TBRR @ Robot Jubilee 2016

[SavaTheAggie]

This past weekend Texas Brick Railroad was invited to do a one day display at Robot Jubilee 2016 at Clear Falls High School, a robotics competition for grade schoolers. While what we do has nothing really to do with robotics, we are engineering heavy, and we're always happy to display.

Gallery:

Tim Howell brought his new Galveston Island Trolley:

Robot_Jubilee_2016_031 by Tony Sava, on Flickr

And City buildings:

Robot_Jubilee_2016_020 by Tony Sava, on Flickr

Robot_Jubilee_2016_016 by Tony Sava, on Flickr

As well as his RV and Shack:

Robot_Jubilee_2016_013 by Tony Sava, on Flickr

Tim's School and park along with my Minitrains and MocFiller's Farm:

Robot_Jubilee_2016_023 by Tony Sava, on Flickr

Ed Chang brought his pumpjacks:

Robot_Jubilee_2016_003 by Tony Sava, on Flickr

My #425 had another successful show without incident, though I may need to re-lubricate her:

Robot_Jubilee_2016_010 by Tony Sava, on Flickr

The Rock Cut made another appearance:

Robot_Jubilee_2016_012 by Tony Sava, on Flickr

Newly built for the show, Ed and I teamed up to build a Plaza to go in front of Bluebonnet Station. Ed built the outer sections and I the center two baseplates.

Robot_Jubilee_2016_033 by Tony Sava, on Flickr

Another vieview of the fountain:

Robot_Jubilee_2016_036 by Tony Sava, on Flickr

--Tony

[dr_spock]

Very nice photos. Thanks for sharing.

[M_slug357]

(snip)

My #425 had another successful show without incident, though I may need to re-lubricate her:

Robot_Jubilee_2016_010 by Tony Sava, on Flickr

How many miles per oil change?

I lubricate my engines roughly 3-4 times a year, but they probably don't run as much as yours do, especially with all the shows & events.

[SavaTheAggie]

I usually re-oil once every two years. But #425 isn't that old. I was seeing performance issues, but it could be many things. Steam engines, even model ones, with all their articulation and moving parts can be finicky.

--Tony

Edited March 3, 2016 by SavaTheAggie

[Nemo57]

A wonderful exhibition. And very beautiful area is equipped. How true.

[ecmo47]

I always love seeing your stuff and finding new inspiration for my layout. I'm going to have to steal the prison work team vignette and "the cut" is high on my list to copy. I've very curious about the tables. They look like they collapse quickly and are light-weight: two things my tables are not!

[SavaTheAggie]

Thank you all.

The tables are custom design made by a club member in Dallas (and we have another guy building more tables in Austin using his plans). They're absolutely fantastic tables, the best money we ever spent as a club. The tables weigh about 20 lbs each, and fold to about 3" tall when collapsed. To keep the layout together we use clamps from the hardware store to connect the tables.

The tables themselves are painted, though this was the first batch and I believe we decided we'd prefer something more like a hard finish rather than paint. Something more chip and scratch resistant. But truly I have no complaints about them.

--Tony

[JLSD]

Inspiring work!