Lee .. Frisco and PA?? I reckon that works?
Kon always good video.. Why do I always think is see some Southern stuff in the background?? LOL
Jim
carsntrains posted:Lee .. Frisco and PA?? I reckon that works?
Kon always good video.. Why do I always think is see some Southern stuff in the background?? LOL
Jim
Thanks. I have a good amount of southern items. That caboose is a K line, only company that did them with the yellow bays to my knowledge.
Chris,
The building looks great! Nice work Joe!
Andy
Andy, Lee, your scenes are really nice! Great work.
Andy
Mark Boyce posted:Larry,
Yes, you miss 3 or 4 days and you have a couple hours you need to devote if you are going to catch up. It's that, or skim through, or give up and look at the last couple of posts. There is a lot of participation for sure!
Mark,
I usually end up doing the skimming.
Larry
Have been very unproductive lately, with other "snakes" to kill, but have finished applying the strips of "wood"shingles to roof of scratch built logging cook house. About done roofing, with application of portions of corrugated metal where heat and cooking chimney pipes come through roof. Still mulling over kitchen interior for a 1940 cookhouse...must have had icebox, but wonder if logging run return brought block ice out into woods?
Forgot this pic , but here’s the edit.
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Kon112H posted:carsntrains posted:Lee .. Frisco and PA?? I reckon that works?
Kon always good video.. Why do I always think is see some Southern stuff in the background?? LOL
Jim
Thanks. I have a good amount of southern items. That caboose is a K line, only company that did them with the yellow bays to my knowledge.
Kon I just pulled the trigger on these !!!! Been eyeing them for a few days and decided YES! Had a 5.00 coupon too!
This is one I got last year in a batch for 10 bucks.
Picked up a Lionel Southern bunk car this week also! To go with my MOW stuff!
My hobby shop has 3 of those TOFC in Southern but I'm convinced they are from the late 60s or 70s at best!
Jim
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carsntrains posted:Lee .. Frisco and PA?? I reckon that works?
Of course! If it looks good, it is good.
The Frisco never did make it to San Francisco, but I saw some of their cars in either Indiana or South Carolina.
Kon, that's a nice video.
Joe, that's an interesting lay-out, with some good ideas I can try to use. But where is the Lionel windmill?
Vincent Massi posted:Joe, that's an interesting lay-out, with some good ideas I can try to use. But where is the Lionel windmill?
Ah! I forgot to show it. Sorry. I will take another shot. In fact, what I will do is a video update. Look for that tomorrow.
Dr Joe
carsntrains posted:Well what a day so far. Had to work over an hour. Got home to a package Mike G sent me (thanks Mike!) but couldn't fool with it because I had to go to shopping for yarn with my wife. Big plus is where we went is close to the hobby shop! Where I scored the "new" looking woodland scenic windmill! For a LOT less than Ive seen it online! 39.99 plus tax because I had a Valentine coupon!! YAY!!
So I got home and got to work on the tank cars Mike sent me. Very nice parts he sent to fix them. Ready to put them back together if I can find some screws to use on them. If not I will have to run to the Home Depot or Lowes! Mike also sent me some wheel sets to go on another tank car I had that was missing them! Inspired me to get into my two tubs of brand new 35 year old rolling stock and get a tank car out of that batch! So I got out a Detroit & Mackinac boxcar that I really like too! Its a 6464 boxcar I think. Will take some pictures when I get the trucks on the other tank cars.
Chris your building is looking good!
Paul its all coming together now aint it!!
Bob don't get to work. Get to play! And enjoy your choo choo!!
Mark I'm glad your feeling better.
Dr. Joe you are getting close to needing to expand!
Thank you Mike G!!!
Jim
Ah! Yes, indeed. But I think I will go up, not out. Am gonna try and resurrect an old Shuco Disneyland Monorail to run down main street. Take a look at what this guy did: Massive Monorail Layout
LaramieJoe posted:carsntrains posted:Well what a day so far. Had to work over an hour. Got home to a package Mike G sent me (thanks Mike!) but couldn't fool with it because I had to go to shopping for yarn with my wife. Big plus is where we went is close to the hobby shop! Where I scored the "new" looking woodland scenic windmill! For a LOT less than Ive seen it online! 39.99 plus tax because I had a Valentine coupon!! YAY!!
