Frame-up and farm-out!

[Ron Wm. Hurlbut]

Hey Kids,

The Upper Canada & Algonquin Railway is planning a major expansion.

This weekend, we are having a Maintenance of Way work session in
preparation for the Third Annual Ontario Narrow Gauge Show in
Schomberg on April 12, 2008:
http://www.creative-works.ca/NGM

We plan to cut a batch of interface plates to have them available to
folks who are interested in building some Free-MOn30 modules:
http://www.vif.com/users/r-rhurlbut/On30-Modules/Free-MOn30/

We are also going to have some Anderson PowerPole electrical
connectors available:
http://www.powerwerx.com/product.asp?ProdID=3016&CtgID=3014

We may also frame up a couple of basic link modules and have them
available if anyone is interested.

A Frame-up is a basic link module that is ready to receive track and scenery.

Please indicate your interest so that we can prepare something for you.

The price [not yet determined] will be to cover materials, plus a
small deposit.

The deposit will be refunded if you bring a scenic'd and operational
module to the CARM Convention Train Show:
http://www.caorm.org/Pages/convention.html

[Ron Wm. Hurlbut]

Ahoy!

Sunday March 2, 2008 was a very busy day for a pair of the UC&A Founders.

Captian Rob should have been busy with pencil and rule, creating the blueprints for the mine while Lynn and I spent the day generating sawdust and consuming beer. :-)

We cut a couple-dozen Interface Plates from the remaining G2S Birch Plywood.

There's now a good supply of flats and hillsides. The IP's can be cut a little more for creating the Water-side profiles.

In the afternoon, we framed up a simple link module ~45-inches long that bulges to ~16-inches wide in the middle.

It is "Straightish and Flatish".

Hopefully, Lynn will be posting pictures "Soonish". :-)

It has a single through track, but with a slight modification to the roadbed, a small stub siding could be added.

Now that it is framed up, is there anyone out there that is interested in laying track and scenicing it up for the CARM convention?

--
Happy Railroadin'

The Tin Goat

Ron Wm. Hurlbut (On30 & Hn42)

Overlooking Fairbank on the Toronto Belt Line

Ontario, Dominion of Canada

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Free-MOn30 Module St@nd@rds of the Upper Canada & Algonquin Railway:
http://www.vif.com/users/r-rhurlbut/On30-Modules/Free-MOn30/

[Ron Wm. Hurlbut]

I just scooped the picture of the new link module...
Thanks Lynn!

[Barry Cott]

Gents,

Do you have interface plates available? I'm interested in building modules compatible with the UC&A.

Barry

[Ron Wm. Hurlbut]

Hi Barry,

Lynn has the stock-pile of spare Interface Plates.

Or you can cut your own by going Here and clicking on the Interface Plate Profiles:

Flat Interface Plate Profile

Flat Water Interface Plate Profile

Hillside Interface Plate Profile

Hillside Water Interface Plate Profile

[Lynn Caron]

Hi Barry,
Yes, Ron is correct. I have a number of these in different styles. And of course you can make your own if you like as well.
If you do decide to roll your own I would need to send you an updated drawing. I just recently discovered that the drawings to which Ron is referring need to be updated as they are just shy of enough information to build one.
I recommend letting me ship you some of the ready to use variety. It's just less hassle.

Let me know what you need. :-)

Lynn