I painted my 2006 Aristo ties about 5 years ago and they are doing ok, except the #6 wye switch has tie rot, plastic thinned and... moreI painted my 2006 Aristo ties about 5 years ago and they are doing ok, except the #6 wye switch has tie rot, plastic thinned and holidays appeared.
Korm Kormsen said:
hmmm...
i see, where the water can be filled in.
but where do they fill in the oil?
Maybe it's a hybrid and t... moreKorm Kormsen said:
hmmm...
i see, where the water can be filled in.
but where do they fill in the oil?
Maybe it's a hybrid and there will be a charging port
I have an older LGB 21181 pre-sound, pre-DCC Mogul. I am installing a Zimo 696S decoder with sound in it. ... moreI have an older LGB 21181 pre-sound, pre-DCC Mogul. I am installing a Zimo 696S decoder with sound in it. There are only 6 wires/pins running between the engine and tender. Two are for the track power pickups at the wheels. Two are for the speaker. Which leaves two left. The problem is I would like to keep my Sound unit function trigger which takes 3 wires, leaving me one short.
What are my options? What have others done?
I do use track magnets to activate the bell as the trains enter the station and a whistle before the bridge so I want to keep this function if possible.
Thanks,
Dan less
Soon after my indoor expansion at West Willow Hill was operational, the FEBT magazine Timber Transfer published an article by Ro... moreSoon after my indoor expansion at West Willow Hill was operational, the FEBT magazine Timber Transfer published an article by Ron Pearson on the Puckey & Co. Coal and Wood yard in Rockhill Furnace. The coal delivery trestle was a beefy wood structure with a few dump bins that remained extant under different names until the railroad closed in 1956. This structure is perfect for use as my Brunt Coal Co. delivery trestle.
The following two photos of Puckey & Co. stolen from the Timber Transfer article and used without permission. I will delete them if the copyright holder(s) objects...
Dave Williams photo...
Ron's article included some scale sketches which I re-drew in Visio to 1:20.3 scale...
I printed a paper mock-up to get an idea how it might look...
And that is were the project sat for a year; until today.
The day began by taking my table saw off the stand to replace the on/off switch, then putting it all back together. Once repaired, I dug out the remains of a ... less
After stripping the paint from the boiler, I carved off the feed water pipes. Molded on piping looks, well, molded on. I was goi... moreAfter stripping the paint from the boiler, I carved off the feed water pipes. Molded on piping looks, well, molded on. I was going to carve off the air pump and replace that too, but I decided that was a "detail too far". Yes, I "borrowed" that phrase from someone here. Again, I am trying to achieve a good representation of the Cannonball, not a scale model. Then the boiler that got a coat of semi gloss, Krylon black.
A few spokes in the drivers were miscast, I guess its either a defect in the mold, or there were air bubbles trapped in the mold. So I built up those areas with some super glue and baking soda. I was going to use JB Quick, but the one tube I had was partly dried and the stuff wouldn't mix up right. Once the super glue/baking soda patches set up hard, I carved them to shape, and then primed the drivers with Kylon ruddy brown primer. After the primer dried, I gave the drivers a few coats of red craft paint. After letting the craft paint dry for a couple of days, I coated the drivers with Krylo... less
It didn't look too bad until I looked closely. There are 3 sections. One joint was way off, so I broke the glue joint and starte... moreIt didn't look too bad until I looked closely. There are 3 sections. One joint was way off, so I broke the glue joint and started to trim and file.
The other section fell off!
So I started again with 3 pieces, carefully trimming to fit. Then I took it out to the shed on the Black & Decker Workmate with pipe clamps. There it is level, and I will go nowhere near it until tomorrow. Unless some chipmunk gets in there!
I guess I'm working through my stack of kits. This is a sort of photo essay as I had plenty of time for taking 'under-constructi... moreI guess I'm working through my stack of kits. This is a sort of photo essay as I had plenty of time for taking 'under-construction' pics. It was started around the end of March - the earliest photo is time-stamped 03/30. This post is now complete, but there will be another conclusion when I add the wheels.
The little caboose above was purchased to be the end of my little train when I put batteries in my little LGB Feldbahn loco. As it happened, I came across a small LGB van which suited it just fine, so the bobber caboose was put on the shelf.
It's a 'craftsman kit', of basically a bunch of laser cut wood and metal parts that you glue and paint. The only photo I found when I was looking for a small caboose was this:
and this photo is the only one in the instructions, reproduced even smaller. However, a couple of days ago I did another Google search as I was mentally planning this article, to see if there were any better photos, and this link popped up:
https://grw.trains.... less
Those are nice Don. I have yet to try my hand at casting. If mine were that ornate, casting might be the only option... moreThose are nice Don. I have yet to try my hand at casting. If mine were that ornate, casting might be the only option.
The table saw is set up at the moment, cutting timbers for my COVID-19 project. I'm at least going to run some experiments.
John Bouck said:
1. I go to My freight shad
2. Choose photo. I chose IMG_2818.JPG from my album on my Mac
3. I hit upload ... moreJohn Bouck said:
1. I go to My freight shad
2. Choose photo. I chose IMG_2818.JPG from my album on my Mac
3. I hit upload and got a promo that it successfully uploaded.
4. I click it to get the source to post it and LSC has changed the title to: A5CED206-D92A-4981-A7F9-ABC6C9C9EA42_1_201_a.jpeg.
