Bryan,
Looks like its going to be a great looking layout
Good luck, John
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NYC,SUBWAY TRANSIT SIGNAL posted:Bryan,
Looks like its going to be a great looking layout
Good luck, John
Nice looking room. Love the signals in the foreground.
P51 Lee,
I have a telegram sent to my Great Grandfather announcing the death of a Great Uncle I never knew.
The poor choice of words sounds very unfortunate. But I'm having great difficulty figuring out how to express it isn't an awful or morbid idea.
I keep repeatedly thinking back to "playing war" with my toy soldiers and how some thought that was disrespectful, especially if I were to use similar terms while doing so. Even as a boy, the knowledge of the horror was there. My Grandfathers box of disfigured soldiers, and the stories that he told were never present together, but it was apparent how they got that way one night as I watched an arm taken off with shears, followed by the tip of a whiskey bottle, and some tears for a man that I knew didn't survive the Bulge. They each paralleled what he had witnessed himself, and it was his way of trying to understand it, and the reason for boxcars full of dead innocents. Forcing my will, especially on a stranger, never made much sense to me either. I'm proud to be disturbed by it enough to need to make light of it on occasion. I guess I'd like to think the comment made to you was similarly based on the inability to fully grasp the ideals that spawn the need for war at all. And what was seen as disrespect was actually how I was ensuring I'd never forget those that died, even though I never new them or even their names.
Though the initial thought of the Gold Star is obviously uncomfortable, remember why you wanted to do it is to honor those who gave their lives for us.
I doubt you will ever find that house "pleasing", but just maybe with honor in mind and time, it will be more acceptable, as you know it shouldn't be forgotten.
I also can't think of a better time to try it, even if it's one removable home, saved for this one day, once a year, just for you to honor them.
I know if I were to happen to see it in a background shot, it would not only be a welcome reminder of those people and their family's sacrifices each and every time, but would also feel for you, and the lack the gratitude you deserve, for doing such an important, but to often thankless job.
So before we are caught up in the true reason for this national day of recognition, and because those families couldn't through their grief, I'd like to be the one to say it.
Thank you Lee.
Been a short fry spell for the last three days with a day road trip to Niagara falls, NY and two days in the yard working it was not till tonight I actually was able to do something, Nothing in the line of construction. I started lining up items for the layout in the basement. Searches found three water towers, one coaling tower so far. I have another one in the attic somewhere and a sand drying building. I brought a few switches from upstairs but have a more to bring down. Going to try to incorporate them into the track plan before ordering more. Anyways here is a pic of what I amassed so far....................Paul
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Taped up a paper footprint and placed it on the layout table- of a new litho building I'm considering, required a bit of shifting of some items.
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I did some laps with the Marx E for my solo brunch, and then fired the CV and Crusader to the tune of the heat-thunder, for a run on the unfinished micrO-19 in the bedroom; a nice relaxing after meal rest spot now.
I hope some rain hits us here. Nicer today
but still hot and muggy 
dobermann posted:Finished this
Nice looking building!
Bryan in Ohio posted:6 down 4 more to go; although the front 4 will be more difficult because it will be 2 tiered as that is where the subway level will be going.
Bryan, Looking great, You sure have a lot of room there. How big is your layout going to be?
Thanks Mike, it is going to be roughly 40x26 L shaped. Got 1 more done today. Goal for tomorrow at least 2 more hopefully 3.
Bryan in Ohio posted:6 down 4 more to go; although the front 4 will be more difficult because it will be 2 tiered as that is where the subway level will be going.
Great start. If I only had a basement again...
That's a good looking room. We don't have basements like that were I live, so train rooms are relegated to converted attic spaces. That's fine - insulation and HVAC extensions make it work, but the spaces are not as large. Anyway, looks great.
Thanks guys, finished the other modules today. Posted those pictures in my running post advice on a major decision.
Sorry, no pics 'cuz my iPhone is maxed out for photos and I cannot take any more!
Started yesterday and continuing today: though it gave Tom a bit of a pause to do it, the time came to drill holes in our beautiful Art Deco style Std. Gauge layout table. Starting to do the wiring for the 8 lights at the 4 corners and on the viaduct. Tom is a master Electrician, so he knows what to do
Will not be attaching the main loop to the table to the table just yet, or drilling for wiring for the track until I order two switches on payday and we swap out the straights for them.
Soldering track and rewiring entire layout. Im gonna make this DCS bulletproof
My good friend Pat Whitehead (Trumptrain to the forum) came to my house today and showed me the technique of making a rock face with aluminum foil as the base. He did a FABULOUS job. Thank you Pat! You can see why his layout, the Free State Junction Railroad is up for a feature in the OGR Magazine this Fall.
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Wrapped it up for summer by covering everything & packing up any lose items. Going to concentrate on outdoor stuff for the next few months. Back at it again when the snow flies in October.
Great idea Lee. Thanks for sharing.
Installed my new ERR commander in my Postwar 3662 Milk Car. Simple, easy to understand instructions, and everything works great!
mike g. posted:Great idea Lee. Thanks for sharing.
I've been surprised how much stuff marketed for HO either has detail that'll work fine for O or really is way too big for HO.
One of my turntables is a Peco one for British OO. The hardware on it is ridiculously oversized for OO, it's even pretty big for O.
All my grade crossing plank sets are for HO. The single lane grade crossing sets make great pedestrian walkways in On30 and double-lane HO works great for single-lane O in On30. The bolts on those laser ones are large for HO but look great in O.
