What did you do on your layout today?

Protip of the Day:  If the paint says it's paint and primer all in one...

Primer the **** thing anyway.  Which I'll have to do once this misbegotten paint dries.  

Mitch 

Mitch, But it will look even better when your done!

It's been a month since the basement flooded and the Cuyahoga Valley is totally up and running again.....almost!

Finally got around to building a permanent home for my trains. Next will be the foamboard and some felt pen!

Looks great Steamwolf!

Mark Boyce posted:

Looks great Steamwolf!

O27 on 4x8 - lots of action!

Have a lionel 675 that I got as part of a package with some AMT passenger cars. It ran well

but I was missing a few valve gear parts. While I was getting the list together to see if

I wanted to put it all back together, I just turned on the transformer and watched the 

train I had on, a 1668 with some prewar streamline passenger cars go round and 

round my little layout. (I guess this is why I like NASCAR, round and round. Us old guys

are easy to please.) Anyway, it just amazes me how many 80+ year old trains I buy

that with only a bit of cleaning and lube run like they were new. 

I used this prototype photo as a reference guide to weather my Central of Georgia boxcar.

Adriatic posted:

   Those TK's must melt in the cold or something, I've never seen one.

Hostess ruled this town... before they tasted like plastic    

For those in the northeast- Entenmanns!

SteamWolf posted:

Mark Boyce posted:

Looks great Steamwolf!

O27 on 4x8 - lots of action!

Amen Brother!

M. Mitchell Marmel posted:

Protip of the Day:  If the paint says it's paint and primer all in one...

Primer the **** thing anyway.  Which I'll have to do once this misbegotten paint dries.  

Mitch 

LOL- how does the primer know to stick to the surface first??????

Finished scenicing a corner. Well, maybe not finished, finished. I'm thinking of extending the fence along the back of the billboard and then around the end next to the tree to enclose that space.  What do you think of that idea?  By the way, the tree to the right of the billboard is one I got for free from Menard's.  

RSJB18 posted:

SteamWolf posted:

Mark Boyce posted:

Looks great Steamwolf!

O27 on 4x8 - lots of action!

Amen Brother!

LOL Bob, you need to blow out a wall and make that bigger! 

RSJB18 posted:

M. Mitchell Marmel posted:

Protip of the Day:  If the paint says it's paint and primer all in one...

Primer the **** thing anyway.  Which I'll have to do once this misbegotten paint dries.  

Mitch 

LOL- how does the primer know to stick to the surface first??????

LOL Now that should be the question of the day!

Great start STEAMWOLF. GANDYDANCER 50, good to see you are back up and running. DANIEL B, nice weathering on the box car. MIKE G and Mark, you two are coming along just fine...........Paul

briansilvermustang posted:

Brian, you have really improved the quality of your photos lately.  Great work!  

          thanks Ted...  a friend at work gave me a newer camera...

Brian, better camera, better pictures.... Papa John LOL. I should not throw stones my camera is outdated and does not take good closeups but until it breaks I'll keep using it. Today so far I managed to glue wire in all the fence post and make up pieces to mount the gates on the poles. Being careful when gluing I can manually swing the gates open or closed. Once all the glue sets up on everything I can then start to put the fence in. And another after thought after the fence is up I have some scrap 1X4's and I think I'll make up some bins to keep the piles of scrap separate. Pics ......Paul

Created a fantasy performing Dino exhibit in the square of my Fantasy New York Worlds Fair. It incorporates a genuine 64 souvenir and some inexpensive little folk.

mike g. posted:

RSJB18 posted:

SteamWolf posted:

Mark Boyce posted:

Looks great Steamwolf!

O27 on 4x8 - lots of action!

Amen Brother!

LOL Bob, you need to blow out a wall and make that bigger! 

UM Mike- I know you guys on the west coast don't have to worry about frost lines and stuff like that but.........us east coast guys have our trains in the basement. Would need to do about a 8' excavation to move those walls.

I do hope one day to expand but it would be to the right and toward the camera.

ToledoEd posted:

Finished scenicing a corner. Well, maybe not finished, finished. I'm thinking of extending the fence along the back of the billboard and then around the end next to the tree to enclose that space.  What do you think of that idea?  By the way, the tree to the right of the billboard is one I got for free from Menard's.  

The figure looks real. Is this a test? Did you Photoshop him in there?

FrankM

Toledo Ed, I would run the fence past the sign...,......Paul

pdxtrains posted:

Created a fantasy performing Dino exhibit in the square of my Fantasy New York Worlds Fair. It incorporates a genuine 64 souvenir and some inexpensive little folk.

Cool souvenir from the '64 Fair.

Try this scene next

RSJB18 posted:

pdxtrains posted:

Created a fantasy performing Dino exhibit in the square of my Fantasy New York Worlds Fair. It incorporates a genuine 64 souvenir and some inexpensive little folk.

