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Dave V

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Re: HOn3 Rio Grande Southern First District 1938-1945
« Reply #480 on: May 18, 2018, 07:15:56 PM »
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Re: HOn3 Rio Grande Southern First District 1938-1945
« Reply #481 on: May 19, 2018, 11:48:59 AM »
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Did the buyer ever pick up the JD?
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Re: HOn3 Rio Grande Southern First District 1938-1945
« Reply #482 on: May 19, 2018, 12:17:02 PM »
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Quote from: Carolina Northern on May 19, 2018, 11:48:59 AM
Did the buyer ever pick up the JD?

That happens on 2 June.
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Re: HOn3 Rio Grande Southern First District 1938-1945
« Reply #483 on: May 20, 2018, 10:25:52 AM »
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Progress was made:



Test fitting structures...



I made Rico 26" wide and made the opposite side 22" wide, therefore giving Rico ample shelf width without sacrificing any aisle width.  Here it looks like I'll be able to fit Rico with no compression in width or length.



Dreaming...



A couple quick notes...  Everything is painted/primed white to 1) seal the wood, 2) make wiring under the layout easier on the eyes, and 3) brighten the room.  However, on top of the shelf will be laminated 4" of extruded foam (10" on the yet-to-be-build peninsula featuring Bridge 45A at the Ophir Loop) and the fascia will be a nice neutral brown-gray:

https://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/find-and-explore-colors/paint-colors-by-family/SW7047-porpoise#/7047/?s=coordinatingColors&p=PS0
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Re: HOn3 Rio Grande Southern First District 1938-1945
« Reply #484 on: May 20, 2018, 04:16:06 PM »
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Sorry for my confusion on the build - CM was N - Love this. Not usually a fan of these replicas, but I'm a fan of (HO) Jack Burgess and YV and it's minimalist, but detailed look. This will become one of my new faves for a well represented region and railroad.
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Re: HOn3 Rio Grande Southern First District 1938-1945
« Reply #485 on: May 21, 2018, 02:34:14 PM »
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Quote from: chuck geiger on May 20, 2018, 04:16:06 PM
Sorry for my confusion on the build - CM was N - Love this. Not usually a fan of these replicas, but I'm a fan of (HO) Jack Burgess and YV and it's minimalist, but detailed look. This will become one of my new faves for a well represented region and railroad.

Yep, that's one of the curses of doing the RGS.  It's been done to death.  But it's popular enough that there is plenty of product out there to do it right.  More and more I see the narrow gauge segment of the hobby recovering from the whimsical stuff back to its uber-realistic roots.  My hope is to get this one right.
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Re: HOn3 Rio Grande Southern First District 1938-1945
« Reply #486 on: May 27, 2018, 09:42:55 PM »
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Built legs for the peninsula and started laminating foam to the shelves for the Rio Grande Southern but took a break from that today to build the first of three trestles:

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Re: HOn3 Rio Grande Southern First District 1938-1945
« Reply #487 on: May 27, 2018, 11:38:18 PM »
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Quote from: Dave V on May 21, 2018, 02:34:14 PM
Yep, that's one of the curses of doing the RGS.  It's been done to death. 
And people wonder why I am modeling the Pacific Electric...
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Re: HOn3 Rio Grande Southern First District 1938-1945
« Reply #488 on: May 28, 2018, 12:19:32 AM »
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Quote from: johnb on May 27, 2018, 11:38:18 PM
And people wonder why I am modeling the Pacific Electric...

A very neat prototype!

As for me and the RGS, I really don't care how often it's been done...it's been my passion for decades, even through all those years of modeling Pennsy.
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Re: HOn3 Rio Grande Southern First District 1938-1945
« Reply #489 on: May 28, 2018, 12:41:49 AM »
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Quote from: Dave V on May 28, 2018, 12:19:32 AM
A very neat prototype!

As for me and the RGS, I really don't care how often it's been done...it's been my passion for decades, even through all those years of modeling Pennsy.
I totally understand,  the RGS was a great road, and I wouldn't mind modeling a branch pulled by 40
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Re: HOn3 Rio Grande Southern First District 1938-1945
« Reply #490 on: May 28, 2018, 01:12:13 AM »
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Do you plan on any modeled terrain below track level -- the base of the solid benchwork? Or are you stacking foam to build the track on?
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Re: HOn3 Rio Grande Southern First District 1938-1945
« Reply #491 on: May 28, 2018, 09:58:55 AM »
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Quote from: OldEastRR on May 28, 2018, 01:12:13 AM
Do you plan on any modeled terrain below track level -- the base of the solid benchwork? Or are you stacking foam to build the track on?

Stacking foam.  So for most of the layout it'll be a 4" depth (hence the 4" trestle) but on the peninsula where there will be some cliffside running plus one of the big RGS trestles (Bridge 45A approaching Ophir) the depth is 10".
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Re: HOn3 Rio Grande Southern First District 1938-1945
« Reply #492 on: May 31, 2018, 11:02:33 PM »
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Moar progress...

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Re: HOn3 Rio Grande Southern First District 1938-1945
« Reply #493 on: June 03, 2018, 10:36:17 AM »
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Even moar progress.

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Re: HOn3 Rio Grande Southern First District 1938-1945
« Reply #494 on: June 03, 2018, 08:05:56 PM »
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Progress!



















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