What did you do on your layout today?

Mark Boyce posted:

Paul, I’m glad the PT is coming along.  And glad you got some layout time in. My wife had one knee replaced and is getting the other done later this month.  Now I need one replaced, but told the surgeon I’ll wait until my wife has recovered!  It’s always something!

Thanks Mark. I’m getting around better than I have in years. Still working on strengthening the knee, but much less pain than pre-op. My best wishes to your wife (and you!!!). You are definitely taking the right approach with your knee - my brother and I have been doing alternate operations... he helps me with recuperating, then I help him. Having two patients at once doesn’t work well!!!

mike g. posted:

Paul, I hope you recover from your knee very soon!

 

Thanks Mike... the knee is coming along fine. Hope you are also improving quickly.

Apples55 posted:

Tanks Mitch, but my problems pale in comparison to yours... I was operated on Tuesday morning, was released Thursday afternoon, and in Physical Therapy by Monday. I’m now getting around better than I have in years - still working on strengthening the knee, but no where near the pain I used to have.

Hope all is going well with your recuperating. 

Slow but sure.  Main problem at this point is working up the energy to actually go out and do things...    

Mitch 

Well it’s been a trying time .An old back and neck injury decided to return.and of course the work thing, I’m trying something different to see how I like it decided to open side of mountain,going to make it an cavern with trestles.Have lots of work to do yet ground cover new support under inside of new cavern. And other stuff as the boss allows me to. With the pinched nerve in my neck and back can’ t do a whole lot of bending and twisting around.Hope this project goes good in the end.

Rick, looks like you have a good start! I hope your neck and back get better sooner then later! I will be keeping my eyes open for your updates! Have a great day!

Thanks Mark and Paul, With the MRI out of the way and only 6 more Hyperbic treatments things are looking good right now!

Everyone have a great Sunday and remember please have FUN!

Great news Mike! Good to hear that all is well.

Bob

Been putting down some basic ground cover the past few weeks.

Fusion Fiber with Woodland Scenics ground foam.  The "gravel" is some of that spray textured paint.

Also painted the sides of the rails using a Marvy Uchida DecoColor pen

I still need bushes and trees

M. Mitchell Marmel posted:

Slow but sure.  Main problem at this point is working up the energy to actually go out and do things...    

Mitch 

Mitch, this is overly-simplified, but I solved that problem by purchasing good brand of vitamins and taking one with dinner every day.

Mike G.

"As for me I did not get anytime in the train room today, I hope to get a little time tomorrow for a birthday gift, I already got a great birthday gift from my doc. My MRI for my brain came back clear!"

This is JUST for you Mike to make you feel better. Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday to MIKE, Happy Birthday to you. Hope it wasn't sung too loud LOL.  I know if I had a MRI of my brain it would come back clear. Every one tells me I don't have one or it is empty!

Well I will finally post something about my layout and the progress. My wife and I both do our Layout. I do everything and she does buildings, weathering and SCENERY! Hence why we are stuck on the mountain. She is almost done the top half FINALLY. Worked on it several times this past week including two hours last night. I don't push too hard because I am definitely not a scenery person unless you want a hurricane effect. I will try to post a few pics in the next few days. Guess my attitude was never post till it is presentable. HMM Guess Iwon't be posting. Naw I will try this week.

Curtis

Thx Mike G hope u get better also .Your layout looks great also

Hey Guys and Gals I have a question in my earlier post  I show pictures of my cavern I’m trying to make. would u guys make square support post or round support posts ? I want to get rid of bulky 2x4 supports that looks horrible under it. Any help thx Rick

I am finishing up chute mechanism on this Plasticville coaling tower bash, and while glue dries, l took a look at this brass side door caboose l picked up. A set of Atlas 3 rail caboose trucks and couplers solved one problem, but it was painted all over in bright red household paint, and needs some detail soldering.  So solder, repaint, and decaling need doing.

Bob Delbridge posted:

Been putting down some basic ground cover the past few weeks.

Fusion Fiber with Woodland Scenics ground foam.  The "gravel" is some of that spray textured paint.

Also painted the sides of the rails using a Marvy Uchida DecoColor pen

I still need bushes and trees

Bob, is your track 2 rail O Scale or S Gauge?

