...and thus is begins.
Happy for you, Mike!
p51 posted:...and thus is begins.
Happy for you, Mike!
Thanks Lee! It's going to be a slow go, but that's ok as long as it keeps moving forward!
WOOO HOOOO MIKE!!! Awesome start! That's the long wall! Are you going to put a door in the addition? Or a window as a rear escape? I'd tie right into that roof and continue it at the same pitch!!! Look GREAT!!!
Jim
The Mike Room!! I can see the trains running! Congratulations!
Jim, I am going to tie into the roof, but have to change the pitch to 3/12. But I will make it work.
Thanks Mark!
Great start Mike. Glad the weather broke so you could start. You got the longest wall up first now the other two should go up in no time at all. Tonight I got two coats of sand color on the building front and one coat so far on the window and door By the time I finish this post I should be able to put a second coat of green on. The sign is going slow one cross bar at a time. Got three more to put on then I have to add the center support. Pics......Paul
mike g. posted:Nice work everyone! So the rain stopped for a little bit. So here is what I got done Bob, Mark, Jim and Paul2. You too Dad! LOL
It not much, but it is a start!
Awesome Mike!! Ooh-rah!
mike g. posted:Jim, I am going to tie into the roof, but have to change the pitch to 3/12. But I will make it work.
Thanks Mark!
COOL! and oh. Is that a woodstove chimney I see on the garage??? I may have asked before.
Jim
I cleaned. Will drill the holes for the switch controllers tomorrow and then we're done until I get the bug to do/add more. Will be nice to just run trains with the boys for awhile.
Got to admit, the Lionel Truck and Passenger Depots look too big against the truck and bus. Not sure what I will do about that. Maybe just go Plasticville with their smaller sized buildings.
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Well I had to call it quits for the night. I got the window inserts glued in and got all the plastic for windows cut. Second coat of green on the windows. I was starting to glue the last of the cross bars on the sign and as I was looking at it something did not seem right. Well at least I found out before I finished. I was gluing the crossbars on the wrong side of the sign. I luck out and got the ones off without damaging the uprights. Tomorrow will be a new day and hopefully I will be more alert. Pics.....................Paul
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briansilvermustang posted:Jushavnfun posted:This was on a layout a few hours ago, going to build new one
WOW !! you were busy today !
We will be glad to see what you build now!!
paul 2 posted:Well I had to call it quits for the night. I got the window inserts glued in and got all the plastic for windows cut. Second coat of green on the windows. I was starting to glue the last of the cross bars on the sign and as I was looking at it something did not seem right. Well at least I found out before I finished. I was gluing the crossbars on the wrong side of the sign. I luck out and got the ones off without damaging the uprights. Tomorrow will be a new day and hopefully I will be more alert. Pics.....................Paul
Looks good, Paul!! That was a close one, but I'm glad you caught the mistake before the glue set hard!
mike g. posted:It's going to be a slow go, but that's ok as long as it keeps moving forward!
Well, your timing is good. You must have noticed the birds are coming back and spring is right around the corner.
Your picked a great time to start, I think.
Worked on painting our cliff. T helped me put a coat of primer on the cliff face (wish I would have done two coats) and then started painting. Seems to look not too bad from a distance. Up close more work is needed, but its a work in progress! Waiting for more photos to download from my phone of the painting I did after work tonight.
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Thaddeus posted:Worked on painting our cliff. T helped me put a coat of primer on the cliff face (wish I would have done two coats) and then started painting. Seems to look not too bad from a distance. Up close more work is needed, but its a work in progress! Waiting for more photos to download from my phone of the painting I did after work tonight.
The intensity with which T is working, to have a good result and to please you, is giving him memories of working with you, there, that will be a part of him for his entire life. The results of what you two accomplish together with the project will please you both, no doubt. We surely are looking at a "work in progress," one that will be on-going and last a very long time, sir. The results of such a co-effort are priceless.
I am sure you already know all that. However, I just could not resist offering you my applause and respect.
FrankM
mike g. posted:
comin'round the bend...
getting closer Mike !!
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Justhavnfun, WOW that sure is quite the undertaking! Good luck and cant wait to see what you come up with!
Brian, another round of great pictures! Is the weather warming up back there yet?
Jim, The stove pipe use to be for a wood stove, then my neighbor gave me a propane furnace so that's what it is for now. The wife want me to go back to wood to save money, I told here were saving money by me not getting injured moving, splitting, and stacking fire wood! LOL
deuce, sound like a great plan! Kids and Trains, way to step up to the plate and be a great dad!
Paul, your building is looing just wonderful! I am glad you were able to fix the sign in time!
Last but not least, I would like to thank everyone for there encouragement on my single wall! It was nice to see something getting done and the funny part the wife was almost a excited as I was! LOL Thanks again!
THADDEUS, your pics rekindle memories and the old ads from Lionel of father and son, or daughter building a railroad empire and enjoying quality time together. ................Paul
Lee,, thank you! I think your right about Spring, but I needs at least a week of dry weather so I can cut into the roof and tie in the new roof section!
