What did you do on your layout today?

paul 2 posted:

LOU1985, our house was built in 1912. I put the railing in a few years back......Paul

 

 

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Railing style hasn't changed much in years I see .

I painted more people for a CSX Executive Coach car. I painted two more boxes of 24 Preiser 65602 and some 68209 China blanks. Ordered two more packs of 48 P4802B #68209 tonight on Ebay.  Only have five Preiser 65602 left from the 120 boxes I purchased over the past six years.

Tonight I am placing people in the CSX Executive "Tennessee" Coach which is similar to the green Penn Central Coach.  The "Michigan" Coach is next.

Sincerely, John Rowlen

Finishing up the paint on two Southern Pacific "Golden State" cars. Once they dry thoroughly it'll be time to reassemble. Then paint the other 4 cars in the train...

Got the top sections glued to the hoppers tonight. Tomorrow I can get the frame and trucks on and pop in the wood loads. Then back to work on the brewery. """Question for you guys""". I bought 3" PVC pipe to make my silos.....can I cut them to length with my circular miter saw with a blade for wood on it or do I have to buy a blade for plastic. Thanks ahead of time. Pics.................Paul

Hi Paul, I cut plastic pipe all the time with my chop saw! One trick to know is to get the blade up to speed before cutting, and if you have a high tooth count it really helps!

The wood chip cars are coming right along! Nice work Paul!

John, you sure have drive! I would probably stop after the first 100! LOL

Lou, the read is looking very nice! I sure hope you post pictures when done!

Mike, thanks for the information on the saw..................Paul

paul 2 posted:

Got the top sections glued to the hoppers tonight. Tomorrow I can get the frame and trucks on and pop in the wood loads. Then back to work on the brewery. """Question for you guys""". I bought 3" PVC pipe to make my silos.....can I cut them to length with my circular miter saw with a blade for wood on it or do I have to buy a blade for plastic. Thanks ahead of time. Pics.................Paul

I used my wood blade to cut all of my PVC pipe. Make sure the blade is square with the pipe, so the ends of the PVC is 90 degrees.

CBS072 posted:

paul 2 posted:

Got the top sections glued to the hoppers tonight. Tomorrow I can get the frame and trucks on and pop in the wood loads. Then back to work on the brewery. """Question for you guys""". I bought 3" PVC pipe to make my silos.....can I cut them to length with my circular miter saw with a blade for wood on it or do I have to buy a blade for plastic. Thanks ahead of time. Pics.................Paul

I used my wood blade to cut all of my PVC pipe. Make sure the blade is square with the pipe, so the ends of the PVC is 90 degrees.

 

My local Ace Hardware sells PVC by the foot and will cut it to size at no extra charge.

Nice work Keith!

                                                getting a little dirty...

I finished off the last of the hoppers this morning. I have 6 ready to go to the attic. Now out to the garage to cut PVC for my grain silos for the brewery. Pics............Paul

WOW Paul- You are one busy guy. Love the attic layout pix. I guess we know where you learned to use every available square inch for trains. late to the party but when cutting PVC don't push the blade too hard, it will heat up the plastic and cause it to melt.

Bob

Thanks everyone for the tips on cutting PVC with a wood blade. I took my time cutting through each one. I thought the space I had would hold more silos but I was wrong. I cut 5 but looks like three will be the max. I have PVC pipe left over so I think tomorrow I'll cut the rest and use them where I have the grain elevator. Pics........Paul

                                  they look great there Paul !!!

Mike,

Bought another five sets of Preiser 65602 Unpainted Seated People from Frankart on Ebay. That will give me ten more packs of 24 to paint, for a total of 125 boxes, or 3,000 people when completed.  I am getting ready for the Lionel 21" UP Challenger cars.

I finished the CSX "Tennessee" Coach Car last night … late.  That gives me the seven CSX, PC, SP, UP and two 10-car PRR Broadway Limited and an Amtrak Dining car completed since February 25, 2018 (49 cars).  Now I know why I am feeling tired in the morning.  I have done 44 Atlas O California Zephyr and Amtrak cars and 35 Lionel C&O (14), NYC (14) and Wabash (7) cars a few years ago.

(I got to paint the people. Don't wake me, I'm painting.)

I am eagerly waiting for my 6-82461 CSX F40PH #9999 to return from Lionel Warranty Service. It was received by Lionel Service on June 22, 2018 at 9:32 A.M. Today is August 1, 2018.

I have a Vision Line GG1 #4935 waiting to go in for stiff gears and tripping my ZWL transformer. Dean said to "run the pants off it." last year, but it has not improved after extended use.  It will not go forward from start-up, and gives Cab blinks, tripping my ZWL transformer.  If I reset it, I can run it backwards slowly, but nor forward.  My other VL GG1 #4913 went back twice for pants and stiff gears.

Sincerely, John Rowlen

Got an ERR Alco PA sound kit from 3rd Rail and mounted it up in my Williams Alco PA.

Added a background, some more trees, and replaced the Daylight AC9 with some thing new...

Just gorgeous!

HCSader73 posted:

Just gorgeous!

Well, I don’t think I’d go quite that far, but thx.  

Brian, nice pictures of your layout with all the smoke!

Paul, the wood chip cars turned out looking wonderful! I was looking at your 3 PVC pipes and was thinking if you added 1 or 2 more that over hang the bench it would block the view of the washer! LOL Looks great!

