New HO Switching Layout
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Spent an hour tonight mocking up the redesigned Canpotex Facility - I'm happier with the overall dimensions now. Its hard to tell from the cell phone snap - but the angles on the roof are correct!
Will trim and sand the edges tomorrow for a quick paint. Learned a lesson with the last foam board building I did - you MUST paint both the inside and outside as the paint pulls the material hard and can warp if not applied evenly.
R
White Foam Board Maintenance Facility, ver 2.0 with better proportions:
Will trim and sand the edges tomorrow for a quick paint. Learned a lesson with the last foam board building I did - you MUST paint both the inside and outside as the paint pulls the material hard and can warp if not applied evenly.
R
White Foam Board Maintenance Facility, ver 2.0 with better proportions:
Spent an hour working on the railcar facility again tonight.
Sourced a more accurate shade of Liquitex for the colour, and painted both inside and out. Also cut the roof panels but the walls need to be sanded first before I can adhere them. I've attached a mockup photo which I'm really happy with. I reduced the whole building height by 1.5" and it brought it much more in line with scale.
I'll post another update soon.
R
Facility painted without logo or silver striping:
The prototype again for reference:
View from ground level southeast across the yard:
Sourced a more accurate shade of Liquitex for the colour, and painted both inside and out. Also cut the roof panels but the walls need to be sanded first before I can adhere them. I've attached a mockup photo which I'm really happy with. I reduced the whole building height by 1.5" and it brought it much more in line with scale.
I'll post another update soon.
R
Facility painted without logo or silver striping:
The prototype again for reference:
View from ground level southeast across the yard:
Made some progress tonight - working on the front edge of the layout.
I'm slowly modelling a dirt access road that runs parallel to the main. Its not as obvious in the prototype pictures but its definitely there. I plan to populate it with a couple MOW vehicles and maybe some employees of the yard watching the action.
No progress on the Canpotex facility but I'm really happy with it at this point. I'll eventually upgrade it but for now it does the trick!
Access Road:
GMD-1 1056 shifts some clean potash cars from the maintenance facility:
1056 assembles westbound 622 towards Winnipeg:
Team Track Loading area taking shape:
I'll post another update with pics this weekend.
R
I'm slowly modelling a dirt access road that runs parallel to the main. Its not as obvious in the prototype pictures but its definitely there. I plan to populate it with a couple MOW vehicles and maybe some employees of the yard watching the action.
No progress on the Canpotex facility but I'm really happy with it at this point. I'll eventually upgrade it but for now it does the trick!
Access Road:
GMD-1 1056 shifts some clean potash cars from the maintenance facility:
1056 assembles westbound 622 towards Winnipeg:
Team Track Loading area taking shape:
I'll post another update with pics this weekend.
R
68 Camaro
Member
Working on fences today... Bought a Walthers kit. I'm reasonably content with the product but the mesh is extremely finicky.
My solution to keeping the wires straight:
Are you drilling out the fence posts or just gluing the posts to the horizontal support wires?
Several people including myself use solid brass wire for the upper and lower horizontal wires. If you drill out the plastic Walthers vertical fence posts, slide them down to the correct location and secure with CA adhesive, there should be no need for so much tape. Not sure what comes with the kit but I have used K&S brass which is very straight and wedding tulle for the mesh.
Larry
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Larry,
These fences have been nothing but a pain in the butt. I'm surprised I couldnt find a metal version pre assembled - I would have happily used that. The wires are the biggest disappointment. They don't stay straight no matter what I do. So your advice is well received!
Where do you get the brass wire? Would my LHS carry it? And what size are you using to make it scale?
Also, what is 'wedding tulle'?
Thanks!
Ryan
A2T,
Its a Rapido Trains GMD-1. They're based in Toronto, and make a great product. I wish I could have bought two but they are not cheap. I understand they are available through the US as well?
R
A2TwrOpr
Member
Thanks for the info. I have not seen them offered here in the states. It's a sharp looking model
The Southern Railway of British Columbia (SRY) also have some (same livery as MRL). All have I read were made for CN.
Rapido went to the effort to make 4 different variations of the GMD-1. Mine is the first run 6 axle freight version without steam generator for passenger service. They were produced in 1958-60. I believe only 70ish were made of this particular configuration. As I understand it, the 6 axle GMD-1 was designed with light rail branch lines in mind... more even weight distribution. Rapido also makes the 4 axle version.
Overall a highly recommended product.
R
Overall a highly recommended product.
R
The SRY ones (4 x 4 axle, #'s 1202-1205) would be a nice addition, even if they don't actually run on MRL, but then neither does my SRY MP15DC either, but I won't tell (ah, I just did). Hopefully in some future Rapido release.
