discussion HO 80s/90s CSX, NS, & Conrail layout resurrection.

[minitnkr]

Thanks Chris. Most will be manual as I lost patience after ten due to the large amount of turnouts (currently 28) and assoc. wiring. The actuating switches are momentary so have a label at each position showing where it was left, through or shunt. PaulE
Sorry Chris, thought I posted this earlier.

 

[boatman]

Thanks Chris. Most will be manual as I lost patience after ten due to the large amount of turnouts (currently 28) and assoc. wiring. The actuating switches are momentary so have a label at each position showing where it was left, through or shunt. PaulE
Sorry Chris, thought I posted this earlier.

HI PaulE cheers for answering my question an you might have done as i now remember that i think i asked that a while ago but ive got a rotten memoriey gettin on im afraid but it looks like you have got it all covered so no crashes
great stuff this railway
chris

 

[minitnkr]

Some progress pics. Working dummy NS GP40-2.

Stage 1a blending background

Stage 1b blending background

Stage 1c blending background

C&Cs encouraged. PaulE

 

[boatman]

COR PaulE that looks great with the blendin background lookin at it i cant see the join really fab railroad moddeling i take my hat off to you Sir an i love to see in your dummy loco now how about the real loco as have you got a engine both ends ? as some on a layout i was lookin at in a model railway show had them so they pull bigger loads

 

[minitnkr]

Thanks guys. Tried helpers on older layout w/o success. Broke a lot of couplers. Now use dummies for consists and shorter trains. PaulE

 

[Guest]

Love it Paul, well done .

 

[minitnkr]

Paint work on Lightning Electric & more blending of backdrop. PaulE

 

[minitnkr]

Still working "the corner". This is way more work than I bargained for. Hopefully the long runs will be easier.



C&Cs encouraged. PaulE

 

[Lee Drennen]

Paul. I think it will pay off looks good well worth the effort

 

[minitnkr]

Still working"the corner".


C&Cs welcomed. PaulE

 

[scottie3158]

Paul,
Loving it excellent work mate.

 

[minitnkr]

A good stopping point while I work on the Simon T project.

 

[Mini Me]

Looking good Paul, the variegated ground cover is a real eye popper......was that accomplished with different foliage media or did you use pigments? Either way it looks the Bomb! :thumb2:
Rick H.

 

[minitnkr]

Thanks Rick. 'N' scale grey ballast to hold sleepers/track, sifted dirt from the back yard, med. green sawdust, dark & light green foam flock, in that order for non-ballasted areas. My recipe for non-forest/meadow, unmaintained ground cover. All held w/mix of Elmers (PVA), water, alcohol & Dawn (dish detergent) applied by eye dropper (50/50) with final misted (20/80) over all. PaulE

 

[minitnkr]

"The Corner" is still nagging at me, so did some work on it, view block rock cut & dirt access road.
Finishing corner industries & working tunnel portal.


Rock cut view block so you can't see continuous run train coming up from below & source of access road for grain trucks.

Lower dirt access road (to keep derailed trains from going to the floor).

C&Cs encouraged. PaulE

 

[scottie3158]

Paul,
Love this project and where it is going.

 

[minitnkr]

Sure is taking up a lot of time. All of the materials have been stockpiled over the years. Knocking 7' off the south end will assure I have enough of everything to finish with extras to be used for more military dios :smiling3:. PaulE

 

[Mini Me]

Makes sense to me....Like how it's shaping up Sir.
Rick H.

 

[minitnkr]

Screwed up pully system on Bilstein so worked train some more.

 

[minitnkr]

Finally got pulleys mounted so rewarded myself with some blending work on tunnel portal.