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Post by g3750 on Aug 6, 2020 15:17:11 GMT
Updated 8/6/2020 (AM): Some portion of yesterday was spent adjusting the wiring plan to match the position of drops (feeders) on the RR-Track plan. This morning, I have spent some time planning the actual drops (feeders) on the layout. Here's a photo of the rough location of track feeder #3.1 ( District 3: PRR Bridge - Eastbound). Temporarily screwed to the edge of the bench work are the actual bus wires. As this is the end of the bus, I will probably install a terminal block underneath the layout at this point, terminate the bus at it, and attach the GarGraves pigtails there.  This photo was taken at the eastern end of the layout. It shows the triangular shaped access hatch from below. The bus for District 3: PRR Bridge - Eastbound is shown snaking its way around the access hatch. Track feeder 3.4 will be installed somewhere on the left side of the photo. From this vantage point, the bridge is about 5 feet to the left.  More when I know it. George |
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Post by Country Joe on Aug 6, 2020 17:23:15 GMT
George, you are well organized and doing a nice job.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2020 0:33:51 GMT
George who makes that roadbed you're using?
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Post by g3750 on Aug 7, 2020 1:17:38 GMT
George who makes that roadbed you're using? My roadbed is a product called Vinylbed. That's the older product. The newer stuff (by the same manufacturer) is called Flexxbed. It's not the easiest to work with - you need to tack it down with staples or small brads. But it is quiet! Much more quiet than cork, in my opinion. It comes in 2 thicknesses - 3/8" and 1/4". I use the 3/8" for the mainline. I have some 1/4" that I will probably use for yards. George
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Post by g3750 on Aug 7, 2020 19:54:53 GMT
George, you are well organized and doing a nice job. Thank you, Joe. George
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Post by g3750 on Aug 11, 2020 13:45:18 GMT
Updated 8/11/2020: For the moment, I have paused all scenery work east of the Stone Arch; I expect to resume that next month. Currently, I am working on the area around the Steubenville PRR station. Activities of note: - Correct placement of the passenger siding, mainline, and turnouts. I am marking these on the bench work for later permanent installation.
- Correct placement of track feeder wires and signals. Likewise, these are marked for permanent installation later.
- Investigating the number and types of houses that will be needed in the area above the station. These will be HO scale, in order to force the perspective of the viewer. In many cases, I will be looking at cutting some of these structures in half and using both halves. Here's the prototype area. The focus on the houses in the center. The area will be a mix of houses and vegetation / trees.
 I've also ordered the O72 curved sections I will need for the rest of the layout. More when I know it. George |
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Post by g3750 on Aug 12, 2020 2:43:00 GMT
Updated 8/11/2020 (PM): The pride of the Panhandle, the PRR's Spirit of St. Louis occupies the soon-to-be-installed passenger siding at the Steubenville, OH station. This is K-Line's (K4680) set of 4 extruded aluminum 18" passenger cars, representing the 1950's version of this famous, named passenger train. The unfinished mainline is in the foreground. I am using this train to accurately determine the length of the siding, since it will actually occupy it. Looking westward, the cars are (right to left) "Alexander Johnston Cassatt" flat-end observation car #8424, diner #4620, coach #4149, and the "City of Reading" Pullman #8060.  This is the view eastward, which provides a sneak peek at the Panhandle bridge.  More when I know it. George |
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Post by g3750 on Aug 19, 2020 1:15:41 GMT
Updated 8/18/2020: With classes starting yesterday, I haven't had a lot of time to work on the layout. However, I did manage to put together 2 pedestals to support the bridge shoes inside the "pocket" of Pier #2.  More when I know it. George |
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Post by g3750 on Aug 29, 2020 16:08:05 GMT
Updated 8/29/2020: While I am waiting for my track order to arrive from RCS, I am building conduit hangers for installation along the front of the Stone Arch. First a look at the prototype. Now, this conduit is newer than what we would expect to find in the 1952 painting "Crossroads of Commerce". Also, it's on the wrong side of the bridge. In fact, I have been told this conduit dates from the Conrail years. In the painting, the line poles and presumably the conduit that carried wires from the line poles ran alongside the left (south) side of the bridge. Here I am applying a liberal amount of "modeler's license" to borrow the look of the conduit hangers and transfer them to the other side.  I am trying (poorly, in my estimation) to represent the piece of angle that will hold the conduit. Here's a photo. I've used a pin vise to drill holes and install Tichy NBWs (nut, bolt, washer) detail parts. These have gotten a coat of Testor's Steel paint, which is also acting as the glue. The protruding NBWs will be sanded smooth to the bottom of the angle iron and a "stirrup" will be glued to it. The pipe will pass through the loop of the stirrup. I'm hoping to build 12 of these, if my patience holds out and my lack of fine motor skills permits. This is a work in progress.  More when I know it. George |
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Post by ptc on Aug 29, 2020 18:07:54 GMT
Looks rather good to me, George.
You are doing a fantastic job with your layout.
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Post by g3750 on Aug 29, 2020 23:22:46 GMT
Thank you!
George
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Post by Adam on Aug 29, 2020 23:31:44 GMT
Looking good George. Im enjoying following your progress.
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Post by Country Joe on Aug 30, 2020 15:37:54 GMT
George, the angle with NBWs looks great. I imagine it will be quite tedious building 12 of them but the end result will be worth it.
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Post by g3750 on Sept 1, 2020 0:19:12 GMT
George, the angle with NBWs looks great. I imagine it will be quite tedious building 12 of them but the end result will be worth it. Thank you. I don't do "tedium" very well. LOL I am definitely a Type A personality.   But I did finish them. Now I am working on making 12 "stirrups" to hold the conduit. George
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Post by g3750 on Sept 5, 2020 23:56:19 GMT
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