Paul, Congratulations on the final flats!! It will be good to move on to the next step for sure!
Decided to run some trains on the 12" to the foot layout.
V&T INYO, V&T 25, V&T MCKEEN MOTOR CAR AT THE NEVADA STATE RR MUSEUM
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Looks like a great day for train running, Beardog!!
beardog posted:Decided to run some trains on the 12" to the foot layout.
V&T INYO, V&T 25, V&T MCKEEN MOTOR CAR AT THE NEVADA STATE RR MUSEUM
The first blurry picture is the V&T DAYTON
I think it was BEARDOG that told me to use rite die and make the pieces of wood more to scale. Got a pail and made up the die and soaked the wood. Now I have it drying in the kitchen by the sink. Have this great CEO that doesn't panic when I do stuff like this in the kitchen. Plus I put Masonite down with newspapers on top of that. Now I can go back to working on the flats. Pic................Paul
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Looks like creosote now, Paul! Looking good!! 
With the wood dyed and drying I gather all the flats and went outside and gave them two quick coats of sealer. Once they dried I brought them back in the house and tomorrow morning I'll give them a wash of dilute indigo ink and then they should be ready for windows and gluing sections together. Pics.............Paul
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Painted telephone poles, worked on farm scene, and of course ran trains. Because I don't have storage shelves or display cases, I have decided to switch out my motive power on a weekly basis to keep a current going through them. There are units that haven't been on the rails in 5 or 6 years (not good)!
Dave
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Great looking poles!! I really like the farm scene! It will be good to get some of those engines running again!!
Mark Boyce posted:Great looking poles!! I really like the farm scene! It will be good to get some of those engines running again!!
Thanks Mark!
Paul, the flats are going to look wonderful, it is nice to see this stage of your mission coming to an end! The timbers should look great once you have them cut and your stock pile bins built, Nice WORK!
Lovindemtrains, the polls look great, but I have to say I really like the farm scene with the back drops, THey fit right in! Just wonderful!
Great work is being done by all! Its nice to check in and see all this great work! As for me I just got the second coat of mud on the train room sheet rock. I am going to try and get in there before the kids come to wet sand it so it will be ready for primer and paint after the 4th!
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luvindemtrains posted:Painted telephone poles, worked on farm scene, and of course ran trains. Because I don't have storage shelves or display cases, I have decided to switch out my motive power on a weekly basis to keep a current going through them. There are units that haven't been on the rails in 5 or 6 years (not good)!
Dave
@luvindemtrains Dave, where did you get that backdrop? On my phone i really had to look close to see where your model ended and the background began. Very nice work!
John D. posted:luvindemtrains posted:Painted telephone poles, worked on farm scene, and of course ran trains. Because I don't have storage shelves or display cases, I have decided to switch out my motive power on a weekly basis to keep a current going through them. There are units that haven't been on the rails in 5 or 6 years (not good)!
Dave
@luvindemtrains Dave, where did you get that backdrop? On my phone i really had to look close to see where your model ended and the background began. Very nice work!
Good Morning John. I appreciate the compliment. The backdrop came from backdrop warehouse.
Dave
NYC Lakeshore Limited circa 1956.......
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Yesterday, I dropped my entire layout from 44" to 36". I also put casters on the new legs to enable me to move the layout for access purposes. I added 2 locking casters to the front corners. This was a project I've been wanting to get done for a few weeks now but finally was able to get done yesterday.
Man i'm glad that's over!!!
Luvindemtrains, that is a great scence. Once you add some more foliage you won't be able to tell where the backdrop does start. What is the size of that backdrop, height and length?? Mike good to hear you are now in the final stages of mudding. Elliot impressive work on the ballast. You have set some pretty lofty goals for us. Also Elliot I need your address so I can put it in my GPS. You can send it to my email.....pstackow@yahoo.com. Looking forward to seeing your layout and meeting you in person. Today I was all ready to start the wash on the flats when I realized that I forgot to add concrete paint to the tops of the flats. So right now I have them drying. So later today I'll appply the wash. Also have to start gathering things for the trip to the Menards train show in Eau Claire. Was going to go on Friday but now going on Thursday and take two days to get there.....................Paul
Thanks Paul. The height is 36" and that scene is a just over 4.5 feet so I believe I purchased it at 6 feet long which is shortest length you can purchase from BW.
