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Dr. Joe, don't worry John will take care of you just like he did me! He is understanding and willing to help The best he can!
Chris, again Such very nice work, I am just wondering if your going to add a motor to it to run the hook up and down?
Paul, you sure cant beat the price of $3 bucks each! Plus you scored a nice looking Kline reefer! Sure sounds like a good day to me!
Pete, that sure sounds like a cool idea! What a great grandpa! You sure are setting the line high for some of the rest of us! LOL
Brian, I had a wonderful day, it even got better with the Seahawks win! Look out Elliot! LOL
So this morning I said I was going to the train room to work and would post picture if I got anything done.
Well here are the pictures. First off I wanted to add some extra support to the upper loop without having to add legs. I hope you all don't mind that I mixed Steel with wood, but it sure makes for a strong loop!
When I was done with that I had time to play a little with some 4" foam a friend gave me and this is what I came up with sofar! I am going to make it flat on top so I can still use my airfield that Mo and Larry Sr. helped me figure out! So sit back and enjoy the picture show! Please leave comments of what you think, either way!
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mike g. posted:So this morning I said I was going to the train room to work and would post picture if I got anything done.
Well here are the pictures. First off I wanted to add some extra support to the upper loop without having to add legs. I hope you all don't mind that I mixed Steel with wood, but it sure makes for a strong loop!
When I was done with that I had time to play a little with some 4" foam a friend gave me and this is what I came up with sofar! I am going to make it flat on top so I can still use my airfield that Mo and Larry Sr. helped me figure out! So sit back and enjoy the picture show! Please leave comments of what you think, either way!
Looking good Mike!! you'll have some track down and be running trains in no time!!
Mike G: Very impressive with the angle iron supports, I agree, legs just get in the way. I thought about a really small motor for the crane, but honestly I'd have to redo the gears, they are rough white metal castings. As it was I had to use jeweler's files to remove the casting flashing .... Not really dependable gear mesh.. but that's ok.
Many thanks for Mark, Mike, John, Johan, Matt, Dave C, Paul for all the positive feedback on the crane project. Sorry if I overlooked anyone.
Mike, You will be able to run the heaviest o Gauge engines ever produced on that bridge!! That’s what I needed for my Christmas layout upper level! Looks great!!
Mike, vertical seams are very hard to hide in anything but retaining walls.
If you can make them diagnal "bent" or jagged, it will help them hide. be it rocks or terrain.
Straight and plumb lines are just too rare for it to look "natural"....
oh; plumb....thin water falls would fill in at least one seam naturally
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Like the Milwaukee RR cars. Is that an old Mercury in the background of the RR Station?
M. Mitchell Marmel posted:
OK- one of your better posts Mitch....I'm still laughing 
An ode to the humble Popsicle stick
decoynh posted:Like the Milwaukee RR cars. Is that an old Mercury in the background of the RR Station?
yes, close to the one I sold in 2005 when I ordered my Mustang...
a 1949 4 door, handles shaved, matte black, lowered the old way, heated front springs, lowering blocks in back, '48 Chevy headlight rings, painted black to look frenched in, flat head V-8, 3 speed on the column... dual exhaust, sounded good... really miss that car... a fun car to cruise in...
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Adriatic posted:Mike, vertical seams are very hard to hide in anything but retaining walls. If you can make them diagnal "bent" or jagged, it will help them hide. be it rocks or terrain. Straight and plumb lines are just too rare for it to look "natural".... oh; plumb....thin water falls would fill in at least one seam naturally
Stick an old sandwich there. The mold will soon cover the seams.
briansilvermustang posted:decoynh posted:Like the Milwaukee RR cars. Is that an old Mercury in the background of the RR Station?
yes, close to the one I sold in 2005 when I ordered my Mustang...
a 1949 4 door, handles shaved, matte black, lowered the old way, heated front springs, lowering blocks in back, '48 Chevy headlight rings, painted black to look frenched in, flat head V-8, 3 speed on the column... dual exhaust, sounded good... really miss that car... a fun car to cruise in...
SWEET!
HCSader73 posted:Adriatic posted:Mike, vertical seams are very hard to hide in anything but retaining walls. If you can make them diagnal "bent" or jagged, it will help them hide. be it rocks or terrain. Straight and plumb lines are just too rare for it to look "natural".... oh; plumb....thin water falls would fill in at least one seam naturallyStick an old sandwich there. The mold will soon cover the seams.
LOL
Thanks everyone for the positive response!
Chris, either way its a cool looking crane and with it being a kit bash makes it even more impressive!
Butch, thanks for the information on hiding joints!
