@jdstucks posted:Dave reversed the print so we could try to make a plaster mold. Unfortunately, our efforts to prevent the plaster from sticking to the mold failed, and the plaster structure split right in half. Back to the drawing board. Fun project regardless.
- Jason
That would be just about perfect if you were planning to weather / age the piers. Good luck, love following your progress.
@Jstewart204 posted:That would be just about perfect if you were planning to weather / age the piers.
Yeah, that was my first thought as well -- heck, it's probably in better condition than half our infrastructure! 
Nice job everybody. Mark, looking good.
Pennsyfan, all of the wiring is on top of the table. Everything is accessible with not too much effort.
obx
I’ve been working on getting everyone from town to the platform and station.
obx
@jdstucks posted:And just like that, track weathering the entire main table is complete! I will film a new YouTube video soon that will highlight the work done and a tutorial on how I went about painting the track.
- Jason
Jason,
Did you manage to film the YouTube video you mentioned?
Bob
Still working on my homestead scene. My friend Steve built some piers out of egg cartons. I really think they look great. What do you guys think.
@SIRT posted:COAL / FUEL YARD FINISHED!
That is a fantastic scene you've created, SIRT! I love the building set up on piers, the sloping dirt and grass drive, the perfect weathering, that backdrop with the road that meshes with the Sinclair truck in the foreground. And the whole thing is so photogenic, compact and full of detail. A lot of work and it shows.
John
@farmerjohn posted:Here's a few pics before the piers were installed. Still some scenery to put in and I'll post some pics when finished
Farmerjohn, I really like those rocks and the decaying house on top of the cliff.
John
@SIRT posted:More stuff...
To list all my favorite things here would take too much space, but the meticulous work with grass on the tracks, the pile of bricks in the demolition, the road surfaces, the arch bridge succumbing to encroaching vegetation in the background, and your choice to include a "Lionelville" shovel in the middle of super-realistic scenes have to be at the top of my list of favorites.
John
I haven't visited the forum in at least a week, so after seeing all of the amazing work here I'm cautiously posting the little thing I've done. I found a 1:48 WW2-era Army "Deuce and a half" truck on the big auction site. I immediately ordered 2 Menards Army tarp-covered load flatcars from Trainz, with the idea of replacing the load on one of them with the Army truck. But while checking for competing prices on the truck I discovered it on Menards' site, so I ordered one there. I know what you may be thinking: If Menards sells the truck by itself, they'll probably offer it on a flatcar. But I only want one of the tarp-covered flatcars that I'd just ordered, so once the truck arrived from Menards, I removed the load from the flatcar and threaded the chains back over the axles and made chocks out of 3/16" balsa. This truck is nice. It comes in a Denver Military box with a nice pictorial insert that would make a good background for a shadow box if one were so inclined. Looks like the cab and truck bed are metal. The tarp cover is very realistic and is removable. Menards will probably offer this flatcar/truck combination by the time the glue finishes drying on these chocks I mounted. But I might have to buy one of theirs too.
Still have some adjusting to do because of bumping and rubbing but it’s close to being done. I put this off for about two yrs. It’s so good to have it near finished.
The Razorback Traction Company is pleased to announce the commencement of "Peacock Premium" service, thanks to the addition of a 253 locomotive courtesy of the RTC's East Coast Acquisition Manager, E.O, Costello, Esq:
Road Manager Norma Bates Kitteh is also pleased with the new motive power:
Rolling stock courtesy of an OGRR Forum member some years back. 
Mitch
I’d like to thank everyone for sharing their progress, excellent work all around.
I started to work on the park scene a little more. I have a ways to go, but I’m making progress. In the first picture, on the right will be horseshoes, and to the left will be volleyball. I will also fill in some more trees. When this scene is complete, I will add the fence to separate the park from the yard.
Andy
I haven't done much lately. Spring and outdoor chores have had me otherwise detained. Since yesterday was a complete washout I was able to spend a little time working on fixing a problem.
Bob
I’ve been working on my turntable indexing system, I’m waiting on a new motor/brake system, and Harmonyards is making me a new shaft collar, it’s only a few more days and it will be working fine… Outdoor chores, yard work, traveling and sightseeing is still taking up our time….Happy Railroading Everyone
@RSJB18 posted:I haven't done much lately. Spring and outdoor chores have had me otherwise detained. Since yesterday was a complete washout I was able to spend a little time working on fixing a problem.
Bob
Thank You Bob, for the great show and tell.
A spotlight tower has been added to Mount Austin at the DRM museum layout...
And my Atlas Shore Fast Line Brill is getting a bit of exercise on the museum's bump and go line...
Both the tower and the trolley were courtesy of E.O. Costello some years back...
Mitch
I think I’m going with balsa to fill in between the rails because of the curves. As you can see, the curves caused a bit more clearance issue than expected. A little paint and pixie dust will fix it .
Coming attractions......when the rain stops and I can paint outside again.....
Peter
Wow! That’s a lot of windows Pitman Division. Is more than one building or a very big one?
obx
@Putnam Division posted:Coming attractions......when the rain stops and I can paint outside again.....
Peter
Same here...that's a sh#$ load of windows. Sure hope spray paint is in order.
Keep us posted Peter.
Bob
@obxtrainman posted:I think I’m going with balsa to fill in between the rails because of the curves. As you can see, the curves caused a bit more clearance issue than expected. A little paint and pixie dust will fix it .
The crossings look great so far. Several pieces of balsa will fill the gaps just fine.
Bob
@obxtrainman posted:Wow! That’s a lot of windows Pitman Division. Is more than one building or a very big one?
obx
Two Korber Apartment Building fronts which I will combine to make one building.....I'll put the fire escapes for later when it it being placed on the layout in its final position.