Dave
John D. posted:luvindemtrains posted:Painted telephone poles, worked on farm scene, and of course ran trains. Because I don't have storage shelves or display cases, I have decided to switch out my motive power on a weekly basis to keep a current going through them. There are units that haven't been on the rails in 5 or 6 years (not good)!
Dave
@luvindemtrains Dave, where did you get that backdrop? On my phone i really had to look close to see where your model ended and the background began. Very nice work!
Yea, totally agree. Thats a great backdrop for the scene. You'd have to look a couple of times to determine if the house on the left was on the backdrop or not. Really nice!
MJCAT thank you much...mission accomplished, lol!
Dave
I suppose those of you in the East are fighting the heat just like me. Was forced to crank up the AC in the attic train room this morning to help maintain comfortable temps in the rooms below. Now there's no excuse to postpone further layout construction. First on the list is to ballast that track I did final adjustments to. It looks as if more home made ballast will need to be produced to complete the job. The hot, sunny weather should help speed up the process.
There ya go, man. Keep as cool as you can.
Bruce
brwebster posted:I suppose those of you in the East are fighting the heat just like me. Was forced to crank up the AC in the attic train room this morning to help maintain comfortable temps in the rooms below. Now there's no excuse to postpone further layout construction. First on the list is to ballast that track I did final adjustments to. It looks as if more home made ballast will need to be produced to complete the job. The hot, sunny weather should help speed up the process.
There ya go, man. Keep as cool as you can.
Bruce
Stay hydrated, Bruce! Drink lots of water and eat fruit. Friend of mine, who is a kidney doctor, says we guys tend to damage our kidneys because we get dehydrated easily. Soda pop is carbonic acid, not water. Alcohol dehydrates, so beer isn't the answer (darn!). Caffeine dehydrates, so coffee isn't the answer. So lemonade if you don't have sugar issues, and water for all.
Thanks for that important information, Pete F.
FrankM
Brian, Great engine shoot! A man that has everything in trains does show class! LOL
GANDYDANCE1950, You never stop to AMAZE!
Jim, sure sounds like a lot of work! Question did you shrink or did you get shorter visitors? LOL
Paul, its a good thing you found it before you sealed them! Have a fun time at the Menards show and please make sure you tell Dad HI!
Peter, that is great information, but I don't think its going to help me cut back on my beer! LOL
Mike, glad you got the second coat done. Hope to be ready to prime after the 4th.
Howard, another great scene as always!
Paul, I often get caught with gotchas, I'm glad you caught the concrete tops now!
Yes the heat is a problem, though it is cool compared to what our friends in the southwest experience. Yesterday it hit 90 degrees, about 70 percent humidity. There are some summers we never see 90 here. My wife was watching the Pittsburgh news, and they forecast several days 90 to 92, but it is always hotter there than here. Thunderstorm just came up; I just brought the flag in.
After some busy days going through stuff at may parents' house in preparation for the salvage folks coming and hauling the unwanted away, I was ready for trains. I did a bit yesterday running various engines and posted a few on the For Sale forum. I wrapped up a couple deals after mowing this morning. A wonderful non-powered unit and caboose are still available.
I forgot; Brian lots of Orange. Looks good. Here is my preferred orange.
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JIM HORNADAY 062618 posted:Yesterday, I dropped my entire layout from 44" to 36". I also put casters on the new legs to enable me to move the layout for access purposes. I added 2 locking casters to the front corners. This was a project I've been wanting to get done for a few weeks now but finally was able to get done yesterday.
Man i'm glad that's over!!!
Drat Jim, I forgot yours too! 
Great job! I raised a layout once, but never lowered one. I put casters on a movable section, and it worked pretty good.
I'm glad for you it is done!! Please post some photographs of your layout sometime!!
