Hi Lew, I don't think there is a adjustment for the motor, but I will look again!

Ray, that looks Amazing!

Mark, good idea on letting it melt! If you have a problem with the crane SELL it to Lee! He enjoys fixing and redoing things! LOL

Lee I couldn't resist!

Johan, what a great scene! You always post something just wonderful!

Well I got out to the train room this morning before my HOA meeting and got some work done on my parts I painted lastnight. I painted the white edge on the steps and uncoupler bars. Then I cut off the bolsters the use to be there for the old claw couplers! Couple of photos for your enjoyment!

geysergazer posted:

Johan, I think your recent work with ground cover greenery has turned out just right. 

Lew. Thank you. The layout still need more bushes and trees. 🤝

Johan

mike g. posted:

Hi Lew, I don't think there is a adjustment for the motor, but I will look again!

Ray, that looks Amazing!

Mark, good idea on letting it melt! If you have a problem with the crane SELL it to Lee! He enjoys fixing and redoing things! LOL

Lee I couldn't resist!

Johan, what a great scene! You always post something just wonderful!

Well I got out to the train room this morning before my HOA meeting and got some work done on my parts I painted lastnight. I painted the white edge on the steps and uncoupler bars. Then I cut off the bolsters the use to be there for the old claw couplers! Couple of photos for your enjoyment!

Mike. You're welcome. I am glad you like it. 👍

Johan

I am painting leftover figures from my pervious passenger car detailing.  I have seven partial boxes of 36 left to go.  (Not pictured in addition to what is pictured.) 

Then I start the twelve new/unopened boxes of 36 Preiser 65602 Seated figures.  I came up for air and to walk around after sitting at the kitchen table for two hours.

Six Canadian Pacific 21" passenger cars are supposedly on their way to me.

Have a good weekend.

Sincerely, John Rowlen

I post to verify my existence.  

mike g. posted:

Hi Lew, I don't think there is a adjustment for the motor, but I will look again!

Ray, that looks Amazing!

Mark, good idea on letting it melt! If you have a problem with the crane SELL it to Lee! He enjoys fixing and redoing things! LOL

Lee I couldn't resist!

Johan, what a great scene! You always post something just wonderful!

Well I got out to the train room this morning before my HOA meeting and got some work done on my parts I painted lastnight. I painted the white edge on the steps and uncoupler bars. Then I cut off the bolsters the use to be there for the old claw couplers! Couple of photos for your enjoyment!

That’s gonna look nice Mike

as long as the price is around Free or flea market price I’ll take it to fix up lol

Did some more work on the Wood Reefer car last night. I love to hand paint and BTW any paint you see on the sides were there when I got it can’t blame me but I here MikeG. Saying “Yeah right Lee” lol. I also filed the new ends to the car 

with all the great work going on here in this thread, its inspiring to keep at it. So back up to the layout room this morning for another turn at the plaster cloth. The area we are working on is on the left side of the water feature and the terrain  should slope to the water . There are track bridges at three levels. 

I used a combination of solid white foam pieces, some pieces on a slope and newspaper to stuff the openings and help with the slope. The confined area  made it a bit difficult to work with the wet cloth. I found out that you could also wet the area and then apply the cloth as it would absorb the moisture. A paper towel with some moisture in can also aid wetting the cloth in theses area. 

I was liking the ideas that Bob RSJB18 had with using printed materials. I had a similar application for the Bridge supports on my water feature area . So managed to print some stone and apply it to the 1 by 4s that were the bridge supports before today. 

The scene is coming together now. These two photis step back and give the overall effect

Mark Boyce posted:

Mike, I'll let it melt. 

Mike, Lew, Lee, I got out my gantry crane and have to apologize.  It is not the postwar, but is Lionel 6-12700 from 1987.  I'm going to set it up on the workbench, because I think there was one function I had trouble with.

Ray, the real parts mockup looks great!!  It is just like we were discussing at of all places my Thursday morning breakfast-Bible study.  We get on a variety of topics while waiting for the food and when we start eating.  One was about one of the guys mentioning being in New York, and driving a steer and the elevated line seemed to go on forever.  I have never been to NYC or Chicago, but I have been to Philly once back in the '80s and saw theirs.  Anyway, the remark was made about the residents and hotel guests having to listen to the trains right outside their windows.  Your mockup is like what they were talking about.

yes ..Mark and Lew, these were terrible if you stayed at a hotel near them or worse had to live by one, I only remember New York way back, very noisy and rough riding.

