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22-June-2023-Great-Scale-Model-Rail-Road-Club-Modelers-Forum-Notes- Bob Willard with Bunn's Feed and Seed
- Bob Willard with Bunn's Feed and Seed
- Bob Willard's trucks to go with the Bunn's Feed and Seed plant
- John McMullen discusses his buildings
- John McMullen discusses his buildings
- John McMullen discusses his buildings
- Bob Wright looks over Bunns' Feed and Seed
- Shawn Doyle checks out Bob Wright's Lionel engines
- Bob Willard's mystery box motor. This old girl has been around for a while!
- Bob Willard's mystery box motor. This old girl has been around for a while!
- Bob Willard's mystery box motor. This old girl has been around for a while!
- Bob Willard's mystery box motor. This old girl has been around for a while!
- Bob Willard's mystery box motor. This old girl has been around for a while!
- Bob Willard's mystery box motor. This old girl has been around for a while!
- Clerestory roof from a LaBelle O Scale kit
- Basic car sides from a LaBelle O Scale kit
- Clerestory roof insert from a LaBelle O Scale kit
- Wagner power truck and trailer
- LaBelle instructions
- Wagner truck box
- LaBelle freight motor box
- Weaver O Scale RS3 - removing cast on detail and mold seams
- Weaver O Scale RS3 - removing cast on detail and mold seams
- Weaver O Scale RS3 - removing cast on detail and mold seams
- Weaver O Scale RS3 - removing cast on detail and mold seams
- Weaver O Scale RS3 - fan grille casting cut out (with a hole saw)
- Flycutter in the mill rounding the hole and creating the ledge for the grille to rest on
- Finished hole for the fan. You can see the ledge that will support the grille.
- Ain't that nice?
- Oh yeah, gotta have a fan in there
- BTW - this is O Scale! That fan must actually work...
- The plan - that's a motor from a cheap electric toothbrush. Draws less than .01 amp so will run on a DCC function with no issues.
- Making a bushing for the fan to fit the motor shaft - a four-piece process...
- Viola!
- Tang Band speaker - O Scale speaker of choice for its rich sounds
- It's going to intrude into the radiator compartment, so why not have it work for a living and support the fan motor?
- Just sitting in there for the photo. A long way to go before a permanent mount...
- Kent Waterson's LCC test module
- Kent Waterson's LCC test module
- Kent Waterson's LCC test module
- Kent Waterson's flatcar scratchbuild (and he blames me for it, no less!!)
- Kent Waterson's flatcar scratchbuild
- Kent Waterson's flatcar scratchbuild
- Miniprints pieces brought in by Dick Holman. https://www.miniprints.com/
- https://www.miniprints.com/
- https://www.miniprints.com/
- https://www.miniprints.com/
- Showing the support structure necessary for a successful print
- https://www.miniprints.com/
- https://www.miniprints.com/
- https://www.miniprints.com/
- John McMullen (l) with a selection of used locos; Paul Lodge on the right
- Dick Holman's Rainbow Girls project
- Dick Holman's Rainbow Girls project
- Bob Willard demonstrates slicing up one of the original seats to make a new one
- Bob Willard demonstrates slicing up one of the original seats to make a new one
- Original seat on left, new wooden slat seat on right
- What the slice looks like
- End profiles
- The open trolley (so far...)
- Dick Holman's repainted crane tender
- Dick Holman's repainted crane tender
- Dick Holman's repainted crane tender
- Dick Holman's repainted crane tender. Note the highlighted grab irons.
- HO Kibri wheel loader
- New end grill
- Repurposed auto-rack end door
- Repaired one of the lights too. Looking good!
- Small O Scale relay case, mounted on pole. Note the weather-head in the package too. This could easily serve as a phone or waybill box too.
- GRS tall relay cabinet. This will be the base unit for the signal.
- WRRS tall relay cabinet
- GRS signal head. This could serve as a dwarf as is, but also includes the hardware to mount it on a mast.
- Ultimate plan for the distant signal (note that this signal coincidentally has a head on it facing the opposite direction)
- John McMullen (left) presents his ideas for welcoming new modelers as Paul Lodge looks on.
- Paul Lodge talks about his specialized loads. The unique carrier was originally made for shipping ice cream cones...
- Custom load ideas
- Custom load ideas
- Custom load ideas
- Custom load ideas
- Custom load ideas
- Custom load ideas
- Custom load ideas
- Custom load ideas
- Custom load ideas
- Custom load ideas... BTW - those are flash cubes!
- Custom load ideas
- Custom load ideas
- Custom load ideas
- Paul (right) talks about scavenging pieces for the loads. John McMullen looks on.
- Roger demonstrates equalization
- Roger demonstrates equalization
- Roger demonstrates equalization
- Roger demonstrates equalization
- Modified Norscot tractors
- Modified Norscot trailers
- The Dead Tree collection
- The Dead Tree collection
- The schoolhouse
- The firehouse
- John bricked up a building window and a couple in the hose tower too
- Online magazine index. Check it out: https://rrmagazineindex.org/
- Slots in Norscot truck frame to allow axles to equalize
- Gondola loaded with panel track
- Tweezers with a bit of Goo on the tips for holding small objects
- Cal Scale u-bolts (roping staples)
- A Line fine chain
- Spudgers
- Bob Willard and his Steam Shovel...
