I've been assembling my first O-scale postwar layout during the past few months. This past weekend I installed a Lionel Animated Newstand (I'm so juvenile and endlessly amused by the dog circling the fire hydrant) and discovered the wonders of the Lionel 022 switch's fixed voltage plug.
briansilvermustang posted:
Cool pair of cars Brian ! 
Packed away all the Christmas decorations and the Polar Express set until next Christmas. 
My layout is all 027 curves so it doesn't run on there.
Was planning to continue wiring my K-Line MP-15's in series but wound up taking the outside decorations down too. By the time I was done with that a glass of Scotch was all I wanted to look at. 
Did manage to run trains for a while and have fun
Bob
CHEERS !! 
Bit the bullet and removed the roundhouse so we can install between-the-tracks flooring to match the rest of it. Yup, like all B&B work on the CL&W, it's a PIA .... but needed.
Kerrigan posted:Bit the bullet and removed the roundhouse so we can install between-the-tracks flooring to match the rest of it. Yup, like all B&B work on the CL&W, it's a PIA .... but needed.
Well it sure sounds like your the man to get er done!
RSJB18 posted:Packed away all the Christmas decorations and the Polar Express set until next Christmas.
Was planning to continue wiring my K-Line MP-15's in series but wound up taking the outside decorations down too. By the time I was done with that a glass of Scotch was all I wanted to look at.
Did manage to run trains for a while and have fun
Bob
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TedW posted:RSJB18 posted:Packed away all the Christmas decorations and the Polar Express set until next Christmas.
Was planning to continue wiring my K-Line MP-15's in series but wound up taking the outside decorations down too. By the time I was done with that a glass of Scotch was all I wanted to look at.
Did manage to run trains for a while and have fun
Bob
hic...
More of a Johnnie Walker man 
Fortescue's tipple of choice:
Mitch
As far as wine goes, this kinda sums it up
Very good BTW
nmp's...
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This last is, I think, a tribute to Tintin...
Mitch
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The "Lipton's Iced Tea" billboard is the perfect ironic touch.
And I swear I heard that steamer go "chuff-chuff-hic!" 
Mitch
Yeah, sometimes tea just ain't enough! LOL!
Zeke posted:Yeah, sometimes tea just ain't enough! LOL!
Depends. Is it a Long Island Iced Tea? A couple of those would take just about anyone down!
briansilvermustang posted:
nmp's...
Brian - The breadth of your collection is amazing and your ability to put your hands on any given train piece related to a current topic.
Jim Beam Black is my favorite for now, based on value/taste. I also like to try many of the small batch bourbons out there. Also, lets not forget Irish Whiskey. I almost forgot Canadian Whiskey, Crown Royal!!!!
PS Double X IPA's, Porters & Stouts are also tasty.
PPS I don't operate trains and drink spirits.
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Today a little bit of a number of things. Brewery tracks on hold till the switches get here. Table I cleared off is on hold till I order switches for it. So I found I needed to re glue some areas on both sides of the stream and pond. I added some ground turf to both sides of the track going to the bridge. I found my Phoenix Oil company and start putting that together. While parts were drying I added a roof to my Downtown Deco building. Done for the day. Tuesday night train get together. Pics............Paul
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I got 8 or so whisky cars in a package deal for about a dollar each! Still in the box because I didn't have any room on the old layout to park them! Have them stored in a bench seat storage seat so I don't know which ones I got! LOL
Jim
EDIT: And I got sent home early from work due to the weather! WOO HOO more train time!
RSJB18 posted:As far as wine goes, this kinda sums it up
Very good BTW
Ok Bob, TMI!
Today, which is evident by the first picture, was a good day to work inside on the layout.
The remaining photographs show the subject matter of today's work, the Lionel Saw Mill.
This has always been one of my favorite accessories. I've bought and sold several of these over the decades of layout building and dismantling. Having such a small space, I have to make tough decisions on what will be included. The Saw Mill did not take much thought, I had to find a spot for it on the Porcupine Central.
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Zeke- nice collection of themed cars.
Mitch- the sign should say: Long Island Iced Tea , especially after that train went by.
Bob
Shiloh,
that is an awesome name for a railroad.
alan graziano
Started weighting my Weaver 40' tank cars, actually so far not hard, however the first one I did was an old 48 footer I picked up used twenty-five years ago. I think someone glued all the detail on and I couldn't get it apart. I drilled a small hole in the top underneath the fill cap, dropped in some lead shot and decided to pour white glue in there so the shot wouldn't move around and to add more weight. Not a good idea, glue started leaking out in several places above the trucks. looks like it finally stopped oozing out, I'll wait till it dries and see what happens. Delrin trucks so hopefully the glue will come off.
Clem
Shiloh posted:Today, which is evident by the first picture, was a good day to work inside on the layout.
The remaining photographs show the subject matter of today's work, the Lionel Saw Mill.
