Another day, another pipe load...
I switched a few things since the last pipe load. Different color, larger diameter pipe (3/4" PVC) and stacked two by two instead of pyramid style. I think it really jazzes up the yellow TTX Flat car. The other load is "something under a tarp".
-RM
Bob, The NW-2 looks great!
Ralph, The blue pipe load looks great!
Thanks Mark. Been looking for a PRR NW-2 to add to my collection. Now that I have a black one I need to find one in Tuscan Brown 
Bob
I made a few additions to the area near the lift up section. I disguised the hinges by covering them with some clump foliage. But per CSX Al’s suggestion, I added some variety to each area so they don’t all look alike. Below are some before and after pictures.
Andy
Bob, A Tuscan one would look great!
Andy, nice job in disgusing the hinges!
Steamfan77 posted:I made a few additions to the area near the lift up section. I disguised the hinges by covering them with some clump foliage. But per CSX Al’s suggestion, I added some variety to each area so they don’t all look alike. Below are some before and after pictures.
Andy
Looks great. Can you buy that stuff affordably in bulk?
Steamfan77 posted:I made a few additions to the area near the lift up section. I disguised the hinges by covering them with some clump foliage. But per CSX Al’s suggestion, I added some variety to each area so they don’t all look alike. Below are some before and after pictures.
Andy
Now that’s cool, great job
Well after the outside work was done today I got a little bench time this evening I’ve decided to weather these lionel piggyback cars.
Mark, Reuse is my best friend & it really keeps the wife happy cause I am not spending money! I sure hope the painting went well!
Johan, nice job! It that # 7 or 8 finished?
Lee, Make sure when your ready and pleased to share some pictures of your wonderful work with the rest of us!
Andy the Tortoise setup looks great! Also nice work on the hinges and hiding them! add a few birds and your done! !LOL
Jonathan, Looks like you have a good start! Thanks for sharing with us and hope you get your ZW back soon!
Bob, very nice switcher~! looks wonderful, what's that make now 150 or so switchers! LOL
Ralph, Nice blue pipe! I hope you keep coming up with these ideas cause they sure are helping me out to save money down the road!
lee drennen posted:
Well after the outside work was done today I got a little bench time this evening I’ve decided to weather these lionel piggyback cars.
Lee, great job on the weathering! very nice outcome! Top of the line work!
Thanks mike this is my second weathering a rail car I have 4 more to do I think the decks were just to loud and bare for me
I have been working on my version of trestle bridge. Even ran a train across it today.
Rick R posted:I have been working on my version of trestle bridge. Even ran a train across it today.
Now that’s a great looking trestle and I like the landscaping too
Rick R posted:I have been working on my version of trestle bridge. Even ran a train across it today.
WOW Rick, now that is very impressive! Great work!
Lee, the weathered car looks great!
Rick, That's a great looking trestle. It certainly adds another dimension to your scenery!
Mike, I didn't get to the painting today. In fact, after working outside I couldn't find the gray paint I was thinking of, so I'll have to go to the hardware store. Maybe tomorrow, but after church I have to make a trek to see my aunt in the personal care home.
thx all for the good replies
Mark, I was just checking in! It will be there when the time comes!
So today was a busy day for me, first I had to go to the store to take care of some issues, but that was done in a hour! Ya!
Then I came home, and took out all the switches that I had already installed without Tortious Switch Machines just so I could pre drill them for future switch machines. I had to do something while I waited for the paint to dry on my scratch build Engine Service Building.
I had already got all 6 of the TSM's I had installed and love how they work so all my switches are getting them. I have found 4 areas where I am going to have to do a offset mounting but heck that should be easy compared to some of the places I have already had to crawl into just to mount the ones I have.
While I was at it I also took the time to lay some more track! I am done with track till I get more, so I guess it will be back to the scratch build tomorrow!
I sure hope everyone has a great Sunday!
Nice work Mike
Lee and Johan, nice weathering jobs.
Gandydancer1950, great video. Well done scenery it looked real.
Jack, nice buy. That is one of my favorite color schemes.
Mike, you are moving right along.
I got back from York in the afternoon on Saturday. It wasn't a bad trip. This time though I spent m,ore for the hotel then I did for trains. Not that I wanted it that way. I just didn't find what I was looking for. Maybe the October York. But I did get a few things. Got needed switches from Ross to do a couple of areas on the front tables. Plus picked up some nice loads for my hoppers and 65' gons from Don Kane. He makes great loads. I am getting two Railking side dump cars from the Canadian club and he made up some sand loads for me. Also he made coke loads for my South Buffalo hoppers. And some items from Scenic Express. At the end of the day on Friday I managed to find another Weaver 2 bay wood chip hopper. So I came out with some good things. Some pics.
RSJB18 posted:Thanks Mark. Been looking for a PRR NW-2 to add to my collection. Now that I have a black one I need to find one in Tuscan Brown
Bob
Slip slidin' away
Slip slidin' away
You know the nearer your destination
The more you're slip slidin' away...
Rick thanks, its a work in progress!
Paul 2,Thanks, looks like a nice load! I hope you had a good time at York! I would go, but it would cost an arm and a leg from Washington state! LOL
Mike, The track work looks great!
Paul, That looks like a nice load of items you got at York. I'm glad you had a good time.
Mark Boyce posted:Mike, The track work looks great!
Paul, That looks like a nice load of items you got at York. I'm glad you had a good time.
Thanks Mark! It was a fun day in the train room!
Here are some photos of my newly weathered B&O Docksider . Actually " newly weathered" is a misnomer. Several years ago I did a light weathering job on it and over the last week, I was able to really smutzit up with chalks. Always lots of fun to do weathering. The third photo down was taken in natural light.
mike g. posted:Mark, I was just checking in! It will be there when the time comes!
