Sunday Photo Fun 6-17-07 Father's Day

[spankybird]

And now the Players take the field

And the Hot Dogs are going Fast

Will there be enough for all ?

Now there will be! ! !

Yes this is a true 1:48 scale Winnermobile. It is truly one of a kind.

 

[Dave Connolly]

[Brutus]

Halloween 2005...

[Frank53]

Dave:

That is exceptional.

[Frank53]

No layout progress this week either - to much real work.

Some recycled photos:

[BDT in Minnesota]

Spankybird,,, the Weinermobile is very creative, thanks for sharing

BDT

[fifedog]

Here is the "progress" made this week.  An EAGLES eye view shows the track mock up, as well as some of the sub-roadbed starting to take shape.  The string of tank cars are on future hidden track.  Haystack mountain will cover that area.  Trains will emerge just above the 45 degree crossover at "MY" Tower.  The Chessie SD40-2 is parked on the revised junction track, which will join the B&O main with the WESTERN MARYLAND.

At this angle you are standing behind the site of the Cumberland AMTRAK station.

Here is the new "helper pocket" between Viaduct Jct and Baltimore St.  In the background, you can see where the "blue flag" area is about to be tapped into.  The PennCentral boxcar is where the new line will join the old.  The tangent of track where the double headed Chessies are will actually cross over the double main.

This a view of the layout that will be unattainable once the scenery goes in.  This is Viaduct Junction.  The temporary bridge peirs will be replaced by a massive concrete viaduct with multiple arches.  Viaduct tower will be next to the switch at left.  This photo also gives a nice close up of JOHNSON'S RUBBER ROADBED.

[perry1060]

Happy Father's Day to all. Here's some new CBQ shots...

 

 

[raymans]

Blair Ave area

 

 

 

[Sturgeon-Phish]

New crane

New Loader and Car

Enjoy

Jim 

[Anonymous]

Wonderfull photos to all. Sturgeon-Phish, love the AF. Wtih all this talk of Lionel, Fasttrack, ect... I forget about the good old S guage. Your photos make me want to dig out the American Flyer sets when I go home on leave. Have the start of a nice collection going, just need to make a few repairs and get more rolling stock.

[dougdagrump]

Happy Father's Day !!!!!!

Got a new project underway, #1 priority so any others are hereby banished to the land of "To be Finished Later".

I know, it ain't three rail but it makes momma happy. If she happy, me happy.

 

 

 

The area where the plywood currently is located is turning into a real pain. I had planned on using an idea that I had gotten for a trestle from Buckeye some time back but trying to find HDPE lumber out here is almost impossible. For what little I would be ordering it wouldn't be very cost effective to have it shipped here from the east. Now I think I'll check out using a big piece of flagstone and some bridge piers to make it look like a dry wash.

 Absolutely the LAST resort will be repositioning the retaining  wall blocks, hmmmm, I wonder how upset somebody would be if I just turned into a "Bump-N-Go" trolley.  

 

[Anonymous]

perry1060, WOW!! Amazing attention to detail.

[cave man]

 This is my first try at posting photos here, and only my third on any forum. Ben lurking for a long time, but did not have the know how to post photos. If this works there will be photos of a news stand I made for a frind.                                                                                  

[Anonymous]

Spankybird--- love the wiener moblie....very nice

 

dave ---very nice

 

jim-- love the halloween theme..

 

frank--very nics i love that building you got there, for rent

 

perry--love the log cabins

 

cave man--nice stand and ..

 

i got some items i may post up later today, is it okay just to post some rolling stock? i got one i just can wait to share...

[billbarman]

Everyones pictures were great! and hapy fathers day!

[Frank53]

w-o-w! That is sooo nice.

If you made that for a friend, how do I get on the "your friends" lists?

Incredibly good work.

[Anonymous]

 

 

[Sturgeon-Phish]

Wonderfull photos to all. Sturgeon-Phish, love the AF. Wtih all this talk of Lionel, Fasttrack, ect... I forget about the good old S guage. Your photos make me want to dig out the American Flyer sets when I go home on leave. Have the start of a nice collection going, just need to make a few repairs and get more rolling stock.

Thanks!

I have as much fun repairing the AF stuff as playing with them.

Jim 

[Sturgeon-Phish]

w-o-w! That is sooo nice.

If you made that for a friend, how do I get on the "your friends" lists?

Incredibly good work.

The detail on the news stand is great!

Jim 

[alexweiihman]

I don't know if I've shared this photo, but here it is:

 

[Anonymous]

very nice, beautiful pics guys.....as always

 

my turn, i dont have my layout done but i want to share some pics. hope its ok.

 

here goes...

 

I got this lionel box car brand new off ebay for 12 bucks shipped with the box and paperwork...

 

found this a month ago at a yard sale for a quarter. i plan on repainting it nbut cant find the right paint....

 

these were  gifts to me yesterday for fathers day.....dont know were my gf found them but they work great

 

 

 

i love this engine...williams gp-9....such a masive machine and strong

 

I am going to be rebuilding my train table, and starting to actually work on my layout this week. So i am gonna have many pics. but i just felt like sharing..i know they arent the high quality like some of yours but i love each piece i own, they speak to me and i just love that. hope you liked my pics

[Anonymous]

Great stuff all!!

Dave that is beautiful work.

[Anonymous]

Zeke, you are really building up quite a collection. I am looking foward t seeing the progress on your board.

 

[FJ and G]

Here's my first attempt at solder wheels (one of which is O gauge). It didn't turn out perfect so I took the solder wheels and recast them using some epoxy in the mold to fill in some minor areas it didn't take. Worked well as you can see from photo #2. This was just a first attempt and no flux was used so anticipating a smoother flow on next time. THe whitish wheels in photo #2 were not cast by me.

 

Incidentally, that's another little trick. If the cast doesn't come out perfect, you can lather on more resin or epoxy in the mold and simply recast. Same goes for making RTV molds.

 

3rd photo shows tools I work with. Haven't used the lead yet, but if Thomas the Tank can be done in lead, then I figure I can do something with the lead when an idea hits me. Or, at least can make some sinkers or balls for muzzle loaders

 

    

 

  

 

 

Here’s the inside cast of the tipper (v-dump car). I got double use out of the mold by casting some gears on the top. The top of the concrete shell I was using broke, thus, I filled the tipper with RTV

 

 

Here’s my first attempt at pouring solder into a frog mold. This is exactly how it came out, no trimming or anything. Nearly perfect.

 

garden shots

 

 

 

 

 

dog

 

 

[FJ and G]

 

 

 

williams sd-45 hard at work 

[FJ and G]

you've perhaps surmissed correctly that I'm home today taking photos; will try some night shots this week

 

here's some scratchbuilt cars and cargo. A mighty Lionel scout is leading



 

[laz 57]

NICE PICS GIZ.

TOM where did you get that WIENNER

MOBILE?

laz57

[Anonymous]

 

 

 

awesome work....detail is really good....

 buddy looked at the screen with your beagle ....

 

he wants to play i think..........

 

but hey really good photos everyone. amazing detail

[spankybird]

NICE PICS GIZ.

TOM where did you get that WIENNER

MOBILE?

laz57

 

Well Laz when no one will make one for you, then you just have to do it yourself!

And it is a true 1:48 scale!