tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70748118411063298522024-03-06T19:59:36.240+00:00Mogtrainsmoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747639551023726158noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074811841106329852.post-91854585787792196272016-10-23T16:55:00.002+01:002016-10-23T16:55:49.493+01:00Greenville scrapbook<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some dilemmas to resolve.. runaround loop or not.. modern industrial park (with limited scenic opportunities) or something more 'interesting' re structures..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the moment my 'scrapbook' for a modern industrial zone, which will include a runaround loop for play value.. view from around Mansfield MA on Google Streetview..</span><br />
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<br />moghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747639551023726158noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074811841106329852.post-44188053291475907622016-08-25T20:07:00.001+01:002016-08-25T20:07:24.025+01:00Greenville.. a new layout is started<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am in two minds about whether to continue updating this blog.. I've kind of taken to the irregular posting of videos on Youtube now. Maybe that's just lazy, it's certainly not exercising one part of the brain, as I find writing more than a couple of sentences these days to be something like hard work and reserved for job applications!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There has been some activity since my last post in June.. the Freemo rebuild is pretty much complete for now and a few of us had an informal get-together to play trains again.. big Freemo meet is due 24 September.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Big news though.. Brett has been put away and I've made a start on the replacement, using all 13 feet of the wall, plus a 90 degree stretch for a potential 'fiddle'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It will be American HO again, and using my Yellow Pine Railroad. Primarily switching, although I haven't settled on a plan, I know that I will be resisting the urge to fill the new space with track, and will be keeping it simple and plain.. hopefully focus on the overall scene. I am drawn toward Lance Mindheim's approach in this regard.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It may seem a little 'cart before the horse' but as well as deciding on the space before the trackplan, I have already named this project.. "Greenville"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Anyway.. it feels like a bit of a cheat, but the first two entries in the Greenville Diaries can be seen here..</span><br />
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<br />moghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747639551023726158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074811841106329852.post-23088402277413194892016-06-12T15:41:00.002+01:002016-06-12T15:41:56.838+01:00Brett at TVNAM<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yesterday I took Brett along to the TVNAM show at Armitage for my first ever exhibition. Brett was never designed for taking on the road, but my preparation paid off, in as much as it stood at a reasonable height, worked all day and didn't need any tweaking.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Very tiring, but I knew that it would be, as it is a long day on your feet, but well worth it. Great to meet up with friends, meet new people and put some faces to names.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was well aware that Brett isn't up to the standard of modelling seen on other layouts, but everyone that stopped and watched was very kind. It was great to hear that quite a few people were already familiar with the layout via forums, this blog or Youtube. In fact, at least two people said that they had been influenced and built layouts with similar trackplans!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had a couple of invites to other shows.. but to be truthful I'm not sure if exhibiting is something I'd want to get into 'properly' .. as interesting as it was, I think for me the social and interactive aspect of Freemo ticks a few more boxes. But I'm not ruling it out..maybe something little and new for Nottingham next year.. <i>hmm...</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyway, I didn't get to take many pictures sadly, but there a number of great layouts on show again - most were fairly compact when I think about it. For some reason, I didn't take any pictures of the smart Tilley Yard, or the impressive Fort Myers, perhaps the biggest layout on the day. I'll try to rectify that in September at the next big Freemo meet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">TVNAM is also a bit of a shopping trip usually - loads of great priced stock available, mostly from Anoraks Anonymous. I resisted any new locos and picked up a few more covered hoppers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now home I've been looking at my locos, thinking I really need to re-organise. I have a plan. No idea if it will work, but essentially I want to bring some focus to my tiny fleet.</span><br />
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<br />moghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747639551023726158noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074811841106329852.post-11955950209034518512016-05-07T17:49:00.003+01:002016-05-07T17:49:42.367+01:00Testing Sheldon<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Just posted the third (and final) video capturing the changes that I've made on Sheldon. Nice to play with a 12 foot run, even if it is only a 1 spur fork!</span><br />
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<br />moghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747639551023726158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074811841106329852.post-45780423499919344102016-03-30T17:59:00.003+01:002016-03-30T17:59:51.043+01:00evolving plan.. (and an unrelated video about patching locos)<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Trackplanner Guru Extraordinary, Jack 'Shortliner' kindly took a look at the plan and put his spin on it too..</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"..added a crossover and siding to Transload area - lets you move any kind
