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Got another DCC-equipped locomotive!
Bachmann FTA Santa Fe Warbonnet diesel.
I also upgraded my Proto 1000 F3A with a TCS A4X decoder, and it so far works pretty well! (But I need to replace the bulb though...)
So now in total I have three DCC-equipped locomotives on my layout. Now I'll probably get set to work on upgrading my Walthers Trainline locomotives (need to get the decoders for them first!)
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Posted - May 15 2014 : 12:27:27 AM
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| Looks like there's gettin' to be a lot o' action on that layout Wiley.
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Posted - May 15 2014 : 8:36:32 PM
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quote:Looks like there's gettin' to be a lot o' action on that layout Wiley.
Originally posted by Barry - May 15 2014 : 12:27:27 AM
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That's for sure!
Showing some multiple-train action. My sidings are starting to come along; now I just need to buy another left-hand switch!
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Posted - May 16 2014 : 11:48:25 PM
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So I installed a Life-Like lighted bumper on a small siding...
Griswold crossing signal! I'm planning on getting a controller/detector for this crossing (maybe a Logic Rail Tech "Grade Crossing Pro")...
My newest locomotive: an early 1990s Bachmann Plus Santa Fe Consolidation steam locomotive and tender!
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Posted - May 17 2014 : 11:00:09 AM
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That layout is looking marvelous, Wiley. It's looking more and more like one of those cool H0 scale layouts that I see at train shows a lot. Keep up the good work!
-Steve
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Posted - May 17 2014 : 12:21:08 PM
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quote:Got another DCC-equipped locomotive!
Bachmann FTA Santa Fe Warbonnet diesel.
Originally posted by wiley209Â -Â May 14 2014Â :Â 11:28:19 PM
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That's a nice one - I don't see a lot of FTAs. Cool paint scheme
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Posted - May 18 2014 : 11:58:53 PM
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| Great job! Makes me want to go big!
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 Posted - May 19 2014 : 12:04:20 AM
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the Griswold is a GIMMIE!! 
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Posted - May 21 2014 : 11:51:49 PM
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quote:the Griswold is a GIMMIE!!
Originally posted by microbusss - May 19 2014 : 12:04:20 AM
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They can easily be bought from Walthers.com. That's where I got mine :D
I'm probably going to get the Logic Rail Tech Grade Crossing Pro for that crossing, as it's DCC-compatible (I'm going for the photocell version, since I have consistent overhead lighting anyways.) Judging by the photo:
I'm wondering how I'll install it. I was hoping I could just screw it under the table.
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Posted - May 22 2014 : 11:32:41 PM
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I tried experimenting with an elevated track on my layout...
While an interesting concept, it was rather cumbersome to try and fit on the layout anyways. I may revive it for any future layouts...
I have now connected the two spurs to the rest of the track! One of them is electrically-isolated, using an Atlas Connector switch, terminal joiner and plastic insulating joiner. This way I can park a non-DCC locomotive on the layout with ease.
Current overview.
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Posted - May 22 2014 : 11:51:34 PM
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Is that just the room's wall behind the layout? Looks like a rock face, no backdrop necessary!
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Posted - May 30 2014 : 10:05:47 PM
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Wild deer are now on the layout, too! They're Model Power figures. I wonder who's going to continue making them now?
TYCO Lighted Factory.
Nice shot of a couple of my trains from the control panel. I removed the smoke unit from the Bachmann Pluss Consolidation steam locomotive, since I learned that smoke and HO-scale track do not mix.
Action overview with the factory on the layout.
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Posted - June 04 2014 : 8:38:38 PM
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Life-Like Hotel building. This has been available since 1980. I bought the kit new from Walthers!
A.H.M./TYCO Pizza Hut building!
A nice shot of the town section of the layout.
Getting in some more Amtrak action!
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Posted - June 04 2014 : 9:22:20 PM
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Lookin' good, Wiley! Some nice buildings on your layout...
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Posted - June 08 2014 : 11:20:02 PM
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Got another Center St. series building kit for the layout:
The Miracle Furniture Company store! This one is branded by TYCO, and has a small hole in the bottom so I can feed a light bulb through it (I'm thinking of illuminating the interior.)
Did some weathering to the TYCO Piggyback loader/unloader. It did make it appear a bit more realistic...
The school is still in session for two more weeks, after which it will let out for summer vacation! (I will temporarily remove the school bus, and move the figures to different parts of the layout, until September.)
New motive power meets old! That Bachmann Plus Consolidation steam engine I will probably not bother to install DCC in, as it doesn't even have any wiring! (Though as I said, I removed the smoke unit, as I learned that steam locomotive smoke can easily dirty the tracks.)
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Posted - June 09 2014 : 02:49:53 AM
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Chief:
Really like your layout. It's so colorful. I love color.
