Sun, Aug 10, 2025 thru Sat, Aug 16, 2025
Sun, Aug 10, 2025
Working on Video Layout Update
See Blog 575 Saturday's entry
Mon, Aug 11, 2025
Train Day!
w/Jordan Osborn 6-7:15pm 1.25 hrs.
Marcus Thorsen 6:30-7pm 30 mins.
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Jordan & Marcus arrive at the scene.
Let's get this show started! |
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Marcus "signs" the back of his artwork.
It says, "If you are reading this you destroyed my work." |
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Jordan checks out the gift his cousin, Jon, bought
from a garage sale thinking of me. How nice! |
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| Adding some greenery to the new wall scene. |
Tue, Aug 12, 2025
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| Special Guest: My son-in-law, James Crockett |
Wed, Aug 13, 2025
Up early...
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| Painting the base at the water tower |
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| Adding glue |
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| Spreading out the glue |
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| Adding grass |
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| Finally, adding the foliage |
I'm deciding if I should add a walk to the entrance?
Thu, Aug 14, 2025
Trying to figure out where to to put the manufacturing plant...
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I think this will be the best location to justify the
employee entrance and the truck entrance |
Fri, Aug 15, 2025
Working on New Project - manufacturing plant placement at the Industrial Park
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| Making the pattern for the "asphalt" |
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| Another wider angled view |
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| I still need to make some minor adjustments to the pattern |
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| Pattern is ready for cutting out the "asphalt" |
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| Here's what it looks like after I remove the pattern |
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| Placing the pattern on the "asphalt" |
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Tracing the pattern.
Next step will be to cut this out. |
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| Putting the cut "asphalt" in place |
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| Temporary placement of the manufacturing plant |
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Gluing down the "asphalt" and waiting for the glue
to set. |
SPECIAL GUESTS
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Jeff & Susan Humm came over tonight to play
some cards. They asked to see the trains. |
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| I accidently hit the "Moon" setting. |
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This final shot is a "Portrait" setting.
I like the background is blurring but the main subjects
are crystal clear. |
Hey Jeff, is that a smile or a smirk?
Sat, Aug 16, 2025
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| Glue set overnight so now I can remove the weights |
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| Putting the manufacturing plant in place. |
This next section highlights what I bought at a garage sale in Elburn IL today
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| CNW pencils & pens & key chain - thrown in for free |
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| Also for free were two CNW booklets |
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A switch list on the left and a map of yards and drop
off points along the CNW routes |
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Now for the fun part!
A CNW GP15-1 #4400 Genesis Athrean |
EMD SD40-2 CNW #6910 Broadway Limited Paragon2
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An Atlas box car, Athearn CNW refer car, and
a Walthers Mainline CNW covered hopper |
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| Finally, a Walthers GoldLine piggy-back 85' flat car |
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| Four Scale Model Coal hoppers |
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$20 a piece, but I got them a
lot cheaper |
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The two locomotives I purchased now on the layout.
I tested them out and they worked great. |
To see them in action...
to view Weekly Layout Update
YouTube Video
Duration: 12:15 mins.
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