of car. Changed brown factory and added paper factory with dedicated
starch unload position (see Jack Hills New Castle RR blog) Tanker must be
in that position for unloading - make switching difficult as tank MUST
be last but one on that siding . Added point gives you extra siding for
off-spot cars awaiting inbound to paper factory or outbound to elsewhere"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Definitely adds interest. At this point who knows what will end up being built, but having input from talented modellers and those with an eye for a good plan is very much appreciated.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In other news.. I just uploaded another Youtube video, showing a couple of recent patch jobs..</span><br />
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<br />moghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747639551023726158noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074811841106329852.post-20432444648981006842016-03-26T19:39:00.000+00:002016-03-26T19:39:05.584+00:00Progress on two fronts<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A couple of days off work and I've felt like cracking on with stuff. As well as setting up Brett on it's exhibition framework to check some stuff.. I've also built a couple of plastic kits for Sheldon and been busy in the garage with bits of wood..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've also been giving some thought to the room layout, the replacement for Brett. Pete over on RMWeb, made some good suggestions on my first draft, and I've incorporated them here.. still not the final version - that will be whatever gets actually built, but some good ideas so far.</span></div>
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<br />moghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747639551023726158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074811841106329852.post-27173291357295513502016-03-20T12:04:00.000+00:002016-03-20T12:04:22.448+00:00Freemo overhaul<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Our Midlands freemo group has 'paused' for a few months, the next meet won't be until the autumn as it stands at the moment. However, after our last meeting, I decided to make some changes to the existing modules. Sheldon and Cooper seemed a little small, with the benefit of experiencing the operations we've been able to run, I decided to;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1. Scrap Cooper. For now.. longer term I may well come back to version 2 later.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2. Use the 'Cooper' board to extend Sheldon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The modules have taken up residence in my garage for the last few weeks as I've spent the odd evening or Sunday morning doing a bit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've made a point of capturing progress on video, and I'll be uploading part 2 today. They.. or I guess I should now say 'it' isn't finished yet.. but I'm quite pleased with how it's come together so far.. feels a lot more plausible.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I realise that all this has done is to extend the elevator spur by a few feet, probably allowing another three spots for switching, and also lost two further 'industries', but I think the feel of it and look of it is as important for me, and I think the pay-off is worth it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">By the way..As a means of research, I've spent time browsing Google Maps and Streetview. The little town of <b>Fairland</b> in Indiana has been a goldmine for me. (although the houses in my Sheldon are looking a little more run down)</span><br />
<br />moghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747639551023726158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074811841106329852.post-91902994032730441642016-03-07T19:45:00.000+00:002016-03-07T19:45:04.217+00:00Thinking Ahead.. Brett extended or replaced<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Freemo stuff has pretty much dominated any railway modelling this year.. but bubbling away in the background has been some thinking about the space I have at home, and what I could do with it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Brett is 8 feet long and originally sat on a shelf in a smaller room. It's now on a wall which is 13 ft and there is potential to extend along two more walls, adding another 8 and 7 feet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As much as I like Brett, there is an urge to start from scratch.. I miss the creative process of building stuff as I don't churn out the micros like I used to. Also - although I could swap things around a little, and use the current 'team' track as the entry point, it would feel a bit of a bodge. Brett is due to be shown at <a href="http://www.tvnam.co.uk/" target="_blank">TVNAM</a> in June (first time ever exhibiting anything for me!) so I might look to sell/scrap it about the same time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I intend to continue using rack shelving to support the layout , and most likely at a height of around 55 inches off the floor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Period-wise I think I'll keep with a 'modern' theme.. although 80s/90s more than current day I think.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm fairly keen to re-visit my first interest in American Railroads, and go back to New England - Rutland territory.. perhaps a fictitious shortline which has connections with the VTR and/or Green Mountain, or perhaps even become part of the Vermont Rail System.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Beyond that - deciding on specific industries, scenes etc.. no decisions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Obviously the plan needs work. I think the top half came from a Lance Mindheim drawing. The 'staging' would most likely make use of curved turnouts to make best use of the space on the corner. A stub ended yard is fine too, as I can use a switcher to release trains. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I would like to get even a simple loco stabling area in somewhere, but I am also trying to keep things simple. Who knows.. I may end up building something completely different to this!!</span></div>
