Lineas Cubanas

Quick update: Pretty much nearly done......

My "Homer Simpson" calamity approach to the Moyse locotracteur continues..... When removing the cab and hood for painting, it was proving quite stiff and required a bit more force ..... before I knew it I had accidentally disconnected some wires to the power pack which was actually hidden in the back hood.......who knew!? After several attempts to re solder the wires in the correct order and eventually just melting the connection, followed by smoke....... I now have a technical question: Do I need the power pack to run the loco? The DCC/Sound motherboard etc are working fine According to REE models: "The power pack does not directly power your machine, it manages the power supply weaknesses of the tracks" Do I need to replace the power pack with the exact one from REE Models or would the DCC loco work without it? Thanks

I do listen ...... Your feedback : added the low wall around the tank and some pipe detail (there is not really room for anymore) My feedback : added bushes in far background and repainted the tank to a more "anonymous" colour i.e. no longer standing out.

As I said in a previous post, I was unhappy with the "exit" to the staging yard and how it looked. As a reminder, here is how it use to look: After considering ways to minimize the transition, this is how it looks now: I will probably add some grass around the bottom of the oil tank where it meets the concrete slabs as it looks unnatural in the photo........ And maybe some more bushes at the end of the building in the background Thanks to everyone who contributed with ideas. PS: Having looked at the photos for a while now, I am starting to think the tall oil tank needs to be less conspicuous i.e. a dull and bland grey.....think it might be standing out too much right now........

OK ........THIS IS EMBARRASSING.....THERE IS ANOTHER COUPLER IN THE BOX FOR THE FRONT OF THE LOCO! DOH! A quick photo of the layout to distract from the idiot I am .........

Moving onto motive power for painting and weathering, the first to go into the shop will be: I have a quick question: I noticed the Moyse Locotracteur only has coupling on the rear (and no front coupling). Obviously, this makes sense .....as if there was one on the front, I guess they couldn't see around/beyond any rolling stock it was pushing. For trailing spurs thats all fine....what happens with a facing spur? In real life, did they just use a different loco for facing spurs or am I missing something really obvious here?

I was probably being "tongue in cheek" when I posted the photo suggesting it was caused by petrol exploding..... The actual photo description suggests they have been "destroyed by artillery" These tank cars were photographed in the yard at Tripoli Station in Northern Lebanon, which is not too far from the Syrian Border. The Syrian occupation of Lebanon began in 1976 , during the Syrian intervention in the Lebanese Civil War, and ended on April 30, 2005, after the Cedar Revolution. The tank cars came from Poland : 18 in 1975 and 30 in 1983. So putting the above together with your thoughts might provide a possible explanation of what happened........

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Thanks for the feedback They are petrol tankers so yes, I think they could benefit from some stains/dribbles etc, maybe they are a bit too clean around the ladders as well.....

I will try and put together some kind of tutorial post .......will probably be on a loco as most of the rolling stock is done. Have never weathered or painted a loco in my life so far so could have disaster written all over it......

Thanks for the encouragement, I appreciate it. To be honest, I am not as confident with painting/weathering rolling stock (and motive power) as with scenery and buildings…….I just tend to “make it up as I go along” Fortunately, with regards to the rolling stock it seems to have gone ok so far. I have pretty much finished the roster of 20 or so wagons. I need to go back and refine/add a few details to some but they are pretty much done. There was only one wagon I was massively unhappy with so I stripped off all the weathering and will hopefully give it another go this week…. The only other wagons I have some nagging doubt with are these 2 x tank cars below, not sure why…….? On the layout, I have pretty much decided on trees now ....... And hope to start painting/weathering the motive power next …….yikes!

Rolling stock progress...... Before: After: (The posters on the side of the car are to represent support for one of the Lebanese militia during the Civil War)

Yes, agreed with the time and location, just think sometimes they can be a bit "twee". I think the Almaza (beer) one is a bit too modern so sometimes less is more....

Thanks for the compliments and thanks for taking the time to tell me!

Bit of an update on a few things I have been doing: Test fitting some fruit trees and trying to wok out where they look best.......? Adding some roadside billboards.......maybe a bit "cliche" ? Getting some rolling stock painted and weathered....