Weekend Update 12/8/24

[up1950s]

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[nickelplate759]

Posting this here rather than layout build thread for a wider audience:

I'm finalizing as much as I can of my East Wayne yard. Not sure if I should use Atlas #5 or #7 turnouts for the yard ladder (already decided not to hand-lay turnouts).

In general, I tend towards the largest frog I can manage, but in this case I loose a fair amount of yard tracks - pretty much 6"-to-9" on each track.
Here's a comparison in SCARM (#7 on the left, #5 on the right) - thoughts appreciated.

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[PiperguyUMD]

In the few spare minutes I had this week, I managed to successfully complete an electronic project! No blue smoke!!  I added LEDs to the shadow box top I built for Emory Grove. It’s running on 12v DC and will eventually be hard wired into the accessory bus. I even managed to hook up a nice dimmer knob on the front fascia. Since I’m working in my garage, I hope this will give me a little more control of the lighting when taking photos.

[nkalanaga]

George:  Since your yard is to be used, not just looked at, I'd go with the #5s.  Almost anything will, or can be modified to, go through a #5 turnout, and a yard needs all the room it can get.

I body-mounted the couplers on my MT 89 ft flats by simply cutting the pins that contact the trucks off, and gluing the coupler in place.  The only modification needed for them to go through #5 turnouts, coupled to a 40 ft boxcar with body mount couplers, was to trim the side of the arm the coupler is on so the trucks could turn far enough.

[nickelplate759]

George:  Since your yard is to be used, not just looked at, I'd go with the #5s.  Almost anything will, or can be modified to, go through a #5 turnout, and a yard needs all the room it can get.

I body-mounted the couplers on my MT 89 ft flats by simply cutting the pins that contact the trucks off, and gluing the coupler in place.  The only modification needed for them to go through #5 turnouts, coupled to a 40 ft boxcar with body mount couplers, was to trim the side of the arm the coupler is on so the trucks could turn far enough.

Good point.  I should have mentioned that this is 1950s era, so most freight cars are 50 foot or less.

[Jesse6669]

In the few spare minutes I had this week, I managed to successfully complete an electronic project!

I see you also installed the switch heaters     Looks great! 

I worked on the benchwork of the E. Norwood layout, and also calibrated and tested the new 3D printer over the last few days.  I decided to go "all in" on the test (after the Cones of Calibration) with the new printer and Phrozen RPG Gray resin with a Z scale Penn Central X-67 boxcar I originally designed in T-scale.  I think it worked out well.  The grab irons on the ends may yet straighten out (this is only an hour or so off the build plate and not fully cured, so they should contract some more, but easily remedied.)  I also did a cab signal box (success) and tried a 3-chime horn (nope, too fragile)..

 

I also experimented more with track/rail color and I like this test--it uses Vallejo Flat Earth for the rail, the ties 50/50 Flat Earth and Black.



 

[chuck geiger]

Working on some 50' D&RGW boxes I got a few years ago in a swap. They will be patched and lettered for LPRR. Also a test on a static grass application that https://www.youtube.com/@socalscalemodels does applying static grass without an applicator, just glue, sprinkle, and vacuum. This is WS grass which blows, and probably works better with Scenic Express grasses. The Hopper has been without trucks for a while and it's back in action. Love doing odd things in the shed.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

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[Scottl]

40' Thrall well car version 5.  Three out of four prints the walkways are flawless but I will have to print the ladders and brake wheel separately.

[BCR 570]

I hosted another monthly 7D PNR model night last night and got some work done.  I am fabricating replacement interiors for my BCR cabooses as the supplied interior is not correct.  I started with cutting of new floors from .015" sheet styrene:




I also made further progress on my scratchbuilt turnout and crossover for my Civil Certificate.  The turnout now has the stock rails installed:




I also assembled the three pairs of frog rails:




Tim

[sd45elect2000]

Posting this here rather than layout build thread for a wider audience:

I'm finalizing as much as I can of my East Wayne yard. Not sure if I should use Atlas #5 or #7 turnouts for the yard ladder (already decided not to hand-lay turnouts).

In general, I tend towards the largest frog I can manage, but in this case I loose a fair amount of yard tracks - pretty much 6"-to-9" on each track.
Here's a comparison in SCARM (#7 on the left, #5 on the right) - thoughts appreciated.

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I like the fact that you.oncluded a wheel track, don’t forget to provide forklift access.

[OldEastRR]

Here's a comparison in SCARM (#7 on the left, #5 on the right) - thoughts appreciated.

Both diagrams are identical.

[nickelplate759]

Not quite!
The track layout is the same, but the ladders at either end of the classification yard are different.  Everything else is indeed the same.

[Slim Rail Mike]

@nickelplate759
These are my thoughts on your yard ladders, leave the #7 at the top. Especially if the yard is switched from that end. You don't add much body track length with the compound ladder. Use #5 on the bottom ladder where it would help maximize yard capacity.
 Just my 2 cents

Michael

[nickelplate759]

@nickelplate759
These are my thoughts on your yard ladders, leave the #7 at the top. Especially if the yard is switched from that end. You don't add much body track length with the compound ladder. Use #5 on the bottom ladder where it would help maximize yard capacity.
 Just my 2 cents

Michael

Good point, but it's more likely to be switched from the bottom (east) end.  There's room for a longer yard lead there.