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Post by trainboyy on Jun 27, 2021 6:22:31 GMT -8
I don't actually have anything to show this time around. I had to skip out on visiting the Union NJ club, and also didn't pick up anything new. Excited to see what you guys post!
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Post by tankcarsrule on Jun 27, 2021 9:06:30 GMT -8
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Post by TBird1958 on Jun 27, 2021 9:49:05 GMT -8
Some oldies - I'm knee deep in that Greenville. Moloco Wabash General American RBL. Hi Tech. P2K Walthers with scratch built ends.
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Post by fr8kar on Jun 27, 2021 9:49:22 GMT -8
Yesterday was the inaugural Red River RPM Meet in Fort Worth, Texas. It was a fun time and a better turnout than we'd hoped for. I got to meet a lot of new friends and see some old friends as well. It's hard to pick some photos to share, so here's the link to the entire gallery: pbase.com/mecrharris/red_river_2021Also, my phone doesn't do near as well as a camera so if you look around the usual spots (facebook, flikr, etc) I'm sure you can find far better photos of the event. Joe Bohannon Models: Blair Kooistra Models: Matt Sugerman Models: Kevin Leddy Models: Jacob Damron Models: Dave Dane Models: Some of mine: Definitely the most fun on a Saturday I've had in awhile, but my feet and back sure are hurting today. Totally worth it!
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Post by markfj on Jun 27, 2021 10:06:40 GMT -8
No modeling work to share either. However, this link was shared over on the PRR group about a derailment that occurred on April 17, 1965 in Rockford, Michigan. The story is interesting and the photos are true time capsules of a bye gone era. Love the photo of the lady climbing over the upside down freight car! Must have been one heck of an accident. Link to public Facebook page of Tom Carter: Train Runs Off Rails At RockfordMuch thanks to Tom Carter for posting these photos. Probably should have posted this in the crew lounge or extra board, but I have a feeling this week’s Photo Fun will be a light on content. It is summer after all! Thanks, Mark
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Post by valenciajim on Jun 27, 2021 10:23:31 GMT -8
That's quite an impressive tank car! I have the identical blue box model, so you have provided some inspiration!
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Post by tankcarsrule on Jun 27, 2021 11:06:29 GMT -8
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Post by nsc39d8 on Jun 27, 2021 12:06:09 GMT -8
Has taken awhile to work on this project but my scratch built NS RP-E4D is coming together. Walkway is from two P2K GP9's that has been spliced. Next is a small project to add the Atlas SD35 side frames to a Kato SD40. This is for a N&W SD40 project. Great modeling this week!
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Post by cf7 on Jun 27, 2021 14:04:02 GMT -8
Yesterday was the inaugural Red River RPM Meet in Fort Worth, Texas. Crap…I had no idea. I was even in Fort Worth yesterday. Looks like a fun time with a bunch of nice models.
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Post by stevef45 on Jun 27, 2021 14:14:44 GMT -8
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Post by fr8kar on Jun 27, 2021 14:52:32 GMT -8
Yesterday was the inaugural Red River RPM Meet in Fort Worth, Texas. Crap…I had no idea. I was even in Fort Worth yesterday. Looks like a fun time with a bunch of nice models. It was! We are planning on doing it next year, so keep this time of year in mind. None of us really had much idea how to get the word out other than posting notices at hobby shops, Facebook, the NMRA and some forums. Of course you tell your friends and they tell theirs, but we were worried it would be a ghost town yesterday. Fortunately that was not the case.
