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Post by Adam on Jan 2, 2020 22:57:01 GMT
Sorry... did lots on the layout over the break … but no photos... I was having too much fun running my 3rd rail NP Z-6
That is a seriously cool engine! I love all of that detail!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2020 1:07:25 GMT
John you need to give us a video of that engine in action!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2020 21:16:36 GMT
Carved the side of the foam to look like rock face,painted the sides and top of the foam.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2020 3:04:55 GMT
We have been spending most of our “train time” switching from Christmas trains to Lionel steam, most of which we have not ru before. This has been a slow process as we replace things on the shelves and, before we load in an engine, oil and grease it. After reading about all the problems people are having, we have wondered how many engines have problems. So far, only two need attention. One today wouldn’t program. Finally it responded, ran less than ten feet and something shorted out. I looked it over and do ‘not see the problem. Some of you would take it apart, etc but I am not ready to tackle that yet.
Saturday Paula’s brother plans to be here and we intend to start the shelves under the front of the layout. This will make a tremendous difference in how the room looks and we need the space to store engines, etc.
Does anyone have a way that they identify their engines on the shelf. People come in and ask what different things are and we often don’t know. There has to be something that can be clipped onto a shelf that will hold a label. Ideas please.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2020 2:24:56 GMT
Finally some visible progress! Sawdust again. Paula’s brother Charles was here and started the shelves under the front of the layout. He is a talented finish carpenter among other things and “sees what he is building before starting. While Charles was building, I was oiling and greasing locomotives and entering them into the Legacy system. It takes awhile. I also spent time opening the replacement items that were received in the last 2-3 days. We returned a number of things that were defective and have to reinstall the replacement. We also discussed where to start on level 2, laying out the footprint of the roundhouse and turntable, etc. It is nice to see visible progress again. Wiring, Aius, Tius, relays, labeling, etc is not much fun. Our goal for beginning level 2 is before February 1. Tomorrow Rich is coming over and we will work on replacing some of them passenger station concourse lighting. Christmas is rapidly receding. What are you accomplishing on your layout.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2020 2:52:33 GMT
John….I am at a loss for words. I have just looked at 3RD Rail pics of this locomotive. The detail and materials used for their Z6 are incredible. Absolutely the finest steam locomotive I have ever seen photos of. Saying it is "fun" to run that baby is an understatement!
In Awe,
Gary.
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Post by ptc on Jan 12, 2020 13:37:35 GMT
Good work, Bill, those shelves will look very nice. You are making excellent progress on your layout.
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Post by ptc on Jan 12, 2020 13:38:59 GMT
Been concentrating on track cleaning activities this weekend. Thanks goodess for my Centerline Track Cleaning car. It is a gem.
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Post by Adam on Jan 12, 2020 14:27:31 GMT
I've started putting away the Christmas related items. It is sad to put them away, but I like how special it feels when they come at the next Christmas. It asl give me room for more non-Christmas buildings and accessories!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2020 1:04:53 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2020 1:07:12 GMT
I hooked up the DCS WiFi interface to the Legacy setup so I can access the Legacy engines from the DCS app. While I don't intend to run my trains this way I do like the technology so I will spend some time playing.
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Post by Country Joe on Jan 13, 2020 14:13:18 GMT
Nobody has posted for awhile. Christmas is for train running and many of us have been doing a lot of it. BUT, it seems that when my family visited Saturday afternoon, the accompanying helpers found a lot of things, especially turnout lights in need of renovation. The last two days have been spent troubleshooting and repairing the “adjustments” that were made. Thought that we had the upside down sideways problems solved. Great photos of your family having fun with the trains. 👍
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Post by Country Joe on Jan 13, 2020 14:22:16 GMT
Finally some visible progress! Sawdust again. Paula’s brother Charles was here and started the shelves under the front of the layout. He is a talented finish carpenter among other things and “sees what he is building before starting. While Charles was building, I was oiling and greasing locomotives and entering them into the Legacy system. It takes awhile. I also spent time opening the replacement items that were received in the last 2-3 days. We returned a number of things that were defective and have to reinstall the replacement. We also discussed where to start on level 2, laying out the footprint of the roundhouse and turntable, etc. It is nice to see visible progress again. Wiring, Aius, Tius, relays, labeling, etc is not much fun. Our goal for beginning level 2 is before February 1. Tomorrow Rich is coming over and we will work on replacing some of them passenger station concourse lighting. Christmas is rapidly receding. What are you accomplishing on your layout. Bill, the shelves are coming along nicely. They'll hide the mess under the layout and give you much needed storage and display. Very nice work by you and your brother-in-law.
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Post by ptc on Jan 13, 2020 14:26:23 GMT
RJ, lots of progress form you this past week.
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Post by ptc on Jan 13, 2020 14:27:57 GMT
Finished the track cleaning yesterday. Engines and trains running smoothly again. Nice to have this project out of the way.
Now on to more scenery upgrades.
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