Sorry guys no work on the layout or bench I’ve had a bad infection in my big toe for months thought it was gout but it wasn’t it was a bad infection so they had to remove my toe nail yesterday when I get better I’ll start back on the bench and layout. Carry on
Get well and take all of those antibiotics
GET WELL SOON Lee !!!
Speedy recovery Lee so you can get back to the layout.............Paul
Johan, thanks for the information! Also cant wait to see the pictures!
Lee D. Take care of that big toe! Don't want you walking lopsided !
Lee, get well soon! All the best.
lee drennen posted:Sorry guys no work on the layout or bench I’ve had a bad infection in my big toe for months thought it was gout but it wasn’t it was a bad infection so they had to remove my toe nail yesterday when I get better I’ll start back on the bench and layout. Carry on
Good luck with the antibiotics, Lee. Sorry about the toe nail. I had a dresser fall on my big toe a few years back and the Doc took the nail off. It took a while but a new one formed good as new. Hope yours does too.
Hopefully a bad toe isn't some sort of OGR right of passage. Best wishes on a quick recovery, Lee. Thanks for the close ups of the '60. I can almost smell the burning oil....or is that the gas heater?
Mark, that video got me all choked up. My ceiling layout came down last winter during a room remodeling.
be back later today with some project pics.
Bruce
Brian, that is a lot of smoke for sure!! Izzy is going to get a lawyer to file a suit about second hand smoke damage! 
Lee, I'm glad it isn't gout, but I'm sure it hurts after all! Take care and get the infection cleared up.
Bryan, That is a nice thing to do for the host to sign a car.
Mike, I'm sitting up on the hill with you, although our hills are about 2500 miles apart! 
Hi guys,
This is my first post on this thread.
My layout is very much in its infancy but I decided to start weathering some buildings and such.
Here is my first attempt on an MTH engine stall:
I am also laying down some Woodland Scenics Ready Grass as a good base for the layout, I will get some pictures up when I finish that as well.
Thanks!
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Daniel, I'm glad you posted here! I think your mortar and window sills and frames look great! I'll look forward to seeing what else you do.
Daniel,
Looks great and don't be a stranger to this thread it is probably the best one on OGR for sharing and getting inspiration from others; not to mention the motivation to get stuff done so you can share with the group.
Good building to start weathering. Nice job so far.......Paul
Welcome aboard Daniel. The buildings look good. Keep the photos coming.
Great bunch of guys on the forum. Lot's of free advice, and support, laced with sarcasm from time to time.
Bob
Well I can't wait to post and see posts, my wife will confirm, sarcasm is my middle name so I think I will fit right it 😎😎
Thanks everyone!
Daniel J. Gonzalez posted:Hi guys,
This is my first post on this thread.
My layout is very much in its infancy but I decided to start weathering some buildings and such.
Here is my first attempt on an MTH engine stall:
I am also laying down some Woodland Scenics Ready Grass as a good base for the layout, I will get some pictures up when I finish that as well.
Thanks!
great start and have fun!
I was able to weather 20+ weaver coal cars with an airbrush! I was quite skeptical at first but turns out airbrushing is very easy if you take your time! I recommend to try if you are interested in weathering your trains!
NSRailfan100 posted:I was able to weather 20+ weaver coal cars with an airbrush! I was quite skeptical at first but turns out airbrushing is very easy if you take your time! I recommend to try if you are interested in weathering your trains!
I have looked, just not too sure if the expense is worth it for me.
If you don't mind me asking, what unit do you use and where did you buy it. If the price is right I might look into it. I could imagine it make life a lot easier.
Thanks!
Thanks guys for all the Well Wishes! I’ll be here on the side lines watching all these great builds I just can’t concentrate on building anything now have to keep my foot elevated I should be going by the weekend. And thanks again guys you’re the best
Hey John, I love your layout already! GEEPS and LEGOS!!! You my friend are living the life!
John D. posted:Lots of great stuff going on. Good work everyone.
Me? I'm excited to get to post this:
Congrats John! A future engineer I hope
Once again it was laundry time. So I had a chance to pull the lift out section out and start working on the wiring. All the track is wired up and I added another terminal block to accomodate the DC and accessory power. I had to drill a bigger hole for the other half of the plug because of all the wires. Decided to break because I have to look for my electrical tape. Pics.................Paul
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John D. posted:
Mazeltov!
Lee: Better call a toe truck!
Mitch
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I continued scenery work around brewery area and painted & weathered some lift bridge parts. The bridge still need weights, wires and more detailing parts.
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M. Mitchell Marmel posted:John D. posted:
Mazeltov!
Lee: Better call a toe truck!
Mitch
Mitch that’s funny! I like the flat cars
M. Mitchell Marmel posted:
Lee: Better call a toe truck!
Mitch
Now, that one caught me flat footed, Mitch 
Mitch, Good one on the cars!
Paul, Every Little bit of laundry helps.
John, Congratulations!!!
Apples55 posted:Now, that one caught me flat footed, Mitch
What, you never saw two foot gauge Lionels before?
Mitch
Fortescue did well at trick-or-treating:
Norma Bates Kitteh, on the other hand, was sublimely uninterested in the subject.
