Model Train Media | MEC-Maniac | Activity https://modeltrainmedia.com/members/levi_u/activity/ Activity feed for MEC-Maniac. Thu, 21 May 2026 13:09:05 +0200 https://buddypress.org/?v=3.0.2 en-US 30 hourly 2 f9c5eafea01d12bec75e1580ebc87ee9 MEC-Maniac posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/9782/#acomment-9786 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 20:54:27 +0100 I love following along with your progress!

One idea for turnout indication – it looks like you have push-pull rods. You could paint sections of the rod one color and another for the other direction. For example, the “pulled” state lines the turnout for the diverging route, and the rod would show a different color (red, for example) while…

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New layout update video!

https://youtu.be/eyvdBjyvPyw

]]> b18686b9246b0c76638cd4c1ef45402b MEC-Maniac posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/4413/#acomment-4416 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 19:29:17 +0200 How about a medium blue with a hint of gray?

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Picked this up for my layout. Im thinking about painting it Seafoam Green or Brown. I dont love the Yellow… any suggestions?

]]> bfc3857fd1e4c44f945f63d1fe2caec7 MEC-Maniac posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/3040/#acomment-3057 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 23:11:41 +0200 The best way to simulate scrap is, well, scrap! You’ve kept it simple but made it very convincing.

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Homemade scrap loads from modelling scrap (and foil lol)!

]]> a9231fa46d35fbe11935da27ead84093 MEC-Maniac posted an update: Here are a couple photos I've found that highlight some […] https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/2607/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 20:48:07 +0200 Here are a couple photos I’ve found that highlight some of the aspects of the MEC Rockland Branch that I’m seeking to recreate. Something about the simple but sleek paint scheme of MEC locos makes them right at home on the rails in Maine, and hopefully soon in my home.

]]> 0 3d6a4136c9667448727aa98e5e2cba19 MEC-Maniac posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/2056/#acomment-2572 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 20:39:32 +0200 @ApproachMedium Thanks!

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I vidited Maine last winter and saw so many remnants of the Maine Central that I knew I’d have to model it. I narrowed it down to the Rockland Branch. With a bit of assistance getting […]

]]> 5963202b5dea3124c697207f795f0836 MEC-Maniac posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/2056/#acomment-2571 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 20:39:26 +0200 @RosettaRailroad Thanks! I’m going for a happy medium between slow speed scenic running (with plenty of opportunities for scenery detailing) and a little bit of the operational side that the branch was known for in its (MEC) twilight years. The ~60 miles of the Rockland branch made it easy to selectively compress the line and achieve many of… Read more

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I vidited Maine last winter and saw so many remnants of the Maine Central that I knew I’d have to model it. I narrowed it down to the Rockland Branch. With a bit of assistance getting […]

]]> c7008bcb9425e1db70566a7c2e329b51 MEC-Maniac posted an update: I vidited Maine last winter and saw so many remnants of […] https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/2056/ Sat, 30 Aug 2025 21:00:28 +0200 I vidited Maine last winter and saw so many remnants of the Maine Central that I knew I’d have to model it. I narrowed it down to the Rockland Branch. With a bit of assistance getting a track plan started, I already have a vision for the layout

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