I’ve reported in the past that I was having serious trouble with the Sellers turntable model, and getting it to rotate smoothly. Here’s what I’ve learned:
As built, the center of the turntable floats about 3/32" above the cast "pivot" bushing. All of the weight is carried by the little wheels at the end of the [...]
…No, not me. The railroad.
I’ve been in a bit of a modeling slump, pretty much since last year’s Kimberton meet. With the exception of re-assembling the modules upon our return home, I’ve done nothing on my layout, or the modules. There have been a few reasons:
Lack of time
Lack of available cash
Dissatisfaction [...]
Well, it’s Monday morning. Kimberton has passed. And, we survived…
In reality, things, I think, went really, really well. Especially well, when you consider that the modules present had never been connected together before. Two sets (mine and Charlie’s) had never even been to a public display before!
You can view pictures or a slide show from [...]
I must apologize for not keeping people better informed of progress on the infamous turntable module. David, for one, must be sweatin’ bullets. Especially since his highly modified Bachmann OF 2-8-0 has emerged from the shops.
Well, never fear. The turntable’s here!
I’ve been quite busy since the crash I reported last time. Obviously. I [...]
We’ve been merrily building away at modules, and so far, most of them are straight! Our portable world is over 40′ long in a perfectly straight line! But, to make a typical curved module, based on the specification that was decided upon, a 90° curve creates a module that consumes a 44″x44″ area, or, is [...]
Since I know someone’s bound to ask about the track arrangement for the modules … Here’s an aerial view, as of this morning. The track arrangement is based on the prototype arrangement at Lake Placid, NY., though I’ve taken a couple of liberties.
The first is the addition of the switcher pocket, which is the little spur at [...]
Basic scenery was applied to the second module today. It’s still pretty wet in this picture. I also tried doing things a little differently, with regards to the grout scenery base.
What I have been doing with the grout is to apply a fairly liberal coating of white glue to the layout and/or scenery forms, [...]