Weekend Update 11/17/13

[VonRyan]

I'd get a stiff neck with a suspended ceiling. As is my head is maybe 11 inches away.

[JMaurer1]

I have one of those (unbuilt). One of these days I'll make some decals for it and get it built.  I'm thinking of making a master pattern and resin casting the the cylinder ends.  Another project waiting for a round tuit. 

I've had that same thing on my 'to do' list for awhile now. Make you a deal, I'll do the decals if you do the cylinders...

[peteski]

I would highly recommend working on a ceiling while waiting for the track. I would hate to see a shower of dust on your creation.

Don't bother - it won't happen. Jeff likes his layout room "in the raw".   

[craigolio1]

Attended the TRAINS '13 show in Burnaby, BC last weekend.  The PGE/BCR Modellers group had a very nice display with lots of static models and a running layout in N-Scale and very nice HO display table as well.  Present were Railwire members Tim H., Greg K, Paul C-S, Bob D. Chris D., and also David M., Nolan and Mike M.  I took the risk and carried two models down on the plane for display.

One of the GF6C electric locomotives used by the BCR on the Tumbler Sub.


Thought I'd spruce up one of the Atlas LNT900 Ford tractors to go along with the Motorways trailer.


Tim H. took these photos of the overall display.



Doug

Doug.  I have a couple of those electrics on my to do list (which is a very long list, but a list no less) and I would love to see more of the process.  Perhaps others would as well?   Did you take pictures through out?  Would you concider a build thread?  At the very least, please tell us which chassis did you use and how did you fit it, and how can I get a set of the British Columbia Railway decals?

They look incredible!

Thanks, Craig

[rochsub]

Don't bother - it won't happen. Jeff likes his layout room "in the raw".   

I hope he likes cleaning track too!

[nickelplate759]

George, I'm curious...did you thin the TruColor paint with anything?

Nope - just sprayed it right out of the bottle.  I used about 20 PSI, but will try a little higher next time.
The hard part is to get enough paint on at once so that it doesn't dry too fast and turn flat.  That happened on the observation, so I overcoated it with clear gloss before applying decals.

Nice looking cars, George, but what happened, the air in Portland got you building NP not NKP ??

Greg O.

Glad you like them Greg.   I originally intended to do "Benton" in IC colors, but then happened across a picture of it in NP colors and I just had to do it.  I really like passenger paint-scheme oddities.  Since I was doing NP colors and had an extra undec Kato observation lying around, I thought "why not?" and did the observation too.      Don't worry - I've got a bunch of IC and NKP cars on my to-do list.

[Ian MacMillan]

In my old house I had an unfinished ceiling because I didn't want a drop and I had lots of utilities in the way which made drywall almost impossible.  I tacked 6mil poly to the joists and never had a dust issue.

[BCR751]

Doug.  I have a couple of those electrics on my to do list (which is a very long list, but a list no less) and I would love to see more of the process.  Perhaps others would as well?   Did you take pictures through out?  Would you concider a build thread?  At the very least, please tell us which chassis did you use and how did you fit it, and how can I get a set of the British Columbia Railway decals?

They look incredible!

Thanks, Craig

I have another one to do and I plan on documenting the build for that one.  A lot of trial-and-error on the first one so hopefully the second one will go much smoother.

Doug

[VonRyan]

I finally get some time to use my laptop so that I can post my wonderful haul from the weekend.

At a local train-show there was a mother and daughter with a table loaded with old railroad paperwork, mostly from the PRSL, with a good bit from the CNJ and some from the PRR.



They were asking 5 cents per unused envelope, 25 cents on the various pads of forms. $2 for the lot of PRR form 19s, 50 cents for the three placards, 25 cents for the PRR soap, $1 for the white envelope of various tags and stubs, 25 cents for the single piece of PRR stationary (at my own insistence), 25 cents for the unused Western Union forms, 25 cents for the used small envelope which still had the form that came in it, $1 for the PRR memorandum tablet, and 25 cents for the two ziplock bags of stubs and tags. A sizeable haul for $13.
...and then a dealer came through like a tornado and cleaned them out of most of their stuff ...now a pad that could have gone to a better home for 25 cents will get a $20 price-tag.