But in '67 was in Montreal when they first had their rubber tired Metro, what a difference and very clean and quiet. I haven't been back so don't know how they have held up over the years.

Mike g, the flats are O gauge. They are alittle pricey but I think they are worth the price. They come on paper so I glued them to foamboard using 3M adhesive spray. Directions said not to use white glue.

Today I started playing with the new building flats. Adding the silos to the one flat and just placing the others along the wall to see what works. The PVC pipe I had left in shorter heights I put along a siding on another table. Also started to add washes to the walls of the machine shop. Looks like what I really wanted to do with the area left is difinately not going to work. So as they say.......back to the drawing board..Pics.....Paul 2

LIRR Steamer posted:

 

I was liking the ideas that Bob RSJB18 had with using printed materials. I had a similar application for the Bridge supports on my water feature area . So managed to print some stone and apply it to the 1 by 4s that were the bridge supports before today. 

 

 

The scene is coming together now. These two photis step back and give the overall effect

 

Looks good Happy to share my tips and tricks.

I like the whole scene! Really starting to shape up.

Bob

             layout is looking great LIRR Steamer !

                              really like the scene in this corner...  

briansilvermustang posted:

 

 

             layout is looking great LIRR Steamer !

                              really like the scene in this corner...  

 

 

Ditto, ditto!

Mike, I took some pics of a "spare" 282 motor to show the gear-lash adjustment.

Notice the taper of the motor mounting pad (motor is upside down):

Again from the other side:

And the slotted mounting screw holes to allow the motor to slide on the pad that is machined into the crane metal baseplate:

So because the motor (and thus the worm) is tilted wrt the mounting pad, as you move the motor back-and-forth the worm gets closer/farther from the worm-pinion and the lash becomes less/more. The question is, does the 182 motor do the same thing or was this a design improvement between the 182 and the newer 282 Crane?

paul 2 posted:

Mike g, the flats are O gauge. They are alittle pricey but I think they are worth the price. They come on paper so I glued them to foamboard using 3M adhesive spray. Directions said not to use white glue.

Today I started playing with the new building flats. Adding the silos to the one flat and just placing the others along the wall to see what works. The PVC pipe I had left in shorter heights I put along a siding on another table. Also started to add washes to the walls of the machine shop. Looks like what I really wanted to do with the area left is difinately not going to work. So as they say.......back to the drawing board..Pics.....Paul 2

Paul:

I have looked at the same buildings before on Trackside Scenery's web site. Now that I see them as you display them on your layout, I am going to purchase one for an area in which I was going to make my own building flat. The really are nice.

LIRR Steamer posted:

with all the great work going on here in this thread, its inspiring to keep at it. So back up to the layout room this morning for another turn at the plaster cloth. The area we are working on is on the left side of the water feature and the terrain  should slope to the water . There are track bridges at three levels. 

I used a combination of solid white foam pieces, some pieces on a slope and newspaper to stuff the openings and help with the slope. The confined area  made it a bit difficult to work with the wet cloth. I found out that you could also wet the area and then apply the cloth as it would absorb the moisture. A paper towel with some moisture in can also aid wetting the cloth in theses area. 

 

I was liking the ideas that Bob RSJB18 had with using printed materials. I had a similar application for the Bridge supports on my water feature area . So managed to print some stone and apply it to the 1 by 4s that were the bridge supports before today. 

 

The scene is coming together now. These two photis step back and give the overall effect

 

Very nice and the print is very convincing good job 

Mike, the painting is looking very good!

Lee, I do not have a steady hand anymore, and even by bracing it on something it seems paint goes everywhere.  Your car looks better now than when you started.

LISteamer, the scene is really coming together!  The printed piers are great!

Paul, Your buildings are looking great!  As long as it doesn't snow a bunch next Saturday, I plan to see them first hand!!

Well what I found on the '87 crane is that the magnet works and both motors wonk but they don't turn anything.  I see the coupling between the plastic motor housings and the gears must be little square end shafts, and they both are missing.  I took all the cardboard filler out of the box, but don't see them there.

In this photograph, I have removed one of the motor housings from the base.  I had a dickens of a time getting light to shine where I wanted it, but the two circles with the line between them shows where the square shaft should go from the easy to see hole on the motor housing and the hard to see gear.  The single circle shows where the other motor housing is still mounted on the base and it is missing the shaft also.

