Re: Weekend Update 6/21/26

[up1950s]

https://industrialscenery.blogspot.com/2019/04/fish-and-horse-railroad-cars.html

https://npshistory.com/brochures/nwr/fish-car-era-1979.pdf

https://www.algomacountry.com/packages/remote-fishing-package-train-sudbury/

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/transporting-fish-rail

https://www.midcontinent.org/equipment-roster/wooden-passenger-cars/wisconsin-fish-commission-2/

https://russiaspivottoasia.com/vladivostoks-fish-catch-takes-the-train-to-moscow-st-petersburg/

https://www.visitessex.com/whats-on/fish-and-chip-train-at-the-colne-valley-railway-p2594351

[BCR 570]

A productive time for me this past week.

I applied the initial plaster base throughout Septimus on my layout.  I will be adding some more in certain areas, but this is a good start:






I also retrofitted my Prairie Shadows gondolas with printed washers and bushings to prevent the wheels from rubbing on the underframe and causing derailments.  Thank Gary for the printed parts:




I then took the gondolas for a test run over the Dawson Creek Subdivision:




The official car for my museum train continues to progress with all of the underbody details now installed:




and the roof is now sanded, primed and gloss coated in preparation for rivet decals:




More at the dedicated thread:  https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=60937.45


Tim

[Jesse6669]

Listening to the World Cup so might's well give a quick update while the Netherlands runs roughshod over Sweden..

I did some paint stripping for a new car redecoration project: 
 

This was a perfectly good Z scale MTL ICG bulkhead flatcar, stripped with Scalecoat Wash Away.  It's destined to be a CN car.

I am testing out utility pole options for East Norwood's power needs.  For the poles themselves, I 3D printed the crossarms, and attached to a 1mm diameter steel rod & painted.  The wire is AK High Elastic Stretch rigging "Mega Thin" (AK 9134).  Very flexible spandex cord. 

[chuck geiger]

Listening to the World Cup so might's well give a quick update while the Netherlands runs roughshod over Sweden..

I did some paint stripping for a new car redecoration project: 
 

This was a perfectly good Z scale MTL ICG bulkhead flatcar, stripped with Scalecoat Wash Away.  It's destined to be a CN car.

I am testing out utility pole options for East Norwood's power needs.  For the poles themselves, I 3D printed the crossarms, and attached to a 1mm diameter steel rod & painted.  The wire is AK High Elastic Stretch rigging "Mega Thin" (AK 9134).  Very flexible spandex cord. 

Jessie - Do you glue the poles down?

[bbussey]

Trying to get one of the Showcase Miniatures "MadAboutCars" GM Silversides finished in time for the NSE Convention, as well as a pair of my own Scenicruisers.

[basementcalling]

Trying to get one of the Showcase Miniatures "MadAboutCars" GM Silversides finished in time for the NSE Convention, as well as a pair of my own Scenicruisers.

Are you using crumpled aluminum foil to hold the models? Those look excellent, as usual.

[Jim Starbuck]

The Whitcomb 35 tonner is finished.

[GaryHinshaw]

I also retrofitted my Prairie Shadows gondolas with printed washers and bushings to prevent the wheels from rubbing on the underframe and causing derailments....  I then took the gondolas for a test run over the Dawson Creek Subdivision:

Good progress Tim.  Are the gons performing well now?

[Iain]

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Working on drawing up the Atlantic and East Carolina depot in Newport, NC.

[Dave V]

A little weathering with pan pastels for me this weekend:

[ednadolski]

^^ love the Trex roadbed

Ed

[basementcalling]

^^ love the Trex roadbed

Ed

Gives a certain UniTrak look to things.

[bbussey]

Are you using crumpled aluminum foil to hold the models? Those look excellent, as usual.

Packaging peanuts.

[BCR 570]

Good progress Tim.  Are the gons performing well now?

Initial test runs are promising.  Will include them in next op session; should have you over for that one.

Tim

[philippe.whyte]

Building a truck load of trailers! There are the Briggs Models 40' and 45' flatdeck trailers.