When I wanted a O scale dachshund, I found a S scale hound dog by Arttista that looks just right for that. Really, S and HO scale dogs look good for O anyway in many cases.
When I hit a hobby shop, I always look at the HO stuff, just in case I find something that will work for O.
Now that the Art Deco Std. Gauge layout out table is DONE being built, and I have a mainline loop powered up and 7 of 8 corner lights wired up, I've just been playing at running the trains. Trying to learn to take some video on my iPhone
The outdoor work has been keeping me busy. But I think today I see the next few days to work on the layout. While working outside FedEx dropped off a 36' MTH reefer done for the CTTA in Canada. I really like Canadian Roads. And before I backed the truck in the garage I decided to look for a old engine shed I had bought and put together many years ago. Atlas sells it now. I bought it when it was $19.95. But I see I have to look for a few parts that fell off. I am going to use that for my train shed instead of a roundhouse and turntable to save on some space. Also found an almost full case of gar graves track and a full case of Midwest cork in the attic. I have it all stock piled by the basement door to take down there. couple of pics..................Paul
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dobermann posted:Finished this
Nice, love the weathering work on the door, especially!
Put a new project box on the layout after reading another thread here about uncoupling tracks starting fires because the button sticks which happened to me with my first uncoupling track. It started smoking and I cut the power before it got bad. I combined the power switches from a smaller project box for the track in my train yard and the uncoupling button on one project box.
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I haven't had much time as of late to do work on the bench work on the new layout, but I do have a firm plan on where I'm going right now.
I've posted a new BLOG video on my youtube channel. I'll include the link in this post, and if anyone wants to see it go check it out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQfskQBWPGY
Other than the video, most of the "work" has been testing sections of Atlas track on one of the shelves where the mainline will be. And I've been testing O-72 so as I will be able to know if it will be able to fit or not. So far everything looks good.
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The newest video footage I shot the other day and today can be uploaded to my FB page and the Std. Gauge Fb group and the Lionel Fb group AS IS, but must go through iMovie and YouTube to upload here. So more work and time involved. Will do so when I have longer and better footage. And when I have all the PSA sequencing sorted on my engines to play the when I want for a video. Its all learning curves...
Again, thanks Lee, That's why I fallow you. You have a lot of information like others! I have learned so much just by fallowing other members!
Anyone notice that the original starter of this great thread hasn't made a post for almost 10 months and hasn't been on the forum (visited) going on 3 months. Anyone know if there is something wrong with Jim???
Alan
I don't have a layout... yet. My wife and I are thinking about renting a house instead of the tiny apartment we live in now. Every time she sends me a listing it has a basement "for a layout," she says. Woohoo! I've finally brainwashed her into letting me build a layout. Now I just have to convince her to let me start buying buildings.
OGR Ad Man posted:Anyone notice that the original starter of this great thread hasn't made a post for almost 10 months and hasn't been on the forum (visited) going on 3 months. Anyone know if there is something wrong with Jim???
Alan
Alan, I'm not sure if Jim is still in the hobby. He was selling his stuff. If I remember correctly, he was busy with work, and trying to design a new layout, but gave up his space to the family.
I only know what I read here on the forum.
The award for "Most Creative Rearrangement Of A Train Layout" goes to my next door neighbor and cleaning lady, for this epic mess:
Haven't made enquiries yet, but I rather suspect that, given she has a couple of adorable little kids in the house, the youngsters were entertaining themselves! Ah, well, no permanent damage done. I'll have to invite the kids over for an operating session and show them the proper way to run the trains. 
Mitch
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Big_Boy_4005 posted:OGR Ad Man posted:Anyone notice that the original starter of this great thread hasn't made a post for almost 10 months and hasn't been on the forum (visited) going on 3 months. Anyone know if there is something wrong with Jim???
Alan
Alan, I'm not sure if Jim is still in the hobby. He was selling his stuff. If I remember correctly, he was busy with work, and trying to design a new layout, but gave up his space to the family.
I only know what I read here on the forum.
Hard not to wonder about him near daily; I've been using a turntable shot he did of #765 as my wallpaper for years now.
I don't know him outside the forum, but had asked him what he had been up too last year. The impression I had was the same as the clues ; more work, possibly reducing or pulling his is own layout, expanding the kids PW that they had more interest in, and taxiing the kids more often to various activities away from home.
With rail fanning excursions, and his knack for photographing them, I don't really see JD fully leaving the hobby. I'd guess it's just a hiatus. A mild spring here in Michigan coincides with his usual seasonal drop in activity here too.
M. Mitchell Marmel posted:The award for "Most Creative Rearrangement Of A Train Layout" goes to my next door neighbor and cleaning lady, for this epic mess:
Haven't made enquiries yet, but I rather suspect that, given she has a couple of adorable little kids in the house, the youngsters were entertaining themselves! Ah, well, no permanent damage done. I'll have to invite the kids over for an operating session and show them the proper way to run the trains.
Mitch
A least inquire their names so you know what to call that hurricane in your next news reel 
Didn't do much yesterday, just moved some figures around. I took this overall shot as I wanted to see what it'd look like now that all my backdrops are in place.
As you can see, there's a window on the West (right) wall, so no backdrop can go there. That's one of several reasons why there's just an interchange and staging yard there.
dobermann posted:Finished this
Wow, you're just cranking these out, aren't you?
They look great!
Very Nice.