And says "this document is not supported to be previewed"
No someone explain this to me please!
Well, one explanation might be that you don't describe the same steps that I take to load photos into my Freightshed.
Your #2 and #3 are reversed - I go to Freightsheds and click "Manage my Folders". Then I click through the list(s) to get to my current folder " Misc 2020 Jan-Apr "
Then I click "Upload File" and "Browse" to find the file I want to upload. Only when the filename is shown do I click "Start Upload". When it finishes I get a box saying "1 File Successfully Uploaded" which I acknowledge and it shows the full list of files with the new one at the bottom.
Are you ... less
Thanks Devon! For a couple years have been pondering what to do for handrail posts for the electric locomotives.Would love to be... moreThanks Devon! For a couple years have been pondering what to do for handrail posts for the electric locomotives.Would love to be able to just buy exactly what I want. In healthier days I would have dived in to making a design me brain has dreamed up, but it involves a lot of tube cutting and parts soldering.
While I'm wishing things, wish I had exactly the right 1/24 scale figures to sit in the caboose bay windows then the bays and windows would be sized around them.
Hello Todd:
At the moment. the funicular only goes to the upper station. But it must have a reason for being as you sugges... moreHello Todd:
At the moment. the funicular only goes to the upper station. But it must have a reason for being as you suggested, so eventually, the upper station will be connected via a suspension foot bridge to the treehouse complex in the mesquite tree behind the funicular mountain.
Here is a photo of the treehouse:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jlcarmichael/41175672612/in/datetaken/
Fred Mills. said:
Todd; Are you sure this is actually a missing log, or is it one of those "Plastic" log substitutes use... moreFred Mills. said:
Todd; Are you sure this is actually a missing log, or is it one of those "Plastic" log substitutes used as a make work project by some supposed money loosing railroads, that are always running around in circles, never taking the loads off the cars...!!!
If you examine the "Log", you may find that is hollow, and not worth even transporting to a plastic recycle dump, if you can find one, that is little more than a land fill.
Fred Mills
HA! You are so right Fred. After closer scrutiny the log is in fact made of plastic and hollow. You are also correct that the piece usually sits on a flat car with other similar "logs" and they all happily pull laps around the RR and through the plastic hollow log forest. I don't have a saw mill but I do have a trash can! less
Thats looking great and good tip about the latex to protect the foam. I learned that the hard way after carving s... moreDennis,
Thats looking great and good tip about the latex to protect the foam. I learned that the hard way after carving some nice rocks only to watch them melt during the MIK when I built the snow shed. But the flip side is it can make some interesting texture in the foam in its own right that to me looks a lot like lava rock.
Eric, I love how you include your children into the hobby. It is fun to see their pictures being involved. It is easy to see you... moreEric, I love how you include your children into the hobby. It is fun to see their pictures being involved. It is easy to see you are making it pleasurable for them,
you are making memories for them that will last a lifetime for them. They will talk about and involve their kids in something because you involved your hobby with them.
You are planting seeds in these kids' lives that will produce a harvest you may or may not see, but rest assured you are improving their lives and their children's lives.
And thank you for helping the spread of the hobby, these kids are the future of us and the hobby.
Dennis less
Eric, my club's president's soldering skills are awful too. His mistakes are that he doesn't clean the oxidation off of items th... moreEric, my club's president's soldering skills are awful too. His mistakes are that he doesn't clean the oxidation off of items that are no longer nice and shiny. He doesn't tin the ends of his wires before soldering (put a thin layer of solder on the wire). And he doesn't use any flux. If the wire is tinned before soldering to the led lead, and a very small smear of flux is put on the LED lead, then when you touch the soldering iron to the wire/lead connection, it should nearly instantly bond the two.
Yea, there was some good stuff on Rural Free TV. But Verizon dropped it here too, because it costs too much............free, cos... moreYea, there was some good stuff on Rural Free TV. But Verizon dropped it here too, because it costs too much............free, cost too much? What I miss?
Steve,
I did test them on about a 6' radius. That worked ok. Any less then that I don't know. It is an easy co... moreSteve,
I did test them on about a 6' radius. That worked ok. Any less then that I don't know. It is an easy conversion that can be tried by just moving the coupler back and only using two screws to attach the bracket. If it works then all is well. If not just put it back to the original screw holes.
Forrest Scott Wood said:
Oh that photo with locos on tiny bits of track balanced on the support beamsmade me nervous! "The upper... moreForrest Scott Wood said:
Oh that photo with locos on tiny bits of track balanced on the support beamsmade me nervous! "The upper train is an LGB 1:22.5 Stainz and the lower on a 1:20.3 Bachmann Spectrum 3 truck Shay, the thinking here is that a bit of selective perspective would make the trains not appear to much out of scale when compared."
That setup lasted all of about 3 minutes, just enough time to let me take the picture and get an idea to see what I was planning and if it would work. That Shay is my pride and joy and I would not put it in any danger what so ever, hence the walkway and barrier on the high trestle.
In the photo on this page, what are the containers 470 is pulling? Something involved with sugar cane?
The containers are bulk sugar bins/boxes the full size ones each hold 10 tons of raw sugar and the 1:1 mainline railways usually had two (2) per wagon but the mills tramways usually had only one (1) per wagon.
They are used to transport the raw sugar from the mill to a bulk sug... less
