What did you do on your layout today?

Mark Boyce posted:

Mike, I’m glad to hear from you, but sorry you have the flu so bad!!  Rest and get well!

John R, that is a bummer about the Santa Fe engine!

Andy, the streets and walls look great.  I always like lots of grade variations!

Chris, the walls look great!

Jim, Yes a big difference being a kid mopping, sweeping, and mowing and an adult with all the seemingly unrelated tasks and hassles they give you!

Mark for sure!  

Mike I can send you that stuff I have sitting here for you!  That may make you feel better!   Drink drink drink.  And they should have given you Theraflu !  

Jim 

Feel better Mike G., Chris, the walls are fantastic! Great scenes! I’ve had success with the 1/8” Masonite too, I figured I’d play this one straight ;-) pun intended😁. Thank you Mark.

Andy

Vincent Massi posted:

NSRailFan, those are two great-looking locos. On the second one, I was impressed by how sharp-looking those boxcars are.

 

Thanks! It’s a mix of Lionel, MTH, and Kline Scale reefers!

Welcome back Mike- hope you are feeling better soon. Got my flu shot back in November. I'm a firm believer in that one every year.

Chris, Andy, great work.

John- looks like you have lot's of luck with Lionel....all bad of course.

Elliot $5K WOW Obviously your empire takes some serious cash to keep afloat. More power and rolling stock never hurts.

Great funnies Brian!

Just want you all to know I'm doing my best to keep up.....

Bob

         nice WM Bob !!!

               here you go, some more D&H...       

                  https://ogrforum.com/...c/mth-railking-alcos

mike g. posted:

Hi guys, I was going to comment on all the work being done here, but I have run out of energy just reading all the great post! Sure has been a lot of great work going on!

As for me I spent 4 hours at the ER last night for them to confirm that yes I do have the flu, and there really isn't anything they can do for me. Was told to just ride it out! Its kicking my butt!

Hope you are all well, and Brian take it easy with your back.

                    thanks Mike,  you get better too, soon !!  miss your posts...

                 Marci caught these yesterday in Maumee while she was out...

       out in the back yard last summer...  hurry up spring,  getting closer...

                                       I see the light...

                                                 at the end of the tunnel...

Last night, I camouflaged an HO scale turnout I have been meaning to hide for a very long time. They don't make curved turnouts in On30, so I had to use an HO scale one.

I also changed a foot path, which never looked right to me, starting over with scraping down to the plywood. Before, the dirt had been placed over top of ground foam and it never looked correct.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

          scenery looks great Lee

CBS Railroad has just finished the rebuild of Santa Fe Dash 9 Number 650.  The locomotive was purchased from Caruso's Railroad Supply of NJ and The CBS shop crew updated the locomotives engine controls with electronics from ERR by 3rd Rail.  The CBS Railroad would like to thank Royz Trains the service representative for ERR controls.

I spent the evening watching Ryan from Lionel speak with Ken from TrainWorld going over the new catalog!  Very interesting and informative FB live episode! Sounds like the stuff I want wont be available until late fall.  Hope yall watched that! 

I need to get a coaling tower, the Lionel coaling tower looks nice.  Andy of  you have ideas on which one to get?   Dont seem to be a lot of them out there?

Jim

Folks, I'm embarrassed by the simplicity of what I do, compared to the complexity of what most of you do.

I finished constructing My Underwater Kingdom (MUK). I didn't like the Treasure Island dockyard, so I sold it to Bruce Wayne. He is using it to store his used Batmobile collection.

And the 1949 Mercury Custom? In an old black and white movie serial, Bruce Wayne drove it by day with the top down, and Batman drove it by night with the top up.  

Good morning everyone, thank you for the get well wishes! Just a little insight, I did get a flu shot this year and have bee for the past 10 years, guess the flu didn't see the sign the I had the shot. As for the Thermaflu I had 2 different Doctors tell me all it would do is take a lot more money out of my pocket for little or no effect on my flu!

