rhoward
S.L.O.&W. Trainman
Hey, hey hey! Its the weekend already. The first weekend of retirement for Paul...... So lets get started and show all the stuff you've been working on this week.
I had the NCE decoders arrive and replaced the Botchman Cheapo with one that works better. Here she is testing out the decoder replacement:
She's ready to use in revenue service and is going to be good competition for NYC 999 on those straightaways.
I also have been at work finishing the main building for Guy's Gas. I didn't want to use the paper metal roofing that came with the kit, so I tried making a cedar shake roof. That looked way to thick for scale and I couldn't cut it much thiner, so I ripped it off ruining the cardboard roof on one side in the process. So I used scale lumber to put a "real" underlayment on it and made up some Tarpaper Roofing on the computer. Came out much better.
Lastly I added some big signs on the roof (they come with the kit). The sign is decaled with decals I made up with Micro-Mark paper.
I also scratch built a couple of crossbucks for the road into Cooley's Ice House.
I had the NCE decoders arrive and replaced the Botchman Cheapo with one that works better. Here she is testing out the decoder replacement:
She's ready to use in revenue service and is going to be good competition for NYC 999 on those straightaways.
I also have been at work finishing the main building for Guy's Gas. I didn't want to use the paper metal roofing that came with the kit, so I tried making a cedar shake roof. That looked way to thick for scale and I couldn't cut it much thiner, so I ripped it off ruining the cardboard roof on one side in the process. So I used scale lumber to put a "real" underlayment on it and made up some Tarpaper Roofing on the computer. Came out much better.
Lastly I added some big signs on the roof (they come with the kit). The sign is decaled with decals I made up with Micro-Mark paper.
I also scratch built a couple of crossbucks for the road into Cooley's Ice House.