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Sunday Photo fun 07-29
Posted by daan on Sunday, July 29, 2007 4:10 AM

Since europe lives in another timearea, I'm again starting the sunday photo fun.. Sorry. In a few minutes I have to help my sister moving from one place to another, so here is my contribution for this week..

My station has lights!

From another angle..

The ship by day

and in pitch dark night..

A start to get the layout lighted.

And a new video:

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=mKL-N69MCp8

Cheers,

daan.

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Posted by kpolak on Sunday, July 29, 2007 5:52 AM

Great photos and video!  Great progress!  Looks great.

How did you do the Union Station sign?

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Posted by scottsmith on Sunday, July 29, 2007 5:56 AM

 

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Posted by scottsmith on Sunday, July 29, 2007 6:01 AM

How about a boat without water???

 

 

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Posted by Nick12DMC on Sunday, July 29, 2007 6:19 AM

Great Photos.

Here's a pic of my new 773 Williams scale Hudson on test.

The garage and gamesroom latest pics. Soon be able to start on our layoutSmile [:)]

Area to left of doorway is going to be home of 16' X 8' layout.

Have a good Sunday

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Posted by spankybird on Sunday, July 29, 2007 7:59 AM

Our last OTTS meeting was at Norm's layout, Here are some updates as he has been rebuilding.

 

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Posted by Jumijo on Sunday, July 29, 2007 8:07 AM
 Nick12DMC wrote:

Great Photos.

Here's a pic of my new 773 Williams scale Hudson on test.

Wow! That's a nice looking loco, and it doesn't look all that bad on O36 FasTrack...Hmmmm

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Posted by Eriediamond on Sunday, July 29, 2007 9:33 AM
 daan wrote:

Since europe lives in another timearea, I'm again starting the sunday photo fun.. Sorry. In a few minutes I have to help my sister moving from one place to another, so here is my contribution for this week..

My station has lights!

From another angle..

The ship by day

and in pitch dark night..

A start to get the layout lighted.

And a new video:

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=mKL-N69MCp8

Cheers,

daan.

daan, thanks for the video and pics of your layout. Night scenes with all the lights is why I love this scale so much. I want to commend you on such a great job with your layout. I did notice one thing that I hesitate to mention as I don't want it taken as a slam on you or your work. Haveing spent a few years on the sea and a light aircraft pilot for many years, I noticed the navigation lights on the boat in the night scene are backwards. Should be red to port and green to starboard. Great layout and thanks. Ken

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Posted by raymans on Sunday, July 29, 2007 9:49 AM

daan

 Thanks, I really enjoyed your layout video with that nice station and buildings and the stunning vegetation through out the layout.

The music also was a great touch

 

 

 

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Posted by Dave Connolly on Sunday, July 29, 2007 10:47 AM

 Pretty quiet day at the W. Mansfield enginehouse. B&A Berkshire 1407 is backing out heading to the yards.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 29, 2007 10:52 AM

Here are some new pics of the layout. I have been adding figures, more details, etc. lately.

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Posted by pbjwilson on Sunday, July 29, 2007 10:52 AM

 

 

 

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Sunday, July 29, 2007 1:49 PM
 scottsmith wrote:

How about a boat without water???

 

 

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Now I know where all my rain has gone.  To the VA mountains and down the Roanoke River.  Floated the boat right out of the river.  Shock [:O]   Great pictures from all.

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Posted by daan on Sunday, July 29, 2007 2:13 PM
 Eriediamond wrote:

 

 

 

daan, thanks for the video and pics of your layout. Night scenes with all the lights is why I love this scale so much. I want to commend you on such a great job with your layout. I did notice one thing that I hesitate to mention as I don't want it taken as a slam on you or your work. Haveing spent a few years on the sea and a light aircraft pilot for many years, I noticed the navigation lights on the boat in the night scene are backwards. Should be red to port and green to starboard. Great layout and thanks. Ken

Thanx for the compliment.. I wasn't sure about the navigationlights on the boat, so i though if I would build one, it would be usefull to note an upcoming boat which way is safe to go by when coming from the front. As far as I know they keep right, so when coming from the front, the green light indicates the safe way to pass when meeting eachother in nighttimes..

