Weekend Update 1/21/18

[nkalanaga]

For the inset buildings, I wonder if some of them could have been modified from more conventional buildings?  Most of the eastern cities predate autos, so rather than tear a building down to replace it with service facilities for the new horseless carriages, reinforce the second floor, add posts, and build a new first floor wall.

[peteski]

To go along with my ongoing challenge entry, I built a Hydraulic Engine Hoist from some of the styrene scraps.




After I painted the Hoist, I figured I might as well do a floor jack too.

That is just awesome!  Great modeling!  I love stuff like that.  And the giant dime makes a great size reference. Can you elaborate some more on making of these miniatures?

What did you use for the floor jack?  0.005" styrene?  How about its wheels/casters?  Same for the engine hoist.  Peteski wants to know. 

[BCR 570]

Back from what you might be asking... Well, next Tuesday the Bride and I are boarding the Canadian here in Vancouver and heading for Toronto and then Quebec City for a winter holiday. Absolutely nothing could be more enticing in my mind! Just for the fun of it I'm going to take my incomplete model of a Budd 'manor' sleeping car and do a little work on it while sitting in the real thing. Perfect.
Geoff

Wow that sounds like fun.  I hope to do that when I am retired.  of course I will have to work in visits with Craig and Scott.

And then there's Tim's wiring; I'm going to have to get a lesson.

Sure, any time.  I am amused because when I started the layout I thought that wiring would be the most challenging aspect of the build given my limited electrical knowledge.  It has turned out rather well after all.


Tim

[Cajonpassfan]

So, I've always admired the B&O's beautiful Blue and Grey passenger colors, with yellow stripes, IMHO one of the classiest and most elegant schemes on North American rails (with CN two-tone green scheme probably taking the prize by a nose in my book). Of course, as a Santa Fe modeler, I had no use for it on my circa 1950 Cajon layout. Until NOW!
I ran across the Thomas Hotchkiss photo (below) of a B&O business car (perhaps car #98?) on the east side of the Pass at Mile Post 52, tacked on to one of John Santa Fe's prize Streamliners. What an excuse to acquire Microtrains' B&O business car, even though it maybe  a bit of a foob.

Can any of you B&O guys id this car? It looks to me like that with a couple of tweaks and additional details, it would make a good stand-in? And the folding "director's chair" on the open platform is a must! What a way to see the world!
Otto K.

[mighalpern]

Quick question for you Tim on you wiring.
  Are you using solid wire on you breaker boards to get such tight 90 degree bends, and then stranded for the rest.
 Looks super
Miguel

[jmlaboda - RIP]

Can any of you B&O guys id this car?

Its B&O 98... which now resides at Tennessee Valley Rwy. Museum...

http://abpr.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?september03/09-30-03/B+O_business_car_98.jpg
http://abpr.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?february05/02-18-05/2005_0212Atlchatt0062.jpg

[BCR 570]

Quick question for you Tim on you wiring.
  Are you using solid wire on you breaker boards to get such tight 90 degree bends, and then stranded for the rest.
 Looks super
Miguel

Hello Miguel:

Yes, the feeder wires and jumper wires are all 22AWG solid which will form bends to stay in place.  Unfortunately the LEDs and terminals are dispersed all over the board making for a potential wiring nightmare.  The solid wires are also much easier to solder into the boards.

The track bus wires are all 14AWG stranded.  The aux bus wires are 18AWG stranded.  The leads to the toggles for turnout control are 28AWG stranded for flexibility, and I used headers to solder them to the Singlet boards.


Tim

[Cajonpassfan]

Its B&O 98... which now resides at Tennessee Valley Rwy. Museum...

http://abpr.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?september03/09-30-03/B+O_business_car_98.jpg
http://abpr.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?february05/02-18-05/2005_0212Atlchatt0062.jpg

Thanks Jerry, that's what I thought it may be.
Your first link even has the "director's chair" on the open platform!
Nice car...
Otto

[PGE_Modeller]

On a close look, Otto, it has TWO "director's chairs" on the platform.

Cheers,

[Cajonpassfan]

So it does Greg. But not when running over Cajon, in my first pic
Still, a pretty good bet it's the same car. So where does one get a folding chair like that in N?
Bet Max could scratchbuild one, using no commercial parts
Fun stuff,
Otto

[chuck geiger]

http://mftrailroad.blogspot.com/search/label/Scenery

[Mark W]

That is just awesome!  Great modeling!  I love stuff like that.  And the giant dime makes a great size reference. Can you elaborate some more on making of these miniatures?

What did you use for the floor jack?  0.005" styrene?  How about its wheels/casters?  Same for the engine hoist.  Peteski wants to know. 

Thanks peteski.  I have some notes in the challenge post about building the hoist.

The casters are styrene rod, cut with a sharp xacto. I used .010 phosphor bronze wire for the axle/pins and some thicker brass for the handle. Pretty sure the base is .005".  Along with the wire parts I only used what I found in the scraps bin. 

Here's drilling the jack's front wheels, and prior to paint.

https://i.imgur.com/atCZnxZ.jpg


https://i.imgur.com/QtEz9Pr.jpg

[peteski]

Thanks peteski.  I have some notes in the challenge post about building the hoist.

The casters are styrene rod, cut with a sharp xacto. I used .010 phosphor bronze wire for the axle/pins and some thicker brass for the handle. Pretty sure the base is .005".  Along with the wire parts I only used what I found in the scraps bin. 

Here's drilling the jack's front wheels, and prior to paint.

https://i.imgur.com/atCZnxZ.jpg


https://i.imgur.com/QtEz9Pr.jpg

Thanks Mark!