John, I don't know where you get the energy, I don't know 3000 people let alone want to paint that many! LOL But things are looking very nice I would have to say!

Lou sounds nice! But question whats the clicking in the first video?

Ted, You sure know how to put on a show with your display shelf! That is just wonderful looking, right out of a high class office or hotel! Very Nice!

TedW posted:

HCSader73 posted:

Just gorgeous!

Well, I don’t think I’d go quite that far, but thx.  

You are too modest Ted. Great work

Bob

brwebster posted:

Unsexy indeed.  When it all becomes too much, just remember to chant the electrcians mantra.   OHM!

Bruce

Do you know why transformers HUM??????

CAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW THE WORDS.......

Lou sounds nice! But question whats the clicking in the first video?

 

Lionel oil pump is what is clicking.

  I thought it was the Cherubs that sing me to sleep, switching to a slow tap dance to finished the job  .   That click is embedded in my psyche under ''calm and soothing".

  I think I found the base of my next small layout today. Still need to meditate on the sight of it though  ..Ohmmmmm

A small faux stone fireplace of fiberglass.

  Christmas layout #2? A train entering the fire?(mirrors, track bending to 0-22 o.d.), Train in place of log and flames? (Mirror or size) Simple loop around the hearth?(needs spacing from wall)  A train running in place with a scrolling background? .. maybe in G scale?... Ohmmm 

 makes me very, very afraid.......

beardog posted:

 makes me very, very afraid.......

Oh, just add some gi-raffes and flamingos and it'll be fine!   

mike g. posted:

Nothing done in the train room the last couple days, but I have 4 walls up on the She Shed and 3 of them sided! WEEEEEE!

                  here is an idea Mike,  put the She Shed on wheels...

   nmp...

Paul, The wood chip cars, and the corner with the silos are really looking great!

John, Fantastic job on peopling your cars.  They aren't just sitting there straight ahead, many are turned in conversation!!  Looks great!

Ted, the diorama looks great as does the NKP pair!!!

Brian, Mobile she shed!  looks great!

Brian, thanks for the idea, I just might have to build her one so she can see it on the tracks when it goes by her real shed!

I have done a thing in 4 days now in the train room do to the shed, but I did order a 360 lazer level so I know my ledger  boards along the walls  will be right! Plus I know I will need it for more down the road!

Finished the CSX Executive "Michigan" Coach. After doing so many cars, I found another Preiser people pairing that looks good: two sisters sitting next to each other.

When I am long gone, hopefully these people will still be cruising the rails on some O-gauge layout.  My father and I liked working on our O-gauge Super-O layouts.  I credit him for teaching me to do the job well so it will last a long time.  He would love the new" Valley of Bridges" layout now under construction.

Sincerely, John Rowlen

Sitting at workbench waiting for glue to dry.  Don't like this pressed plastic stonework (you spray paint it, then paint individual stones by hand, then over spray with "mud") and it doesn't look as good as the Chooch "rubber" stone or the Ultimate Scenery System foam stone, both about twelve bucks per section.  However, l am clamping a section of the plastic to the foundation of my model of Matter's Mill. To see one of these mills done as kit suggests, look it up on the Bay. Mine has been bashed and is getting a wooden flume for an overshot wheel.  I am getting in some Chooch's for spillway, so progress will await that arrival.  It needs flume built, wheel mounted, and the spillway.

I ran two trains on my Ceiling Central Railroad this evening.  One was a freight pulled by my new Premier Western Maryland RSD5.  The other was a passenger train pulled by one of my two Premier Western Maryland H9 Consolidations.  Photography is bad in that area because of poor lighting.  Also, standing in the middle trying to video, I can get dizzy.  I need to fix up a way for my smartphone camera to video something.  I had a good time.

Well, it wasn't today, but a couple days ago, I repainted my MTH Jupiter's tender to be more accurate and this was the end result. All by hand, I might add. The guys down at my LHS thought I was crazy and impressed for attempting it. Might have to bring it down to show them.

Mark, Google "selfie stick", one may help keep the blood in your arms from rushing to your head...I get dizzy photographing the ceiling layout too  Heck anymore I get dizzy just standing up,; more often than not too.

  S-sticks range from Dollar Store items to Pro. There are also Bluetooth keychain remote shutter controllers for a phones camera (Some better S-Sticks can do BT remote too, most use the USB port so note the size/type, mini USB do vary. The ones I tried worked either camera (fwd or selfie).(selfie cam has got to be the biggest waste of pennies... In three years I've never felt a twinge of desire for using one, mine have really only gotten used by curious tests of quality and button accidents)

Free apps exist that can steady-cam a badly shot video too. I've got about 8-10 image apps alone. Each with a good enough gimick to bother with so many vs one or two... 

HOLD ON!

What's up with Mitch?

Mitch has been on the verge of homelessness for a while now.  Had his   

power shut off a few days ago. He could use some help. It is time to pay it 

forward.  His paypal is marmelmm@gmail.com. I have been sending him a few

bucks when I can, plus extra stuff that he can perhaps repair and sell. He has

asked here before, but his requests keep getting removed from the forum.

He is disabled and is trying, and trying to get SSD. So far no luck. Think he has another hearing

soon.

Search gofundme and look for M Mitchell Marmel, a way to help.