If anyone sees where my observations are wrong, let me know.  I never saw one of these before.

I started back on this Reefer this morning and I just seem to walk away from it. I added the hardware from Scale City Designs and hand painted them next will be the trucks and stirrups and couplers

Mark. Thanks my hands hurt with arthritis but there still stead hand painted is so relaxing for me it’s hard to describe. 

Paul2. I’m liking your seems more and more your ideas are terrific maybe someday I can get around to putting some of those flat buildings on my wall great idea for the silos 

Lee, I understand it is hard to describe.  My hands, especially the thumbs hurt with arthritis too.  I had some trouble just today taking the gantry crane apart to see what is going on.  

WOW John, your quite the baby or should I say people making machine! Your going to be busy till summer now!

Lee D, Your doing a great job on the wood reefer! The addition of your parts from Scale City really make the car come to life! But then again you always do a wonderful job on all the cars you do!

LIRR, Your plaster work is coming right along! I like how everything is making your scene come to life!

Paul 2, Thanks for the information! Your buildings are looking great! Don't worry about going back to the drawing board, its better then taking track back up again! I know, just don't ask how! LOL

Hi Lew, The 182 does not have any adjustment, looks like the 282 has a big improvement. But it makes me think I can make my own shims!

Mark, Thank you sir! I am sorry your missing some parts for your crane. If you cant find them give me the measurements and I can try and build you a couple!

Well after the HOA meeting I went back to my fixed pilot project! Things were going well then I busted the air hoses on one end. So one end only has 1 set of hoses. The rest is coming together, I got the shell mounted, the Kadee coupler mounts installed. All that is left is to make up the couplers and mount them, then put it back on the track. I have included a couple photos. I don't think it will happen tomorrow as I need to work on the house a little!

Everyone have a great night and I will check back in before bed!

Mark Boyce posted:

Lee, I understand it is hard to describe.  My hands, especially the thumbs hurt with arthritis too.  I had some trouble just today taking the gantry crane apart to see what is going on.  

You need to keep that crane and I know the feeling my fingers are getting more crooked every day. 

Thanks Mike your engine looks great as well talk to you tomorrow 

I need to read this thread more often.  Too many good projects on hand to count or comment on.

Here is my entry for today.  Finally got around to repairing the windows on the Bachmann G Scale Coach that I purchased off of feeBay for my Christmas layout.  It arrived with the windows cracked as such and one of the wheels by itself in the box.  The coach was poorly packaged to be insulated from damage so the USPS was innocent here.

So today, I decided it was time to glue the window pieces back together (the wheel set was put back on, and I ran the coach on the Christmas layout)  so that I now can place it in storage.

lee drennen posted:

Mark Boyce posted:

Lee, I understand it is hard to describe.  My hands, especially the thumbs hurt with arthritis too.  I had some trouble just today taking the gantry crane apart to see what is going on.  

You need to keep that crane and I know the feeling my fingers are getting more crooked every day. 

That is probably all that is wrong with it, other than it wasn't built like Mike's postwar version.    I was trying to think, but nothing happened.  I don't remember when or where I got it.  Also, it is missing on my inventory spreadsheet, so I don't even know what I paid for it.  Definitely an oversight on my part.  I thought I had everything on that sheet.  I'll get it going sometime, and it should be a good item if we ever have grandchildren.  

Mike, bummer the air hoses broke.  You will get it going well though.  Thank you for the offer on those little parts.  I'll see what I can do first. 

Kevin, it is a shame how poorly some folks pack stuff they ship!  The car looks great though as you got it fixed!!

First pair of block signals hooked up and working today with Azatrax relay. Their purpose to protect westbound train on westbound track while eastbound train enter westbound track. Same when westbound train enter eastbound track. 3 pairs to go! It was fun and easy project.
Patrick 

John Rowlen posted:

I am painting leftover figures from my pervious passenger car detailing.  I have seven partial boxes of 36 left to go.  (Not pictured in addition to what is pictured.) 

Then I start the twelve new/unopened boxes of 36 Preiser 65602 Seated figures.  I came up for air and to walk around after sitting at the kitchen table for two hours.

Six Canadian Pacific 21" passenger cars are supposedly on their way to me.

Have a good weekend.

Sincerely, John Rowlen

I post to verify my existence.  

Great job on the people painting John.

