Thank you Fendermain, I scratch built the depot last year. I up-sized an old HO kit and and re-sized it onto foamboard. The tile roofing is O scale and is usually used for a school California History mission project in elementary school out here. Search the OGR archive for "Palm Springs Station". Sometime last year I did a fairly detailed how-to thread on how I built it. I hand built the Palm trees as well and I still plan to do a how-to thread on those complicated beasties.
John
John Meyncke posted:Thank you Fendermain, I scratch built the depot last year. I up-sized an old HO kit and and re-sized it onto foamboard. The tile roofing is O scale and is usually used for a school California History mission project in elementary school out here. Search the OGR archive for "Palm Springs Station". Sometime last year I did a fairly detailed how-to thread on how I built it. I hand built the Palm trees as well and I still plan to do a how-to thread on those complicated beasties.
John
You are quite the craftsman. Good job.
Fendermain
Hey guys....this is a train forum and not the place to discuss gigs and amps, etc. If you want to discuss those kinds of things then use email to do so....
Roger that...understood. Thank you.
John
Ran some empty Pig Flats the other day
Fendermain, many a time I have viewed beware of mister Baker! Indeed a real close look! Man, he lived his life the way he wanted and time was his friend. Your layout is a showroom of so many fantastic colors, here in a wonderland.....hey Mr Fendermain, nice to hear from you too.
Fendermain, I never pulled apart and cleaned maintained any steam locos. These were my favorite long lost ones.
so I took a chance on the "as is" 2020, 2055, 736, and 665!
Wow, what a great experience. They all smoke, whistle, and run well! Postwar Corporation year's lionel are my favorite.
what a sense of fulfillment.
Fendermain, great grey roof station, meticulously well built!
Next winter what might you build?
man, your layout just glows with vibrant color and action.
thanks for video.
Leroof posted:Fendermain, I never pulled apart and cleaned maintained any steam locos. These were my favorite long lost ones.
so I took a chance on the "as is" 2020, 2055, 736, and 665!
Wow, what a great experience. They all smoke, whistle, and run well! Postwar Corporation year's lionel are my favorite.
what a sense of fulfillment.
Excellent choice of locos and congrats on getting them up to speed as it were. Top notch!
Leroof posted:Fendermain, great grey roof station, meticulously well built!
Next winter what might you build?
man, your layout just glows with vibrant color and action.
thanks for video.
Leroof, thank you for the kind words. I'm not exactly sure what but I do know it will be wooden as is the station. I am introducing the wood textures to meld with the prewar tin and postwar plastic. And yes I find the color choices to be of great importance. It's like art to me...but then that's just me.
Fendermain
One of my 1055 Texas Specials hit the rails to test switch wiring done today. My 915 switch engine did the box car shuffle, and the 4501 pulled passenger duty.
Bill
Gary
Tested out some old AHM cars I re-done yesterday
Ran my Williams PRR NW-2 after re-wiring the motors in series.
Postwar 736 Berkshire. The 2nd biggest engine made before non states made trains. And a real good value compared to modern expensive engines.
RSJB18 posted:Ran my Williams PRR NW-2 after re-wiring the motors in series.
RSJB18
Great looking layout and engines. How does the rewire affect the operation? I have several Williams locomotives and like them a lot.
Fendermain
Running from yesterday morning. MTH N&W Y6b mallet, Williams scale PennsyGE 44 tonner, MTH B&O Docksider, MTH trolley.
I ran the CSX Imported Peach Shipment train. It's symbol is IMPEACHMENT.
Ran two of my favorites today. Inner main is a Lionel ABBA set of Santa Fe freight F3s I've had since I was 11 (upgraded with ERR TMCC) with a SFRD refrigerator block. Outer main has a MTH Premier Southern Pacific GS4 (a locomotive I wanted since I was 13 when it came out) with a PS2 upgrade on The Golden State.
Lou1985 posted:Ran two of my favorites today. Inner main is a Lionel ABBA set of Santa Fe freight F3s I've had since I was 11 (upgraded with ERR TMCC) with a SFRD refrigerator block. Outer main has a MTH Premier Southern Pacific GS4 (a locomotive I wanted since I was 13 when it came out) with a PS2 upgrade on The Golden State.
Lou
I see why there your favorite. Love that Reefer Santa Fe train thanks for posting
Ran my old Lionel FA 202 with my Milwaukee Road Menards car my wife bought me the other day with the other 2 that I have. I also hooded up my Lionel 404 Beacon
Fendermain posted:RSJB18 posted:Ran my Williams PRR NW-2 after re-wiring the motors in series.
RSJB18
Great looking layout and engines. How does the rewire affect the operation? I have several Williams locomotives and like them a lot.
Fendermain
Series wiring slows down the engine by reducing the voltage to both motors. Takes away the jack rabbit starts and smooths out the operation. I posted photos of the re-wire on another thread but here they are again.
Ran this one yesterday
Santa Fe All The Way:
Regards
Fred
Santa Fe's Fast Mail Express and The Super Chief.
RSJB18 posted:Fendermain posted:RSJB18 posted:Ran my Williams PRR NW-2 after re-wiring the motors in series.
RSJB18
Great looking layout and engines. How does the rewire affect the operation? I have several Williams locomotives and like them a lot.
Fendermain
Series wiring slows down the engine by reducing the voltage to both motors. Takes away the jack rabbit starts and smooths out the operation. I posted photos of the re-wire on another thread but here they are again.
Question, does the same issue exist with the older KLine diesels ?
lee drennen posted:
Lee, every time I look at a pic or video of your Pike I want to start ballasting my Fastrack. Yours looks so much better than plain does.
Thanks to everyone for the great videos. I really like LOU1985's with the two ATSF trains passing each other. Great work everyone.
My postwar 2046 is on the layout right now.
geysergazer posted:lee drennen posted:Lee, every time I look at a pic or video of your Pike I want to start ballasting my Fastrack. Yours looks so much better than plain does.
Lew,
I used the same method. Slather the plastic with white glue and sprinkle the ballast on. Let it set and spray it down with diluted glue to hold it all firm.
Before
After
RSJB18,
Good ballast work.
MELGAR
trestleking posted:RSJB18 posted:Fendermain posted:RSJB18 posted:Ran my Williams PRR NW-2 after re-wiring the motors in series.
RSJB18
Great looking layout and engines. How does the rewire affect the operation? I have several Williams locomotives and like them a lot.
Fendermain
Series wiring slows down the engine by reducing the voltage to both motors. Takes away the jack rabbit starts and smooths out the operation. I posted photos of the re-wire on another thread but here they are again.
Question, does the same issue exist with the older KLine diesels ?
Yes it does. I've got a bunch of K-line's and I've re-wired all of them in series. One big difference is that K-line's truck mounted motors are spinning in opposite directions so you have to wire both yellow wires together, and the blue wires go to the board. This is a S-2.
Pix
MELGAR posted:RSJB18,
Good ballast work.
MELGAR
Thanks Mel.
geysergazer posted:lee drennen posted:Lee, every time I look at a pic or video of your Pike I want to start ballasting my Fastrack. Yours looks so much better than plain does.
Lew
go for it it’s easy
Ran this guy the other day I’m liking this O27 more and more
N&W Y6b with a 28 car freight ... slow running ... the way I like it.
Unfortunately, I did not make a video, but I ran my Lionel 001 Hudson and tender on some newly acquired track this evening. Sure nice to see that baby run.
Ran the Christmas Train. The wife still has a lot of work to do to the tree
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