Year: 2011
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Bought my first MTH DCS engine!
Needed a engine to try out the new MTH DCS system! My first engine purchase in about 12 years! Product Line: Premier Roadname: Union Pacific AC4400cw Diesel Engine w/Proto-Soundr 2.0 (Hi-Rail Wheels) – Union Pacific Cab Nos. 5624, 5747 & 5923 Product Number: 20-20012-1 First appeared in: 2010 Volume 1 From the dawn of dieselization…
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Bought an MTH DCS System today!
I’ve had Lionel Train Master Command Control (TMCC) since 1998, but have been undecided so far on MTH DCS or Lionel Legacy. Decided to go MTH DCS at this time because it also run my TMCC locos and I have no plans to buy Lionel Legacy engines right now.
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Finished Mountain…for now…
Applied fine green and coarse green turf, clump foliage, trees, and blended all with burnt grass fine turf. Put medium dirt at bottom of cliff, put medium and coarse talus, and flyspecked fine soil turf onto cliff and rock faces. Put on tunnel portals, and pulled up masking tape. Had to run some trains after…
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Rock outcroppings and basecoat
Spray-painted inside of tunnel, casted and attached rock outcroppings, stained rocks and flyspecking with fine soil turf, painted mountain with earthcoat pigment, sealed all with scenic cement
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Started Mountain Construction, Misc pics
This is 100% Woodland Scenics technique. Foam profile boards and foam sheet goods hot glued. Pillow shaped newspaper wads stacked and taped, covered with plaster cloth and smoothed with an old brush. Next come rock outcroppings, staining/painting, and turf/ground cover. The control panel is a re-work of my original panel from 10+ years ago. The…
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Tabletop Mount of Tortoise Switch Machine
Benchwork framing directly under turnout throwbar, so had to get creative…