Print...cut...spray adhesive...place repeat repeat repeat.  I'm liking the look of it but this is going to take forever.  Lol

Rick R posted:

Hey Guys and Gals I have a question in my earlier post  I show pictures of my cavern I’m trying to make. would u guys make square support post or round support posts ? I want to get rid of bulky 2x4 supports that looks horrible under it. Any help thx Rick

 

Rick- I used 1" dowels to support my upper level.

Bryan in Ohio posted:

Print...cut...spray adhesive...place repeat repeat repeat.  I'm liking the look of it but this is going to take forever.  Lol

Bryan- is that 3D printing?

Bryan, that is looking good. You are doing good grasshopper. Staying at it the way you have without slipping to the other side of town. LOL.....Paul 2

RSJB18 posted:

Bryan in Ohio posted:

Bryan- is that 3D printing?

No, it is just regular printing on cardstock.  The pictures look good though because I find them on this website textures.com where you can download high quality photographs and then I just put them in photoshop to crop out what I don't need and to replicate the panels so I can get more on 1 strip.  Also on some panels I am going to put graffiti on them using photoshop as well.  Below is the original picture from the website.

Paul, thanks for the compliment it looks like I won't get ahead of you since you took the weekend off to head to Wisconsin since this is going to take forever.  Hope to see you Tuesday if your back in town for the TCA luncheon.  btw:  if you are going to it don't pay for the trip to the Holden Arboretum because we are members and I get in free as well as 1 guest.  

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

Bob, is your track 2 rail O Scale or S Gauge?

Arnold, Code 148 2-rail (Atlas, Micro-Engineering, Signature Switch).  The 3-rail flanged wheels roll just fine on it.  That's a Weaver 4-6-0 chassis (from Ed Rappe) on a homemade boiler in the first photo.  This is kinda what the layout looks like, a few changes have been made since the drawing was done.  The 1st photo is of the top left corner (East Coast Fuel), 2nd is top middle (VA Produce & Cold Storage) and 3rd is bottom middle (Team Track):

Next big thing is to start working on each industry scene.  I need more peeps and more stuff to scatter around.  May look into getting some new buildings if I can find what I want.

Bryan, thanks for the offer. I won't make the luncheon. We won't be getting in till later on Tuesday.......Paul 2

Rick, I’m sorry to read you are among the ‘walking wounded’ here on the Forum!  I’m hoping you get that ouch worked out soon!  Mine turned into a damaged sciatic nerve which is still trouble.  I thought my brain MRI would show nothing LOL but they did find a small abnormality that could cause a seizure so more tests.  The carotid nerve test was negative.  Tonight I get to stay up for a sleep deprived EEG in the morning!  Yippee!  

Bryan, great choice on the decking!  It looks great!  One thing I am worried about your health, hanging out with all us old, decrepit guys that something may rub off on you!  LOL

Bob, that is an interesting boxcar.

I have a loop of Super O on the enclosed back porch and finally got around to adding the switches I bought at York, made a little freight yard. 

Bob Delbridge posted:

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

Bob, is your track 2 rail O Scale or S Gauge?

Arnold, Code 148 2-rail (Atlas, Micro-Engineering, Signature Switch).  The 3-rail flanged wheels roll just fine on it.  That's a Weaver 4-6-0 chassis (from Ed Rappe) on a homemade boiler in the first photo.  This is kinda what the layout looks like, a few changes have been made since the drawing was done.  The 1st photo is of the top left corner (East Coast Fuel), 2nd is top middle (VA Produce & Cold Storage) and 3rd is bottom middle (Team Track):

Next big thing is to start working on each industry scene.  I need more peeps and more stuff to scatter around.  May look into getting some new buildings if I can find what I want.

Bob, your 2 rail track looks great. And I like long layouts like yours (30 feet) that make the trains look like they are going places. Mulling over, designing and creating the industrial scenes is something to savor. Arnold

Electrical gremlins got me today......grrrrrr #frustratingday

I cut out some more Homasote for roadbed.  First I put the track in and imagined what the finished product would look like.  

