I did some tinkering over the last weeks, to figure out the best unloading lid design and interieur wall design. I finally have a setup of a working prototype to test some rows of Arduino code. The basic idea is to pull the lid open as long as a button is pushed. After releasing the...
First test iteration for the coal loader on the coal branch is materialized.I drew the sketch of the inner bunker and unloading outlet and 3D printed it. It is not the final version as I need to add supports for the servo motor which will later drive the unloading mechanism. But it is a first...
Some new – old – hoppers showed up today at Elizabeth Oaks yard.Ready for coal hauling service on the Celveland & Eastern.
C&E #1290 was the first engine I repainted for my railroad. It is a good runner, despite the fact that the shell is not as precise fitting as other N Scale engines. There are quite a few wide gaps, especially between the cab and walkway. But over the years #1290 had various paint schemes, among...
First layers of ground dirt is applied on the two mine I use sifted backyard dirt mixed with fine sifted sand. It is applied in random patterns beside and over the existing track ballast. I also added a little green fine turf to simulate first weeds between the runaround tracks.
I continued the work on the mainline section below the mine run with some rock painting. First pass is a to highlight some spots with a raw sienna and ocher to mimic some color variations caused by nature. In the second pass I applied a dark umber wash to some deeper spots and rock seams...
Made some progress on the cut section below the mine run. After installing the tunnel portals a while back I had to decide how to scenic the surrounding area. First idea was the put in a large concrete wall as a stud wall for the track on the mine run above. But I didn’t feel...
It’s been a way to long time since my last update on the Cleveland & Eastern RR. But I am still working on it but with a much slower pace than in the past. And because I put more time into developing cool stuff for you, things went real slow – really. But here are...
Today I caught a new resident on the C&E at Elizabeth Oaks. I have never noticed that switcher around here. I saw C&E #76 idling at the engine facility earlier today. In the afternoon she was working the tracks at East Grain Mill complex. I took a photo from the depot side as she was...