That looks very nice John; well done. Also, how did Belle’s Vet appointment go?
Hi guys.. I have been reading all your threads and everyone has done some interesting things going on their layout and lives. I haven’t done much lately but I do have a mini project for my layout coming up. I ordered these LED strips that you can cut at any desired length with a remote control equipped with a dimmer switch. I plan on attaching it continuously beneath my upper viaduct. I am hoping to eliminate some of the darkness underneath the deck. Pictured is a cool pic I wanted to share. A set of colorful cars. 
The second one is the viaduct I hope to brighten up.
Keep up the good work guys. I look forward for some of your ideas and work for my inspiration.
John from Jrtrains1
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Rich came this afternoon and glued a piece onto the Transfer Table. When he finished, he couldn’t find the container of glue.
Maybe it is on someone else’s layout?
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@Bill Webb posted:Rich came this afternoon and glued a piece onto the Transfer Table. When he finished, he couldn’t find the container of glue.
Maybe it is on someone else’s layout?
Found my freshly painted stock car door on my elbow last week.
@Tom M posted:Matbe this will keep the 3 year-old off the layout.
Been there, just don't pull the overhead wires!
@Tranquil Hollow RR posted:That looks very nice John; well done. Also, how did Belle’s Vet appointment go?
Not too well Jay. Finishing this project took my mind off of the diagnosis for a little while
Torn ligaments. A three and a half hour surgery and a two and a half month recovery, $10,000 plus, is being pushed. I'd spend my last dime on her if it would help, but Doc offers no guarantees. Doc says she is not in pain but harm to the other leg may occur if we do nothing. I dunno what to do.
I have an appointment with my usual vet on 2/14, she is the one who recommended this specialist, to get her feedback
I'm sick to my stomach - Belle is always at my side. She hobbles next to me, most of the time on three legs, and seems happy. No more jumping up on the couch or into the car - I don't mind picking her up though.
THANKS for asking
@RSJB18 posted:Looks great John. I sense a caboose theme here. 🤣🤣
Thanks Bob.
A fun project that cost nothing - I had everything on hand including the paint. The chimney on the caboose part is a pushpin, the chimney on the main building is an extra IKEA furniture joiner - WHY do I always seem to have extra pieces when I assemble IKEA stuff???
That’s so sad to hear and it all boils down to doing what is best for them. It’s a shame that they want you to spend all that money and they can’t provide a semblance of success. Hopefully your regular Vet will provide some insight. Obviously, you need Belle’s careful oversight in your train room.
@Lionelski posted:I'm sick to my stomach - Belle is always at my side. She hobbles next to me, most of the time on three legs, and seems happy. No more jumping up on the couch or into the car - I don't mind picking her up though.
THANKS for asking
She sure likes to be by your side from the sounds of it John. I guess she's happy being with you and at least no pain for her.
I don't know how you would have a problem picking her up........the little creatures become such a huge part of our lives ..........so much so that it defies explanation . 🤔
Take care John .
Nice work all around guys! Bob, happy anniversary. Time flies when you’re having fun.
John, Mike, sorry to hear about the pooches. We would do anything for our little guy too.
Andy
@Lionelski posted:I'm glad that Warrenville's trackwork is straighter than this 75 foot path I dug for the dog!
And Here, I thought this was the New Menards Snow Plow Engine with Blower Attachment!! ...In the Great North! salute
Lots of great projects and wonderful work by everyone.
Finally came to "final design" decisions about my Kit Bash in front of the Pennsy Block walls. Yes I "overprocess" this something awful. Good news, came up with elevation plans, and decided to run the facing point siding all the way down the front of the building. I may actually be able to run another siding down the back side as well, another switching opportunity. Pretty sure at this point that this is going to be a "freight warehouse" shared by both RR's at the interchange. Been wanting to buy some tracks in the roadway, with the decision to run the siding down the front, now I have my chance to pave the road and bury the tracks in the roadway....
