Weekend Update for Nov. 17-20, 2023

[Paul S.]

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So fellow RMRers, what have you been up to this week?

[craigtownsend]

I've been a total train nerd or more specifically a railroad car nerd this week researching the various BNFE reefers that I recently received train reports of on the branchline. I can see why there is such a subset of hobbyists "aka rivet counters" with car data information and the research behind it all. Granted this all might be for naught as most of this information comes a few years after my modeling period, but it gives me a rough idea of the different car types that could have ran over the branch just in mechanical reefers alone. As I told my wife last night, with just this list of information I'd have a lot of projects to last me a lifetime scratch building these cars. Right now I'm just aiming for 'close enough".


https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing

[Allen]

Awesome idea @craigtownsnd ! Thanks for volunteering the next TOTM! If you can't make it, maybe you can talk Tony Hammes into doing it for you? LOL.
Honestly, I think it would be a decent topic to discuss?

[craigtownsend]

Sure I'll take the lead...

What better way to start 2024. Lol oh wait that's in 2 months.

[john_plsn]

This would make a great topic that would help many of us knuckleheads. I say that because I am just not good at the research. I know this seems like a cop out and reliance on others, but I would hope expanding others knowledge through sharing one's expertise would be acceptable. I would like to think the artistic guy can use the shared knowledge to create a more accurate scene for us all to enjoy. Like a private club puts the best guy in the forefront of a particular effort to maximize the results.

Everyone wins.

[Cody]

I finished up a fertilizer dealer.



More here if you're interested: https://realisticmodelrailroading.ne...7578#post27578

[Adam H]

My buddy was working on his layout, walked away from layout for a minute. Came back to this Train uncoupled behind locomotives, they ran a loop around and rear ended the train

[Allen]

Hate it when that happens!

[Paul S.]

Oh, oh!

[JerryZ]

Pretty much cleaned up a few items on the railroad ahead of my next operating session. Added a bill box for the Piggly Wiggly warehouse in Spokane, did some labeling on another bill box for Prairie star milling, and printed another item from a file I purchased from CG trader of track bumpers. I think they came out good, and since I printer 42 of them in two batches, played around a bit with the wash and cure process to get better results, and handle the waste water.

Here is a photo of what came out of the process. The middle bumper is a Peco for comparison. There are attachment plates for the outside rails also for the resin bumpers that I still need to print.


Regards,
Jerry

[Paul S.]

Those bumpers turned out quite well, Jerry. I was immediately struck by how much finer the cross-sections appear. They look great.

[Michael Whiteman]

I prefer them over the Peco bumper.

[Paul S.]

Calling the reworked Flanary tipple scene done:

https://realisticmodelrailroading.ne...7647#post27647