Weekend Update 4/2/23

[basementcalling]

My standard joke is that, every time I visit Tim's layout, I want to come home and burn mine . . .

Dave

Several layouts featured here made me less than unhappy mine was a total loss from the smoke and water damage in my basement after my neighbor's fire. Tehachipi BC and the Oregon Joint Line are amazing too.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Huh, I’ve got a customer in Shippensburg I’ve been meaning to visit. Sounds like I’ve got a great excuse to visit!

In other news, I’ve finally hung the backdrop. Initially I was going to attach it to the wood frame of the layout, but I realized it would be much easier to mount it to the wall. Overall, I’m happy enough with it, and this means I can start making progress on the other bits!

The two GRLW GP40-2W’s (ex-CN) are leading a long train of interchange from Greenville to Belton, destined for the Pickens Railroad and ultimately customers in Anderson.



Here they are spotting a final coil car in the Lakeside Industrial area before continuing to Belton. You can see the plastics cars and coil cars picked up from local customers; the far right track is the spur for Sonoco Packaging, maker of plastic packaging films. Each hopper had to get slotted in the particular sequence for unloading its plastic.



Oof I’ve got to program those headlights!

You most certainly do!

Let me know when you're heading that way and I'll try to get you the backstage pass.

[R L Smith]

My first post to WUD in a long time - mostly due to work obligations. However, my local NMRA Division's monthly modeling subject is "weathered locomotives". I've never weathered any of my equipment before, but that was motivation enough to get me to try it. No airbrush was harmed in this application of weathering, this is all Vallejo paints, washes and powders applied with brushes.

Before:



After:








Note, the coupler is not nearly as orange as the photo shows...

Ron

[Ted Thorson]

Photo (3) - My ex-reloading bench, where my old Photon and old Wash & Cure were stationed...ready for the new equipment!

What happened to the reloading equipment? 

[Teditor]

I worked on these Alco's as a Fireman (sometimes truly named) acting driver in the 1960's when they were New South Wales Government Railways Mainline loco's, they were A-1-A A-1-A at the time and very slippery.

One would imagine after a long life as a mainline locomotive the centre wheels would be well worn.

I would suspect the use of them for shunting (switching) ore cars would be a need for tractive effort rather than stability or ride.

They had a pretty short life on the ore roads I believe.

I used to like working on the 40 class, plenty of black smoke and a stick-shift.

Ted (Teditor) Freeman
From the Land Down Under.

[CHUCKGEO]

Some minor detailing on Athearn Santa Fe War Bonnet FP45s to match prototypes. Added air, plus beacon and radio antennas to cab roof, heavy winter plow, and darkened grills with silver and black markers. Even matched factory paint on yellow FP45. With all the detail on the Athearn FP45s, why didn't they add the rood details? Also added beacon to KATO SD40-2.   Not counting paint dry time, only about 20 minutes work. Even found a new KATO Santa Fe El Capitan at local hobby store on Friday for $224.99 (great deal). 😁

[Mike Madonna]

My first post to WUD in a long time - mostly due to work obligations. However, my local NMRA Division's monthly modeling subject is "weathered locomotives". I've never weathered any of my equipment before, but that was motivation enough to get me to try it. No airbrush was harmed in this application of weathering, this is all Vallejo paints, washes and powders applied with brushes.

Before:



After:








Note, the coupler is not nearly as orange as the photo shows...

Ron

Ron,
Nicely done, keep at it!

[TravelingCarpenter]

A roster shot of custom Milwaukee airslide covered hopper. They will fit in perfect on my Hiawatha elevator district! The work was done by Bendtracker1.

[brokemoto]

I even tried to turn the photographs upside down in the original file.  This thing insists on posting them upside down and will not let me edit them.l

[robert3985]

What happened to the reloading equipment? 

It's getting a new, larger, more sturdy bench since I now have three presses.   

Cheerio!
Bob Gilmore

[Pomperaugrr]

We are still in the middle of a complete kitchen remodeling project, but I did take some time to paint and assemble 10, 3D printed 'dry bulk trailers' for the Specialty Minerals scene, on my layout. I toyed with the idea of sanding away all of the print lines on the trailers, but with the fine and fragile details, distance from viewer and with some weathering, I felt these were good enough for now. I can always go back and redo them, if I have time, or suffer a severe blow to the head...

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[up1950s]

No need; it was assembled on the workbench and bolted into place
Tim

just like K Ks butt

[chuck geiger]

Craft foam road test.



From this tutorial:

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[wazzou]

@chuck geiger
Looks promising.
A couple suggestions…back the white lines and the cross bucks away from the track.  There should be adequate clearance.
I wouldn’t want to be stopped that close.
There are posted historical highway standards available online for most states that include crossings.
The lanes look a little on the wide side.  That info should be available as well.
Keep up the good work.

[chuck geiger]

@chuck geiger
Looks promising.
A couple suggestions…back the white lines and the cross bucks away from the track.  There should be adequate clearance.
I wouldn’t want to be stopped that close.
There are posted historical highway standards available online for most states that include crossings.
The lanes look a little on the wide side.  That info should be available as well.
Keep up the good work.

Great info when I put this on the layout. I also need to use styrene for the sidewalk on the layout.