Holiday model railroading

[Trainman203]

Did any of you travel for the weekend? If so, are you enduring a model-railroad- free weekend? Or did you bring a little project along?

I'm making 36" sections of scenery background: white art foam board, painted green, with lichen and ground foam attached to make a woods background against the wall on the countryside sections of the layout. It's perfect for such a setting and time as this weekend. We are at a shore house in Alabama with a nice shed to work in.

These backgrounds are something I don't want to spend time at home doing when I could be operating. They take no tools other than scissors and glue, and it is not a precision job at all. I'll be able to drop them in place Tuesday when I get home. Instant scenery!

[jward]

I am on call with the job, so my weekend plans were abruptly cancelled. we were planning to go to Chesapeake bay.

as a substitute, we are planning a cookout at the gallitzen tunnels next weekend.

[Trainman203]

A trackside cookout?  Now that's pretty cool.

[WoundedBear]

We spent our weekend at the dragstrip....as we do most summer weekends. This weekend we were testing the new bullet in the dragster......I blew her up a few weeks back.

In between rounds, a few of us got talking about what we do to kill the boredom in winter. I mentioned trains and my buddy Larry says, "my brother owns this place....http://www.eurorailhobbies.com/index.asp

Turns out, we got a few racers that are model train freaks. Larry and I have known each other through the hotrods since 1981. Neither of us has ever mentioned our interest in modelling to each other before this. I guess when we were younger it was embarrassing, now that we're old farts we don't care what anyone thinks anymore....lmao.

Sid

[jonathan]

First weekend of the month, so our club has its open house. Got to runs trains for several hours. Woo hoo!!

Regards,

Jonathan

[Trainman203]

I finished two stretches of low profile tree line boards to be placed between the track and the wall.  Instant finishing off of a stretch long needing it.  Might put up a before and after picture.

[ebtnut]

I was at our second home near Pittsburgh.  I got almost all of the trolley line track laid down between Friday night and Sunday afternoon's worksessions.  We ran out of Code 70 flex, so I couldn't lay in the reverse loop, and need 3 more turnouts and some flex to finish the carbarn and yard tracks.  The trolley main line now extends some 40 feet from loop to loop, and their is a loop of girder rail for the street trackage in the city area as well.  Overhead wire is started, but I can't do the city area until the street pavements and sidewalks are in place.  The club is in McKeesport, PA.  Visitors welcome on Friday evenings.  See the club page on Facebook.