Got all the front wall pieces, cut and glued, going on to the back and side walls this afternoon. Last night, I cut apart all the roof "sawtooth" window assemblies that had been really poorly assembled and glued together. Got them all re-assembled and glued with Gorilla Super Glue Gel (blue cap), which seems to be the #1 recommendation for the old Korber Urethane parts. It worked really well, once I cut filed and sanded all the paint and hot glue out of the seams.
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@chris a posted:Lots of great projects and wonderful work by everyone.
That's gonna look great Chris. I like the rail in the roadway too!
Bob
Cut for p[;ywood curves for the re-do of my layoout. Happy I did not screw all the track, as I tought I could come up with a better idea. Yep, I did.
Starting a kit-bash today while I wait on my additional Mianne Benchwork.......
I want a coaling tower. At Oct York, I bought 4 Plasticville Coaling Tower kits for $20/all sealed. I'm going to put two together. Chris A has a nice looking one that he built for his layout as does NYC_Fan on his TrainWorx layout.
Guys, remember that imitation is the highest form of flattery......
Peter
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Chris, great solution for the building, it will be another interesting addition in a long line for you. The sidings will offer more switching interest as you mentioned. Well done.
Peter, look forward to the coaling tower project.
Andy
Chris,
This is really starting to take shape. There are so many great things about kit-bashing/scratchbuilding. The one thing that comes to mind is custom fitting to an open area to really make it seem like a lot of thought was put into the company deciding to build in that particular location. With the way the building is going to sit there and the embedded tracks this is really going to be a impressive scene on your layout. Keep it coming brother.
Ian Y.,
Love the GP30. I have not yet opened mines but am very tempted too now.
Peter,
I totally agree, especially when the modeling we are imitating is just so darn good.
Just uploaded another YouTube video of some work done on the layout. Check it out and please subscribe.
Thanks,
Dave
@chris a posted:
Great addition Chris! Fun to see unplanned things fall together! It is like painting a picture. Well done!
Cheers, Dave
PS: I still envy your real estate (space)!!!
Guys thanks for the encouraging words. Like every other one of these projects, it's turns out the days I don't work on it and rush through it, more good ideas come up.
Peter, if I find some down time, I'll poke around and see if I can locate the back issue that had some great ideas, and parts lists for upgrading the Plasticville Coaling tower. I do remember two really important notes" (1) was to glue on some 0.020 or 0.030 x 0.25 styrene over the "I" or "H" beam supports on the bottom. It goes fast, and is easy to cut, then you drag a razor saw over all four sides, and becomes an old wooden timber rather than a steel support. The other item which took longer was to add to all the vertical and horizontal supports on the outside of the coal bunker. Kind of a pain in the you know what, but it dramatically increased the look. Again, after it's all secured with plastic solvent, you just rough up all the exposed faces and turn it into wood timbers. You have to do both of these before painting so the solvent can do it's work and bond the styrene together.
Dave, great job on the video, I need to go back and watch it again, but really well done video and great job on the scenery. Inspiring !
Excellent as always Dave! Thanks for the update.
Andy
I started to create the hill/landscape area on either side of the abutments. My thought was to have it meet the benchwork at the top so the scene would blend in overall.
This is just a starting point, I’ll let this sit for a few days and think about it some more, and consider any other options.
Andy
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Once again, Excellent projects everyone.
Chris, the new building is going to look great!
Ian, That is great you got things done enough to have an inaugural run!!
Dave, Your video is always a treat as always.
I finally got out and bought a sheet of 1" pink extruded Styrofoam. I then removed a lot of the foam scenery forms I had started. It was a combination of scraps from various other layout projects and some kind of white board that isn't exactly the old bead board, but still doesn't work well. The goal was to get it out into the garbage can for pickup tonight. 
So, I will be starting over on what little I had already done on that. Yesterday, I sanded down the corners of the laser cut boards for the larger Thomas, West Virginia station to roughly 45 degree angle for nice brick corner joints. The board they use is pretty thin, and the brick pattern is cut pretty deep. I broke several pieces off, but they were nice clean breaks along the mortar joints. I could not tell the difference after I glued them back together on a flat surface. I am going to brace the walls on the inside even more than the instructions suggest, just so I don't crack one while handling. I do have trouble holding things, and sometimes use more pressure than I used to in order that I get a good grip.
