Pete, Great job. Thanks for a bunch of creative ideas and taking the time to describe them and provide really well done photos.
Very clever, very resourceful, great work and lots of well-deserved kudos. I tend to over-engineer my projects so they're absolutely faithful to O'scale proportions, and then... I run on three rails. Go figure.
Trainman2001 posted:I tend to over-engineer my projects
I don't see it that way at all. You just occupy a slightly different point in the spectrum of this hobby from mine. The precision of your work is amazing--I never skip one of your posts. It is a lot more challenging than my stuff. I am just living the dream that I got from that Lionel "Model Railroading" book in the '50s. I didn't have the resources or techniques back then to satisfy the itch that the Lionel sales department so skillfully instilled. The itch never went away, so I try to honor the spirit of these wonderful toys. The reason I take the time to post here in such detail is to encourage folks to try this style of construction. It just isn't that hard, and the cost is almost nil. I do enjoy trying to be clever with materials and techniques, I admit. Your stuff is real craftsman work.
You can Never over engineer a project. Attention to detail is the key to victory.
Very nice craftsmanship Pete. I have enjoyed reading and following your work. A big help to us newer modelers and to remind me to think out of the box. Thanks for taking the time to share . Nick T
Ingenious! Incredible! Fantastic!
.....and, Super O track, too!
Peter
So, here's a little coda to this thread:
I got to wondering how good a job I did at my original goal of modeling a building that would have fit into the old CNJ Ashley shops. So, a bit of very amateurish Photoshopping:
What do you think?
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