its that time of the week.... weekend photo Fun. This thread is where we show what we've been working on during the week(end). Any scale, any gauge, even 1:1 has been posted here as long as it's been a hobby.
Well, here's what I have....I haven't switched gauges, but I'm building this car for a reason. Its one of my dads kits....I'm building it in honor of him, and for the memory of the trip we took out to Colorado in 2002.
Yhis is is a Model Railroad General Store HOn3 kit... a craftsman almost. I painted, assembled everything from off the sprue, and even decaled it. I'm waiting on the interior kit and marker lanterns, as well as trucks. Hope I did a good enough job on it.
So, let's see what everyone is doing
(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).
Looks great Jimmy, good job.
I posted some bridge progress a while ago in the Diner. I'll catch up with you guys here tomorrow
Thanks for starting off the WPF for this weekend, Jimmy! I also have memories of visiting the Colorado narrow gauge country back in 1966 and again in '68 with my dad. Great looking model!
Well, I posed a scene for use in Show Me Something so that's my contribution so far...
Mixer_mishap_sm1 by Edmund, on Flickr
The GMC wrecker just arrived from Artitec. A beautiful machine. I've had the Athearn Mack B cement mixer for a while. Glad I got it when I did. They command a pretty good ransom on the auction site.
One little project I made progress on was to get these tiny 0402 LEDs stuffed into this PRR position-light dwarf signal.
PRR_PL by Edmund, on Flickr
I found them a few months ago at Shapeways. I'm a fan of having realistic looking signals but when I saw the size of these things I never thought I'd successfully get one put together.
Here it is compared to a Kadee #5
PRR_PL1 by Edmund, on Flickr
You can get four aspects out of these things.
PRR_PL2 by Edmund, on Flickr
About a dozen more to go
I did manage to get the old B&O Q4 on the rails and she's breaking in on helper duty. So far, runs like a sweet machine! I had to do more surgery at the pilot wheel/coupler clearance. Many brass engines come with a decorative knuckle coupler up front. I had to tap a new hole and also cut away some of the pony truck frame to get clearance.
BnO_Q4_sm by Edmund, on Flickr
On to more great stuff, fellows!
Cheers, Ed
Jimmy: Thank you for starting us out this week. The caboose looks great. I have always been fond of the RIO GRANDE SOUTHERN logo. I would love to find a set of custom model railroad decals in a similar style.
Fiddler: I saw the bridge in the diner thread. Great project.
Ed: You are more brave than I am! I would not attempt that signal project. I have also done minor surgery to the pilots of a couple of brass locomotives to get a 20 series Kadee in there.
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I managed to shake together three more of the Billboard Reefer Train Miniature kits I have. These are fun.
Lets keep the good stuff coming. Happy weekend to everybody.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Jimmy thanks for starting us out this week, and a beautiful looking caboose, I too visited CO in 1977 for the NMRA convention, then lived their from 1983 to 1987 before moving to Alaska. I have some narrow guage kits to build in the future.
Fiddler, did not see your bridge, I will have to look it up!
Ed, as I said I will bring over my Q4b for you to fix up. I too have done minor surgery on pilots so I could have a working coupler especially on 2-8-0's.
Kevin, I remember when those kits first came out and I have serveral. Everybody thought there was something wrong with them as they were smaller than the standard Athearn kits, but they were prototypically correct and gave a better appearance to the train with the different height roofs.
Still working on moving etc. so a picture from the archives:
Athearn NKP GP9's with a General Freight train on the Strongsville Model Railroad layout.
Rick Jesionowski
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!
Jimmy.... Thanks for starting the thread. Nice work on the caboose.
Ed ..... It's remarkable you could light those tiny signals. I bet you are gald you are not doing thta in N-scale.
Kevin .... The TM Reefers look great .
Rick .... I like the GP9's.
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Yesterday I was operating the layout. Here are a couple of industries being switched.
A Baldwin switcher is working at the bread bakery. (Stayle Bread Company)
A GP7 is working at the freight house.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
dti406Ed, as I said I will bring over my Q4b for you to fix up.
...and I can get started on it right at the beginning of my next lifetime
Heartland Division CB&QEd ..... It's remarkable you could light those tiny signals. I bet you are gald you are not doing thta in N-scale.