I hope to get my cork road bed this week sometime so I can start putting that down, then lay the track I have. Then it's going to be slow cause as you all know track is not cheap! and I have a lot of switches to get!
But just like everything else there is always something I can do to keep things moving forward!
What did I do? I finally started building the benchwork!
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gunrunnerjohn posted:What did I do? I finally started building the benchwork!
I've been wanting to follow a build using this benchwork. It looks like it should be fast work. Best of luck.
It's pretty fast, I only have less than three hours into it, the first was organizing stuff, once you get moving the technique gets "old-hat" and you can move right along. It seems very solid, and I've been told that the top adds a major amount of stability, so I expect this to be rock solid.
gunrunnerjohn posted:What did I do? I finally started building the benchwork!
Needs more popsicle sticks.
(Proving that popsicle sticks and gi-raffes go well together, here is Fortescue J. Gi-raffe getting ready to use his diving board into his private indoor pool!)
Mitch
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Hey...I resemble those remarks....the only thing I have against popsicle stick builds is they didn't have fudgesicle on the end
Think big Mitch
"I Fortescue will now dive three thousand thousandths landing on a block of cement...."On my head yet!"
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Adriatic posted:Hey...I resemble those remarks....the only thing I have against popsicle stick builds is they didn't have fudgesicle on the end
Think big Mitch
"I Fortescue will now dive three thousand thousandths landing on a block of cement...."On my head yet!"
Mike - Excellent work today. In the words of late President Bush 41, “CAVU”, Ceiling And Visibility Unlimited. I’m about 7 hrs away at 450 knots.
Mike, great job on the mountain; the LEDs are terrific.
Lopping off the top of a mountain for an airport reminds me of the airport in Texarkana that I flew commercial in and out of many years ago--looked just like what you built. Every landing was on the front of the stripes and engine reverse was instant on touchdown; roll-out was on the stripes, too.
Painted an MPC era milk stand for the Christmas tree layout in Holiday colors--literally waiting for the silver paint to dry on the steps before reassembling the stand.
Have a few more items to paint in the same colors.
PS: When I saw the photo I thought I'd scratched the green platform, but it's just a reflection--whew!
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mike g. posted:Went out and played alittle in the train room today! Here are a few pictures of my day
Mike, that's a great Summit! Dave
Mike, what is that, a chopper field? 
A for me, I ordered the last of the Woodland Scenics lighting plugs to get the last of my structures wired up. I love that they have dimmer switches on them, so when the two structures that need interiors are completed, I can crank up the lights to those.
Lee, Mike's airfield goes way on into the backdrop!
Hi Guys, I am glad you like the airfield! Lee don't worry there will be a chopper or 2 out there, maybe even more! Planes for sure!
Matt, Carl, and Dave I too have flown into airstrips like this also! I am thinking about raising the back so it slops down towards the front to make it easier for people to see! Any thoughts?
Mike, nice work so far. I think everything will tie in perfectly. The runway looks good lit up........Paul
Thanks Bro! I had to do some track rearranging to make room for this amazing train station I got from a wonderful guy!
mike g. posted:Hi Guys, I am glad you like the airfield! Lee don't worry there will be a chopper or 2 out there, maybe even more! Planes for sure!
Matt, Carl, and Dave I too have flown into airstrips like this also! I am thinking about raising the back so it slops down towards the front to make it easier for people to see! Any thoughts?
Yes, slope the landing strip!
The air field is sharp Mike. I was wondering what that green glow in the western sky was coming from....
Very cool. I'd tilt it a little for better viewing.
Bob
mike g. posted:I am thinking about raising the back so it slops down towards the front to make it easier for people to see! Any thoughts?
Heck just do what these Germans did:
Adriatic posted:Hey...I resemble those remarks....the only thing I have against popsicle stick builds is they didn't have fudgesicle on the end
Think big Mitch
"I Fortescue will now dive three thousand thousandths landing on a block of cement...."On my head yet!"
Here you go Mitch- for your next project
I think it would hold a Big Boy and a Gi-raffe. I'll let the stick have the last word
Thanks Bob, I think it would be better for viewing also!
I have seen that before Lee, But that is just to much for me! Plus I didn't see any trains in the video! LOL
Yes, I think a tilt would be advantageous!
So Lee, now Mike would have to build another addition to house something like that German airport!
What did I do today on my layout?
Nothing, but I did finish reading all 629 pages of this thread! Especially impressed with the work of @Patrick H and @Larry Sr. over the past five years! Fantastic.
Whew!!
Whoops! My posting took it to 630 pages!
Joe, Patrick H’s layout was something to behold. I visited twice after he had pretty much finished it. He is a really nice guy too. His family business has kept him away from trains since his father passed.
