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Re: Weekend Update 12/1/24
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2024, 09:03:55 PM »
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I finished off some Wisconsin Central mow flatcars. These were second hand 89’ flats. I painted and detailed them to resemble the prototypes.
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Re: Weekend Update 12/1/24
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2024, 10:52:12 PM »
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Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I was tasked with frying the turkey, which really meant I got an undisturbed hour to play with trains in the garage!

Oh man this is fun! Why did I start this project when my next day off is Christmas Day :facepalm:



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Re: Weekend Update 12/1/24
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2024, 03:37:52 PM »
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Our club (New Jersey Southern) participated in the Atlantic County 4H train show this weekend with our N-Trak layout (while our T-Trak layout was at another show).
Here are some photos I think you will find interesting.

I had never seen the new T Scale before and am amazed they can fit a motor in them. This photo shows T Scale (1:450 or 480), Z scale (1:220) and the "huge" track at the bottom is N Scale  :)  (1:160).


Here is a blast from the past. Those of you who are ancient (like me) should recognize this bridge from, I believe, the very first N-Trak Newsletter issue put out by Jim Fitzgerald. Evidently it has passed through several owners and no one in the club seems to remember how we came to possess it. It has required rebuilding several times to replace pieces falling off or decaying pieces and the surrounding structure.




Here is some railfanning on our N-Trak layout followed by shots of several modules:











And finally a shot from the host club"s HO layout:


Keep 'em rollin',
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Re: Weekend Update 12/1/24
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2024, 07:19:23 PM »
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Wrapped up a long overdue flanger project. This started life as a kit from @Baldylox
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Re: Weekend Update 12/1/24
« Reply #5 on: Yesterday at 03:52:14 PM »
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Thickening up the dry creek in the high Mojave Desert.

The second pass after hand-picked and pushed 7 mm. of wheat grass.



Added Welberg sage and trimmed long wheat grass with mini-scissors.


The last pass picked out long strands and odd stand-out features.


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Re: Weekend Update 12/1/24
« Reply #6 on: Yesterday at 06:52:13 PM »
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Chuck, that scrub looks very realistic, nice job  :D

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Re: Weekend Update 12/1/24
« Reply #7 on: Yesterday at 07:09:03 PM »
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Thanks, Oliver, been looking at pictures I took of the area I am modeling and there is way more scrub and grasses than just sage and sand.



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