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Pantographs and other stuff

Well the weekend is here and I hope to get my 85 tonner primed by the end of the weekend.

In the mean time I have made some side pantographs for it.

Pantographs

I have some general dimensions for the side pantograph and a maintenance manual picture to help out.

A bit of brass, some solder and this is what I came up with. I just about didn't finish as my solder iron quit near the end of the adventure.

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Jumping into JMRI Operations

I have been fortunate enough to finally find a local layout group to get involved with. Everyone gets together to work on anyone else's layout who would like the groups help, and we all share in the enjoyment.

Private railcar "Montana" positioning move Toledo to Chicago videos added

 

 

This will be my first trip on "Private Varnish". The Toledo to Chicago leg of the journey will be May 15th 2013.

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Tempus Fugit Clarification.....

Thanks for the replies, and I do understand the concept of downsizing but as an O scaler a mini-layout is out.

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Tempus Fugit.....................yikes.............

..............We will all face this dilemma eventually-getting too old to care for a house as well as not wanting to anymore!

I am wondering about how others plan to deal with downsizing from a home with a basement layout and workshop to a Condo or Apartment situation in a warmer climate like Florida without a basement. 

My S/O and I have been thinking about doing this in the not too distant future but I have a real problem thinking about no layout or no workshop while I really want no snow and no yard/house maintenance.

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85 Ton GE Steeple cab update

Well since it was snowing all day I stayed in side, completed my changes to my 3D print file for the steeple cab and sent it to Shapeways for printing.

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BNML - The Layout Room

Catching up on blog entries...

This is the layout room. It ended up being slightly smaller than was originally planed because of truss design issues. Despite some trackplan challenges presented by the design change, it will still be a great space! More on the track plan problems later.

Layout Room Floor Plan

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Building a GE 85 ton steeple cab: The Trucks Get updated

So I fixed the weak spots and added an end piece to the truck.

I use the 3D program Alibre Personal Edition for all of my drawings. Most of what was fixed you can't see.

I also am drafting this at 1:1 and then I scale to HO.

The ends are raised as that way the parts print as 4 parts not one.

We will see what it looks like when I send it to the printer in a couple of weeks.

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Scale Model Animation 4 – Critter Guidance, Sensors, & Fun

Model animation—bringing models to life—adds enormously to the interest and enjoyment of any layout or individual model! This time I show how The Crane Critter finds its way, using a simple application of a terrific magnetic sensor that modelers of all kinds should really understand. I’ll point you to some parallels in robotics—now don’t get scared off – that might give us modelers some new ideas for our layouts, and why scale model animation is different… and the same! Maybe scale model animation taken to the limit is Micro-Robotics?

Slow but steady

I think one of the most discouraging things about a layout is the sheer time it takes to build one.  In this day of instant access to almost everything via the internet, building a layout is a long, drawn out process.  Whether its dull (or parts of it are dull) is up to you.  


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