Superior & Seattle Railroad Build

[bparrish]

John......

What are you using for stain on the wood parts ?

see ya
Bob

[ACL1504]

John,

I'm looking forward to the trestle build.

Tom

[S&S RR]

John......

What are you using for stain on the wood parts ?

see ya
Bob

Bob

I have a special formula like everyone else, the old Alcohol and Ink only this time it's brown and black ink. I make up every batch to a color sample that I made a few years back. I have tried a number of different things over the years and I always come back to the Alcohol and Ink. I will post pictures of the process when I get there. Every batch of wood seems to take the stain different so I match to a sample and change the formula to get close to the color I'm looking for.

[S&S RR]

John,

I'm looking forward to the trestle build.

Tom

I am too!  Thanks for following along Tom.  So how many projects does this make that I have going at once?

[bparrish]

John..........

I like alcohol mixes the best.  I've never liked using oil base wood working furniture stain sealers.  Glue doesn't stick right after making up a batch of parts or pre staining.

I got connected to aniline dyes 40+ years ago and never strayed very far.  It comes in a lot of colors and there is a walnut color that is great as a creosote.

I especially like alcohol as it dries fast and you can get to work on parts very quickly.

see ya
Bob

[GPdemayo]

I'm a sucker for trestles, the bigger, the better. This looks to be a great on John.

[ACL1504]

John,

I'm looking forward to the trestle build.

Tom

I am too!  Thanks for following along Tom.  So how many projects does this make that I have going at once?

I'm not sure but is there such a thing as "there can't ever be enough"?

Tom

[S&S RR]

I'm a sucker for trestles, the bigger, the better. This looks to be a great on John.

Greg

I like the way you think.  I have some big trestles planned. Lots of cutting, staining and gluing between here and making it happen but that's the fun part. Stay tuned I will post pictures as I make progress.

[GPdemayo]

I'm a sucker for trestles, the bigger, the better. This looks to be a great on John.

Greg

I like the way you think.  I have some big trestles planned. Lots of cutting, staining and gluing between here and making it happen but that's the fun part. Stay tuned I will post pictures as I make progress.

Great, look forward to it!

[S&S RR]

John,

I'm looking forward to the trestle build.

Tom

I am too!  Thanks for following along Tom.  So how many projects does this make that I have going at once?

I'm not sure but is there such a thing as "there can't ever be enough"?

Tom

I don't know what the number is but it looks like I'm going to test it.

[Twist67]

Hi there,

looking great. I´ll follow along...

Regards,Chris

[S&S RR]

Hi there,

looking great. I´ll follow along...

Regards,Chris

Chris

Thanks for the kind works,  posting and following the thread. I'm trying to make a little progress every day - someday it just might be a railroad.

[S&S RR]

Wayne and I had a good day working on the layout, I completed the track work near the town of Sellios which completes the lower level mainline. As soon as I complete the wiring it will be time to get the DCC system going.


Wayne completed the track work for the yard so we will be putting the final touches on the wiring in that area during our next work session.


One of the other activities of building the layout is naming key areas. Today we also made progress on that front. There is a mountain separating the area I have been working in from the area Wayne has been working in for the past year. I could see Wayne by looking through a tunnel at the end of a pass through the mountain. Yesterday when I called Wayne to see if he would be able to come over for a work session his wife Elinore answered the phone.  I asked her if it was okay if Wayne came over to play trains with me.  She said yes, if I kept an eye on him like she has been doing for almost 60 years. I looked at the tunnel and named the pass Elinore Pass in honor of Wayne's wife.

[gnatshop]

I looked at the tunnel and named the pass Elinore Pass in honor of Wayne's wife!

Glad to see that you know the secret of keepin' railroad friends and helpers - Suck Up When Necessary To Get
The Job Done!
The corporate side of you is sneakin' back out!     

[S&S RR]

The door project for the Roundhouse is also coming along. The top of the door has some grind stock so each door can be fitted to the openings. I need to do some experimenting to decide the color stain I'm going to use.