Sunday Photo Fun Holiday Edition

[zwbob]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And my Christmas present (K-Line B&O F-7 AA)

It's opened and running

 

Merry Christmas Everyone

[pbjwilson]

 Merry Christmas everyone! Finally got the layout up saturday night. A little more simple layout this year, but lots of fun. 

[RR Redneck]

Merry Christmas !!!!!!

That is a nice Northern.

[ChiefEagles]

Here is what Frankie and Loralyn [his wife] gave me [a long gift cert to Todd's].  Lionel lamp.  700E actually starts up and runs with sounds when you turn lamp on [sounds off/on button on back].  I think it is about S size.  Hit the button twice and just lamp.  Now in my office as back light to computer. 

[Frank53]

Since we do Christmas on Christmas Eve nite, today is sleep late and decompress day, which gives me some time to lay down some ground cover:

[jefelectric]

Thanks for sharing guys,

I have retreated to the basement with three of the granddaughters (3, 5, & 7) a little quieter, but not much.  They are playing chutes and ladders.

The three year old got an MTH Rudulph train.  She liked it a lot.

 

Sounds and runs great, but after filling it with smoke fluid about 5 or 6 times, they insisted I turn off the smoke.

 

[thatboy37]

happy holidays to all.

well i got the train bug to bite my niece as she spent 95% of her time at my house around the christmas tree. the other 5% eating. my niece jamia and kennedy

 a little derailment caused by the youngest niece wanting to touch the train as is passes and her big sister trying to get it back to running. looked like she new what she was doing. she knew how to work the uncouplers but not get it back on track that good yet. so i had to eventually help.

[FJ and G]

nice photos, all, gearing up to build my next 3-rail layout but in the meantime, here's what's doing...

 

On Christmas morning I completed my first boxcar (see attached or go to David Vergun photo album page 2 to see it there). It is inspired by a much much better Steve King Sandy River boxcar that I saw on a recent steamup in Virginia.

The boxcar is intended to look beaten and weatherworn, as I’m designing my trains to complement the earthiness of the garden, as the garden is the most important element in my scheme of things.

All materials except the wheels I fabricated. The brake wheel is even soldered, with the brake ring made from a slice of copper plumbing. All of the flat wire used, such as for the door mechanism, is strap iron thrown away by builders.

I took photos of Steve’s boxcar but failed to measure it so I guessed at it and made it 27” coupleer to coupler, 9” tall to the catwalk, and 5.5” wide.

Trucks are made from wood and brass (attached photo).

In the photo, you can see the river to the right and in the distance, 2 tracks of the 7/8n18 line and in the far distance the 7/8n2 bridge. Also in the photo, behind the boxcar is a thriving curry plant. Whenever you brush against it it gives off a pungent curry odor.

I now will be starting work on a 7/8n2 Plymouth and I would like to start on a Maine combine but cannot locate any plans.

I must also get busy on the7/8n18 line, as I lost a flatcar to the beagle the other day. She seems disinclined thus far to eat the 7/8n2 boxcar, however.

[ChiefEagles]

David, how big is your back yard?

[RR Redneck]

That is a cool boxcar dude.

[Anonymous]

I am a little late, but here are my photos.

 This is the new MTH set I got.

 

This is one of my milk cars.

This is my 675.

I have more photos, but I did want to slow the loading time down for people who have slower connection speeds.  I really enjoy looking at everyone's pictures in this thread.

[Frank53]

Been nursing this ground cover project along, and am finally starting to see some results. Looks like the hosting site I was using took a dump, as most of my photos have magically transformed into a red X. I have to get the other photos uploaded elsewhere.

[ChiefEagles]

Frank, showing up here.  Who is the vagabond on the edge of the tracks?

[Frank53]

Frank, showing up here.  Who is the vagabond on the edge of the tracks?

Could be any number of unsavory hooligans - but one thing is for sure - his name is probably Frank.

[ChiefEagles]

Frank, I'll be Frank, I bet it is Frank from Ohizo.   The one with the Irish last name.

[Frank53]

Frank, I'll be Frank, I bet it is Frank from Ohizo.   The one with the Irish last name.

McGinty?

[dougdagrump]

Finally! After some lousey photos I also had a floppy drive bomb out.

[A&Y Ry]

 Frank

Looks like that guy is holding a jug---could it be Jon??

[Blueberryhill RR]

Finally! After some lousey photos I also had a floppy drive bomb out.

Doug...That's a nice looking layout. Very good. ( I like your tubular track )

Chuck

[dwiemer]

Great Photos guys.  I have to get the other computer with all the photo stuff back on line so I can contribute.

Reggie and John, great that you are getting the next generation in the hobby.  Keep up the good work.  For those interested, Dillard's is selling the Polar Express set for $140.00.  If you have a young one to introduce to the hobby, this would be a great, inexpensive way to do it.

Dennis

[RR Redneck]

Some nice'ns this time round. Cain't wait for next years.

[daan]

It's an awfull shame that the packaging and shipping costs to Holland are so damn expensive on complete sets.. About the same prize as the set itself