tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783982962714355042.post7463969162145981607..comments2024-03-17T02:23:41.148-06:00Comments on C&Sn3: First Operating Session - Finally!Darel Leedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17654654924870626847noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783982962714355042.post-18003498597952238922014-06-29T10:37:55.462-06:002014-06-29T10:37:55.462-06:00Brother d, as late as the 30s, were boxcar roofs p...Brother d, as late as the 30s, were boxcar roofs properly painted black. Or rather, if a car went to the shop, the roof would be galvanized metal to start and painted with a roofing bitumen, or something similar?<br /><br />Thank you for the clarification.<br /><br />Keith Hayes<br />Leadville in Sn3Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382936648041418363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783982962714355042.post-88442692087350342142014-05-31T00:39:49.654-06:002014-05-31T00:39:49.654-06:00Would it be possible to enlarge,colorize,and play ...Would it be possible to enlarge,colorize,and play around with C&S era photographs?In Darrel's Bender photographs he had a recognizable small photo mural near the CM overpass.Robert McFarlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783982962714355042.post-11654064523009936192014-04-12T22:43:52.320-06:002014-04-12T22:43:52.320-06:00Thank you Gavin! I'm still waiting for that en...Thank you Gavin! I'm still waiting for that encouragement to happen, but I'm sure it is coming Lol!<br />What are you modeling down there?Darel Leedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654654924870626847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783982962714355042.post-64043493814936342472014-04-10T07:09:44.756-06:002014-04-10T07:09:44.756-06:00Great job Darel. Having some operating potential w...Great job Darel. Having some operating potential will surely encourage you in further construction. You can push the rails onward or focus on completing the Dickey scene. The best part is that it's your 1:64 world and your choice. Enjoy! Gavin, C&S down underhinceghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05499181890705539490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783982962714355042.post-89321537562093978472014-04-07T11:02:48.774-06:002014-04-07T11:02:48.774-06:00Thanks Bob. I've considered a photo mural. I&#... Thanks Bob. I've considered a photo mural. I've taken the pictures to do so already. Problem is it doesn't look like it used to up there. There are many roads cut into the hillsides and the beetle kill has pretty much obliterated the tree population. I realize that Photoshop can work wonders, but I just don't have the experience to make it happen.<br /> I've seen Andrew's excellent article. I have so few structures left to build that normal scratch-building techniques will suffice.<br />Can't wait to see Weston come to life. What scale? Darel Leedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654654924870626847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783982962714355042.post-39746263631399077822014-04-07T10:56:08.586-06:002014-04-07T10:56:08.586-06:00Hi Todd. Thanks! The tank shell is a casting from ...Hi Todd. Thanks! The tank shell is a casting from V&T shops. Everything else was scratch-built to resemble the Forks Creek tank. This will eventually be replaced with a scratch-built Dickey tank.Darel Leedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654654924870626847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783982962714355042.post-45188598386108396922014-04-06T22:00:18.333-06:002014-04-06T22:00:18.333-06:00What about using photo murals taken in the Dickey ...What about using photo murals taken in the Dickey area for the backdrop?Have you seen the MODEL RAILROADER issue with the article by Andrew Dodge about using Plexiglas in building structures?Your layout is an inspiration for the layout I am building representing the Weston (Park Co.) area.<br /> Bob McFarland "Weston1879"<br /> Wichita,KansasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783982962714355042.post-28187771139920843332014-03-31T12:19:09.513-06:002014-03-31T12:19:09.513-06:00Very nicely done! Always better when some equipme...Very nicely done! Always better when some equipment can realistically move about the trackage.<br />I really like the water tank. Is it a kit or scratchbuilt model, either way it turned out fantastic.<br /><br />Best,<br />Todd Ferguson <br />Harrisburg, NC Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783982962714355042.post-82909670393467535272014-03-21T22:13:19.443-06:002014-03-21T22:13:19.443-06:00That's what I thought since you used a blow-up...That's what I thought since you used a blow-up of the ICC map for the plan. Very cool! I am getting a real Layout jones! I need to replace the switch on my table saw but I think as soon as the weather warms up a little (keep exhaling) I'm gonna turn a couple sheets of plywood into some bench work and get some rail down! Your efforts are very much an inspiration!