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- - Following in the footsteps of the giants in this hobby, I'm building layout 2.0 as a raised bed ala; Port Orford style, etc.. I get the idea for long straight sections (2x4 framing, square joints, etc) but how do you folks deal with curved track? Option 1; continue with square framing, curve cutting through the square sections? Option 2; curve the baseboard sections to fit the curve, keeping the track and roadbed X number of feet wide? Thoughts?
    
    Raised Bench work & Curves?
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    I decided to build my garden RR elevated and would like to know what products are the most flexible to bend around a 8-9' circle. I did watch a YouTube video on bending Trex decking which goes into heating the decking and bending on its flat side, I would like to cut the decking in strips, say 2-3" wide and install it on the sides, up and down not flat. What I'm thinking is the decking cut that way will probably bent much easier, anyone done this. Texas sun and weather is over 100 degrees these ...
    
    Elevated track materials
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    Many moons ago, back when John Caughey and I were on the other site, we often posted photos of old and strange locomotives. Continuing along that line, I'd like to post on a really weird one I saw described at the Versailles KY RR museum. It was just a framed article, talking about the first loco on the Lexington & Ohio, ca. 1835. This afternoon, I finally got around to looking it up. Here's the article I found, http://lexhistory.org/wik...
    
    Crazy Loco
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    I figured I would post all my soon to be happening progress here! We (my girlfriend and I ) should be getting started this weekend with at least getting my bridge setup over my koi pond and re-doing the netting covering it so it will not only look a little nicer but will be easier to remove for when we have guests over and want to hang out in the yard. I decided I can't get rid of the netting entirely that covers the pond due to the MANY hawks and Herons that are in my area......the pleasures ...
    
    So it begins, new Garden Railroad 2013
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    Today the C.V.S.Ry. ran an Independence Day Photographer's Special. Weather was near perfect, just a little warm & humid. I took over 300 shots in RAW mode that will need sorting through and processing, which will take a few days. In the mean time here are some teasers from the JPG previews. First up, a nice low angle shot of C-19 #8 on the down-grade rounding Coal Dump Curve in the bright late afternoon sun... Continuing to roll down-grade with the hotel and church in the backgro...
    
    C.V.S.Ry. Independence Day Photographer'...
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    Have created a folder in my freight shed and loaded a video, shows it is loading and when it gets to 100% a small box at the top center says "please select a file to upload" and click ok every thing goes back to start and folder shows no file, tried 2 different videos and neither would load and starting to think it is the format that the video is in, thoughts?
    
    problem with freight shed
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    I am sorry to say, but the June Operations Session on the Bluestone Southern is cancelled.. I don't want to be responsible if anyone got sick by being here..
    
    Bluestone Southern's June 2020 Operation...
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    It's probably been 2 months since I've used JMRI to create a switch list. During that time, no thanks to LSC & Facebook, I have acquired quite a few more cars. Being a mostly rainy day today, I wanted to run a train on the indoor division. JMRI refused to build a train with more than one car. A quick look at the build logs showed why: There is only one open car spot at each end of the railroad. JMRI has tons of cars wanting to move, but no where to put them! So, it's time to a...
    
    Too many cars !
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    I am stumped at identifying the manufacturer of a track section. It is likely long out of production. Anyone have some ideas. Stan
    
    Brass Track Identification
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    LGB Lake George and Boulder 2-6-0 Mogul
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    Not all of us have a yard, or want an outdoor empire.
    
    I ordered a bridge for my second phase back in December, and 6 months later, I have nothing but excuses. After last years bridge problems, I was really looking forward to a smooth sale, but I guess I shouldn't be buying bridges. ..... G Scale Bridge ..... February 10, 2020 Shane, Your bridge will ship this Month for sure. I am trying to get your model out by the end of this week. Still working through back log Of orders. I have set up 10 work tables.&...
    
    More Bridge Woes
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    I APOLOGIZE, The pictures that were in the posts over the first couple of pages seem to have vanished. From page three on, everything seems to be OK, will try to get them replaced. Rick Dec, 2018 Hello all, the build log starting for the new railroad In the fall of 2014 we began the disassembly and packing of the Shasta Pacific Railroad in preparation for the sale of our home and a move to Southern Oregon. It was bitter sweet as they say; the tearing ...
    
    SHASTA PACIFIC 3.0
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    Anyone have a source for boiler stanchions?
    
    boiler stanchions
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    1 January, 2020 - Ridge Live Steamers, Dundee, Florida Yes Folks, the documentation of our travels continues on these pages. The New Year finds us once again at one of our favorite locations. This is our 5th New Year here and it still is fun. Friday will be the second 1 1/2 inch scale Ops of this Winter Season. All that want to participate or just watch are welcome. It is based on the traditional Car Card/Waybill format, but with the added challenge of extra rid...
    
    Jan's and Ric's Great Adventure in 2020
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Modeling
- - Aloha, OK, we are moving from ideating to doing on this one (see A Question of Basics -- Techniques for Large, Simple Structures). In brief, the idea is to convert my pink foam into a reasonable facsimile of a the sugar mills on O'ahu. From my photographic research, these were large, had a huge stack for the power plant, a covered areas to unload cane, and tracks to store the empties. For my purposes, this is to serve as an "anchor project" to set asid...
    
    M&K Sugar Mill
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    From my gondola and flat car building project, I had one more frame and deck made up so I decided to make up a caboose to go with the flat cars. I found a set of Ted Stinson drawings and started building it up. I have an extreme amount of balsa wood from my RC plane hobby as through the years as older enthusiasts have passed, ive ended up with their balsa collections. I easily have over $2000 in balsa if you went to purchase it new today and it’s probably more like $3-5000 retail so I am t...
    