Thaddeus, the cliff is looking very nice is that the final color and do you plan on having something on top of it like a campers?
FrankM, Well said, a lesson for everyone!
LOL, thanks Brian! The only trains I hear right now are on here and in my dreams!
Its funny, the wife says to me last night while laying in bed. Sure hope you get that train room done before you loose intrest in trains! I just laughed !
Mike G it's gonna be great when your done! There comes a time in life when wood stoves, while inexpensive to fuel, with a renewable resource, just become impractical. Wood pellets may be easier to handle but probably aren't as cheap as cord wood.
mike g. posted:Its funny, the wife says to me last night while laying in bed. Sure hope you get that train room done before you loose intrest in trains! I just laughed !
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YAA HOO!!!!!!!!!!
Great start Mike. You will be running trains before you know it.
Bob
Deuce posted:I cleaned. Will drill the holes for the switch controllers tomorrow and then we're done until I get the bug to do/add more. Will be nice to just run trains with the boys for awhile.
Got to admit, the Lionel Truck and Passenger Depots look too big against the truck and bus. Not sure what I will do about that. Maybe just go Plasticville with their smaller sized buildings.
Deuce. If I were to guess (purely speculation) the new looking trucks and bus may be 1/64th ... Kind of hard to judge in the picture. If you have any O scale folks, stand one up next to them. You really have it looking good!
Jim
mike g. posted:Justhavnfun, WOW that sure is quite the undertaking! Good luck and cant wait to see what you come up with!
Brian, another round of great pictures! Is the weather warming up back there yet?
Jim, The stove pipe use to be for a wood stove, then my neighbor gave me a propane furnace so that's what it is for now. The wife want me to go back to wood to save money, I told here were saving money by me not getting injured moving, splitting, and stacking fire wood! LOL
deuce, sound like a great plan! Kids and Trains, way to step up to the plate and be a great dad!
Paul, your building is looing just wonderful! I am glad you were able to fix the sign in time!
Last but not least, I would like to thank everyone for there encouragement on my single wall! It was nice to see something getting done and the funny part the wife was almost a excited as I was! LOL Thanks again!
Yeah propane is expensive. We switched from propane to natural gas here at work and cut out heating cost from 600-800 a month in the winter to 150-200. I use a stove at home to curb the cost of a heat pump. Had a nice fire stoked up in it last night! Like feeding a steam engine!
Jim
RSJB18 posted:
YAA HOO!!!!!!!!!!
Great start Mike. You will be running trains before you know it.
Bob
Thanks Bob, I have the truss boards, just need it to be dry so I can cut into the roof! Soon I hope! LOL
carsntrains posted:mike g. posted:Justhavnfun, WOW that sure is quite the undertaking! Good luck and cant wait to see what you come up with!
Brian, another round of great pictures! Is the weather warming up back there yet?
Jim, The stove pipe use to be for a wood stove, then my neighbor gave me a propane furnace so that's what it is for now. The wife want me to go back to wood to save money, I told here were saving money by me not getting injured moving, splitting, and stacking fire wood! LOL
deuce, sound like a great plan! Kids and Trains, way to step up to the plate and be a great dad!
Paul, your building is looing just wonderful! I am glad you were able to fix the sign in time!
Last but not least, I would like to thank everyone for there encouragement on my single wall! It was nice to see something getting done and the funny part the wife was almost a excited as I was! LOL Thanks again!
Yeah propane is expensive. We switched from propane to natural gas here at work and cut out heating cost from 600-800 a month in the winter to 150-200. I use a stove at home to curb the cost of a heat pump. Had a nice fire stoked up in it last night! Like feeding a steam engine!
Jim
A friend of mine put in a pellet stove with an auto-feeder a couple of years ago. He swears by it. I've got nat gas hot-water heat in my house. Nothing to do but turn the thermostat on. 
mike g. posted:RSJB18 posted:
YAA HOO!!!!!!!!!!
Great start Mike. You will be running trains before you know it.
Bob
Thanks Bob, I have the truss boards, just need it to be dry so I can cut into the roof! Soon I hope! LOL
Now,thats what I call a train room !! Looking great Mike..
carsntrains posted:mike g. posted:Justhavnfun, WOW that sure is quite the undertaking! Good luck and cant wait to see what you come up with!
Brian, another round of great pictures! Is the weather warming up back there yet?
Jim, The stove pipe use to be for a wood stove, then my neighbor gave me a propane furnace so that's what it is for now. The wife want me to go back to wood to save money, I told here were saving money by me not getting injured moving, splitting, and stacking fire wood! LOL
deuce, sound like a great plan! Kids and Trains, way to step up to the plate and be a great dad!
Paul, your building is looing just wonderful! I am glad you were able to fix the sign in time!
