Weekend Update 6/11/23

[chuck geiger]

Working on shaving, filing and shaping the 3D crossing signals. What color paint are they? Silver or Aluminum?
Also who makes N scale "RAILROAD CROSSING" crossbuck decals that I can use?

[chuck geiger]

SP utility trucks put to work






Thanks,
Wolf

Wolf, great dirt roads...I am kind of tired of looking at great layouts online and seeing ballast or stone for parking areas
and dirt roads. Especially in N scale.

[Mike Madonna]

SP utility trucks put to work






Thanks,
Wolf

Wolf,
The trucks look great! Also, I appreciate the "corporate look" with the other trucks, structures/colors and rolling stock. Not to mention a few specific tenders in the one pic 

[jpwisc]

jpwisc:  I'm surprised at the rust.  Most scale test cars are kept clean, to minimize weight variation.  I would think that they'd have to verify the weight of the car each trip, to keep up with the rust.

(For those who hadn't thought about it, rust stuck to the car increases weight, the iron in the steel combines with oxygen.  Rust that falls off, of course, reduces the weight.  Neither are predictable.)

I believe that shot was from well after the CN takeover of the WC, the car was probably close to getting scrapped. It did look much nicer in the WC era.

[SP-Wolf]

Wolf,
The trucks look great! Also, I appreciate the "corporate look" with the other trucks, structures/colors and rolling stock. Not to mention a few specific tenders in the one pic 

Wolf, great dirt roads...I am kind of tired of looking at great layouts online and seeing ballast or stone for parking areas
and dirt roads. Especially in N scale.

Gentlemen,

Thank you, so very much.

Best regards,
Wolf

[nkalanaga]

Karl:  That makes more sense!

Richie:  Altitude and humidity shouldn't have any direct effect on a metal car.  Most scale cars are calibrated after the paint has dried, so that shouldn't affect anything.  I assume they have to accurate to within 100 pounds, since freight cars were light-weighed in 100 pound increments.  Most cars had a hatch where weight could be added or removed to keep it accurate.

[sschnabl]

Chuck

Blair Line makes signs in multiple scales.  I used their cross bucks on my diorama a few years back.

http://www.blairline.com/hisigns/



Scott

[JMaurer1]

well, Playa Desnuda 1.0 is gone...I spent A LOT of money at Lowe's this week, but instead of a new layout, I have a new water heater...

I don't recall nude beaches having hot water...

[aikorob]

I don't recall nude beaches having hot water...

lots of hot water if the wife catches you there 

[DirtyD79]

lots of hot water if the wife catches you there 

Well next time bring her too.

[chuck geiger]

Another 3D guy I ordered from sent me a cool tunnel portal and a water tower in addition to the deck bridge I ordered.
I had some fun with the air brush, dry brushing and washes. BTW Anyone want the double track PRR style portal? Only 1 free.

[Philip H]

@chuck geiger - can you point us to the deck bridge in question?

[spr1955]

I'll take the portal,  just what I need entering my north Greensbugh Staging tracks.   

[Mark5]

Also who makes N scale "RAILROAD CROSSING" crossbuck decals that I can use?

If its just the crossbuck that you need, Microscale makes em: 60-275
https://www.microscale.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Session_ID=3b50ff76b0d78c4a22fd84aaaf8ed3fb&Screen=PROD&Product_Code=60-275&Store_Code=MD&search=crossing&offset=&filter_cat=&PowerSearch_Begin_Only=&sort=&range_low=&range_high=
Damn, Microscale says its out of stock There are a number of listings of this set on Ebay though.

[chuck geiger]

@chuck geiger - can you point us to the deck bridge in question?