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Paul, That sounds like something I would do!! Have a good time with the Tuesday night group!!
Mark, thanks.
Jack118711 posted:Picked up this Y3 for a great price.
One of my all time favorite engines. The gargantuan front steam chest sold me as a boy when I got the book Yonder Comes The Train. It was a pleasant surprise finding that PRR acquired a few of them from N&W during the war. Gotta get me one some day.
Bruce
brwebster posted:Jack118711 posted:Picked up this Y3 for a great price.
One of my all time favorite engines. The gargantuan front steam chest sold me as a boy when I got the book Yonder Comes The Train. It was a pleasant surprise finding that PRR acquired a few of them from N&W during the war. Gotta get me one some day.
Bruce
The detail on this PS3 version is nuts. I would highly recommend it. My train setup is at my dads house 2 hours away so next time I’m there I’ll post a video of it on the track and all it’s glory!
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Way to catch it Paul! I hope it slides in smooth this morning! Have fun tonight with your group running trains!
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I've been invited by the Arkansas and Missouri Railroad to run gi-raffes at their booth at Bikes, Blues and BBQ in Fayetteville, AR this weekend.
So, I've gotten some gi-raffes ready for the occasion:
Mitch
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M. Mitchell Marmel posted:I've been invited by the Arkansas and Missouri Railroad to run gi-raffes at their booth at Bikes, Blues and BBQ in Fayetteville, AR this weekend.
So, I've gotten some gi-raffes ready for the occasion:
Mitch
Captain Obvious sez. Those gee-raphs wear sunglasses and scarves. That's funny!
Bruce
And, by the way, congratulations on the new gig, Mitch.
Mitch, that's great news! I sure hope you have fun! I know the kids will love it!
Ever start a project that you wish you hadn't taken on ! Here is mine: Decided I could (would) kit-bash 2 plasticville signal bridges together, install 3 light signal heads on it..... I have way too many hours invested in this build, but I don't seem to be able to quit and walk away, so having come this far, I'll complete it.... At least I have learned to solder wires I can't see without reading glasses, LOL!
Waiting for the signal head super glue gel to set up, then I'll assemble the relay panel with delays for the yellow lights, then weather it and get moving on to something less time consuming...
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I need a bigger room for my layout
getting jealous! Mine is so small
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Jack looks great, turntables do take a lot of room, although so does a transfer tabke.
Jushavnfun posted:Jack looks great, turntables do take a lot of room, although so does a transfer tabke.
Make me blush. You are correct about the turntable. Not sure if it was worth the HUGE hassle of installing it but it’s pretty cool.
You can't have Bikes, Blues and BBQ without bike bunnies... 
Fortescue, of course, will also be in attendance. 
Mitch
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Chris, I have trouble doing things I can’t see also. The signal bridge looks good!
Matt, so you brought out the big power! Looks good!
John, the track and bridge look good !
Jack, if you like it, it is worth it
chris a posted:Ever start a project that you wish you hadn't taken on ! Here is mine: Decided I could (would) kit-bash 2 plasticville signal bridges together, install 3 light signal heads on it..... I have way too many hours invested in this build, but I don't seem to be able to quit and walk away, so having come this far, I'll complete it.... At least I have learned to solder wires I can't see without reading glasses, LOL!
Waiting for the signal head super glue gel to set up, then I'll assemble the relay panel with delays for the yellow lights, then weather it and get moving on to something less time consuming...
Great project Chris! What a great experience and learning opportunity you have created, and that combined with the satisfaction of a job well done should make all the hours spent, well worth it! You will get far more pleasure and satisfaction out of saying "I made this" than you would by saying "I bought this". Well done!!!
IMHO - these type of projects represent the true essence of this hobby!
Cheers, Dave
jgtrh62 posted:
Impressive project. Are you constructing your own switches? Dave
At Paul's for train night and I see this sign to greet me. So what Paul doesn't realize is revenge is sweet....guess who isn't going to York this year unless I get an apology. I'm holding these hostage. If your going to poke the bull at least hide your badges.
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jgtrh62 posted:Chris your signal kitbash looks really good! I tried doing the same kitbash a while back but it was a major failure.
I’m currently installing some more bridges and a #8 LH turnout.
John,
Is the girder to the left made by Atlas?
briansilvermustang posted:
Brian thanks for posting a pic of my favorite diesel, a GP20!