If I hadn't eaten breakfast that day, I could have scored a lot more with the other $7 that I started the day with... Apparently they still had a lot more at home, so hopefully I'll see them at another local show when I have more moneys.


-Cody F.

[Jeff AKA St0rm]

I would highly recommend working on a ceiling while waiting for the track. I would hate to see a shower of dust on your creation.

I know you all want me to do the ceiling but I don't be leave it is needed. Growing up I had my layout in the basement without a finished ceiling and I never had a dust problem. also that was a 50 year old house with old school flooring (1x6 boards) my new house is only 6 years old with plywood flooring so less seams to drop dust. I also have Hepa air filtration in this house so I don't see there being a problem.

[VonRyan]

I know you all want me to do the ceiling but I don't be leave it is needed. Growing up I had my layout in the basement without a finished ceiling and I never had a dust problem. also that was a 50 year old house with old school flooring (1x6 boards) my new house is only 6 years old with plywood flooring so less seams to drop dust. I also have Hepa air filtration in this house so I don't see there being a problem.

Lucky... I have a 100 year old (just this year) house that drops dust through the thin slats for floorboards like a fine snow when someone walks overhead.

[peteski]

I know you all want me to do the ceiling but I don't be leave it is needed. Growing up I had my layout in the basement without a finished ceiling and I never had a dust problem. also that was a 50 year old house with old school flooring (1x6 boards) my new house is only 6 years old with plywood flooring so less seams to drop dust. I also have Hepa air filtration in this house so I don't see there being a problem.

Exposed concrete foundation and exposed joists with a floor on which people walk will still generate dust. HEPA filtraton or not.  But is is not just that. Finished layout room also makes the experience of operating a model train layout much more pleasant. How do I know? I've visited and operated many layouts, in finished  rooms/basements, and  in unfinished rooms/grungy basements.  But you have made up your mind anyways (and the layout is quite far along already).

[conrail98]

Exposed concrete foundation and exposed joists with a floor on which people walk will still generate dust. HEPA filtraton or not.  But is is not just that. Finished layout room also makes the experience of operating a model train layout much more pleasant. How do I know? I've visited and operated many layouts, in finished  rooms/basements, and  in unfinished rooms/grungy basements.  But you have made up your mind anyways (and the layout is quite far along already).

And I've had the exact opposite experience. In fact, I've enjoyed operating on unfinished rooms more then finished because every one of the finished layouts also had valences and fascia painted dark colors. I felt like I was in a submarine while operating. It makes the layout feel smaller. Ultimately, it's a personal choice and every home owner has different needs with regards to their layout space both for the layout and perhaps post-layout utilization,

Phil

[peteski]

And I've had the exact opposite experience. In fact, I've enjoyed operating on unfinished rooms more then finished because every one of the finished layouts also had valences and fascia painted dark colors. I felt like I was in a submarine while operating. It makes the layout feel smaller. Ultimately, it's a personal choice and every home owner has different needs with regards to their layout space both for the layout and perhaps post-layout utilization,

Phil

That is one of the best excuses I've heard for not finishing the layout room. 
The color choices are up to the layout builder. How would you like to operate this layout?   


As far as dark fascia and valance goes, there is a school of thought that doing that draws the eye to the layout while placing irrelevant parts of the room in the dark.  Similar to a theater stage.

But this really is a topic for another thread. 

[craigolio1]

I have another one to do and I plan on documenting the build for that one.  A lot of trial-and-error on the first one so hopefully the second one will go much smoother.

Doug

 

That would be great!  Did you use a Kato early SD40-2 chassis?  What was your source for decals?

Craig