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<br />moghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747639551023726158noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074811841106329852.post-747251528465640812016-01-17T17:42:00.000+00:002016-01-17T17:42:09.455+00:00Exhibiting Brett? <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Brett was always intended to be a home layout, I built it in a lightweight fashion to sit on rack shelving. I have been asked a couple of times if I'd like to exhibit it, which is very flattering, but have baulked at the thought of putting it 'out there'. I've never exhibited anything and unsure whether it's something I fancy doing, especially on my own. Also, I wasn't sure how much work would be needed to get Brett to a show.. I need some way of supporting it, displaying it..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Anyhoo.. recent Freemo building has given me a little more confidence in knocking bits of wood together, so when Nick Palette asked if I'd like to bring Brett to <a href="http://www.tvnam.co.uk/" target="_blank">TVNAM</a>, I couldn't really say 'no'!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This weekend I have built two simple wooden frames, using my existing Freemo legs, and a test erection (ooer) shows me that it should all work okay. I need to enlist SWMBO to make a curtain for the front of the layout, and make a few tweaks, but all systems are go!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As to the longer term.. I don't intend to start hauling Brett around shows, even if I get asked. I have my doubts that a day on my feet, plus the noise, the travel and lugging about will really appeal to me. TVNAM is an exception as it's such a specialist show and has a community feel to it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What I might do is actually try to sell the layout, I've already started making plans for a new one, extending around the walls.. early plans look this but are subject to change..</span><br />
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<br />moghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747639551023726158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074811841106329852.post-22702286103938253382016-01-12T17:50:00.003+00:002016-01-12T18:03:24.015+00:00January 2016 Freemo meet<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On Sunday we had the first Freemo meet of the year at Armitage. 'We' being the fairly new Midland Belt Freemo group.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When I look back at our first meeting in March last year, it's quite something to see how far we've come. We ran around 120 feet of 'mainline' with trains operating in at least four directions, along with passenger runs and specials.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Operation was all organised by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/wsor4050/feed" target="_blank">Chris Gilbert</a>, using the Mac 'switchlist' program I use for Brett, as an alternative to JMRI. Chris also provided much of his Florida fleet, supplemented by a couple of Midland Belt RR locos.</span><br />
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<br />moghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747639551023726158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074811841106329852.post-54927459349724649962015-12-18T17:23:00.004+00:002015-12-18T17:23:55.565+00:00900 switching, sounding off..<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'll hopefully post an update on progress on the Baldwin AS16 soon. In the meantime, spent some time tweaking the Cvs on the Tsunami chip I installed into the Atlas RS36 and I'm enjoying how it sounds.. I took it for the latest train on Brett and posted a video here..</span><br />
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<br />moghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747639551023726158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074811841106329852.post-86655595167721126772015-11-29T12:23:00.000+00:002015-12-05T18:08:05.981+00:00testing the 'look'<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I've been trying to decide what to do with the various locos of my small fleet.. Originally my plan was to re-patch everything for the Yellow Pine, but the advent of the Midland Belt RR, and fear of cocking up, have delayed me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So - I have decals for another Midland Belt loco and was trying to decide which one to pick for the new livery. (<a href="https://youtu.be/I5pwWddeirc" target="_blank">900 being almost ready</a>).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">My instinct was the recently purchased Bowser AS16 just wouldn't look right with the very modern style of the MBRR logo, and started to think about perhaps either applying something more vintage in style.. or stick to Yellow Pine.. but last night I thought it might be worth printing off some mocked up stripes to mimic the decals and see how they actually look.</span><br />