<br /><br />dDerrell Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14489276851661331648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783982962714355042.post-20348394885784404792014-03-21T22:08:27.902-06:002014-03-21T22:08:27.902-06:00The roofs are a metallic sorta dark grey. I didn&#...The roofs are a metallic sorta dark grey. I didn't actually build these cars. I'm not sure who did. They came to me built and lettered for the RGS. I contemplated backdating them but decided I'd just repaint them and letter them PROPERLY ( used the C&S equivelant numbers out of respect for the builder). I left the roofs the color they came with - which I more or less agree with. Besides the cars are not weathered yet. It isn't so much that they were painted black as it was perhaps they were left bare metal OR the paint quickly flaked away and left bare weathered metal. I would say that the initial paint job would have had painted roofs so in the teens you would have had faded out red on top. It's really hard to tell from B&W photos.<br /><br />I cannot say with certainty that the C&S did not paint the roof walks. BUT. A painted roof walk made of wood was Hazardous and a lot of railroads didn't. And the USRA (iirc) forbade it. I'm inclined that the C&S followed the recommended practices - ESPECIALLY since they were a Standard Gauge common carrier with a lot of equipment out all over the country. The practice would have carried over into their NG operation.<br /><br />DerrellDerrell Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14489276851661331648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783982962714355042.post-57912036139906365582014-03-21T20:45:06.350-06:002014-03-21T20:45:06.350-06:00Thanks Ted! I'm looking forward to sharing the...Thanks Ted! I'm looking forward to sharing the operation with friends someday. Darel Leedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654654924870626847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783982962714355042.post-21857727145860007442014-03-21T20:39:19.909-06:002014-03-21T20:39:19.909-06:00Couldn't have done it without you brother d. T...Couldn't have done it without you brother d. Thanks again!<br />The walk from the depot to the water tank in a blinding blizzard is the same distance for my miniature employees as it was for those brave souls now long gone.Darel Leedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654654924870626847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783982962714355042.post-62465733503501914632014-03-21T20:29:44.970-06:002014-03-21T20:29:44.970-06:00Thank you Keith. I guess operating on your fine C&...Thank you Keith. I guess operating on your fine C&S layout was enough motivation to get me to this point.<br />I will send some pics of the roof offline. I tend to agree with not painting roofwalks.Darel Leedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654654924870626847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783982962714355042.post-13929423818400839322014-03-21T19:42:51.674-06:002014-03-21T19:42:51.674-06:00Hooray! Congrats my friend. :)Hooray! Congrats my friend. :)Ted DiIoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961396382951210322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783982962714355042.post-74450461931245227342014-03-21T18:50:31.918-06:002014-03-21T18:50:31.918-06:00Wow! Very cool. To see all that C&S equipment ...Wow! Very cool. To see all that C&S equipment in S scale I mean. And nary a rio grunge thing in sight. Pure C&S - a rarity in 3/16ths scale. I guess because it is so demanding. You have to hunt for the motive power and you don't have RTR cars - you must build them all. Most of all it is great to see a prototype spot like Dickey actually done to scale (more or less).<br /><br />Great work, D!Derrell Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14489276851661331648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783982962714355042.post-14705104351574294982014-03-21T18:23:38.648-06:002014-03-21T18:23:38.648-06:00Congratulations, Darel. It is a great feeling, isn...Congratulations, Darel. It is a great feeling, isn't it?<br /><br />Can you snap some closeups of Brother d's boxcar roofs? Looks like he painted them black. Plus, he needs to paint the roofwalks :-)<br /><br />Keith Hayes<br />Leadville in Sn3Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382936648041418363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783982962714355042.post-44237941548921545432014-03-21T11:43:31.213-06:002014-03-21T11:43:31.213-06:00Thanks Steve. The racks work great for holding car...Thanks Steve. The racks work great for holding car cards, waybills, uncoupling tools etc. <br />I ordered my 36" Custom Wood Tile Racks from: <br />http://secure.tjco.net/products.asp?cat=ExtraLong<br />Darel Leedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654654924870626847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783982962714355042.post-67542429355602507282014-03-21T10:25:55.351-06:002014-03-21T10:25:55.351-06:00That scrabble molding intrigues me - can you tell ...That scrabble molding intrigues me - can you tell us more about it, and how I might find some? Seems like a great idea.Steven Haworthhttp://www.rgsrr.infonoreply@blogger.com