Mitch
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In the next few weeks, I plan to clean my track, do the odds and inns in maintenance, finish the wiring of accessories, and clean all the freight and passenger cars. You might say, “it’s time”, as the layout is 18 years old. So, I am starting by installing LED lighting in my passenger cars. My question, some of the windows in my Texas Special Passenger Set have mildew/discoloration in them. How do I clean them, or should I replace them....Thznk you for any advice.
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M. Mitchell Marmel posted:Apples55 posted:Now, that one caught me flat footed, Mitch
What, you never saw two foot gauge Lionels before?
Mitch
Really, Mitch - two foot gauge??? That’s what you’re going with... two foot gauge???
Well, at least I’ve finally figured out what your problem is... you’ve got two left feet 
Bob, here’s a shot of two that I have completed and had the bad couplers. I swapped the bad one of each with the two good ones the were on the observation car. While I was at it I installed LEDs in the car on the left.
Larry
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M. Mitchell Marmel posted:John D. posted:
Mazeltov!
Lee: Better call a toe truck!
Mitch
I have heard of putting one foot in front of the other.But this takes to another new level.
After his Halloween "Trick or Treat" walk about, the little guy and I got one of our bargain table $5.00 engines from April running last night. It is a 1971-1972 Lionel 8142 4-4-2 that may have been through a basement flooding due to the incredible amounts of silty dirt we cleaned out of it. Possibly upside-down, as the motor itself was pretty clean. After a good cleaning, oil and grease, it started moving with quite a bit of sparking at the wheels and pickups. After a quick check for any dead shorts or real flames, we ran it some more, and within a couple minutes it was running quite smoothly! It even gave a couple puffs out the stack, so we added about 8 drops of JT smoke fluid, which to our delight, makes this engine our best smoker so far. It pulled 7 cars pretty easily, and will run fairly slow and steady. The next step is to work on the "Mighty Sounds of Steam" tender that we picked up separately at another show.
Slowhands, That sounds like a very successful find that you cleaned up and got running again!!
Ok Guys, here is go!
Daniel, welcome to OGR forum, you going to love it here with all the great people and information shared! Your weathering is looking great! Keep up the nice work and post!
NSRAILFAN100, wow 20+ cars, you must have been at it for awhile! Just a side question, what compressor are you using for airbrush system?
JOHN D. CONGRATS! FROM NOW ON LIFE JUST GETS BETTER!
Paul2, looks like your almost done with the lift out section! A couple more loads of laundry and your done! If you don't have enough to was, I bet you could get Bryan to bring some over and while there he could help you look for your electrical tape!
JOHAN, that sure is quite the lift bridge! Also from what I can see you sure have a great looking layout!
LeapinLarry, I bet you have tons of passenger cars after 18 years! Sure sounds like a huge undertaking! As for the windows, I would suggest trying DAWN dish soap, it seams to clean everything!
Larry, the cars look great!
Slowhands, sure sounds like a wonderful night! Trick or Treating and bringing an old engine back to life! The best part was you had your little helper there to make sure you were doing everything right! LOL
@Slowhands: Attaboy! Don't forget: Don't fire up that MSoS tender until you replace the foam padding on the circuit board!
Mitch
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M. Mitchell Marmel posted:@Slowhands: Attaboy! Don't forget: Don't fire up that MSoS tender until you replace the foam padding on the circuit board!
Mitch
Thanks for the reminder! I had read about that back in April or May when we first got the tender. The tether clip on the tender is missing, so I do have to either try to find one or get creative.
What layout? Now that the attic is cooler it may be time I got back to work up there.
None the less, lots of irons in the fire at the bench these past few weeks.
Here's a Williams brass K4s in 2 rail straight out of the box and behind it another one which had previously been upgraded to look better. Besides the brunswick green paint, a more correct PW pilot and low hung bell were added. A failed fan driven smoke unit had killed all operation.
I swapped out much of the railings for thinner gauge phosphor bronze then blacked out the tires. Some other boiler details were added by me then it was on to fixing operation. Removing the smoke unit, while remedying a short, still brought no joy until I took off the tender shell and found a DCC decoder inside. With the addition of working rear markers and a cab light, all works as new. Cosmetically, its still a work in progress with no plans for the stock engine..........yet.
Returning to my CLW GP35, I spent some time adding lighting and a decoder. The DCC is an MRC diesel kit for G applications but appears to work fine in O gauge. Found at a recent swap meet, sure wish I'd bought more of them at $5 a pop. Markers are now manually controlled with F3 as well as manual rule 17 lighting. Again, another work in progress...next chore will be cab details.
low beam
High beam
Returning to my CPR van, I fiddled with the brass details on this end, completing the body assembly. the closed storm door at this end is held on with magnets, for removal when painting. Out back I hung some markers containing LEDs. Wiring remains temporary until the interior is permanently affixed. Right now, the interior is at the beginning stages and is removable for ease of assembly.
After many goes at trying to produce a smooth running doorstop, I hit upon this configuration in my old Max Gray K4s. Both the motor and the home made vibration damper were parts for an old HP printer. When removed from the test rollers it now runs super smooth and quiet.
I think that's enough for now.
Bruce
