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So I´ll be able to go with the late Pacific Great Eastern and the early British Columbia Railway livery.Maybe I´ll paint a loco in the old PGE orange with the green stripe. Just started with the Chetwynd yard and roughly layed some tracks for it. Starting from the southend with station(placeholder)and a small diesel servicing area.Mainline is third from the station.On the left side with the woodchipcar is spur to Canfor Mill.It ends on the wall.The right track on the bottom of the picture is the track for the TOFC Ramp. Following north through the yard heading to the wye for Dawson Creek Sub. The mainline will go north to Fort St.John....okay,on my layout it ends here For the Yard I use an original map found on the BCRailwayModellers Yahoo Group and on Tim Hortons British Columbia Railway Dawson Creek Subdivision in N-scale Homepage http://www.bcrdawsonsub.ca/ That´s all for now,Update will follow soon.. Any Tips and comments are very welcome. Thanks for looking, Chris PGE BCR Dawson Creek Subdivision in HO scale http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=34748 My Photoalbum http://public.fotki.com/Twist67/ Country: Germany | Posts: 118 Twist67 Engine Wiper Posted - 11/12/2011 :  2:24:07 PM         Hi there, I made a drawing for the Chetwynd Station.I used the dimensions Tim Horton noted on his N-scale Dawson Creek Subdivision hompage. . I will build a base structure from wood and then use Balsa for the clapboard and board and batten sidings.But first I have to make two more drawings from the sides of the station. More will follow with the start of building it. Thanks,Chris PGE BCR Dawson Creek Subdivision in HO scale http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=34748 My Photoalbum http://public.fotki.com/Twist67/ Country: Germany | Posts: 118 alpha_1 Engine Wiper Posted - 11/13/2011 :  11:43:55 AM     The Dawson Creek area is a great one for scenery, hunting, coal production, etc. I wish you well with this. Cheers! Gord Schneider Port Credit, ON President & Chief Engineer Kootenay Lakes Steam & Navigation Co. Ltd. Country: Canada | Posts: 140 LandNnut Fireman Posted - 11/13/2011 :  4:29:40 PM       Country: USA | Posts: 1495 Twist67 Engine Wiper Posted - 11/13/2011 :  5:59:08 PM         Hi there, Thanks for the comments. Today I started with the structure for the Chetwynd station.I used some wood sheets I bought some time ago on a base structure. It worked out nice so I got most of it done.I drawed the doors and windows on it.Have to look what I could find in the partsbox. I´ll cut the openings for the doors and windows later.Next thing is to finish the station and to paint and stain it. Chris PGE BCR Dawson Creek Subdivision in HO scale http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=34748 My Photoalbum http://public.fotki.com/Twist67/ Country: Germany | Posts: 118 PEIR Section Hand Posted - 02/05/2012 :  9:08:55 PM     Do you have any updates on the layout? Working on a maritime Railnet. Country: Canada | Posts: 59 Twist67 Engine Wiper Posted - 01/20/2013 :  7:42:24 PM         Hi there, My best wishes for 2013 for everybody... It´s been a very long long time since Ive posted here...A lot of fine modelbuilding is going on here and finally I got new inspired to go back to my railroad..The last time I worked on it was in summer last year and I started a general overhauling of tracks etc...Made more resarch and rearranged the trackwork in Chetwynd/BC to match the available space... So does it look for the rest of last year until I get back to it around christmas last year and continually worked on it. Put fascia on and painted it,mounted some very nice LED strips for lightning,I still have to mount it on the upper level. The rear track will go down to staging,the track in front will go up through the helix to the upper level I also started scratchbuilding the Chetwynd freighthouse next to the station.I subscribed to the Yahoo BCRailway Modeller Group and found a lot of prototype pictures etc... I finished the wire and Bluepoint switches for the first turnouts and also wired some track and hope to be finished with that by the end of the week...After that I´ll testdrive some trains and when it works fine I´ll start with some scenery work on this part.... And arranged some track and structures on the Dawson Creek part of the layout (upper Level) I have to kitbash or scratchbuild most of the structures....There is still some benchwork and the Helix to build.... Any comments and tips are very welcome.. Thanks for looking, Cheers,Chris PGE BCR Dawson Creek Subdivision in HO scale http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=34748 My Photoalbum http://public.fotki.com/Twist67/ Country: Germany | Posts: 118 CN6401 Crew Chief Premium Member Posted - 01/20/2013 :  10:50:26 PM     Chris, I