"Columbia Pacific Mining Co."

[Randy_May]

Thanks Mark!

Thanks Frederic!

Now figure out how to weather them up good,

on the On30 layout I used the walnut stain as well,

then I brushed on BBQ bricket ash to dull and dirty them up,

Randy

[Randy_May]

Well heres the 2nd trestle finished,







"I think I can see Mark, Frederic, and Marty clear from here"!



thanks guys,

Randy

[BBLmber]

Hey Randy( wave back at you), looks like it's time for the rail gang to get started after the new year.

You all have a Happy New Year and look forward to more progress soon.

Mark

[Randy_May]

[:-party][:-party]Well tonight is "New Years" eve,....another year has gone by,

Me and my two R&R buddies would like to wish everybody a very best "New Year"!!![:-party][:-party]



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[:-party][:-party]As always,

thanks for stopping by.

Randy

"Happy New Year"!!!![:-party][:-party]

[Martin_Welberg]

Cute dogs Randy, best wishes for 2011 too

[Randy_May]

LAYING RAIL ON THE 1st DAY OF THE NEW YEAR!!![:-magnify]

I'm using code 250 Nickel/Silver weathered rail from "Sunset Valley Railroad",

setting the rail with 2- 3/8" ME spikes on each side of the rail,on every tie,

"SwitchCrafters" has come up with a ingenious little device,( tool ), to set two spikes at once,on each tie,on one side of the rail,

its a real gem!!!

Also got a rail bending device to make the curved rails, it works great Too!!!







2 spikes driven per tie on each side of the rail,



the duel spiker tool,the tool is gauged to rest on a 3/8" wide tie,



the rail bender tool, I got it scewwed down to my benchwork,



Well everybody have a good day R&R modeling!!

thanks for stopping by,

Randy

[Randy_May]

Well I finished that last smaller trestle last night,got all that ist bit of rail nailed down,

I think the rail crew may take the day off today for a little R&R with the misses,





good day all,

Randy

[Tommatthews]

Randy,

Great progress shots. The nail spiker and the rail bender look like neat little tools.

Enjoy your day .....

[Ray Dunakin]

Looking good! How's that nail spiker work? Must be better than using a pair of needle-nose pliers.

[Randy_May]

Hey Ray;

That spiker is outstanding,effortless compared to pliers,

you lay a 3/8" spike onto each of the two groves provided, (There held in place by little magnets),

you slide the spiker up to the rail,

(stradling the 3/8" tie),

holding it at about a 15 degree angle,

you then tap the two bars on top to drive the spikes in,

it never fails!!!

THESE ARE AVAILABLE FROM "SWITCHCRAFTERS", for $65.00







Ya Ray;

I had noticed that the switches that Bruce at "SWITCHCRAFTERS" was building for me had this double spiking on the ties,so I asked him how he was doing that, and he said he created a spiking tool to do it,

and that he sold them for the guys who enjoy handlaying rail.



Well there you go Ray;

[:-spin]"and thats my story, and I'm sticking to it"[:-weepn]

thanks,

Randy

[Randy_May]

Heres 'SwitchCrafters" link;

http://www.switchcrafters.com/index.html

[Randy_May]

Well friends;

I got my 1st 1000 spikes nailed in,[:-magnify]

probably about a 1000 to go on this 1st half of the layout,theres 8 spikes per tie on this system,at least with the spiker tool your nailing in two at a time,





One of my side projects I've been building a railroad tie cribbing section to fit a spot down the road,





thanks for stopping by,

Randy

[BBLmber]

Randy you are making great progress. I wish they made a spiker like that for 1/4" scale, it definately would make things easier.

I like your tie retaining wall, it will look great stained and back filled whaen in place.

Mark

[Randy_May]

Ya Mark,

Somebody should ask "Bruce" at "SwichCrafters" if he could design a O scale spiker along the lines of his large scale spiker,it would probably be a single driver,but would greatly beat doing it with pliers,

At least you yourself,if your going to model a module at a time, you wouldn't have so many spikes to set at one time,

are you going the hand laid route on yor module?

Randy

[BBLmber]

I haven't decided yet, I already have all the track and switches I need for 1 or 2 modules. I would have to buy all the supplies and the budget is getting tight until we see what Unc Sam does to us. :erm:

Mark