I will check back in later, today makes it 5 days of no train room action!

          hope you're feeling somewhat better Mike !   hang in there

Big_Boy_4005 posted:

Well, I haven't even been downstairs yet today, but I just spent a lot of money on trains. I called Charlie Ro and placed my pre-order for the new Lionel catalog. Four more engines, the oil train, a bunch of tank car 3 packs, some hoppers, and the UP excursion set expansion 2 pack. List was over 5K. Pre-order knocks that down quite a bit.

My wife came into the train room and stopped, she believes the room is now full.

Vincent Massi posted:

Folks, I'm embarrassed by the simplicity of what I do, compared to the complexity of what most of you do.

I finished constructing My Underwater Kingdom (MUK). I didn't like the Treasure Island dockyard, so I sold it to Bruce Wayne. He is using it to store his used Batmobile collection.

And the 1949 Mercury Custom? In an old black and white movie serial, Bruce Wayne drove it by day with the top down, and Batman drove it by night with the top up.  

          COOL PHOTO !!

                                                 love '49 Merc's...

Big_Boy_4005 posted:

Well, I haven't even been downstairs yet today, but I just spent a lot of money on trains. I called Charlie Ro and placed my pre-order for the new Lionel catalog. Four more engines, the oil train, a bunch of tank car 3 packs, some hoppers, and the UP excursion set expansion 2 pack. List was over 5K. Pre-order knocks that down quite a bit.

Enjoy the prewar stuff with a little new stuff sprinkled in

That 1949 Mercury Custom was so beautiful that a billionaire could drive one.

j. constible posted:

Big_Boy_4005 posted:

Well, I haven't even been downstairs yet today, but I just spent a lot of money on trains. I called Charlie Ro and placed my pre-order for the new Lionel catalog. Four more engines, the oil train, a bunch of tank car 3 packs, some hoppers, and the UP excursion set expansion 2 pack. List was over 5K. Pre-order knocks that down quite a bit.

My wife came into the train room and stopped, she believes the room is now full.

Hate to say it but she may be right....

Very impressive collection

    time to start a new room...

That was my thought, but its convincing the wife the need is bigger than the want

RSJB18 posted:

j. constible posted:

Big_Boy_4005 posted:

Well, I haven't even been downstairs yet today, but I just spent a lot of money on trains. I called Charlie Ro and placed my pre-order for the new Lionel catalog. Four more engines, the oil train, a bunch of tank car 3 packs, some hoppers, and the UP excursion set expansion 2 pack. List was over 5K. Pre-order knocks that down quite a bit.

My wife came into the train room and stopped, she believes the room is now full.

Hate to say it but she may be right....

Very impressive collection

thank ya kindly, half of it is still under the tables, I could get banned from train meets

Big Boy, let's be reasonable.

If your wife is able to get into the room, it isn't full.

mike g. posted:

Hi guys, I was going to comment on all the work being done here, but I have run out of energy just reading all the great post! Sure has been a lot of great work going on!

As for me I spent 4 hours at the ER last night for them to confirm that yes I do have the flu, and there really isn't anything they can do for me. Was told to just ride it out! Its kicking my butt!

Hope you are all well, and Brian take it easy with your back.

Sorry you have the flu, Mike, but glad it's just the flu. Hot lemonade with honey settles the stomach and soothes the throat. Add Jameson's and it soothes the soul.

It seems back injuries are epidemic with many guys I know, including some brothers on this forum. I have felt your pain brothers. It doesn't last forever.

j. constible posted:

Big_Boy_4005 posted:

Well, I haven't even been downstairs yet today, but I just spent a lot of money on trains. I called Charlie Ro and placed my pre-order for the new Lionel catalog. Four more engines, the oil train, a bunch of tank car 3 packs, some hoppers, and the UP excursion set expansion 2 pack. List was over 5K. Pre-order knocks that down quite a bit.

