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Post by tankcarsrule on Feb 21, 2016 5:39:54 GMT -8
Being on the east coast
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Post by jlwii2000 on Feb 21, 2016 5:50:50 GMT -8
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Post by tony45324 on Feb 21, 2016 5:56:48 GMT -8
Just finished servicing, now going to pick up some empties and off to a coal loader..  |
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Post by mlehman on Feb 21, 2016 9:00:49 GMT -8
Great stuff, Bobby, James, and Tony! Bobby, That QC cryo car must weigh a ton if it's metal? Train time in Durango can be busy...  Things are a bit sleepier -- and older -- at the end of the line in Red Mountain.  Up in Animas Forks, some freight still doesn't move on the tracks.  Up on the Cascade Extension, the forces of modernity look to put the burros and their master out of business.  |
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Post by kentuckysouthernrwy on Feb 21, 2016 9:05:53 GMT -8
A reefer train headed down line on the Sunset Valley Oregon System, Bruce Chubb's magnificent layout. A pair of SP cab forwards provide the power.
iPhone 6+ video
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Post by TBird1958 on Feb 21, 2016 9:19:01 GMT -8
My Sow's Ear........A Roller Bearing Models 50' Waffle Box that I'm attempting to assemble with some better and scratchbuilt parts........Ugh, the carsides are like working with a stale Jolly Rancher bar, brittle and prone to fracture when you're trying to cut it.  Here's one of the sides.  These two are next up to be weathered, they represent 1974 railroad repaints so they'll be fairly clean when done. Happy weekend guys!  |
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Post by tankcarsrule on Feb 21, 2016 10:36:20 GMT -8
Mike, believe it or not, the QC car is not very heavy. The tube is conduit and the ends aren't very thick. I replaced a lot of metal parts with styrene and that helped.
Mark, this is a project that I really like, keep us apprised.
Regards, Bobby
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Post by valenciajim on Feb 21, 2016 11:39:01 GMT -8
Working on a little history on display project for my home office:    When was the middle picture taken? I was at a re-enactment of the ceremony a couple of years ago at an NMRA regional convention. |
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Post by jlwii2000 on Feb 21, 2016 16:32:59 GMT -8
Working on a little history on display project for my home office: When was the middle picture taken? I was at a re-enactment of the ceremony a couple of years ago at an NMRA regional convention. I grabbed it from the internet for reference so I'm not sure. |
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Post by danpik on Feb 21, 2016 17:07:00 GMT -8
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Post by fiend540 on Feb 21, 2016 17:17:48 GMT -8
I spent the last two weeks saying goodbye to my first attempt at a layout. The 1x4 box construction wasn't as nice as I wanted and the track work and wiring were not very good. Out with the old  In with the new. It's a lot lighter and cleaner than my first attempt and my track work and wiring is much cleaner. Will have the facia built soon as well as the removable cassette, and I plan to mount it on shelf brackets to the wall.  And finally the inspiration is this small industrial spur near Woodard station in central NY with a modeling era of 78-82 Conrail  I made some compression and had to straighten it out a bit but It still has the right feel. I will be operating it backwards of the prototype, entering the layout at track spot 743 instead of 222 but if I ever get more room I left it open to change that.  |
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Post by gnfan on Feb 22, 2016 9:34:21 GMT -8
I took this at the WGH Show in San Antonio Texas yesterday. This is on the Gulf & Western HO club layout. ScaleTrains.Com had one of their turbines running around the layout for the show. The club had 100 car plus reefer train behind it. I didn't get a picture of the train running but it was very impressive. The turbine sound was very cool. DavidB Click on the pciture to make it bigger.  |
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I made some compression and had to straighten it out a bit but It still has the right feel. I will be operating it backwards of the prototype, entering the layout at track spot 743 instead of 222 but if I ever get more room I left it open to change that.
