Sunday Photo Fun 5-28-06

[FJ and G]

Had to go hunting for this post on Page 2. Hope ain't too late to add photos!

Oak Ridge Update

With Peanut Ridge completed, grading and trackwork continued on Oak Ridge and the Hound Mountain Chain beside the warehouse.

Photo one shoes a 9-foot-long single stretch of track ready to be installed on the upper mainline near the warehouse (shown installed further down with ballast not yet brushed away from rails). As you can see, the track is self-supporting, as there are 2 battons below the ties, a requirement in garden RRing for “floating” in the ballast as it gives a bite.

Photo two shows 2 trestles I’m building, the upper one I’m rebuilding. This time, affixed ties to the steel using Gorilla Glue and the upper longitudinal wood runners are affixed with Titebond III. THEN, I stained with Thompson Waterseal (learned from my mistake to do that last!!!)

Photo 3 shows a curry plant my sister gave me. Smells delightful!

You can see in the next photos the newly installed track with ballast not yet brushed. Another lower track spur, the bed prepared as you can tell, will run beside the warehouse for boxcars at the 8 bays.

The next photos show Hound Canyon River and some wild daisies that sprouted up on their own, as well as the small oak tree that the ridge takes its name from.

After the hard 3 days of labor, time for some barbequing. BB the beagle is guarding the grill against intruders. The bread you see here really tasted yicky. It was my first attempt at bread making and I used molasses as the sweetener. Maybe that’s why?

BB enjoyed some sun bathing.

Last photo shows some of the tools I was using.

Cheers!

[Anonymous]

Here's the addition to the birthday layout I made for my brother....added some more sidings and also added the passenger cars to the layout. Also gotten a new boxcar for him as well, which is the NH boxcar. Also wired some of the remote switches, and bought more bumpers to fill in the bumperless sidings.

[Anonymous]

That's all great stuff!! Thanks!

[csxt30]

QUOTE: Originally posted by wrmcclellan

John,
They are shipping old NYC MTA cars from NYC to Ohizo (???) to be scrapped??
All they needed to do was drop them on the Jersey Turnpike near Newark and by morning there would be nothing left [:D]

Roy

Yes, we have had about a hundred of these come here now, that are getting scrapped. A couple did get sold a while back to some museum or scenic RR in Loisville.
Hey, some places can't hang on to anything !! [:D][:D]

[Anonymous]

Seeing the Porter up there, how you like it? I'm pondering purchasing one. I cant seem to find one in O scale tho.

[wrmcclellan]

John,

They are shipping old NYC MTA cars from NYC to Ohizo (???) to be scrapped??

All they needed to do was drop them on the Jersey Turnpike near Newark and by morning there would be nothing left [:D]

Roy

[csxt30]

Whew !! What a great Sunday Photo Fun day so far !! Just terrific pictures from all you guys !!
Her's a picture of the last diecast Corvette I picked up the other day. Bat man stopped by for a cup, too !!

Was practicing with my camera at work today, & here's cars that are headed to the scrap yard. A couple are loaded up on flats.




Plenty of art work !


Thanks,

[Anonymous]

I remember having to weather a retaining wall but I had to scrub all the moss and other gunge off it before I could start.

[Anonymous]

I remember having to weather a retaining wall but I had to scrub all the moss and other gunge off it before I could start.

[jefelectric]

Very nice pics as usual.

Roy, that video about knocked me off my chair. I had the audio turned up for a video that had a real low volume and when yours started it was LOUD.

[Anonymous]

As usual very nice pictures and exceptional models.

[Frank53]

QUOTE: Originally posted by MartyE

Yeah....Frank and his dang retaining walls. He got me too!

but Marty - it's a great wall you got there!

Nice job Chuck - glad to see there is still some tubular track fans like myself.

[wrmcclellan]

NYC Milk Train - fast run into NYC...(big file 8MB)

http://home.comcast.net/~roy.mcclellan/Photos/NYC_Milk_Train3_060525.AVI

Lionel CCII Niagara and CCII NYC milk car train plus 6 add-ons...

[zwbob]

[MartyE]

Yeah....Frank and his dang retaining walls. He got me too!

[Blueberryhill RR]

Just wanted to see if I remembered how. I have to get busy on this. I decided to stain it with weathering like Frank 53 did to his retaining wall.
Chuck

[MartyE]

Here's one from the 844. A real good close up.

[Anonymous]

Those are some pretty sweet Indy cars, I'v always liked the old ones better[:)]



My new k-line Porter


My steamer on its day of rest, and a couple of Zamboni's

[spankybird]

Have the Need for Speed

Here comes the Indy Cars






















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