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Weekend Update 9/16/18
« on: September 14, 2018, 07:25:16 PM »
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And now you know why this frog jumped on that lily pad .
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Re: Weekend Update 9/16/18
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2018, 08:00:29 PM »
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That would be the swing bridge in Grand Haven....
Here is how it is supposed to work
https://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/videos.php?bridgebrowser=truss/grandhaven/&videonum=1&videoext=avi&w=640&h=480
It is moving in the video sloooooooowly- takes 3 minutes to close
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Re: Weekend Update 9/16/18
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2018, 08:06:43 PM »
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Prepping for Mainline Hobby Supply open house and layout tours.  See thread in Upcoming Events.  Need to get back to cleaning the basement up !
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Re: Weekend Update 9/16/18
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2018, 08:33:42 PM »
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So, was the bridge not quite closed when the train backed onto it?
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Re: Weekend Update 9/16/18
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2018, 08:34:35 PM »
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(I'm assuming the train didn't get rear-ended...  )
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Re: Weekend Update 9/16/18
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2018, 11:00:16 PM »
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Now, for something completely different...


I'm mixing things up this week - built this On30 resin stock car kit that I picked-up on eBay. I was skeptical at first, but I'm happy with how it turned out. Still need to age the wheels and add some lettering, but it's otherwise complete. This puts me on a slippery slope... I'll need to eventually build something to run it on...


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Re: Weekend Update 9/16/18
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2018, 11:08:30 PM »
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The C&W's Nelson diesel house build continues.

I bent up the etched stairs for the maintenance walkways...



Painted and installed them...





Installed the pit steps and ramps and weathered the pit area and concrete "floor"...





Finally, started to build and install the walkway railings from etched stanchions and 0.009" dia.  music wire...









Thoughts are with all the TRW members experiencing bad weather events right now...I hope you are safe.

md
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Re: Weekend Update 9/16/18
« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2018, 11:32:37 PM »
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Quote from: mark dance on September 14, 2018, 11:08:30 PM
The C&W's Nelson diesel house build continues.

md


I hope you're doing a write-up for a future magazine article. I love this project, and it is certainly magazine worthy!
Chris
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Re: Weekend Update 9/16/18
« Reply #8 on: September 15, 2018, 01:10:00 AM »
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Mark Dance's engine house is frickin' amazing! A masterpiece of engineering!
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Re: Weekend Update 9/16/18
« Reply #9 on: September 15, 2018, 02:15:35 AM »
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I started on three MLW RS-3 locomotives to replace my two older ones:






More in a separate build thread.

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Re: Weekend Update 9/16/18
« Reply #10 on: September 15, 2018, 02:27:43 AM »
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Bangorboy:  "Not quite closed" would be my guess.  It looks like the end beam on the moveable bridge lined up with the rail on the fixed bridge, and the caboose backed right up it.  Either someone missed a signal, if the bridge has signals, or the crew wasn't paying attention, if it doesn't.  Most moveable bridges, even in the steam era, had SOME kind of signal protection.
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Re: Weekend Update 9/16/18
« Reply #11 on: September 15, 2018, 07:53:07 AM »
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And it's spelled sight, not "site" (sic).

FWIW, can duplicate photos/ links be removed/ trimmed when quoting a response to something.
Makes pages all but unreadable when ad nauseum quoting gets done.
cheers
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Re: Weekend Update 9/16/18
« Reply #12 on: September 15, 2018, 08:00:14 AM »
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@mark dance the engine house is truly a work of art.  The detail and execution are superb.
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Re: Weekend Update 9/16/18
« Reply #13 on: September 15, 2018, 08:42:56 AM »
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With much needed and appreciated sourcing assistance from Doug @C62-2 , along with an NSE2018 swapmeet find of a gaggle of N scale MDC 50' Express Reefers, my attempt at making a "cheater car" using Randy's @randgust resin chassis is off and running. 

Now... if I can only find anyone who makes "American Railway Express" lettering and logos in N scale.  Both Woodland Scenic and Microscale have done the later REA, but so far no luck finding N (or even HO) ARE.  Looks like another custom ink job.... 

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Re: Weekend Update 9/16/18
« Reply #14 on: September 15, 2018, 01:16:04 PM »
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Quote from: nscalbitz on September 15, 2018, 07:53:07 AM
And it's spelled sight, not "site" (sic).

FWIW, can duplicate photos/ links be removed/ trimmed when quoting a response to something.
Makes pages all but unreadable when ad nauseum quoting gets done.
cheers

What is this post responding to?  Sight vs.site?  I also have to rool my eyes when that mistake is made,  but I don't' see either  used in this thread.

But I do agree 1000% about needlessly quoting long strings of photos.  That is very annoying to have to scroll down the repeating string of photos, over, and over, and over, and over, and over again!  :facepalm:   Nobody ain't got time for that!!  :D
If quoting some image is important  to my reply, I just include that photo (deleting the other ones from the quote. I usually also resize it to about 300-500 pixel width to make it look like a large thumbnail instead of the full size photos.  I basically try to do what I find wouldn't annoy me.
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