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Home   Forums   Events Calendar   Sponsors   Support the RRLine   Guestbook   FAQ     Register Active Topics | Active Polls | Resources | Members | Online Users | Live Chat | Avatar Legend | Search | Statistics Photo Album | File Lister | File Library [ Active Members: 1 | Anonymous Members: 0 | Guests: 34 ]  [ Total: 35 ]  [ Newest Member: BandOMan ]  All Forums  Model Railroad Forums  Mid Scale Model Railroad Forum  B&M Eastern Route progress Next Page  New Topic |    New Poll |   Reply to Topic |   Printer Friendly Author Topic Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 of 21 jbvb Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/31/2008 :  8:10:46 PM       I'm modeling the Boston & Maine's Eastern Route in HO standard gauge in my 207-year-old house's attic. The attic has its pluses and minuses - plenty of space, just up the stairs and finished, but the combination of the sloping ceiling and a 36" minimum radius meant I could only do an around-the-walls plan. Also, it can get a bit hot in the summer and cold in the winter. The layout incorporates my Rowley MA modules, presently the only finished scenery, in the rural northern half of the attic. The southeast corner is where I'm building my compressed version of West Lynn, MA including the General Electric River works and the West Lynn creamery. This photo shows the mainline curve passing the future creamery (spur under the file) and the Saugus Branch (long staging tracks) coming in from the left. I'm spiking rail on the branch, building the switch comes next. The flying plywood is actually pretty rigid with the flange below and the backdrop partially installed, it will get better when I bring the backdrop around to the left edge of the photo. Country: USA | Posts: 1856 nhguy Fireman Posted - 02/01/2008 :  12:44:37 AM         Looks real good to me. I'd like to see a few more photos. Do you make your own ties? What are you gluing them down with? Bill Shanaman Superintendent, New Haven RR in the 1948 to 1952 era PMRA President 2013-14, OpSIG Member NCE User Since 1999 Sugar City, Colorado Country: USA | Posts: 3665 jbvb Fireman Premium Member Posted - 02/01/2008 :  08:15:56 AM       I posted a few pictures of this project to "Subroadbed, Roadbed and Track" over in the Model Railroad Construction forum, and the Rowley modules are on my site: http://www.faracresfarm.com/jbvb/rr/gallery/index.html The southwest corner has a bunch of structures, but they aren't in finished scenery yet. I'll post a panoramic shot or two over the weekend. Ties in this area are a mix of Campbell Profile, home-made and Mt. Albert Scale Lumber, glued to homasote with yellow carpenter's glue. I use the tie jig/tape process, but usually hand-place switch ties. Country: USA | Posts: 1856 jbvb Fireman Premium Member Posted - 02/03/2008 :  9:32:28 PM       Tonight I ran the first train onto the West Lynn section. But before I it got far, I had to recharge the Train Engineer's batteries. Still... Because I had the photofloods out, I also shot the area around the Bexley engine terminal (just east of the Bexley Tunnel, which substitutes for Salem and its Salem Tunnel, which I hadn't room to model). Looking timetable East, the body of the yard disappears in amongst the house's frame timbers. Timetable West, towards the tunnel. The structures are commercial kits, minimally customized. Turntable and ash host are Walthers. Yard office is the BEST Salisbury Point Station kit. Visible track is handlaid code 83. Country: USA | Posts: 1856 Rick Administrator Premium Member Posted - 02/04/2008 :  09:19:36 AM     James, you're making good progress on your layout too. I need to get my butt in gear and finish the basement so I can play too. Country: USA | Posts: 17726 elwoodblues Fireman Premium Member Posted - 02/04/2008 :  09:33:37 AM         James, It looks like you have a great layout there and great progress to date. Looking forward to seeing further progress on your empire. Ron Newby General Manager Clearwater Valley Railway Co. http://www.cvry.ca Country: Canada | Posts: 4870 Mike Hamer Engineer Posted - 02/04/2008 :  4:56:35 PM       Nice progress, James! Great to see another B&M'er on the forum. Love those buggies! All the best, Mike Hamer Ottawa, Ontario, Canada http://craftsmanstructures.blogspot.com http://bostonandmaine.blogspot.com http://fridaynightgroup.blogspot.com Country: | Posts: 9343 jbvb Fireman Premium Member Posted - 02/04/2008 :  7:19:47 PM       Buggies are brass from Overland (wood 104600 series) and Alco (steel NE-5 