[banghead]
What railroad project are you working
on at this time ? If any. Just Curious !
See the head on top, THIS IS WHAT I AM DOING !!!
I am trying to do a swing bridge for a freight line near
my entry door. I AM SO SICK OF THE DUCKUNDER.
[swg] YOU ???
judt dismantled my layout, and am redoing the room it goes in.
plaster, dropped ceiling (both done).
Then carpet, trim and benchwork around the walls instead of in the middle.
Doug, in Utah
My latest project is an MDC 2 truck Shay rebuild.
Here’s a link to some photos.
http://www.the-gauge.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7559&perpage=15&pagenumber=1
Several myself. I am relocating a work table for model work to a spare room. Once there catch up and finish my projects. Then build a shelves for the industrial buildings. And lastly begin construction on a small 6 by 6 foot pike until the future addition is complete. The pike will be a simple loop around past the corner to another loop. Perhaps a passing siding and a small town as a practice learning.
I am also in middle of retrofitting wheels and couplers and bringing all up to standard. Maybe in 2004 Ill work on the desiel roster since I finished my steam roster this year.
getting ready to move to a new house, will have to start a new layout from scratch. Just mapping out the plans now.
trying to plan on how to build my benchwork and what to have as the top of it. either foam or plywood.
Working on a pond created with a timber-crib dam. Down stream will be crossed by a king-post wooden bridge and two flush deck timber trestles, the latter two crossing a tidal estuary. One a 4 pile class 25 and one a 5 pile ballasted deck class 35 to Harriman standard. All are scratchbuilt using wood and handlaid rail of code 55 and code 70. The purpose of the pond is to provide irrigation to orange and avocado groves and secondarily provide water via a windmill powered pumping system for my steam roster.
Its my first attempt at any sort of running water. So i’ll likely be seeking lots of technical and stylistic advice in the forums.
Randy
I’m just starting construction on my 46’ x 34’ , three level, 3 rail O guage layout. I’ve nearly completed the lowest level, a 5 track double ended staging / storage yard, with each track close to 120’. I figure it will keep me busy for a few years.
Just finished up helping Trainboy with his layout. http://members.cox.net/dbhuff/images/Alex%2003.gif
Next project is to scratch build the ATSF passenger station in Flagstaff AZ. http://members.cox.net/dbhuff/images/flagstaff.jpg I plan to start this in January
Latest project: Build a layout! I’ve got to get started!
Current project is a small (5 track ) staging yard outside the railroad room, which will represent the lines to the west of the modeled area. I’d like to have more staging in that direction, but it’s a shared area and 5 tracks is 5 better than none.
I’ve also got 2 Southern Railway bay window cabs under construction. They’re Wright Trak Models resin kits and are a lot of fun. Next model project will be a pair of Southern MS-4 Heavy Mikes as soon as the BLI 2-8-2’s get here and the cabs are finished.
Tom Watkins
I tend to multi-project. Currently I’m building a fruit-packing warehouse (a near-flat–it’s about 1/2" thick and will be set against the backdrop, disguised by some trees and packing boxes) out of DPM modules and wood. I’m also converting a Bachmann 70-tonner from the second version (with dual headlamps and front vents) to the first version (with single headlamp and no front vents.) I also cannibalized one of my GE 44-tonners to make use of its power trucks in other models–they’re pretty nice but one of them has issues. I’m putting off covering my in-street trackage with styrene by working on rolling stock and structures.
I’m working on finally ballasting my layout.
build an HO scale 1941 hobby shop, with a full interior including a display Lionel layout in the window (interesting little piece), ads for makers nobody remembers, a shelf with (roughly) standard gauge trains, boxes everywhere, and a large club layout in the second story, which is actually a miniature version of the layout I intend to build in a few years. I’m also presonalizing a Merchant’s Row I kit. I want to add a bar on the back wall, a third story to one of the buildings (hopefully) and a full interior to the whole block.
On my N scale layout I’m soldering feeder wires.
On my HO scale layout I’m working on scenery a little. Mainly, I’m just running my newly painted engines around and admiring their paint job. It’s the best painting I’ve ever done!
Randy A.
I’m remodelling a small area of scenery near the back of my layout.
installing my under table switch machines for my turnouts and wiring the snap relays to make the control panel light up…what a PITA…but i tell my wife…THIS IS FUN!!!
Now that I have successfully fitted a powered bogey into the base of one of my Daleks I can attest to the validity of Dragenrider’s signature.
Science fiction and trains are both cool…they just don’t go together!
I’m scratchbuilding an interesting coal trestle. The real one is near Sayre, PA.
Well let’s see. Repainting and lettering a Con-Cor 85’ double plugdoor boxcar for the Grande Valley RR (My freelanced road)
Painting and lettering 4 ATLAS articulated autoracks,two for the GVR and two for the North American Rail Alliance (my online North American modeling group).
Putting up a new ceiling in the trainroom,plus new lighting in the trainroom.
Building two ex CN GP40-2Ws for the GVR.In case you haven’t figured it out I am an N scaler.
Oh yeah also working on the layout enlarging it even more.Other than that not much.