The Belvedere (aka sometimes 'Railroad Hotel' kit) is actually older than 1980! I think it goes back to the late 60s, along with the Mt Vernon Mfg Co kit. Tru-Scale sold them for a while, and Ulrich may have had them before that. The modular design is neat, and I don't know why they didn't try to make a few more kits in that style.
How is that Bachmann FT insofar as pulling power? I've been curious about that.
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Posted - June 11 2014 : 12:40:00 AM
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quote:
How is that Bachmann FT insofar as pulling power? I've been curious about that.
Originally posted by Autobus Prime - June 09 2014 : 02:49:53 AM
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Pretty good so far! It seems like a strong reliable locomotive for something in the lower-end spectrum of Bachmann (current low-end that is, nothing like their 1970s and 1980s locomotives!)
Here's a nice "night" shot of the layout as well...
And some people pulling stupid stunts as well (somebody call Operation Lifesaver!)
(He's trying to beat the train!)
LOOK, LISTEN AND LIVE folks!
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Posted - June 19 2014 : 11:42:29 PM
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Life-Like Car Wash building. Atlas now offers this, but I went with the Life-Like version as it was a cheaper buy :D
Now I am running three trains on my layout! Since the BNSF Dash 8-40BW is not DCC-equipped yet, I park that train on my isolated siding when not in use.
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Posted - June 20 2014 : 06:33:47 AM
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Looking great wiley - I like thae car wash
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Posted - June 25 2014 : 8:27:48 PM
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Performed a DCC hardwire upgrade on my Walthers Trainline BNSF Dash 8-40BW...
Progress photo. In lieu of a soldering iron, I used "Wire Glue," as I learned that it's a good solder substitute from some model railroaders.
I used a TCS T1 decoder, since this locomotive comes with a reversing headlight. Works pretty well, too, but the electrical contact is a little funny. But it was like that when I got it. I guess the wheels need extensive cleaning...
I programmed it as "6" on the E-Z Command controller. My other DCC locomotives are numbered "2," "4" and "5", which brings up to four DCC locos in my roster now!
I will be getting another T1 decoder to install in my Amtrak Dash 8 locomotive, as well as a TCS MC2 decoder to put in my second Proto 1000 F3A locomotive. (I will assign it the same address as my other Proto 1000 F3A, if I ever want to do a double-header unit.)
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Posted - June 27 2014 : 11:35:10 PM
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Time for some more updates!
TYCO Operating Pipe Loader (1982 version.)
TYCO Machine Shop building.
Three trains, rearin' and ready to go!
I also bought one of those Life-Like SceneMaster "Scene Essentials" sets, the farm one, to enhance the small farm on my layout. Only problem is, nowhere to put the crops!
The school has let out for the summer! I will probably temporarily disconnect the light until September (unless they decide to keep them on during the day to protect from burglary!)
Two kids preparing to camp out in their backyard.
Overview from another angle.
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Posted - June 28 2014 : 08:49:21 AM
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quote:The school has let out for the summer! I will probably temporarily disconnect the light until September (unless they decide to keep them on during the day to protect from burglary!)
Originally posted by wiley209Â -Â June 27 2014Â :Â 11:35:10 PM
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Just a suggestion:
If you have some lower-voltage power source, it would make the light bulb last many times longer and keep it to a brightness that mostly just shows through the windows and not so much the walls.
Either way, that's a cool layout! I like all the scenes and accessories you have. It's a busy layout with much to see.
Carpe Manana!
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Posted - June 29 2014 : 12:20:55 AM
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quote:...Only problem is, nowhere to put the crops!...
Originally posted by wiley209Â -Â June 27 2014Â :Â 11:35:10 PM
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Put a dirt crossing across the track, plant some corn over there, and install a farm backdrop!
Glenn
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Posted - August 20 2014 : 8:19:40 PM
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Sorry it's been a while, but I've had to catch up with work and go to a couple of conventions. But now I'm back! As I've mentioned, with the upcoming model railroad museum, the owner got a box of old A.H.M. and TYCO stuff and had me test some of the locomotives from it. I initially ran most of them on my test loop (an oval of Power-Loc track), and then I decided to show them off on my layout, to make them look like they were passing through my town on their way to the museum, like with some real trains!
The Spirit of '76!
The locomotive has a Mantua MU-2 drive in it, too!
Midnight Special locomotive and caboose.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/q81/p417x417/970390_10201752422690565_2354681818798182700_n.jpg?oh=26c2e3f25c51b6c5581c488bf64dbebd&oe=545D3D69&__gda__=1415372992_c62963625dcde3225ad16202555eaa3c
Two Milwaukee Road diesel switchers pass by, also on their way to the railroad museum. Unlike the others, these were made by A.H.M.
