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Harsco
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 Posted - 05/18/2008 : 10:31:16 PM
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OK...here's a couple of close-ups of the remote connections, first the ground throw end:
And this is the turnout end:
The end of the 1/16th tubing is visible in both shots. The tubing can be secured with glue or with a couple of track nails like Steam did.
Since seeing John R's concrete retaining walls a week a ago, I've been itching to duplicate them for the Maclay Street elevated area. The shell is foamcore; the bracing and butrresses were made from illustration board; the whole thing was spray painted with Rustoleum Camouflage light brown:
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belg
Fireman
USA
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Posted - 05/18/2008 : 11:38:49 PM
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| Rick, those pics are perfect, definately saved them for future reference, thanks for taking the time to take the shots, Pat |
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hunter48820
Fireman
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Posted - 05/19/2008 : 03:22:40 AM
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Here is an area that I used the same type of turnout controls. Works great when there are obstructions between the operator and the switch!!
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1070678164043818316aLZkFI
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Best, Andy Keeney
Look out for #1, but don't step in #2! |
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MarkF
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USA
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Harsco
Fireman
USA
1101 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2008 : 3:58:59 PM
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Took me a fair part of a day to overlay the foamcore, then cut out and glue all the pilasters and other features in place...but it was worth it I think. Next up are the buildings themselves as well as install the street. This is going to be my "side-project" in between everything else.
Andy...I really like that switching area; has that sometimes elusive "prototype" feeling to it..nice work! Is the building on the left a kit, kitbash, or DPM modules? Great proportions for an industry.... |
Edited by - Harsco on 05/19/2008 4:02:05 PM |
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hunter48820
Fireman
6024 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2008 : 7:13:35 PM
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Hi Rick,
Thanks for the kind words. The building on the left is the Walther's meat packing plant. I took the back wall and used it with the front wall to extend the length of the building. Since the back wall is blank, that building has been placed elsewhere on the layout and another has taken its place. |
Best, Andy Keeney
Look out for #1, but don't step in #2! |
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Harsco
Fireman
USA
1101 Posts |
Posted - 05/20/2008 : 06:18:26 AM
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| That's exactly what I'm looking for...a good portion of my buildings will be placed directly against the backdrop, so a blank wall is usually not a problem. |
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MarkF
Engineer
USA
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Posted - 05/20/2008 : 07:49:58 AM
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| Nice looking area there Andy! Lot's of switching! I think we all share the same philosophy; why waste materials that can't be seen. For buildings against a backdrop, I do as you do. I double the size of the building by placing the front and back walls side by side and use foamcore as a 'back'. That way you get twice the building for the money. |
Mark
See my homepage at http://home.comcast.net/~prrndiv/
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Harsco
Fireman
USA
1101 Posts |
Posted - 05/27/2008 : 9:57:14 PM
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After a long weekend of yard chores, I finally managed to get back into the basement to finish up one of those seemingly endless jobs I love to hate: putting on the fascia.
If there's one piece of advice I'd give out on this particular task, it's to get your Masonite (if that's the material you're using) pre-cut...a good reason to frequent a local lumber yard with the kind of nice, big table saw that makes each piece straight and the same width. To me, nothing's more frustrating than trying to manuever and cut 4 x 8 foot sheets of any material...especially if you're a Type A person like myself who can't tolerate my own incompetence.
The last areas to be done were Herr Street - the original section that had a fascia before, albeit a too small one, and the newly constructed and modified Capital Street. After most of a day of fuming, fussing, and cussing, here are the results:
Herr Street:
Capital Street:
I actually have to extend the Capital Street light valance before I can paint the fascia flat black to match the overhead valance and Mrs. Harsco's drapes.
Another piece of advice: painting the fascia flat black hides all those mis-matched corners and joints...a cabinetmaker I ain't!
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MarkF
Engineer
USA
9276 Posts |
Posted - 05/28/2008 : 01:13:15 AM
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| Wow Rick, that looks really good! You've definitely achieved that diorama look. I can't wait to see it in person, although I probably won't see before Sunday. Bruce needs to get that shelf in in front of Herr St., doesn't he? |
Mark
See my homepage at http://home.comcast.net/~prrndiv/
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Harsco
Fireman
USA
1101 Posts |
Posted - 05/28/2008 : 04:56:10 AM
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| Actually, we need shelves on all the sections....I have to figure out where, what, and configuration. I know we'll need the usual "Set Out", "Hold", and "Pick-up" boxes, but possibly more shelf space as well as a small control panel? |
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MarkF
Engineer
USA
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Posted - 05/28/2008 : 08:28:54 AM
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Yup, the shelves should go on first and everything else goes from there. The boxes are easy, but we need to figure out how many you need in the various areas. IT's a good project for Bruce. If you let him sit idle too long, the tape measure will be out and you know what that means! [:-bigeyes2] |
Mark
See my homepage at http://home.comcast.net/~prrndiv/
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Steam Nut
Fireman
USA
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Posted - 05/28/2008 : 1:22:01 PM
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| Did someone say tape measure! |
Steam Lives! |
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Harsco
Fireman
USA
1101 Posts |
Posted - 05/28/2008 : 4:47:56 PM
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Yep..I know EXACTLY what that means: another trip to Home Depot! Lately I've noticed him eyeing up the crawl space over the staging yard...and Mrs. Harsco has already stated that she will not countenance a "branchline helix to the den", regardless whether we name it after her or not (I've already told her that steel mills typically name their blast furances after women, but she wasn't the least bit amused or interested in that either)
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MarkF
Engineer
USA
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Posted - 05/28/2008 : 9:20:15 PM
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| Hmmm, naming the blast furnace after Mrs. Harsco, huh? [:-eyebrows] Gee, thinking of some of the terminology that goes along with operations at a blast furnace, there could be some interesting comments made during an op session! (I'd offer some examples, but this IS a family forum!) [:-angel] |
Mark
See my homepage at http://home.comcast.net/~prrndiv/
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Harrisburg Terminal Railroad (HTRR)