That’s a very productive day Mark. You know sometimes bricks separate. You could make a scene with some masons on the job.
Thank you Chris, Andy, and Mark!
Dave
@luvindemtrains posted:Chris,
This is really starting to take shape. There are so many great things about kit-bashing/scratchbuilding. The one thing that comes to mind is custom fitting to an open area to really make it seem like a lot of thought was put into the company deciding to build in that particular location. With the way the building is going to sit there and the embedded tracks this is really going to be a impressive scene on your layout. Keep it coming brother.
Ian Y.,
Love the GP30. I have not yet opened mines but am very tempted too now.
Peter,
I totally agree, especially when the modeling we are imitating is just so darn good.
Just uploaded another YouTube video of some work done on the layout. Check it out and please subscribe.
Thanks,
Dave
That's so beautiful, just awesome work.
@Tranquil Hollow RR posted:That’s a very productive day Mark. You know sometimes bricks separate. You could make a scene with some masons on the job.
Jay, That is a good idea if not for this building, it could be used on another. I'll have to see how this project goes. Thank you!
Another busy couple of days but I did steal a little time last night to unpack my Rutland car and add it to the fleet. I added 3 oz of weight to the car since it's all plastic and wouldn't stay on the rails behind the 70 tonner. Had to lubricate the couplers too, they were really stiff.
Bob
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Thank you kindly Jim,
Dave
Some 'logging' railroading:
Morning guys, first off Alex and Alan if you remove this I understand. I am just posting this as everyone here is like family!
This morning we had to let Tank the inspector go free of his duties as inspector and he is now riding the train over the Rainbow bridge! He was there from the start of the train room addition up until this morning for one last inspection! He loved the trains!
I will check back in with all you great folks when I get my head on straight again! Please keep up the great work so I have new ideas to read about and maybe try!
Most of all I hope you all find time to have fun with your trains and layouts!
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Mike:
On behalf of the Razorback Traction Company, Shop Supervisor Norma Bates Kitteh and Road Supervisor Sylvia Siamese send their condolences and some purrs and snugs.
Mitch
Sorry to hear that Mike and that is a very difficult decision you had to make. My condolences.
I'm so sorry to hear about Tank. Having experienced the same situation I know how difficult it is.
Mike, I'm so sorry about Tank.
Again, I'm so sorry to hear, Mike
Hang in there
Mike, your message about Tank brought a tear to my eye. My wife Kim sends her condolences! She loved hearing about Tank!
I took some photographs of the area I removed the foam scenery base that I mentioned yesterday. The scraps of extruded foam weren't working well for the removable sections, and the white board even sandwiched in the mix still caused the scenery base to be flimsy. As the photographs show, there is a lot of reused material in this layout, but it is better to start over on the scenery with new material.
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Mike-I'm sorry to hear about your chief inspector. Thanks for letting us know so we wouldn't be wondering what was going on. Because you included photos of him often, he is like family to us as well. We'll certainly miss him in your photos but thanks to this forum we can always go back and see him on duty at your layout.
Mark-Looks like you have a clean pallot to start your scenery work on. It's good that you started the process over, especially if you had doubts about how it was going. I have done if a "few" times myself.
Dave
@mike g. posted:Morning guys, first off Alex and Alan if you remove this I understand. I am just posting this as everyone here is like family!
This morning we had to let Tank the inspector go free of his duties as inspector and he is now riding the train over the Rainbow bridge! He was there from the start of the train room addition up until this morning for one last inspection! He loved the trains!
I will check back in with all you great folks when I get my head on straight again! Please keep up the great work so I have new ideas to read about and maybe try!
Most of all I hope you all find time to have fun with your trains and layouts!
Mike G sorry about Tank our thoughts are with you!
God Speed! Mark
Our condolences Mike. The inspector will still be watching the layout .
