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Progression on my O-scale station.

By EivindPT - Posted on 08 April 2009

It's Easter and in Norway that means schoolbreak. Is a good time for relaxing, this week the construction have stopped on the station since I have travelled down south to visit my parents and brothers.

Since my last post the last of the center modules have been put together and track has been laid. Handlaying the tracks and turnouts using simple tools and three Fast Tracks jigs I can't come without. Handlaying has become so much easier. I'm glad dad told me about Fast Tracks before I started.

I still have alot to do on the station. I started cutting the sides of the two end modules just before I left to my parents, and on April 18. it will be on TMJK Train show. I'm glad I'm travelling back on sunday afternoon and don't start school before wednesday.

On thursday I got my GP-7 in the house, too bad I left south early on friday. Here comes a couple of pictures of the Geep on the module under construction

On monday I visited some friends of the family to see their layout. Still under construction and its their first layout, I think it looks promising.

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O Scale

Submitted by jarhead on Wed, 04/08/2009 - 09:09.

Stick to your O scale, it is awesome !!

Nick Biangel

BLACK WIDOW F UNITS IN O

Submitted by arthurhouston on Wed, 04/08/2009 - 13:45.

I saw a set one day at a models home that did two rail O and almost went home and sold all the HO.

O is the way to GO.

art

Art Houston

Grande Pacific RR

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O scale

Submitted by Bruce W. on Wed, 04/08/2009 - 15:28.

I am a 3 railer but 2 rail O scale looks great and offers great opertunities for detailing realism.

3 Railer

Submitted by jarhead on Wed, 04/08/2009 - 17:52.

Bruce,

If you ever in South Florida you need to go to the hobby shop in North Miami which is call "Ready to Roll". They are a big dealer for MTH. In matter of fact you will see Mike. the owner of MTH almost every weekend their. This hobby shop is just a train shop, they don't sell anything else. They have wall to wall stuff of three rails. You will be in heaven !!!

I myself model 2-Railer so I need to order my stuff most of the time.

I just started a new layout with standard gauge and On30. It will be a point to point layout, urban style in the 50's

Here is the link to my blog which gives the beginning of the layout with a few photos.

http://southfloridanick.blogspot.com/

Nick Biangel

2-rail O

Submitted by Bruce W. on Wed, 04/08/2009 - 20:02.

Hi Nick,

I do have one On30 train set and like it pretty well. I like toy trains as well as I do model trains, I plan on having a disply layout for my O gauge and do detailed model building in S and O scale. Might build a S scale modular layout some time down the road.

Great blog by the way.

S and O Scale

Submitted by jarhead on Thu, 04/09/2009 - 04:59.

Bruce,

Thanks for the compliment and keep us posted on the progress on the modules.

Nick Biangel

Update

Submitted by EivindPT on Mon, 07/13/2009 - 11:44.

I think an update is in time.

I had a long break after the trainshow in April. Last week I started working on the modules again. And during the weekend I painted the two end modules in their final color. The three middle ones are being prepared for surfacer and painting. I hope to have them finished painted on friday.

EivindPT ATSF in the late 1950's and early 1960's in O-scale

Todays work

Submitted by EivindPT on Tue, 07/14/2009 - 11:05.

Today I finished the spackling, so the only thing left before I can start scenicking is sanding and painting the modules. I can't wait for the weekend to start.

EivindPT ATSF in the late 1950's and early 1960's in O-scale

Photos

Submitted by jarhead on Wed, 07/15/2009 - 15:23.

Whenever you get a chance, post some photos of the progress. It keeps the juices flowing.

Nick Biangel

Photos

Submitted by EivindPT on Thu, 07/16/2009 - 14:51.

Photos have been requested so here are some.

The three first are shot at the trainshow in April. It was the first time trains were running on modules. Some flaws and trouble was there, but they are I'm trying to eliminate during the summer. I regret now that I didn't make a list of what I have to do and where the troubled areas was.

The two last shot were taken today just after I had painted the first coat of paint. I have also started placing structures on the track plan. I love the easy way of making changes on CAD software

First shot shows an overview of my modules with three engines. In the back is a ATSF EMD GP-7, in front is a Reading Lines I think it's a SW9 but not quite sure since its not mine. The LC is an Alco C-626 if I remember right.