The Grizzly & Dilapidated Ry.

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kyle creel

#405
November 03, 2025, 12:38:15 PM
Thanx Dave, thanx MJinTN, thanx Larry C*, and thanx Mike;

I really like this part of the hobby, the fantastic interaction with ya'll, and all the great suggestions and ideas, all the very kind and insightful comments;  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;) it makes it all seem somehow more important than just a hobby ;)  8) ...............

Yesterday (Sunday) I started on the last bit of trackwork :o  :o......the spur leading to the "I ME MINE" ;D ...I decided to install hand laid instead of using the scraps of ME...even though the only rail I have enough of is code 100 ::) ..I felt like it might be a little too heavy for a spur ::)  ::)  ::) ...but what the hell, I have plenty, and the fewer joints to solder the better ;D  ;D  ;D  ;) ........besides "IT'S MY RR" >:(  >:(  >:(  ;D  ;) ........

So I got busy and completed the first section and temporarily installed it-just to have a look ???  :o  ;D ; I think it'll look just fine :)  :) today (Monday) I hope to finish building the 2 remaining sections and begin inslalling it all permanetly...................

Here's the shots of the work........
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Hope they look OK :) ....I'll post some shots of the way I kept the 2 sides of the N scale roadbed together while I glued the ties down and spiked the rails.... :o  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;)....I used N scale because I wanted the lowest profile roadbed since I couldn't install the ties and rails directly on the pink foam :o  :o too much downward pressure would ruin the grade- :o ...so why chance it?? ;)  ;)  ;)  ;) I think it came out OK, there's still dirt and ballast to come...........thanx again for stoppin in ;D  ;D ......ya'll stay tuned.....see ya...
 8)  8)  8)  8)  8)  8)

KYLE CREEL
G&D Ry Co.

kyle creel

#406
November 03, 2025, 01:02:04 PM Last Edit: November 03, 2025, 01:14:03 PM by kyle creel
OK-...here's my process.... ???  ::)  ;D  ;D  ;D

First...I cut some 1" wide strips of paper towels...........then I glue them to the roadbed with 3M77 spray
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On the first one I put a strip of 'blue painters tape' over the paper towels, to make sure they 'stayed together' during the 'ties & rails' part of the process.. ;)  ;)....I must've done OK... :o 'cause I don't think I'll need the blue tape on the rest ;)  ;)  ;)  ;)  ;)....they dried quite well and are very secure, yet flexible ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D ...............so I went ahead and finished the last 2 of the three I need......This one is the first one, the one with tape..........................   
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All that's left for the other 2 is 'ties 'n rails' ;D  ;D  ;) ......I'll post some shots of the project once all the trackage is in and functioning :)  :)  :)  ;) .......all I've got for now..... ;D .....see ya.... 8)  8)  8)  8)  8)

KYLE CREEL
G&D Ry. Co.

PRR Modeler

#407
November 03, 2025, 01:56:37 PM
Love the spur going around the rock face. The last photo looks like the track is right on the edge of the benchwork. If that is the case I would caution you about derails and falling to the floor.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
Freelanced PRR Bellevue Subdivision

kyle creel

#408
November 03, 2025, 02:27:07 PM
Thanx Curt...the track in the last photo is on the edge of my desk/wkbench, it's also the track in the previous post going up to the mine..... ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D thanx for your concern..... ;)  ;)

KYLE CREEL
G&D Ry Co.

Larry C

#409
November 03, 2025, 05:03:13 PM
Kyle very nice track laying; you'll be running trains in no time now. Keep up the great work.
Owner & CEO of
Jacobs' Landing: A Micro On18 Layout
Current Project: Hank's Machine Shop

http://www.ussvigilant.blogspot.com

kyle creel

#410
November 03, 2025, 07:27:42 PM
Thanx Curt, and thanx Larry C*.;

This is a shot looking up the spur as far as the tracks have been laid.......I think it looks kinda 'rough 'n ready' :o  ::) ....or sumthing like that ??? ......I'm gonna try to build and install the rest of the trackage tomorrow (Tuesday) if I get the chance.........thanx again for stoppin' by.......see ya......... 8)  8)  8)  8)
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KYLE CREEL
G&D Ry Co.