Cool souvenir from the '64 Fair.

Try this scene next

Yes, looking for a cool unisphere souvenir to add.  There's an orange one that goes with the decor that I have my eye on.

Toledo Ed, I agree to run the fence farther.

Paul, the fence is looking real good.

Bob, Yes, it figures your basement is underground.  Fortunately our house is on a slope and the back lower level is walkout to a patio.  My in-law's decided to build out the back so what is now my train room is on a slab.  That is not that common in Western Pennsylvania, but there would be no train room without it.  

Spent the day working on setting up my Dad's layout at my parent's house. Track is all laid out. Started the process of wiring for DCS. Cut breaks in the fasttrack to create track blocks per Barry's book. Next up is soldering the wires to the track and connecting to the terminal blocks. First time fully wiring a layout so it' a slow and tedious process for me. But I feel like I made good progress today.

Finished fabricating and painting railings and grab irons that were missing on this Atlas SW8 over the.  Hopefully I can be genteel enough in the future so that the ridged brass construction does get bent or broken.   Along with the radiator winter front I plan to make an exhaust deflector and side window sun shades.  Another missing detail is the horn, that I have on hand, if only I knew in which hand it was hiding.  Can't wait to get this puppy running under ERR control.

Bruce

The Great NWA Train Show is next Saturday, so I'm busy tuning up FastTrack, getting trolleys in order, grooming gi-raffes and so forth... 

http://sugarcreekrailroadclub.com/

Mitch 

brwebster posted:

Finished fabricating and painting railings and grab irons that were missing on this Atlas SW8 over the.  Hopefully I can be genteel enough in the future so that the ridged brass construction does get bent or broken.   Along with the radiator winter front I plan to make an exhaust deflector and side window sun shades.  Another missing detail is the horn, that I have on hand, if only I knew in which hand it was hiding.  Can't wait to get this puppy running under ERR control.

Bruce

 

Very cool. I don't recall seeing  any radiator covers modeled before, it took a sec. to figure out what the 'glair' was. Great work as usual.

briansilvermustang posted:

Thanks Brian! You rock!

Continued on the high line side panels. Not quite sure what to call them, not girders, skirts sounds, well you know.... not very railroad like so.....

Therefore it is decreed that from hence forth they shall be known as......

Yea I know I've gone over the edge, off the rails.......

brwebster posted:

Finished fabricating and painting railings and grab irons that were missing on this Atlas SW8 over the.  Hopefully I can be genteel enough in the future so that the ridged brass construction does get bent or broken.   Along with the radiator winter front I plan to make an exhaust deflector and side window sun shades.  Another missing detail is the horn, that I have on hand, if only I knew in which hand it was hiding.  Can't wait to get this puppy running under ERR control.

Bruce

 

that looks like a switcher that belongs on SWSAT!

Very nice work.

M. Mitchell Marmel posted:

The Great NWA Train Show is next Saturday, so I'm busy tuning up FastTrack, getting trolleys in order, grooming gi-raffes and so forth... 

http://sugarcreekrailroadclub.com/

Mitch 

Well, Mitch, in case you get a great deal on some subway equipment...

P.S. Depending on how old this photo is, they may have been doing some scrounging at Madison Hardware which was on 23rd Street, just off the exit on the uptown side!!!

Started painting roads and installing my Post Cereal railroad signs

RSJB18 posted:

mike g. posted:

RSJB18 posted:

SteamWolf posted:

Mark Boyce posted:

Looks great Steamwolf!

O27 on 4x8 - lots of action!

Amen Brother!

LOL Bob, you need to blow out a wall and make that bigger! 

UM Mike- I know you guys on the west coast don't have to worry about frost lines and stuff like that but.........us east coast guys have our trains in the basement. Would need to do about a 8' excavation to move those walls.

I do hope one day to expand but it would be to the right and toward the camera.

Well when the time comes I know you will have it all handled! I do like the way it is now also!

RSJB18 posted:

Continued on the high line side panels. Not quite sure what to call them, not girders, skirts sounds, well you know.... not very railroad like so.....

Therefore it is decreed that from hence forth they shall be known as......

Yea I know I've gone over the edge, off the rails.......

Well, Bob... considering their height, you should probably get some lumberjacks to help install them, OK??? 

P.S. Do you have a silly walk???   

RSJB18 posted:

Continued on the high line side panels. Not quite sure what to call them, not girders, skirts sounds, well you know.... not very railroad like so.....

Therefore it is decreed that from hence forth they shall be known as......

Yea I know I've gone over the edge, off the rails.......

Well Bob, I would have to say your spam side rails are looking just great! I also want you to know I think you are one smart fella! Takes a lot of smarts to realize you have gone off the deep end! LOL