Superior & Seattle Railroad Build (Volume 2) Started 2/25/17

Jerry · February 16, 2019, 01:18:11 PM

You just amaze me!! Your planning ahead is something everyone should learn to do.

Jerry

S&S RR · February 16, 2019, 07:03:39 PM

Quote from: Jerry on February 16, 2019, 01:18:11 PM
You just amaze me!! Your planning ahead is something everyone should learn to do.

Jerry

Jerry

Thank you for following along - the planning is the way I'm wired. I'm an Engineer by profession so that's the part of the hobby that comes naturally to me.

MAP · February 17, 2019, 06:12:13 AM

Great progress John. You make it look easy putting all of the elements of your railroad together in beautiful scenes. Where did you buy those silicone tubs? They're pretty cool.

S&S RR · February 17, 2019, 08:47:56 AM

Quote from: MAP on February 17, 2019, 06:12:13 AM
Great progress John. You make it look easy putting all of the elements of your railroad together in beautiful scenes. Where did you buy those silicone tubs? They're pretty cool.

Mark

Thank you for following along and the kind words. The silicone tubs came from a company called Rockler. They are a wood working supply company.

deemery · February 17, 2019, 10:25:48 AM

John, your discussion of the Rockler silicone tubs made me look for similar items on Amazon. I saw some silicone mini cupcake "wrappers" that I'll try as glue tubs. I'll try one, and save the rest of them for cupcakes. :-)

dave

S&S RR · February 17, 2019, 11:56:51 AM

Quote from: deemery on February 17, 2019, 10:25:48 AM
John, your discussion of the Rockler silicone tubs made me look for similar items on Amazon. I saw some silicone mini cupcake "wrappers" that I'll try as glue tubs. I'll try one, and save the rest of them for cupcakes. :-)

dave

Dave

Interesting - let us know how they work. I'm not sure I want cupcakes cooked in silicone wrappers. Let us know if they come with a bunch of stickers on them from California. I think my mom used to use paper wrappers.

S&S RR · February 17, 2019, 08:27:43 PM

The baseboard is ready for structures for the Sewall's and Fox Run Milling builds.

S&S RR · February 20, 2019, 07:10:51 PM

I made some progress on the Stone Roundhouse electrification and detailing today. I cleaned up the benchwork and painted it black in preparation for the track extensions that will attach the roundhouse tracks to to the turntable. There will also be a number of sidings around the turntable for outside locomotive storage. The track in this area will be mounted directly plywood.

S&S RR · February 20, 2019, 07:11:50 PM

S&S RR · February 22, 2019, 07:03:16 PM

The turntable is in and wired for the Stone Roundhouse. I forgot to mention, yesterday, that I taped all of the seams in the plywood benchwork before I painted it black. Once all the feeder tracks are in place and tested this area will receive a layer of sand and then ballast.

S&S RR · February 22, 2019, 07:06:46 PM

I finished the day, today, grinding the tapper on the feeder tracks and cutting the shims required to matchup all the different levels of track to the turntable.

vinceg · February 22, 2019, 07:40:49 PM

Fantastic, John! Beautiful job on all the SRMW and FSM kits. What's not to like?!

engine909 · February 22, 2019, 08:28:20 PM

I agree, superb modeling John. Thank you for sharing.
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deemery · February 22, 2019, 08:42:45 PM

I got those mini-cupcakes silicone cups and tried some glues in them today. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HMW7XTO

MEK had no effect/no damage, it just flashed off.
Thin CA flakes off, but it pulls a little bit of the silicone with it.
PVA just popped off.

dave

vinceg · February 23, 2019, 08:34:07 AM

Quote from: deemery on February 22, 2019, 08:42:45 PM
I got those mini-cupcakes silicone cups and tried some glues in them today. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HMW7XTO

MEK had no effect/no damage, it just flashed off.
Thin CA flakes off, but it pulls a little bit of the silicone with it.
PVA just popped off.

dave

How do cupcakes work?