Peter
Here is the link.......sorry for the extra reply.....for about the past 4 months, if I don't put "pasted text" in a reply before I type anything, Safari will not allow me to paste anything in.....
Those are two windows, side by side...... and, they had to be snipped and sanded before painting....a good activity do do while watching TV.....
It is a great kit and the instructions are excellent.....
Peter
@RSJB18 posted:Same here...that's a sh#$ load of windows. Sure hope spray paint is in order.
Keep us posted Peter.
Bob
Oh yes! Rustoleum and Krylon have become my middle name. I did a similar one of these buildings by hand about 6 years ago. it is harder to control the amount of paint. The "paint puddles" dried and I spent hours with an Exacto knife cutting it out.
You will notice that only the tip of the window is on the tape.....and, notice that the tape is only loosely attached to the board....this "floating" arrangement minimizes "paint puddles' between the window frames.
Peter
@Putnam Division posted:Oh yes! Rustoleum and Krylon have become my middle name. I did a similar one of these buildings by hand about 6 years ago. it is harder to control the amount of paint. The "paint puddles" dried and I spent hours with an Exacto knife cutting it out.
You will notice that only the tip of the window is on the tape.....and, notice that the tape is only loosely attached to the board....this "floating" arrangement minimizes "paint puddles' between the window frames.
Peter
We learn from our mistakes Peter.
Bob
That is a lot of windows, Peter! I don’t like putting the glazing on windows. When I built N-scale buildings, I didn’t even try to put glazing on them. I was never able to see the difference anyway. O scale on the other hand does need it.
In the past few days, I got my Rock Island Motor Transit building and lot installed, and placed my abandoned grain elevator next door.
@Steamfan77 posted:I started to work on the park scene a little more. I have a ways to go, but I’m making progress. In the first picture, on the right will be horseshoes, and to the left will be volleyball. I will also fill in some more trees. When this scene is complete, I will add the fence to separate the park from the yard. Andy
Geez Andy.......I can't tell if that is that a backdrop of trees or it's a bazillion trees thatyou have added !
Really nice park scene. 
Laid track and wired it up. The staging level is close to complete.
You all should know by now I cannot leave stuff alone. After working on the track positioning, I realized I could make this lower yard a bit better and maximize my train storage lengths. I was able to use 2 Ross 0120/096 curves on the outer section of the yard. Other curves switches include 096/072 and 072/054. With the reworking, I had to remove an upper level support section. A replacement support section will go in tomorrow. I ran out of useful curved switches and am thinking about using a straight switch at the bottom left. I'll lose about 24 inches of yard, but the alternative is to wait and order another curved switch. With this last switch I will have a 7 track yard with max length of about 10 feet and minimum about 8 feet. Could not do this without the stacking of the curved switches. Bench is screwed together and level. Track is mostly screwed down and wiring checked. The switches have Tortoise switch motors installed and are controlled by a Berrett Hill controller and Touch Toggles. Hard to see in the photo, the toggles switch green / red. Changing the turnout position is by touching the device and disturbing light source. They are taped behind the yard drawing and attached to the inside of a photo frame. I need to rework the drawing, but installation required zero soldering. Good thing because it took me a while figuring out which toggles went to which turnout. Should have been easy. Blue tape on the track is a reminder to insert insulated pins to be able to power off each of the yard tracks separately.
After troubleshooting the BEEP on Saturday, I ran the wheels of it for an hour or so last night. Nice to be able to run these finally without the fireworks......
Bob
@ScoutingDad Jeff, you know I am a fan of reworking attack scheme! You are smart to do it now and not wait until everything is built like I did! 😮🤕
@RSJB18 Bob, I didn’t know they made a Chessie WM BEEP. I have a BEEP in Western Maryland Fireball scheme. I’m glad the fireworks are gone.
@Mark Boyce posted:@ScoutingDad Jeff, you know I am a fan of reworking attack scheme! You are smart to do it now and not wait until everything is built like I did! 😮🤕
@RSJB18 Bob, I didn’t know they made a Chessie WM BEEP. I have a BEEP in Western Maryland Fireball scheme. I’m glad the fireworks are gone.
It's one of the remakes that were done a while back by Taylor made Trucks. Trainworld had a stack of them in the store one day and I grabbed a couple.
Bob
@p51 posted:I ordered another aerial recon mission over the area:
Paint the roof white so it won’t get bombed. Fans of the greatest train movie ever made will get that, LOL!
@Strap Hanger posted:I’ve been wanting to do this latest project since visiting the Lionel layout in grand central station two years ago. I kept thinking how I’d approach it but the awning was my biggest stumbling block until two weeks ago when I looked over at my wife’s bathroom vanity (I usual consider this area off limits) and noticed a bottle of facial cleanser/soap. It had the perfect dimensions and curve to be a template for an awning. So I asked permission to repurpose this item and proceeded to cut it up. It looked rather good on the one story Ameritowne building that I bought for this project. 18 gauge copper wire and heavy weight fishing line cut appropriately and glued over the bottle template made the perfect awning frame. Heavy overspray with white primer and a decal search over the Internet led me to complete this project this morning. It still needs some more weathering over the decals when they dry, but I’m pretty pleased. I think even Johnny Ramone would be happy.
Here is the photo I tried to copy, which is exactly like the CBGBs I knew from the late 70s -
And here is the Lionel display version in grand central station that started me on this project -
Next up I think I’ll take a stab at Pearl Paint and then Carnegie Deli.
Um, yours is better...
@Bill Swatos posted:Um, yours is better...
Thanks @Bill Swatos. It was a really fun project.
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