What did you do on your layout today?

I forgot this one, just took this photo • Six Work Benches for Model Railroading.

Two Saw Horses for Weathering & Painting.

     I forgot, I do have this set up in the garage for weathering and spray painting model structures. I am not allowed to spray paint in the house. Do all my painting and weathering in the Spring, Summer & Fall. Like to use spray lacquer to dull the plastic in the weathering process. No door, just a piece of old plywood.

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Gary,

Glad I made my comment.  Yes, that is similar to what I have.  Not much get done in Western Pennsylvania winters, however.  

5 work benches I have a hard enough time with one. well did some more work on the ol layout tonight one day I am gonna have to come up with a name for it but that's another day. today I made a hill/mountain not sure what you would call it I was slinging plaster cloth is all I know . here's the results of the endeavor.

Very slow progress on kitbashing GW's #60 from a Lionel 0-8-0.  Tonight I used Dremel and large drill to grind very prominent smoke box hinges off the Lionel smokebox door.

I had made the air tank that goes under the smokebox, but am not happy with that,

and am mulling it over before installing it on the pilot plate.  I would rather have a

brass one, but have no tubing the right size. And, tonight, I did, what I have had

difficulty getting in the habit of doing, I took pictures of it in progress.  Most of my

projects I only get around to photoing when finished.

Here's Part 1 of my P-51 project, wherein we ask the musical question, "Why painstakingly construct a support frame when there are plenty of perfectly junky gondolas to further ruin?" 

 

 

Next up, using the remaining gondola sides as wing frames... 

 

SCROUNGE!

 

Mitch

A bunch of unlicensed vehicles on my layout have now received tiny license plates.  It's just a small detail that adds to the overall effect.  I did the autos and trucks that are most visible, but may do the rest when my eyes uncross!  

I have been watching your progress on this bridge abutment and rock formation. You did a superb job of painting the rock formation!!!! Bravo!

gee Daryl, think of all the extra revenue your local PD could have made on all those unlicensed cars!!

 

I actually just finished getting my newest BLOG video on my youtube channel which has the first real look at the layout im starting on. 

Here is the link if anyone is interested. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsoCc6WwUDI

 Here is a current photo of my layout. Lots of work to do but there is alot of plans in the works! 

Not exactly my "layout" but I finished cleaning my outdoor G scale track out back and ran an LGB truck and a railbus that I made out of a caboose.  Didn't run bad considering the winter we had. Plus I now have a stiff broom for sweeping debris off the track and a handle with an abrasive cloth for polishing the rails. Makes it a lot easier.

Great detail, one which few people do anything about.

If you build them up on photoshop as I did (and know how to change stuff like that), all you need are good photos of a few real plates, then you can extract the right numbers to get what you need.

And a little research into county codes and how the plates look in your layout's year, really make for a cool detail that people will notice...

 

 

Gave my rotary coal unloaded its permanent home, needs scenery and the bridge to run the train to but I can now dump into the large bin below the unit

Matt,

The rotary is really cool.  I remember watching the real thing at the coal yard when I worked at Mount Storm West Virginia power station in the '90s.

Yeah it's really neat but I am pretty POd at Lionel for canceling the coal loader, killed the other half of my industry

I've proven that old beat up Scout gondolas CAN be useful! 

 

Remember, SCROUNGE! 

 

Mitch

Yes, you have a good point!

Actually, considering I'm working with a former 6805 Atomic Energy Disposal car, I came up with a clever use for the holes normally containing rails:

 

Even more elegant!

 

Mitch

Working on my very lightweight modules again: https://ogrforum.com/t...-lightweight-modules

 

I cut two new 7.5 x 80 inch straights, sanded and painted one side of each.

 

The day before yesterday, I put down track on an O45 / O54 dual track semicircle. Also picked up more cable ties, was running out.

 

Before that I picked up an O54 circle and more straights.

 

Just a little bit here and there.

 

I need more green paint and one more sheet of Luan to cut two more 7.5 x 80 straights.

looks much nicer that way Now you gave me an idea I have a bunch of the flat car stackes or whatever there called a few well placed holes and I should be good

 

I was playing around with web based photo editing software tonight. here's the results just for fun.  

Stirling, there is a thread that could use a picture, or link to the Bicentennial trailer & flat car of yours (16+min in the video) 

  https://ogrforum.com/t...80#41975971223778080

I cleaned up the floor on the layout, something I had not done since the bench work was done. I moved everything still pending to places under the benchwork to leave the aisles as open as they can be, and vacuumed up the room.

My wife came in and said, "wow, there's actually room in here." Then she started nagging me to get started with scenery. All this time, she only cared how much time this was taking me from stuff she wanted me to do and how much it costs, now it almost seems more important to her for me to get the scenery going/completed as it is for me (which of course, is a big thing for me as it's the only thing left for the overall initial 'completion' of the layout in that it'll look like there isn't a heck of a lot of stuff pending...)

