Started modeling again,

Started modeling again, Nothing fancy. Just laying out as it comes to me. Will be a somewhere west 1985-1996 freelance HO layout.

Phil

Hope to See Plans Soon!

Always good to see return to model railroading. I've done it many times! lol

On30

Phil - Is this in addition to it instead of the On30 layout?

Hi No track plan at the

Hi

No track plan at the moment. I should really put something to paper. I have rough sketching of what I image it to look like, then I take those and lay out track, adjusting as I go. Getting a feel for how it will look.

On30 is on the back burner atm.

Phil

Good to see you back.  I

Good to see you back.  I remember you asking about the D&RGW quads once.

Out West

All right Phil! Already looks cool. 

Good to see you again!

Glad you're back. Always followed your posts. Looking forward to seeing more!

Neal

Nice

Great to see this Phil! I’ll be following your progress for sure. 

Good to have you back! Looks

Good to have you back! Looks like I'm not the only one who took some time out...

Thank you everyone for their

Thank you everyone for their kind words. I suppose a break did me good with the increased workload during the day, didn't leave me much energy at night. Now things have eased off and tasks completed. I can focus a bit more on my railroad. Modeling things that i enjoy.

 C John Shine

This is the overall theme I'll be modeling.Nothing stressful. Colourful mix of this era Loco power. Including SP and a bit of BN Green.

Yes Joe A  SD40. I remember you mentioning a few years ago about SD40's. And I did look at quad DRGW hoppers Jim. I looked at the Arrowhead ones. very nice but works out at $79.18NZD a piece so maybe  just a few will have to do. not a whole train.

Somewhere west scenery of course. Since I enjoy that. Will include staging I think so I can run thru railing trains. As I do enjoy that part plus scenery and weathering. Main industry will be grain cement and coal. So I can do a bit of switching op's if I ever feel like doing that.

Phil

First new engine arrive SP

First new engine arrive SP SD40t-2. Only one problem with it. It's far too clean to be an SP unit

Phil

It is good and a good

It is good and a good feeling. So look forward to following your progress Phil.

Congrats

Cool!  Phil, for what it's

Cool!  Phil, for what it's worth, Exactrail informs me they will be running more D&RGW quads in the future although time frame is not given, but I'd guess we may see them in the coming year.  The Arrowhead hoppers are very nice, but it did take me some months to piece together a fleet of them and I sold some things to help pay for them.  For what it's worth, the Walthers quads are correct for D&RGW 4-bay hoppers and the Stewart of a good match for the 3-bays.

As for SP speed letter, they did look clean early on, like 1993/94 ish time frame.  If you are running later, yeah every thing on SP D&RGW was getting pretty dirty.  Choose your era.  I back dated to late 1970's when the D&RGW used wash racks and engines could be seen fairly clean at times, plus I'm not a fan of graffiti and trains don't look right to me without cabooses.  YMMV.

the Walthers quads are

I have half dozen Walthers Quads, that are in CSX markings. Might strip them and re decal them.

Mainline being installed. Code 83. Roadbed standard 5mm cork,

Also swung by the hobby store and picked up a few MIG products. They seem to have a interesting selection.

Phil

Mig stuff

I use these products since a long time they are first rates products

Vallejo and Mig products have a plebicit in the army model community, knowing the quality of models this community produce this is also a certificate.

Fine Scale Modeler, one of the best magazine for this kind of modelling also say these products are first rate quality.

More track work laid. I find

More track work laid. I find it kinda relaxing for some strange reason laying track. Once completed then I will airbrush a light coat of light grey. This will be the base coat before colouring ties.

Phil

More work done. Airbrushed

More work done. Airbrushed base coat on ties  MM Light Grey. People might be thinking what the??  Trying a new method I read about. This should give me a sun bleached weather old tie look....hopefully

• Base coat Light Grey
• Washes of browns, blacks, greys
• Then mix of MM Dark Drab and Gull grey for rails.

If it all turns to custard I can just Spray Can  Rustoleum Brown over  

Phil

A quick question if you dont mind...

It looks like you have the mainline is on cork and the rest is going to be laid flat.  Just wondering what you are doing, if anything, to ease the transition in terms of support.

Like the build!

Thanks

Steve

Hi Steve I'm using easements

Hi Steve

I'm using easements ramps. Basically cork sanded down to provide smooth change in levels.

Phil

Tried a sample patch of track

Tried a sample patch of track with a wash.Rail hasn't been painted yet. needs to be more of a grey burnt steel colour Came out too green brown for my liking, back to testing.

Okay, Phil, what was

your wash mix?  The Algoma Central had a tie plant that used the osmose process, produced pressure treated green ties.  Signature of the ACR track is the interspersing of green, older green gray, black new creosote, and older gray/brown creosote ties, particularly in my era (1980).  You're getting there. 

Blair

Hi Blair   I used a mix

Hi Blair

I used a mix of

• Model Master Dark Drab and Model Master Gull grey. I will need to adjust, thinking adding more of a warm tan brown colour.

Phil

That's a good

 start, I'll add a brighter green.

Thank you.

Slowly getting closer to the

Slowly getting closer to the look im going for.

Phil