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moghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747639551023726158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074811841106329852.post-81445479831930463472015-11-07T20:07:00.000+00:002015-11-08T11:01:37.123+00:00New Premises for Wolowitz & Hofstadter<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I quite enjoyed building and painting the brick building for 'Wolowitz & Hofstadter'.. <a href="http://mogtrains.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/cooper-gets-greened.html" target="_blank">the industry on my Freemo module 'Cooper'</a>. However.. I've felt from the outset that it looks a little out of place. It's the kind of building I imagine to see in perhaps a more built-up area and the Freemo modules do have a rather more 'out of town' feel to them generally.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Despite initial worries about the ubiquitous Pikestuff kits all looking the same, Google Street view at least does seem to suggest that these buildings are indeed all over the place and quite often look exactly like the kits - colours and all!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I picked the 'Diamond Tool and Engineering' kit but knew that it would probably need some surgery in order to fit the space on the module.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In fact, I ended up halving the width of the building.. which lead to a slightly long and thin looking shed, but I think it looks plausible enough. I also cut a couple of extra doors, so that railside would have some loading facility.. I intend to relay the concrete/asphalt area around the industry so care will be needed to ensure the height is right.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Although it's unlikely to be seen, I've added a very basic interior to the building where the two story windows are to suggest an office above a reception area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It would be quite nice to add a couple of security lights to the walls, I'll have to see if I can bodge something.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Once the glue has dried thoroughly, I'll paint the concrete base and perhaps add some very light weathering before adding signage, then it's to the module to get it set in position.</span><br />
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<br />moghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747639551023726158noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074811841106329852.post-68028020191882499162015-10-26T22:28:00.001+00:002015-10-26T22:28:31.246+00:00Brett from a different viewpoint<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Well, a couple of different viewpoints actually..</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Although it highlights the code 100 track, I like this angle</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>moghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747639551023726158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074811841106329852.post-37925129317970841272015-10-25T17:39:00.001+00:002015-10-25T17:39:27.546+00:00Midland Belt Railroad first loco<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Well, the big Freemo event has been and gone. And it lived up the anticipation.. absolutely brilliant weekend.. I'm aware that I haven't posted here but I don't think that there actually that many people who read my blog anyway, and lately I've been using Youtube a little more.. I posted a slideshow here..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Our 'local' Midland based Freemo group has taken on the name of the Midland Belt Freemo group. We've decided to run our own shortline too - the Midland Belt Railroad.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Although we haven't really fleshed out the detail, Chris Gilbert has sorted out some decals in a similar style to his Florida Central locos, so we hope to get a few locos re-painted and patched for the joint RR, that way there is a sense of consistency when we run our trains at our Freemo get-togethers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Although we are probably going to 'allow' some other plain colours - the consensus is that the ideal livery will be black with the yellow branding and striping of the MBRR.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I recently picked up an Atlas HO "Trainman' RS36 from eBay and this week managed to get the loco fitted wth a Soundtraxx chip as well as getting the decal job started.. as the loco was already black with a red band, I decided to paint out the 'Iowa Central' and replace with the Midland logo. I also added the yellow line to the footplate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Looking at it now, I think that I may replace the numbers too, I may stick with 900 but use the decals for a more consistent look.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hopefully once it's done, a light weathering will help to tie it all in together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A short video showing how I bodged the speaker here..</span><br />
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<br />moghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747639551023726158noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074811841106329852.post-79378617112674255272015-09-20T17:28:00.003+01:002015-09-20T17:28:42.540+01:00September.. Revving up for Freemo<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Not been posting regular updates on this blog, I know. However, I do try to occasionally post on Youtube too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I recently uploaded one to show my two latest loco purchases..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">At the moment the focus is mostly on getting ready for next weekend - Big Freemo meet in Armitage, home of the <a href="http://www.tvnam.co.uk/" target="_blank">TVNAM</a> show.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here's a plan for the meet.. Sheldon and Cooper are both there on different branch lines..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hopefully will have lots of pictures and some video to post after then :-)</span><br />
