Train sets!

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Just an idea, but will have to see what TTfan says

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fences are in place on drop bridge No.3, but drop bridge nos. 2 and 3 are seldom used, as it means a reduced level of accessibility to areas of the layout when they're used, still have to add the fences to the rest of level 2.

1mtvfan wrote:new pic is in

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former SF Kodachrome Sd40-2 no.5068 leading the way with a short consist across the level 2 drop bridge

1mtvfan wrote:DCC installation is progressing, but i have added a kill switch to the list of  projects after suffering a very serious accident during my time on the LVCRR earlier today, but I've a feeling it will not be added until after the DCC is fully installed, if the kill switch is installed at all.
so it may be such that i will have to sit out and wait again, also, fences are
being added to the upper level, finally, after several more cases of equipment derailing and
falling to the floor.  

1mtvfan wrote:new pics are in.

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Coors beer reefer at the freight station

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potential location of some tunnels, single track tunnel is for a road, as it's not usable for the rails,
will have to find a way to hide the visible wires

1mtvfan wrote:new pics are here

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fences installed on first drop bridge

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fences on second drop bridge.

plan is to add these fences on all of the 2nd level

1mtvfan wrote:fences are in place on drop bridge No.3, but drop bridge nos. 2 and 3 are seldom used, as it means a reduced level of accessibility to areas of the layout when they're used, still have to add the fences to the rest of level 2.

Thanks for the updates on the [Only mods are allowed to see this link] of your [Only mods are allowed to see this link] and [Only mods are allowed to see this link] as well as for the [Only mods are allowed to see this link].

P.s So much for 24 hour post seperation . Perhaps we should just get rid of the edit button altogether, as it seems to be rarely used ...!

most of the time i do wait the obligatory 24 hours, i only edit if there's something i forgot to add

1mtvfan wrote:most of the time i do wait the obligatory 24 hours, i only edit if there's something i forgot to add

I only said something, because you made a total of 3 posts yesterday, the time seperations couldn't be anymore then 6 hours or so apart. If you want to add something, just use the edit button and add it into the last post you made.

cut me a little slack, you guys all love this thread to death, so it's easy for me to forget about the 24 hour separation thing. but that's taken us off topic, getting back on topic, here's some new pics.

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Fences installed on Drop Bridge no. 3

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fence installed on level2 near the level 2 town station area

just have to add more fences to the rest of level 2 as well as the landscaping and safety nets.

landscaping will begin soon, if only in parts, also looking at adding some kill switches in.

1mtvfan wrote:cut me a little slack, you guys all love this thread to death, so it's easy for me to forget about the 24 hour separation thing. but that's taken us off topic, getting back on topic, here's some new pics.  

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Fences installed on Drop Bridge no. 3

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fence installed on level2 near the level 2 town station area

just have to add more fences to the rest of level 2 as well as the landscaping and safety nets.

1mtvfan wrote:landscaping will begin soon, if only in parts, also looking at adding some kill switches in.

I dont love this thread to death, I just think it is nice to see how much work and love you put ito your [Only mods are allowed to see this link] is all. Thanks for sharing these [Only mods are allowed to see this link] of the [Only mods are allowed to see this link] of your train set.

Dont forget about using hashtags as well guys .

that's more to my point. you all seem like you can't get enough of my train set

1mtvfan wrote:that's more to my point. you all seem like you can't get enough of my train set  

As I said, it is nice to see how serious you take this hobby and its nice to you see all that you guys do with it, but if the topic didnt exist or something, I would fall to me knees and cry "WHY!? Why!? Why!?", so I dont really love it to death, because that is what one would do if they loved something to death .

well, i mean you all seem to really enjoy the progress and everything to do with my trainset, that's all i really meant by "love it to death" just not sure how exactly to put the landscaping onto the
outside wall of level 2 yet, but it's something to work on.

new pics

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wire mesh screen in place for landscaping near the outer fiddle yard.

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wire mesh screen in place for landscaping on upper level near the grain elevator.

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rock casting waiting to be used.

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fence now extended to the double cross over switch on upper level

plan on adding the kill switch soon, as well as a few for the loops also, because i can't run the dcc and the Analog on the same system, so the DCC has to be off when running on Analog

1mtvfan wrote:well, i mean you all seem to really enjoy the progress and everything to do with my trainset, that's all i really meant by "love it to death" just not sure how exactly to put the landscaping onto the
outside wall of level 2 yet, but it's something to work on.

