Weekend Update 1/16/22

[up1950s]

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[Dave V]

Finished my HOn3 Porter. I used an ESU LokPilot 5 Micro DCC decoder tucked into the cab ceiling. The elk antlers came from MiniPrints.

[wazzou]

^^^ Does it play the theme from "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" on a loop?   

Nice work.

[tehachapifan]

Wow, Dave! That's just awesome!!

[mmagliaro]

Love all that backhead detail, Dave.... and your right-of-way through the rock cut is great!

[Dave V]

Thanks guys! It was a fun project. Also tested my soldering skills, LOL.

[craigolio1]

Finished my HOn3 Porter. I used an ESU LokPilot 5 Micro DCC decoder tucked into the cab ceiling. The elk antlers came from MiniPrints.

Magnificent! The antlers really complete it. What a fun addition.

Craig.

[LIRR]

Nice work

[Chris333]

Get another. Call it Nacho Libre and put a mask over the headlight 

[Erik W]

I finished the build portion of my HOn3 D&RGW Jordan Spreader OU. I'm going to scratch build a re-railer and some tools, so it's not quite ready for the paint shop yet.  I'll also break out my light blue background to get some good photos for next week's update before I start painting.  This week I added the side blade extender arms.  For the shortest set I used the kit supplied white metal parts.  The longer ones are styrene H-columns of the same size with the white metal hinges attached.  The strapping between the arms is .010" x .020" styrene strip.  I also added more piping to the front of the deck house, using .015" brass wire.  I added .012" wire piping at the top of the deck house and used left over decoder wires to simulate the flexible air hose at the top of the side blade raisers.  Lastly, I added .008" brass wire to the hinges on the door at the back of the deck house. 

One thing I wanted to call out is the way the blade extender arms sit in the arm pockets.  From looking at photos, the arms have considerable play in the pocket on the prototype, so frequently sit at extreme angles.  See red circled photo below.  So my representation is more or less prototypical, though it does look odd to me.   

















Erik

[craigolio1]

I finished the build portion of my HOn3 D&RGW Jordan Spreader OU. I'm going to scratch build a re-railer and some tools, so it's not quite ready for the paint shop yet.  I'll also break out my light blue background to get some good photos for next week's update before I start painting.  This week I added the side blade extender arms.  For the shortest set I used the kit supplied white metal parts.  The longer ones are styrene H-columns of the same size with the white metal hinges attached.  The strapping between the arms is .020" x .040" styrene strip.  I also added more piping to the front of the deck house, using .015" brass wire.  I added .012" wire piping at the top of the deck house and used left over decoder wires to simulate the flexible air hose at the top of the side blade raisers.  Lastly, I added .008" brass wire to the hinges on the door at the back of the deck house. 

One thing I wanted to call out is the way the blade extender arms sit in the arm pockets.  From looking at photos, the arms have considerable play in the pocket on the prototype, so frequently sit at extreme angles.  See red circled photo below.  So my representation is more or less prototypical, though it does look odd to me.   

















Erik

Wow that sure came together nicely!  Awesome job. Can’t wait to see it painted.

Craig

[Cajonpassfan]

Eric, that's an amazing model! Congrats on pulling it off!
OttO K.

[Cajonpassfan]

Tonight, I'm turning Fine N Scale concrete piers into ones made of stacked stone for an 1880's bridge project. More on my ATSF LA Division thread...
Dave's that little Porter is da bomb!
Otto

[davefoxx]

This won’t look like much compared to Dave V.’s Porter and Erik W.’s Jordan Spreader, but I crossed a significant line with my former Seaboard Air Line station project.  I successfully decaled the roof shingles and sprayed a couple of coats of clear flat spray to protect it.  I plan to use chalks and powders to weather the roof.  Weathering, window glazing, and whatever detailing I decide to do, and this project will be finished.




More on the Carolina Sandhills Lines thread in the Layout Engineering Forum.

DFF

[bbussey]

Making progress on the Strick drop-frame trailers decorated for Stone’s Express. Got the white decal layer down, started on the color layer. Hope to have these finished tomorrow night.