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Posted - August 20 2014 : 8:53:50 PM
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Great idea on photographing the museum pieces on their way to the museum, wiley...pretty cool! And wow, I really love those NYC Sharks - they look brand new
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Posted - August 21 2014 : 12:17:22 AM
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Those engines will definitely make great museum pieces, Wiley. They look and appear to run really well.I love the layout, too.
-Steve
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Posted - August 22 2014 : 12:03:29 AM
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| Awesome!
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Posted - August 22 2014 : 10:25:08 PM
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More trains on their way to the museum!
TYCO Inter City train set. Unfortunately the locomotive is the PowerTorque version, and the motor still squeaks a bit, even after I oiled and lubed it. Maybe it needs to be broken in more?
On my layout, this would serve as a special excursion train by Amtrak for the museum.
Another shot of the train.
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Some rolling stock is delivered to the museum via a special revenue freight in co-operation with the BNSF Railway (the locomotive, first boxcar and caboose are my own, obviously.)
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Posted - August 27 2014 : 6:47:44 PM
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Do you plan to paint the structures? Doing so would really add some realism to your layout.
If you are not having fun, you are not doing it right.
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Posted - August 27 2014 : 8:36:42 PM
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I have the Tyco factory and I cant deal with the interior light shining thru the walls. I will black out the walls to rid the light being visible there...
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Posted - August 27 2014 : 9:39:39 PM
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quote:
I have the Tyco factory and I cant deal with the interior light shining thru the walls. I will black out the walls to rid the light being visible there...
Originally posted by walt - August 27 2014 : 8:36:42 PM
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I wouldn't be surprised if that was brighter than the lamp above the layout.Seriously, that thing is bright.
-Steve
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Posted - August 29 2014 : 8:17:34 PM
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quote:Do you plan to paint the structures? Doing so would really add some realism to your layout.
Originally posted by raysouthernpac - August 27 2014 : 6:47:44 PM
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I plan to paint my Walthers Merchant's Row building once I get the time. I might add black and gray trim while leaving the brick walls reddish-brown, to make it resemble similar old buildings in my hometown.
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Posted - September 02 2014 : 10:58:33 PM
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(Why won't these Facebook images work here?! They're public.)
Summer's over on my layout, and the kids are going back to school. Plus, from what I read in the new Walthers sales catalog, autumn is also often when model railroaders get back to their layouts. (I certainly do!)
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Some more train action on the layout. I'm getting a couple more locomotives soon!
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Posted - September 03 2014 : 9:26:23 PM
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Everyone prepare to get jealous! I bought a TYCO Burger King building kit on eBay! Wasn't cheap too: cost me $50, but it's not that bad since I've have a decent good-paying job for almost six months now!
I plan to put it next to my TYCO Crossing Gate, so it can be like this Burger King in Bridgewater that was formerly a train station:
Except the other side of the crossing has a combination cantilever/gate setup, like many MBTA-owned railroad crossings in my area. Maybe I'll get something like that for the other side of the crossing (once I also wire LEDs into the TYCO signal!)
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Posted - September 03 2014 : 9:39:18 PM
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quote:Everyone prepare to get jealous! I bought a TYCO Burger King building kit on eBay! Wasn't cheap too: cost me $50, but it's not that bad since I've have a decent good-paying job for almost six months now!
I plan to put it next to my TYCO Crossing Gate, so it can be like this Burger King in Bridgewater that was formerly a train station:
Except the other side of the crossing has a combination cantilever/gate setup, like many MBTA-owned railroad crossings in my area. Maybe I'll get something like that for the other side of the crossing (once I also wire LEDs into the TYCO signal!)
Originally posted by wiley209Â -Â September 03 2014Â :Â 9:26:23 PM
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A Burger King train station?I've got to model that at some point.
-Steve
"A lot of modellers out there who go to these train shows see broken HO stuff and go, 'This is useless' when, in reality, they can still be used for modeling whether it's as a prop on your layout or a cool project to make something old new again."
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Posted - September 06 2014 : 6:50:11 PM
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The Burger King is done!
I might put some kind of glazing glass/plastic in the windows though, to make it look more realistic, and pave a road for the back entrance to the drive-thru.
One of my current freight train roster lineups, with two ATSF "Shock Control" boxcars (one Life-Like, one TYCO) and two TYCO piggyback trailer cars.
Rail yard shot. I also just got a TYCO Baby Ruth boxcar; you'll find it here.
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Posted - September 06 2014 : 7:05:38 PM
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quote: Um, Wiley, the pictures are broken.
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Posted - September 06 2014 : 7:12:32 PM
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we wants PIX of that BK station!
Was it a station before? 
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Posted - September 06 2014 : 7:56:24 PM
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quote:Um, Wiley, the pictures are broken.
