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Post by Country Joe on Jan 16, 2020 22:11:34 GMT
I added passengers to my silver NYC cars this afternoon. It was really easy to do and didn't take very long. I had 4 packs of Lionel passengers, 96 people in all. It was barely enough to do the 3 cars.i should have taken a photo of the package before removing the people but you get the idea. I used putty tack to hold the people in place. It's easy to use and there's no drying time. It holds the people securely but they are easily removed if I should ever want to. These Woodland Scenics gentle grip tweezers make handling and placing the people much easier. I bought them at Hobby Lobby with a 40% off coupon a number of years ago.
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Post by Country Joe on Jan 16, 2020 22:15:39 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2020 1:51:40 GMT
Quite a crowd. They look great. Nice job of filling up the cars. NYC would still be in business if things had been like this.
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Post by Country Joe on Jan 17, 2020 2:43:40 GMT
Quite a crowd. They look great. Nice job of filling up the cars. NYC would still be in business if things had been like this. Thanks Bill. Yep, the New York Central on my layout is a lot more prosperous than the real one was.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2020 0:20:20 GMT
Half way done locking down the inner loop. I moved the switch that will connect the bar spur back about 30 inches. It will have a 2.39 degree incline. Still trying to figure out support for that spur.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2020 0:48:54 GMT
Joe, those NYC cars look great. Nice division and placement of your little people. Well chosen adhesive.
Looks Great,
Gary.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2020 1:55:28 GMT
Nice work Joe. They look the way they aa=re supposed to be - full of people.
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Post by Craignor on Jan 19, 2020 2:43:16 GMT
Cleaned all my track today.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2020 8:43:53 GMT
What do you use to do it. Hand power or motive power? If hand, It must take awhile given the size of your layout.
Does it ever come totally clean? Mine usually has black stuff when I rub my hand over it unless I go over it 3-4 times. And then it gets dirty really fast. Maybe we need to clean the wheels too?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2020 16:52:14 GMT
Does it ever come totally clean? Mine usually has black stuff when I rub my hand over it unless I go over it 3-4 times. And then it gets dirty really fast. Maybe we need to clean the wheels too? Yes Bill, you can make it totally clean. The secret is the wheels. I use the centerline track car. It has a paint roller in a carriage and you put a few drops of Goo Be Gone on the roller. That looses up the gunk, but does little to remove the gunk. Put the centerline car in front of the locomotive, hook up your freight and passenger cars and drag them behind the centerline. After traveling around the layout multiple times use paper towels and alcohol and wipe the tracks. Then take a stretch of straight track and lay paper towels dampened with alcohol on the track. Carefully drag your cars over the paper towels. It is a time consuming project for a big layout. Very time consuming!!! One of my least favorite parts of the hobby!! Just remind yourself of that big boat you used to wash every time you used it.
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Post by josef on Jan 19, 2020 18:02:58 GMT
I took these photos this afternoon so the effect of the people isn't as dramatic as when it's dark but it does show the people. This was a fun and easy project. Does make a difference. You did good.
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Post by josef on Jan 19, 2020 18:05:01 GMT
Cleaned all my track today. LOL, same mind. I just finished cleaning my tracks also. Try to do it middle each month. Makes a difference.
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Post by Craignor on Jan 19, 2020 18:52:07 GMT
Cleaned all my track today. LOL, same mind. I just finished cleaning my tracks also. Try to do it middle each month. Makes a difference. I do it a few times a year. I use a track cleaning car I bought from Pat’s Trains. It’s a abrasive pad mounted under a MTH premier boxcar, it’s weighted, does a good job, no fluids, makes track cleaning easy, and kind of fun, fits into a consist.
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Post by Pennsy484 on Jan 19, 2020 21:07:40 GMT
I bought a TidyTrack, and I put it on the end of a telescopic handle (from a microfiber car wash mop thing). I works well for me since I have track that is difficult to access.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2020 0:02:33 GMT
Thanks Wood and everyone. From what I am reading, there is no non-laborized way to get track clean.
Craig, once abraided I assume that you wipe it all off?
We have a Centerline car and it does great at loosening it up. We spray some Deoxit on the roller. But the only way I found to get the track clean is wipe with something. Will try running over paper towel. That should really help.
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