CGWforever posted:

First pair of block signals hooked up and working today with Azatrax relay. Their purpose to protect westbound train on westbound track while eastbound train enter westbound track. Same when westbound train enter eastbound track. 3 pairs to go! It was fun and easy project.
Patrick 

They look great!  Fun and easy are my favorite words!!  

Kevin, Nice to see an easy fix! Job well done, It should look great on the Christmas layout next year!

Patrick, Nice Job! Looks clean and very nice! I really like the stuff John form Azatrax puts out! Top notch equipment. I see from the pictures you have the sensors under the table shooting up. Was wondering how they are working for you! I had to put mine on my old layout at an angle.

Well its Sunday, no football, no racing yet, so I guess I will work on the house long enough to make the CEO happy than  hope to get to the train room and put my Kadee couplers on my dummy engine so I can call it done! LOL

I hope everyone has a great day and finds time for there layout and trains!

Nothing on the layout but I bought some supplies yesterday. A local arts and crafts store is closing so the prices were right. Really exciting stuff too, paint, Elmers glue, Testors glue for my building kit. I did find some small chain in their jewelry dept which I can use for securing loads on flatbed cars. I was looking for Testors dull-coat too but they didn't have it.

Hopefully I can get started on the building kit today.

Another busy Saturday on everyone's layouts.

Mark- can't tell from the picture but would some 1/4" square basswood dowel serve the purpose? Evergreen Models probably has what you need.
Mike- My fat fingers break small plastic parts all the time
Patrick- the signals are very nice.
Lee- It's all about the details. That car is going to look great.
Kevin- I hate when people don't pack things securely. My wife sells on "dabay" and everything she ships is packed like we're shipping the Mona Lisa.
Paul- the new area is coming together even if its in a re-design now.

Happy Sunday!

Bob

I've gotten the base completed for the last section of the city and  started figuring out the building locations. Nearing the end of an Altoona model build and printed a nice decal for some wall advertising. Have fun.

Scott 

Bob, good luck on the building kit! Remember, take your time and have fun!

Scott the building platform turned out nice! Wonderful job on the building and the  wall art! Where did you find it?

mike g. posted:

Bob, good luck on the building kit! Remember, take your time and have fun!

Scott the building platform turned out nice! Wonderful job on the building and the  wall art! Where did you find it?

Mike,

  I was looking at "Ghost Signs" of Baltimore, and saw one for Hunter Rye so just searched for the logo and printed it on decal paper. 

Thanks- Scott 

B&O Fan posted:

I've gotten the base completed for the last section of the city and  started figuring out the building locations. Nearing the end of an Altoona model build and printed a nice decal for some wall advertising. Have fun.

Scott 

Scott:

Your city scene is shaping up to be GREAT. I love urban scenes. Is the brick building in the second photo a kit? if so, what is it and where did you get it?

Thank you.

Randy Harrison posted:

B&O Fan posted:

I've gotten the base completed for the last section of the city and  started figuring out the building locations. Nearing the end of an Altoona model build and printed a nice decal for some wall advertising. Have fun.

Scott 

Scott:

Your city scene is shaping up to be GREAT. I love urban scenes. Is the brick building in the second photo a kit? if so, what is it and where did you get it?

Thank you.

 

Randy,

It's the ABC Brewery office kit from Altoona models. 

Thanks for the comments. 

Scott 

Scott:

Thanks for your quick reply. It is a GREAT structure. I guess they wont just sell me the office?

Randy Harrison posted:

Scott:

Thanks for your quick reply. It is a GREAT structure. I guess they wont just sell me the office?

Yes, you can get just the office. That's what I did. 

Have a good day, 

Scott 

    Mike, your engine looks great !

    Scott, really like your city scene !

    Lee, reefer car is looking really good !

                 shortly after taking delivery of a NH full dome car,

                           which will become part of my  Anheuser- Busch dinner train...

    I started removing all the New Haven lettering from the car...

               next a red & white stripe will replace the orange stripe that is on the car...

       that will match the stripes on the engine....

                  an Anheuser Busch's Adolphus business car will also be part of this train...

Johan, what kind of car is that? I have never seen one before! Sure is sharp looking along with your great scenery!

Scott, Thanks for the information. I to would also like to have the brewery, but then again I also want to stay married! LOL

Brian, Looking good and sounds like you have a great plan! Good thing you have that New Haven switcher to help you out!~

On my layout today I installed led lighting underneath the kit is made for under kitchen cabinets but should work for me took 2 hours