Cheers, the Bear.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Like the Ladders Bear
November17th and 18th my home will be open to the public
for the Houston Fall Layout Tour
"> For those who can't make it here's a sneak peak Sing it Willie~! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAcXq21BrQk&feature=youtu.be
For those who can't make it here's a sneak peak
Sing it Willie~!
TerryinTexas
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Bear, good use of the ladders, boy those stacks look huge!
Terry, nice looking layout picture, can the Texas guys deal with that many trees?
I did not finish any cars this week as four cars are in the middle of decaling right now but I have some construction pictures of in progress work on some cars.
ExactRail PS4427 Covered Hopper Kit, I had previously posted the beggining pictures this shows the completed underside of the car with the bolsters, discharge gates and air line all installed on the car. This is the B end of the car with all the brake gear including the hardest part of the retaining valve air line that runs from the ABD Valve to the Retaining valve up next to the Brake Wheel. Also installed all the grabs, brake wheel platform and brake wheel. This is a Tichy Panel Side Hopper Kit with an extension that was used for hauling grain from the Anderson's Elevator iin Maumee, OH to the Export Elavator in Toledo, OH. The cars came from the Wabash (N&W) after the merger and were repainted from Wabash to the Anderson's unique scheme. I had started on this car over 20 years ago, but just pulled it out of the box to complete this last weekend. After starting back on it I found out why I quit on the kit as I had made a major error in constructing the kit. I finished the kit this week as best I could and will be painting it this weekend. As I have 9 more of these to build the next car will be correct as I have learned a lot on car construction in the last few years. Here is the start of work on the next kit, but I am building the car differently than the instructions so as to better install all the brake gear and airlines on the B end of the car. Thanks for looking! Rick J.
ExactRail PS4427 Covered Hopper Kit, I had previously posted the beggining pictures this shows the completed underside of the car with the bolsters, discharge gates and air line all installed on the car.
This is the B end of the car with all the brake gear including the hardest part of the retaining valve air line that runs from the ABD Valve to the Retaining valve up next to the Brake Wheel. Also installed all the grabs, brake wheel platform and brake wheel. This is a Tichy Panel Side Hopper Kit with an extension that was used for hauling grain from the Anderson's Elevator iin Maumee, OH to the Export Elavator in Toledo, OH. The cars came from the Wabash (N&W) after the merger and were repainted from Wabash to the Anderson's unique scheme. I had started on this car over 20 years ago, but just pulled it out of the box to complete this last weekend. After starting back on it I found out why I quit on the kit as I had made a major error in constructing the kit. I finished the kit this week as best I could and will be painting it this weekend. As I have 9 more of these to build the next car will be correct as I have learned a lot on car construction in the last few years. Here is the start of work on the next kit, but I am building the car differently than the instructions so as to better install all the brake gear and airlines on the B end of the car. Thanks for looking! Rick J.
This is the B end of the car with all the brake gear including the hardest part of the retaining valve air line that runs from the ABD Valve to the Retaining valve up next to the Brake Wheel. Also installed all the grabs, brake wheel platform and brake wheel.
This is a Tichy Panel Side Hopper Kit with an extension that was used for hauling grain from the Anderson's Elevator iin Maumee, OH to the Export Elavator in Toledo, OH. The cars came from the Wabash (N&W) after the merger and were repainted from Wabash to the Anderson's unique scheme. I had started on this car over 20 years ago, but just pulled it out of the box to complete this last weekend. After starting back on it I found out why I quit on the kit as I had made a major error in constructing the kit. I finished the kit this week as best I could and will be painting it this weekend. As I have 9 more of these to build the next car will be correct as I have learned a lot on car construction in the last few years. Here is the start of work on the next kit, but I am building the car differently than the instructions so as to better install all the brake gear and airlines on the B end of the car. Thanks for looking! Rick J.
This is a Tichy Panel Side Hopper Kit with an extension that was used for hauling grain from the Anderson's Elevator iin Maumee, OH to the Export Elavator in Toledo, OH. The cars came from the Wabash (N&W) after the merger and were repainted from Wabash to the Anderson's unique scheme. I had started on this car over 20 years ago, but just pulled it out of the box to complete this last weekend. After starting back on it I found out why I quit on the kit as I had made a major error in constructing the kit. I finished the kit this week as best I could and will be painting it this weekend. As I have 9 more of these to build the next car will be correct as I have learned a lot on car construction in the last few years.
Here is the start of work on the next kit, but I am building the car differently than the instructions so as to better install all the brake gear and airlines on the B end of the car. Thanks for looking! Rick J.
Here is the start of work on the next kit, but I am building the car differently than the instructions so as to better install all the brake gear and airlines on the B end of the car.
Thanks for looking!
Rick J.
Rule 1: This is my railroad.
Rule 2: I make the rules.
Rule 3: Illuminating discussion of prototype history, equipment and operating practices is always welcome, but in the event of visitor-perceived anacronisms, detail descrepancies or operating errors, consult RULE 1!