type), my paint, thanks. Country: USA | Posts: 1856 Ian_MacMillan New Hire Posted - 02/05/2008 :  5:27:36 PM         Looks pretty good Jim! _________________________________ Ian MacMillan Wakefield, NH Conrail's Amoskeag Northern in N Scale www.amoskeagnorthern.com Country: USA | Posts: 25 George D Moderator Premium Member Posted - 02/05/2008 :  10:39:25 PM     James, I'm just getting caught up with this thread. Your modules are terrific. You did a great job of creating the look and feel of rural farm country. It makes a nice setting for photographs of your rolling stock. It'll be interesting to watch your progress on the layout. George Country: USA | Posts: 9906 jbvb Fireman Premium Member Posted - 02/10/2008 :  7:51:29 PM       There are about 2000 new ties in this picture, maybe 1/8 cut down from Mt. Albert's 16 footers. I'm looking at the wood in the kindling bucket and thinking I prefer the Campbell Profile Tie approach, where theirs are over 20 scale feet long, so both sides of most cuts are usable. I'm using .0125" Homa-Bed to raise the main and middle siding above the running tracks and GE plant, and it's a joy to work with. Next time I might buy his shims rather than sanding my own. Country: USA | Posts: 1856 jbvb Fireman Premium Member Posted - 03/03/2008 :  07:28:08 AM       The Hub Division Modular Group's container got packed Saturday, and I don't see my Rowley modules until April 14 (setup for Intermodellbau in Dortmund). So Sunday I finally got back to West Lynn. I had gotten the ties above stained and ballasted, and now I've spiked enough rail so I need another couple thousand MicroEngineering spikes. Won't be worth a photo until I get into the switches for the Middle track, though. Country: USA | Posts: 1856 brakie Moderator Premium Member Posted - 03/03/2008 :  11:02:56 AM     Looks like you are making good progress.. Larry Engineman Slate Creek Rail. Country: USA | Posts: 6937 Don Brimmer Fireman Posted - 03/03/2008 :  12:10:05 PM     Nice work James, keep the photos coming!! Country: USA | Posts: 1874 jbvb Fireman Premium Member Posted - 03/11/2008 :  9:57:34 PM       I've finished a couple of switches and the first train has run as far as the West Lynn "middle" track switches. Another couple packs of joiners, spikes and a bundle of rail are on the way (via the LHS, not internettrains.com, thanks). Country: USA | Posts: 1856 MarkF Engineer Posted - 03/11/2008 :  11:55:50 PM       James, your making great progress! If that E unit, the cars, the track work and ballasting is any indication of your talents, we're in for a big treat as you continue to progress! Nicely done!!! Mark See my homepage at http://home.comcast.net/~prrndiv/ Country: USA | Posts: 9272 Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 of 21 Topic    New Topic |    New Poll |   Reply to Topic |   Printer Friendly Next Page Jump To: Select Forum Railroad Line Administrative Forums       Forum News       Administrative Posts General Forums       The Tour Bus       The Arrival Track       RR-L Member Personal Websites       The Crew Lounge       The Classroom       Interchange Tracks       Rail Events       Reference & Research Model Railroad Forums       The Sn3 Branch       Mike Chambers' Craftsman's Corner       HOn30 and HOn3 Forum       Early Rail Forum       The On30 Line       Railroad Photography Forum       Small Scale Model Railroad Forum       Mid Scale Model Railroad Forum       Large Scale Model Railroad Forum       Logging, Mining, & Narrow minded       Model Railroad Construction       Micro & Mini Layouts       Layout Design / Operation Sig Forum       Startin' from Scratch       DCC, Computers and Electronics for Model Railroads Shop Talk       Vehicle and Non-Rail Transportation Modeling       The Roundhouse       Rolling Stock: the Car Shops       The Diesel Shop Company Store       Railroad-Line Swap Meet       New Product Announcements Fallen Flag Railroad Forums       Erie / Lackawanna Railroad Forum       Raritan River Railroad Forum Railroad Software Forums       Atlas Right Track Software       Railroad Line Software Library Model Railroad Club Forums       The Model Railroad Club Forum Sponsor Forums       Rusty Stumps Scale Models       KingMill Enterprises Railroad Line Weblinks       Badger Creek Lumber Co.       Central Missouri & Southern RR       Raritan River Railroad       Thor's All Gauge Page  -------------------- Home Active Topics Frequently Asked Questions Member Information Search Page Railroad Line Forums © 2000-13 Railroad Line Co.
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