These signals are actually 25% larger than HO scale! I was actually holding off building one in hopes that someone would make it in S scale. I feel the frustration of the N scale folks who want good-looking scale signals.
Now that I have put one together, the rest will be easy... well, easier.
19 more to go!
Thanks to everyone
Let's see some more photos!
Ed
Some excellent modeling here. Here's one that I recently completed:
It started as a HO scale Roundhouse 'Old-Time' 2-8-0.
The Location: Forests of the Pacific Northwest, OregonThe Year: 1948The Scale: On30The Blog: http://bvlcorr.tumblr.com
I have been collecting a bunch of undecorated units and finally got around to painting them all. They are all Proto 2000's (except the GMD-1, which is a Rapido). There is a SD-9, two low nose GP-18's, a high nose GP-18 and a GMD-1. I got the 3 GP-18's for a steal since they all had cracked gears. Athearn gears to the rescue. They also all got NCE decoders (except the GMD-1, which has factory sound in it)
Anyway I hope I don't offend our Canadian modelers with the home railroad scheme on the GMD-1. I think its one of my favorite oddball locos and I happen to find an undecorated one last time I went to Vancouver.
I am almost done with the decalling. The Front Range part of the logo is one big decal and the last one I did had a bunch of bubbles under it which i am slowly getting settled down. Once the decals are all done and sealed I'll work on finishing up all details like painting the fans black, grab irons, air hoses, etc. and of course windows!
and here is one that still needs decals
Colorado Front Range Railroad: http://www.coloradofrontrangerr.com/
Thanks Kevin
Nice-looking modeling everyone. Customizing rolling stock and locomotives is something I've never tried my hand in. Very nice.
I finished the better part of this bridge a while back. It's a triple section single bridge that accommodates a radius. I had to cut the foam away and get it on the ground to see exactly where the footings go to keep the pillars plumb.
The cork on either side of the bridge had to be removed as it needed to be readjusted a bit. It came off nice though, I had it glued down with Alex Plus.
I mocked the bridge up with bamboo skewers so I could see if the footings were lining up where the bridge shoes and support plates would be affixed.
I had the Micro Engineering white metal Bridge shoes. They looked great but gluing white metal to styrene was not my bag of tea, so I quit screwing around and tossed them back in their packages. I cut C channel and made my own bridge shoes out of styrene. Close enough for the naked eye in N-Scale.
The bridge support plates are boots that cap on to the pillars so the bridge is removable. I made all my bridges removable thus far. I cannot take credit for that idea, DoctorWayne shared that one with me..... I guess it's time to make some abatements next.
Keep on modeling all
PS A passenger train will have clearance on the inside radius underneath the bridge but I doubt if it will on the outside. That's just the way it goes sometimes. I'm sure there's places on railroads where that's prevalent as well
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Track fiddler, call it the ramblings of a still slightly sick mind, but would tweaking that outside track give you clearance to run passenger cars? Though you do note that I’m volunteering you to actually do the work! on Flickr Cheers, the Bear.
on Flickr
That's a good observation JaBear. I did think of that. Two still slightly sick minds think alike. The problem is I have a 4-8-4 Northern that has a 5/8 inch rake from center on the front end. My clearance to the left rear pillar is 3/4 from center.
I like my 4-8-4 better than a passenger car. The pillar tolerances are very close for either one. The footing heights are not an issue as they are below locomotive and rolling stock projections.
I must admit the pillars are cosmetically, a little beefy. Maybe reducing the thickness of the pillars and tweaking the roadbed a little may give enough clearance for both steam locomotives and passenger cars. I'm sure glad I'm a slow modeler and haven't laid any track yet.
Tell Ed to check that cement truck drivers cell phone records. He obviously has been texting and driving. Ed does not need a cement truck driver like that on his layout Next thing you know he'll drive over to my layout and run into one of my pillars.....That could fix the whole problem if he hits the right one though
I made a few minor changes to my DB class E 41 BoBo boxcab electric, enhancing the looks of the nearly 40 year old engine. The model has been produced since 1960, when super-detailing was not yet in fashion.
The loco was equipped with finer, more prototypical and correctly colored pantographs, new truck frames and couplers, plus a dab of paint here and there.
