Probably. I think the guy in the 5th row asked if he could come to the front.
I’ve been working on a few pieces of rolling stock. The photos were snapped quickly - sorry for the poor quality.
First is a P2K mill gon. Paint scheme doesn’t follow a specific prototype. I like to refer to it as “proto-plausible.”
The hopper was decaled from a photo. Not sure what brand it is, might be a Tyco. The caboose is a fantasy scheme done by request. It’ll end up on a friend’s pike.
The fantasy cabooose and another nearly-prototypical. I kinda like the pre-50’s paint scheme, before the Monon started using the large-serif lettering, Ol’ Stumpy must like it, too.
Jim
By friend Jim, do you mean someone that is to lazy to do the work them self? In that case we are friends!
Looking forward to getting it running around my pike. Looking forward to getting all the Monon engines up and running again.
There are some great and helpful people on this site, Monon Guy is only one of them.
By the way Jim, I need 5 more by Tuesday! [^]
Cuda Ken
That looks great Crandell. I like the oil slick between the rails. That’s a nice touch.
What about the trestle, did you make that? How long did it take you?
John
The passengers are probably standing in line for the bathroom to “clean up”
Starting scenery at the south end of the layout:
Hoping to apply some of the skills I have picked up from observing the masterful work displayed on this forum.
Jamie
Jamie, I’ve got to tell you that I’m continually impressed with how professional your layout looks. You’ve mastered the simplicity and elegance of the real thing. I always look forward to seeing the progress on your layout.
John, I am happy you like the image. Yes, I scratched the trestle out of scale dimensional lumber of the kind you get at hobby stores. It has a curved deck, so it took more care and more research to learn how such a construction is undertaken. I don’t recall how long it took, but we’ll say three evenings, and then came the installation, probably an hour. Note that I stained it with real creosote oil, which gave the layout space a nice odor. Wife gave me ‘the look’ when she came downstairs the first time after I brought it into the house. The smell dissipated within three or four days.
-Crandell
Great pictures and work!
I’ve no pictures for now. I’ve just started a new module (four segments), about 3200mm long (~10’ ). Narrow gauge, of course. [:)]
Wolfgang
I spent some of the afternoon today getting the wiring done for the first FT Turnout. I choose the yard goat pulling a string of flat cars for the first train through. The flat cars are a bit on the light side, and I figured they would tell me right away if something is amiss! First time I ran it through the tunnel and across the turnout… Sure enough most af the cars ended up derailed. Checked the loco and while it didn’t derail, there was a huge cobweb sticking to the front of the boiler. Better than a rat I guess! Rerailed everything and tried it again. No problems whatsoever, so I figure the problem may have either been in the tunnel, or a piece of ballast or other material somewhere along the line. I ran them slow. I ran them Fast. I ran them forward and backward… Smooth as silk, and no more derailments! For my first scratch built turnout in close to 25 years… Not bad. Some photos of the first train:
73
Here’s a shot of my soon to be MRR Space, I never had dedicated space before. It’s roughly 9.5 x 9.5.
Next are two shots of my 1 of 4 sectional layout I’m building to fit in that space. Still lots of work to do. And probably redo.
C&HV GP9 200 stops at North American Knitting to pick up a empty car.
Great looking train room. Might i suggest a shelf layout around the walls. You’ll have plenty of room for industry and yards with up to 14" wide shelves.
A pic of my GM&O 906 on the “Gulf Breeze & Holley” Layout
Pictures etc are finished
Now I need to get the courage to try clouds and scenery on the background blue
C&HV power rests between runs at DM Yard locomotive facilities
May I suggest that before you start filling the room with bench work, get a lid on it. And get something under your feet. A drop ceiling will help control the dust and dirt on the layout. And cheap carpet will save your knees while you are crawling around underneath same. Voice of experience here.
Don’t recall if I posted this last week or not. A typical day in Lebanon, NH, on the White River Southern Railroad. As we arrive at the east end of the yard by the depot, yard job LE-1, with leased CSX U23B #3243, is busy building local LE-2. After it departs behind GP18 #9423, we’ll climb a hillside to watch the rolling meet between manifest CDWJ, entering the yard for classification, and intermodal hotshot WJCD.
UncBob, I am more taken by the great pictures you have on the wall’s than the layout. They look great!