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Grande Pacific RR Update
Pictures added of Main Line completion and bench work completion come visit .
http://www.grandepacificmodelrr.org/html/_rock_ridge_pictures.html
The Town of Rock Ridge with Interchange.
What is a Museum Quality Model?
This question comes up frequently. In doing some research for ship models on my layout I came across this US Navy document. It is interesting. Note the lack of styrene as an acceptable material. Also gives you an idea why government contracts are so expensive, note the documentation section.
Finally Gettin' Some Streamline Passenger Cars
I'm finally getting my hands on enough streamline passenger cars, most lettered for Santa Fe, to make a respectable Chief, still having to use heavyweights for the headend though!
Sub Road Bed Material
I have seen another, I think, layout using drywall as a sub road bed. I believe that Joe F also has used this material and I know it has been discussed here a bit before. I am at a loss, all I can think of is negatives to using this material,
Progress on the Donner Summit
Real progress recently on my Donner Summit layout. The graders are above Colfax pushing for the summit!
Here is a link to a video update I made.
www.tamvalleyrr.com/blog/donnersummitprogress.html
The subroadbed is made of 1/2" gatorfoam as is the 3-level swinging entry door.
And of course all the turnout motors are RC servos :-)
Any comments are welcome.
Duncan
Atlas Shrugged
Day two:
Fast Tracks N code 55 #6 Double Slip Switch kit, #6 Double Crose and extra bits, not nearly enough but plastic is forever. Yeah right, I'll start with the slip switch, don't think those quick sticks will be unwrapped anytime soon.
Long night of solder theater, nothing like coffee with milk, nickel and lead.
Suggestions for mounting under the roadbed slow mo switch machines when using 2" foam subroadbed???
I have been plodding along on a shelf-style test-track for HO.... mostly to install and test decoders in my existing fleet of lokeys, but also perhaps to try out the "latest" scenery techniques that have come along since I started building layouts in the early 1960's! Wanna get ready for the "retirement layout" that hopefully will be abuilding in 2014.
I Told Ya So
I told these guys in a video awhile back, that I wouldn't allow those engines to pull another freight train, and so far, they haven't, in fact, I now have five, thats right, five streamline passenger cars to pull behind them, I didn't feel like pulling out some heavyweight headend cars, so am just running the streamliners.
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