This has always been one of my favorite accessories. I've bought and sold several of these over the decades of layout building and dismantling. Having such a small space, I have to make tough decisions on what will be included. The Saw Mill did not take much thought, I had to find a spot for it on the Porcupine Central.
Neat little railroad. love the name too!
Bob
Well, today, I installed an MTH Z-1000 in place of my old ZW to power the rails. The ZW will continue to run accessories for now. Not sure why I love the darn thing, but I do.
Anyway, the process of installation (with barrel connector from MTH) caused a hiccup with the TIU. Whodathunk?
But with a can of compressed air and a few Hail Mary's, and I was back in business.
-- Dr Joe
Zeke posted:
NOW I KNOW WHY WE ARE STILL INTO TRAINS AT OUR AGES!!!!!!!
darlander posted:Zeke posted:NOW I KNOW WHY WE ARE STILL INTO TRAINS AT OUR AGES!!!!!!!
Awesome! I need to find a few of those myself!
Jim
I dug mine out of storage so I could take a picture of them. Still in the box as new. I took one out to look at it. Its the one without the plastic wrap.WILD TURKEY. AND I wanted to show what I got done so far. FINALLY got that 13.5 inch x 3 foot fill in piece put in and finished! : )
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RSJB18 posted:Packed away all the Christmas decorations and the Polar Express set until next Christmas.
Was planning to continue wiring my K-Line MP-15's in series but wound up taking the outside decorations down too. By the time I was done with that a glass of Scotch was all I wanted to look at.
Did manage to run trains for a while and have fun
Bob
I packed away the North Pole Central and Hallmark Toymaker, but the Polar Express is still on the tracks. I put the PE characters on with some temporary sticky stuff I bought at York. The engineer fell out in the front of the layout, and the fireman stuck in place well, until I noticed he was missing last night. I found him in the middle of the tunnel, and used a back scratcher to pull him out. I've already planned the new layout to never have that kind of problem. And Oh, the sticky stuff. I'm not impressed. It may work sticking a person to the sidewalk, but not on a vibrating train.
Paul, That is a lot of projects you have going at once!!!
I think the between tracks wetlands look great! They look ready to have a stork or heron standing in there.
Mark Boyce posted:Paul, That is a lot of projects you have going at once!!!
I think the between tracks wetlands look great! They look ready to have a stork or heron standing in there.
I am thinking flamingos
beardog posted:Mark Boyce posted:Paul, That is a lot of projects you have going at once!!!
I think the between tracks wetlands look great! They look ready to have a stork or heron standing in there.
I am thinking flamingos
I like how you are thinking!!
Good day today. I started by finishing an electrical project that Patrick and I started last Sunday. I extended the near conduit across the floor, and up the leg on the far right (out of frame).
Then down about 8' to this box. These outlets are switched for accessory power, specifically C/MRI, though I can also use it for under layout lighting.
The switch on the left is track power only. The one on the right is for everything else, security cameras, C/MRI, etc. Ended up adding a box extension due to the additional wires. I still need a couple more outlets on this circuit, but they will be extended and fed from an existing box at the end of the pipe on the left.
Once that was done, I went back to work on filling in between the tracks. I had to add a couple more of my stapling strips to the backdrop.
Then I started filling in. No plaster cloth today. I'll do another batch Thursday.
When I told my wife that I needed something to mix plaster in that would clean up easily. She found this silicone cookware set on Amazon for $14. It's perfect.
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Dr Joe,
From an engineering stand point what did you accomplish taking the old ZW with all it's power and 4 Channels off line, for running with a Z-1000. I like the Z-1000 however running DCS the old ZW with a 10 Amp resettable Breaker gives you so many more operating options.
PCRR/Dave
Scotty we always need more power!
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After receiving a lot of input on my water color, I am trying a new color that I like much better, The thing that finally convinced me was watching some videos on YouTube where they used this color for the base coat and then added the clear resin on top. It gave the water that greenish/brown color common in Midwest rivers and the top surface reflected the sky and surrounding giving it that blue cast that I like.
I painted my river base tonight and took these pictures while it was still wet.
It gives me a much more realistic base color and feel that I may be on the right track now.
Art
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Mark Boyce posted:beardog posted:Mark Boyce posted:Paul, That is a lot of projects you have going at once!!!
I think the between tracks wetlands look great! They look ready to have a stork or heron standing in there.
I am thinking flamingos
I like how you are thinking!!
One must be careful with flamingos tho, they tend to multiply and they are very
sneaky, blending in around local diners
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SHILOH, I bought a Lionel Saw Mill a while back. I seen one on a Postwar layout on youtube and thought it was cool. It looked like it would be a fun accessory to have on my layout I'm planning to build. The Log Loader looks like fun, also!
Rusty
Art,
Your layout scene looks fantastic.
Alan Graziano
