laugardagur, 22. mars 2014
Steam Locomotive Colors - 2
I got several email replies to that post claiming that the "shiny" engines were from an earlier era - by the late steam era the locomotives were allowed to get dirty and turn "Grimy Black" in color. Another claimed that since the engine I offered as an example was a passenger locomotive (4-8-2 no. 600) she would have been better maintained.
Such would not be true of, say a workaday 2-8-0 on a way freight.
Here's a shot of M-3-a 2-8-0 no. 454 working the Southern Division local. This was taken in the fall of 1956 - and 454, and all other CV steamers, would be retired within a few months. Hardly something that would be pulling the pride of the line�and again she's weathered but certainly not Grimy Black.
miðvikudagur, 19. mars 2014
þriðjudagur, 18. mars 2014
Steam in the Snow at North Conway
I recently was made aware of this video shot in the winter of 2009 on the North Conway Scenic Railroad in North Conway, NH. Very neat shots of some vintage freight equipment and beautiful CN 0-6-0 running through the snow. The freight equipment is restored, but has naturally weathered so it doesn't look like a museum train. And, to complete the illusion, there's a CV van bringing up the markers�if you squint it could be 1954�
Here's a link:
http://vimeo.com/4422838
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Here's a link:
http://vimeo.com/4422838
föstudagur, 14. mars 2014
Useful addition to the shop....or paperweight?
I suspect that like many readers of this blog I'm somewhat of a tool-a-holic. I really try to limit my excursions through things like the Micro-Mark catalog (and a bunch of other tool catalogs) to things I'll really use. And,I like to have tools that are of a decent "hobby" quality. (I know enough about milling machines, CNCs, and the like from my time at Intermountain to know I don't need a $20,000 Bridgeport...) As the layout moves away from the "woodworking" stage I'm looking seriously at a few true modeling projects that are very high on my "bucket" list - building a CV Ten Wheeler is one that leaps to mind, as well as a few other scratchbulding projects.
As I was flipping through the Micro-Mark catalog last night I mentioned to Christine that I'd might, perhaps, maybe, like to get a milling machine someday....
Usually she just rolls her eyes and asks what I'm going to with that, besides hurting myself or perhaps blowing up the house.*
This time she said, "Well, if you really want one and think you'll use it go ahead." In fairness, she's a little bit of the tool-a-holic as well since the next words out of her mouth were "I wonder if I can use it for any jewelry projects????"
So, the questions I pose to you, gentle reader, are simple -
1. Should I pull the trigger and realize the decade plus goal of getting this thing?
2. Any advice on what accessories/bits etc... to get with it?
*In all honesty, I can't conceive a situation where I could blow something up with a milling machine...but where there's a will there's a way... I think she was remembering the cut on Bernie's forehead from his then-new lathe...or the blood stain on our garage floor from the time Bernie dropped a drill on his foot....
Randolph "Signature" Structures
Although the blog has been fairly quiet for the last two weeks, I have been (slowly) making progress on getting the track in place in Randolph. At some point the track will be down, wired, and working and I can run trains again! In the meantime, here are some of the key structures in Randolph that I want to include on the layout.
First and foremost is the station area �
First and foremost is the station area �
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George Dimond photo, courtesy Central Vermont Railway Historical Society Collection. |
Perhaps one of the best know structures in Randolph among CV fans and modelers, the Randolph Coal and Ice building, which at the time I'm modeling was the R. B. Osha Co.
miðvikudagur, 12. mars 2014
fimmtudagur, 6. mars 2014
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