Weekend Update 7/9/23

[chuck geiger]

Finally all the track is complete.

[mandealco]

That's not right.  Neutered C-420!!!  I've had recent surgery myself, but at least I still sound the same!!

[craigolio1]

work is progressing on the Rocky Mountaineer Ultradomes.  Today the handrails went in.  I had planned to do the dome windows but I seemed to have misplaced them



Someone had suggested I do a build thread so I started one here.  Warning.... they are crude, but its been a fun build:

https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=56214.msg773727#msg773727

Craig

[Cajonpassfan]

I'm discovering the joys of working with pink foam....finally found a good use for it
More on my "Little bit of Colorado" narrow gauge thread...
Otto K.

[Dave V]

Leased D&RGW 462 is readied for a run from Rico to Ridgway on the RGS. Alliteration unintended.

[mplsjct]

I'm discovering the joys of working with pink foam....finally found a good use for it
More on my "Little bit of Colorado" narrow gauge thread...
Otto K.

Very cool!

[packers#1]

I built the second warehouse for my lumberyard scene over the week; definitely the best I’ve done building a structure before, but there’s still some stuff I can improve on!



So here’s where the overall scene sits now; still to build will be a lumberyard storage rack to go along the back. I’m not digging how this second building sits in the scene; I feel like a wider and longer building would sit in the scene better. Nothing another Pikestuff kit can’t fix!

[u18b]

As some of you saw in another thread, I completed an EP-2 this week.

This one had the very challenging four bulb headlights.

[Jim Starbuck]

Beautiful work Ron!

Here’s some more Milwaukee Road fun…
My work in progress Buda track inspection set.

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[CR4100]

Conrail N-11 caboose 18564 rolled out the paint shop today.

At least 18507, 18564, and 18469 were repainted with a small logo and had all of their windows covered.

Here' the prototype here: https://conrailphotos.thecrhs.org/index.php/photos/cr-18564-class-n11e

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[Zack L-J]

[dem34]

If that is a subtle ask for opinions on a yard, tight, but doable with 3 tracks at most. But it would also inherit the modelrailroady, stub yard shoved in a corner trope.

[SP-Wolf]

Making progress on my SP DL600B (RSD15) project

The starting point:


Disassembly:




Modifications and decoder replacement:


Next up: Adding LEDS, rear light package, new road numbers and touch up paint (Some lite weathering).

Thanks,
Wolf

[Zack L-J]

Sorry I accidentally hit post and then my internet went out before I could finish editing it to add words. I just wanted to share.

I tore down my previous crummy layout for one actually designed with switches in mind. A nice boring outer loop for picky trains and a tight winding inner loop for fun trains, and a single crossover because it’s what I can afford. Also has a reverse loop (though I have to wire that still, right now if I ever engage it it just shorts out). Yes a small yard is going where the red squiggles are. I don’t care if it’s model railroady and tropey, I want maximum spaghetti. There’s probably gonna be another descrete highly elevated line above everything because I just want MORE

[jjb62556]

Wolf, What decoders are you using?