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

[S&S RR]

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

Vince


Thanks for stopping by the thread and for the kind words.

[S&S RR]

I agree, superb modeling John. Thank you for sharing.
ed

Ed


Thank you for the kind words and for stopping by the thread to see what I'm up to.

[deemery]

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? 

You put them in your mouth and chew :-)

dave

[S&S RR]

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

Dave


It sounds like they will work as well as the tubs I bought. And your workbench will be more colorful.

[S&S RR]

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? 

Vince


If you scroll up a page or two, I talked about some silicone glue tubs that I bought.  Dave found some silicone cupcake holders on amazon and was reporting that they worked the same way.

[S&S RR]

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? 

You put them in your mouth and chew :-)

dave

I lost control of my thread again

[Jerry]

Another great update.

John question for you what thickness  & grade is the plywood your using?
And what kind of tape did you use on the seams?

Jerry

[S&S RR]

Another great update.

John question for you what thickness  & grade is the plywood your using?
And what kind of tape did you use on the seams?

Jerry

Hi Jerry

The plywood is 3/4 inch exterior grade B/C.  I'm not worried about the surface of the plywood other than it needs to be sanded smooth. It will all be covered, someday.  I just used painters green masking tape to cover the seams.  It only has to keep the sand and ballast from finding it's way to the floor under the layout. As soon as I get the sand where I want it, I wet it down with wet water and then glue it in place. Once it is dry the tape has served it's purpose.  I want exterior grade plywood so the water from the gluing process doesn't warp or degrade the plywood.

[S&S RR]

Day two, of the turntable installation.  Wow, this is going to be a lot of work.  Each one of the lead tracks is a real production with grinding tapered leads, wiring it to the control panel, and making sure everything is straight and level. This is my first electronically controlled turntable installation.  I had manually controlled turntables on my previous layouts. So far everything is going fine just taking a lot more time than I was expecting. I fired up the turntable control panel this afternoon and got the code I was expecting from the instructions.

[PRR Modeler]

Great modeling John. I really like that wall.

[S&S RR]

Great modeling John. I really like that wall.

Curt


Thank you for stopping by and the kind words.

[S&S RR]

Index to Volume 1 of the  Superior & Seattle Railroad Build Thread

Index to the thread Updated 3/21/17. 