Larry C

#411
November 04, 2025, 07:20:59 AM
Nice!!
Owner & CEO of
Jacobs' Landing: A Micro On18 Layout
Current Project: Hank's Machine Shop

http://www.ussvigilant.blogspot.com

Jerry

#412
November 04, 2025, 09:28:07 AM
Kyle really looking nice.  Keep up the great work the trains will be going through canyon shortly!

Jerry
"And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." A. Lincoln

friscomike

#413
November 04, 2025, 02:00:01 PM
Howdy, Kyle, it's lookin' good.  Have fun, mike
My current build is the Oil Derrick and miscellaneous rolling stock .

kyle creel

#414
November 06, 2025, 04:28:59 PM Last Edit: November 06, 2025, 04:46:41 PM by kyle creel
Thanx Larry C*, thanx Jerry, and thanx Mike;

Well it's already Thursday, :o and I have no idea where the week went... ???  ::) ....it was here just a minute ago, ??? ....and then it wasn't :o ......I got up this morning, did my prayers and scripture, and then decided to fabricate and install (temporarily) the next section of hand laid trackage on the grade up to the "I Me Mine"...to check for alignment and grade compatability (is it smooth enough the higher up you go)....I wasn't sure how it would work because I 'carved' the grade out of pink foam and only checked it for evenness....not for how it would work with trackage on it :o  :o  ::) .......I think it'll be OK ;D  ;D .......here's some shots.......whadda ya think ???  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D .....all for now ....thanx again for all the support and ideas.......come on back anytime............see ya........ 8)  8)  8)  8)  8)  8)  8)

KYLE CREEL
G&D Ry Co.

Here we go.....................
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From a RED TAILED HAWKS' view.......
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Thanx for checkin' in.............. ;D  ;)  8)  8)  8) 

kyle creel

#415
November 06, 2025, 04:40:45 PM Last Edit: November 06, 2025, 04:49:11 PM by kyle creel
Oh YEAUH .........
I totally forgot :o  ???....BUBBLES IS BACK!!!!!!!!! :o  :o  :o  :o  :o  :o.............see?? ;D  ;D  ;D
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She was away while construction was getting off the ground  :o ::).....but now she's back home, and really digging the new 'environs'...... :o  :o  ;D  ;) ......she's so CUTE :o  :o  :o  ::)  ???  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;) ........still looking for that shoe salesman that peddles ALLIGATOR SHOES :o  ::)  >:(  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D
see ya..... 8)  8)  8)  8)  8)  8)  8)

KYLE CREEL
G&D Ry Co.
 

PRR Modeler

#416
November 06, 2025, 05:28:29 PM
The scenery and track work look great. My son once put a Godzilla on my layout for me to find!
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
Freelanced PRR Bellevue Subdivision

friscomike

#417
November 06, 2025, 05:31:37 PM
Howdy Kyle,

Good start to the day.  The trackwork looks terrific.  I'm sure even Bubbles approves.  What are you going to use for ballast?  I've been curious.  Nice work on your beautiful layout.

Have fun,
mike
My current build is the Oil Derrick and miscellaneous rolling stock .

Dave Buchholz

#418
November 06, 2025, 06:52:28 PM
Just wondering if Bubbles was an ASPCA rescue? Or bequeathed house pet from your great great great grandmother?
New home of the North Coast Railroad, along the shores of Lake Ontario

deemery

#419
November 06, 2025, 07:38:04 PM
Quote from: Dave Buchholz on November 06, 2025, 06:52:28 PMJust wondering if Bubbles was an ASPCA rescue? Or bequeathed house pet from your great great great grandmother?
Either way, Bubbles looks right at home!

dave
Modeling the Northeast in the 1890s - because the little voices told me to
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