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Post by runs2waynoka on Jun 27, 2021 23:56:51 GMT -8
Crap…I had no idea. I was even in Fort Worth yesterday. Looks like a fun time with a bunch of nice models. It was! We are planning on doing it next year, so keep this time of year in mind. None of us really had much idea how to get the word out other than posting notices at hobby shops, Facebook, the NMRA and some forums. Of course you tell your friends and they tell theirs, but we were worried it would be a ghost town yesterday. Fortunately that was not the case. Really, really glad to see that this has gotten off the ground. I really hope to make it next year and support this by bringing models. What are those grain elevator models that are shown at the Spring Creek booth? They’re definitely not the typical Walthers crap that’s on every layout…. Brad
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Post by darkhorse on Jun 28, 2021 0:42:05 GMT -8
It was! We are planning on doing it next year, so keep this time of year in mind. None of us really had much idea how to get the word out other than posting notices at hobby shops, Facebook, the NMRA and some forums. Of course you tell your friends and they tell theirs, but we were worried it would be a ghost town yesterday. Fortunately that was not the case. Really, really glad to see that this has gotten off the ground. I really hope to make it next year and support this by bringing models. What are those grain elevator models that are shown at the Spring Creek booth? They’re definitely not the typical Walthers crap that’s on every layout…. Brad Brad, Those grain elevators are 3D prints that are available for purchase from Spring Creek. One is $175 and the other is $225. The head house is a scale 40' tall by itself! They're impressive structures based on prototype elevators in Kansas & Nebraska. Dave showed me them to me at the store about 2 days before the show in Ft Worth.
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Post by lars on Jun 28, 2021 2:38:48 GMT -8
Crap…I had no idea. I was even in Fort Worth yesterday. Looks like a fun time with a bunch of nice models. It was! We are planning on doing it next year, so keep this time of year in mind. None of us really had much idea how to get the word out other than posting notices at hobby shops, Facebook, the NMRA and some forums. Of course you tell your friends and they tell theirs, but we were worried it would be a ghost town yesterday. Fortunately that was not the case. If I remember correctly Train Tuesday had a nice segment on the show with an interview with it's organizer. I believe you got a name drop at that time, too.
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Post by SOMECALLMETIM on Jun 28, 2021 6:19:03 GMT -8
The 3D printed grain elevators are made by my friend, Jimmie Pottberg. He's also does Behlen buildings, grain bins, silage silos, and does custom work. He made bridge piers for me which I get my butt in gear I can show at the St. Louis RPM.
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Post by fr8kar on Jun 28, 2021 8:10:23 GMT -8
Really, really glad to see that this has gotten off the ground. I really hope to make it next year and support this by bringing models. Looking at that sea of white tables the night before left us worried it would look bare if we only brought a handful of models so I brought a ton of stuff and only displayed about half of it when it became clear people were showing up with their models. We filled in the last table around 11 am and then started wondering if we needed to get more tables. If we use the same venue I'm sure we can pack in a couple more rows of tables, but if attendance doubles next year we're going to need a bigger boat. Nevertheless, I will save you some tables, Brad! If we can get the rest of the Benton gang down here we might need a stadium... Those look really good. They are done with a filament printer so there are some very fine lines, but nothing that couldn't be sanded out. The best part is they are full size, so they look right. The large steel bins Spring Creek had were incredible. The detail is exceptional on those. I believe they are from Iowa Scaled Engineering. I needed two days to get around and see (and photograph) everything so I fell short at the end. The main thing I focused on was getting all the models. I think there was another event after us that evening so once time ran out we had to clear out and clean up pretty quickly.
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Post by riogrande on Jun 28, 2021 10:10:19 GMT -8
At those prices (One is $175 and the other is $225.) scratch building them may be attractive and they look simple enough that you could make them out of shapes and sheets of Evergreen plastic.
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Post by fr8kar on Jun 28, 2021 14:00:46 GMT -8
At those prices (One is $175 and the other is $225.) scratch building them may be attractive and they look simple enough that you could make them out of shapes and sheets of Evergreen plastic. I don't know if you've ever tried to do that, but getting dimensions to work from was always the hardest part for me. Sure, the materials aren't very expensive but the time it takes adds up and it can be difficult to work with PVC since even the schedule 80 stuff doesn't cut and carve as easily as 0.040" styrene. You can make some decent background models using that method and it will take some time. But if you're looking for a more specific model with a lot more detail, these printed models are a great deal. I wish I had taken detail photos of these models - especially the steel bins - because they really have a lot more going on than you can make out in the overview of the Spring Creek booth.