So I got home and got to work on the tank cars Mike sent me. Very nice parts he sent to fix them. Ready to put them back together if I can find some screws to use on them. If not I will have to run to the Home Depot or Lowes! Mike also sent me some wheel sets to go on another tank car I had that was missing them! Inspired me to get into my two tubs of brand new 35 year old rolling stock and get a tank car out of that batch! So I got out a Detroit & Mackinac boxcar that I really like too! Its a 6464 boxcar I think. Will take some pictures when I get the trucks on the other tank cars.
Chris your building is looking good!
Paul its all coming together now aint it!!
Bob don't get to work. Get to play! And enjoy your choo choo!!
Mark I'm glad your feeling better.
Dr. Joe you are getting close to needing to expand!
Thank you Mike G!!!
Jim
Ah! Yes, indeed. But I think I will go up, not out. Am gonna try and resurrect an old Shuco Disneyland Monorail to run down main street. Take a look at what this guy did: Massive Monorail Layout
WOW that is cool! You have one of those? I see a Disney monorail for sale near me. It does interest me but if I go up if will be all Southern Railways!
Jim
carsntrains posted:Ah! Yes, indeed. But I think I will go up, not out. Am gonna try and resurrect an old Shuco Disneyland Monorail to run down main street. Take a look at what this guy did: Massive Monorail Layout
WOW that is cool! You have one of those? I see a Disney monorail for sale near me. It does interest me but if I go up if will be all Southern Railways!
Jim
Yep, but with only 20' feet of rail. Bought it in France last year. They are hard to find here, are true collectibles, and ... you ought to get it!!!
I woke up at 5:00 A.M. and finished another package of 24 Preiser 65602 Unpainted Seated People in Blue. This pack of 24 has more white paint added to the previous Blue paint used last month. It gives me a variation of a lighter pastel blue clothing for mixing people in the passenger cars. I have painted six boxes of 24 in the past three weeks and have six more to paint.
Yesterday I ordered eleven more 24-packs from two different German Hobby Shops that sell on Ebay. That will give me another 264 people on the way from Germany. They should arrive about the time I finish the six packs I have left. I purchased the figures now because three years ago they were out-of-production for over a year. Each box of 24 makes five Preiser Factory Figure packs that sell for over $150.00 when purchased individually, not counting shipping. I figure I save $120.00 per 24 people that I paint myself. Having painted 135 boxes so far, that is a significant savings. The people now ride inside the 139 Atlas O and Lionel 21" passenger cars I have detailed. I like passenger cars. Or I like painting. It gives me something to do as I care for my mother while she sleeps late at night.
Sincerely, John Rowlen
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John- your dedication to your little community is amazing.
Kon- you have a beautiful layout. Love watching your videos.
Dr. Joe- nice work on the signs and details. You are nearing an extension soon. (The mono-rail video was cool too).
Lee- that Weaver stuff is nice.
Paul- the gorge and bridges are coming together nicely. Keep up the good work.
Chris- the new building flats look nice. Should fill that corner perfectly.
Apologies if I missed anyone- really hard to keep up with this thread lately.
Bob
Apples55 posted:redball342 posted:Hi all!
APPLES55 I would think the M2's are long gone (how my years ago did you ride them?) rail cars last 40 to 50 years. I work on the procurement of the LIRR M8's and/or MNR/LIRR M9's almost every day.
REDBALL342
Redball;
I regularly road the M2’s on the Harlem Line from 2003 until I retired in 2012. After retirement, I caught them every so often when I went into the city. From what I can find online, it appears that they ended service in December, 2018, but a Metro-North Facebook group I belong to has indicated that there may still be a few running. They are definitely on the endangered list
Redball342- I read an article in Newsday the other day that they are finally going to start phasing out the M3's. I though they were supposed to go years ago when the M7's arrived? Hope you get to start on a layout one day. We've all been in the same position at one time or another.
Bob
John, if you ever decide to do a lay-out of Darby O'Gill and the Little People, it will be grand.
Andy. Thanks for the complement
Bob. Thanks I appreciate your complement
Jim. I know we have a problem. The Dough Hill Coal Company has been working on this problem for months and I think they finally got it solved. That Frisco car just slipped through the cracks due to poor manifest dispatching.
lee drennen posted:That Frisco car just slipped through the cracks due to poor manifest dispatching.
Nonsense! It's perfectly legit!