My fault is 1) not searching on the I-net before building and 2) thinking too difficult, since it's obviously meant to indicate which side is left or right on the ship itself. But it's easy to swap.

The station lights are built with plexiglass letters jigsawed out of an old machine hatch (we have machines shielded with plexiglass at my work, so if one breaks I pick up the remains for this sort of stuff..) Under the plexiglass letters I placed LED's which illuminate the words from the underside. The sides of the letters reflect the light and give the idea of Neon signs. It took a while to build though, but it was worth the effort!

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Posted by raymans on Sunday, July 29, 2007 2:55 PM

Dave

That engine house is outstanding!

 

 

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Posted by kpolak on Sunday, July 29, 2007 3:04 PM
 Dave Connolly wrote:

 Pretty quiet day at the W. Mansfield enginehouse. B&A Berkshire 1407 is backing out heading to the yards.

Dave,  I agree with Ray!  Your work is outstanding, but this scene is the best yet!  Yes I did notice you made a work area under the tracks!  Very cool!

Thanks for sharing,

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Posted by Dave Connolly on Sunday, July 29, 2007 6:10 PM

 Thanks guys. The enginehouse is one of those never ending projects that details are always being added to. Now that Atlas is reproducing the kit. I'm tempted to buy 2 and double the walls so that the brick is modeled on the inside as well. I remember seeing photos of this in an add a while back for custom structures. Built 15 years ago I never dreamed of photographing the inside of this structure or sharing it on something called the internet.

  Yes there are workpits. The Gargraves track ties were cut with a bandsaw and the center rail was removed and replaced with a piece of copper welding rod.

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Posted by Brutus on Sunday, July 29, 2007 7:42 PM
Wow - great pics and video, thanks for sharing guys!  Love that Chessie train!  Nick, you'll be decorating those walls pretty soon!  Nice engine.  Dave - love that station, too.

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Posted by highrailjon on Sunday, July 29, 2007 7:50 PM

 I'd say don't mess with my kid's Batman Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by laz 57 on Monday, July 30, 2007 7:59 AM

Nice pics GIZ.

JON, wheres CATWOMEN?  MEEEWOOO!

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Posted by FJ and G on Monday, July 30, 2007 8:19 AM

nice photos everyone.

 

Not my YouTube video but you should see this shameful behavior on the part of the engineer

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjAb96ncO0o

 

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Posted by kpolak on Monday, July 30, 2007 3:58 PM

Hey this trains is on Ebay if anyone is interested!  Kidding...

One word....why.

 

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Posted by fifedog on Monday, July 30, 2007 6:32 PM
Good looking trains, everybody.
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Posted by laz 57 on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 7:57 AM
 FJ and G wrote:

nice photos everyone.

 

Not my YouTube video but you should see this shameful behavior on the part of the engineer

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjAb96ncO0o

 

 

WOW looked real, hope all the plastic people got out.

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Posted by billbarman on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 9:19 AM
Everyone had Great pictures!

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Posted by cnw1995 on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 8:48 AM
I want to see if this works...

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Posted by dwiemer on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 9:01 AM

It worked Doug.  Nice shots and those engines look so real!  It almost looks like everything is scale too.Wink [;)]

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Posted by csxt30 on Thursday, August 2, 2007 10:27 AM

 cnw1995 wrote:
I want to see if this works...

Your camera is working great Doug !!  I hope we see more pictures of your layout !! Laugh [(-D]

Thanks, John

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Posted by alexweiihman on Thursday, August 2, 2007 11:34 AM
 csxt30 wrote:

 cnw1995 wrote:
I want to see if this works...

Your camera is working great Doug !!  I hope we see more pictures of your layout !! Laugh [(-D]

Thanks, John

 

That hand lain track looks so realistic!

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Posted by Dave Farquhar on Thursday, August 2, 2007 2:17 PM
Paul, that's some really great-looking tinplate you have there. The middle looks like Lionel; is the top one Ives? Or are you throwing us a curveball with some German stuff?
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