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  1. Len Turner

    Texas South East RR - Buildings & Structures

    Mid-week Update - Wed 4/30/25 Buildings & Structures… The Foundry & Machine structures are coming along. After a couple of rounds of re-do on the machine shop, I got started on the foundry building - Walthers Vulcan Manufacturing. The machine shop was basically an out-of-the-box build, but I may...
  2. Len Turner

    Texas South East Switching Layout Build

    Mid-week Update - Wed 4/30/25 Layout Construction… After considering several alternatives for the backdrop, I finally settled on using several 20”x 30” sheets of sky blue 3/16” foam board I found at H/L. Being pre-colored, the only painting I’ll have to do is some light to dark gray blending...
  3. Len Turner

    Running Bear's April 2025 Coffee Shop

    A very late Good Mornin' to all. Under partly cloudy skies, it's 58 in Cheyenne, with winds NNW @ 21. There's a 70% chance of rain or a t-storm later today. Looks like spring is finally beginning to break through. Apparently once again I have fallen victim to night owl syndrome. Sometimes I get...
  4. Len Turner

    Running Bear's April 2025 Coffee Shop

    Good mornin' crew. Under party cloudy skies, it's 51 in Cheyenne. Winds are calm WSW @ 5 and looking for a high this afternoon of 68 and a low tonight of 42. A slight chance of a shower later this afternoon and evening. Looking like a very nice day on tap for southeast Wyoming. The order of...
  5. Len Turner

    Texas South East RR - Buildings & Structures

    After looking over the Machine Shop #2 building, I found a couple of mistakes I made in fitting some of the windows. I used a canopy-style glue that doesn't eat plastic, so the windows weren't that difficult to unstick. I ended up having to remove the locater pins on the window frames in...
  6. Len Turner

    Texas South East - Locomotives & Rolling Stock

    Nothing going on in the car shops while we concentrate on layout and structures...
  7. Len Turner

    Running Bear's April 2025 Coffee Shop

    Good mornin' crew. It's 41 and mostly cloudy in Cheyenne this AM. Winds are S @ 15 gusting to 26. Looking for a high this afternoon of 62 and a low tonight of 42. Slight chance of light rain and an occasional t-storm later this evening and into tomorrow. Quiet day yesterday. NJ(ret) had eye...
  8. Len Turner

    What are you buying this Month?

    ordered today - several Walthers structures for bash & mingle Consolidated Fertilizers - still waiting for track & turnouts order to arrive - tracking sez its in Aurora, Co after setting in Chicago for a week...
  9. Len Turner

    Running Bear's April 2025 Coffee Shop

    Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote...
  10. Len Turner

    Running Bear's April 2025 Coffee Shop

    Good mornin' crew. TGIF.. In Cheyenne its 34 under overcast skies and drizzling rain. Winds are E @ 7. High today 40 and low tonight of 35. Precipitation last 24hrs .02" Possibility of more rain 55%. Good day to stay indoors... Fair day yesterday. NP from doc's office called about treatment...
  11. Len Turner

    Texas South East Switching Layout Build

    Not much actual progress on the layout this week so no pics. Still waiting for my order of track & turnouts, and rounding up electrical stuff for the wiring. Decided not to paint the backdrop directly on the drywall. More on that later. Track plan: OK.. what can I say - it's an...
  12. Len Turner

    Running Bear's April 2025 Coffee Shop

    Good mornin' crew. Mr. off-and-on checking in. It's 40 and partly cloudy in Cheyenne. Winds are NNE @ 10. Afternoon high of 57 and low tonight of 27. Recorded .12" rain last 24 hrs and 80% chance of a shower or t-storm later today. Relatively nice day in store. Apparently any day above freezing...
  13. Len Turner

    Texas South East RR - Buildings & Structures

    Thanks Mike! Haven't decided yet if I'm going to do structure lighting, but when I pre-wire the modules I am going to run bus wiring for lights and other accessories. I'm building all the structures to be removable from the layout and have access to the interiors.
  14. Len Turner

    Texas South East RR - Buildings & Structures

    Weekend update: Put in a couple more hours on Machine Shop #2. Still need to do some touch-up and a shot of Dullcote. When that dries, I'll pop the roof off put the window glazing in. Barn doors will be open so I may put a basic interior along the trackage inside the doorway.
  15. Len Turner

    Running Bear's April 2025 Coffee Shop

    Good mornin' crew! It's 34 and clear, winds W @ 5 in Cheyenne this AM. Looking for a high of 62 and a low tonight of 32. No precipitation last 24 hrs but 40% chance of showers later today. Good weekend. Spent a couple hours Saturday afternoon at the Sherman Hill Model Railroad club. They...
  16. Len Turner

    Running Bear's April 2025 Coffee Shop

    Good mornin' crew from chilly Cheyenne where it's 27 and cloudy with a slight chance of rain/snow into tomorrow. Winds are SSW @ 7. High this afternoon 42 and a low tonight of 27, again with a slight chance of rain/snow into tomorrow. Looking for clearing skies and into the 60s next week. Good...
  17. Len Turner

    Running Bear's April 2025 Coffee Shop

    Good mornin' crew from a frosty Cheyenne. Its 23, wind chill 9, and light snow. About an inch on the ground and another inch or two expected later today and tonight. Winds are from the north @ 10. High this afternoon 29, low tonight 19 with light flurries continuing into tomorrow. Not too bad in...
  18. Len Turner

    Texas South East RR - Buildings & Structures

    Caught up on the rolling stock for a while. Reliable Machine Shop #2 back on the workbench. Lots left to do...
  19. Len Turner

    Texas South East Switching Layout Build

    Finished up prep on backdrop wall. Leveled up the two modules.
  20. Len Turner

    Texas South East - Locomotives & Rolling Stock

    Yes, the TSE has steam... Baldwin 4-6-0 #12 (Bachmann) FYI - Angelina Lumber Co ran steam until 1965...




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