Mitch
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This morning I pulled out the nails holding the cork down till the glue dried. I was going to get out the paint and paint the cork but instead decided to do the cork on the other side of the bridges. So now waiting for those to dry and then I'll paint them all at once. But first I'll get my palm sander out and taper the cork to the bridges so it is flush there. This afternoon after lunch I am going to see what have left in pink foam board and start laying in the gorge. Pics..............Paul
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Lake disaster LOL. I got a good laugh this morning when I came down to work on scenery and found my lake had a bad chemical reaction. No big deal I was just starting it. Apparently the partial part of the old lake and the new didn't get along. I have now cut it out and sealed with Woodland Scenic Flex Paste. Here are a few photos for your amusement.
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I dunno, Dave, you coulda played it for laughs...
Mitch
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M. Mitchell Marmel posted:I dunno, Dave, you coulda played it for laughs...
Mitch
That looks good Mitch one of my sons and my wife made similar suggestions.
lee drennen posted:Andy. Thanks for the complement
Bob. Thanks I appreciate your complement
Jim. I know we have a problem. The Dough Hill Coal Company has been working on this problem for months and I think they finally got it solved. That Frisco car just slipped through the cracks due to poor manifest dispatching.
Ah I see. I have to figure out how to legitimize a Detroit & Mackinac boxcar I added to the layout last night. Not sure if the Southern Railway made it up that far.. : )
Jim
Added an ERR AC Commander and a Railsounds 3 board to a command ready mid 90's Lionel Santa Fe GP9. I also added an AC Commander to a Postwar Lionel GP7 repainted to Santa Fe zebra stripes (was originally a Burlington). They run very well together "lashed up" in 100 speed step mode.
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Got the cork roadbed painted. Have to see how much foam board I have have and if it is enough to get started. I know I will have to run to Menards to get maybe a 2' X 4' piece of two inch. Pics..............Paul
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Got this guy running today and took some pics of it and more Weaver Rolling Stock
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Lee, that is one nice video.
But that yellow car with the dark brown stripe is one of the sharpest-looking vehicles I have ever seen.
Paul, the bridge area is coming along. Nice progress. Dave, I’ve had my share of do overs! Lee, nice video!
Andy
Just added some ground cover in the area in front of the recently installed retaining wall, and in the area behind the grade.
Andy
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Go easy on me, Folks. I was searching Pinterest for ideas for my lay-out and I came up with this:
"Now that I've fixed this watch, the trains can run on time!"
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My favorite railroad is the "Punsylvania".
I'm not putting my name on this post. My computer had a virus this afternoon, and I think I may have caught it.
Hot toddy 
Latest update video. Train Room Gary, thanks for always looking at my posts! :-)
A lot of assembly work today. Decided to add a third floor on the left side rear, between the 2nd and 4th floors. Now I am waiting for more window inserts from OGR store. I'll start building the interior frame work, floors, roofs and start the lighting design.
Right now the bottom 2 floors are an assembled unit, the top 2 floors are an assembled unit. Not sure if I am going to permanently glue them together, or not....
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Steamfan77 posted:Just added some ground cover in the area in front of the recently installed retaining wall, and in the area behind the grade.
Andy
Andy
very nice landscaping it reminds me of mine a very nice mix of turf
Ok this is the caboose that Mitch sent me! It is awesome! Thanks again Mitch! 
This is the new Woodland Scenic's windmill. It comes with the water tank and the hay feeder for the cows! 
The two green tankers are the ones Mike G. sent to me! They are great! He also sent me wheel sets to fix the yellow tank car! The silver one in the back is nearly 40 years old, and like the D&M boxcar this is their first time on the track! Thanks Mike G. Hope you can find me one more Southern Railway car of some kind! 
This is the Detroit & Mackinac boxcar I had been talking about. I'm going to keep in on the display because I am from Detroit and have many fond memories with family and friends in Mackinac. Mackinac Island is a place everyone should see! And the jet boat ride to the island is amazing! No gas powered vehicles allowed! Like stepping back in time! 
Dr. Joe very nice video.. Whats that about Hillbillies?? LOL I really like the new upper level also! Sooner or later you are doomed to need to branch outward!
Lee you are killing me with that 57 ford and the 56 crown vic! And I may have noticed it before but is that a tucker?? I like the trains but the cars are amazing! I have my 57 Fairlane sitting if front of the station with the door open and a guy shutting the door! I just figured out the doors open lol
Paul I cant wait to see the gorge all finished! I am really dreading the detail work on my layout. But I can put that off because now I am adding the passenger station and some sidings for US power and Vetter door and sash.
Chris your building is looking better and getting there! I wish I had the patience to do that!
Everyone is doing something cool~! The more I see yall do the more I want to do myself!
Hope everyone is doing well !!! A few folks have been missing a while??
Jim
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