FH&E ( Well not anymore, but read the article to find out why)

bagman · July 02, 2015, 05:48:15 PM

Hi there

Some of you guys might have read the thread I started over at the "other forum" about the construction of my layout.

As part of the research into building the layout I joined the New York Central System Historical Society.

A while back I was asked if I would be interested in writing an article for the NYCentral Modeler about the layout.
I must confess I was very flattered as I certainly don't consider myself up to the calibre of some model railroaders I have read about their layouts in various publications etc.

So rather than repeat the story from the "other forum" I thought it would be easier just to post the link to the article.
Page 9 and page 76 are the stories about my layout as there are articles on 2 Aussie's both with the same first name !

Call me lazy !

http://nycshs.org/for-the-modeler/

Hope you find the article interesting reading

Cheers

BandOGuy · July 02, 2015, 06:41:35 PM

Great to see you back!
Fantastic article and a lot of really fine work.
Please let us know when we can drop by for a tour.

Zephyrus52246 · July 02, 2015, 09:08:47 PM

Very nice publication by the NYCHS. Enjoyed your article as well.

Jeff

ACL1504 · July 03, 2015, 07:10:16 AM

David,

Great to hear from you. Very nice article as well. Great job.

Tom

GPdemayo · July 03, 2015, 08:13:19 AM

Glad to see you over here David and look forward to seeing what you have been up to.

tom.boyd.125 · July 03, 2015, 03:57:51 PM

David,
Great article on your prototype - freelance Saranac Branch of the NYC. Lots of photos, nice scenery, and a good mix of structures, and speaking of structures , how did you get those custom built models from Rich Cobb there in one piece ? Those stations, the freight house and the coal tower look fantastic !
Tom

bagman · July 03, 2015, 10:06:39 PM

Quote from: ACL1504 on July 03, 2015, 07:10:16 AM
David,

Great to hear from you. Very nice article as well. Great job.

Tom

Glad you liked the article Tom. Not quite sure what happened, but in the original article sent for publication I had mentioned the work you did on restoring "old # 66".
Perhaps lost in translation ?
Anyway, for the record it was you who did all the restoration work on that NYC 2-8-0, which was well documented by you in a post on the "other forum".

Cheers
David

bagman · July 03, 2015, 10:42:36 PM

Quote from: tom.boyd.125 on July 03, 2015, 03:57:51 PM
David,
Great article on your prototype - freelance Saranac Branch of the NYC. Lots of photos, nice scenery, and a good mix of structures, and speaking of structures , how did you get those custom built models from Rich Cobb there in one piece ? Those stations, the freight house and the coal tower look fantastic !
Tom

Besides being an absolute master model maker Rich is a genius when it comes to shipping.
Lots of bubble wrap along with those foam balls and a box within a box ensures safe arrival to Australia.
With all the structures that Rich has built all have arrived safe and sound.

Cheers
David

ACL1504 · July 04, 2015, 04:10:24 PM

Quote from: bagman on July 03, 2015, 10:06:39 PM
Quote from: ACL1504 on July 03, 2015, 07:10:16 AM
David,

Great to hear from you. Very nice article as well. Great job.

Tom
Glad you liked the article Tom. Not quite sure what happened, but in the original article sent for publication I had mentioned the work you did on restoring "old # 66".
Perhaps lost in translation ?
Anyway, for the record it was you who did all the restoration work on that NYC 2-8-0, which was well documented by you in a post on the "other forum".

Cheers
David

David,

I understand why the info was cut as it didn't really add to the NYC story/article. I'm just happy we got the NYC 2-8-0 running with decent sound. No one should have to go through what you did.

Again, great new layout and fantastic article.

Tom