Looks great Lee. Should be right at home on your layout.
Bob
Another late report.
I have not visited my train building for five weeks. I spent that time erecting a new 1260 foot antenna. Yesterday I mocked up a third level for my layout. I moved track around till I found a fit for the available space. I used lots of lumber scraps and placed the new level on my layout. I think I will like it. Pictures were taken after quitting time last night. I'll cut nice supports today. Five weeks was a long time with no trains.
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Been noodling about in RailModeler with a possible future O27/O42-based layout inspired by Ken Hoganson's plan in the February/March issue, to be built on a 4' x 12' former theatrical flat...
Mitch
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@Odenville Bill posted:Another late report.
I have not visited my train building for five weeks. I spent that time erecting a new 1260 foot antenna. Yesterday I mocked up a third level for my layout. I moved track around till I found a fit for the available space. I used lots of lumber scraps and placed the new level on my layout. I think I will like it. Pictures were taken after quitting time last night. I'll cut nice supports today. Five weeks was a long time with no trains.
Bill, I'm glad to see you are back on the layout! The third level should make for lots of action!!
Hello,
I have been painting Preiser 65602 Unpainted Seated People for years now with over 5,500 seated people painted. I have been working on 10 packages of 24 or 240 more people for the last week and my eyes need a break.
This afternoon the postman delivered the Lionel Alaska Denali StationSounds Dining Car from Nassau Hobbies. Fast delivery on their Memorial Day Sale. This is just what I needed to give me a break and a different task, painting the interior and adding the people.
The Alaska four pack of 72' Baggage, two coaches and a Dome Coach is in transit. I am holding off from purchasing the Generator Baggage and an additional Coach. I wanted to see the Yellow color on the dining car. A five car passenger train may be enough behind my two Alaska GP35 Legacy engines.
UPDATE 1: I started painting the underside and supports for the dining tables in Earth Red. The table tops received three coats of five in Flat White. I will mix more tan for the seats and paint the 1/4 inch strips of .040 Plastruct that will become seat backs for the dining room chairs. Once the seat backs are glued in place, I fill in cracks with more tan paint. When the interior is finished, I will add the Preiser 65602 Seated People/
I had a surprise in the mail today, the Lionel 2027200 Norfolk Southern Station Sounds Great Dome "Delaware" arrived. It is a beautiful paint job.
Have a great week.
Sincerely, John Rowlen
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@Odenville Bill posted:Another late report.
I have not visited my train building for five weeks. I spent that time erecting a new 1260 foot antenna. Yesterday I mocked up a third level for my layout. I moved track around till I found a fit for the available space. I used lots of lumber scraps and placed the new level on my layout. I think I will like it. Pictures were taken after quitting time last night. I'll cut nice supports today. Five weeks was a long time with no trains.
I like the way the layout is evolving Odenville Bill.
1,260 foot antenna? Another reason why I run my trains conventionally, I don need no steekin' antenna.
@Lionelski posted:I like the way the layout is evolving Odenville Bill.
1,260 foot antenna? Another reason why I run my trains conventionally, I don need no steekin' antenna.
LOL
John Rowland, you have the patience of a saint. I can’t even comprehend painting 5000 figures. Your cars are beautiful.
Presented without further comment:
Mitch
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@M. Mitchell Marmel posted:Presented without further comment:
Mitch
I like the T-shirt, Mitch.
I also like the pic of your layout in the Photo Album section in the latest issue of CTT. Congrats!
After a few days of battle with the heat some good came from it. The Houdini like contortions you see are a completed rearrangement of trackage to form a few extra added feet and a junction.
From the left are the rails leading into the new area. The car is positioned on the only level section of track. Wedges of cork form a base for transitioning track elevations, otherwise, ceiling tiles are used to form a roadbed.
Panning to the right you get the gist of the junction plan. The crossover will give quick access to the elevated reverse loop in the background. Although many feet of double track sections exist, the layout is generally a single line traversing the room twice.
Further right the four entering lines turn into 3 exiting and then another single crossover. The changes enable the elimination of a bottle neck and enhances operation. When the upper reverse loop was permanently installed it was decided that the bridge built here would get closely spaced ties. Now it's on to wiring this entire area with the new 12 guage. NO more track laying for now.
Bruce
@Lionelski posted:I like the T-shirt, Mitch.
I also like the pic of your layout in the Photo Album section in the latest issue of CTT. Congrats!
Thankee kindly! I'll have to pick that up; didn't know I was in it! 
Mitch
@M. Mitchell Marmel posted:Presented without further comment:
Mitch
I hate to be the one to break it to you, Mitch, but Gi-raffs lie
I’m wondering - is talking to gi-raffs going to be the post-pandemic version of the voices in my head told me to adulterate that poor defenseless GG-1??? 
The Lionel 2027200 Norfolk Southern StationSounds Great Dome "Delaware" arrived today by USPS. It was very fast shipping from Nassau Hobbies.
The car's color looks good and will go nicely with my Norfolk Southern Excursion Train that I have detailed along with private cars. The car is next in line for detailing after the Alaska Dining Car.
Have a good evening.
Sincerely, John Rowlen
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@Apples55 posted:I hate to be the one to break it to you, Mitch, but Gi-raffs lie
I’m wondering - is talking to gi-raffs going to be the post-pandemic version of the voices in my head told me to adulterate that poor defenseless GG-1???
THE GI-RAFFS MADE ME DO IT!!!
Mitch
Mitch: Great shirt! Love the Giraffe cars, I have several myself including 2 made by Lionel (MPC) in the 70's for "Toys R Us" where the giraffe is "Geoffery" their trademark.
SIRT : What a great looking building, super job. Thanks for showing us the finished product.
Don
SIRT, The Empire Carpet building turned out nicely. Excellent detail work. I think the fun in building for a model railroad is the many details that can be added to a building. It is very nice.
Sincerely, John Rowlen
I fixed a short on one of my mainline. I needed to get out the soldering iron to get something to stay connected. Done.
