Weekend Update 9/21/25

[philippe.whyte]

I’ve been painting some Kato RDCs in Pacific Great Eastern for a friend. Thanks to @philippe.whyte for doing the decal artwork!

Looking good @craigolio1 !!

[jagged ben]

My first print.

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[Sumner]

Been working on 3 different backdrop scenes this week.

Finished....



... putting the clouds on the Bears Ears Summit backdrop above and more info and pictures ( HERE ).

Then moved onto a backdrop where the scene is the Manti La Sal Mountains 70 miles north of us east of Moab, Ut where we lived for a while.



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More info on painting that scene ( HERE ).

Now I'm working on a scene that has Valley of The Gods in it and they are 40 miles south of us....



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More info on that scene ( HERE ).

Sumner

[SirTainly]

Been a pretty busy week, and I found out I'm going to be a father for the first time, so have not been cleaning up my Dad's old trains. Instead I did manage to do some 3D prints as I running the printer for a friend anyway.

I printed some of Sumner's awesome log cars (sadly one needs a repair) and I also did one of these in OO - a North Staffordshire Battery loco from 1917

[Ike the BN Freak]

My first print.

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Is that an Impack?

[Tad_T]

@Sumner  Dude, you are seriously kicking @$$!

[jagged ben]

Is that an Impack?

Yup.   

[jpwisc]

I got a TrainWorx logging truck, but it felt to West Coat for me, so I chopped it up, and added some Showcase Miniatures parts until it felt like it would work in the UP of Michigan. I still need to get a grapple, but that’ll be an easy add later
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[garethashenden]

@Sumner  Dude, you are seriously kicking @$$!

I'm beginning to wonder if he sleeps. Or eats, or does anything other than modeling. The speed and quality is quite impressive!

[Ike the BN Freak]

Yup.   

Nice, been wanting more ever since I got a 4 unit set from a classifieds group on facebook

[GaryHinshaw]

Well, I wasn't able to make it to the N Scale Weekend this year, but I was lucky enough to have some of the N Scale Weekend come to me.  Indeed, I had the distinct honour of hosting some of the dignitaries of the N scale world today for a day of running trains, breaking bread, and shooting the sh*t here in Vancouver:



From left to right: Harz Sondericker (Modutrak), Mike Skibbe (@Sokramiketes, Modutrak), Andrew Tyhurst (@turbowhiz, N-Possible), Dan Brewster (Grant's partner in crime and a 1:1 CP engineer), Grant Eastman (@southernalbertarail, SAR).  They had just spent the previous 4 days together riding the Canadian from Toronto to Vancouver and since they were still on speaking terms , they capped it off with a full day of torture testing the N-Possible couplers on Tehachapi, BC.  It was a day I will long remember!!

[John]

Well, I wasn't able to make it to the N Scale Weekend this year, but I was lucky enough to have some of the N Scale Weekend come to me.  Indeed, I had the distinct honour of hosting some of the dignitaries of the N scale world today for a day of running trains, breaking bread, and shooting the sh*t here in Vancouver:



From left to right: Harz Sondericker (Modutrak), Mike Skibbe (@Sokramiketes, Modutrak), Andrew Tyhurst (@turbowhiz, N-Possible), Dan Brewster (Grant's partner in crime and a 1:1 CP engineer), Grant Eastman (@southernalbertarail, SAR).  They had just spent the previous 4 days together riding the Canadian from Toronto to Vancouver and since they were still on speaking terms , they capped it off with a full day of torture testing the N-Possible couplers on Tehachapi, BC.  It was a day I will long remember!!

I believe that these friendships we make through model railroading and share here on TRW are truly what this hobby is all about.   

[Dwight in Toronto]

@GaryHinshaw  … wow man, that is SO awesome, hosting all these N scale luminaries in your Vancouver home.  For years now, I’ve been in awe of Grant’s modeling - I send the occasional comment or question, and always get thoughtful replies, but have never met him.  What a special event!

[craigolio1]

Been a pretty busy week, and I found out I'm going to be a father for the first time, so have not been cleaning up my Dad's old trains. Instead I did manage to do some 3D prints as I running the printer for a friend anyway.

I printed some of Sumner's awesome log cars (sadly one needs a repair) and I also did one of these in OO - a North Staffordshire Battery loco from 1917

Congratulations!!!!!!!  You’re about to start the best part of your life!! 

Craig

[craigolio1]

My first print.

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Oh neat!  N scale needs these. What are you planning to do for weight when running empty? I have some resin spine log cars that are very light. I haven’t run them yet as they aren’t finished…. But I’m fearful. Haha.

Craig