Bear ... Impressive progress with you project!
Terry ... You have a great layout.
Rick ... Good to see your work in progress with the hoppers.
I installed a pumpkin patch along the branch line this week. The doodlebug is a Bachmann model repowered with a NWSL Stanton drive. DCC has been added too.
Tri-weekly service on the branch line means they try once a week to operate passenger service. Conductor will punch ticket or passenger as applicable.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
C&O Fan Like the Ladders Bear November17th and 18th my home will be open to the public for the Houston Fall Layout Tour
I think you mean the 15th and 16th since the 17th and 18th are monday and tuesday. I will also be open that weekend down in Dickinson.
Colorado Front Range Railroad: http://www.coloradofrontrangerr.com/
Bear, your ship project is really coming along nicely.
Terry, your layout looks great.
Rick, those hoppers are progressing nicely
Garry, I love the fall scene
I decided to hop into my DeLorean, fire up the flux capacitor and return the layout to the present day with Norfolk Southern equipment. Just ignor that fourth track that was removed in 1980.
Anyway, here's the latest progress at Horseshoe Curve:
Here's the Lehigh Valley heritage unit lading a coal drag between Scoth Run and Kittaning Point:
Here's a wide-angle view of the curve:
Modeling the Pennsylvania Railroad in N Scale.
www.prr-nscale.blogspot.com
A great beginning to WPF.
Bear, the ladders look good to me. I can't wait to see the finished product.
Terry, good looking layout and slide show. Good luck with your open house.
Rick, where do you put all the cars you build? I would have run out of room long ago.
GP-9 Man, Your Horseshoe Curve looks just like it does today. Love the modern equipment.
Here is one from the BRVRR:
NYC #9519 with a mixed freight train, crosses onto the east bound main line behind a passenger train waiting at the Black River Depot.
Keep the photos and ideas coming guys. You always make WPF the best thread of the week.
Remember its your railroad
Allan
Track to the BRVRR Website: http://www.brvrr.com/
Renegade1c C&O Fan Like the Ladders Bear November17th and 18th my home will be open to the public for the Houston Fall Layout Tour I think you mean the 15th and 16th since the 17th and 18th are monday and tuesday. I will also be open that weekend down in Dickinson.
Yes you are correct it is in fact the 15th and 16th had to look it up
here
http://sanjac.leoslair.com/styled-5/photos-3/index.html
those must have been last years dates stuck in my mind
Old age is not for cowards
Thanks for the correction Renegade1c
Great work, everyone! Love that pumpkin patch, Garry.
I finally figured out a design for the Silverton freight depot. There actually wasn't one, as the Rio Grande's Silverton station handled that. However, in my scenario the thre little lines prospered, so there is a need for a dedicated facility to handle LCL and transfers between the Silverton Union RR and the Rio Grande. The big sticking point was the limited foot print for the building. This was the result.
Another completed project was the overhead crane at the May Day Mine. Had to find a leftover hook fro the Tichy 200-ton wrecker kit I built first, then build a block around it. Came out well to finish up the lift trolley.
After that, did some railfanning...
Big power off the Durango-Silverton run
RGS 40 handling the local at Red Mountain
375 in Animas Forks
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
Heartland Division CB&Q Bear ... Impressive progress with you project! Terry ... You have a great layout. Rick ... Good to see your work in progress with the hoppers. I installed a pumpkin patch along the branch line this week. The doodlebug is a Bachmann model repowered with a NWSL Stanton drive. DCC has been added too. Tri-weekly service on the branch line means they try once a week to operate passenger service. Conductor will punch ticket or passenger as applicable.
Garry,
I love that pumpkin patch, that just looks outstanding! Where and how did you make it? Are there scenery products for pumpkins?
Michael
CEO- Mile-HI-RailroadPrototype: D&RGW Moffat Line 1989
Thanks everybody for commenting on my pumpkin patch.
Michael.. Pumpkins are made by JTT, part of MRC. They include vines not visible in the picture because weeds are in the way.
Mike L ... More outstanding photos from you.
GP9 .. I like seeing your horseshoe curve even with modern locomotives.
Alan .. Your NYC steam always looks good
Nice work everyone,
Here's a little video of my lighthouse. I used a PICAXE Chip to make it a bit more interesting than just a flashing light.
Alan Jones in Sunny Queensland (Oz)
Alan,
I love it! A wonderful little bit of animation.
Thanks for your appreciative comments
Lighthouse keeper Bob should be fired (or should I say courtmartialed) for allowing the light to stop.
Dave
Just be glad you don't have to press "2" for English.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ_ALEdDUB8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hqFS1GZL4s
http://s73.photobucket.com/user/steemtrayn/media/MovingcoalontheDCM.mp4.html?sort=3&o=27
Bear, Thanks for getting WPF underway. Wow! Your ferry work is A1, looking forward to the christening.
Garry, Like your harvest season scene, pumpkins and all.