Enjoy the prewar stuff with a little new stuff sprinkled in

Thats a pretty nice collection for a beginner! : )   

Jim

carsntrains posted:

j. constible posted:

Big_Boy_4005 posted:

Well, I haven't even been downstairs yet today, but I just spent a lot of money on trains. I called Charlie Ro and placed my pre-order for the new Lionel catalog. Four more engines, the oil train, a bunch of tank car 3 packs, some hoppers, and the UP excursion set expansion 2 pack. List was over 5K. Pre-order knocks that down quite a bit.

Enjoy the prewar stuff with a little new stuff sprinkled in

Thats a pretty nice collection for a beginner! : )   

Jim

so true, just a lot of trading

Vincent Massi posted:

Big Boy, let's be reasonable.

 

If your wife is able to get into the room, it isn't full.

makes sense to me.

j. constible posted:

Vincent Massi posted:

Big Boy, let's be reasonable.

 

If your wife is able to get into the room, it isn't full.

makes sense to me.

first time running sense rehab of train

          WOW !    nice looking train and train room

briansilvermustang posted:

          WOW !    nice looking train and train room

I sold the train to a friend 30 years ago. He passed away a couple of years ago at 93 without restoring it. His daughter sold it back to me and I decided to restore and run it. It runs great.

Added some basic ground cover to the recently installed elevated area. The first three pictures are the ground cover, in the last four, I added a little greenery. Trees/bushes/trackside debris to follow in the future.

Andy

Mike, hope you get over the flu quick. Wife and I had something like that at Christmas. Lasted over two weeks. 

Well today so far I got the table frame, the cross braces and the bridge shoes painted. Once the shoes are dry I can make sure my measurments are right for the bridge abutments and I can then start cutting out the pieces. Pics...........Paul

paul 2 posted:

Mike, hope you get over the flu quick. Wife and I had something like that at Christmas. Lasted over two weeks. 

Well today so far I got the table frame, the cross braces and the bridge shoes painted. Once the shoes are dry I can make sure my measurments are right for the bridge abutments and I can then start cutting out the pieces. Pics...........Paul

 

 

Looks good Paul.    What are you going to name the gorge??   Now you got me wanting to get some Menards bridges!

Jim

Nice work Andy

That corner looks a lot like a ready-to-harvest wheat field that needs a John Deere Combine working it and and farm scene background-maybe flats and a few trees and folks including 4-legged. (and a long-handled duster). 

Thanks Paul, the wife and I are both battling it! Man dose it suck! Your bench work is looking great, when do you think you will make the big cut for the gorge ?

I might have to run down to the store and pick us up some Jameson's and honey! LOL Heard that's what we need!

Mike, I was waiting for the paint to dry to  move some stuff. Place the bridges once more to make sure I have them in the right place and and penciled in. ..............Paul

                       Good Luck Mike, hope you guys feel better...

                 https://www.thelocationguide.c...for-jameson-whiskey/

briansilvermustang posted:

 

                       Good Luck Mike, hope you guys feel better...

 

One teaspoon honey, one teaspoon lemon, one teaspoon tea, one cup Jameson Irish Whiskey! 

Will make you go CHOO CHOO!!! : )

Jim

mike g. posted:

Thanks Paul, the wife and I are both battling it! Man dose it suck! Your bench work is looking great, when do you think you will make the big cut for the gorge ?

I might have to run down to the store and pick us up some Jameson's and honey! LOL Heard that's what we need!

Mike;

So glad to hear you and your wife are on the mend. Hopefully you’ll be back in the train room soon. If you lived a lot closer, I’d offer you something from my medicine cabinet...

Not a fan of the juice of the barley myself - prefer the juice of the corn, BUT the Redbreast is mighty fine stuff.

Well guys I got the lemon juice and the honey! I couldn't see my self spending $37.00 for a 5th and that's all they had, I guess we will have to try it with some CROWN!

Now the big question is how am I spose to mix it?