Didn't get a chance to run trains. Did mostly wiring. The 2 year old helped grandpa with testing and the 6 year old played in his dirt pile (it was cold though, he came back in)
Richmond-terminal-locomotives
Monday, February 4, 2013
Friday, February 1, 2013
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
News January 31st 2012
I'll do better at keeping this up. I have in my project box:
SD75M with new non-warped trucks
SW1500 that is torn up from the floor up
Dash 9 in canary yellow that will become a NS loco
A GP38-2 and GP40-2 shell that will become the Richmond Termianl color scheme
I just repaired (no pictures!) a friends Proto 1000 BL2. Cracked axles.
all for now.
scott
SD75M with new non-warped trucks
SW1500 that is torn up from the floor up
Dash 9 in canary yellow that will become a NS loco
A GP38-2 and GP40-2 shell that will become the Richmond Termianl color scheme
I just repaired (no pictures!) a friends Proto 1000 BL2. Cracked axles.
all for now.
scott
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Update number 2 to the GP38-2 project
Here are some pictures of my first attempt at going to LED's vice the standard lamps. Seems to work okay. I've already learned a lot. I knew how to solder, I should have realized I needed to practice that!
sadly, I've been sick and haven't been able to help Rick with the layout. But I'm not sitting still. I should finish up the first CSX GP38-2 tonight and strip the second one down tomorrow.
I used 5/32 brass tubing, cut with a pipe cutter (I need a sharper one) about 1/2 or a little longer. Fit's right in. I RTV'd the rear one and had to pinch (squish) the front one to make it fit between the number board glass. Wired it up, Blue to F7, yellow to F2 and white to F6. It works with the 0 key on the controller. It doesn't seem to match direction of the unit though.
Comments always appreciated. (I'm working through the camera and taking really close up pictures)
Scott
sadly, I've been sick and haven't been able to help Rick with the layout. But I'm not sitting still. I should finish up the first CSX GP38-2 tonight and strip the second one down tomorrow.
I used 5/32 brass tubing, cut with a pipe cutter (I need a sharper one) about 1/2 or a little longer. Fit's right in. I RTV'd the rear one and had to pinch (squish) the front one to make it fit between the number board glass. Wired it up, Blue to F7, yellow to F2 and white to F6. It works with the 0 key on the controller. It doesn't seem to match direction of the unit though.
Comments always appreciated. (I'm working through the camera and taking really close up pictures)
Scott
Monday, March 7, 2011
Update to GP38-2
I've been goofing off and am trying to get back on track with working the Gp38-2's. I've been to a couple of operating sessions and WOW! I see things that I didn't see before. Like sound (hear I guess) and I'm going to try and shoe horn in sound to this pair. More later on.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Couple of GP38-2 pictures
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