Weekend Update 5/28/23

[BCR 570]

Tim fess up , you have a team of Tim knock-offs helping you . All this excellent work and never a speck of saw dust .

Oh yes; I didn't get to this point without the help of some fabulous friends.  And the photos were taken after vacuuming up all the sawdust . . . . . 

I had some of those friends over for dinner last night and to see the layout, and we ran the first work trains between Chetwynd and Septimus.

Busy weekend here now with our annual Railway Modellers Meet of B.C.; looking forward to a great weekend of clinics, displays and op sessions.


Tim

[Dwight in Toronto]

Well then… which version of the RMR do you want to model? PM me if if you want to chat. I’m happy to enable , I mean, assist you.

Craig.

Well, that just shows how little I know … I didn’t realize that there were multiple versions!  I’ve never seen the real thing, let alone never been on it - just what I’ve seen in advertisements, magazine articles, and the odd tv segment on travel shows etc.  I’ll do some online searching etc. to brush up.

[dougnelson]

I saw Brian Federov at the Ohio N Scale Weekend last Sunday. Here are two of his new vehicles:  a 1939 Ford pickup and a 1937 Studebaker pickup.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

I had some really good espresso at the Speckled Hen.

Then I went to go see the most rudely shaped steam locomotive before it heads back south with @DeltaBravo

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While in Strasburg I also got to the bottom of a mystery that's been bugging me for a long time. The PRR H3 consol that I've got in HO has this chain hanging from the back of the tender deck. I have never been able to figure out what it is with any certainty. Today I figured out that it's how they operate the coupler. You can tell because of the chip in the toolbox lid where it'd hit.

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[nkalanaga]

Never thought about it, and I don't model the PRR, but it makes sense.  A lot easier for the brakeman to sit on the tender deck rather than have to get off the loco!

[peteski]

Prototype remote uncoupling, without needing a giant Kadee magnet. 

[mu26aeh]

Trying out some semi tractor files I got from Cults3D.  Designer said they were drawn for 1/87 or 1/32 scale depending on the files.  Scaling they by the normal 54%, they were still too big so I went back to drawing board, looked up specs from the manufacturers on length and scaled to match.  This is a Freightliner Century Day Cab, I'm just test fitting the cab to the chassis.  Wheels are included and printed separately.  I'm getting random print failures on the wheels, even with added supports.  I get 5 out of 6 sets that print fine, usually a steer tire or an outside rear gets messed up so I can't even hide it on the inside.  Since these were drawn for larger scales, the designer made them as kits so they could fit within most printer build plates.  I've also printer a Mack Pinnacle cab and a Wilson Pacesetter grain trailer.

[basementcalling]

Rough neighborhood. Thieves even stole the paint off the tractor along with the wheels.

[central.vermont]

Great work on the car but I have to ask about the name?  RINGING Bros.?? Is this a typo?

Jon

[nkalanaga]

Avoids trademark/copyright lawsuits?

[CR4100]

I completed a Richmond Tank Car 5800 cu ft covered hopper. These cars are easily recognizable with the prominent H-shaped frame members and hopper bays that go halfway up the body. I remember seeing these with ECUX reporting marks.

MTL couplers are attached to a pin printed with the body and have a rectangular protrusion behind to prevent the coupler box from rotating. A little bit of water soluble glue makes sure they don't fall out.

[dnhouston]

Working the scenery around the corner.  Building the bridge today and then I need to get on the "build some trees every night" kick.

[dougnelson]

1947 Buick Sedanette 2-door. Kit from Rasputen.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Guys. I had a long weekend railfanning hat trick.

After Strasburg on Saturday I snuck in a few minutes in Baltimore on the way back from training our Sadie dog.

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We took the long way and swung by Bayview on CSX. This guy was sitting there ready to go west.

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Then, thanks to my observant wife I was able to shoot this over my shoulder.

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I wanted a better shot so we headed down to Boston Street. I had heard the DS talking about "watch out for the empties coming out". Well, we get down to the crossing and here they were. Canton is getting so bougie now. Terri was able to run into Starbucks while I was shooting this. Then we checked out Bark Social, a bar/coffee+dog park kinda place. It's sure a big difference from this: https://conrailphotos.thecrhs.org/galleries/conrails-last-day-on-boston-street-in-baltimore

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Our original plans for Sunday fell through so I realized I could complete the hat trick and sneak out for a few hours. I don't want to talk about the mistakes I made (I was bad at railfanning yesterday), but I DID end up with this.

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[C855B]

After Strasburg on Saturday I snuck in a few minutes in Baltimore on the way back from training our Sadie dog.

I so love dogs where you can see the intelligence and love in their eyes, and the drive to communicate with you. Good for you guys.