What did you do on your layout today?

I upgraded my DCS wifi, the related TIUs and remotes. I will try it out later. While I was gone seemingly work got done on my wine tunnel too

Carl Machen posted:

I wish I knew how to post pictures on the computer but I'm computer stupid.

Carl

Hi Carl

Underneath where you type your reply is Add Attachments.  Click on that and follow the prompts.

Cheers

Carl Machen posted:

well I just working on my layout doing ballast on some switches and small sections of track. I also put two more bridge sides on. Maybe I will be able to do more later in the day. 

I wish I knew how to post pictures on the computer but I'm computer stupid.

Carl

Carl, do you already have the pictures on  your computer? If so it nice and easy the way the OGR forum has made it.

Just click on Add Attachments in the lower right and add pictures. Feel free to contact me via email that is in my profile if you would like more help!

paul 2 posted:

No pics today but for sure a good morning and part of the afternoon. I went from working on the layout to working at getting under the stairway cleaned out. Once I did that I took my saws all and cut out the doorway along with a partial wall that was there. Then I gathered up all the things I had to go out to the street for garbage pickup along with the wood from taking out the doorway. To remove the next partition I have to relocate an electrical wire that I will use for overhead lighting. Maybe after dinner I'll tackle that but right now I am going to run some trains as a reward to myself for working hard.....................Paul

Ok Paul, first off I would think you did not cut any supporting members for the stairs! But if you did I am sure your wife will find a way to get to this page to tell us all about! LOL

Second off, are you going to run track under the stairs or is it a place to put more of your future Menards stuff? I cant wait to see some pictures of it!

MIKE G, so far so good. Have not cut a load bearing support yet LOL. Actually I have room for more Menards stuff. My plans all along were to go under the stairs with a single track to eventually go around the basement. But I kept putting this area off. Now I have to move the light switch and light that is in where the 1/2 bath was which I had taken out. And that wire will be used for a shop light in that area. And Mike I am keeping an area for the brewery.....Paul

paul 2 posted:

MIKE G, so far so good. Have not cut a load bearing support yet LOL. Actually I have room for more Menards stuff. My plans all along were to go under the stairs with a single track to eventually go around the basement. But I kept putting this area off. Now I have to move the light switch and light that is in where the 1/2 bath was which I had taken out. And that wire will be used for a shop light in that area. And Mike I am keeping an area for the brewery.....Paul

Very cool Paul! I like to see it when a plan comes together! If Menards ever pulls the trigger on a brewery I too will also be getting one!

well it is 3 AM and I just came up stairs from working on the layout glueing bridge sides on again. I'm getting to the point where I will need help from a young man to climb on top of the layout to glue the rest of the bridge sides on. Tomorow I will try to do some wiring under the layout<noscript><meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; URL=/?_fb_noscript=1" /></noscript> (34) Carl Machen

No layout work today. Train filled day outside the house. Lunch with a bunch of TCA guys at 1:00 and tonight a Tuesday night Train Crew get together............Paul

Played golf yesterday

No trains

working on bridge area....

inspecting new bridge ......

briansilvermustang posted:

working on bridge area....

Looking pretty good Brian, glad to hear you working on it again!

Not much "on" the layout, but working in the backshop to put recently acquired Marx F-units into service. Armature bearing is seized up so had to cannibalize a different armature from a parts motor.

good post Andy... thanks for sharing photos... I Luv getting the oldies to run again!! (Brains, Trains......lol) <salute>

#FORE.......

Five.....Six.....Seven, SEVEN nice trains, Ah Ha Ahh says The COUNT! ah..ah..ahhh

RSJB18 posted:

Played golf yesterday

No trains

A good day of Golf is just as good!

briansilvermustang posted:

working on bridge area....

inspecting new bridge ......

Looks good Brian! You sure have a lot of bridges!

Mike G and Miggy

Today was a good rail day.  I found an auction about a month ago that had tons of Lionel stuff up for bid.  I won several auctions and received all the merchandise today.  Weiss auctions in New York was the auctioneers.  It couldn't have worked out better, literally at a fraction of the cost of buying on ebay or the local shop. 

First item is a 3-38012 Wheeling & Lake Erie 2-6-6-2 Mallet, new still sealed and never out of the original shipping container, absolutely flawless, cost was $360. 

Second was a 6-38049 Norfolk & Western class A Lionmaster 2-6-6-4 same condition as the first item, cost was $500. 

Third item was seven, (7) prewar lionel No. 92 Flood light towers, after cleaning them they will look great, cost was $300.  I love old tinplate.

Finally a Lionel #213 lift bridge and it was also new still sealed in its shipping container and is flawless, cost was $260.  Then had to pay 13% to the auctioneer and $92 for shipping.  All and all I think great deals.

I've dealt with Weiss in the past.  Nice folks, excellent service and good prices...

