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

[minitnkr]

Thanks Tony. No, not painted by me, from Instant Horizons. They come in 24" X 35" sheets. They have a desert series as well. PauE

 

[minitnkr]

Some progress after visit to LHS for rail connectors & bridge abutments. North connector nailed down.

Elevator yard & run-around laid out awaiting south loop completion.

Coal yard nailed down.

Working south loops.

 

[boatman]

HI PaulE just love your layout its gonna be a cracker with lots to see just how i wanted my layout to be when i was doin it keep up the good work as i'll be havin a look in at it to see how you are doin
chris

 

[minitnkr]

Thanks Chris. Hope to run trains by Christmas. PaulE

 

[Mini Me]

Perfect timing Paul............where you gonna set up the "Tree"?:rolling: Rick H.

 

[Guest]

Just gets more exciting with each posting Paul .
Trains running by Christmas as well.The first time I've not shouted out in anger when Christmas has been mentioned !:smiling3::smiling3::smiling3:

 

[Guest]

I have to try to stay away from this thread. It’s not good for me.

I’m looking forward to one day having the space for this. If I attempted this now my wife would most certainly kill me!

Keep up the impressive work!

P.s. Ready for Christmas you say? Perhaps a little trip through the Santa scene in Polar Express??

 

[minitnkr]

Thanks guys. Dec. 25th is my birthday, so a special day for me Dzohn. Chris, I'm from Buffalo, NY, so no Polar Express. I don't model snow at all:smiling3:. I do all the laundry, take care of seasonal storage, & maintain the water softener, so there's no reason for SWMBO to descend into the mancave. PaulE

 

[Mini Me]

Sooooo............yer tellin' us she is unaware of what's goin' on down there...... :rolling: :thinking: hmmmmmmmmmmm

Rick H.

 

[Guest]

My birthday is NYE, what I consider the second worst day of the year to have a b’day. Don’t get me wrong, the day itself is great as there is always a party, it’s just never a b’day party!

I do all the laundry, take care of seasonal storage, & maintain the water softener...

Hmm...housework for space :thinking:
Now I’m wondering what the value of each room is in a chore economy and what I might be able to trade...

 

[ozdell]

Thanks Tony. No, not painted by me, from Instant Horizons. They come in 24" X 35" sheets. They have a desert series as well. PauE

Hi PaulE, I had a look on Horizons , come across some from Down under, depends on the price , this is the pic I hope to paint without the ship to hide tracks on the fence .

Tony from down under

 

[minitnkr]

She's very aware Rick (hammering/sawing/cursing/swearing), just not very concerned as I had remodeled very nicely before starting trains.
Never had school or work on my b'day & most remembered it Chris. There are three rooms (laundry/bath, bedroom/momcave/mancave annex, sitting room/mancave/trainroom), in the basement. Laundry is cool, as sorting/folding are mindless tasks allowing contemplation of modeling issues and washing/drying are easy as I'm down there modeling anyway also humping laundry up & down in sync w/meals/snaks is no sweat.
Very cool Tony. PaulE

 

[minitnkr]

Finally solved south loop issues. Abandoned the bridge idea. 3 of 4 big curves completed.

Working tunnel locations

Another view.

C&Cs welcomed. PaulE

 

[Guest]

Paul could you tell me please what the 4 objects are in the 2nd photo bottom right are ?

 

[Tim Marlow]

They look like re-railers to me John. In UK practice we used to build our own using plastic card and use them in what we called “fiddle yards” (Areas of track where the stock and locos were swapped over). They make it fast and to put stock on the track. You just slide the wagon or whatever across the railer and the wheels are aligned with the rails.
UK homes rarely have this much space, so the usual idea was build the interesting bit, such as a station (usually a terminus rather than a through station) and swap out stock in an “off stage” area so you can vary the trains running into the station.
As an illustration, this was the last one I worked on....It was a club layout, and I made the big warehouse in the background....never did get around to the windows.
https://www.scalefour.org/layouts/woolworthroad.html

Both ends of this had fiddle yards to vary the stock.
Sorry to hijack this a little Paul, I’ll delete it if you want.

 

[boatman]

HI Tim the link dont work
chris

 

[boatman]

An PaulE that graident looks a little steep to me in the first pic of the last lot or is it just the camera angle ? as on my layout when i treid something like this the trains just sat an the wheels spinnin going nowhere
Chris

 

[Tim Marlow]

Try this one
https://www.scalefour.org/layouts/woolworthroad.html

 

[minitnkr]

No worries Tim. Dzohn, Tim is correct, they are re-railers I use for grade crossings & magnet holders for decouplers as well as their intended use as he mentions. Chris, sharp eye, this is the cheat area I spoke of where I couldn't hold to the grade standard, but like you say the angle of view exaggerates the grade. Right now the continuous run will be one way going downhill here. Switchers working locals won't need to go here. PaulE

 

[Mini Me]

One could always "Doubblehead" with a little more weight over the drive wheels............or shorten the train a bit. "It's your Pike, run it how you like"! :tongue-out3:
Rick H.