Trussrod
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Good morning, everybody getChet .... I like your photos of the NCL. The dinner train sounds like fun. I'd like to go on it.
Johnny .... Wow ... Your layout i looking great.
Willie .... Your additional photos of "Jack's" look good.
Joe ... Perhaps just scheduling a stress test is stressful enough.
Ken D&J ... It looks like your modules will be very secure for transport.
Mark D ... I will look forward to seeing the photo of the 4-6-2.
Curt ... Thanks for commenting on my photos.
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Here are shots of a train headed west behind my 1900-era town. ... I repaired the Mantua 2-6-6-2 so it can work on this line. It resembles CB&Q locomotives built around 1905 which worked on branch lines in southwestern South Dakota for many years.
Now, it is time to clean up messes in the train room I made while working on my 1900-era project.
Garry: That's an interesting bit of information about the time period this 2-6-6-2 articulated loco was built as I was half considering picking one upbut thought it was a little too modern for my era but it would fit right in. In actuality I really the 2-4-4-2 but they are hard to find except in Brass. I had a chance years back when I bought the brass Mack Railbus as the guy also had a brass 2-4-4-2 but he said it didn't run right so I passed it up.
Good Morning Everyone. 29° and clear. Should stay above freezing until Sunday, high near 75° tomorrow - mid 60's til Sunday as well. Even though yesterday's high was only 53°, there was no wind and lots of sun thus making for a beautiful day. New crown install went OK yesterday, took about 40 minutes. Dentist guaranteed that this one won't break, I hope so (he hopes also) since he did this one for free due to the previous one breaking.
Thanks for the comments on "Jack's" junk yard, Garry, Joe, Chet, Sherrel, Curt, Trig, and anyone that I may have missed.
Out in the train shed, I cleared off the workbench which had 17 bottles of paint on it from painting all of those details all week long. I did keep a couple of them out to paint the workbench for "Jacks". I am also returning to that old Magnuson cement mixer that I started on a few weeks ago. It is completely assembled and is just awaiting paint and decals, which I hope are still good after 25 years. Just to kill a little time, I assembled an Accurail double-door boxcar kit that needed to be re-numbered. I purchased that kit at least 20 years ago while they still had "pegs" holding the trucks on. I did convert them as well as the coupler box covers to screws. I paid $7.19 for it when I bought it in the 90's sometime, I saw NIB on E-Bay yesterday for $12.50. What a missed opportunity!
Johnny - Vic's Barber Shop is a fine small kit. I actually have two of them, one that I built and painted myself, and another completed one that my LHS had on it's "consignment" table for $5. I'll try to get some pictures today.
Chet - I am going to use several of the Bar Mills kits, along with similar structures from J & L Innovative, American Model Builders and maybe Blair Line, to make a showcase small older village at eye level immediately inside the train shed door. I have posted some of the structures here over the last couple of years, but have not yet begun to do the village. You might remember the "Miracle Chair Co.", Amos General Store", Four Fingered Tony's Meats" and a recently repaired one called "Bruckner's Woodworking". I have a couple of others on the shelf that I still need to build. I am hoping to work this village into my construction plans before next fall.
Ken (D&J) - Looks like you're ready to go. Nice work on the construction of the traveling case, and the refurbishing of the modules. Now get back to thet bridge!
Karl - Still have gun racks in most pickups here in my part of TX. They're (students) no longer allowed to bring them into any school buildings any more. "Drive your tractor to school day" - never had that around here. But when I was in elementary school in the late 50's in New Orleans, there were several students that rode their horses to school every day. Nice helicopter.
Sherrel - You're welcome and a special thanks to you for your comment.
Justin - No need for the white jacket if you just take it slow and easy.
Johnny posted yesterday that he wasn't able to see the additional photos that I posted. I get "attachment xxxxx" when I view that page, so I will post them again today. To recap, these are pictures of the yard at "Jack's" junkyard.
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Painting these details was really enjoyable even though it was time consuming.
Everybody have a great day.
Willie
Willie Jack's junk yard is quite a scene. The junk/scrap casting are tedious to paint to paint alright but sure add to the scene. Did you scratch build the building, very appropriate with the tarpaper exterior!
I really like the way the sign on the fence is made to appear like it was applied when the boards were side-by-side but now split apart from shrinking due to drying out. I'd like to learn how you did that ?
Seeing Chet didn't include a rails pic in his last post, here's one from the state of South Australia, showing where all 3 of the gauges used by that state came together at the town of Gladstone
3'6" narrow, 4'8.5" standard, and 5'3" broad.
Ray: That's some very interesting track work indeed
Good morning, everybody...
Toot ... Wow .... Talk about something difficult to keep track of .... That's some photo.
David Truss Rod .... Yes, I thought you had a good suggestion about having a track on the back side of the depot. So, I did it. Thanks.
Willie ... That building has a lot of character ..... Nice !
Justin ..... I have an important suggestion to you. You should have transition curves between the straight track and the curve track. This will greatly reduce derailments as trains enter curves. Think about driving your vehicle as you enter a curve. As your turn the steering wheel, the vehicle gradually changes from straight highway to curved highway. Real trains do the same thing because real tracks have transition curves. ..Again, this is important ! ... Google "Model Railroad transition curves", and you should find articles and videos to help. That is a reason why using flex track is a good idea. .... I believe you can do that with your track plan.
Garry: Glad you appreciated the suggestion, I feel fairly certain that's what was intended as my FSM John Allen Station has the same loading dock at the same height and the station platforms are the same height which matches perfectly with the height of either the old time
combines or box cars to make deliveries or pick-up goods to be delivered. I like the position of your loading ramp facing the platform end rathr than the station as mine is.
All your early scenes, buildings & bridges all look great!
Morning Everyone:
Weather is looking more like the beginning of summer already. Another 40* this morning going up to 84* they say (another repete from yesterday, Willie). The quote remains: "Dry conditions will continue".
Have to make something to take to our Bunco group Superbowl Party tomorrow. I will partake of the festivus, but could care less who wins - and as usual - will leave the room for the halftime show. I used to go outside and smoke, but don't do that anymore. Happened to park next to someone who was smoking yesterday; I just stood there for a minute thinking how wonderful the smoke smelled. Nope! I wouldn't go back to that for anything - happened to glance at the smoke rack in the grocery store and nearly fainted at the $7.95 a pack!
I'm just the opposite in the store - I go in with 5 things on my list and come out with a basket full! Can't help it - Everything just looks GOOD, lol.
I'm just really down in the dumps all last night and today thinking about Terry and his wife. Just really sad, and bad news. I just really hate that there has to be such things as this in the world that we live in. I wish that it were not so.