What did you do on your layout today?

                                 practicing for Friday...

Ran another train. WARNING Fantasy train, may offend your prototypical sensibilities..., he said, mostly tongue in cheek.  😏

Nice video and great looking train Ted! I love your night shots and videos!

mike g. posted:

Nice video and great looking train Ted! I love your night shots and videos!

Night shots outa necessity, Mike.  I need to hide all the background stuff on the floor in the basement.  Some day we’ll rise above it all.   Too much fun running trains to put it all away and build for months or years.  You know what that’s like.

Either way Ted, I still love them! I hope to post some from my future layout down the road! That's why I am putting in LED Track Lighting! LOL

Elliot, very sorry to hear you have to cancel your fall trip. Better to listen to the Doctors and get that foot and toe taken care of and all healed up. You now have the time to put in more time on your layout to get it ready ready for the tour. With you planning your trip in the spring it gives me more of a chance to get more done on my layout too. I didn't accomplish as mich as I would of like to today. But I finally got started on piecing the brewery together, especially the angular building. I knew I was going to have to cut a flat or two  to piece together . On the back side of the angular building is where I had to piece in. I got a couple done tonight. I'll let the glue dry overnight and tomorrow I can fill in whatever gaps there are with plaster and then paint the plaster areas with concrete paint. A couple of pics.......Paul

Looks good Paul! Sorry you had to cut some down, but I am sure you have it all covered! I sure hope you had a nice time with Dad! Keep up the GREAT WORK!

Elliot, I'm sorry you have to cancel the trip East for the wedding and all, but it sounds like the best thing given the information you have passed on.  Keep working at your health, and we hope you can get back to the layout soon!

Paul, The angular building is looking very good!  All the walls are turning out very nice indeed!

Brian, Mike is right; you should have room for a scene like that in the new building.  I have seen a couple of CN engines on the B&LE here in Butler.  When CN bought it, they said they were going to operate as before; but I am surprised it has taken so many years to see their engines.

Ted, that is a really nice train and video.

Here, I was trying to figure out why an MTH Premier engine I acquired in a trade Saturday wouldn't smoke.  It makes smoke, but the fan won't run.  I'll have to investigate further.  NS SD70ACe.  Yes, I know, decades too modern for me with the steam, F3s, BL2s, RSD5...I was glad to pass on the other set to a Forum friend who has wanted one for a long time.

Nice looking Engine Mark, You still might have got the better end of the trade!

Thank you Mike!  He got an FA-2 set.  Nice too.

Had some time today to get some more work in on the field.  Field is lined, wiring is done underneath for the lights and playground, left field brick wall done, and signage and backside graffiti.  Next up will be chain link fence and static grass.

WOW Bryan, that is just amazing! makes you want to sit down grab a dog and beer and watch the game! Very well done!

Thanks Mike, can't wait to hook lights up and see what a night game will look like.

Bryan, I agree with Mike!  Play ball!!!!

Managed to get some time to cut, sand, stain and glue some ties down.

Marc, they look great! I plan on adding ties to my tubular track when the time comes. I would also like to see more photos of your layout. I planned on doing a upper level similar to what you've done. Something that borders the edges of the bench work, with return loops at the ends.

Rusty

Thanks Rusty

I forgot how time consuming it was to make ties since I cant find the proper thickness of wood and have to mill it out of a larger piece.

I just started the layout in March, its "3 levels", subway, main level and mountain type area which will be Halloween Town. The layout is still very much under construction and fairly fluid. 

I'll try and setup a photo album soon and its a small layout but I am not nearly as talented as most on this forum with respect to layout, scenery etc etc.

Mark Boyce posted:

 

Here, I was trying to figure out why an MTH Premier engine I acquired in a trade Saturday wouldn't smoke.  It makes smoke, but the fan won't run.  I'll have to investigate further.  NS SD70ACe.  Yes, I know, decades too modern for me with the steam, F3s, BL2s, RSD5...I was glad to pass on the other set to a Forum friend who has wanted one for a long time.

Mark,

It appears to be a form of desperation anxiety peculiar to us transition era freaks.  This disease is brought on by a lack of ear piercing  turbo whine.  Fortunately, there's a vibrant black market out there with a cure

Bruce

Bryan, nice job on the baseball field. I remember when you were just working on the lights. Nice  you were able to find some time for train layout in your hectic schedule. On a side note I sold your shirts. Needed to buy more trains for myself LOL. Post some pics when you get a chance to show your progress......................Paul

Bryan in Ohio posted:

Had some time today to get some more work in on the field.  Field is lined, wiring is done underneath for the lights and playground, left field brick wall done, and signage and backside graffiti.  Next up will be chain link fence and static grass.

This is just outstanding!

Laundry day.....layout day. I glued two walls for the angular building together. I also glued another flat to make up the buildings behind the tracks. Doing that I found out I had to open the area between the sidings and wall so the flats will sit at the same height. Hope later this afternoon to glue the third wall in place. Pics...........Paul

           looking GREAT Paul !!

Thanks Paul and Mark, and all of those who have had me in their thoughts and prayers over the last two months.

