Weekend Update 5/14/23

[fhmac]

A Lobster boat for the layout.   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHVkVC2v-0

[Ed Kapuscinski]

It's been a busy couple of weeks but I found some time to work on some structures for ***** Town.

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[altohorn25]

I started work on a Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Advertising Car from the mid 1950's to use on my home layout.  This car traveled a few weeks ahead of the circus coupled to the rear of regular passenger or mail trains in order to put up advertising posters before the circus arrived in town.

At one time, RBBB used up to 4 advertising cars at once out ahead of the circus, but by the 1950's they were down to one.  This car was a former WWII Army surplus hospital car.  Union Station products makes the American Car and Foundry car that this car is based off of (one window is incorrect, but it's pretty darn close....).

American Limited core kit (yes, i still have a stash of these tucked away).  I ended up using styrene n scale car siding to simulated the closed louvers over the windows.  Maybe a bit thick, but I'm happy with it.  I have one side done and need to finish the other side this evening.

Vestibule steps are by Gold Medal Models.  I need to install steps and grab irons yet.

When I get to that point, decals are by Matt Welke at Circus City Graphics.

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[Ike the BN Freak]

Any tips/tricks with the USP sides? I got a few I need for my business train set. I just need time also.

[Pomperaugrr]

Randy, a/k/a "sd45elect2000" brought over his amazing Milwaukee Road ore train for a trial run on my N-scale Housatonic RR layout today.  He body mounted Microtrains Truescale couplers, with mounts from Shapeways, FVM and ESM metal low profile wheels and Hay Bros. loads.  Every car is decaled, has non repeating road numbers and was was nicely weathered.  We ran an ore train with 150 cars that stretched over 22 feet.  No slinky effect whatsoever.   This is on code 55 track and all low profile wheels. They were so free-rolling, I was even able to pull the entire consist with one GP9 later on!

Here is a quick video.  I'll post more info in my layout thread later.

[altohorn25]

I finished up the detail work on the RBBB advertising car this afternoon.  After I took the photos, I added a scissor gate to the vestibule end of the car.  I may add a set of marker light castings on that end of the car as well as this car always ran at the end of whatever train it was on.

While not perfect by any means and not as nice as Bryan B.'s casting, I'm happy with the car.  It's a decent representation of the prototype.

I'll let it sit overnight so that I can paint/decal it tomorrow.

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[sd45elect2000]

Re: n scale Housatonic.


It’s obviously a mutual admiration thing, what a beautiful setting to run a train in! Most of the places on the railroad are places familiar to me and are easy to recognize. The motive power is familiar also, I worked for the P&W and the Milwaukee and I’m currently doing some work for the HRRC. It’s neat to have all those connections (except for the requisite age that accompanies).

Since I was invited back proves that my second wife was wrong, I’m not entirely offensive.

Now, what should we run next time?

Randy

[Pomperaugrr]

Re: n scale Housatonic.


It’s obviously a mutual admiration thing, what a beautiful setting to run a train in! Most of the places on the railroad are places familiar to me and are easy to recognize. The motive power is familiar also, I worked for the P&W and the Milwaukee and I’m currently doing some work for the HRRC. It’s neat to have all those connections (except for the requisite age that accompanies).

Since I was invited back proves that my second wife was wrong, I’m not entirely offensive.

Now, what should we run next time?

Randy

I'd be honored to run whatever you are willing to bring.  That was a fun day today!  Those ore cars were top notch.

[Pomperaugrr]

One more for now.  Running over Letourneau Gorge. (Named for Trainforfun)

[MK]

A Lobster boat for the layout.   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHVkVC2v-0

You can embed your YouTube video.

[Cajonpassfan]

One more for now.  Running over Letourneau Gorge. (Named for Trainforfun)

Very cool! But I bet the beavers freaked out
Otto

[cne_craig]

Randy, a/k/a "sd45elect2000" brought over his amazing Milwaukee Road ore train for a trial run on my N-scale Housatonic RR layout today.  He body mounted Microtrains Truescale couplers, with mounts from Shapeways, FVM and ESM metal low profile wheels and Hay Bros. loads.  Every car is decaled, has non repeating road numbers and was was nicely weathered.  We ran an ore train with 150 cars that stretched over 22 feet.  No slinky effect whatsoever.   This is on code 55 track and all low profile wheels. They were so free-rolling, I was even able to pull the entire consist with one GP9 later on!

Here is a quick video.  I'll post more info in my layout thread later.


Well here’s the funny thing about this scenario. It’s only 100 years too late. The last Ore (iron) train traveled by the Canaan Union station around WW1 coming from Ore Hill and going to the blast furnace in East Canaan. So with a little imagination this could be real. Great work folks. Maybe someday once I get a train room back I’ll be able to show what it looked like in 1892 with some luck.
Cheers. Craig.

[BCR 570]

Altohorn:  Love to see that kind of scratch-bashing in N Scale - well done.

Today was a big day for my freight car fleet and my layout.  It is not a good day for one's wallet when someone brings out the freight car which defines your prototype in your era, but kudos to PWRS for honouring the 2017 pricing despite the pandemic-related delays.  The NSC 5092 combination door boxcars from NARC are finally here and in my era these were the core of the boxcar fleet, shipping lumber, veneer and plywood from British Columbia across Canada and the United States.  After applying ACI labels and some mild weathering these will enter service:




And this afternoon, the layout section for Kiskatinaw and the top lighting canopy were cut to fit across the new layout room, and then together with the Bond/Sundance section they were raised into place, levelled and secured.  It is a big task to try and fit an existing layout into a new space, but at long last the original layout is structurally complete once again!




Lots of electrical, lighting and track connections yet to be made, but this is a big step towards resumption of operations.  A big thank you to friends John and Doug who helped out today.

Tim

[SAH]

It's been a busy couple of weeks but I found some time to work on some structures for ***** Town.

Good looking buildings Ed.  All the colors you've chosen work perfectly together.

[trainforfun]

One more for now.  Running over Letourneau Gorge. (Named for Trainforfun)

Incredible sight , always honored to see my name for that beautifull gorge , hope the beavers were not too disturbed by the passing of that beautifull train !!!
Hope one day I will be able to see it and operate a few trains on your incredible layout .