                          INDEX

Volume 1


Vol 1. Page 1   Changing forums - the benchwork
Vol 1. Page 2   Overview and Status in March of 2014
Vol 1. Page 3   A look back at the Benchwork and Paster work on the mountains,
             Painting the Plaster work
             The Photo Back Drops
             Making Aspen Trees
Vol 1. Page 4    Making Pine Trees
              Preparing the Talus Materials
Vol 1. Page 5    Prototype Photographs
Vol 1. Page 6    Prototype Photographs
              Control Panel
Vol 1. Page 7    Layout Diagram "original plan"
              Roundhouse Photographs
              The Stone Roundhouse Build - start
Vol 1. Page 8    Stone Roundhouse Build - the walls
Vol 1. Page 9    Stone Roundhouse Build - the Roof
Vol 1. Page 10  Stone Roundhouse Build - Painting
Vol 1. Page 11  Laying more track
             Planning the town of Sellios
Vol 1. Page 12  Testing track
Vol 1. Page 13  First Runs - lower track
Vol 1. Page 14  Benchwork and Town layout - Sellios
Vol 1. Page 15  Benchwork and Town layout - Sellios
Vol 1. Page 16  Track work in Sellios
Vol 1. Page 17  Planning Structure Placement - Sellios
Vol 1. Page 18  Logo for the Superior & Seattle Railroad
Vol 1. Page 19  Cedar Shingle Pine Tree armatures
              Modeling in the Summer
Vol 1. Page 20  Roofing on the Stone Roundhouse
Vol 1. Page 21  Doors on the Stone Roundhouse
Vol 1. Page 22  More plaster work
Vol 1. Page 23  Installing the DCC System
Vol 1. Page 24  DCC System Discussion
Vol 1. Page 25  DCC System Installation
Vol 1. Page 26  DCC System Installation
Vol 1. Page 27  More track installation
Vol 1. Page 28  Track Testing
Vol 1. Page 29  Door production for the Stone Roundhouse
Vol 1. Page 30  Ballasting The Eagles Nest Yard
Vol 1. Page 31  Ballasting The Eagles Nest Yard
Vol 1. Page 32  Changes - moving mountains
Vol 1. Page 33  Adding some talus materials
Vol 1. Page 34  Stone Roundhouse Build - Tar Paper Roof
Vol 1. Page 35  Stone Roundhouse Build - Doors, Windows, Trim
Vol 1. Page 36  Planting Aspen Trees,
             prototype pictures Aspen Trees
Vol 1. Page 37  Stone Roundhouse Build Trim, Front Stone Work
             Pictures of Mountains with Fall Color
Vol 1. Page 38  The view through "Wayne's hole"
Vol 1. Page 39  Some overall room photographs of the layout
Vol 1. Page 40  Stone Roundhouse Build - Painting the trim
Vol 1. Page 41  Stone Roundhouse Build - Installing the Windows
Vol 1. Page 42  The A&I tube
Vol 1. Page 43  Stone Roundhouse Build - Painting the Roof
Vol 1. Page 44  Stone Roundhouse Build - Final pictures on the workbench
              Stone Roundhouse Build - Moving and installing on the layout
Vol 1. Page 45  Stone Roundhouse Build - Installation pictures
Vol 1. Page 46  Discussion of storage on the benchwork
Vol 1. Page 47  New - flex shaft rotary tool
Vol 1. Page 48  The Eagles Nest Yard
Vol 1. Page 49  Kit discussion
Vol 1. Page 50  Scenery on Mt. Aiden
Vol 1. Page 51  Mt. Aiden Trestle Build - bents
Vol 1. Page 52  Testing coloring for the Trestle
Vol 1. Page 53  Start of scenery on Mt. Aiden
Vol 1. Page 54  Progress pictures scenery on Mt. Aiden
Vol 1. Page 55  Surveying for the Trestle
             Stripwood for the Mt. Aiden Trestle
             Casting the footings for the Mt. Aiden Trestle
Vol 1. Page 56  Changes in the Mountains
Vol 1. Page 57  Coloring the trestle footings
Vol 1. Page 58  Mt. Aiden Scenery progress pictures
Vol 1. Page 59  Setting the footings for the Mt. Aiden Trestle
Vol 1. Page 60  Mt. Aiden Trestle Build first Bents
Vol 1. Page 61  Staining Stripwood
Vol 1. Page 62  Mt. Aiden Trestle Build
Vol 1. Page 63  Mt. Aiden Trestle Build
Vol 1. Page 64  Trestle Build progress pictures
Vol 1. Page 65  Trestle Build progress pictures
Vol 1. Page 66  Painting Bolt Castings
Vol 1. Page 67  Installing Bolt Castings - Mt. Aiden Trestle
Vol 1. Page 68  Cutting more strip wood
              Dealing with impatient forum members
Vol 1. Page 69  Adding retaining walls
Vol 1. Page 70  Trestle Build progress pictures
Vol 1. Page 71  Counting nut and bolt castings
Vol 1. Page 72  Mt. Aiden Trestle - the finishing process
Vol 1. Page 73  Adding Scenery to Mt. Aiden
Vol 1. Page 74  Building retaining wall for Mt. Aiden
              Pine Tree Production
Vol 1. Page 75  Dead Pine Trees
Vol 1. Page 75  The Brambell's Build Start - What's in the box
Vol 1. Page 76  Brambell's - Site preparation on the Layout
Vol 1. Page 77  Brambell's - Making Extra Castings
Vol 1. Page 78  Brambell's - Changing the site plan to fit my location on the layout.
Vol 1. Page 79  Brambell's - Making Molds
Vol 1. Page 80  Brambell's - Painting the castings
Vol 1. Page 81  Brambell's - Preparing the background scenery
Vol 1. Page 82  FSM Sawmill reconditioning for the S&S RR.
Vol 1. Page 83  Brambell's - Fitting castings to my site.
Vol 1. Page 84  Brambell's - Castings - lessons learned
Vol 1. Page 85  Brambell's - Painting the castings
Vol 1. Page 86  Brambell's - Testing the base with castings on the layout
Vol 1. Page 87  Brambell's - Detail castings - preparation for painting