My nephew is in the area, on temporary duty at the local Army post, and he's coming out to our place to stay in the guest room tonight. Nobody from my brother's family has ever come out to see us (his parents live in Virginia, his sister is in college in Florida, and he's in the Army just like his uncle did) so this'll be the only time anyone from my family has seen the place other than my parents one time.

Ever notice how some people are the ones who are expected to go see people and nobody ever comes to see them? That's my wife and I for my family as we live so very far from everyone else.

Anyway, someone from my family will finally see my layout. He's been to the area I'm modeling several times and will get my overall concept. I'll even hand him a throttle if he wants to run a train...

 

Oh, I also completed the first few numbered passes I made. I have a 1930s number stamper, so they all have their own unique number. Mom and Dad get pass #s 1 and 2 (my wife couldn't care less for such things), the two guys coming over on Sunday for my first-ever op session get 3 and 4, my best friend back in Florida gets # 5. Their names have already been typed on a 1939 typewriter in my collection, just like a real one.

None of them have a clue they'll be getting one...

 Gary, when working with volatile glues & paints, please keep in mind your pilot lights on the water heater & hvac are "right there" now. The chances of fumes reaching the pilot in a flammable concentration are much better 

 

 

I got a Williams Super Continental consist so I swapped out the Canadian Pacific. 6153 had to come out of retirement to haul it because of a lack of CN diesel units. It is a five car set but I left out the express car. I will have to repaint my whistle-box as a through baggage car.

 

Oh, I also completed the first few numbered passes I made. I have a 1930s number stamper, so they all have their own unique number.

 

Mom and Dad get pass #s 1 and 2 (my wife couldn't care less for such things),

 

the two guys coming over on Sunday for my first-ever op session get 3 and 4, my best friend back in Florida gets # 5.

 

Their names have already been typed on a 1939 typewriter in my collection, just like a real one.

 

None of them have a clue they'll be getting one...

 

Class act idea there Lee.

 

Larry

Painted the other side of those 80 inch straights.

 

Painted the little semicircles that hold the rubber bands.

 

Now I just need green rubber bands.

Glacial speed...but I made running board extensions to the cast-in Lionel ones, to

make this boiler look more like GW's Alco #60.  Also got new pilot plate to smokebox

hand rails cut and shaped, and mounting holes drilled.  (Original ones will be cut off, but still extend the length of the boiler).  Need to shape a perfect 3/4 circle of wire for, and drill, the smokebox front for a handrail on the Alco not found on the Lionel 0-8-0.

The two smoke box handrails, on the loco, as delivered, precluded having to fabricate

more elaborate steps and handrails added by GW shops later in its career.  #60 has

a step up in her footrail on both sides of the boiler that the 0-8-0 did not have.  I am still mulling over how to handle that....cut out the cast foot rail section, or leave it in,

since an exact model is not obtainable...

I never use flammable glues or concentrates in the utility room.  The darkroom, train room have exhaust fans. The other photo showed me doing all the spray painting in the garage.

Thanks for the tip, all under control.

I am a retired shop teacher after 35 years, I always follow the safety rules.

     Even put solvent soaked rags in a safety can in the garage.

Cheers from Michigan

Thanks

Gary

 

Progress stopped for a few days after completing the embankments around the bridge. Ran out of supplies so yesterday I ordered what I need to keep going from Scenic Express. Suppose to rain later today so that will be my chance to make up some rock faces for the one front corner of the lower level. ...........Paul

Hi All

 

To day, goofing off.

 

I received a new old stock UP TMCC LionMaster 4-6-6-4 Challenger.

 

It has been an exceptional month for me to put new  steam in my train room. I don't have many nice Steam engines.

 

I also received this month a old new  Clinchfield TMCC 4-6-6-4- Challenger and the old new  UP Lionmaster Legacy 4-8-8-4-Big Boy.

 

Sure has made up for all the honey doo's I been stuck with.

 

Pictures are on one of my side track that's just for firing up new engines.

 

Larry.

 

PS  You all are being very energetic for this time of the year

 

 

I have not done much lost my brother n law to cancer 2 weeks ago he helped me build my train room and layout so this weekend I am going back to doing what he would want me to do continue to finish this layout I will update as soon as possible  

looks great Larry I only have the one big steamer its a lionmaster 4-6-6-4 challenger Rio Grande #3800 I love it tho.

I'm very sorry to hear this.

You'll get back to it when you're ready to do so, I'm certain of that.

sorry for your loss. I lost my Uncle Jim last week to a stroke. Took the wind out of my sails on a lot of things we shared.

Jhainer

 

You can certainly get hooked on the Lionmasters Series. Especially for those of us that don't have the large radius layouts.

 

Larry

Larry,

Layout looks great!  You're going to love those Challengers!

I made a video to prove the DM&IR Yellowstone is more powerful than the Allegheny. You can see it on the second page of this thread

 

Yellowstone vs Allegheny

I finished my apocalypse unit today.