Another weekend is here and with it, Weekend Modeling Plans! After loosing four important pieces of my work bench, (see post in here on Epic Moving Lose), I have my new work bench up and ready to go. My first goal will probably happen today and that is to unload the boxes that I carefully packed and labeled "RR Work Bench Items". Once the bench is done and ready, my first item of business is to convert my B&M GP9 to Z scale couplers. After looking at a few modelers, I have decided that with a little work, the Micro Trains Z scale couplers look better, and since this locomotive will not operate anywhere but my layout, I'm willing to do it. Along with that, I hope to body mount a few cars with said Z scale couplers. Sunday, Angela has a Baby Shower, so I'll have the day to myself. I would like to get trains running on the layout as well as get back to the scenery I had started in New Jersey. So how about you? DCC work, maybe some track work? Anyone working on some detail or scratch building? What ever your plans, let us know what you are setting out to accomplish. We'll get together Monday the 21st and see how we all did. Have a productive weekend, High Greens!
Having started the traffic light project in front of the station on Beaver Street, I'd might as well finish it. The two-faced Walthers light is in and working, but I've got to build the poles to support the single-faced light that hangs over the street. I've already done one of these, over on Lonely Street near the Heartbreak Hotel, so it's a well-understood process. Now that I'm feeling better, it's time to get back to the Mooseport street-running track and find out why I'm getting derailments. I'm hoping that it's just interference from the cobblestone sheets, which are mostly not glued down yet. This will also be a good opportunity to build up some retaining walls and foundations where the mill buildings are hanging over the embankment down to the canal, since I'll need to move the buildings to work on the track. Looking ahead, I've got to cut out some footprint templates for the tanning company complex at the other end of the layout. I've got the Walthers Empire Leather Tanning Company kit, which contains about 4 or 5 buildings, and a big empty space to put it in. This will be a big project, but at least the trackwork will be conventional. But, the weather is going to be so nice this weekend. I just might have to spend some time on my bicycle.
Always a good feeling. I need to finish the ROW survey for sections 2 and 3 of the layout; install some more Humpyard Purveyance switch throws; finish ballasting on section 1; finish scenery on my 1x2 Railwire Challenge diarama; and the list of unfinished locomotives is too long to post. That said, I have birthday money to spend on a new lawnmower (!) and a rapidly growing vegetable garden that needs serious weeding (to say nothing of the bamboo control project). Perhaps I need to skip sleeping for a couple of days.
Tomorrow i'm going back to the museum to try to set up some of the switches with Caboose hand throws. Later in the day the station in Yortown Heights NY is going to be open for visitors. It is the last one remaining on the Old Put Division of the NYC. The delapadated station at Millwood NY was torn down last week with little notice.
5 More pieces of Atlas Code 83 straights to go in. Plus a lot of photography to take. I have to re-do my photobucket albums and seperate my rainbow fleet from my excursion cars. Mostly what I have to do is digital work, but photographs are part of the hobby too in that aspect so I have a lot to do. Most of my time is going to be cut into with an upgrade to my network with a newer wireless-n router so yeah.
Just go two Lonestar Models Grain trailers! Man there are a LOT of little parts, but I hope to have one done by Monday!
I'll be busy assembling 16 Intermountain 40' boxcars I won on eBay this past week. Thankfully, most of them have the more modern roofs that don't need roofwalks and the difficult-to-put-on grab irons on the walks. I also won 9 more Intermountain 40' reefer kits. They're tedious to put on all the roof details, but it's worth it. Hmm... I just finished scratchbuilding Hoover Dam in N scale. It was real easy...
Got a 62X99 mm box built, got blue foam laid inside and just got 4mm cork glued on. I need to figure out how to wire the turnouts, and waiting to figure out how to wire the thing up.
Won't get a whole lot accomplished this weekend, however, I have begun construction of my rolling mill kit. Already weathered the interior, and scratchbuilt the bacwall.
Spent the weekend moving a 10x52 foot trailer that will become the home of my RR. All blocked and leveled, and I am tired!Yes, I know it's not strictly modeling, but it is the 'landgrant!' And the wife is even supportive!!
