It's that time of the year when everything is is full go. Yes, it must be September. I'm back at work, the kids are in school and there's not a lot of modeling going on. Heck, I'm reflecting on this past summer and I didn't really get anything done on the layout and had plenty of time. It seems that is my biggest and probably most blogged about topic: TIME! No wonder everyone waits until there retired to get started in this hobby! I will admit, my time management for my hobby is not the greatest. I would really know how the guys with basement size layouts get it done?
Anyways, not a much has been happening this month, but I did get a few different things done, most before and during Labor Day. Most were locomotive projects, which are my favorite.
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| Got this Proto S-2 off Ebay for $25 shipped and hardwired a decoder and added LED's to it. It's already weathered too. Now to find a need for it! |
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| I rebuilt this Proto SW800 from parts I had. So I decided to paint it up for a industrial switcher. I also put sound in it ans the sound decoder I was going to but in a 70 tonner would fit but the loco ran very terrible so now I have a Cummins diesel in a SW800. |
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| The only layout work that happened was this addition on a turnout on the Orange end. This spur will run through some hidden staging behind my control panel to a small aggregate or sand hopper loading area. |
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| Another locomotive project that is close to the finish line. About 4 years in the making. It needs some dark weathering to hide the too light gray paint I applied! |
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| Didn't know the Midland had a sister railroad in Florida? Could not resist this locomotive! |
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| Picked up some more 7000 cuft woodchip hoppers. If you don't know, these are hard to get and go for big bucks on Ebay. I got these at great prices. |
