Weekend Update 2/21/16

[SecretWeapon]

[BobRunty]

Fox Valley N Scale  FMC 5347.
Weathered with cheap craft paint, oil wash and powders. Dullcote at the appropriate steps. 
Cut down the bolsters to lower ride height.
Body mount couplers, FVM 33" metal wheels, Added lift levers and hoses.


Craig

Some killer weathering there, Craig.

Bob

[BobRunty]

I turned this:



Back into this:


I like this kind of puzzles - but switching puzzles - not so much. 

I had to do this because this beautiful Minitrix model was seriously over-lubricated at the factory (over 10 years ago).  The lubricant eventually separated into oil (which oozed all over the model) and the rest of it turned into a very sticky, viscous molasses-like substance.  It pretty much seized up the mechanism.  The only way to fix it was a complete cleaning.  Good to have yet another project off my workbench.

I'm not much into steam and have no idea what European stuff is but that is a beautiful loco Peteski. You definitely have a knack for taking things apart and putting them back together.

Bob

[peteski]

I'm not much into steam and have no idea what European stuff is but that is a beautiful loco Peteski. You definitely have a knack for taking things apart and putting them back together.

Bob

Thanks Bob!  That is my favorite part of this hobby.  The more complex model is, the more fun I'll have with it. 

This model of the ex. Bavarian S 3/6 loco depicts a museum prototype in Germany. Quoting https://www.marklin.com/newprod/ludwig/

Starting in the summer of 2000 the freshly overhauled S 3/6 steam locomotive will also be used for special runs. An original locomotive of the Royal Bavarian State Railroad that currently belongs to the Bavarian Railroad Museum in Nördlingen. This locomotive is painted in the classic royal blue and is decorated with fine striping in homage to King Ludwig II and his favorite color. At the turn of the century this special look was reserved for just a few locomotives on special occasions in Bavaria. This sumptuous design was produced with the cooperation of historians, technicians, and artists, and with the cooperation of Märklin. It will be maintained for a whole year.

How about this cool shot of that type of loco? 

[Santa Fe N Scale]

Nice job @Santa Fe N Scale ! Wow!

Thanks Josh!

[Santa Fe N Scale]

Disgustingly exquisite Craig .

Thanks Richie. I got a chuckle out of that!

[Santa Fe N Scale]

Some killer weathering there, Craig.

Bob

Thanks Bob!

[mu26aeh]

An impromptu trip to the LHS got my son to purchase his first N scale car.  Well, I bought it, but he picked it.  And with his choice, he now has a very important job on the CSX Hanover Sub.

20160220_180120 by Adam Henry, on Flickr

He is now in charge of taking control of the NS coal train that runs from York to Spring Grove.

[milw156]

Went to Madison Wi. Model Railroad show, ran into quite a few friends, bought some books, and took some videos

/>Stopped by the WSOR roundhouse in Janesville, and was treated to this symphony of airhorns

/>lots of power for that train, don't ya think?!!!
Rick

[davefoxx]

 As many of you know, I tore down the expansion on the Seaboard Central 2.0 and am restoring the original HCD portion while I design a new layout and finish the layout room.

Here's an example of an almost completed track realignment project that was necessary to reconnect the passing siding (just needs ballast):



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

DFF

[DeltaBravo]

Fox Valley N Scale  FMC 5347.
Weathered with cheap craft paint, oil wash and powders. Dullcote at the appropriate steps. 
Cut down the bolsters to lower ride height.
Body mount couplers, FVM 33" metal wheels, Added lift levers and hoses.










Craig

Craig,
 Nice job. I especially like the roof, how did you get that dry rust look?

[mighalpern]

been a tough week to get any modeling done, working the swing shift, but since last week the juices have been flowing, and to continue with the building of structures before i start building the next set of "modules" 
I kit bashed the Heljan brewery to make my railroad offices.  I wanted a large building to represent the company and to be over looking the yard and operations.  spliced about 9 different pieces to get the basic shape. this plastic is very different than styrene or DPM plastic, its sort of brittle.  I have a miller engineering lit REA sign that will go on the roof of corner tower.  Any comments are welcome, since I have no history or real knowledge on how the building might look.  I'm winging it.
thanks

[Santa Fe N Scale]

mighalpern,  I like what you have created here.  Nice job!

Craig

[Santa Fe N Scale]

Craig,
 Nice job. I especially like the roof, how did you get that dry rust look?

I use a combination of water soluble oils  applying Burnt Sienna then adding in some Raw Umber to create some contrast.
I let the oils set up for a day then come back with some dark brown powder and push that  into the wet oils.

Craig

[Puddington]

Very nice brewery bash!

Work continues on the Domtar Containerboard mill with the "wet end" of the mill getting attention. I had been adding on to the chip receiving and stock prep/digester bldgs when fortune smiled upon me. Yesterday I (and some members of the Rapido crew) worked the Barrie Allendale train show. Nice little show; some really good layouts and newer vendors I hadn't seen before. The show was busy so none of us got out for a stroll before 1500 hrs - usually a sign good deal aren't to be found as they've been picked over for hours. I had a list of some of the more oddball stuff I was looking for (specific scribes styrene, field stone sheets, undecorated trailers, dullcoat..... but not expecting to find.... wrong! I found every last thing I was looking for an at really good prices.... as I was limping back to the booth I spotted a "used vendor" - I admit to not usually paying much, if any attention to someone with Tyco featured as their deal of the day but a pile of kits on the floor caught my eye.....

The Walthers Cornerstone mill kit is far too simplistic for use "as is": on my module; it could be a good source of parts and background bash materials but for an MSRP of $ 99.98 USD that wasn't going to happen...... or was it......????

A Superior Mill kit was sitting in this box.... it was unwrapped but upon inspection the parts were still all there, on their trees... the instructions were, however, mangled..... torn.... the seller advised me a child had been given the kit; "tore" into the instructions and promptly gave up... he bought it at a yard sale.... if I wanted it he'd let it go for $ 35.00 Canadian.....

Um.... "ok" was my answer..... $35.00 Canadian ($ 25.40 USD) is a long way from $99.98......

So; I am now adding the Superior parts to my own..... the wet end of the mill is getting much more complex...





From the backside of Nichols hill, beyond the guest house....



From above you can see the true kit mashed nature of the wet end.....



The process is slow but rewarding.... the mill will be a reality soon enough.