I think the lady is still good looking for her age!
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
Jimmy, Thanks for starting the WPF. Good work, a model built in remembrance takes on special meaning that grows deeper thru the years.
Ed, Cool scene, but like in the movie "Jaws", those guys might need a bigger wrecker. I agree, those Artitec vehicles are really nice.
Had a bit-o-fun with a Showcase Miniatures Down-line regulator kit.
Thanks to all the contributors, have a good Autumnal Equinox weekend, regards, Peter
Great work everyone. Very inspirational stuff, So much to mention but Velo, that shopping cart completes the scene, where did you find that? Shapeways?
Jimmy_Braumthat shopping cart
Thanks Jimmy, the cart is made by Gold Metal Models, etched .010 stainless steel. Set of four comes in a flat sheet that requires folding to shape. I understand that there's a tool available for folding thin etched metal, but so far I've been getting by with a a couple thin 6" metal rules and single edge razor blade.
Regards, Peter
HO-VeloThanks Jimmy, the cart is made by Gold Metal Models, etched .010 stainless steel.
GMM also made that model in N scale! I had one set of them on the "Dream House" layout.
GMM made some really nice etched metal kits in N scale.
This week, I finished stripping, painting and decaling an MEC boxcar for Boothbay Railway Village. From a Rondhouse kit. I found an old Walthers decal set in our decal collection, decads old, but still worked fine. Shown at Phils Power Equipment on my layout
I decided to have a bit of fun with this from an operational standpoint, can anyone see what??
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
Tinplate Toddler I made a few minor changes to my DB class E 41 BoBo boxcab electric, enhancing the looks of the nearly 40 year old engine. The model has been produced since 1960, when super-detailing was not yet in fashion. The loco was equipped with finer, more prototypical and correctly colored pantographs, new truck frames and couplers, plus a dab of paint here and there. I think the lady is still good looking for her age!
If I could understand what you posted I surely would. I am not fluent with everything in the hobby. Looks good though.
Good job Alrich
TF - other than the wire grab irons and, of course, the working pantographs, there is no separately applied detail on the locomotive shell. The roof detail as well as any underbody detail is simply cast on. The only place where the lack of separate details really becomes apparent are the cast on grab irons on the front of the engine. In 1960, when the loco entered the market, it was quite sufficient, but certainly not these days. Today´s model is a fully equipped (DCC & sound) super-detailed model, a lot more fragile, and a lot more expensive. The separately applied details contribute over $100 in labor cost alone...
I am quite happy with my old lady - I paid less than $ 20 for her - NIB!
The fleet made it out into the public yesterday at the Reading Railroad Modeler's meet at the Reading Heritage Museum. My Reading B-8a ended up taking best in show in a popular vote.
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/60361449@N02/
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Looking good everyone! I'm glad we're all having fun.
I woke up this morning and started looking at my many hours of difficult efforts. All of a sudden out of nowhere it dawned on me how people come up with names for parts of their layouts.
Alligator Pass.... do you see it? Wow, I'm not really sure if I like what I'm seeing here or not. I better like it after a hundred hours plus
Jimmy - Thanks for starting off WPF again this week. An interesting caboose.
Ed - Cool trucks. The signal is something I wouldn't even attempt.
Kevin - I like the reefers.
Rick - The GP9s look good.
Garry - As usual great photos.
tbdanny - Thats a good looking loco.
Renegade - Batch painting is the way to go. I like the muted orange.
Track Fiddler - That a good looking bridge and the curve makes it even more interesting.
Bear - Like your comments. So true too.
Ulrich - I like the boxcab loco.
Peter - I like the detailing.
George - Good looking boxcar, but not track?
Casey - Good for you.
I'm working at driving myself to drink. I started the radio telephone antenna installation on my Bachmann Pennsy FA2:
The little stanchions are driving me crazy and I haven't even tried to thread the .015" wire antenna through the holes in them yet.
Keep the photos and ideas coming guys. Thanks to you WPF is always the best thread of the week.
Remember its your railroad
Allan
Track to the BRVRR Website: http://www.brvrr.com/
Thanks Allan
Locomotive is looking good. I don't have a clue with that kind of stuff