like what I see so far, nice work! I also visited your web site and surfed around, unfortunately I don't understand the language. I can see that you and I have ventured into the same parts of the different branches of the hobby world. Growing old is mandatory . . . growing up is optional © A Touch of Yesterday©..............Weathered Rail Cars. Country: Canada | Posts: 910 Twist67 Engine Wiper Posted - 02/18/2013 :  07:44:21 AM         Hi, Ralph,that sounds nice.The hobby world has so much different branches but actually I prefer the Railroad building and also driving vintage cars in the summer.My 1:24/1:25 modelbuilding comes to a stop...so I sell most of that things,cars,trucks,airplanes and tanks etc. to focus on the modelrailroad building. I have finished wireing the first section of the layout,the Chetwynd yard area and could run the first trains...so it was a milestone for me and I started immediately with a little bit of scenery..so I´ll post some pictures later today.. Regards,Chris PGE BCR Dawson Creek Subdivision in HO scale http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=34748 My Photoalbum http://public.fotki.com/Twist67/ Country: Germany | Posts: 118 jbvb Fireman Premium Member Posted - 02/18/2013 :  5:56:57 PM       Congratulations: It's always nice when you get to the point of running trains. Country: USA | Posts: 1864 Twist67 Engine Wiper Posted - 02/22/2013 :  05:26:10 AM         Hi there, yes thats nice....I´ve worked to that point with a lot of changes,new ideas and inspirations through this forum....I finished some things this week so pictures will follow later this day after cleaning a little bit of the mess I´ve on the next portion of the layout.... regards,Chris PGE BCR Dawson Creek Subdivision in HO scale http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=34748 My Photoalbum http://public.fotki.com/Twist67/ Country: Germany | Posts: 118 George D Moderator Premium Member Posted - 02/22/2013 :  07:58:25 AM     Chris, I'm just getting caught up on your thread. You've been making good progress. How do your trains get from one level to the other? Is your Chetwynd Station going to be open on the isle side so you can see in it? George Country: USA | Posts: 9910 Dutchman Administrator Premium Member Posted - 02/22/2013 :  08:35:23 AM     Chris, You mention using some nice LED lighting strips. Do you have the information on who makes them and what they might look like? Bruce Modeling the railroads of the Jersey Highlands in HO and the logging railroads of Pennsylvania in HOn3 Country: USA | Posts: 23230 Twist67 Engine Wiper Posted - 02/23/2013 :  09:51:38 AM         Hi there, Thank you for the comments... George I´ll be building a helix to get on the upper level.The Chetwynd station will be closed but maybe the freighthouse will be open on the isle side. Regards,Chris PGE BCR Dawson Creek Subdivision in HO scale http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=34748 My Photoalbum http://public.fotki.com/Twist67/ Country: Germany | Posts: 118 Twist67 Engine Wiper Posted - 02/23/2013 :  09:58:15 AM         Bruce, I bought the strips on Amazon Germany.They come in different lenght with powersupply and controller...60 LED per Meter coldwhite SMD-LED....I´ve tested some other strips but the light wasn´t what I wanted so I get beck to the ones I bought first...They cost about 110,-€ for 10 Meter complete but it´s worth the money... REgards,Chris PGE BCR Dawson Creek Subdivision in HO scale http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=34748 My Photoalbum http://public.fotki.com/Twist67/ Country: Germany | Posts: 118 Twist67 Engine Wiper Posted - 02/23/2013 :  10:16:32 AM         So finally here are some updates on my layout. As I wrote earlier the wireing for Chetwynd yard is finished and I had some short trains running...all worked nice so I´m very happy... Next part was the route going north to Fort St.John and Fort Nelson(hidden 2 track staging)and the route to Dawson Creek... Left track down to staging,right track up to Dawson Creek via the grain elevator at Tremblay and the up through the helix to the upper level. Trains are running up to the elevator and to the staging...I have to rework some parts of the benchwork because I want a return loop on the staging level below the helix.When that is finished I can lay the entrance to the helix. Next part will be on the upper level the Bridge over Kiskatinaw River and the River scene and the following tracklaying into Dawson Creek... So finally things going on... Regards,Chris PGE BCR Dawson Creek Subdivision in HO scale http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=34748 My Photoalbum http://public.fotki.com/Twist67/ Country: Germany | Posts: 118 Page: 1 2 of 2 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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