    Tionesta Valley Cabboose #111
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    So years ago I ended up with a Bachmann 4-6-0 in my stash. I've never tried running it, never opened it up etc. But it was pretty much brand new when I got it. Long story short, I've got a 6 yld kid that's interested in Dad's trains, and wants one of his own. I've got a spare RCS system laying around, Sierra sound interfaces, etc to convert to battery. I was just missing a steam board. Well voila, today I saw someone selling a sierra steam board on Facebook. A few messages later, we are...
    
    Bachmann 4-6-0?
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    This evening I ran across this supplier of thin vacuum-formed styrene sheet. If you hunt for 1:24, there are several patterns of brick / stone / etc.. I thought their price (2 sheets of 7x12" for $15) was reasonable, so I ordered a couple. https://kitkraft.com/t/categories/model-building/model-building-materials/styrene-plastic/styrene-patterned-sheets
    
    Patterned styrene sheet
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    My wife has been really patient with my model building making, which has been dreadfully slow. The area representing Virginia City on my layout (which is pretty much half the layout) has been bare forever, and last summer, Linda reminded me that I needed to do something about it. So, here goes. The area involved is long and very narrow, and I've always planned to use a series of facades or "flats" (in theatrical terms) to represent some of Virginia City's buildings. Here's the plan view...
    
    Virginia City Flats
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    For the new year I decided to find out just how well figures will hold up in a hostile climate. Or possibly I just like to torture figures.... Since New Mexico has some of the highest background radiation and UV levels in the country I would say that most of you should get as good or better results than this from your people. If not I highly recommend torturing them until performance and moral improve.. I have attached factory painted figures from 8 different manufacturers to a 2X4. Be...
    
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    This year the boys in the WSRR's shop are going to build Leroy's Transfer and Warehouse. It will be a two story warehouse structure with an attached office and rail loading dock. The office will be heated with an open hearth fireplace so it will definitely need a chimney. Obligatory napkin drawing attached.
    
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    I have wanted to build this layout for a very long time. I have enjoyed On30 for about 10 years now. I have built two mini layouts that have graced the electronic pages of this fine site for quite some time. A sugar cane hauler set in 1920 Haiti and a primitive backwoods logging operation set in 1910 Kentucky and Tennessee. But the ET &WNC RR ,”Tweetsie” has always held a special place in my model railroading heart. When Bachmann came out with their magnificent Baldwin 10 wheele...
    
    The Blue Ridge Stemwinder in On30
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    Some of Yunz know that I belong to 2 HO FeMo clubs, now more of Yunz know. I belong to a small club called the South Hills Model Railroad club, because Dave Bodner drug me kicking and screaming to one of the club's meetings when the club was just getting started, and forced me to join. Just kidding, but Dave did invite me to the meeting, and I have to blame someone for delving back into HO. I also belong to the NMRA division 2 FreMo group. Besides having a pair of modules, I also am trying to pu...
    
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    Does anyone have the address, website or phone number for The Tool Man that was always at the ECLSTS in York. I always got things like grinding disc and cut off wheels from him and I'm running out. I need a 2 inch disc with a 1/4 inch hole in it marked A60 or A80, can't quite read it. Does anyone have a source? I have tried looking it up on Google and Amazon Prime, but I'm not putting in the right info. . Thanks in advance for any help given.
    
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Power and Sound
- - Hi all, I am pretty much brand new to G gauge trains and DC power. For background I am building about an 80 foot L shaped loop with a passing siding or maybe two. Currently I have an Aristocraft U25B, a Delton 2-8-0, and a Bachmann Spectrum C-19. I want to use track power and am looking for larger power supply. Here is where I need help: The manual for the Aristo U25B requires a "PWC", pulse width control, power supply. This ART-5400 1.8 Amp power supply isn't going to run ...
    
    power supply
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    I have an LGB 26194 Mogul with a Zimo 696V decoder. The Automatic Brake Control is not working fully on it. When the engine enters the block, it slows down but does not stop. It creeps along at a low speed step, with the brake squeal sounding, until it gets to the end of the block, where it resumes full speed. If I change CV 141 the distance where it comes to an almost complete stop changes, as it should, but the engine still will continue to travel. None of ...
    
    Engine not coming to a full stop with AB...
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    My crown jewel for my Casey Jones collection arrived today. A nice second hand Bowande ICRR #382. Fine tuned by Ryan Bednarik for the first owner(I am the third). Working headlight fitted at that time. Hopefully I can scrape up a bit more $$ to get some of the passenger cars yet this year. Mike
    
    Running my new Casey Jones.
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    I have to put the receiver (RX) back in my C-19 tender, and I received 2 packages from my favorite supplier recently, so I figured you guys might like a photo. I've used the Orange RX before, and I think this one came out of something else, as my pal asked me if I had a use for the 'battery' thingie. Nothing special about the Spektrum except the neat pin layout. The interesting one will be the micro RX in the foreground, which is (presumably) designed for small drones, etc. It...
    
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Shows and Conventions
- - I'm looking to add some more ops sessions this year, and wanted to throw out some information. Details TBD. First, I'm looking to add an ops weekend mid-May-ish. Our yard and gardens are on a garden tour June 13th, and I'd like a couple operators here for it, and I'm hosing an Ops session for the NMRA NER Convention on Oct 10, so I figure Ill open the RR for the rest of the weekend as well. Plus I have TrainOps 2020 penciled in for July 24-25-26. Interes...
    
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