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Title: Planes, trains & autombiles, I llike models
Post by: SteelWheels on Jan 25, 2025, 06:17 AM
Monday, Woodstock GA locatation front yard. Snowcat low on fuel calls the front yard border patrol for help.


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Title: Re: Planes, trains & autombiles, I llike models
Post by: SteelWheels on Jan 29, 2025, 11:15 AM
7-2024
Before this

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There was this:
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Title: Re: Planes, trains & autombiles, I llike models
Post by: j.a.f.e. on Jan 30, 2025, 10:44 PM
Pretty cool. I really like the snowcat.
Title: Re: Planes, trains & autombiles, I llike models
Post by: goodfellow on Feb 01, 2025, 07:33 AM
That's so damn cool! Loved the old fashioned Tonka type trucks and the RC technology has made modern equivalents so very fun to play with.

Title: Re: Planes, trains & autombiles, I llike models
Post by: Uncle Buck on Feb 01, 2025, 10:29 AM
I love old toys. I have a whole lot of Lionel O & O27 trains, track & accessories, plus a bit of American Flyer sets and track too. I really want to get that stuff set-up one of these days. The bad part of my stuff is it takes a lot of room to setup  decent.
Title: Re: Planes, trains & autombiles, I llike models
Post by: SteelWheels on Feb 01, 2025, 03:23 PM
Built the truck waiting for a Mustang I had ordered 2020. Played around with it, and got bored. It was a car that was only fun to track, and track days wasted a lot of time waiting, and opening & the rainouts just got to be too much trouble. I sold the car in July 2024, 6k miles was track-ready to a new owner. The Mustang on the street was just another, Mustang on the street..

Still have the HotRods 34 coupe & 32 truck and are still fun.

Needing a new hobby to keep me busy, and having the room that the old layout was in. Call a contractor in to finish the ceiling & repaint the room a new build thread has begun.

This is the same wall as above
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The current view of the room
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I forgot my old username so went with SteelWheels, seemed fitting for the new project

Pep
Title: Re: Planes, trains & autombiles, I llike models
Post by: SteelWheels on Apr 02, 2025, 03:07 PM
Hello

Test flight

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Pep
Title: Re: Planes, trains & autombiles, I llike models
Post by: Der Bugmeister on Apr 02, 2025, 05:47 PM
You need some props and suspend it from a oval track to orbit the room!
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Post by: jabberwoki on Apr 02, 2025, 07:20 PM
Paint the support rod the same blue as the backdrop.
Title: Re: Planes, trains & autombiles, I llike models
Post by: SteelWheels on Apr 03, 2025, 11:03 AM
Great minds think alike, The ideas are on the punch list already. I am checking the turn & approach angles. left turn 8.12* down 7.25*

The plane is headed to the other wall, where the airport is. Pass to the right of the runway, go right & land behind the Piper Cub when cleared.
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Speaking of props, how about spinning (rare) ?

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Title: Re: Planes, trains & autombiles, I llike models
Post by: goodfellow on Apr 03, 2025, 05:24 PM
Fantastic idea!!! Love it Pep -- what a wonderful addition to a layout. Thanks for sharing
Title: Re: Planes, trains & autombiles, I llike models
Post by: SteelWheels on Apr 05, 2025, 07:12 PM
 Hello

Plane is almost ready to fly, is now painted. Just needs the landing gear to be hung & the deicing boots painted. Probably will brush paint those

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As with all paint work, the prep takes the time. I spent 4 hours per side, bottom & top.  Using an airbrush spray out 20 mins each top & underside.

Pep
Title: Re: Planes, trains & autombiles, I llike models
Post by: j.a.f.e. on Apr 05, 2025, 09:02 PM
That looks amazing. Would love to see the rest of it.
Title: Re: Planes, trains & autombiles, I llike models
Post by: Muddy on Apr 09, 2025, 06:16 PM
Looks great!
Title: Re: Planes, trains & autombiles, I llike models
Post by: SteelWheels on Apr 15, 2025, 06:29 PM
hello
From the workbench to the sky, DC3 fly over

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Had to get him in the air, back to laying the track & building the RR.
Pep
Title: Re: Planes, trains & autombiles, I llike models
Post by: jabberwoki on Apr 15, 2025, 06:45 PM
Bloody fabulous.
Title: Re: Planes, trains & autombiles, I llike models
Post by: SteelWheels on Sep 11, 2025, 05:56 AM
Some newer shots reached the Doraville Great Gap crossing. Connecting both mainlines for a full around-the-room run. It will be disabled this weekend to tape & weather the track, and installed permanently.

Once done, you can guess what happens next.

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Also got his RS3 & modified, weather & details added
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Gutted the electronics, installed the DCC module. This is the engineer. It allows me to run 2 or more trains on the same track at different speeds & directions.

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Ready to cross the Doraville Great Gap

Pep
Title: Re: Planes, trains & autombiles, I llike models
Post by: goodfellow on Sep 11, 2025, 06:21 AM
Great work Pep. Love the details and the background treatment.

Title: Re: Planes, trains & autombiles, I llike models
Post by: Muddy on Sep 12, 2025, 08:30 PM
Looks great!
Title: Re: Planes, trains & autombiles, I llike models
Post by: Uncle Buck on Sep 13, 2025, 03:48 AM
That's some phenomenal work right there pep!