Art, the towns are looking great. I have always been partial to the older looking buildings. Not just because they remind me of when I was growing up but they just have so much more character to them. Late this afternoon I apllied the wash to all the larger flats. Letting them dry outside and will probably take a bit because it is on the humid side. Once they are dry I can do the smaller flats and then they are ready for their windows. Pic.......Paul
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mike g. posted:Brian, Great engine shoot! A man that has everything in trains does show class! LOL
GANDYDANCE1950, You never stop to AMAZE!
Jim, sure sounds like a lot of work! Question did you shrink or did you get shorter visitors? LOL
Paul, its a good thing you found it before you sealed them! Have a fun time at the Menards show and please make sure you tell Dad HI!
Peter, that is great information, but I don't think its going to help me cut back on my beer! LOL
Hey Mike,
I think a bit of both actually!! LOL
Mark Boyce posted:JIM HORNADAY 062618 posted:Yesterday, I dropped my entire layout from 44" to 36". I also put casters on the new legs to enable me to move the layout for access purposes. I added 2 locking casters to the front corners. This was a project I've been wanting to get done for a few weeks now but finally was able to get done yesterday.
Man i'm glad that's over!!!
Drat Jim, I forgot yours too!
I'm glad for you it is done!! Please post some photographs of your layout sometime!!
Thanks for the kind words Mark! The casters will make it much easier to work on. I tend to jump the gun a bit on projects so I then have to go back and make corrections! Yes I will post pics soon!
Mark Boyce posted:I forgot; Brian lots of Orange. Looks good. Here is my preferred orange.
need a couple of these for my fleet of ore cars...
down by the station...
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JIM HORNADAY 062618 posted:Mark Boyce posted:JIM HORNADAY 062618 posted:Yesterday, I dropped my entire layout from 44" to 36". I also put casters on the new legs to enable me to move the layout for access purposes. I added 2 locking casters to the front corners. This was a project I've been wanting to get done for a few weeks now but finally was able to get done yesterday.
Man i'm glad that's over!!!
Drat Jim, I forgot yours too!
I'm glad for you it is done!! Please post some photographs of your layout sometime!!
Thanks for the kind words Mark! The casters will make it much easier to work on. I tend to jump the gun a bit on projects so I then have to go back and make corrections! Yes I will post pics soon!
briansilvermustang posted:Mark Boyce posted:I forgot; Brian lots of Orange. Looks good. Here is my preferred orange.
need a couple of these for my fleet of ore cars...
Jim, I do exactly the same thing. Putting the cart before the horse!
Brian, yes one of those would look great with your ore cars. I could fix you up with one.
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Mike, glad you got the second coat done. Hope to be ready to prime after the 4th.
Howard, another great scene as always!
Paul, I often get caught with gotchas, I'm glad you caught the concrete tops now!
Yes the heat is a problem, though it is cool compared to what our friends in the southwest experience. Yesterday it hit 90 degrees, about 70 percent humidity. There are some summers we never see 90 here. My wife was watching the Pittsburgh news, and they forecast several days 90 to 92, but it is always hotter there than here. Thunderstorm just came up; I just brought the flag in.
After some busy days going through stuff at may parents' house in preparation for the salvage folks coming and hauling the unwanted away, I was ready for trains. I did a bit yesterday running various engines and posted a few on the For Sale forum. I wrapped up a couple deals after mowing this morning. A wonderful non-powered unit and caboose are still available.
Thanks Mark!
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I had to get some yard work done this morning before the heat set in. While I was out there I put the wash on the remaining building flats. Once they dry I'll bring them in. If by chance I have some time I'll start getting some windows in. Have to finish up things around here first to get ready to leave for Wisconson and the Menards train show and a stop at Elliots to seee his layout and won't be back till sometime next week...........Pic...........Paul
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building flats are looking great Paul !!
have a great time at Elliot's and train show !
jgtrh62 posted:Happy Tuesday Everyone
I’m installing this turnout on my model rr today.
Did you build it or is it pre-fabricated? If so, where did you purchase it from?
Dave
I second all that Brian said, Paul!!