I went to the foot doctor today, it's been 8 weeks that I've been going. I have great news! The toe is healing well enough that I get to keep it. So I'll have the vascular procedure in the near future, to increase blood flow, and I'll be in business. At the current rate of healing, I'm hoping to have it closed up by the end of October. Then we can re-plan our trip for the spring.

Time to get back to work on the layout!

                   GREAT NEWS Elliot     glad things are looking up for you !

            " a quick flash back "

Elliot, that's great news. Keep it healing. Don't push yourself. Slow and easy does it every time. By the way I forgot to mention, Shirley and I on the way home stopped in Rochelle for lunch at the Sunrise Restaurant and after lunch we got over to the train park. In the time we were there we caught 6 trains.............................Paul

paul 2 posted:

Bryan, nice job on the baseball field. I remember when you were just working on the lights. Nice  you were able to find some time for train layout in your hectic schedule. On a side note I sold your shirts. Needed to buy more trains for myself LOL. Post some pics when you get a chance to show your progress......................Paul

Thanks Paul, going to try to get some more time today but dealing with some rental property issues (water damage) so don't know if I'll get time or not.  This first coat of mud is taking awhile to dry. 

As for my shirts I should have not had you pick them up since I saw Al at the fireworks last week.  I guess I'll get them when I'm first in line for the new Menards opening. Lol

Elliot, that's fantastic!  

Hey Elliot- that's great news. The power of positive thinking (and healing), does work. Sorry you had to postpone your trip but not loosing a body part is well worth it. Now you can concentrate on the layout and convention tour.

Bryan- great baseball field. Can't wait for the first night game. Of course you could call it Wrigley Field and never have night games (OK- I'm dating myself a bit here)

Paul- the flats are going to be nice when they are all done.

Mark- that diesel is a bit too modern for your layout. Call it Back to the Future.

Bob

Big_Boy_4005 posted:

Thanks Paul and Mark, and all of those who have had me in their thoughts and prayers over the last two months.

I went to the foot doctor today, it's been 8 weeks that I've been going. I have great news! The toe is healing well enough that I get to keep it. So I'll have the vascular procedure in the near future, to increase blood flow, and I'll be in business. At the current rate of healing, I'm hoping to have it closed up by the end of October. Then we can re-plan our trip for the spring.

Time to get back to work on the layout!

Great news, Elliot!  God is good, always!

You are right. Al should of kept the shirts for you. I am not to be trusted LOL. By the way you will be second in line at Menards. I will be the first in line LOL. I heard a rumour it may open July 24........Paul

Fantastic,Elliot!

Too bad we'll never get to see the Stark Industries electro-servo positronic iron toe you had on order.  ,

Sure glad to hear the news.

Bruce

paul 2 posted:

Elliot, that's great news. Keep it healing. Don't push yourself. Slow and easy does it every time. By the way I forgot to mention, Shirley and I on the way home stopped in Rochelle for lunch at the Sunrise Restaurant and after lunch we got over to the train park. In the time we were there we caught 6 trains.............................Paul

Paul I'm glad that you were able to stop in Rochelle.  It's one of our favorite local train watching locations.

Art

Big_Boy_4005 posted:

Thanks Paul and Mark, and all of those who have had me in their thoughts and prayers over the last two months.

I went to the foot doctor today, it's been 8 weeks that I've been going. I have great news! The toe is healing well enough that I get to keep it. So I'll have the vascular procedure in the near future, to increase blood flow, and I'll be in business. At the current rate of healing, I'm hoping to have it closed up by the end of October. Then we can re-plan our trip for the spring.

Time to get back to work on the layout!

Elliot, that is great news!  I'm very happy for you.

Art

Wonderful news Elliot! God is watching over you! The power of prayer really works!

   YES

Big_Boy_4005 posted:

Thanks Paul and Mark, and all of those who have had me in their thoughts and prayers over the last two months.

I went to the foot doctor today, it's been 8 weeks that I've been going. I have great news! The toe is healing well enough that I get to keep it. So I'll have the vascular procedure in the near future, to increase blood flow, and I'll be in business. At the current rate of healing, I'm hoping to have it closed up by the end of October. Then we can re-plan our trip for the spring.

Time to get back to work on the layout!

GREAT news!!!

Going down to check to see if the flats are dry so I can glue some more together. In the meantime this afternoon I got this in the mail today from forum member and friend Mark Boyce. Tomorrow it will join the growing line of Weaver TOFC's...........Pic.............Paul

Elliot, That is great news indeed!

Bruce, Ah so that is the diagnosis!!

Bob, Yes, back to the future.  While it will operate on 042 curves, it looks a bit silly doing it to me.

paul 2 posted:

Going down to check to see if the flats are dry so I can glue some more together. In the meantime this afternoon I got this in the mail today from forum member and friend Mark Boyce. Tomorrow it will join the growing line of Weaver TOFC's...........Pic.............Paul

Wow, Paul!  I could hardly have driven it over to you that quickly!  Yes, I would like to see the "fleet" in a photograph!