Happy weekend everybody.
This is the weekly thread where we share fun photos of our treasured model trains. This is my favorite thread every week, and I hope to see some really cool shares this week.
Lets get going with an older photo of mine showing off a plug door forty foot long boxcar. This model started life as a pretty basic Con-Cor model. I removed a lot of the cast on details and added Tichy ladders & sill steps and Detail Associates grab bars. It also received a comlete Tichy AB brake set in my "Fakey-Brakey" style.
The CASCADE SKAGIT AND PACIFIC decals came from a trade I made a long time ago with another modeler with a custom roadname.
Please feel welcome and encouraged to share your fun photos this weekend.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Kevin, the work you put into the boxcar shows, awesome work.
https://youtu.be/baOlvD3z-Jk
Here's a video from my layout. Excuse the utter current mess, its still a work in progress. The link above and the video below are the same thing, I just gave two options, since YouTube was giving me a "playback error" when I posted this.
(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).
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Good morning
You always create freight cars that nobody else has and your modeling is second to none Kevin
I enjoyed the Rio Grande ride Jimmy. Your layout looks like it's taking some nice shape all over. You certainly have a lot going on down there.
I've been learning some rock painting techniques from my little brother. He paints his foam white as he likes a clean slate to start.
(Edit) These are pictures from my Bros. layout.
Before
After
His idea is to paint all the foam to look like rock. Then pick the most realistic areas to leave as is. Then cover all the other areas with blended tile grout and different colored ground foam. He's going to work on that next and I look forward to getting some more pointers.
My brother has never had a track plan as he always likes to wing-it. He goes through a lot of cork changing his mind but I sure admire his modeling tactics.
TF
Thanks or starting WPF Kevin.
A lovely looking boxcar.
Jimmy An interesting working railway.
TF. Rock painting that looks really good.
My contribution this week. I have been running steam trains to Clarence Dock in preparation for when the grandchildren can visit. A year without them has been a 'pain'.
A Passenger train is at the station. 'Harwood' is shunting trucks in the Yard.
Another view of the Dock. The coal barge is in the Basin. All the wagons are of the time seen in 1914/19.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
Good morning from Sunny and Mild Northeast Ohio!
Kevin, thanks for starting us out, old is always good, nice looking car by the way!
Jimmy, Sorry can't comment as the video would not load on my computer, but keep up the good work from what the other posters have said.
David, another one of your great mini-scenes appreciate the look of modeling over in England.
I got a couple of cars done this week along with some work on others.
Proto 2000 Single Door Boxcar Kit, painted with Scalecoat II Boxcar Red #3 and lettered with Speedwitch Media Decals. The P&LE acquired 100 of these cars in 1941 Lot 698 for general use, this was a later 50's repaint with the black missing behind the herald.
Tangent 1979 Version of the Pullman Standard 4750CF Covered Hopper, painted with Scalecoat II MOW Gray and lettered with Islington Station Products Decals. XTRA was originally a company that leased out trailers to various end users, during the car shortage era of the late 70's they purchased numerous covered hoppers, boxcars and tank cars to lease to various users, they exited the business in 1990 and the XTRX reporting mark went to various successor companies but went away in 2016
Did some more work on the IMRC 1958CF Covered Hopper kit, including adding all the grabs, a retainer valve and airline and some of the underbody details, need to add the brake rigging on the underside of the car.
Rapido FA-2's in Wabash livery with a general freight on the Club Layout. The Wabash acquired 4 ex-Ann Arbor FA-2's after they sold the Annie to the DT&I. The DT&I traded in 10 of the 14 FA-2's on GP35's and sold the 4 remaining units to the Wabash, two remained in the original Bluebird Sceme and two were painted in solid blue.
Thanks for looking!
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!
Off to a great start!Kevin, I really like your Custom red decaled Insulated Car but love the Fliver in the foreground!Slick video Jimmy!!Your rocks look very nice TF, the bridge guy.David, your scenery always looks great and I really like your little people.I’m still working on my Randy cars, I think I like the decal on the left better. I’m seriously thinking about redoing the decal on the right car to match the one on the left. Great stuff guys, keep it coming.
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You snuck in on me Rick, great detail on your hopper!Mel My Model Railroad http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/ Bakersfield, California I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
Kevin .... Thanks for starting this thread and your boxcar looks outstanding.
Jimmy ..... Thanks for sharing the video.
TF ...... Nice bridges and your rocks are looking great.
David .... I like the look of your layout very much.
Rick .... Very nice work on the boxcar and the covered hoppers. The pair of Alcos is beautiful.
Mel .... Both boxcars look very nice to me.
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Here is an ore train crossing over the Mrs. Hippy River.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Great stuff as always guys. Always an inspirational thread. While I don't have much finished work to show, I'm ready to share what little tidbits I can. Here is a shot of two shops created for family members. On the left is the photographer studio for my oldest daughter. The photos in the left hand window are ones she took, the girls in the right hand window are my kids when they were young. The dog is mine. On the right is my wife's book store. Next week I'll try to remember to share more.Photographer and Book Store by Michael, on Flickr" alt="" />
Mike
A lot of you either get up very early or go to bed very late!
