Got the 104 closer to done this morning, painted windows and white striped walkways, pics and video when done. Patience! Also soldered up the last of two more #8 RH switches, here's the one I did yesterday, possibly a bit better video than the previous one. And ran the Broadway around again before I put it away,
I don't have the intestinal fortitude to handbuild a switch like that... Major kudos to ya for not only trying it, but getting a serviceable result!
Thanks! But it ain't that difficult. Best done first thing in the morning starting halfway through the first cup-a-joe.
Started a train, the 2511, and started working on the caboose, and didn't check switches! Ooops! Dull coated the caboose, added a couple of folk, Installed Z scale couplers and a MT caboose handrail set on one end, next end to do, plus roof handrails and finish paint.
It's no wonder you had a mishap in the yard! Look at all the workers sleeping on the job. I'd be putting my foot down a little harder... The caboose looks nice.
Thanks! Yes, the grab irons are for the brakeman's safety as he crosses over the cupola. I can't imagine what kind of ride that would be! If you have seen the "Emperor of the North" movie with Ernest Borgnine and Lee Marvin, you may remember the rear brakeman dieing when getting thrown around in the cupola. Slack action can be violent!
Wait, does the brakeman climb over the cupola, or does he walk around it via that narrow ledge of roof on either side of the cupola? I assume the latter is why there are roofwalk decks running the width of the cupola, both fore and aft. Or is it more a matter of preference and "catch as catch can?" The only time a crewman would likely walk the length of the caboose on the roof would be if the caboose were mid-train, and he was already on the roof of one of the adjacent cars, headed across the caboose to the next freight car. In other words, I really can't imagine a brakeman exiting the rear of the caboose so he can climb the ladder to the roof, and walk forward (around/over the cupola) to the next car. If the caboose is as the end of the train, he'd simply walk to the front of the caboose inside, and climb to the roof on the next car forward. Or maybe I'm just overthinking this...
It maybe a catch a s catch can! And, being midtrain, or in front of a pusher, or just feeling like going for a cartop ride! The conductor had a bad batch of wild game chili......
