Jan/100
So much for Lisbon
After mucking around with some scenery in Lisbon to make it “presentable” for photos for an article, I had already decided to clear everything off to be able to move Lisbon down this shelf. Once it was cleared off, I started moving the components around for the track at Norwood, New York. This village has the New York Central crossing the Rutland with an unusual layout for the interchange. Norwood is one of THE most important interchanges on the Rutland, where most of the overhead traffic was passed to the NYC and it was also where NYC had running rights from here to Malone Junction.
I figured that I would need a lot of space (read depth) for this scene thanks to the interchanges. I started with the Crossing in the center, then moving the switches around until I thought I had something lined up, but didn’t plan on connecting the dots…
As you can see by the pictures, its built and wired up and took half the width I expected.
I couldn’t resist a meetup. Northbound New York Central DM-1(Dewitt-Massena) crosses the diamonds while 207 waits with an eastbound OA-2.
Jan/100
Comparison Photos
Not completely accurate, but I was just playing around with the camera and a few models.
Lisbon, New York – 1960
Same location, 199? with a borrowed Conrail B23-7.
Jul/090
10 Minutes
10 Minutes a day… thats what I force myself to do train related on models per day. Force sounds harsh but sometimes with work, family and other things known as life all around, we can’t get to the basement and hide for a couple of hours to work on some trains.
I have a bunch of cars, Accurail, Bowser and such that need assembly. Every day I spend 10 minutes working on them. Sometimes it’s between meetings, or while supper is on the stove, or late at night before bed. 10 minutes putting couplers on, painting wheels or just fixing the ladder on a PS-1 Box Car you pick up on Ebay for 9 Bucks.
What it’s done is help me remember my hobby. If I am getting stressed about work it helps clear that stress, and meanwhile all those little projects are getting done. I just finished a three-pack of Accurail ACF Covered Hoppers, simple assembly but now my 1989 Roster has three more covered hoppers ready for ops.
10 Minutes…
Jul/090
More work on the RS-3 Project
After referencing some photos thanks to the Atlas Forum, Don Janes and the Rutland in Color book, the stack was placed where the old one was. The Miniatures By Eric H-2 Horn and Bracket went in as well. I think I might have placed this a scale inch or two lower than it should be.
Check out the RS-3 Project Page.
Jul/090
New Atlas RS-3’s Coming Soon
New RS-3’s are arriving from Atlas in September. #202 and #207. Atlas did not change the wonky stack shape and the headlight on #202 is wrong. Still it is nice to see more Rutland locos out there.
Now if only Kadee would come out with more PS-1’s in Rutland Green and Yellow!
Jul/090
New Site
Once I have some new photos I will post them about my modelling adventures on the two Rutland era’s I model.