1mtvfan wrote:new pics

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wire mesh screen in place for landscaping near the outer fiddle yard.

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wire mesh screen in place for landscaping on upper level near the grain elevator.

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rock casting waiting to be used.

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fence now extended to the double cross over switch on upper level

plan on adding the kill switch soon, as well as a few for the loops also, because i can't run the dcc and the Analog on the same system, so the DCC has to be off when running on Analog

Thanks for posting these [Only mods are allowed to see this link] on the [Only mods are allowed to see this link] of your [Only mods are allowed to see this link].

see? you all get a kick out of this

If anyone wants to know, myself and 1mtvfan now have a few more buildings to add to the setup now (thanks to an overseas friend of ours).

yeah, a friend by the name of Phonic Radio

TigerTankFan wrote:If anyone wants to know, myself and 1mtvfan now have a few more buildings to add to the setup now (thanks to an overseas friend of ours).

1mtvfan wrote:yeah, a friend by the name of Phonic Radio  

Cool! What did Mart send you?

some buildings for the train set, some British rail pencil erasers, and more Phonic radio pens. pics
follow

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external line toggles for the dcc system

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Internal line toggles for the dcc

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no more power strip visible on the pole

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new houses next to the level 2 town station  

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new houses as a freight train rolls by

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level 2 town station finally placed on level 2, if only preliminarily.

also, 2 more toggles have been added for the loops and helix, and former BNSF SD40-2 7835 has entered the repair shop, but is should be out soon, so all is well for Former SOO line SD40-2 772's turn in the repair shop to get all of them back into working order, but 4506 may go in for an oiling too, just as a precuation

new locomotive has been added to the LVCRR roster, will get pics of it soon, just have to wait for things to dry up in the area first

new pics are in

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LVCRR 2-10-2 Santa fe type no. 900 working in on a break-in test just east of the Liptonville station on its first work session since arriving on the LVCRR

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2-10-2 santa fe type no. 900 working through the fiddle yard on a break-in test for its first hours of arriving on the LVCRR

Got a motive power update for you all here, the set-up now has a United States Railways Association Heavy 2-10-2 (or Santa Fe) type steam locomotive in operation.

yup, and former Soo Line SD40-2 no. 772 is now in the repair shop and BNSF no. 7835 is soon to exit, next will be SOO Line 4506 for some oil and grease.

update,
repairs former BNSF 7835 and former SOO line 772 are almost done, they will be out by tomorrow. and are coming with some extra small parts they were missing before, then it will be the turn for former Soo line 4506

1mtvfan wrote:some buildings for the train set, some British rail pencil erasers, and more Phonic radio pens. pics
follow

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external line toggles for the dcc system

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Internal line toggles for the dcc

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no more power strip visible on the pole

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new houses next to the level 2 town station  

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new houses as a freight train rolls by

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level 2 town station finally placed on level 2, if only preliminarily.

also, 2 more toggles have been added for the loops and helix, and former BNSF SD40-2 7835 has entered the repair shop, but is should be out soon, so all is well for Former SOO line SD40-2 772's turn in the repair shop to get all of them back into working order, but 4506 may go in for an oiling too, just as a precuation

1mtvfan wrote:new locomotive has been added to the LVCRR roster, will get pics of it soon, just have to wait for things to dry up in the area first

1mtvfan wrote:new pics are in

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LVCRR 2-10-2 Santa fe type no. 2102 working in on a break-in test just east of the Liptonville station on its first work session since arriving on the LVCRR

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2-10-2 santa fe type no. 2102 working through the fiddle yard on a break-in test for its first hours of arriving on the LVCRR

TigerTankFan wrote:Got a motive power update for you all here, the set-up now has a United States Railways Association Heavy 2-10-2 (or Santa Fe) type steam locomotive in operation.

1mtvfan wrote:yup, and former Soo Line SD40-2 no. 772 is now in the repair shop and BNSF no. 7835 is soon to exit, next will be SOO Line 4506 for some oil and grease.

1mtvfan wrote:update,
repairs former BNSF 7835 and former SOO line 772 are almost done, they will be out by tomorrow. and are coming with some extra small parts they were missing before, then it will be the turn for former Soo line 4506  

Thanks for the information and new [Only mods are allowed to see this link] of the [Only mods are allowed to see this link] of your [Only mods are allowed to see this link] .

these are just of the set so far, there's more work going to be done

update, am working on a rock casting, but have to wait for it to dry and harden fully