We're back from another weekend. How did you all do? Saturday: was as planned. I slept in (if you consider 6:30am sleeping in) and got ready for the day. Angela didn't have to leave past noon so I helped her with a few domestic duties before entering the man cave and firing up some power tools. The substructure of the module was done so I concentrated on the legs and braces for the day. In between drying time, I played with a new toy I picked up at work on Friday. I purchased the Woodland Scenics Locomotive and car wheel cleaner to help with the biggest enemy of any N scale enthusiast, DIRT. I was really impressed how well the cleaner worked. Throughout the day, I managed to clean at least five of my DCC locomotives, some of which had been in storage for at least four or more years. Later Ang and I relaxed with some interesting YouTube videos on abandoned places and enjoyed some pizza. Sunday: it was back to the man cave. After many hours of planning, cutting, gluing and clamping, I was finished with prototype module Mk.III. Unfortunately, I was not happy with my results and the finished product is not up to my standards. Fortunately the cost of material is minimal, but I did use a lot of time to build it. So, it was back to the drawing board of sorts. Since my home layout is at home I would say 90% of the time, building the modules shouldn't be too much of a concern, however it is that 10% of lugging each one down a narrow staircase, through the dining room, into the side porch, down stairs, into the garage and then into Angela's Station Wagon. (okay, yes I know a Dodge Journey is called a sigh.....Crossover but for those of us over 40, it's a bloody station wagon!) Since the previous statement is alluding to my ever constant problem of never getting any younger, the above situation has done a number on my back. So lightweight is key. I revisited the Masterpiece Modules site and looked over the FreeMo kit and despite the cost, I feel it will be the perfect blend of home layout and modular display layout. It also looks like the second version of the City Job will be able to not only plug into my co-modelers modules but other FreeMo N modules as well. More on that later. So how about you? What did you accomplish this past weekend? Let us know. We'll assemble again on Friday the 29th as we enter the first weekend of October. Until then, have a safe week and... High Greens!
Opened up the train room and begun the straightening up process. I have identified a list of projects to complete this season. My son even identified a project to work on. He obtained some black card stock somewhere and has decided the tunnels need interior walls. I should have some wiring completed soon and some scenicing done. I have a mountain that needs trees.
Did some more detailing and weathering on a couple of industries on the layout. 20170924_153822 by Rocket Jones posted Sep 24, 2017 at 4:19 PM More details and a few more photos over on my Weaver Junction thread.
I got nothin'. We went out to Nags Head, NC Friday and came back today. Great weekend without trains though. Ocracoke and Hatteras Island just south of Nags Head was evacuated today due to Hurricane Maria skirting the Outer Banks of NC. Surf was VERY choppy Saturday and yesterday. It was a beast this morning when we left. Fortunately, don't think they will get relatively that much damage other than roads washing over and ferry's unable to operate due to the winds. Thus the evacuations. Will hit the train room some this week and then again Sunday. Saturday is back to home game football here.
Had an op session here a few days ago I got some video of it but I need to edit it but no editing software "windows movie" maker got too many bugs for me to keep using it. We had a blast.
Not much on my end - as mentioned in the modeling plans thread last week, there was serious competition from a Star Trek movie marathon on TV and... Star Trek won. Yep, big time Trekkie... I did assemble a prototype of a structure lighting module - basically an LED, a resistor, some wire and heat shrink tubing. It was tested on a 12V supply while holding a building over it in a darkened room. I can control the amount of lighting by adding some black water-based paint to the tip of the LED, but it's a cool white LED and I need to get my hands on some warm white ones.
Am curious. What went wrong, after such careful planning and serious effort? Design flaw which was not obvious, until too late? Yup. Cute renaming as a sales tool doesn't change it.
Thanks it was built so I could get to the electrical breaker panel. The girders just hang on the sub-roadbed there LOL. Code says it has to be 3ft wide and as tall as the breaker box un-impeeded. The only bridge on the outfit built out of necessity.
Finished up the recycle center as planned: More pics and info here: http://www.trainboard.com/highball/...ng-layout-an-ongoing-experience.107400/page-3 Thanks!
Amen. What I loved about my Jeep Cherokee, the build sheet from the factory classified it as a "Utility Carryall" not the cute name of SUV which was dreamed up by some Marketing person in a corner cubicle.