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Post by cemr5396 on Jun 28, 2021 14:10:51 GMT -8
I am working on scratchbuilding a modern concrete High-Throughput elevator using ABS pipes for the main structure. I scaled it from photos that I have taken and then compressed it to around 80% of life size. At 14 inches tall to the top of the structure, plus 6-8 more inches of elevator legs and such sticking out of the roof, it will suitably dwarf HO scale rolling stock. Certainly a lot more than the Walthers concrete elevator which mine has probably a 60-70 scale foot height advantage over, maybe more. Unfortunately I don't have it handy right now to get some hard measurements from. This is the general look of what I'm going for, but I have not decided yet just how closely I will recreate this elevator. I may mix in some features from the other elevators in my area depending on what I feel is achievable and what may not be
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Post by Christian on Jun 28, 2021 14:15:43 GMT -8
it can be difficult to work with PVC since even the schedule 80 stuff doesn't cut and carve as easily as 0.040" styrene. These slip-form silos aren't full cylinders. PVC looks wrong. You can run it through a table saw to flatten the side, but that's really tricky. If you take off too much the tube contracts and grabs the blade. The same grab happens with slitting the tube with any saw. And yes, you can slip a wooden form inside the PVC, but now you are talking serious work. Learn to love the Walthers!
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Post by fr8kar on Jun 28, 2021 14:37:48 GMT -8
it can be difficult to work with PVC since even the schedule 80 stuff doesn't cut and carve as easily as 0.040" styrene. These slip-form silos aren't full cylinders. PVC looks wrong. You can run it through a table saw to flatten the side, but that's really tricky. If you take off too much the tube contracts and grabs the blade. The same grab happens with slitting the tube with any saw. And yes, you can slip a wooden form inside the PVC, but now you are talking serious work. Learn to love the Walthers! Oh, yeah. Been there done that! I've taken a few cracks at modeling elevators over the past 35 years. I had good luck clamping a steel rule to the pipe to draw the cut lines then following that with a razor saw. Talk about tedious! I moved before I could finish that project. I'm glad I've drawn some of the elevators in interested in modeling in CAD over the years. I was able to get blueprints of the facilities in Bottineau, ND many years ago to help guide my efforts to build a model of that complex. Now that 3D printing is making models like this possible for only a few hundred bucks it's a no-brainer for me.
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Post by tomnoy3 on Jun 28, 2021 14:55:13 GMT -8
I've posted pictures in the past of the elevator I did with PVC and was more satisfied with the outcome
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Post by runs2waynoka on Jun 28, 2021 15:37:29 GMT -8
I’m planning on trying to make the Spring Creek show next month so hopefully I can get a good look at these. They look like they would be fun projects to detail, paint and weather.
Brad
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Post by rounder on Jun 29, 2021 0:03:29 GMT -8
it can be difficult to work with PVC since even the schedule 80 stuff doesn't cut and carve as easily as 0.040" styrene. These slip-form silos aren't full cylinders. PVC looks wrong. You can run it through a table saw to flatten the side, but that's really tricky. If you take off too much the tube contracts and grabs the blade. The same grab happens with slitting the tube with any saw. And yes, you can slip a wooden form inside the PVC, but now you are talking serious work. Learn to love the Walthers!
Cut your PVC to length, fill the pieces with spray foam, let it cure, THEN do your saw cuts. Dig out the foam before assembly, or you can leave most of it.
The Walthers always struck me as too compressed for anything but the smallest of elevators, especially height-wise. Probably a bit more plausible as a cement distribution, but still pushing it in terms of dimension.
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Post by Christian on Jun 29, 2021 0:42:44 GMT -8
Cut your PVC to length, fill the pieces with spray foam, let it cure, THEN do your saw cuts. Dig out the foam before assembly, or you can leave most of it.
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Post by mr_smith on Jun 29, 2021 7:16:35 GMT -8
For cutting PVC for grain bins, the best way I have seen so far is from this video starting at 7:30. He is modeling the Hiawatha Ave. area in Minneapolis so needs loads of grain elevators and their parts.
Mike
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