Weekend Update 1/11/15

[mmagliaro]

Baby steps... I haven't found any decals for Colorado Midland in N scale, so I've been piecing them together one letter at a time. I've finished the fireman's side, number plate, and tender end wall. The shine and decal film will disappear with Testors Dullcote. #34 was one of the Midland's Baldwins that survived until the end of operations.



My inspiration is this common scheme from the first decade of the 20th century:

http://www.brasstrains.com/Classic/Product/Detail/058942/HO-Brass-Model-Train-MEW-CM-Colorado-Midland-2-8-0-Steam-49-Pro-Custom

http://www.brasstrains.com/Classic/Product/Detail/056907/HO-Brass-Hallmark-Models-Colorado-Midland-Pikes-Peak-2-8-0-301-Class175-Custom-Green

Here she is in 1918 awaiting the cutting torch:

http://donsdepot.donrossgroup.net/dr0600/cm34.jpg

Obviously I'm going full foobie here!

Aha!  See??  If one moves to a different place in the country and starts modeling something else besides the PRR,
the hoards will not come after you with torches and pick axes.   

[eric220]

Aha!  See??  If one moves to a different place in the country and starts modeling something else besides the PRR,
the hoards will not come after you with torches and pick axes.   

Oh, I've got my trip scheduled and my pitchfork packed.

[Lemosteam]

Meet ya there Eric!!   

Max at least you stuck with a railroad that uses a belpaire!

[Philip H]

Well its a new year, and with a new soldering iron in hand, track work is resuming on the Bufkin's Bayou bridge:



There is still a lot of track to install and things to hook up, but after putting the bridge track onto the deck with the switches, I think I can cheat it enough with guard rails, walkways, and outside guard timbers to make go of it.  And yes, I have one solder joint to clean up - my late Christmas Present to me was a new variable wattage soldering iron.

[conrail98]

I spent Saturday doing local NMRA things. Our division meet, joint NJ and Philly, was held and was a Work-In-Progress style. Attended sessions on LED strip lighting, using styrene to scratchbuild, and weathering only using acrylics. All were good, but by far the best was the LED strip lighting. I'm sold on using it and I can experiment in our kitchen with under cabinet strips. I then helped out one of the guys in my operating group running his layout as part of the open houses for the meet,

Phil

[Lemosteam]

Work continued on the PE observation:

[chicken45]

Finished the G22b cars.

[seusscaboose]

you really need a layout to run that stuff on!

[chicken45]

you really need a layout to run that stuff on!

I'll just bring things over to your place and freeload. 

[VonRyan]

I meant to post these, but didn't get to it.

DF4 made by CMR Line. USSR coach made by Piko.

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