Superior & Seattle Railroad Build (Volume 4) Started 8/14/21

[S&S RR]

...I have a lot of testing to do to figure this one out. Intermittent electrical problems are the worst.

There's a technical term for those, "heisenbug"  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisenbug   And they ARE THE WORST because you can't reliably trigger them to figure out what's going on....


dave

Dave your term is perfect for what I'm dealing with. My current theory for my "probe affect" is that the frog juicers are creating a short on occasion that is long enough to panic the block protection. Digging into the systems at the level required to change delay timing etc is not a place a really want to go but it looks like it will be necessary.

[bparrish]

John.....

Great stats on the nature of the forum......  Thanx for all of your efforts in the hobby.

I really like the coal soot weathering on this building also.

Again............ thanx

Bob

[S&S RR]

John.....

Great stats on the nature of the forum......  Thanx for all of your efforts in the hobby.

I really like the coal soot weathering on this building also.

Again............ thanx

Bob

Bob


Thank you for the kind words and for following along. I think next year some time I will start a finished area pictures thread to complement the build thread.  I should have enough areas in the finished state, if that exists on a model railroad, to give the thread a good starting point.

[postalkarl]

Hey John:

You are quite welcome. Thant's going to be A beautiful scene.

Karl

[S&S RR]

Update: I'm getting some running time in on the layout over the holidays. The layout is running well with the exception of two blocks where I have frog juicers next to reversing loops.  I need to get that issue figured out in the new year. Some how the reversing circuits are shutting down the complete power district every once in a while.

[S&S RR]

Update: I have been away from modeling for a couple weeks spending time with my family for the holidays - I did spend a number of hours running trains with the Grandkids. We had the whole family together and we had a great time. I will be getting back at the modeling tomorrow with lots of new ideas and projects. Oh and I will be starting my challenge builds for 2022 - I'm going to create the build threads and will post a link here.  This years builds will be two FSM kits.  The stone water tower and the icing facility.  Both of these builds will find a home in the Eagles Nest Yard.

[ACL1504]

John,

Family time and Holiday time is the absolute best way to spend time this time of year. Enjoy the grandchildren. For you the time will fly, our grandson will be 21 this March.

Looking forward to more of your wonderful S&S RR and the upcoming FSM kits.

Happy New Year my friend.

Tom

[S&S RR]

John,

Family time and Holiday time is the absolute best way to spend time this time of year. Enjoy the grandchildren. For you the time will fly, our grandson will be 21 this March.

Looking forward to more of your wonderful S&S RR and the upcoming FSM kits.

Happy New Year my friend.

Tom

Tom


Thank you stopping by and the kind words, my friend.  Yes, the family time is the most important of all.

[S&S RR]

I started the build threads for my two 2022 Build Challenge builds this evening.


The first is the FSM Kit Number 210 - Icing Platform.




http://modelersforum.com/index.php?topic=6186.msg169260;topicseen#new




The second is the FSM Kit Number 240 - The Branchline Water Tank.


http://modelersforum.com/index.php?topic=6187.new#new






In addition to these new builds I will be continuing with builds currently on my workbench and posting progress pictures on this thread.

[S&S RR]

Today, I added the deck that runs along the river to the Hooker & Son build.

[PRR Modeler]

Great looking deck John. What size boards did you use for the planking?

[S&S RR]

Great looking deck John. What size boards did you use for the planking?

Curt


Thank you for the kind words - the strip wood was 2x8 HO scale.

[deemery]

I mixed in some wider boards on some of the last loading docks I did.  That added a bit more variety to the dock.

dave

[S&S RR]

I mixed in some wider boards on some of the last loading docks I did.  That added a bit more variety to the dock.

dave

Dave


That's a good idea, especially on a larger dock.  I didn't get to crazy with the details on this one because it's going to be 4 feet from the viewer once it's on the layout.  I did add the nail heads, the forum members and I will know I did it.

[S&S RR]

Wow - I think I'll hit the top surface with another shot of A&I I Zoomed in on the picture and the nail heads are barely visible.  You can see them better before I stained it.  I can't let that work go to waste.   This strip wood is some I had left over from my trestle project that I cut myself.  It takes the stain a little different than the commercial cut strip wood in my stash.