Gidday All, 3 day weekend for us Kiwis, Queens Birthday Weekend, Hurrah!!!
Have a Great One Folks.
Cheers, the Bear.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Nice shot. I love black and white photos.
Well my weathering has slowed down some due to school. Decided to go back and get a two year degree, so my "rust" isn't in fullsteam as it once use to be.
Here's a ADM I finished up.
before:
after:
"Rust, whats not to love?"
A few pictures of my track cleaning equipment
this caboose hides a center line rail cleaner and the body fits over it with no cutting
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a view of the bottom
"> i also use a CMX Clean Machine [/URL">[URL=http://s132.photobucket.com/user/TerryinTexas/media/IMG_7766_zps0ce7b440.jpg.html][/URL I have several slider type cars and clean one while one is in service the stick with the cloth is for using cleaner fluid on the rails of a bridge same with the stick with the bright boy] the spray can is used on switch points ">
i also use a CMX Clean Machine
[/URL">[URL=http://s132.photobucket.com/user/TerryinTexas/media/IMG_7766_zps0ce7b440.jpg.html][/URL I have several slider type cars and clean one while one is in service the stick with the cloth is for using cleaner fluid on the rails of a bridge same with the stick with the bright boy] the spray can is used on switch points ">
I have several slider type cars and clean one while one is in service
the stick with the cloth is for using cleaner fluid on the rails of a bridge
same with the stick with the bright boy] the spray can is used on switch points
TerryinTexas
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http://conewriversubdivision.yolasite.com/
Hey everyone!
This has been a great week for me and my sons. We went to Altoona Pa to catch a look at NKP 765 on Horseshoe Curve. Here is my son Alex's video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=cq8rW2CIpcw
And my son John"s video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=NJ50s2vdqEA
We made some real progress on the new roundhouse. Here are a few pics:
Still lots to do but it's looking pretty good.
-Stan
Hawk Point Mo. on the Missouri & Arkansas Railway
15 hours and only 5 posts? where is everybody??
IN the May 2012 MR, Paul Dolcos had an article on buildings he made from photos of actual buildings. I decided to try something similar using a building designed with Evan Designs Model Builder program, printed on photo paper and mounted on matt board. The Teacup Cafe has walls, doors and windows from Model Builder. The sign was done in Powerpoint, the cafe windows were store display pictures from the inernet, as is the cat in the lower right window. I scratch built the cornice and pillars by the building doors from styrene.
This was a learning experence, and there are some mistakes; however I am satisfied with the overall result. I have already designed a second, larger building
Teacup Cafe is the first building for Exchange St in Sheepscott. To see how the building looks with other plastic kits, I put it with some buildings on Depot St in Greenvale Junction. Except for the height difference, I fits in fairly well.
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
The yard, late in the day
A bit of a mix of eras there, including a Guilford box. The RS-2 is a Walthers Proto 1000 that I converted to DCC with a TCS T1A decoder. It runs like a charm. The RS-11 has an NCE decoder.
A bit of a mix of eras there, including a Guilford box.
The RS-2 is a Walthers Proto 1000 that I converted to DCC with a TCS T1A decoder. It runs like a charm.
The RS-11 has an NCE decoder.
Modelling the UK in 00, and New England - MEC, B&M, D&H and Guilford - in H0
Great stuff gang! Always a joy to look, even if I don't have any new pics ready yet....maybe next week!
Mike,,I can feel the chill of the night air in that shot,,,excellent!
Karl
NCE über alles!
I don't have any new modeling this week. Everybody keep up the awesome work.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
http://s1082.photobucket.com/albums/j372/curtwbb/
Wow, another amazing round of pics. WPF definitely is another way I put fun into my model railroading. Looks like everyone else is having a good time, too.
Not much new here, except more lights. First, some pics at Chattanooga on the Silverton Railroad.
