I'd hazard a guess that adding clutter can be one of many never ending projects, especially as you just stumble across bits and pieces. Fun stuff!
012 by WPZephyrFan posted Jan 24, 2016 at 6:12 PM 015 by WPZephyrFan posted Jan 24, 2016 at 6:13 PM I've been working on this N scale Blair Line Fred and Red's Café kit. It's my first laser cut wood kit and I'm really enjoying it.
I did a little bit more on my Fred and Red's Café this morning. This is the front awning and overhead "EAT" sign. The sign adds a lot of character! 001 by WPZephyrFan posted Jan 27, 2016 at 11:01 AM 002 by WPZephyrFan posted Jan 27, 2016 at 11:02 AM
That "Eat" sign has me wondering if anyone makes such in an illuminated or better yet, an animated version.
001 by WPZephyrFan posted Jan 28, 2016 at 11:26 AM 002 by WPZephyrFan posted Jan 28, 2016 at 11:27 AM 004 by WPZephyrFan posted Jan 28, 2016 at 11:28 AM I sprayed a coat of primer on some more kit part today. Hopefully by Saturday, I can paint.
with Photobucket back 'up', I was able to post the VERY quick build of this bridge from Russell Higginbotham and Red River Models/Marshall Shops http://higginbothamgraphics.com/redrivermodels/ it's a nice 'concrete' art deco arched viaduct model, that also just happens to be the exact length of a T-Trak 'double' module; it is designed to be height adjustable so it fits in perfectly in a T-Trak setup. I'm going to use it as a 'fill in' module when we need a 2 footer to help balance a layout. I will probably also build one or two more to feature ion a fully landscaped T-Trak module. It goes together in a couple of hours using carpenters glue; a simple laminate design laser cut from dense fiberboard(?). It's VERY sturdy once assembled. I just need to prime it now and spray a final concrete color. Bruce
it holds two tracks...perfect width for T-Trak... I believe it was 'purposed designed' for T-Trak, but, of course, could easily be used in any other modeling; would even make a nice road bridge.
Just a reminder folks...But some of us can't see photos posted to outside sites due to blockage by company IT departments or because our mobile browser doesn't display images outside of these forums. For example, I can't see any of these shots because the hospital I work for blocks PhotoBucket and other photo sharing/downloading sites. Remember, TB offers the easy option of uploading images straight to your posts here and these images we can see just fine. Thanks!
arbomambo and I have been discussing creating this unique car by using M&R etched sides applied to the new Microtrains horse car used as a core. In 1928 Santa Fe ordered ten 73'7" baggage cars from Pullman equipped with end doors. Only the 1890 was built with the tall end doors like used on horse cars. 1891-1899 all came with lower end doors that fit under a standard roof end. Here are the sides we are considering applied to a Rivarossi car to create a more standard Baggage & Express car. The sides are for a 70' car so the model would be a little shorter than the prototype.
Russell, I'm going to check my head end book tonight...I'm wondering about those measurements; the panels on Roberto's sides match the panels on 1890 almost exactly. I'm wondering if the length(s) aren't the same and the different printed data aren't due to the type of measurements (length over buffers as opposed to length over 'whatever'). If I can score another horse express set (or figure a way to 'copy' the end door on the remaining set I have yet to build) we could easily model this version of that class of baggage. In any case, it will be a simple matter to build the remaining cars in this order using the new MT 70' horse car and Roberto's sides for the 'standard' 70' heavyweight baggage car
The Santa Fe head end book is where the 73'7" length came from listed in the table on page 92. Yet the scale drawings in the book show the 1890-1899 (page 98) cars to be virtually the same as the 1820-1839 cars (page 94). Seventy foot from end to end excluding the buffers or knuckle faces on both drawings. Go figure. Every Wednesday, a group of us gather at the storage lot to work on various projects so I will take my tape tomorrow and measure the 1890.
the 3/4 dome car - is my design - drawn in cad and 3d printed on Shapeways - here is my store - i model primarily modern commuter trains but make models in cad for 3d printing in wide range of routes and eras https://www.shapeways.com/shops/nscalecommuter
Here is some Herzog MPM pics - coming out nicely Kato caboose truck - power routing for directional lights the end car and the gen car painted linkage with MT truck