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<br />moghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747639551023726158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074811841106329852.post-37829901584226662512015-07-05T15:13:00.000+01:002015-07-05T15:13:31.063+01:00Cooper gets greened<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I decided to concentrate on one Freemo module before I move on to the other. Over the last week or so I've been scattering grass material, drenching in PVA, cursing, making buildings, painting, sanding, filling, cursing, and nearly giving up..all over "Cooper"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My intention originally was to hold back, keep things fairly sparse, as that seems to work best in the Freemo environment overall. I've been spending a lot of time in Google street view around the midwest - noting the lack of fences and number of trees around the lines I was following. However, as I was bathing Cooper in a shower of green material..I was worried that the module was all getting too busy, with the trees and different textures, but today I'm fairly relaxed about it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I certainly don't intend to do too much more.. it's just a case of finishing off the ground colouring in the areas of hard-standing, and a few small bits like a bit of clutter around the warehouse, signage etc. Then clean up and test the track again before putting it away and starting on "Sheldon".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cooper is supposed to be on the edge of town. One spur feeds a team track, from which I removed the ramp as it just didn't look right. On the other side is Wollowitz and Hoffstetter, I hope to get a semi or trailer to park in the yard, along with a few dumpsters. Next door to W&H is a small house with it's lawned yard and swimming pool.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A few pictures of progress so far..</span><br />
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<br />moghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747639551023726158noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074811841106329852.post-10815558222776542482015-06-27T15:37:00.002+01:002015-06-27T15:37:37.590+01:00crew<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">People are rare sight around Brett, it's such a quiet little backwater. This morning however I caught the YPRR crew switching the elevator. They were running no 36, the BL2, newly out of the shops at Fiddle Creek..</span><br />
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<br />moghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747639551023726158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074811841106329852.post-24320744054564767972015-06-21T09:35:00.001+01:002015-06-21T09:35:51.294+01:00TVNAM 2015<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Yesterday I was at 'the' show for American railroad modellers, held each year at Armitage, <a href="http://www.tvnam.co.uk/" target="_blank">TVNAM.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've been to the show a few times and always enjoyed not only the modelling, but the almost social club aspect.. as Nick, the organiser put it, it's a show for enthusiasts, by enthusiasts.. not really one to compare with your typical club model railway exhibitions, run in scout halls and sports halls up and down the country every weekend.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Midland, Ohio. Nick's O Scale layout</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I didn't get many pictures of the great layouts on show I'm afraid, I don't tend to bother too much these days as my camera skills aren't really up to it. Much better pictures will be up on RMWeb and other blogs today, I suspect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Anyway - this year, our little newly formed loose band of "Freemo' enthusiasts arranged to display in the large side room. In the week leading up to the day there was a series of emails and rough plans drawn up, trying to work out how to best arrange the various modules that we now knew would be there in the room, to give us some kind of running and be accessible to the paying public.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We starting setting up around 8 o'clock, an element of shuffling and seeing how things fitted came into play. By the time that the doors opened at 10, we had the modules up. It took a little longer to fully work out some electrical issues (one of the modules was built to a different standard and a bit of electrical tinkering was required), but we were running trains and answering questions all day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Very tiring, but good fun. Hopefully may have sparked the interest of one or two visitors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Personally it was a relief to know that my modules worked ok, although it also highlighted a couple of minor things for me to adapt (checking the rail ends height on Cooper and perhaps arranging to bolt the legs in place rather than relying on the push fit.)</span><br />
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<br />moghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747639551023726158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074811841106329852.post-6487539206746143602015-06-06T17:48:00.000+01:002015-06-06T17:48:21.288+01:00Freemo modules get 'tested'<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Actually, this was a genuine testing session, rather than just an excuse to play trains!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://tvnam.co.uk/" target="_blank">TVNAM</a> is coming up in a couple of weeks, and I want to make sure that the modules are working okay - track clean, no electrical foibles.. that they join up alright etc. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I did need to re-solder one of the track ends. (Which involved nipping out to buy a new soldering iron!) Why I chose to solder to screws I don't know.. never done it before and eventually I'll replace these with copper clad instead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Anyway - clearly a lot more to do as regards scenics.. and I'm not 100% about using the brick building for Wolfowitz and Hoffstetter, but for now they are working and that's what matters most.</span><br />
