Okay I got it . I added a / between pics and that seems better.
You can just leave a space between the lines 
The pictures look great. I’m amazed by how neat & tidy everything looks.
Ralph
Were workin on the railroad every chance we get. Since my Bridgewerks went down a couple of weeks ago (I now got it back yesterday) I have had more time to clean it up. We are on the pre-convention layout tour list so we have a lot of trees to prune and ground covers to trim. If anyone here is attending the convention we would love to meet you and have you visit our railroad.
William Whitlow said:I noticed that too. Do you intentionally grind a flat spot in a wheel here and there?
Great looking video of awesome models! I love the flat wheels, looks and sounds just like doing a 'roll by' inspection on the real thing!
Yes I did grind some flat spots on a couple of cars. The squeaks came naturally. I have started lubing the axles of the cars and will eventually have them all done. A couple of trucks got so worn out I had to replace them due to lack of lubrication. The axles created a “u” shaped slot in the journals and they started to become a deraillment problem. The flat spots have caused no problems.
mike dorsch said:Nice! :)
Yes I did grind some flat spots on a couple of cars. The flat spots have caused no problems.
I’ve even considered hanging some sort of contraption in a boxcar that would rattle and clank . I always loved the way a train would make all sorts of loud sounds long after the locomotives passed.We used to go camping along the Mississippi river and the BN main was right across the road from our campsite. I’ll never forget the time a coal train powered by some old GE’s went by and my buddy jumped out of his cot cuz he thought the thing was coming off the tracks. They had a definate pounding sound and they shook the ground. Anyway…
Mike does a great job on these cars and anyone thats likes them should Email Mike and purchase a few. I want a few more but I have to wait a bit.
Here 4 of Mikes cars running at my last show.
Nick
Mike - I’m a big fan of railroad noise. The disappearing jointed rail makes for trains that are too quiet. Fortunately our local short line still runs a lot of jointed rail, but even they are moving to second hand welded rail. At one time I considered gluing something on the rail head to simulate joint noise since my 5 foot sections put the joints too far apart for the proper rhythm.
Jon Radder said:You can always take a Dremel tool and make a small partial cut every foot or so, say 1/64" deep, just enough to give the proper symphony of sound. Remember to stagger them on left and right rails, just like the big boys did. It shouldn't take much, just a touch of the Dremel grinding wheel.
Mike - I'm a big fan of railroad noise. The disappearing jointed rail makes for trains that are too quiet. Fortunately our local short line still runs a lot of jointed rail, but even they are moving to second hand welded rail. At one time I considered gluing something on the rail head to simulate joint noise since my 5 foot sections put the joints too far apart for the proper rhythm.
Steve, I’ve done the dremmel trick already and it does add a lot to the sound of the passing train. I used it in spots where we normally “hang out”. Thanks for the plug again Nick. Glad the cars are holding up for you. I’m temporarially out of the car business as I got a new job thats taking a lot of my time. Someday i’ll get it going again.
Jon Radder said:My 1 foot sectional track would be music to your ears ;) Ralph
my 5 foot sections put the joints too far apart for the proper rhythm.
Ralph Berg said:
My 1 foot sectional track would be music to your ears
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/ECLSTS/Ralph.jpg)
Using the Dremel is a simple but great idea.
Doug Arnold said:I agree, but I'm not sure I would do that to my track. Track is one thing that is easy to sell used, but not everyone would appreciate the slits. That's why I was thinking of just gluing on a very thin piece of styrene square stock. I think it would give the same effect but be removable.
Using the Dremel is a simple but great idea.
@Ralph - Yes, but only if you take it all apart and stager the joints 
David Russell said:
Ralph Berg said:
My 1 foot sectional track would be music to your ears(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/cabby/_forumfiles/GR26.jpg)
(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/cabby/_forumfiles/GR27.jpg)
Jon Radder said:
@Ralph - Yes, but only if you take it all apart and stager the joints
After I used the bender on the curves…they’re pretty staggered Ralph
You don’t have to do ALL the track but just try it on one piece and see how you like it. It does add something to the illusion. If you don’t like it take that piece out.
David Russell said:
Ralph Berg said:
My 1 foot sectional track would be music to your ears(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/ECLSTS/Ralph.jpg)
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: After I finished ROTF and laughing MAO, I remembered that a few years ago I was in my LHS asking for some wide radius curves and the new kid working there (about 27 years old, probably the retarded nephew of the owner for all I know) suggested I make my wide radius curves like in this picture, as he fetched down a box of 24" radiuses and some one foot straights. In the interim I had put that incident so far out of my mind that this photo actually made me burst out laughing. Thanks for the pic, Rooster! Now I want to cry!!! And they wonder why we go mail order…
All this talk about train noise has got me thinking… inside a car as Mike suggested, a tincan with some nails thru it, a few nuts and bolts inside it, some holes punched in it maybe, the whole thing on an axle, a rubberband drive down thru the floor maybe, to one of the trucks, a pulley on an axle down there maybe… not sure how that would work… cause derailments, prolly… 'course the tincan could be motorized inside the car I guess…
I suppose some of the black box boys could invent something electronic, maybe 9v battery powered …
Mike, you’ve got a fine-looking railroad there, a treat to look at. Looking forward to more pix later!
John Le Forestier said:
a rubberband drive down thru the floor maybe, to one of the trucks, a pulley on an axle down there maybe… not sure how that would work… cause derailments, prolly…
O-ring drive on pulleys has worked well for me on this unit? It’s there if you look for it in this picture …
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/The%20Railroad/Scratchbuilding/Dec09004.jpg)
Great stuff Mike…I/We want more pictures!