             Brambell's - The warehouse walls
Vol 1. Page 88  New Tools
Vol 1. Page 89  Brambell's - Warehouse Assembly
Vol 1. Page 90  Brambell's - Painting the detail castings
             Brambell's - The wood retaining wall
Vol 1. Page 91  Brambell's - More Warehouse Assembly
Vol 1. Page 92  Brambell's - adding detail castings
Vol 1. Page 93  Brambell's - Warehouse Roof Construction
Vol 1. Page 94  Brambell's - Adding the Hoist House
              Brambell's - Adding the back deck
              Brambell's - A test fit on the layout
Vol 1. Page 95  Brambell's - Adding the ground cover
Vol 1. Page 96  Brambell's - Adding the Warehouse back shed
Vol 1. Page 97  Brambell's - More details
Vol 1. Page 98  Brambell's - Building the front deck
Vol 1. Page 99  Brambell's - Building the Trestle
Vol 1. Page 100 Brambell's - The cement wall
              Brambell's - The Trestle Deck
Vol 1. Page 101 Updating the index
Vol 1. Page 102 Brambell's - Rail Siding and Dock
              Adding more trees
Vol 1. Page 103 Brambell's Front Office
Vol 1. Page 104 Brambell's Scale and Scale House
Vol 1. Page 105 Brambell's Adding Dirt
              Brambell's Test Plant on Layout
Vol 1. Page 106 Changes, Dad's, and the old layout
Vol 1. Page 107 Working in the Mountain
Vol 1. Page 108 Brambell's The Details
Vol 1. Page 108 Brambell's Finish Pictures on the Workbench
Vol 1. Page 108 A clean workbench
Vol 1. Page 109 Chippy Hollow Build Start
Vol 1. Page 110 Another Trestle Build
Vol 1. Page 111 More Pine Tree Production
               Chippy Hollow Painting the wall castings
Vol 1. Page 112 Start of the Mt. Aiden Small Trestle
Vol 1. Page 112 Eagles Nest Hardware Build
Vol 1. Page 114 Track on the Mt. Aiden Trestle
Vol 1. Page 114 Chippy Hollow Build Progress
Vol 1. Page 115 Eagles Nest Warehouse Wall Castings
Vol 1. Page 116 Build Progress Eagles Nest Warehouse and Chippy Hollow
Vol 1. Page 117 Painting the Eagles Nest Warehouse Castings.
Vol 1. Page 118 Progress Report Small Trestle Build on Mt. Aiden.
Vol 1. Page 118 Layout Diagrams update
Vol 1. Page 119 Chippy Hollow Build update.
Vol 1. Page 120 Reusable Mold Material test.
Vol 1. Page 121 Trestle Build Progress.
Vol 1. Page 123 Final Pictures Mt. Aiden Trestle Build.
Vol 1. Page 124 Eagles Nest Warehouse Progress Report.
Vol 1. Page 126 Chippy Hollow Build Update
Vol 1. Page 128 Chippy Hollow Details
Vol 1. Page 128 Chippy Hollow become Walter P's
Vol 1. Page 129 The Staging Yard.
Vol 1. Page 130 The Control Panel Switch Panel.
Vol 1. Page 133 Eagles Next Warehouse - new paint and weathering.
Vol 1. Page 134 Start of the Jacob's Coal Build.
Vol 1. Page 136 Prototype Pictures from Greenfield Village
Vol 1. Page 137 Making room for the inside the mountain helix.
Vol 1. Page 138 Building the Helix.
Vol 1. Page 142 Making molds for plaster castings.
Vol 1. Page 143 More Aspen Trees
Vol 1. Page 146 Start of the C. C. Crow Stone Church Build
Vol 1. Page 147 Making room for the HOn3 Trestle
Vol 1. Page 148 Plans for the mountain top.
Vol 1. Page 148 Hidden Yard Build
Vol 1. Page 150 C. C. Crow Church Pictures
Vol 1. Page 153 Starting the HOn3 Trestle Builds
Vol 1. Page 155 Jacob's Coal Build Update
Vol 1. Page 157 Getting out the saw - more changes
Vol 1. Page 159 Using a Clay Mockups for design.
Vol 1. Page 162 The Start of the town of Sellios
Vol 1. Page 163 Sawmill placement.
Vol 1. Page 164 More on the Clay Mockup.
Vol 1. Page 167 Future Build Plans.
Vol 1. Page 169 The HOn3 Trestle Final Build Pictures.
Vol 1. Page 171 More Aspen Trees
Vol 1. Page 172 Moving on to Volume 2 of the S&S RR Build.

Volume 2

Vol 2. Page 1    Adding trees to the mountains.
Vol 2. Page 2    Using a Mortar & Pestle to create fine sand.
Vol 2. Page 3    Mountain Surgery
Vol 2. Page 4    Clay mockup of Phase III.
Vol 2. Page 5    Phase III Expansion
Vol 2. Page 6    Straightening the curves
Vol 2. Page 7    New Pine Trees
Vol 2. Page 8    Phase III track work
Vol 2. Page 9    More Aspen Trees
Vol 2. Page 10  Making Aspen Trees
Vol 2. Page 12  New Crew member

Vol 2. Page 14  Test planting of Aspen Trees
Vol 2. Page 16  Test running the trains
Vol 2. Page 17  Helix build
Vol 2. Page 18  The HOn3 Branchline
Vol 2. Page 19  New HOn3 Locomotive
Vol 2. Page 20  Using my iPad to design the scenery
Vol 2. Page 21  Start of the Mackenzie Milling Build
Vol 2. Page 27  Start of the Isaac's Coal Build
Vol 2. Page 33  Running trains with the expanded crew
Vol 2. Page 35  Continued work on Mackenzie Mill and Isaac's Coal
Vol 2. Page 44  Adding another layer of scenery with some new Pine Trees
Vol 2. Page 53 Isaac's Coal test plant
Vol 2. Page

I started updating the index for Volumes 1 and 2 of this thread.  This is a work in progress - I have over 100 pages to go in volume 2.

[S&S RR]

Update:  I have spent the last week wiring and installing the electronics for the Eagles Nest Yard - at the current rate I will be at it for a couple more weeks. At this point the pictures would be all underneath the layout and trust me if you have seen one wire you have seen them all.  A video of me crawling out from under the layout after hours of connecting wires may be entertaining for some but I will leave that to your imagination.  I will post some pictures when the control panels and turntable controls are working. That's all I got for this update.  You can follow my structure building activities on the challenge build thread.

[Jerry]

I would think you would have a cold one under there with you just in case you got thirsty!! 

Jerry

[S&S RR]

I would think you would have a cold one under there with you just in case you got thirsty!! 

Jerry

Jerry


If I stored my cold ones under the layout I might not come out.