What is your latest project?

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Alright, cooler weather is here [tup][yeah], or will be for some, and the urge to get some projects done is strong. I’m going to weather a P2K GP7 and touch up a Walther’s caboose. That should keep me busy for about a week.

What is your next or first project?

Take care,

Russell

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I have a craftsman mine I started–be done in a month or two.

Going to add a staging track to my 4x8

In the process of cleaning out a space for a basement layout.

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When you say cooler weather, yes, it did snow yesterday(LOL)
I plan to get another decal set, finish numbering 2 SD40s and a GP35, then decal the new container crane, and after that, draw the lines on my N railway, and maybe get a little ballast/track laid. I have nothing else todo…
Oh, one other thing, I am planning to bike down a road to see if it will allow me to circumvent the Bearspaw Resivior, and alow me to bike to cochrane along the right of way.
Matthew

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I am going to weather everything on the layout.

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Getting my Bachmann 4-4-0 to work properly. It’s an older one with a pancake motor, and doesn’t have the power to run smooth unless everything moves freely. But I like it anyway.[:D]

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I am building a 5x10 in my bedroom no less.

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MONTANA RAIL LINK SD45

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Building small structures and finalising a track plan.

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I have a SD-9 Athearn that needs a new set of (reduction)gears. I already weathered and added details ( Mu hoses, Strobe light, Nathan 3 chime, speedo cable and Bell complete with air line)to the Powered and Dummy Units.

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Have something running by Christmas 2005, not 2006! Pictures under my signature. Anybody know what loco I have a picture of? Bought it in a hobby shop, it is from the 1960’s or 70. It is on the page.

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well, just converting some old boxcars to kadee. Hopefully ill have a project of this type to do for someone other than me!

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Get Mt Sublime logging branch working. Contol panel about in. Trackwork needs some refining. Birch forest started, needs finishing and the logging buildings need to be started. The trackwork is first. I also want to fini***he hunting scene. Pics will follow when I have some.

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I’m going to fini***he last of the carpet and paneling in my train room, then begin the new layout.

Also, I’m going to get started kitbashing a PRR H10s using a couple of Minitrix locomotives.

Ray

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Currently working on finishing up the locomotive service facility I started on back in early September. Here’s a few pics of it. I think I’m getting pretty close to calling this section finished.

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That looks great, Eddie!

I usually have two or three projects going on at the same time, so in no particular order:

  1. Finish laying track for the ‘upper’ level of my layout, including some train detection blocks and a reversing loop.
  2. Install decoders in my passenger F-units, including wiring for separate headlights and Mars lights.
  3. Master my new Paasche H airbrush and get some more weathering done.

And after that, start building the sub-roadbed for the last part of the track, the ‘lower’ level where another reversing loop and the staging yard will be.

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Got tired of waiting for SOMEONE to produce an RS-36 - so I decided to go at it myself. As per usual, I figure by the time I finish building a couple of these, one of the manufacturers will announce one for production. [;)]

Mark.

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Eddie, that looks AWESOME![bow] [tup][tup]for you!

I am going to tackle a secret project [^] that I’ve been waiting to do for months now. I finally have the base materials I need. You guys will have to wait until it is finished before you get any of the details.[}:)][;)]

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I’m currently working on my Mustang but I need to get back to assembling my 0-4-0 switcher. I’m at the valve gear and I just got the last tools I needed to put them together.
This is my first engine kit so I’m taking it slow.

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Nice Job! I hate to break the news to you, but white metal RS-36 kits are available, (and have been for 20 years) from Tiger Valley Models, (http://www.lynnet.com/~tigervalley/), powered $ 120.00, unpowered $55.00.
These monsters weigh in at about 27 oz ! Don’t feel bad, I built 3 of them before I found out about Tiger Valley!

TVM’s units use the Hobbytown style drive (with a Sagami motor) and while they will pull the wallpaper off the wall and run at prototypically correct speeds, they can’t be MU’d with most other comercial drives, so I buy the dummies and repower them with Atlas/Kato drives.

I have made molds for the correct dynamic brake, the pilot hose pockets and coupler surround, contact me if you want castings (see my profile)

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Eddie that is one nice scene, looks like you put some major time into it.
Has for me i am in the process of completely switching railroads. Going from modeling the Soo Line to modeling the NYC. I was getting really bored, has soon as my old layout made MR i said now what do i do? I had met my main goal, getting in MR.
Bought a book on eBay for $10.00 on NYC lighting stripes and then i was hooked.
Now i have a whole new drive pushing me again. I get to resreach a new railroad, repaint awhole lot of power, and rolling stock.
So far I have a FA1 ABA, 1gp7, a fairbanks switcher, rs11, and 2F’s AA painted and striped. Now what part do i want to model, nyc was much bigger that the old Soo Line.
This has been a very refreshing time for me. If you have been thinking about anew layout, railroad, maybe a whole new gauge go for it. It may work wonders for you to, and get the wheels up stairs turning again with a renewed drive and desire.