The bench has started to get full the past couple of days. As of now I got a NS GP38-2 highhood, a GP60M and GP60B (JnJ shells), and a B40-8W. All of them will be fully detailed in the end. Uploaded with ImageShack.us
Soon to be GP35E 6300 is taking shape. http://sopacincg.backpackersflorence.com/2011/09/23/gp35e-rhinoplasty/
Well, while I am mostly "anti-social" when it comes to modeling, it was nice to get a positive N scale comment out of him. He's working on a whole different level. Anyway, sorry to the forum for what is probably a confusing post to anybody but us! Tom L.
Started with one of these: http://www.blmamodels.com/images/store/GON52SP2b.JPG Took a look here for inspiration and decided to update to reflect my later modelling period: http://www.railgoat.railfan.net/spcars/byclass/gon/g070-12.htm After some superglue, paint and new decals....we currently have: Pretty happy with where it is currently at
I spent hours this last week trying to paint a unique n scale person to place on my layout for visitors to try to find. I call the activity "Vhere's Valdo." This is a sample. Other pictures are on my Facebook page.
I’ve been working on my Yard/Service Facility buildings. Machine Shop Car Shop Walls painted, but not glued until I decide on a color for windows and Column supports
Machine shop is looking great, Johnny. I'm still looking for those instructions for you... As for the workbench (if you can call it that)? Scenery! Well, sorta. Last night, the kids were playing with some PlayDoh, and as one of the younger ones made a blend of colors, I noticed that it made a pretty decent pavement color. So rather than waste it, I grabbed my little diorama-in-progress and tinkered a bit. Here's what I came up with: This was shot on my dining room table and I edited in the background sky. In the future, I'll be able to take this little diorama outside for some good natural-light photography. Not sure that I'll keep it this way, but it looks better than just the track glued to wood. I think I'll take one of my old photos of a crossing sign, print it to scale and add it to the scene, along with a car or two, then maybe a few more details can be added (building? trees?). Oh, and I picked up some couplers the other day so now the 59-tonner can pull some cars!
Hats off to all the recent work posted! Just off the bench. ... Finally completed a detailing job of UP #1989 SD70ACE. Thinking of putting this up in the Trainstore, as I have more fun building these then keeping them in a plastic box in some dark storage container.
I'll trade you my un-detailed UP1989 for your beautifully detailed UP1989 if you want another detail project.
Close Mark! Actually looking for a CSX or KCS one next to make NS 1001 biggrin: Those new NS SD70ace units are my latest craving....
Actually now off the workbench, but here is my first six axle unit - MLW C-630M BCR 701: Credit for the painting and weathering goes to friend Jeff Briggs, and for the decoder and lighting installation to friend Dave Mackinnon. Tim
My unwired layout section is on my NEW rollaround temporary workbench. First chance of progress since February. I finished a control panel for my section of layout in February, (previously shown old picture here) : http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/552/Pan1_Int.JPG Then set the layout section down between two TV snack tray tables where I could turn it upside down or sideways to wire to panel. Found a short, couldn’t trace. Only had an hour every couple of weeks to work on it because of school pressures, had to keep moving my work stuff out of the way about every week or two to find old books or notes for history thesis. Very small space—or more accurately, lots of stuff for new layout, model supplies, train books, school books, wife’s fabrics, and organization stuff for 3 organizations in space too small for amount of stuff). Nothing being done on layout wiring (not my favorite part model railroad…) This week I took about an hour a day over three days to build a roll-around table on which I can put layout section being wired… Will allow me to keep layout section and wiring tools together on table to work for time to time, but also move quickly to get to stored term papers and research material on one side of room, old history books in corner, photo collection in other corner, Santa Fe library on other side of room, etc. Built entirely of salvaged wood and using casters bought for another project that did not work out. Nothing new except the screws. Now maybe I can get something done if a spend a couple hours a week without having to tear everything down to get something else.
Man, that C630 is just awesome! Here's what I've been up to: Cardstock models are even more fun than I remembered. And they're SO FREAKIN' SMALL! N-scale just doesn't seem this small to me until I see it in person. Special thanks to TomKat here on TB for posting all the great signs.
