Weekend Update 2/19/12

[rochsub]

Painted track in the Proviso Yard in preparation for ballasting.  Details on the blog http://genevasub.blogspot.com

[rickb773]

Cool shot of those switchers, Roger... and Coos, thanks for the shout out on the pulp load fix... wasn't that easy?

It took three looks to figure out what kits and parts went in there, and I'm still not entirely sure.  Meanwhile, back on the WM, I had a great conversation with fellow N scale contributor and budding  Rich Bellasaitis (sp?)... he penned the "Smoke along the River Revisited" article in the last edition.  Me being the way I am, I nitpicked that while the layout looked really nice overall, the unpainted structures stuck out in my eye...  So one thing led to another, and I'm now the proud owner of the big yellow meat packing house, which I've been busily converting into the Queen City Brewing Company for the shores of Wills Creek...



It's in the paint shop now.  I'm not sure if this kit came with window blanks, but if anyone has any for the tall windows, I could use four of them.  Otherwise I'll just improvise something.

Lee

Lee you have officially flunked Lithuanian: it's Balassaitis!
And its Rick, so you flunked the American part also!
If you are talking bricked out blanks, I don't have any but if you are talking tall window frames, I have some in my parts box. Let me know if you want them.

[bbussey]

Doesn't that seem logical that the [Shapeways FUD] cost would be largely based on how much material was used?

Actually it should be based more on machine time, as that is where the true cost is - i.e., the taller the model, the more expensive.  The material cost isn't as relevant, which is what I've discovered while shopping around for additional ProJet contractors.

[SAH]

Really great stuff this week.  Beautiful scenery Mark.  Really enjoyed the weathering Coos and Joe.  I always liked the green and gold MEC lettering scheme.

First snow of the year in central North Carolina.  A great day to plant some corn.
More in the layout engineering report section.

[wm3798]

 
Sorry about that Rick!

Lee

[wcfn100]

Actually it should be based more on machine time, as that is where the true cost is - i.e., the taller the model, the more expensive.  The material cost isn't as relevant, which is what I've discovered while shopping around for additional ProJet contractors.

I'll let someone else figure out machine time.   



Jason

[rogergperkins]

Regarding my retro painting of the Kato NW2 Chessie scheme engines back to B&O blue, I have not determined the correct lettering for these engines.
I have an older LL, that is one of my first diesels purchased.  It, right or wrong, has Baltimore & Ohio spelled out.
I found a photo of a similar engine at the B&O Museum; it appears to have white lettering of the name spelled out in full.  Also found these were renumbered, so I think a 3 digit number would match my era.

Need to establish the time of using only B&O.
Help welcomed.

[M.C. Fujiwara]

Thanks for all the complements on the Alameda-Belt-in-a-Box layout.
It's been fun to work with my daughter and to include some history that's not usually modeled.

Another project done this weekend is the building of a12VDC static grass applicator, which I call "The Banananator":



Tested it out on my test diorama and, being used to the little fly-swatter applicator, ended up flocking the fuzz outta the area:



That puts the "grass" in "gra$$hat" 

Will be fun to try out longer-than-WS static grasses, like 4mm & 6mm blends.
Going to need a lot on the Free-moN module I started yesterday 



Happy long weekend, everyone!

[rogergperkins]

Fujiwara-san,
My compliments to you on your wonderful modeling and photos.
That static grass applicator looks awsome!  [I purchased the commercially available version and find some practice is needed to get good, realistic results.  The primary issue for me is getting a mix of colors and fiber lengths in a single scene.]  I will watch eagerly to see how your new appllicator works!

[sizemore]

Regarding my retro painting of the Kato NW2 Chessie scheme engines back to B&O blue, I have not determined the correct lettering for these engines.
I have an older LL, that is one of my first diesels purchased.  It, right or wrong, has Baltimore & Ohio spelled out.
I found a photo of a similar engine at the B&O Museum; it appears to have white lettering of the name spelled out in full.  Also found these were renumbered, so I think a 3 digit number would match my era.

Need to establish the time of using only B&O.
Help welcomed.

Most likely the yellow pigment has sun faded and thus looks white.

The S.

[sizemore]

I'm on a slow roll on the trains, currently wrapping up a B&O I-5 caboose (need to finish decaling, windows), renumbering tests on a WM Bachmann caboose, and finally performing a brain transplant on a LL 2-8-8-2.

This weekend I spent some time with "Roberta" getting her ready for the warm weather.







Transmission replacement, transfer case swap, and new springs. By summer I hope to replace all the brakes. Then she'll be in shape for years to come.

The S.

[Puddington]

That's "tres cool" Size... 101 A/B, 506 PI... now where have I seen that unit designation before.....? 

I couldn't sleep last night; chest too full of this damn virus, so I went to the train cave and was scanning through a book when I came across a picture of a 1930's style wooden four hatch reefer, in CPR script. The article said the CPR used a handful of these aging reefers in revenue service in the west until 1979...

Huh ?... 1979......... well; that can mean only one thing; I have to have a couple....

I pulled out a couple of undecorated MT cars, found one that had a streight sill and two with a fishbelly frame and identified road numbers that fit... the first one just made it into service....

280543 has a streight frame and sill; from a build of 45 she was actually photograped in Calgary still in revenue service in 79. At some point in time she had her pasenger trucks swaped out for older trucks and I thing I will see if i can finds some passenger service style trucks to retrofit her just to add some "huh factor" to her...

Here she is with a CPR 8 hatch steel side reefer at Moss Fine Meats.



I love oddities.....

[dnhouston]

Spent the weekend printing 1-to-1 trackplan for about 1/2 of the upper level, laying it out on the benchwork to make sure everything fit, and then started cutting and installing the plywood subroadbed.

[CONRAIL FAN]

Picked these guys up from a good local friend.   

[S Class]

I'll let someone else figure out machine time.   



Jason

What in the name of all that is good and noodley is that going to be?