Going back through Silverton, I caught a pic of this bulldozer on a depressed center flat. Something about tidying up a river bank down in the canyon. Then onto Rockwood. Management has been installing LED light strips to ensure greater operator comfort. Air conditioning the entire outdoors may be contributing to global warming is what I think... All the light in this scene is from 2 LED lights strips drawing less than 20 watts. And it's beautiful light, too, much better than the dozen old halogen 50 watt lamps they replaced. Gotta do something about the marmots digging under the station platform, though.
Going back through Silverton, I caught a pic of this bulldozer on a depressed center flat. Something about tidying up a river bank down in the canyon.
Then onto Rockwood. Management has been installing LED light strips to ensure greater operator comfort. Air conditioning the entire outdoors may be contributing to global warming is what I think... All the light in this scene is from 2 LED lights strips drawing less than 20 watts. And it's beautiful light, too, much better than the dozen old halogen 50 watt lamps they replaced. Gotta do something about the marmots digging under the station platform, though.
Then onto Rockwood. Management has been installing LED light strips to ensure greater operator comfort. Air conditioning the entire outdoors may be contributing to global warming is what I think...
All the light in this scene is from 2 LED lights strips drawing less than 20 watts. And it's beautiful light, too, much better than the dozen old halogen 50 watt lamps they replaced.
Gotta do something about the marmots digging under the station platform, though.
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
Great photos in only one day.
Bear: Great picture to start. ...... Robby: WPF is complete as soon as you post another weathering masterpiece. ....... Terry: I bet your rails are very clean with that equipment. ...... Stan: Your roundhouse is impressive with so many locomotives. ..... TomKat: I always enjoy your scene photos. .... George: I like your downtown scene and the Teacup Cafe fits right in. .... Mikelhh: I like the photo, and it is goood to see you here. It's been a while. .... Mike Lehman: Your westenr scenery is outstanding.
Here is a westbound Burlington Zephyr with 2 BLI Blue Line E7's with sound crossing the Mrs. Hippy River;
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Cheers Gary, love that bridge!
Mike
Mike,
Where have you been? I see you have returned on the 1st day of winter here in Australia with an appropriate bleak looking photo.
Have also looked at all your photobucket shots, some real gems in there.
Looking forward to more
Bob
http://southcoastrail.blogspot.com/
A good start to WPF guys. Keep the photos and ideas coming.
Here is one from a recent session on the BRVRR:
NYC #9622, The Grafton Turn heads toward Grafton to start its run.
Keep them coming guys. You always make this the best thread of the week.
Remember its your railroad
Allan
Track to the BRVRR Website: http://www.brvrr.com/
Wow, talk about IMPRESSIVE work, this weekend!
Didn't do much this week, but here's a shot of some power getting serviced at the facilities in Deer Creek.
Tom
Tom View my layout photos! http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/TWhite-014/Rio%20Grande%20Yuba%20River%20Sub One can NEVER have too many Articulateds!
The newest loco in my fleet just arrived.
SP&S modeler, 1960's give or take a decade or two for some equipment.
http://www.youtube.com/user/SGTDUPREY?feature=guide
Gary DuPrey
N scale model railroader
This is an RC transfer caboose kitbashed from a tyco 40' flatcar, a cut down Life-Like NE caboose (the old trainset type), and various bits of styrene and brass, along with a few details. I still have to add the pilots, get the couplers to the right height, and add corner steps.
Modeling whatever I can make out of that stash of kits that takes up half my apartment's spare bedroom.
Getting started on a power plant boiler house and coal dump build.
Regards, Peter
mikelhh
Your work is FANTASTIC. I think I'm pretty good at telling quickly a great modal picture from a picture of a prototype. I thought your picture was in the wrong thread when I scrolled down. I had to keep looking. I finally took a close look at the VW Bug.
What a great job you've done. The background looks natural. It sets the scene. The dirt that takes up about 1/4 of the picture is one of the most convincing. Irregular ballast. Some of the dirt looks a little muddy.
The Only other thing I can see is the switch in the foreground looks slightly model like with the height of the rail. I really hope you post more.
Thanks Karl, Bob and CMulligan01.