Looking great as always Jim. How do you like those wheel stops? Are they pretty easy to install? Been debating between those and the Wathers bumping post.
That’s interesting, I hadn’t thought of those points. Well it sounds like you really have it all thought out and it really does look great, thanks.:thumbs_up:
I think the Tomar are more prototypical than the bumping post, Richard, at least for the modern day layouts. I can remember when they put a siding in to a concrete plant near where I lived back in the early fifties, and that siding had a bumping post. They come as rough castings and need to be cleaned up and painted, and I could wish for the castings to be just a bit better - but installation is simple and easy, they fit right onto the top of the rail and usually stay put, and a drop of ACC later you're done.
Now we know what the survey crew was up to last week... Workers put the finishing touches on a new yard crossing at Oakville.
Jim every time i look at the pics you post i get sick! I relise my 9' X 9.5 room and one car garage are just to small to do what i want with... Outstanding work your doing at oakville:thumbs_up::thumbs_up:
Remember, Mark, we all have to start somewhere. John Allen's original Gorre & Daphetid was pretty much a door layout - and look what he accomplished, even at that size. The original Oakville layout was about the size of a one car garage. The comments are appreciated!
Jim, Nice looking crossing there. :thumbs_up: Enjoy watching your details go in now that you have the overall scenery completed. Jamie
That's a great work crew you got there! Think they could come up and make some progress a little further north?
Only if it's cooler, Rick! I'm now in Tennessee's second "inside season" - 97 yesterday and today, but the basement's cooool...
Jerry, I don't see how you could work in that garage at all in our present weather - gotta be like an oven in there. Do you leave it closed up during the day? And I'm amazed you have no track issues!
Bay Area / Coast has been cool and in the 70s :tb-biggrin:. Perfect weather the past few days for moving my daughter home from college (was warmest on Sat/Sunday, for the graduation ceremony). With both you and Jerry modeling different parts of California, I keep forgetting your actual physical locations.
ON the Sub last week, I put a seventh train on the layout - a centerbeam train. It's not quite as simple as it sounds, because I needed additional lumber loads (from The Columbus Trainmaster, John Haverstock, of course) and they had to be properly weighted - and while I was at that, I converted all the cars to body mount. On the first run, it may be the only time with a long (41 cars) train that I've had no problems whatever. None! The train resides in staging with the other six - even though the staging yard has six tracks, I'm doubling up on two of them (so far) and keep one track open for through trains.
I am surprised I have only had minor track issues too. I have found that N Scale ballasted track will hold it's shape up to about 95 degrees before it starts going everywhere....I mean, up/down/side-side/etc. I keep the garage closed up during the day with the fans running 24/7 and one of those spinning roof fans and in this heat, it usually stays about 90-93 in there. The good thing is that the ATN does not believe in air conditioners in the locomotives we have so it's like 160 degrees in the cab all day, so I actually feel cool in garage! LOL (OK, NO I dont feel cool in there! LOL)
PS...Thats a great looking train! I can almost smell the fresh cut wood. (And I love the torn plastic with the wood showing through!
Yeah, Haverstock does a great job, lotta variety there. And the pair of SD9043s up front drag it around nicely. Stay cool
