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Ensign
Fireman
Canada
8718 Posts |
 Posted - 08/11/2019 : 12:32:06 PM
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Mike, your recent photos show how well your layout is coming along.
Do you have a overall track plan of your layout that you can share with us?
Greg Shinnie |
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railman28
Fireman
USA
5542 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2019 : 1:04:57 PM
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Th layout is coming along great. It's really looking good. The power might return after the glue completely dries. I've had that happen with DC. Ballasting, painting the rails real adds so much to the layout but not too much fun in themselves, but strangely relaxing. The coal
Distributor is fitting right and also looks Handsome at it.
Bob |
It's only make-believe
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Bill Gill
Fireman
USA
2961 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2019 : 1:25:12 PM
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| Mike, I really like the variations in color and texture for your scenery. |
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OK Hogger
Crew Chief
867 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2019 : 4:42:10 PM
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Wow! Lot of progress, Mike!
The scenes are coming together nicely for you. Nice smooth and flowing track work.
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Michael Hohn
Fireman
USA
6104 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2019 : 5:52:31 PM
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Thank you, everyone.
Greg, I don’t have a plan right now. Probably when things settle down and I stop moving track around.
Bob, this time there was no change after the glue dried. I needed more drops anyway.
Bill, I do try to get some variation. It is not entirely deliberate; the color of WS “burnt grass” seems to depend whether it’s static grass or fine turf.
Andre, I like my track to flow; I’m pleased you noticed.
Mike
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Guff
Fireman
USA
1849 Posts |
Posted - 08/12/2019 : 09:18:49 AM
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Nice progress on the layout. Your thought process on which structures to build is really paying off.
Trackwork looks great! |
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Michael Hohn
Fireman
USA
6104 Posts |
Posted - 08/12/2019 : 09:52:15 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by Guff
Nice progress on the layout. Your thought process on which structures to build is really paying off.
Trackwork looks great!
Thank you, David. |
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Michael Hohn
Fireman
USA
6104 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2019 : 11:32:30 AM
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Yesterday I was looking through my archive of photos in search of ideas for details along my track, when I came across one that shows an interesting device. Here's a part of the photo:
It looks like a simple way to keep cars from rolling where they shouldn't be. I might build a few, watching clearance of the swiveling cross member and archbar trucks.
My more important need is end-of-track bumbers, and this device gave me an idea for a simple design. Here are the results:
I've especially needed bumpers to take care of this situation:
A fun one-afternoon project.
Mike
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Orionvp17
Fireman
USA
7164 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2019 : 11:51:36 AM
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Elegant solution, Mike!
Bravo!
Pete
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Michael Hohn
Fireman
USA
6104 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2019 : 11:59:31 AM
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Thank you, Pete!
Another example:
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railman28
Fireman
USA
5542 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2019 : 12:23:02 PM
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That's great Mike. Looks better than a pile of dirt.
Bob |
It's only make-believe
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deemery
Fireman
USA
8252 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2019 : 12:28:25 PM
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That prototype photo looks like the very early equivalent of a derail, something that can be moved off the track when necessary to spot a car. And it would make a great operating device to spot a car on a sloping spur.
dave |
Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) |
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Ensign
Fireman
Canada
8718 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2019 : 2:30:13 PM
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Mike, that simple little device should stop them dead in their tracks!
You should also make up some like shown in the old photo, and use them around your layout where needed.
Just another historical detail for your layout.
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Michael Hohn
Fireman
USA
6104 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2019 : 8:27:14 PM
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Thanks Bob, Dave and Greg!
Bob, I agree. I’ve never thought much of the pile of dirt solution.
Dave, indeed, that is true. For an isolated spur the derail makes sense, but with a close adjacent track a bumper might be better.
Greg, you’ve got me to thinking about the best way to make one functional.
Mike |
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OK Hogger
Crew Chief
867 Posts |
Posted - 08/15/2019 : 10:15:28 AM
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What an interesting tidbit you've turned up there, Mike.
I find myself cogitating some type of easily used/portable "brake" for holding cuts in place on the grades of my Ozark layout. I currently "set handbrakes" (i.e. use GHA to derail the lead truck on "X" amount of cars to hold them in place on the grade while an industry is being switched.)
I was originally going to use a between the tracks raised/lowered "pin" to accomplish that, but would prefer to come up with some type of wedge or clip that can be placed strategically on the layout hither n' yon for easy access.
Your find has restarted that cogitation process.
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Projects in Progress on the Southern Central RR