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Re: Weekend Update 1/26/25
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2025, 07:50:52 PM »
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 I saw one in a local fireplace store when we were shopping for a fire pit.  Sadly, my spouse didn't share my excitement about this, and we don't have space for two fire pits.
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Re: Weekend Update 1/26/25
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2025, 08:06:09 PM »
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Probably takes four guys just to move that thing.

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Re: Weekend Update 1/26/25
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2025, 08:25:09 PM »
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Weathered up an LV 420







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Re: Weekend Update 1/26/25
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2025, 10:55:13 PM »
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Magnificent!!

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Re: Weekend Update 1/26/25
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2025, 11:00:43 PM »
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Re: Weekend Update 1/26/25
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2025, 11:30:56 PM »
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Did you price their stuff? All I could think of was the number of ScaleTrains GP30s I could buy with that kind of money!   :trollface:   :facepalm:
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Re: Weekend Update 1/26/25
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2025, 12:31:27 AM »
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Nice job; always good to see another ALCO modelled well.

My focus this week was on prepping my museum train flatcars for their exhibits.  I have started a build thread on the train, but here are the flatcars with blocking timbers and eyebolts installed on the decks:




I also painted the panel track to go underneath the Climax, and added the lifting lugs, side blocking timbers and safety signs (which will receive decals):




I also ran a plow extra into Chetwynd in case of snowfall.  The engines are RS-18 607 and RS-10 584:




The consist includes plow 996006, tool car 993024 and caboose 1813:




And tonight a friend came over to introduce me to the world of 3D rendering and printing, and we spent an enjoyable hour and a half rendering a pair of domes for my museum train tank cars.  Now to get them printed and see how they work out.


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Re: Weekend Update 1/26/25
« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2025, 08:42:22 AM »
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Produced eight of the 40' Thrall stand alone cars and finished construction.  Waiting on delivery of wheel sets and decals but this one is essentially in the books.





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Re: Weekend Update 1/26/25
« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2025, 11:11:27 AM »
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Wow! Just wow on everything so far…

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Re: Weekend Update 1/26/25
« Reply #10 on: January 25, 2025, 11:16:30 AM »
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Produced eight of the 40' Thrall stand alone cars and finished construction.

Nice work. I presume you have a to-do list... any thoughts on adding TTX's NWG32M class to it? These are 48' wells rebuilt by shortening to 40'.



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Re: Weekend Update 1/26/25
« Reply #11 on: January 25, 2025, 11:16:54 AM »
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Nice job on the container cars! Are those the now defunct Gold Medal photo etch grates and hand rails?

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Re: Weekend Update 1/26/25
« Reply #12 on: January 25, 2025, 02:55:46 PM »
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Done with my electronics projects for a while.  I didn’t like some of the building parts so made some design changes and printed the walls again.  I've got more info on all of this on Railwire ( HERE ) so won't post all of that here in the layout party section.



A part of the east wall slides in and out. I’ll be able to have it in or out on the layout for better viewing of the interior detail. Keep in mind this isn’t a commercial kit so don’t expect perfection on how the parts fit together. I worked on the opening for the piece that slides in and out above along with a little work also on that piece with a small file. 

I had all of the loading docks and stairs to the doors finished but since I raised the walls and put a footer around the bottom of the walls I’m going to need to do some work on those. That might be about the next step or after working on the roof.

 

The green chain is done ( HERE ) but I need to do some designing and printing of the posts/beams that holds the roof above the green chain. Hopefully the roof I designed and printed still works.

 

I’m hoping the roof will still fit fine. If not I’ll make changes and reprint it.



I was messing around with the bandsaw sharpening station a broke the saw, it is 3D printed, so will have to print another one and paint it. Painting another is not something I look forward to . It is tiny (View Here).



I painted the floors and I’m fairly happy with them. Still need to print all the equipment that will be attached to them.

A link to this whole build ( HERE ).


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Re: Weekend Update 1/26/25
« Reply #13 on: January 25, 2025, 03:54:34 PM »
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Nice job on the container cars! Are those the now defunct Gold Medal photo etch grates and hand rails?

Mark

Thanks Mark, yes, they are the Gold Medal etches.  The stand alone cars seem to be still available.  I had to modify them to work here but they are great.

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Re: Weekend Update 1/26/25
« Reply #14 on: January 25, 2025, 03:56:42 PM »
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Nice work. I presume you have a to-do list... any thoughts on adding TTX's NWG32M class to it? These are 48' wells rebuilt by shortening to 40'.



Thanks Sam @samusi01.  I will definitely be doing some form of the 40' NSC cars.  There are no etches available so I'll probably get some made.