Sunday Photo Fun - 6/25/23

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Mornin' guys and gals. Kinda damp and foggy to start the day, but hot and unhealthy by noon. Will be helping to close our chapter museum by then, oh boy.

Ms. Kelly and I ventured to Hagerstown yesterday. Picked up my latest railroad print for framing (turned out great!), did some Hobby Lobby, then dined at Olive Garden. Nice date. Came home and hung new print, after rearranging my wall collection. Also working on a new background piece for my town. Worked in the train room until bedtime.

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Oh bummer Penny.

Here is my latest Standard gauge set. 390E, 428, 429, & 430.

 

Here is what I already have in the larger Standard gauge passenger sets

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One of the pitfals of having a layout in your living room is unexpected weathering events!  . See the droplets?

[KRM]

This weeks new unit is this Menards Santa Fe EMD PF7 . Pulling a line of 2500 series post war Lionel passenger cars. 

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Very nice Fife,

 Here are my Caterpillar loads. All of these machines are something I either built or helped design in my years at the Cat house.  All are 50th scale special order.

 First is a 950B wheel loader, I ran the test cell for all of these over three years late 80s into early 90s. Also major teardowns. Second is the 528 Log skidder from the mid 70s I worked on the line that made these and also worked on a product improvement program for them. Third is a Challenger 65C Ag tractor from the 80s to 90s I worked on the line on these and the 75Cs also test cell and major teardowns.  All at the Aurora Il. plant.

 

 

 

Working here is a 1970s 920 wheele loader. I worked on the line that made these from 74 till late 70s. many jobs.

This is a 345B MH loading reels I worked in the desing group that produced these. 

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It took a decade to gather this trio of Allis Chalmers diecast, by First Gear.

Upon securing the machinery to waiting LIONEL 6817, 6816, and 6818 flat cars, I couldn't wait to run them together on the layout, in a special high & wide movement. I was relieved when no foliage was cleared on the first pass.

From left to right are the TS-300 Motor Scraper, HD21 Dozer, and 45 Motor Grader. All are 1/50 scale, and were special issues for the National Toy Trucker & Contractor conventions in years pass.