole with LEDs. It's all being printed right now except the pole itself is aluminum tube. Just need my MEGA LEDs to come in from Evans. We will see how this works.
Attachments
Images (2)
Bit of progress on the home-rolled steeplecab project; I've decided to use the trucks off of a moribund K-Line interurban. Incidentally, if anyone wants a K-Line North Shore interurban set minus power trucks and trolley poles, drop me a line...
Mitch
Attachments
Ray, you are doing some really nice fabricating! What is the basic method for the light pole? The drawing makes me wonder if you are doing 3D printing, or a more traditional method.
Mitch, Another great scrounge product in the making!!
I did more painting on the circus train caboose, masked a stock car so I could spray the roof to match the circus cars and began assembling my new, scratch-built Union Station. Photos will follow when I get further along with each project.
Mark
I always make a computer model of what I want and am able to check it as being feasible to 3D print. If not I modify it. When all the pieces are ready I print it. In this case there are 5 parts to the light, the pole which is a standard 3/16" hollow tube and then 3 pieces make up the top lamp body and one piece for the base which are all 3D printed.
gee and all I did was get the batting down and the tree up
Attachments
Images (1)
Ray, That sounds excellent!!! Do you have your own printer? My only experience is reading Trainman2001’s ‘Continuing Saga...’ topic on the Forum.
Beardog49, It’s a great start! That’s what it’s all about!
Me, The Christmas diorama will wait. I’m exiled to the living room again because I had to get a manipulation under anesthesia at the hospital on my new knee. The scar tissue was growing too strong for PT to get the bending of my knee that the surgeon wanted. So I’m a couch potato with a numb leg again. Sorry Lew, the only photograph is an 8x10 glossy the surgeon gave my wife of my knee bent back almost double while I was out cold. LOL
mike g. posted:Morning guys great looking work!
Dave, the scrap yard looks great and is really pushing me more towards adding that second track next to the crane!
I hope you all have a wonderful Monday and find time for your layout and trains!
Mike, I heartily recommend the gantry crane in operation with a spur serving it. Perfect location where you can see it well to run it.
It adds a dimension to Operation on the PER. One trick I 've found is to pick scrap that take long enough to load to be entertaining but not take too much time (maybe boring ). Wouldn't want boring as Izzy will attest:
I use pieces of 1X1 steel tubing for scrap:
Attachments
Mark Boyce posted:
Me, The Christmas diorama will wait. I’m exiled to the living room again because I had to get a manipulation under anesthesia at the hospital on my new knee. The scar tissue was growing too strong for PT to get the bending of my knee that the surgeon wanted. So I’m a couch potato with a numb leg again. Sorry Lew, the only photograph is an 8x10 glossy the surgeon gave my wife of my knee bent back almost double while I was out cold. LOL
Mark, sorry to hear about that hiccup but they fixed it and you're on the mend. Sometimes couch potato is an eggcellent state-of-being.
Mark, I'm praying about your knee, but may I ask a personal question? How did it get injured?
Vincent Massi posted:Mark, I'm praying about your knee, but may I ask a personal question? How did it get injured?
Thank you Vincent! All prayers are welcome!
I had a total knee replacement on November 5th. It starting bothering me two years ago. So I was referring to not building a Christmas Layout like most years. I cleared the turnback loop on the new layout to put down a snow blanket and some Christmas ceramic buildings and accessories. I’ll get back on that once I can go to the basement again. LOL
