Weekend Update 11/30/14

[davefoxx]

Thanks, guys!

DFF

[wazzou]

By the way, my trestle does indeed have stringers running under the track on each side for support.
Each stringer consists of 3 2x12's (I think) with spacer blocks between them like the real thing, although
they don't show in these pictures.

Max -
In the event you ever decide to build another trestle, keep in mind that most Stringers are 8"x16", 8"x17" or 9"x17" and there are 3-4 each of those beneath each rail.

[James Costello]

Agreed! Streets and roads seem to be one of the hardest things to realistically model and yours is one of the best I've seen.

Agreed - looks great Dave!

[Wlal13again]

I had a few days extra off this past holiday weekend and was able to make a little progress on my layout.  I finished (almost) the next section of road in Aberdeen, North Carolina.  It's not yet permanently glued down, because I need to stain that wood railroad crossing to the right in the picture below.



More over on the Seaboard Central 2.0 thread in the Layout Engineering Forum.

DFF

How did you add your lines on your streets Dave? Decal or paint?

[davefoxx]

Rich,

DKS' trick: colored pencils, a tip that he suggested, and it works far better than anything else that I have tried.  Tip #2: The yellow will show better if you apply white first and then yellow on top.

DFF

[nkalanaga]

Bryan beat me to it, but yes, stringers are usually more than 2 inches wide.  The Rio Grande Southern used three 8x16 or 8x18 stringers under each rail, which matches the 1908 New Haven standard in Mallery's "Bridge and Trestle Handbook".  Since the NH, even then, was definitely "heavy main line" railroading, it seems that the D&RGW/RGS overbuilt their narrow gauge!

If one wants to make sure their trestle, or a simple wood beam bridge over a ditch, will pass inspection, 1/16 x 1/8 stripwood, 10x20 N scale inches, would be easiest, especially if one doesn't add the spacer blocks.  If you're going that far to be prototypical, you'll likely have the exact sizes of stringers anyway...

[mmagliaro]

Bryan beat me to it, but yes, stringers are usually more than 2 inches wide.  The Rio Grande Southern used three 8x16 or 8x18 stringers under each rail, which matches the 1908 New Haven standard in Mallery's "Bridge and Trestle Handbook".  Since the NH, even then, was definitely "heavy main line" railroading, it seems that the D&RGW/RGS overbuilt their narrow gauge!

If one wants to make sure their trestle, or a simple wood beam bridge over a ditch, will pass inspection, 1/16 x 1/8 stripwood, 10x20 N scale inches, would be easiest, especially if one doesn't add the spacer blocks.  If you're going that far to be prototypical, you'll likely have the exact sizes of stringers anyway...

To close the book on this... I remeasured the stringers in my trestle.  They are 6x12.  There are 3, with spacer blocks
between them, under each rail.  So, not quite as large as 8x16, but not 2" lumber either.

[Catt]

Another pic of downtown Bel-Aire.This part is still in the construction stages.The street is not as long as this pic suggests.The only reason I took this pic was to see if I liked what I had done.I had no intention of posting then decided "Why Not?" so here it is. 

[wazzou]

To close the book on this... I remeasured the stringers in my trestle.  They are 6x12.  There are 3, with spacer blocks
between them, under each rail.  So, not quite as large as 8x16, but not 2" lumber either.

Max, certainly I hope you understand that no one is saying your trestle sucks.   
Viewed from the side as most often occurs, 6x12 doesn't look much different than 2x12.
I know the level of research and detail you invest in your models, I just thought you'd value the information.

[Kisatchie]

...The only reason I took this pic was to see if I liked what I had done.I had no intention of posting then decided "Why Not?" so here it is. 

Could you tell me which kit(?) the foremost left hand building is? I can't recall ever seeing that building on anyone's layout. Of course, I'm not very observant.

Thanks.


Hmm... It's the Sumatra
Banana Emporium...

[Catt]

Model Power General Electric plant "slightly" re-configured at least 3 times.

[peteski]

Could you tell me which kit(?) the foremost left hand building is? I can't recall ever seeing that building on anyone's layout. Of course, I'm not very observant.

Thanks.

Looks to me like a kitbashed Model Power (made by Pola?) series of pseudo-modular buildings.  Like their GE plant for example.  The bottom floor is modified for the human and shipping doors (you can see different size bricks under the shipping doors.   While the bricks are way too big, I still have fondness for that series of kits.

[Kisatchie]

Thanks for the replies. I found the kit on eBay. No wonder I didn't recognize it. The kit has 4 floors.


Hmm... otherwise, people
would fall to their deaths...

[peteski]

Thanks for the replies. I found the kit on eBay. No wonder I didn't recognize it. The kit has 4 floors.

Yes, these kits ave very kit-bash-friendly due to their modular-like construction.  In the same series is a sawtooth-roof factory with a boiler house and even a loco shed.  The wall segments also feature 2 types of windows: either a single large window or a small double window unit.

[w neal]

much less glaring . . . .

Now dirty those suckers up a bit!

Indeed. Will do. First a bit of "dullcotey" stuff after masking.

 At least the above duo look better than this:


Still, I'm thankful that Kato did them.




"I love the smell of Dullcote in the morning."