Originally posted by kovacste000Â -Â September 06 2014Â :Â 7:05:38 PM
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Crap! There's a problem this site has with showing photos from Facebook. I posted them on another photo and they appear fine. (I'd upload them to Photobucket but I don't have a Plus account, meaning at a certain point they go down until the month starts up again.)
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Posted - September 06 2014 : 8:11:38 PM
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quote: quote:Um, Wiley, the pictures are broken.
Originally posted by kovacste000Â -Â September 06 2014Â :Â 7:05:38 PM
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Crap! There's a problem this site has with showing photos from Facebook. I posted them on another photo and they appear fine. (I'd upload them to Photobucket but I don't have a Plus account, meaning at a certain point they go down until the month starts up again.)
Originally posted by wiley209Â -Â September 06 2014Â :Â 7:56:24 PM
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Alright then.I'm sorry if I was acting annoying about it in any way when I posted my reply.
-Steve
"A lot of modellers out there who go to these train shows see broken HO stuff and go, 'This is useless' when, in reality, they can still be used for modeling whether it's as a prop on your layout or a cool project to make something old new again."
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Posted - September 06 2014 : 9:38:04 PM
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just post them from a file or SD Card from yer PC
It's what I do alot
Tho I use VGA cause anything higher doesn't work 
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Posted - September 06 2014 : 9:51:19 PM
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quote:The Burger King is done!
I might put some kind of glazing glass/plastic in the windows though, to make it look more realistic, and pave a road for the back entrance to the drive-thru.
Originally posted by wiley209Â -Â September 06 2014Â :Â 6:50:11 PM
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I have the Tyco Burger King and it's a really ugly building kit. Needs a ton of painting and detail to look good...
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Posted - September 06 2014 : 10:06:50 PM
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quote: quote:The Burger King is done!
I might put some kind of glazing glass/plastic in the windows though, to make it look more realistic, and pave a road for the back entrance to the drive-thru.
Originally posted by wiley209Â -Â September 06 2014Â :Â 6:50:11 PM
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I have the Tyco Burger King and it's a really ugly building kit. Needs a ton of painting and detail to look good...
Originally posted by walt - September 06 2014 : 9:51:19 PM
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Good gosh, you're right.
-Steve
"A lot of modellers out there who go to these train shows see broken HO stuff and go, 'This is useless' when, in reality, they can still be used for modeling whether it's as a prop on your layout or a cool project to make something old new again."
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Posted - September 06 2014 : 11:09:05 PM
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quote: quote: quote:The Burger King is done!
I might put some kind of glazing glass/plastic in the windows though, to make it look more realistic, and pave a road for the back entrance to the drive-thru.
Originally posted by wiley209Â -Â September 06 2014Â :Â 6:50:11 PM
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I have the Tyco Burger King and it's a really ugly building kit. Needs a ton of painting and detail to look good...
Originally posted by walt - September 06 2014 : 9:51:19 PM
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Good gosh, you're right.
Originally posted by kovacste000Â -Â September 06 2014Â :Â 10:06:50 PM
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Maybe try painting it with white walls and a blue roof like modern burger kings?
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Posted - September 09 2014 : 10:00:23 AM
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OK, am going to try this now...
Here's the finished Burger King so far. I might put some kind of glazing glass/plastic in the windows though, to make it look more realistic, and pave a road for the back entrance to the drive-thru.
One of my current freight train roster lineups, with two ATSF "Shock Control" boxcars (one Life-Like, one TYCO) and two TYCO piggyback trailer cars.
Rail yard shot. I also just got a TYCO Baby Ruth boxcar; you'll find it here.
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Posted - September 09 2014 : 8:19:48 PM
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That definitely looks like "Tycomania" to me.Looks nice though!
-Steve
"A lot of modellers out there who go to these train shows see broken HO stuff and go, 'This is useless' when, in reality, they can still be used for modeling whether it's as a prop on your layout or a cool project to make something old new again."
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Posted - September 13 2014 : 11:00:25 PM
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Auto-carrier train!
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Action shot showing all the lighting effects on the layout.
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Posted - September 14 2014 : 11:39:50 AM
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| I wants pix of the BK railroad station!
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Posted - September 14 2014 : 12:25:51 PM
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| I dig that rock wall. Great room for a layout Wiley. I remember having a layout in the basement of this one house we had when I was like 13. Dark little dungeon where I first experimented with plaster and screen hills and scratch building. Cool to see the cars lit up.
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Posted - September 14 2014 : 8:24:31 PM
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quote:I wants pix of the BK railroad station!
Originally posted by microbusss - September 14 2014 : 11:39:50 AM
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Here's a couple!
The tracks used to have concrete ties, as seen here, but in 2010 they replaced them with wooden ties.
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