Mike, Nice to see your traveling gantry crane is "hooked up". If not a bother might be calling on you in the not too distant future for a few crawler type crane building tips.
Thanks to all and Happy Halloween, Peter
As one might expect, a moose has shown up at Squirrel Creek:
All that's left now is to glue and ballast the track crossing this 3-foot section. It's a liftoff with a bridge.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
HO-VeloMike, Nice to see your traveling gantry crane is "hooked up". If not a bother might be calling on you in the not too distant future for a few crawler type crane building tips.
Peter,
Thanks! Be glad to help you out on the crawler crane.
Well guys. I am back. Did this one for the club I belong to. Extremely hard considering there are no color photos of it, and very few black and white.
(My Model Railroad, My Rules)
These are the opinions of an under 35 , from the east end of, and modeling, the same section of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway. As well as a freelanced road (Austinville and Dynamite City railroad).
As always, some great model railroading being shown. I finally got some new photos of the dairy I have been refurbishing...
Added a roof over the loading dock and lighting over the store door and under the new roofing.
Very quick photo of the lights turned on...
Still have a lot of odds and ends to do before it will be finished...
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Ray,
The creamery is coming along nicely. The lights look great
When you started posting pics of it a couple of weeks ago, it reminded me I had my own creamery project. I've had a spot picked out for some time, as Silverton actually had its own in the early days, before the RR and then probably continuing afterwards just in case they got cut off in the winter. My location even has a cold mountain stream, which the original used to help cool the milk, etc. There was a remodeling and expansion, including starting to make cheese, a few years back and they now ship a reefer now and then.
Some pics of my mini-creamery. First a location shot.
A night pic.
Computer is chugging along right now, so hope these come through. If not, will fix them later.
This car ran for years as bare brass until last summer. I superdetailed it, then painted, applied decals and weathering. The RPO 107 is one my long time favorite cars. I am happy to finally have it done.
Guy
see stuff at: the Willoughby Line Site
This is my weekend photo. I thought the fun was going to be tangling myself in wire connecting all the parts but I was wrong. My work on the railroad was interrupted by a Halloween party I had to go to in which upon our arrival my wife had to point out that the 3 year old dressed as Thomas the tank stole my costume. She just doesn't get it. Maybe next weekend.
I was able to find time to fix the accessory switches to the machines and add black and red wires and jumpers.
Wpf is always a highlight. Inspirational. Thank you.
T e d
Hi Ted,
Glad to have you join us. Wiring is one of my least favorite parts of model railroading, but it has to be done. Good to see you have your priorities in order.
Guy,
Love that YV car
Here is a link for the first of 7 video`s (more to come) I posted on youtube of my doodlebug in operation at the local club I belong to.
http://youtu.be/ZBdLl6riBpw
Dennis Blank Jr.
CEO,COO,CFO,CMO,Bossman,Slavedriver,Engineer,Trackforeman,Grunt. Birdsboro & Reading Railroad
Almost all my time this week was taken by making super trees, but I have been working on this farm scene a bit.
F7AB along Roaring Creek.
Great examples again, all. Rick, I decided to tackle a freight car kit beyond the Accurail type this week, a Branchline reefer that is (whew) 97% done. And of course I do not have to paint & decal it. I'll be looking over some WPF prior threads to see what kit brands you are liking beyond the easiest / less detailed kits. Mike (and others), I'll be studying your photos when I try to finish off a scenery area; i.e., so far I have only the big stuff and big contours and will need to learn how to do the fine countours, earth textures, veggies and ballast which you folks so nicely detail and blend.
I have done some flat and goldola car load additions the past couple weeks. Here are some Chooch loads added, with various tie-down methods. In addition to the visual interest added, many of the flats had derail issues cured by the extra weight.
Paul
Modeling HO with a transition era UP bent
Hi again......a link for the 8th vid out of 11 in the doodlebug series.
http://youtu.be/RJ9aeRbUfMg
Paul,
Nice looking tarps on your loads. What did you use? I asked on a thread some time ago, but wasn't satisfied with my results. Project got sidetracked, so didn't get to try all the ideas.
Thank you,
Richard
peahrensMike (and others), I'll be studying your photos when I try to finish off a scenery area; i.e., so far I have only the big stuff and big contours and will need to learn how to do the fine countours, earth textures, veggies and ballast which you folks so nicely detail and blend.
Be glad to help by describing how I did any of my scenery. The basics are it's pink foam underneath, carved and covered with Sculptamold. I can't say enough good about Sculptamold, but highly recommend getting a small bag to try if you're not familiar with it. It can seem a little pricey in small bags, but if you have a fairly sizable layout, just spring for the 50 pound bag and you'll probably have enough. It keeps well, is easy to use, takes paint well (but stains not so well), provides a good base to plant trees in, and can be textured to serve a variety of purposes.
The other thing I emphasize is getting color pics to match your scenery against what you're trying to depict. Like with weathering, it just works better to have a good example. What's key is getting the vegetation shades right, as well as the dirt and rocks.