Sunday, April 22, 2012

A parcel from the US

I´ve just opened a nice parcel from the states...
A Triple E8/9


A pair of Kato CB&Q E8/9 for my Zephyr. Still it´s a static model awaiting decoders in the new ones. And it demand some faster work on the mainline (train room) to allow som longer runs.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Operations...

19:06 swedish summer time... ready for some operations? The tools are ready...


Loconumber put into the Intellibox and dispatch to "FredI"


The local freight is ready


A closer wiew, "Q" GP7 265 at the front.


C&EI Boxcar with fabrics to...


... Mars Textile.


A CB&Q boxcar in LCL service to


... the freight shed.


To empty hoppers ready for some grain at...


... the elevator


Modernization goes on, two old bridges sold as scrap...


... to the scrapyard. He has to watch his old "Bucyrus"


A tankcar with diesel to the fuel dealer...


... to refill to truck on the teamtrack.


Incoming...


Stop!


The caboose clears the roadcrossing.


The the front and rear end crew take a break...


The big question, how to make switching as fast as possible?


Halfways


The last car in place


The engine at front again, the whistle blows and the "Doodlebug" arrives with the evening express...


Homewards


The "Doodlebug" on the trestle on it´s way to...


19:30 finished already, not as many picture as I had hoped but the photographer got a little to excited in running trains...

A brief description of a short test, no freightcards, but some ideas...

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Trackwork

Some small works, one is to place ties in trackjoints as preparation for painting.


A little bigger work is to make a fake turnout to an abandoned industrial track. With some paint, gravel and grass it will be almost invisible :) (the white strip is styrene used to make the correct height)

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Easter...

... means a week without work together with the kids. And of course some time building on the modules.

The two new turnouts laid together with some track. The two tracks at the right still waiting to be fitted and glued.

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Expanding the module

First step is to expand the framework of 10mm plywood to the full lenght.


Then it´s time for the bottom of 4mm plywood


Third step is the upper frame with soundproofing styrofoam (2*10mm) inside


And todays last step is the top layer. some pieces of track show the plan, to the left a warehouse and to the right a coal dealer. The road to the left will be altered at the gate of the textile mill...