Thanks for another weekend start, Kevin. I am one of the honored ones to have one of the SGRR boxcars running around the layout. Great work.
Jimmy, thanks for the video. You have a lot of projects on your layout. It's looking good.
TF, I wasn't sure if the pictures are of your layout or your brother's. I assume this is your brother's work. Either way, it's impressive bridge work and great looking rocks.
David, another great view of your railroad. It's neat to see an English railroad modeled during the time of WWI. You have a real talent staging the scenes of life along the railroads.
Rick, nice work on the covered hopper. I love the realistic look you give your cars.
Mel, nice work on Randy's Reading cars. I also wanted to let you know you inspired me to make my own crossing signals. Mine didn't turn out quite as neat-looking as yours, but I like that I made them rather than bought them. In N Scale, you don't see too many of my mistakes.
Garry, another neat view of your bridge. You, TF, and others on here sure do a great job with the bridges. You inspire me to try my hand at building one.
Mike, really nice interior work! I love that type of stuff. That is how I'd like to be able to model buildings. You do good work.
I've tried to do some interior scenes on my buildings, but the results are not real good. I also need a better camera than the old cell phone I use. The other issue is that N Scale doesn't allow a lot of interior views unless you bend over the layout and get your eyes right up to the building. I tried to do this building remembering the yellow-roofed Tastee Donut buildings that use to be all over New Orleans:
York1 John
York1 I've tried to do some interior scenes on my buildings, but the results are not real good.
I've tried to do some interior scenes on my buildings, but the results are not real good.
I get round that, John, by remembering what I see walking down the main street. Yes there is this store and that store. If we are not interested in certain stores we do not look in them. We know it is a dress store. We know they sell art products etc. etc.. A picture of dresses or art products is good enough (imo).
If a building is close to you then yes add more detail if neccessary. I do not have time to be modeling things in great detail 18 to 24 inches away from me.
We had a wedding business called Pink Champagne.
RR_Mel I’m seriously thinking about redoing the decal on the right car to match the one on the left.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Is a bear in a china shop as bad as a bull in a china shop?
York1Is a bear in a china shop as bad as a bull in a china shop?
Kevin - Thanks for starting off WPF. Good looking boxcar, unusual road name.
Jimmy - Good video. The layout is obviously a work in progress.
TF - The rok painting is good. The bridge work is great!
David - Love your little vignettes. You crowd a lot into small spaces.
Rick - Your cars are incredible. the attention to detail shames me.
Mel - both "Randy" cars look good to me.
Garry - Great photo and good looking locos.
Mike - I like the detail in the store.
John - I like the Tastee Donut building.it's gotta be an eye catcher even on an N-scale layout.
David - You did it again.
Bear - Good on on the dress shop. For the Tastee sprinkles, try colored sugar.
I have finally updated my website. Its been way too long. After going though all of it I find I still have some things to correct and a few things to update as well. Not that my FTP program is working properly, I'll get it done soon.
Remember its your railroad
Allan
Track to the BRVRR Website: http://www.brvrr.com/
Hi guys.
TF: Your brother make very realistic rocks.
David: I like the photos of your layout. As a newbie, I hope someday I will be able to create one as good looking as yours.
Garry: Your bridge is so realistic and impressive. Great job.
I have just finished modeling a grain elevator kit from Walthers. I had difficulties to make the decals stick on place and I made a big mistake at the beginning of building my kit. I glued the elevator in the wrong direction so I had to cut it in two parts, sand those parts, add putty and glue them together again. See my previous threads to see the details.
Stef
Many thanks for your kind comments on my pictures. Just adding my contribution to a great thread.
Stef (and anyone else interested). Have a (real) history to your layout, even if it is ficticious. Why was it built? The route taken to get from A to B? Cargo the trains will be carrying? Have as much information about the line you build (and not build).
Have little scenes that are not railroad related. The more the better imo. Have scenes you can relate to, walking the dog, loading grocery into the car, children looking in a bakery window, an endless list.
Little scenes of life that happens to have a railroad running thru it. The grass is not all green like a cut lawn. The sky is not all blue. It is not always sunny. If a fence is broken have a couple of little people repairing it. Cats, dogs, birds, wildlife - include them. They are all around us.
If children are around involve them. Let them handle the controls. If they break anything, just inwardly smile. Another job to do. They will appreciate not 'being told off' and enjoy being with you. You then find you are the one breaking things. Been there
When you run trains they have a reason to be there (otherwise it becomes a train set imo). A Living Model Railway.
Have fun. It is a hobby. Keep it such and many years of enjoyment will ensue.
My layout is nothing special. Just a combination of all the above.
Keep the pictures coming.
