Weekend Update 8/24/25

[nkalanaga]

Harz Mountain?  If so, they have three webcams for those interested:
https://www.hsb-wr.de/

About halfway down, on the right side of the page.

[keeper]

Worked a bit on my newly started T-Trak layout, the Thurmond & Northern.

This is going to be for the Northern bit...



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[Scottl]

First update from me in ages.  Added some foreground to the Snake Indian bridge scene.  Very happy with the depth and photo options now.

[Mike C]

    @delamaize  , If I'd known you were looking for a non streamline K4 I probably would have been cheaper . Already has a Tsunami 2 decoder installed .      Mike

[StewRRFan]

Back Surgery has me on the DL. 

Just running some trains and knocking the dust off.

[Lemosteam]

LIRR tugboat electronics is finally finished and lit up with my trusty 3v tester. The layout has a touch more voltage, so I think I’ll add a resistor to the forward white nav light to dim it a bit. The starboard and port lights took some resistor finagling, but I like their brightness. Cabin looks cool with the captain and first mate barely glowing.

Super happy with it!

Details, more weathering and deck crew next.













Also working on more excavator shovels, in particular one with its shovel raised and rode up the ramp and making its way onto the new flat for transport back to the aggregate yard.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Worked a bit on my newly started T-Trak layout, the Thurmond & Northern.

This is going to be for the Northern bit...



https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=59796.msg825971

Love it!!

[Ed Kapuscinski]

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I drove a lot today, but it's always worth it to see @Dave V with @DeltaBravo .

So, so many Daves.

[OldEastRR]

Woolworth's, in a small downtown, 1955:





It's the wooden doors with the metal kickplates that say "nostalgia". I'm Making the other door, have to paint the display shelves and backboards then install them, and print up the full color version of the sign. Somewhat difficult will be finding the material to make the rolled-up awning w/ its stripes. Mission impossible: finding N scale merchandise to display in the windows. Because of the inset doorways photos will not work.

[dnhouston]

Finished up a Jason Jenson kit, Tim's Wood Works



And assembled and painted two cattle trailers by Royale Models

[BuddyBorders]

It's been a long time coming, but I finally got my Cardington Branch line fully operational and was able to deliver some cars to the Cardington Yards. Since most of the turnouts on the branch are facing point, you have to plan your moves carefully when preparing your shove moves at Pembroke Yard.

Still more sidings to finish off around the layout, but feeling pretty chuffed about all of the work I've successfully accomplished so far.

-Buddy

[Tobynnn]

Coming soon to a Free-moN module...

The depot looks amazing man, can't wait to see the module come together!

[Maletrain]

OldEastRR, for merchandize in your Woolworth Store windows, how about some clothing "manikins" made by taking parts of bodies off N scale figures and posting the on wires?  Could show blouses, skirts, trousers, jackets, even shoes.  Maybe some "plates" made by punching out thin styrene disks.  Maybe a "framed picture".  And, there is the DKS "train set" animation if you want to make it Christmas and put in a "decorated" tree, plus a few painted cubes for "presents".

[sizemore]

And assembled and painted two cattle trailers by Royale Models

Those are nice, too bad they've stopped internet sales...a bunch of great 60's-70's era trucks.

The S.

[peteski]

Coming soon to a Free-moN module...

Beautiful!  The station to me has somewhat European flavor.