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<br />moghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747639551023726158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074811841106329852.post-69463854830204547262015-04-26T21:51:00.001+01:002015-04-26T21:51:13.822+01:00Wobble up and down..<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Looking at Static Grass Applicators on eBay, I noticed that this one from the Far East had instructions in the description. I'm guessing that someone used Google Translate...</span><br />
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<br />moghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747639551023726158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074811841106329852.post-60429304102196749122015-03-30T17:28:00.003+01:002015-03-30T17:28:29.501+01:00Passing on August Yard?<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Some time ago, I built a little American N scale layout called "August Yard'. Although I get rid of most of the layouts I've built, this one has stayed with me as a favourite. Looking at it now, it's not fantastic I know, and with the things I've learned since that time, I think I could improve on it - but it was fun to build, the first American themed layout I had built, and one that gave a lot of pleasure to operate too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If I remember rightly, the train consisted of a loco (my Rutland RS1) and three random cars,which entered the scene from the hidden fiddle track at the rear. These were spotted, and cars removed, according to dice throws.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Anyway, I have sold all of my N scale stock, including the Rutland RS1 which started it all off, and the time has come to part with the little layout. I'd rather not break it up for scrap, so I'm offering for free to anyone who is interested and can collect from Nottinghamshire, or the <a href="http://www.tvnam.co.uk/" target="_blank">TVNAM show</a> at Armitage in June. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hopefully somebody might like to get some play out of it before it meets the great layout scrapheap in the sky.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I can't test it but know it was all working fine last time it was used and it has been stored in a dry garage in it's dust box since then. And anyway, it's free!</span><br />
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<br />moghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747639551023726158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074811841106329852.post-69184891207080194562015-03-20T20:20:00.001+00:002015-03-20T20:20:06.045+00:00Freemo Modules progress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've spent a few hours in the garage today (feet are killing me!) I could see a milestone in sight and wanted to crack on and get there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Track laid and wiring completed. I've just run my first test train across my two modules. It was DC, a quick hook up, and the little tank engine wasn't too happy with the Peco insulfrogs, but I have used them on Brett and I hope that the American stuff should be fine. Otherwise, not too bad.. everything works as it should.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Obviously a lot to do yet - mostly scenics, but the next step is to decide on / acquire the point controls. I am fairly certain that I'll be using Caboose Industries Ground Throws. (I've drilled holes under the tie bars in case I change my mind).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As you can see, the plan, such as it is, is simple.. but this isn't a layout, there are two separate modules here. The closest one will have an elevator on the spur, and a factory over to the right with some disused track. The further module will have a generic warehouse on one spur and a team track on the other. Obviously quite short, only two or three cars each, but it's all about getting something built!</span><br />
<br />moghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747639551023726158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074811841106329852.post-13056445380705350842015-03-18T16:28:00.000+00:002015-03-18T16:28:13.165+00:00First-time Freemo fun!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As I mentioned in my last post, I drove over to Armitage to join up with the newly formed Midlands Freemo group for our first 'meet'</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">(Armitage Village Hall is also the home of <a href="http://www.tvnam.co.uk/" target="_blank">TVNAM</a>, a cracking little show which focusses on North American rail modelling)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Considering this was the first go at this, the weekend went very well - it was a two day affair, although I could only make the Saturday. Most of the morning was taken up with physically erecting and connecting the modules. Colin stepped up to sorting out the electrical and control stuff. We used NCE, although there were Digitrax and Lenz panels in use and some small issues around compatibility to get around.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We hadn't got any formal 'ops' planned, so the afternoon was spent pretty much making it up and playing with trains. I spent much of the time working Nick's Foxley yard with my new Baldwin switcher, although I did make a point of taking a train out once at least, to get the experience of moving around the modules.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Not knowing what to expect, I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed the experience.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> It was interesting to me to see how this compared to wargaming, where there is inherently quite a degree of interaction with your fellow hobbyist. It probably helped that this particular group turned out to be a decent bunch of blokes and very easy to get on with!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Anyway, the bug has bit (!) and I've been cracking on with my two modules. I shall post something on that some time soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For now, a selection of photos from the day, and a video on youtube..</span><br />
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