Then I cut out the Homasote and placed everything back again.  Later I will put down cork roadbed for a nice raised roadbed look, then paint with the gray stone texture Rustoleum paint for temporary roadbed.

Incidentally, I ran the short train pulled by the Western Maryland Geep also.

Mark, you are coming along good with your layout when you have the time to do so. And it is always nice to run a train. I hope to do that when we get back home. Today heading Manitowoc to take the car ferry across Lake Michigan and it is train related. The SS Badger used to ferry freight cars across the lake. So for four hours I'll pretend our car is a double door box car full of trains. LOL.........Paul 2

Paul, thank you!  That sounds like a lot of fun taking the ferry across Lake Michigan!!  Have a good time riding in the box car full of trains!!  

Mark, nice to see progress!!  Looking Good!

Cheers, Dave

Mark,

Great work and progress.  Maybe Paul can start a 2nd career as a motivational train layout guru.  Like the Tony Robbins of the forum world.  It seems like once he started hassling the both of us we have really started to move along. 

This is in regards to the Farmer John layout in Kentucky.  I live in Kentucky as well.  Fantastic layout.  Great use of bridges.  Like the fighter plane too.  Was curious to know what the Gunrunner John buffer is.  Probably not necessary for my layout, probably has been discussed prior to this reply, but what did it increase or decrease that enhanced the signal?

Hi all, i wanted to thank you all for the kind words and birthday wishes!  5 years ago we were told 6 months, guess they were wrong! I would like to think between God and all the great folks here on the forum is what got me to my 55th with many more to go! Thank you all again so much!

30  more feet done including some graffiti sections.

Vincent Massi posted:

Bob, that is an interesting boxcar.

Vincent, that's an Atlas car.  Seaboard Air Line is my favorite RR.  They're hard to model though, they had some odd rolling stock.  Here's another boxcar they had, notice the door locations at the end:

Kitbashed from a car just like the silver Atlas ACL car behind it.  SAL used them for rolls of paper and lumber.

Arnold, thanks.  I wish it was twice the size (would make a nice N scale layout).

Dave,  Thank you!  It is always good to see progress on anyone's layout.

Bryan, Thank you!  I will have to wait until Paul responds to your great comment about the Tony Robbins of the forum world!    Your upper deck is looking great!

Mike, Happy Birthday!  I am so glad God answered may people's prayers 5 years ago.  I wouldn't not have met you and all your encouragement otherwise!

Bryan, Great photographs again!

Lew, Your industrial area is looking good!  Yes, Oil Creek could uses some coloring, but we certainly get the idea!  Maybe it is the dry season right now!    Though I have never seen it dry enough for Oil Creek here in Northwest Pennsylvania dry!  You are doing a great job!!!

Hello all,

Today, the new K-9 unit joins the team.

Warok, The K9 scene really looks great!!  

Well, this is a Lucky Day, as now we are on page #777, wow, what a great thread, fun to read, fun to participate in, and Simply a joy to learn from some of the best in the hobby. So many of us toy/scale train collectors and like myself an operator, share other threads, it’s amazing how we never get bored reading these points of interest. I know many of you get many “likes” on a daily basis, that makes it very enjoyable. Also, many of you will be attending the upcoming York Meet. So, be sure and put your name or nickname on your badge so we can possibly say Hi to one another in person. I go to look and see what’s new in the market place, and the training clinics. It’s the people in the hobby that makes it Fun. It’s not how large or small ones layout is, it’s helping each other get the most enjoyment out of this, the best hobby in the world, Model Railroading. The next thing is that we pray daily for our friends in the hobby their health, as our health is of utmost importance. I am glad to see Mike G, and Mark Boyce and Mitch Marmel (many others) very active here on many of the threads. There are many others, my friend Marty Fitzhenry, where many prayers are necessary. So, being that now we are on the Same page so to speak, I offer everyone a silent prayer for your friendship, and for your future in our Hobby.  Happy Railroading. 

My prayers are with you &  all here on the forum. God bless!!

Not much on the modeling front, apart from noodling about with my Allis-Chalmers track cleaning car.  I may redesign it a bit so that it can use an entire Magic Eraser more efficiently...

In other news:  https://ogrforum.com/...m-sunday-7-july-2019

Mitch