Last but not least, I would like to thank everyone for there encouragement on my single wall! It was nice to see something getting done and the funny part the wife was almost a excited as I was! LOL Thanks again!
Yeah propane is expensive. We switched from propane to natural gas here at work and cut out heating cost from 600-800 a month in the winter to 150-200. I use a stove at home to curb the cost of a heat pump. Had a nice fire stoked up in it last night! Like feeding a steam engine!
Jim
I know what you mean Jim, the problem we have here is there is no natural gas. Plus it only cost me $150 to run it during the winter. Might be less if I had a bigger tank, but I don't know.
carsntrains posted:Deuce posted:I cleaned. Will drill the holes for the switch controllers tomorrow and then we're done until I get the bug to do/add more. Will be nice to just run trains with the boys for awhile.
Got to admit, the Lionel Truck and Passenger Depots look too big against the truck and bus. Not sure what I will do about that. Maybe just go Plasticville with their smaller sized buildings.
Deuce. If I were to guess (purely speculation) the new looking trucks and bus may be 1/64th ... Kind of hard to judge in the picture. If you have any O scale folks, stand one up next to them. You really have it looking good!
Jim
Jim,
Thanks. As a first for everything, I'm pretty happy with the way it looks. As for the scale stuff ... the truck is Lionel and the bus is Corgi. Both say 1:50 scale on their respective boxes. I dunno. Something is either too big or too small. I have a Plasticville Union Station that I might break out to replace the Lionel passenger station. I have some extra Just Plug LED's, so if I line the inside of the Union Station with some tin foil, I could light it up and I think it might look better on that side of the layout. Of course, the Marx railroad sign is out of proportion too ... but I like it, so it stays. And with an HO tower at the far end, I guess it doesn't really matter much ... I just need to keep certain things separate from others I suppose. I doubt my son will care. My goal is to build a small platform where the remotes are right now. That will be for the boxes and barrels for loading/unloading gondolas. He does like to do that, so giving him a corner where he can handle all of that will be good and should keep him happy.
I have some O scale folks on the way. It'll be interesting to see how they line up with everything too. Honestly, I don't know if I'll ever get around to detailing my layout like a few of the members here ... who are way more gifted than I ... so I should probably just throw stuff on the layout and just call it a day. LOL.
cabinet Bob posted:mike g. posted:RSJB18 posted:
YAA HOO!!!!!!!!!!
Great start Mike. You will be running trains before you know it.
Bob
Thanks Bob, I have the truss boards, just need it to be dry so I can cut into the roof! Soon I hope! LOL
Now,thats what I call a train room !! Looking great Mike..
LOL Bob, I have to keep reminding the wife that! She said I should put a roll up door on one end so I can get big things in there easier. I told her all the train stuff I have will fit threw the walk threw door from the garage!
mike g. posted:Justhavnfun, WOW that sure is quite the undertaking! Good luck and cant wait to see what you come up with!
Brian, another round of great pictures! Is the weather warming up back there yet?
Jim, The stove pipe use to be for a wood stove, then my neighbor gave me a propane furnace so that's what it is for now. The wife want me to go back to wood to save money, I told here were saving money by me not getting injured moving, splitting, and stacking fire wood! LOL
deuce, sound like a great plan! Kids and Trains, way to step up to the plate and be a great dad!
Paul, your building is looing just wonderful! I am glad you were able to fix the sign in time!
Last but not least, I would like to thank everyone for there encouragement on my single wall! It was nice to see something getting done and the funny part the wife was almost a excited as I was! LOL Thanks again!
Mike, yes forget the wood! even my die hard brother-in-law, who is 7 years younger than me, so he is 54 now, decided it was healthier to stop using wood to heat with and put in a heat pump last year!
Continued servicing and cleaning my new to me GP-9. The commutator on the motor was so bad that the motor hardy turned at all. Runs good now just gotta fine tune the tension on the springs for the brushes a little.
Bob
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Planted about 2 dozen trees on my mountain. Now I have to order more.
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Nice Brian, but I have to ask. Don't you have any BNSF stuff?
Looks great Brother Mike , I envy you! One question though, where will my room be in the addition when I come to visit for 2 or 3 months at a time? LOL
here is some of them Mike...
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Well I guess that answers that question! LOL
Mike, I think the oldest brother ( me ) should stay first with you. And because I am a frugal person. I don't need a room. That just takes away from the train money. I can sleep under the train table. LOL My package came from Scenic Express. I ordered a few things but the door was the most important part. Well it did not match up with the opening. It was a bit short for the opening. So rather then go shopping to Grandt for a door I took some balsa wood and cut it down to make a header over the door. Glued it in placed and got a first coat on it. Got the window and door glass glued into place too. Then with a little hesitation in my walk I went over and started re doing the frame for the sign. Made totally sure I was doing the correct side this time. It will just probably take the rest of the afternoon to do it. I have to let each cross bar dry before attempting the next one. But while down there I got a load of Laundry done. Pics............Paul
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