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Re: Nantahala Midland V 3.0 - Sumpter250 - 08-14-2015
Thought it might be appropriate to "plug this in now".....
A Nantahala Midland box car, ( in Horribly Oversize scale
) that found it's way on to the Cindys Harbor line, crossing the Kennequogue river bridge at Cindys Harbor.Ahead of the F7a are the FTa, and FTb.
Re: Nantahala Midland V 3.0 - Tyson Rayles - 08-14-2015
Yeah, I figured by now those axle journals have gotten so bad you would need three engines to push it down the track!
Good to see it's still earning it's keep as are the two Cindy's Harbor box cars are down here in NC. I just need to get fresh batteries for the camera so I can prove it.
Re: Nantahala Midland V 3.0 - BR60103 - 08-14-2015
Tyson
wasn't it you that went into hospital, and the Gauge found out which one, and drove the switchboard mad asking to talk to Tyson Rayles?
Layout's looking good.
Re: Nantahala Midland V 3.0 - Tyson Rayles - 08-15-2015
Yes David it was!
I appreciated it very much but the hospital didn't.
Re: Nantahala Midland V 3.0 - Tyson Rayles - 08-15-2015
I forgot that the batteries in the camera were rechargeable! Got them recharged just in time to catch an pair of Cindy's Harbor boxcars crossing the Little Tennessee river on their way to the L&N interchange in Murphy N.C.
Re: Nantahala Midland V 3.0 - Ralph - 08-15-2015
Nice shot! Love that bridge scene!
Re: Nantahala Midland V 3.0 - Tyson Rayles - 08-15-2015
Thanks Ralph!
Re: Nantahala Midland V 3.0 - Tyson Rayles - 09-11-2015
Catt has finally embarrassed me into getting back to work on the layout.
I'm removing the temporary staging yard on the east end of the layout and adding a bigger yard with more tracks and storage. The old yard area will be turned into scenery. The first pic is where the old yard was and the next two are progress pics on the new yard.
Re: Nantahala Midland V 3.0 - MountainMan - 09-11-2015
That's great work!
Re: Nantahala Midland V 3.0 - Catt - 09-11-2015
Mike, :wait:
:wait: :wait: :wait: Good to see your working on the NM again.I'm seriously considering starting a new thread on the GVR,with the N scale first, the Z second, and the HO in third place.I'm also trying to decide if I am actually crazy enough to letter NATAHALA MIDLAND in all three scales on boxcars or just go with a large NM on the rightg with reporting marks on the left.
Re: Nantahala Midland V 3.0 - Tyson Rayles - 09-12-2015
Thanks MountainMan! Catt I'll have to get around to making at least three NM boxcars for slave service between the sawmill in Robbinsville and the industries in Tellico and Murphy and I'm going with the large NM
instead of printing out the full name so go easy on yourself and do the same. BTW they will be orange with black roofs.
Re: Nantahala Midland V 3.0 - Tyson Rayles - 09-15-2015
O.K. the staging yard is done. Track glued down and wired and tested. The track on the left is a dummy for storing cars not currently in use. As a plus I now have about 5 more square feet to scenic.
Re: Nantahala Midland V 3.0 - Ralph - 09-15-2015
Nice addition to the layout that should make it even more fun to operate!
Re: Nantahala Midland V 3.0 - Tyson Rayles - 09-16-2015
I'm hoping so Ralph.
Re: Nantahala Midland V 3.0 - Tyson Rayles - 09-21-2015
Not much new. Got the backboard up on the layout. No backdrop yet, have to order more. Put up a safety board along the edges of the staging yard so nothing will hit the floor
I hope. Started blocking up some land forms on the layout section. Someone asked me how I was going to get to my workbench with the yard in the way. The end of the yard that attaches to the layout slides over two bolts and is held tight with two nuts that are just finger tight. Remove them and poop the two prong wire connector apart and the whole thing slides right off. Takes less than two minutes to remove and replace.