Showcase hinting at doing signals....

[Nato]

                           Yes Robert does have more pictures of his own layout,but this photo happens to show a detailed signal built from a Train Cat kit on the nearly finished end of my layout in Salt Lake .Robert has a better camera than myself so he has taken many photos on ths part of my layout which myself ,Robert, and several others have been working on. If you look in arcival posts you will see more photos of this end of the layout in various stages of construction.The track by the way is code 80. Robert's layout,part of which is modular, models the Ecco,Utah on UP,this end of my layout is modeled mostly on Weber Canyon also on the UP. Nate Goodman (Nato). See the Foming Steam thread for more shots of Robert's work on his old modules and current layout.

[robert3985]

  Robert3985, do you have more pics of your layout.  That picture looks great!
 dave t

                          Yes Robert does have more pictures of his own layout,but this photo happens to show a detailed signal built from a Train Cat kit on the nearly finished end of my layout in Salt Lake .Robert has a better camera than myself so he has taken many photos on ths part of my layout which myself ,Robert, and several others have been working on. If you look in arcival posts you will see more photos of this end of the layout in various stages of construction.The track by the way is code 80. Robert's layout,part of which is modular, models the Ecco,Utah on UP,this end of my layout is modeled mostly on Weber Canyon also on the UP. Nate Goodman (Nato). See the Foming Steam thread for more shots of Robert's work on his old modules and current layout.

Thanks Nate and Dave.  I work on Nate's layout on a regular basis and Nate is a good friend.  The scene you're referencing that I posted previously is at Riverside on Nate's layout, and the bridge is a much-modified Traincat etched UP Cantilever Signal Bridge kit (over 80 additional scratch-built parts)...but, the signal heads are totally scratch-built from my measurements, reference photos and official U.P. plans that were published in the Union Pacific Historical Society's magazine "The Streamliner".  Here's another, wider shot of this same location on Nate's layout, with one of Nate's brass FEF's pulling a morning mail train.


I'm all over this board, so just go to my postings and you'll see lots of photos of my portable, sectional layout of the 65 mile run between Ogden and Wahsatch Utah through both Weber and Echo Canyons.

Here's another photo on my layout (which has since been "disassembled" to prepare for a new version) of Wilhemina Pass between Devil's Slide and Hennefer, about 15 miles west of Echo Junction.  This scene's main railroad interest is the cantilever signal bridge, relay cabinet, double U.P. telegraph/power pole and speeder escape ramps at the "Monument" which is a sign and tree located at the original 1000 mile mark on the UP from Omaha when it was originally aligned in 1869.  This particular bridge is completely scratch-built from .003" brass from measurements I took from the actual bridge after getting official permission to climb on it back in the early '80's.  As you can see, this bridge is shorter (the top horizontal span)  than the model on Nate's layout as the U.P. had at least three versions of their cantilever design, with some of them being double headed, or the truss-work being turned in different directions.  All of them originally had lower-quadrant semaphores mounted on top, but during the 40's and '50's, D-Type signal heads began replacing the semaphores.

By the way, the Traincat kit is an excellent starting point for U.P. Cantilever Signal Bridges and for scale-hounds like me, cuts our scratch-building time to about 1/4 the time it takes to build one completely from scratch.  A definite asset to the hobby and I hope the owner of Traincat's personal problems are resolved soon so we can continue enjoying his excellent etched kits.

[Sokramiketes]

Did you sell those units?  I'm installing DCC and sound in a set right now that looks a lot like your work. 

[robert3985]

Did you sell those units?  I'm installing DCC and sound in a set right now that looks a lot like your work.

I sold off all of my post-1956 cars and motive power over a two year span a couple of years ago.  Off the top of my head, I think these went to a customer in the Chicago area.

Both these and my GTEL Supertubines were the most difficult to ship out the door.

[Sokramiketes]

I sold off all of my post-1956 cars and motive power over a two year span a couple of years ago.  Off the top of my head, I think these went to a customer in the Chicago area.

Both these and my GTEL Supertubines were the most difficult to ship out the door.

Yeah, these have to be your units then.  Nice work on them, I'm just stuffing the fuel tanks with electronics for a friend.

[robert3985]

Yeah, these have to be your units then.  Nice work on them, I'm just stuffing the fuel tanks with electronics for a friend.

Thanks!  That means a lot coming from you.  I'm happy they're going to be run and enjoyed!  They were my first attempt at adding details and modifying brass imports, and were also my confirmation that Scalecoat was my choice for U.P. colors!