F-UnitMad Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Rail isn't clean, and/or getting hot enough for the solder to flow freely, is my diagnosis. Try using some flux fluid even if the solder is flux-cored. Might be too small a soldering iron as well, so it can't heat the rail enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrail Joe Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 I got all the positive feeder wires soldered! Each one get better than the last one. I didn’t realized I didn’t have enough wire to finish the negatives Wire feeders!! I might take a run out to the store later on tonight. In the meantime I put up the top facia and used cardboard to mock up the lower front facia with scenery contours. i’m not too sure how much I’m going to be able to get done in the next few days. We are getting a major winter storm tomorrow, 12+ inches of snow, 50 to 60 mile an hour wind gust. Power outages are imminent, and there’s a really bad cold spell coming after the snow with temperatures below 0 (Fahrenheit). Of course part of me wants to run out after the storm and take all the pictures of the area for photo backdrops to model a winter scene! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcanman Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Looking good. Building a small layout enables trains to be running in a short space of time. If we had 12 inches of snow in the UK, the whole country would come to a standstill !! So far, we've only had a couple of inches of snow here in North East England. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrail Joe Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 Looking good. Building a small layout enables trains to be running in a short space of time. If we had 12 inches of snow in the UK, the whole country would come to a standstill !! So far, we've only had a couple of inches of snow here in North East England. Very true! Progress is evident in almost every photo, and I feel a sense of accomplishment every time I work on it! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcanman Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Thought you might like this pic. I came across the photo when I was researching Marlborough. CSX local B724 which, of course, is featured on Marlborough, meets P&W power! https://sites.google.com/site/route2expressrailphotos2/p-w-and-csx-meet-on-pan-am-s-worcester-main-in-clinton-ma Mal 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrail Joe Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 Thought you might like this pic. I came across the photo when I was researching Marlborough. CSX local B724 which, of course, is featured on Marlborough, meets P&W power! https://sites.google.com/site/route2expressrailphotos2/p-w-and-csx-meet-on-pan-am-s-worcester-main-in-clinton-ma Mal LOVE IT!!!! Good find! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrail Joe Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 Finished this morning. Hooked up the power pack, and nothing happened LOL ! Tried a different that was the problem, it was not. I had a short somewhere and no idea how and where it was. I purposely wired all the positive feeders first, then the negatives to avoid that problem. So I decided to disconnect all the wires on the power pack, and then connect them one by one until I found the problem. Never found the problem, but works great now! Painted the track, and cleaned it, and ran engine back in for work, so far so good! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted January 4, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4, 2018 The only thing that concerns me here is that you think there should be a logical explanation for this! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I’m not too sure how much I’m going to be able to get done in the next few days Hey don't sweat it Joe; some of us consider ourselves lucky if we get time to make some progress in months!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted January 5, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 5, 2018 Months? Decades... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrail Joe Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 The only thing that concerns me here is that you think there should be a logical explanation for this! HAHA!!!! So true! That's model railroading for you!! Hey don't sweat it Joe; some of us consider ourselves lucky if we get time to make some progress in months!!! Yeah life happens! I understand it's a marathon, not a sprint! I have to keep myself in check sometimes, I don't want to get burnt out and get sloppy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrail Joe Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 With the trackwork complete and painted I put up the lower facia, and then painted everything black including the legs. The picture doesn’t give it any justice. It pretty much came out exactly how I was hoping it would 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrail Joe Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 I chose to not work on the layout this weekend. I spent the time with my wife instead! I can work on it all week this week, but I can only see my wife for a few hours during the weekdays with work and all. Hope everyone had a great weekend! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrail Joe Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 Making some scenery progress today. Used the jigsaw to cut a few below track profiles. Getting ready to make the staging cassette. Ignoring my temptation to build phase two bench work. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrail Joe Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 Staging cassette built and attached. I will be giving it a coat of black paint tomorrow. Looks pretty ugly. Ignore the mess to the left LOL !!!! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y_Rail Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Excellent progress and very nice shelf layout! I really like the shadow-box construction. Many thanks for posting and looking forward to its progress. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrail Joe Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 Excellent progress and very nice shelf layout! I really like the shadow-box construction. Many thanks for posting and looking forward to its progress. Thanks for the kind words!! Today's mission is to build a mock up of the main industry using foam core board. I've never attempted this before, but i will share a photo of the result! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrail Joe Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 Well..... I think it came out pretty good considering it was my first time ever attempting to build a structure of any sort, (kits included!) it will definitely buy time until I can build the real structure. Are use the Proto type for inspiration, but stuck to my original plan of freelancing the industry. There are two car spots outside, and one car spot inside, for gondolas or bulkhead flat cars. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcanman Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Great progress. The mock up warehouse looks good and the scenery is coming along nicely too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zomboid Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 That's at least 8 months of work for me. Probably more... You're not hanging around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrail Joe Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 I forgot to post a picture of the completed staging Cassette. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrail Joe Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 OPS NIGHT!!! Heading to my friend Joe's NYC double deck layout. I'll be sure to post up some pics. I'll be at a club operating session this saturday! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrail Joe Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 I forgot to take pictures until I was running my last train of the night. Here’s a few!! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted January 13, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 13, 2018 Big shelf! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrail Joe Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 Heading to a club Ops session! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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