The Modelers Thread

[Rufus T. Firefly]

hahaha!

Very nice looking model, though.

Thanks; was a rebuild job from what seems to be a fairly scarce kit...

[gregj410]

Finally completed the timber tunnel. This will free up a bit more progress on the layout and more time to complete this god forsaken saw mill!

[healey36]

Well, you made a nice neat job of that. Is this for a "here's the liner, let's build a tunnel around it" project, or will you slide this inside one already on the layout?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Underbody installed:

[Nortonville Phil]

Roof boards on.

MTH Brill Semiconvertible. I replaced the wheels with scale wheels but not insulated. Will be set up for overhead operation. I sanded off the molded in detail on the roof of the car and replaced the roofwalks with q car parts and boards made from styrene strip.

[healey36]

Looks good!

[J. S. Bach]

I can’t seem to get a photo up tried two hosting sites.

I find that Shutterfly works well for me.

[healey36]

I use Flickr, and here's my somewhat convoluted process for attaching images:

1) from the Flickr photostream, click on the image you want to use;
2) four icons will appear at the lower right, click on the one that looks like an arrow pointing to the right (share photo);
3) a box pops up that is headed by "Share 1 photo to:", click on "embed";
4) highlight the entire address that appears in the box, then hit <ctrl> C;
5) go back to your MTJ post, position your cursor a couple lines below your text, then hit <ctrl> V;
6) the address you copied in step 4 will appear on the line (like this):

<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/152205416@N06/28978330178/in/dateposted-public/" title="Lionel 2046"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/1828/28978330178_f8899c0c1d_o.jpg" width="900" height="675" alt="Lionel 2046"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

7) delete everything but the bit in red:

<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/152205416@N06/28978330178/in/dateposted-public/" title="Lionel 2046"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/1828/28978330178_f8899c0c1d_o.jpg" width="900" height="675" alt="Lionel 2046"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

'8) highlight the entire remaining string, then hit the "Img" button on the tool-bar at the top of your post; the address will have [img]and[/img] at either end;

9) hit the "Preview" button and you should see your post complete with the image. If it looks good, hit the "Submit" button.

There may be a more efficient way of doing this, but this is my method. It might seem painful, but after you successfully do it a few times, it becomes second-nature.

[Nortonville Phil]

Thanks Healey36 for posting the how too. I shall try it again.

[gregj410]

There may be a more efficient way of doing this, but this is my method. It might seem painful, but after you successfully do it a few times, it becomes second-nature.

I tried to help out a little on hosting photos on the 2 rail forum. Lots of ways to do it and some of these guys maybe a little older and set in how they want to do things. That’s ok, more than one way to post photos.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I tried to help out a little on hosting photos on the 2 rail forum. Lots of ways to do it and some of these guys maybe a little older and set in how they want to do things.

You tried........but,

Some of them should write it down or paste your instructions into a files and save them

That’s ok, more than one way to post photos.

Yup.

[gregj410]

Well, you made a nice neat job of that. Is this for a "here's the liner, let's build a tunnel around it" project, or will you slide this inside one already on the layout?

Thank you! I’m going to place it and do a plaster cloth build up around it. I guess from your photo it appears to be entirely encased more or less inside the mountain.

The last one I did I left it slightly exposed so I could enjoy the fruits of my labor. The kits are around 100$ plus the build. I hate to bury the entire thing in the mountain. So maybe not completely prototypical but then again neither is 3 rail.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

The kits are around 100$ plus the build.

Yikes

[healey36]

Making instructions for something like this is tough, especially when you're grabbing bits of scripts, etc., and it's not exactly an intuitive process for the reader.

[gregj410]

Making instructions for something like this is tough, especially when you're grabbing bits of scripts, etc., and it's not exactly an intuitive process for the reader.

Fully agree. I couldn’t even do it and have it make sense the way your written instructions do. I have to do screen shot photo tutorial for it to hopefully make sense.