So today was a busy day for me, first I had to go to the store to take care of some issues, but that was done in a hour! Ya!
Then I came home, and took out all the switches that I had already installed without Tortious Switch Machines just so I could pre drill them for future switch machines. I had to do something while I waited for the paint to dry on my scratch build Engine Service Building.
I had already got all 6 of the TSM's I had installed and love how they work so all my switches are getting them. I have found 4 areas where I am going to have to do a offset mounting but heck that should be easy compared to some of the places I have already had to crawl into just to mount the ones I have.
While I was at it I also took the time to lay some more track! I am done with track till I get more, so I guess it will be back to the scratch build tomorrow!
I sure hope everyone has a great Sunday!
Your track work look great Mike!
A rainy day today so I got a lot more done. Taped out the area for painted trackbed and where I’m planning on some elevated scenery
Steamfan77 posted:I made a few additions to the area near the lift up section. I disguised the hinges by covering them with some clump foliage. But per CSX Al’s suggestion, I added some variety to each area so they don’t all look alike. Below are some before and after pictures.
Andy
Andy,
Just know I will be stealing this very clever idea.
Dave
Mike- This was # 23...but who's counting. And that's just the diesels. The track work looks good.
Paul- I've slipped and slid my way to the bottom and I'm looking up already. 
Paul2- nice haul from York. I need to get out there one day.
Mark- hope you get the paint today and have time to get some train work done.
Jon- nice classic 027 layout.
Lee- Another nice TOFC
Patrick- The 0-4-0 looks good. Gotta work up the nerve to try weathering one day. Still need to get past keeping my trains shiny and clean.
Andy- I like the changes on the hinges. Why did you mount them up in the 3/4" blocks? Structural reason or clearance issue?
Rick- nice trestle. Looks great.
Ralph- You're on a roll there. The loads keep coming!
Bob
mike g. posted:Mark, Reuse is my best friend & it really keeps the wife happy cause I am not spending money! I sure hope the painting went well!
Johan, nice job! It that # 7 or 8 finished?
Lee, Make sure when your ready and pleased to share some pictures of your wonderful work with the rest of us!
Andy the Tortoise setup looks great! Also nice work on the hinges and hiding them! add a few birds and your done! !LOL
Jonathan, Looks like you have a good start! Thanks for sharing with us and hope you get your ZW back soon!
Bob, very nice switcher~! looks wonderful, what's that make now 150 or so switchers! LOL
Ralph, Nice blue pipe! I hope you keep coming up with these ideas cause they sure are helping me out to save money down the road!
Mike: Thanks. You have a good memory. It's a car number #7. 🤝
Johan
Mark Boyce posted:Brian, All aboard; Amtrak! I see it is an Amtrak day!
Johan, And another great looking one!
Dave, Looks great!!
Last weekend, I put down the Homasote and cork roadbed on my top loop, minus the area where a switch and siding will go. This weekend I hope to get the cork painted with the rock fleck spray as before, but I'm going to take the advice of Chris @lehighline to paint it first with flat gray, then spray since the rock fleck paint empties fast. I'm going to follow Bob's and Butch's suggestions about combating over-spray as well. After my first go at it, I scraped the over-spray flecks off a bunch of stuff with an old plastic discount card. The stuff came right off, but why get that stuff in the air in the first place?
Mark. Thank you.
Johan
Patrick, thank you sir! It means a lot to me coming form you! You have such a great layout that makes one only dream!
Jonathan, looks good! Your moving right along, keep up the good work!
Johan, I try to keep up on great work, and yours is one of them!
Hi guy and gals, I ran across this on another thread here on the forum and thought some of you might be interested in this!
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EVERYONE HAVE A GREAT SUNDAY!
Ralph, now I cant wait to see what you come up with! I will check in later today for progress report!
Gandaydancer, nice scene.
John, nice work on the Dash 8, the trestle, and landscaping.
Bob, I like your NW-2, it's really sharp.
Ralp, those pipe loads are something! Well done.
Thank you Mark.
Kevin, the clump foliage is from Woodland scenics. A large bag is roughly $18.50 I think.
Thank you Lee. Nice work on the flat car.
Thanks Mike. I'll see what I can do about the birds 
. Nice track work too.
Rick R., nice work on the trestle.
Paul, I like your finds at York, very nice.
Dave, feel free to use that idea anytime.
Bob, with a 1/2" block, the hinges are just slightly above the rail. It's probably overkill on 3/4" blocks, but after I camouflaged them, they look ok, and work even better.
Andy
Just finished installed and assembled MTH highway crossing flashers and Azatrax relay on Conrad Sub. branch line in Beaman, Iowa.
Patrick
Took a break and just ran some trains
fl9turbo2 posted:Took a break and just ran some trains
Wow, love those long consists. Keep ‘em coming!
Lubed the new Shay. Ran trains. Created a spring time scene in one of the two parks on my layout, using scenery items bought at Scenic Express on Friday at York. Still have to construct a higher retaining wall ( behind fellow on park bench ) to hide the battery on/off box used for fence lights. Planted some fall trees ( also purchased at Scenic Express while at York ) over on the Mt. Randolph side of the layout. All in all ... had fun on this fine Sunday!! 
Well, I didn't get time to get the gray paint, and didn't have time to paint if I had it! There is anther day! Yes, I am behind, so I just handed out likes again.
I did another incandescent to LED conversion on an MTH Passenger dome car this afternoon. Yesterday I had installed a switch in the bottom of the car so I would have the option of turning off the LEDs that will be in the dome. It took me 2 hours to install everything. Used fine magnet wire to connect those LEDs in the dome to the buck converter via the switch and a disconnect. During the last week I also converted a couple of MTH ARR baggage and coach cars.
Larry
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