Superior & Seattle Railroad Build

[S&S RR]

Really looking excellent, John.

I'm still getting over that whole pint of AI!

Cheers, Mark.

David and Mark


Thanks for stoping by:


The soldiering tweezers are working great - only tool in the box that seems to work for this project.  We did have to let a few crew members go - "technology".




Yes - I used a pint of A&I on the wood I've cut so far for this project. I have to go to the store today and by more - I think a pint for the Railroad and a pint for me is in order. As my Grandpa used to say, it keeps the cold out of my bones. I just released I'm the Grandpa now - how did that happen?

[S&S RR]

The crew set bents number 8 and 9 in place - only 33 more to go!  This is a great project but I see little sticks when I close my eyes at night.  I can't imagine what this would cost if I bought all the strip wood at the LHS. And all those bar codes to remove. I'm sure I paid for the new table saw on just this one project.

[GPdemayo]

Looks great John.....keep up the great work. 

[S&S RR]

Looks great John.....keep up the great work. 

Thanks for kind words and for stopping by Greg.  I'm going to take a break from the trestle build today and finish the scenery behind the trestle before I have issues with access.

[ACL1504]

John,

Massive, wonderful and fantasstic looking. Just knowing you cut your own stripwood makes it even more impressive. AAA++++

Tom

[S&S RR]

John,

Massive, wonderful and fantasstic looking. Just knowing you cut your own stripwood makes it even more impressive. AAA++++

Tom

Tom

Thanks for the kind words and encouragement.

[nextceo]

Looks great John. Do you have any pictures of what it looks like on top?

Alan

[S&S RR]

Looks great John. Do you have any pictures of what it looks like on top?

Alan

Thanks for stopping by the thread and for the kind words.  I will take some top view shots the next time I take some pictures. The ties and track will be added as the last step when the trestle is complete. The trestle is a 36 inch radius curve.

[ReadingBob]

Wow!     That's really, really cool.  That is going to be such a neat scene when it's finished and the trains are rumbling across that trestle.  Outstanding!

[S&S RR]

Wow!     That's really, really cool.  That is going to be such a neat scene when it's finished and the trains are rumbling across that trestle.  Outstanding!

Bob


Thanks - it would be cool to be able to bring it to the EXPO - I don't think it will fit in the Jeep. I designed it so I can photograph locomotives with seven different mountains in the background.

[Mike Engler]

That thing looks like it was designed to go for a ride in the jeep to the Expo, if the Super really wanted to share with his buddies. And maybe win a free pass to the next Expo with a Structure Contest win. It will be one of the world's wonders, John.

[S&S RR]

That thing looks like it was designed to go for a ride in the jeep to the Expo, if the Super really wanted to share with his buddies. And maybe win a free pass to the next Expo with a Structure Contest win. It will be one of the world's wonders, John.

Mike


Thanks for the kind words - this one will be for the photograph contest. It is attached to many pounds of plaster.

[S&S RR]

I have switched gears for awhile on the layout - I'm working on painting castings for my next three structure builds - a scratch built machine shop that will be next to the Stone Roundhouse, FSM kits Chippy Hollow Hardware, and Yehudah Heating company. My plan is to keep switching back and forth between structure building and track and scenery work. The trestle will be built in three different sections.

[gnatshop]

A man with that many projects is kinda like a man with 3 or 4 mistresses!
A cat fight over the most attention!!   

[S&S RR]

A man with that many projects is kinda like a man with 3 or 4 mistresses!
A cat fight over the most attention!!   

David


I'm just not sure how to respond to this one.