I recently held a clinic for some of the local modelers on my methods for casting resin freight cars.  A couple people were out of town and asked me to video tape it.  Instead a made two videos about 20-30 min long that covers the info I presented in the clinic, along with a casting demo.

I posted the videos on You Tube (first time trying that).

Here are links to the You Tube videos:

Latest project has been a kitbashed  boxcar from an old MDC caboose.  I bought the caboose for the Fox trucks, it was in pretty sad shape.

Here is a image I stole off of E-Bay of a similar caboose, except the one in the picture was assembled neatly.

The Wilmington Marine Terminal wharf is making progress.  The walls are a design based on pictures of P&R wharves in the Pt Richmond area (just up the Delaware river about 50 miles at Philadelphia) and its decked with wood planks.  Two steel slugs hold the bulwark against the benchwork.  

I also have been working on the float bridge, adding two housings for the lift machinery, recycled from a New River Mine conveyor and pieces trimmed from a steel mill building.  The bridge sits on a foundation of a lath core with wood dowel pilings.

On Oct 4, 2018 I hosted an op session for Don Wetmore, a former co-worker and modeler who recently moved to Florida and was back for a visit.  It was an "OFS" (old fart session) held during the day and staffed with retired guys, actually all of the members were retired railroad.

The other reason I wanted to hold a session is I wanted to try out some changes I had made to the operations based on feedback and observations from session #8.

On Aug 5th I hosted an operating session for Operations Special Interest Group members going to the NMRA National Convention.  Five intrepid conventioneers ran a first shift session on the W&N Branch.  I also want to thank Bob Allan and my son Andy for helping with the session.

Rick Stern, the Wilmington Yardmaster , classifies cars on the lead while Howard Gardner brings No 51, the north local into Montchanin.

Kentmere is a station in a "shadow box" on a lower level, it is connected to the rest of the railroad with a 3 turn helix that represents the Kentmere Branch.  The industries are a combination of the Kentmere and Rockland Branches.  There are the J.P.Bancroft textile mill, Brecks flour mill, and the DuPont gunpowder works (the prototype is now the Hagley Museum and Library).

Visited the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad the last couple days.  I highly recommend it.  Very railfan friendly, and feels like its an active RAILROAD rather than a tourist ride.  I will post some pix as I get them organized.

http://cumbrestoltec.com/

Latest cars out of the paint shop:

A B&O 36 ft car from an MDC car   Removed the side grabs and made the door left opening.  Added Tahoe 5'6" arch bar trucks.  Art Griffin Decals, with Sunshine Model chalk marks.  Weathering is colored pencil and air brushed dust and soot.

I have been working on the recessed car card boxes for Coatesville.  I want to maximize the aisle space so I recess all the switch controls and car card boxes into the fascia.  I use horizontal pockets, pigeon holes, made from wood, hardboard and lath. 

My latest project was a throttle holder made of hardboard, 1/4 x 1 1/4 lath, and 1/4 in square hard balsa.  It holds my NCE Cab04 and Cab06 radio throttles.  The bar along the front is a hanger to hold the throttle backs.  I take the batteries out between operating sessions and can hang the battery compartment cover on the front between sessions.  Still needs to be painted and will probably put some felt or foam rubber in the slots for cusioning.