BRVRR Kevin - Thanks for starting off WPF. Good looking boxcar, unusual road name. Jimmy - Good video. The layout is obviously a work in progress. TF - The rok painting is good. The bridge work is great! David - Love your little vignettes. You crowd a lot into small spaces. Rick - Your cars are incredible. the attention to detail shames me. Mel - both "Randy" cars look good to me. Garry - Great photo and good looking locos. Mike - I like the detail in the store. John - I like the Tastee Donut building.it's gotta be an eye catcher even on an N-scale layout. David - You did it again. Bear - Good on on the dress shop. For the Tastee sprinkles, try colored sugar. I have finally updated my website. Its been way too long. After going though all of it I find I still have some things to correct and a few things to update as well. Not that my FTP program is working properly, I'll get it done soon. While cleaning out the storage closet in the BRVRR train room I came across an old Roundhouse Kit John Allen's cattle car #48. I don't remember buying it. As I was between major projects and needed a distraction from the computer, I assembled the car kit. Except for the fussy Queen Posts and truss rods of nylon string, assembly was straight forward. I painted the interior deck with a light coat of Testors Brown and the underside of the car with Testors Black. I replaced the plastic wheels with Intermountain metal wheels and installed Kadee couplers vs. the horn and hook couplers supplied with the kit. the photo illustrates the finished product. The model attracted my 15-year old grandson right away. He took it down from the display shelf and put it on a freight train. Too delicate for routine use. It is safely stored now. Keep the ideas and photos coming guys. Thanks to you WPF is always the best thread of the week.
I have that G&D cattle car and several other Roundhouse G&D cars. They've been in storage for a while but are still in good shape except for he boxcar which somehow lost a door. I think I can find one in my scrap box that matches the car's color closely. I didn't bother with all that fine detail on the underframe. Too much work for little benefit. I really don't see the underframe detail when a train is running.
I feel so honored to have been blessed with a Bear toon! I've finally graduated to full membership!
Kevin, Thanks for starting the WPF, good scene, especially the early 50s hardtop Ford.
TF, Brothers sharing a hobby is great, keep-on rockin'.
Mike, Nice storefronts, the studio with actual photos is super, not to mention the book shop, blending family and friends into scenes adds special warmth to a layout.
John, Ahhh, donut or a bear claw, cornerstone of a comfy breakfast.
Thanks to all the contributors and viewers, have a good and safe weekend, regards, Peter
HO-Velo Kevin, Thanks for starting the WPF, good scene, especially the early 50s hardtop Ford. TF, Brothers sharing a hobby is great, keep-on rockin'. Mike, Nice storefronts, the studio with actual photos is super, not to mention the book shop, blending family and friends into scenes adds special warmth to a layout. John, Ahhh, donut or a bear claw, cornerstone of a comfy breakfast. Thanks to all the contributors and viewers, have a good and safe weekend, regards, Peter
That is a great scene. The small details and outstanding lighting really make that come to life. Well done.
NorthBrit Stef (and anyone else interested). Have a (real) history to your layout, ever if it is ficticious. Why was it built? The route taken to get from A to B? Cargo the trains will be carrying? Have as much information about the line you build (and not build). Have little scenes that are not railroad related. The more the better imo. Have scenes you can relate to, walking the dog, loading grocery into the car, children looking in a bakery window, an endless list. Little scenes of life that happens to have a railroad running thru it. The grass is not all green like a cut lawn. The sky is not all blue. It is not always sunny. If a fence is broken have a couple of little people repairing it. Cats, dogs, birds, wildlife - include them. They are all around us. If children are around involve them. Let them handle the controls. If they break anything, just inwardly smile. Another job to do. They will appreciate not 'being told off' and enjoy being with you. You then find you are the one breaking things. Been there When you run trains they have a reason to be there (otherwise it becomes a train set imo). A Living Model Railway. Have fun. It is a hobby. Keep it such and many years of enjoyment will ensue. My layout is nothing special. Just a combination of all the above. Keep the pictures coming. David
Stef (and anyone else interested). Have a (real) history to your layout, ever if it is ficticious. Why was it built? The route taken to get from A to B? Cargo the trains will be carrying? Have as much information about the line you build (and not build).
Thank you David for the tips. Right now, I don't have a layout yet. I have just bought a lot of structure kits. I am nervous about starting to build one right now because I don't know where to start, what kind of bench to build (I have never been good with working woods so I think that's why I postpone the creation of a bench by building lots of kits.
Great photos this weekend, everyone. Thanks for the inspiration to keep plugging away on my own layout.
Great sutff as always everyone. Late in the game this week but have a nice photo of CNW 4-6-0 236 getting coal at the FonduLac coal tower.
Scott Sonntag
Nice weathering on the coal tower, Scott.
Happy Sunday Evening everyone.
I want to be sure to thank everybody for all of the positive comments for my nonsense boxcar I shared this week.
There were plenty of good and inspirational pictures to enjoy, and I appreciated every single one of them.
See you all next week.