Mitch

After lots of negotiating and $$$$$ spent, my railroad has been reorganized and renamed the Clinch River and Southern, the CRS Line.. I was named CEO and primary (actually only) financial backer.. I will continue to carry on my duties as  Construction Superintendent.. My first purchase was two 180w Lionel Powerhouse Power Supplies from Legacy Station, to update the power grid.. They arrived today and are awaiting installation.. I was chastised for spending some of my children's inheritance by my liberal leaning BOD, Mr. Bentley, Spanky, and Marley Mae.. They were appeased, however, by the assurances that their food, treats, grooming, vet bills, Heartgard, NexGard etc will still be fully funded by said CEO and that no actual work would be required of them.. Buried somewhere in the agreement, I have yet to read it completely, the Tropical Fish and Honey Bees are well cared for as well.. The Honey Bees will still be required to work themselves to death without guarantee of honey production.. Honey sales help fund BOD decisions for future expenditures... 

Here's a 'before' photo of the west end of my layout showing a large mountain with multiple tunnels and a small village scene on top. 

Here's all that's left of the original.  I managed to re-purpose a few pieces of rock wall from the original. 

The upper tunnel has a top that fitted into the previous scenery.

I made a new piece of styrofoam to match up to the old. Just raw styrofoam in this photo, yet to be carved. 

The backside has a lot of Pennsy Wall but will also get a nice scale, realistic tunnel portal. The white styrofoam below will be carved into an embankment for the elevated tracks. The embankment will also blend into a new, smaller mountain/tunnel to the left. 

I've only just begun and I'm already sick of styrofoam - LOL.

-RM

Removed and obstruction from one of the tunnels

necrails posted:

Removed and obstruction from one of the tunnels

Didn't know you were running with live cat-enary! 

Buddy must think that's kitty litter instead of ballast... 

Mitch

I called animal control to remove a bunch of cats that my wife placed around my layout.  Attached are 4 examples.  She wanted me to have something to post to this thread about today...

I made the signs for the heck of it, but the number boards and scale Whitcomb builders plates are for the new On30 Bachmann diesel.
These were printed on white decal paper, from Micro Mark.

RETINPA posted:

I called animal control to remove a bunch of cats that my wife placed around my layout.  Attached are 4 examples.

Wow, those are some BIG cats, I bet your O scale animal control were surprised when they showed up!

It has been a long slow recovery from the layout tour / open house back on the 29th. I went downstairs for the first time since then.

I got an unexpected phone call this morning, from one of the people who visited. He came over and we spent three hours studying the layout. He wants to help me set up an operating system. This is one of the major hurdles that needs to be addressed in order to reach my ultimate goal. He also said he has a crew of operators that would be able to help. The pieces of the puzzle are falling in place!

In order to facilitate all of this, he has given me some marching orders on things he needs to put together to create a schedule to operate by. All exciting stuff!

This past weekend, I traveled to Brookings, SD, home of South Dakota State University, for my daughter's graduation.

Elliot,

Congratulations on your daughter's graduation.

sounds like you are well on your way to having an operational layout. Starting to see the light at the end of a long tunnel.

Congratulations Elliot!

no more college tuition bills...more money to spend on trains

Elliot,

You do need some down time after the open house!  That is great this visitor wants to help in this crucial area!

Congratulations on your daughter's graduation!  It was more special to see each of our daughters graduate than it was for my own graduation by far!!

working on the railroad....

then going to run some trains at Clem's...

Thanks guys, it was a great weekend. And yes, it's nice being free from tuition.

Not sure if those savings will translate directly into more trains. My buying needs to slow down a bit, as my current inventory is getting close to full layout capacity, and orders for more are still out standing. Speaking of which, I was just about to call in my order for the new MTH catalog. Fortunately, the list is short.

Today I got the last piece of wood for the shelving cut and finished off the shelf under the last table built. Now I can start to clear stuff off the table tops and  start seeing where I want to put down track and place industries......Paul

Deciding what is the best configuration for the dead end.

paul 2 posted:

Today I got the last piece of wood for the shelving cut and finished off the shelf under the last table built. Now I can start to clear stuff off the table tops and  start seeing where I want to put down track and place industries......Paul

Sounds like a day to mark down on the calendar to me, Paul!!

Big_Boy_4005 posted:

It has been a long slow recovery from the layout tour / open house back on the 29th. I went downstairs for the first time since then.

I got an unexpected phone call this morning, from one of the people who visited. He came over and we spent three hours studying the layout. He wants to help me set up an operating system. This is one of the major hurdles that needs to be addressed in order to reach my ultimate goal. He also said he has a crew of operators that would be able to help. The pieces of the puzzle are falling in place!

In order to facilitate all of this, he has given me some marching orders on things he needs to put together to create a schedule to operate by. All exciting stuff!

This past weekend, I traveled to Brookings, SD, home of South Dakota State University, for my daughter's graduation.

Congrats Elliott! Great reason to take a trip and rest alittle bit! Remember its always going to be there waiting for you when you get the urge!

Mark, that sounds like a plan but if I had a calender I would have more open days then marked off ones LOL. 

AG, both are good but my choice would be the Bail Bond building. It just seems to fit better at the back of the alley......Paul

Thanks Mike. Yes, it will always be there, but I have a new deadline that I need to work toward, Labor Day weekend 2018. One sure thing is that, if we don't work on our layouts, they aren't going to work on their own.

Break time is over, gotta get back on it.

AG posted:

Deciding what is the best configuration for the dead end.

They both look so good, Andre, I don't see how you can decide. Maybe, have two dead-ends at different spots on the same layout, or show them simply as examples of how fine your work can look as options.

FrankM