Let's be honest, it does not take much for a project to get the pink slip, and get set aside for another project. I could toss out a thousand excuses at this moment, and maybe, so could you.

To me a project set aside isn't really a project lost anymore. Because I have a tool to make sure I get back on track, when the fancy hits, or a commission leaves the shop. I inherited this tool from my great-grandfather, you see he was a tinkerer too.

Oh and before you think I haven't been made fun of, because of this subject, think again, I have. But I stand behind it whole heartedly.

This week is peeling paint, a technique is so easy to do on older buildings.  This one is for buildings made from wood.

Kathy

I really like the ring light lamps for German stations that have not had their lighting upgraded to modern lamps, so I decided a couple years ago that Emsingen station will get ring lights.

I just got home from my first operating session at the Dupage County Historical Museum in Wheaton. I started in the position of operating the hump yard that has operating retarders and motorized turnouts. Next up came setting a train up including rearranging cars and adding a caboose and engines. I also got a video of from on a train and the video is uploading now.

I have always wanted to build a dual track mobile hot metal mixing car ever since I seen pictures of the model that Peachcreek shops has. I was also able to find patent plans for this car online. It may not follow the plans 100% but I built it for the area I have for the car. I'm waiting on a break in the weather to paint the car. 

Don Dunn 

#d Printed quenching car that is available on Shapeways. I really like this little locomotive and with just a little detailing it make a good looking static model.

Don Dunn

I been wanting to build a couple of these cars since I seen the car Dean Freytag built. These was build from 2 ore cars with one end cut off and a new frame and body built for the cars. These was build for 3 axle trucks and at the time of the picture I was putting on the last details of the cars before sending them back to the paint shop.

Don Dunn

I got the minicam mentioned in a thread here on MRH for christmas I tested it first on the new N scale layout by me and my brother and tonight on a local club layout so I will be in for a treat. The temporary base one of two future halves of a depressed flatcar that is in the planning it is quite a Frankenstein and I am not sure if I want to really show the parts but here it is:

video:

Here follows my weekend project a close to complete (or as complete as a MR can get) N scale layout for my little brother. It is more in the style of one used for display but a good starter layout none the less.

(photos to follow)

I was bored so taped my new minicam to the top of my glue spray bottle I mean why not?