Weekend Update 3/24/13

[Philip H]

Inching closer to the release of this ubiquitous little beastie:
Under macro magnification, it may look a little rough around the edges, but it is kind of small after all; here it is posed on a dime:

Must.  Pick.  Up.  Jaw.   

[skytop35]

Very nice Bill . I have a compulsive desire to always graphite the smoke and fire boxes even though some prototypes didn't have it or are so dirty they don't show through . Your results came out terrific . I need to try to get past that damn graphite bottle , it's like a drug to me .

Thanks Richie. I was tempted to paint the smoke and firebox graphite as the article I followed suggested it. However, I wasn't sure if the C&NW berks were painted that way. A quick internet search didn't help much. Of course, someone will now find a photo to prove me wrong !

[daniel_leavitt2000]

Dave, I am pretty sure the US gave Grumman the specifications (along with AM general). Grumman bid lower and won the contract, but the design was all the government and not patented.

The only real differences I see are near the fender openings, which actually varied on the prototype too. The bumpers are actually split on the prototype. The use one part for all 4 corners: the parts can be swapped and flipped. Man I wish all car parts were that easy.

How about the red/blue stripe and signal color decals? No copyright violation there!

[chicken45]

Resistance is futile...

One of us.  One of us.  One of us.

...you're also a Trekkie/er?
I feel like we're the same person, some times and we don't really know each other.

[daniel_leavitt2000]

Ha ha there are a lot more Conrail Queens/Trekkies than you may realize.

Love watching DS9 while decaling.

[Philip H]

Daniel,
DS9?  Really?  Next you'll tell us Voyager is your accompaniment for all your outstanding vehicle builds.   

Star Trek - Go Spock or go home!

[BCR751]

For my first venture into the world of the Weekend Update, here is a recently completed GP9RM.  It is a transfer loco that works between the CN yard and the BC Rail/CN interchange yard in Prince George, BC on my in-progress N-Scale Chetwynd Sub layout.

[DKS]

Dave, I am pretty sure the US gave Grumman the specifications (along with AM general). Grumman bid lower and won the contract, but the design was all the government and not patented.

The only real differences I see are near the fender openings, which actually varied on the prototype too. The bumpers are actually split on the prototype. The use one part for all 4 corners: the parts can be swapped and flipped. Man I wish all car parts were that easy.

How about the red/blue stripe and signal color decals? No copyright violation there!

Yes, I have copies of the drawings the Feds gave Gumman as their spec. I figured it wouldn't be a problem to copy, but I still wanted to err on the safe side. As for decal stripes, I happened to have been considering doing just that!

Daniel,
DS9?  Really?  Next you'll tell us Voyager is your accompaniment for all your outstanding vehicle builds.   

Star Trek - Go Spock or go home!

+1

[chicken45]

Daniel,
DS9?  Really?  Next you'll tell us Voyager is your accompaniment for all your outstanding vehicle builds.   

Star Trek - Go Spock or go home!

I've been a fan of Star Trek since third grade. I'm 29 now. I grew up on TNG. Didn't really get in to DS9 or VOY when they launched. I was young and didn't get into them. Then I got older. Then Seven of Nine came along. Borg Implants notwithstanding, the stories got better. Then in college, Spike TV had 8 hours of Trek on every day. So instead of going to class, I'd watch them. I can honestly say that DS9 won me over in the end. Once the Sisko shaved his head and grew the beard, it got a lot better. In fact, I'd say it's some of the best writing of any Star Trek series, although it did drift away from Roddenberry's vision, but TNG also did that a bit if you want to nit pick. TNG has some teething problems for those first few episodes. They got better coincidentally when Riker grew his beard. Yes, there's a pattern there. Riker, Sisko grow beards, series gets better. VOY gets Seven of Nine which brought more Borg story lines which was good, but demystified the horror that was the Borg in the process....but maybe that's all for a Trek thread in the Crew Lounge.
I have nothing to say on ENT, simply because they never really got a chance. The last episode was a shame to the crew

[CodyO]

The return loop section to be attached to the HCDs


Planning out the track


Laying out the 3 return loop tracks


the 3 return loops all laid out


did all the wiring for the new mainlines, used suitcase connecters and terminal blocks. The wiring is done for future signaling


was up till about 3am doing all this and the little helper kaydee was a little tired

[peteski]

Inching closer to the release of this ubiquitous little beastie:

Under macro magnification, it may look a little rough around the edges, but it is kind of small after all; here it is posed on a dime:

WOW!  Awesome!

[strummer]

Very nice;looks like an O scale Lobaugh...

Mark in Oregon

[BCR 570]

For my first venture into the world of the Weekend Update, here is a recently completed GP9RM.  It is a transfer loco that works between the CN yard and the BC Rail/CN interchange yard in Prince George, BC on my in-progress N-Scale Chetwynd Sub layout

Welcome to Weekend Update, Doug!  Looking forward to more.

Tim

[Dave V]

...you're also a Trekkie/er?
I feel like we're the same person, some times and we don't really know each other.

Kinda...  I'm a fan of TOS, the movies, and sometimes TNG, but I never watched any of the spin-offs.

My take has always been Star Wars had the way better stories and characters, but Star Trek had better physics.

[Hornwrecker]

We are pleased to announce that the Vermissa Valley has been dragged into the mid-20th century, with the arrival of Truc-Train service.  No expense was spared on the modern concrete ramp and dock, and nothing but the finest gravel was used for the parking facilities.



Need more work on the ramp; wooden guides, weathering, once I find decent concrete color.  Need to find/make some type of office or shed for the thing.