Dave
John, Mark & Dave, Thanks for kind words.
Dave, yes, your comments were well timed, and spot on ! Managed to get it out the garage for an initial coat of flat black, and the extra work hiding wires, and making finials was worth the extra time spent.... Here's a few more in process photos...
John, that track and bridge work is meticulous ! Nice job on the piers under the deck plate bridge, I assume those are scratchbuilt ?
Think I'll get all my relays, wire and supplies out tonight and stage them so I can get the 10 relay panel going tomorrow.
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Carved cobblestones in some foamcore board.
I'd share pictures but they'd be about as exciting as the task itself. 
Chris A, Wow! Your layout is Looking Great, your art work, Technical skills, scenic detailing is getting closer to, yes, Norm C., and I am so glad your posting your progress here on the forum. Keep up the great work, it’s so nice.
Hello Larry, Thanks for the "Norm C" compliment. I have been a big fan of Norm's work for a very long time, so that compliment is encouraging.
Hope you are doing well, Larry... By the way, I am really pleased with the ZW-C set up I purchased from you last year, and now that I am expanding the layout, so that it will be 40 feet long, it's a good thing I got that set up with the 4 - 180 watt power bricks. Hope to be able to run at least 3 trains simultaneously on a main line that should end up being about 250 feet in length, plus tear down and make up new trains in the classification yard at the same time.
Chris
Organization in the work room today while giving a bunch of tube radios some playtime. See if you remember these brands....Hammerlund, Halicrafters, Magnavox, Zenith, Philco. The Magnavox is a high fidelity consol so it remained on most of the time.
As the number of tools increases there's need for better organization and access to them. I have a curious looking box of quarter sawn oak, about a foot square with slanted lid that up until now has served no practical purpose. It should make a handy small tool holder when I make inserts to fit the internal dividers. When closed it becomes a book stand, holding any reference material or instructions for the task at hand.
Was able to give the new Railing H10 a workout on the layout tonight. It's way more fun under DCS control and as usual it smokes like a fiend. At some future date I plan on upgrading the details to resemble the Premier model in the fleet, with double heading in mind.
Looking forward to adapting the future toolbox tomorrow. 73's all!
Bruce
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Had Tuesday night train group over. The rain held off, thank God, and it was a bigger turnout then I had anticipated. Almost to the point of Sardines. Showed off both layouts and for the first time the attic layout was hit by Gremlins. An engine died, cars kept uncoupling. But all and all it was a good get together with a lot of comradery. Although I may have overstep my bounds and now I will have to appoligize to a certain person about the sign on the door LOL. My badges for York are being held for ransom ( a formal apology ). LOL. On the plus side I got the control panel in place and powered up with Legacy and DCS installed. Later today I will connect more termial blocks to the control panel. All and all it was a great night of fun.............Paul
Thanx to Paul 2 and Shirley! I was one of those invited guests last night and had a lovely time. And, Paul, I want to say how impressed I was with the progress you have been making downstairs on you "switching" layout. Last time I saw it was last spring and it really shows the amount of work you put into it. The photos I've been seeing don't do it justice. Really looking forward to my next visit; Maybe by then you'll have the whole basement covered to where trains can run all around on a continuous loop.
Thanx again for having us.
Paul (#1) Fischer
Paul, I’m glad you had such a large turnout! How many folks are in the group?
Im sorry you had trouble with an engine and that you had some derailments! I’ll look forward to the control panel!
Ok Paul since you apologized I guess I won't have to do this.
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Mark Boyce posted:Paul, I’m glad you had such a large turnout! How many folks are in the group?
Im sorry you had trouble with an engine and that you had some derailments! I’ll look forward to the control panel!
We have about 40 guys in the group but most weeks we have about 25 or so show up. It's a great group and we really have a great time...all friends.
Wow Bryan!! That is a large group! I would never be able to fit 25 in my house much less even the expanded train room in planning!! Thank you!
Last night before turning in I briefly ran trains and at least thru out a few pieces of debris while doing so Oh yeah ... I had fun too!
luvindemtrains posted:briansilvermustang posted:
Brian thanks for posting a pic of my favorite diesel, a GP20!
Dave
http://www.burlingtonroute.org...esel_locomotives.php
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Not sure if I should use hot glue or a cyanoacrylate, gap filling glue.
Gary
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Gary, i’ve used super glue. Gel kind. Hot glue too messy in my opinion. Have fun.
