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RE: Charlie b's layout - UP SD40-2 - 05-04-2021
Looking good Charlie!
RE: Charlie b's layout - doctorwayne - 05-04-2021
Very nice work, Charlie...I'm glad to see that you're keeping busy, too.
Wayne
RE: Charlie b's layout - Tyson Rayles - 05-05-2021
Progressing nicely!
RE: Charlie b's layout - Charlie B - 07-12-2021
I finally got this Stewart model running, now I see it has a bent frame. I can see it won't be hard to straighten except everything else has been nothing but a headache so it will probably break.
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I have made some progress on the brass K4s. I have a couple parts that were just laying in the box that I need to find out where they go. I am not familiar with steam enough to know just by looking. I may have to ask for some help from people that know but for right now I will see if I can figure it out. Here is what it looks like thus far.
I still have a Q2 to reassemble and then I have a Baldwin AS 616 to get running. By then winter will be here.
Charlie
RE: Charlie b's layout - Tyson Rayles - 07-13-2021
" I finally got this Stewart model running, now I see it has a bent frame. I can see it won't be hard to straighten except everything else has been nothing but a headache so it will probably break. "
That's right Charlie keep a positive attitude!
RE: Charlie b's layout - UP SD40-2 - 07-13-2021
LOL!
ya, that would be my luck Charlie, easy job gone bad in a second 
.Love the work you have done on those engines!
RE: Charlie b's layout - doctorwayne - 07-13-2021
You should contact English's Model Railroad Supply, Charlie...I'm sure they'd have a frame or two kicking around somewhere in that big hobbyshop of theirs.
Wayne
RE: Charlie b's layout - Charlie B - 07-13-2021
(07-13-2021, 07:28 PM)doctorwayne Wrote: You should contact English's Model Railroad Supply, Charlie...I'm sure they'd have a frame or two kicking around somewhere in that big hobbyshop of theirs.
Wayne
If it comes to that I will but I think it will straighten without having to take it apart again. I will just be patient.
Charlie
RE: Charlie b's layout - woodone - 08-15-2021
Charlie, got a picture of those parts you are trying a place for- I am a steam nut.
After working on a steamer you will see why I am a nut. LOL
JERRY
RE: Charlie b's layout - Charlie B - 08-16-2021
Jerry, I meant to take a picture a couple weeks ago. Next time I work on it I will. I have been busy with the motorhome project.
Charlie
RE: Charlie b's layout - Charlie B - 11-25-2021
It has been a while since I have had anything to report. The locomotive painting is at a stand still because I can't get motivated for that. I did however decide I would by a cutting machine. I looked at Cricut but now they have decided that you need a subscription to use their product so I decided on a Brother Scan N Cut.
Now, my wife and daughters are both crafters so I decided they should have one and I would use it when I needed something. I did find a video where a fellow had made his round house doors on one and he used polystyrene so that sold it for me. I needed some signal targets so I scanned one that I had and took it into photoshop and made it so I could use 3mm LEDs. I made a test cut from a small sheet of .02 styrene but the plastic was too small to stay on the mat so I made a program with 50 targets on it for a larger sheet and it stuck very well. I did the first 50 and reversed the sheet to cut 50 more but after cutting 20 the plastic slid and I had to shut the machine down. It had cut some extra holes where I didn't want them but I do have enough targets to make 65 heads. I punched the 3mm holes out with a blunt drill in my drill press and then I painted the sheet. I will punch the targets out as I wire them so I don't lose them
This is the results after opening the holes for the LEDs
I will try getting at least one bridge wired and lit up soon but I will be one handed for a couple weeks because I go Monday for carpal tunnel surgery on my left hand.
Cheers.
Charlie
RE: Charlie b's layout - UP SD40-2 - 11-26-2021
That is AWESOME, Charlie
.Good luck on your surgery, my brother had it done, he's much better now
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RE: Charlie b's layout - Tyson Rayles - 11-27-2021
Lights are looking good Charlie, best wishes for your surgery.
RE: Charlie b's layout - tompm - 11-27-2021
Looking good with the lights. I hope all goes well with the surgery.
RE: Charlie b's layout - Amalynn - 11-27-2021
Those positional signals are so pretty. Who made the brass K4s? :o