- Steam shovel
- Steam shovel
- Steam shovel
- Steam shovel
- Steam shovel
- White cab with modified tank body
- White cab with modified frame for the tank body
- White cab with modified frame for the tank body
- White cab with modified frame for the tank body
- The Chevy 2 ton frame
- The Chevy 2 ton frame (upside down)
- Friction drive toy truck - sacrificial lamb for its tires and wheels...
- Kent test-assembles the catapult mechanism
- Lots of detail
- There are a lot of parts!
- The catapult "gun"
- Archer rivets. Much effort, outstanding effect!
- The catapult on its mount (guts not installed yet)
- The catapult on its mount (guts not installed yet)
- Bob admires the catapult
- Kent talks about the catapult mechanism
- Carmen and John look on while Kent presents the Catapult mechanism
- John talks about the tools he used for building structures
- John's "Company House"
- John talks about the tools he used for building structures
- John talks about the tools he used for building structures
- John talks about the tools he used for building structures
- Carmen points out his photo backdrop while John looks on
- Weaver O Scale (2 rail) RS3
- LokSound 58325 V5 L. Decoder is on top, comes with a plug board with all the wiring attachment solder points.
- Short hood end - 5mm LED cored into the headlight casting
- Long hood end - 5mm LED cored into the headlight casting.
- RS3 showing replaced body-mounting attachment points
- Scratch brushes from Harbor Freight
- Gondola - lettering removed with 91% alcohol and fiberglass scratch brush
- Gondola - lettering removed with 91% alcohol and fiberglass scratch brush
- 211028 Bob Willard 1/48 Revell vehicle kits
- 1/48 vehicle kit
- 1/48 vehicle kit
- 1/48 vehicle kit
- 1/48 vehicle kit
- 211028 Bob Willard 1/48 kitbash tank body
- 211028 Bob Willard 1/48 kitbash tank body
- 211028 Bob Willard 1/48 kitbash tank body
- 211028 Bob Willard 1/48 kitbash tank body
- This was the original trainer that came with the tractor that now hauls the missile carrier.
- This was the original trainer that came with the tractor that now hauls the missile carrier.
- This was the original trainer that came with the tractor that now hauls the missile carrier.
- This was the original trainer that came with the tractor that now hauls the missile carrier.
- This was the original trainer that came with the tractor that now hauls the missile carrier.
- 211028 Bob Willard 1/48 steam shovel scratchbuild
- 211028 Bob Willard 1/48 steam shovel scratchbuild
- 211028 Bob Willard 1/48 Kemtron geep
- 211028 Bob Willard 1/48 Kemtron geep
- 211028 Bob Willard 1/48 Kemtron geep
- 211028 Carmen Anastase (left) showing his HO pipe mill plan
- 211028 Carmen Anastase HO pipe load (WIP)
- 211028 Carmen Anastase HO pipe load (WIP)
- 211028 Carmen Anastase HO pipe load (WIP)
- Kent Waterson presents his 1/48 catapult build
- 211028 Kent Waterson 1/48 catapult build
- 211028 Kent Waterson 1/48 catapult build
- 211028 Kent Waterson 1/48 catapult build
- 211028 Kent Waterson 1/48 catapult build
- 211028 Kent Waterson 1/48 catapult build
- 211028 Kent Waterson 1/48 catapult build
- 211028 Kent Waterson 1/48 catapult build
- 211028 Kent Waterson 1/48 catapult build
- 211028 Kent Waterson 1/48 catapult build
- 211028 Kent Waterson 1/48 catapult build
- 211028 Kent Waterson 1/48 catapult build
- 211028 Kent Waterson 1/48 catapult build
- 211028 Dick Holman HO vehicles
- 211028 Dick Holman HO vehicles
- 211028 Dick Holman HO vehicles
- 211028 Dick Holman HO vehicles
- 211028 Dick Holman HO vehicles
- 211028 Dick Holman HO vehicles
- 211028 Dick Holman HO vehicles
- 211028 Dick Holman HO vehicles
- 211028 Dick Holman HO vehicles
- 211028 Dick Holman HO vehicles
- 211028 Dick Holman HO vehicles
- 211028 Dick Holman HO vehicles
- 211028 Dick Holman HO vehicles
- 211028 Dick Holman HO vehicles
- 211028 Dick Holman HO vehicles
- 211028 Dick Holman HO vehicles
- 211028 Dick Holman HO vehicles
- 211028 some of the usual suspects...
- 211028 more of the usual suspects...
- 211028 Varney Aerotrain
- Headlights - high beam
- Headlights - low beam
- Single rear axle on power car
- Lead truck - stock sideframes removed
- Support for decoder fabbed from styrene
- 5 lights in front
- 211028 Varney Aerotrain
- 211028 Varney Aerotrain
- 211028 Varney Aerotrain
- 211028 Varney Aerotrain
- Center light is oscillating red light
- 210923 Bob Willard custom log skidder
- 210923 Bob Willard custom log skidder
- 210923 Bob Willard log skidder prototype
- 210923 Bob Willard model T bus
- 210923 Bob Willard model T bus
- 210923 Bob Willard mobile pump house on sled
- 210923 Bob Willard mobile pump house on sled
- 210923 Bob Willard mobile pump house on sled
- 210923 Kent Waterson beading tool
- 210923 Kent Waterson vortex mixer
- 210923 Larry Cannon foundry sand hopper
- 210923 Larry Cannon foundry sand hopper
- 210923 Larry Cannon foundry sand hopper decals
- 210923 Larry Cannon CP woodchip box
- 210923 Larry Cannon CP woodchip box