Weekend Update 6/17/12

[Ali Kenneth]

No actual modelling for me, spent the week on holiday on an island with no trains (not my idea), but managed to take my daughter to an American Modelling show yesterday. Although heavily biased towards HO, there was only 1 N Scale layout   and about 8 HO, it was fantastic and certainly rekindled my interest in modelling after a few months where it has taken a back seat.

The show can be seen at http://www.tvnam.co.uk/ and i will be going again next year as my 11 month old daughter seemed to love it.

Just got to find a way of making a layout to run the Kato Metra sets on now (with very limited space and budget).

Alasdair

[wm3798]

Awesome week in North Carolina.  Not much train wise, but lots of fun.

Got to visit JustTrainCrazy Kevin's amazing layout, and rode the Piedmont back to Raleigh.  Shot a train from the deck of the Boylan Bridge brewpub, and got some fun pics along the way.

Back soon to upload pics.  Stand by for news!

Paul Harvey.

[central.vermont]

Stand by for news!

Paul Harvey.

I sure do miss his reports. 

Jon

[Bendtracker1]

I sure do miss his reports. 

Jon

+1
His noontime reports were a stable thing for my lunch hours since I was kid in the late 60's
Lunch just isn't lunch anymore! 

[ljudice]

Some progress....   All the major sidings are now wired, the embankment into town is fixed and major rough-in of some scenery is starting...

[davefoxx]

Just got home earlier this evening from a big weekend that included volunteering on the CRHS's Susquehanna Limited yesterday.  My wife, Cynthia, and I car hosted Car B and had a blast entertaining and ensuring that approximately sixty paying riders had a great time on the ride from Washington, D.C./Baltimore to Harrisburg and return.  It was a long day, and we were on our feet for probably 95% of the trip.  But, it was very satisfying when people who paid a lot of money for the ride gave us a round of applause for our efforts at the end of the ride.  We had such a nice group of people on our car, who were easy going and just enjoyed themselves.  I found it funny that there was a noticeable silence that swept the car after the box lunches were handed out and devoured.  Naptime!  Unfortunately, Cyn and I didn't have time to catch some z's, but the exhaustion we felt after the trip was gratifying, knowing that we helped make those sixty or so riders have a trip that they enjoyed and will remember for a lifetime.  Oh, and I can also assure you that Amtoob coach #82525 had the cleanest toilets in Amtrak's whole fleet yesterday...  all day long.   

Unfortunately, I missed the two NS heritage units at Bay View in the morning yesterday, and they were gone on our second pass in the afternoon.  I did, however, spot the Phase III Amtrak 40th Anniversary unit at Union Station upon our return to the District.  Certainly, though, the stars of the day were Bennett Levin's PRR E8s.  Just beautiful.

It was nice to see my fellow asshats that were also on the ride yesterday.  I apologize to any of you who I may not have had time to chat with or even say hello.

Looking forward to hearing from others who hosted, rode, or even railfanned the trip for their perspectives.  What a great day!

DFF

[NARmike]

I'm on a roll this weekend...

I've finally got started on the deck for my Heart River bridge.



The boys were working hard...



But I let them have a break so I could take a picture.



Mike Maisonneuve
Modelling the Northern Alberta Railways' Peace River subdivision in N scale
http://nscalenar.blogspot.ca/

[Philip H]

As reported elsewhere, I have been working this week on a major benchwork expansion:



http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/8191#comment-67488

Also hosted RockGP40 on Friday night before he car hosted for the CRHS.  Not sure what sort of tour he got o fthe layout room from the kids while I was putting Tucker to sleep.

[Catt]

Latest work area onn the Grande Valley.I'm actually going just the opposite than I had planned ,but progress is progress.



and now a close up pic of the only cardstock building on the layout so far (not my build) my friend Terry Holmes way up in Labrador City Canada built it for me.I plan to do a little detailing,but not much.Anybody know where I might find a decent pick up based tow truck in N scale?

[rogergperkins]

Low angle or n-scale eye-level video recording and photography is a lot of fun.   It can be done with smart phones and smaller point and shoot digital cameras.
The biggest challenge from my view point for video recording is running the camera and train at the same time.

[One of One-Sixty]

This weekend, went to the Bronx Zoo to meet Levar Burton and did a test paint job for my Metroliners

IMG_0233_resize by one-sixty models, on Flickr


IMG_0234_resize by one-sixty models, on Flickr


IMG_0235_resize by one-sixty models, on Flickr

I used Testors Aluminum Metalizer in a rattle can.  with the exception of the metal flakes I like the way it came out.  Gonna try either Stainless Steel or Aluminum non-buff.

I am looking to match either Kato's Amfleet or B-mann's HHP/Acela's finish

[ljudice]

[Bsklarski]

Floquil OLD SILVER. I find it a nice match for that sort of thing. Anything Aluminium. It also works perfect for when I paint SAC aircraft from the 50s and 60s. It seems to be a good match to my eyes. Just do light coats and build it up.

[wazzou]

I'm on a roll this weekend...

I've finally got started on the deck for my Heart River bridge.

Mike -
Where did you get the two hole cable stanchions for the bridge in the photo?

[rogergperkins]

I think some of the non-hobby aerosol paints may not work well for n-scale rail cars because the pigments and/or resins are not milled AS finely as those in hobby paints.