Superior & Seattle Railroad Build

[S&S RR]

John...

Thanx for the goo gone info.

I hate those stickers as they leave glue everywhere.  Especially on wood products.  It alters the wood's ability to accept stain even after sanding.

I use lacquer thinner on stuff that will take a distillate solvent. 

I also learned the lesson about tape on rails.  The hard way of course.  Which is my primary learning style.

see ya
Bob

Hi Bob


The only way I have had any luck getting stickers off from wood that I want to stain is with alcohol.  I would not use Goo b Gone on unfinished wood.

[deemery]

Good judgement comes from experience.


Experience comes from bad judgement.


   (anonymous Wise Man)


dave

[S&S RR]

Good judgement comes from experience.


Experience comes from bad judgement.


   (anonymous Wise Man)


dave

Wise none the less.

[S&S RR]

I made some progress on my clay mock-up project today.

[S&S RR]

The artist board stack up is complete.  All I have to do now is fill it in with clay and start carving the land forms, fitting structure mockups, and deciding where the tracks will be visible.  I wonder how many iterations I will go through before I get it where I want it.

[S&S RR]

I completed all the work on the curved trestle that I can do on the workbench.  Here is a final workbench photograph.  It's time to install it on the layout.

[ACL1504]

John,

Your trestle is a work of art. It is wonderful and well done. I'm going to have to call you Mr. Trestle.

Again, John, beautiful craftsmanship my friend.

Tom

[S&S RR]

Tom


Thanks for the kind words and for stopping by the thread. I just stopped for lunch after doing a test fit of the trestle on the layout. I like the depth it gives to the scene. I need to clear all the junk off the benchwork when I get through working in the area today,  so I can take a picture.

[jimmillho]

Now, That is a trestle!!!!!!!!   Beautiful.

Jim

[S&S RR]

Now, That is a trestle!!!!!!!!   Beautiful.

Jim

Jim


Thank you for the kind words.

[S&S RR]

I got started setting the bents for the second HOn3 Trestle, today.

[S&S RR]

I also got enough stuff cleared off the benchwork to take a couple pictures of the first trestle in location on the layout.  This first picture is without the structures in place.

[S&S RR]

Here is a picture with the saw mill in place.  All of the stonework to cover the new benchwork is made and ready to be installed.

[S&S RR]

Here are a few more shots as I moved back.

[S&S RR]

I have one more loop of track to complete under this mountain and the track work will be done in this area. I will be spending a few days connecting the drop wires to the main bus. As soon as the trains are running, I will complete the scenery in this area and plant the structures permanently.