Yup in a coloring mood if you look what's on the bench M. Beginning to think were part of a 007 movie M, V, D. ROFLOL.
Are these the Boeing boxcars you are talking about? The photos were from the south end of Boeing Building 1 in the three track yard in Tulsa OK in 2003. They are actually a flatcar with a removable canopy and the one in the photo is for 747 assembles, it takes three cars to transport one ship set. I worked for Boeing 24 years and the 747 was my first plane. The best program was the Space Station where I was leadman on the section that holds the solar array panels, batteries and electrical control boxs. I have a N scale model of the car. Joe
It's starting to feel more like normal at the RGW with all the guys getting together and lots of progress being made. Wain brought in his access ramp and platform for the rip shed. It looks fabulous. Over the weekend I worked on the tortoise controls for the new switch at Boeing. Tonight Scott completed laying the track. Once he had that done, he and I adjusted the tortoise for the proper throw and I finished the evening adding the turnout control in the fascia. Scott then began working on the roads for the Renton industrial area. He is using a favorite technique of mine; using a paper template to cut out more 1/4 inch cork to finish off the road subsurface. On the other side of the backdrop, Doug was busy completing the road layout for Maple Valley, using Woodland Scenics tape and then he and I poured the Smooth-it into the tape forms. We'll let that cure, then next week we can sand it smooth, address any imperfections and paint it concrete color. Ed was busy doing some preliminary site work at our coal scale. He put down a layer of fine sand, then set the structure on to it, exerting a slight amount of pressure to form a base. He then pulled up the structure and glued down the sand. Rey spent most of his evening working on a BNSF locomotive. It's coming along nicely. Well that was it for tonight, like I said it felt almost normal. Thanks for checking in.
Walked out to the train room to check on the roads in Maple Valley. Decided it was ok to pull up the barrier tape. So here's what it looks like. I then put our grain co-op building in it's position to check the fit and it looks great. Still a ton of sanding to do, then a couple of coats of paint, but this is coming along nicely. On a side note, here is the base for the coal scale. Ed put the sand in as filler. Then pushed the scale down into the sand to form a good fit. You can see the building outlines in the pic below. It was glued down last night with 50/50 and will be ready for the scale and a top coat of scenery next week. Thanks for checking in.
Great night tonight making progress. Doug sanded, then painted the roads in Maple Valley. Rey made a ton of progress on the BNSF locomotive. Ed put the scale house in for a test fit, then spent the evening working on the sensor. Scott made great progress on the road in the Renton industrial area. Wain and I spent most of the evening filling gaps in the lower staging yard using a combination of caulk and foam. We then spent time discussing next steps, including using more photo backdrop on the west wall (which you can see behind Wain in the picture above). This weekend I added the Boeing sign to the Renton 737 plant. I love this hobby. Thanks for checking in.
A new toy for the RGW. Many thanks to Ed for his diligence in getting this installed and for Jim and his crew at Boulder Creek Engineering for working with us on the customization. M
Dear lord another Runaway run. Love the detector heard my share of those from the cabs when I was a BN railrat.
Just a quick project tonight, adding a grade crossing just outside the Boeing plant. Built with 040 styrene, including 080 styrene on the edges of the bumpers to get them to correct height above the ties. A little more trimming to do before texturing and painting.