Living the dream.
Hello everyone, and welcome to a new weekend!
This week I am presenting a previously unshared picture that I staged on my layout benchwork test segment project.
I was experimenting with having one subject still while another was in motion. This was the best picture I was able to create that day.
-Photograph by Kevin Parson
I am looking forward to seeing everyone's photographs this weekend. This thread can always be counted on to be the best of the week.
-Kevin
Nice effect, Kevin. Everything in the picture looks great. Poetry in motion! And thanks for opening show and tell for the weekend.
This 10 foot section got ballasted, and then the rails and such cleaned up back onto smooth operation. Over a scale acre. I'm already working on the building flats where the backdrop gaps are at the left.
Then this little corner of no man's land, already contoured in, needed ground cover. And the end of the dock needed blended in. The materials in the foreground helped form the basis of that, along with some more Sculptamold.
Some soil I collected in Coos Bay, OR was used for this, as it is commonly used for fill around that area, and has a distinct yellow look to it. The track got ballasted while I was making the scenery mess too. It's like that old song that says "She'll be comin' 'round the chip pile when she comes!"
Or something like that.
Still plenty more to do with this area, but it's under way.
Let's see your weekly pix! Dan
Thanks for starting WPF, Kevin. Lovely stillness of the scenery combined with the speed of the train.
Dan Ballasting and scenery coming along nicely. Well done.
Some people know I support the presrvation of the Paddle Steamer Medway Queen (PSMQ). To raise funds they have commissioned Dapol to produce railway wagons (OO and N gauge)
With the new purchases I now have enough wagons to run them by themselves. By renaming Clarence Dock to Gillingham Pier for an hour or so and having fun.
Here are some pictures.
All the wagons on their way to Gillingham Pier.
IMG_1982 by David Harrison, on Flickr
At the Goods Yard.
IMG_1984 by David Harrison, on Flickr
Gillingham Pier Dock.
IMG_1986 by David Harrison, on Flickr
Keep the pictures coming.
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 cold and snowy Northeast Ohio!
Kevin, thanks for starting us out, interesting picture and very well done.
Dan, your layout and scenery are coming along, that is sure a big pile of wood chips. Way back in the early 1980's our company built an energy producing plant that was to be fueled by wood chips in Southern Ohio.
David, more outstanding pictures, the little cars used by the European railroads sure look odd compared to the US cars.
Got a little work done this week.
First a couple of trailers, a 45' Southern Van and another 40' DT&I trailer, the DT&I trailer is from a group of 10 leased from XTRA. The Southern Trailer was painted with Scalecoat II Silver and lettered with Microscale Decals, the DT&I was painted with Scalecoat II White and Silver and lettered with Highball Graphics Decals.
Atlas Blue Island Reefer kit, painted with Scalecoat II Boxcar Red and Silver paints and lettered with decals from a couple of Herald King sets. I was originally going to decal with an old Oddballs set, but the decal disintigrated when it hit the water, so I looked around for a picture of one of these cars in Boxcar Red, and found one and replicated the lettering in the picture. Evans leased these cars to a multitude of users, and this was probably a repaint of one of the previously leased cars.
A another picture of my Athearn GP40-2's with more of the fleet of 86' Hi-Cubes on their way from the Detroit area stamping plants to assembly plants across the country.
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!
Kevin, thanks for opening the WPF thread. The picture in motion is neat!
Dan, great job on the ballast. Very realistic.
David, great shots, as always. I like the flowers near the salvage site - gives a nice last resting place for these retired locos...
Rick, I love these trailers. Did you decal both of them? Very impressive.
My contribution reflects a bit of the work I've been focussing on these last few weeks. Scenery work around the yard and roundhouse, and an MDC with gear issues that I had to fix.
Simon
IMG_20220127_141231 on Flickr
Simon, I forgot to add that I painted and decaled the trailers and then I noticed I neglected another car I completed this week so I added it to my original post.
Thanks for reminding me.
By the way a nice looking scene!
Great Stuff this weekend, Folks!
Thanks for starting things off with your neat photo showing the speed of the passing train, Kevin. Photography is yet another reason I love this hobby!
Excellent progress on your scene, Dan. That long, sweeping curved turnout is nice and ballast makes a huge improvement in the scenery department
Always full of character your scenes are, David! Those background photos look great on your layout, too!
Excellent paint, decal and construction work on your models, Rick. Glad you got your workshop back up and running.
Good to see your added scenery, Simon!
I pushed forward with a few more structures in their initial stages of finishing and construction. Next will be a bit of fading and weathering, then some interior and lighting installation. First up is a Walthers background apartment building:
Apartment _facade by Edmund, on Flickr
This kit included some nifty decals to represent architectural details:
Apartment_Detail by Edmund, on Flickr
I'm learning that Vallejo paints don't adhere well to bare styrene. I had to handle these carefully. I was used to old PollyScale and that stuff dried tough as nails.
Apartment by Edmund, on Flickr
Another structure, to the right of the department store is a Bachmann Spectrum office building.
Apartment_Store by Edmund, on Flickr
I maybe should have toned-down the colors a bit but this can be done with a bit of weathering.
Store_Office by Edmund, on Flickr
This is the department store. It will be closer to the front of the layout so will require some nice display scenes in the windows. Maybe a Lionel train set in one?
On to more great stuff, fellas'
Cheers, Ed
Found this on ebay for 5 bucks. It is 50 long all wood and really nicely assembled. except the trucks have almost zero turning radious. Judging by how the couplers fit against a height gauge, i would saw those arent the original trucks. it sits way to low. contemplate for a while and see what can be done with it.
So this is the sw9 for that short line. still awaiting the red letters. dont think they will be here tomorrow, snow will most likely stop that. So work in progress. the difference in grey is where the gloss coat covers and doesnt. I decided to leave the railing bent as an age thing. But why is the 3" red stripe so much brighter than the 1" stripe. it came off the same sheet and looked the same tone on the sheet. found a similar paint scheme online and figured that would work. Meanwhile all the electrical is here for it. so this old P2K from days of the olden DC can be upgraded. soundtraxx 21 pin with two of those new 1 watt digital speakers that are suppossedly so much better than stock.
we shall see
With the snow, we shall see what else gets done
SHane
A pessimist sees a dark tunnel
An optimist sees the light at the end of the tunnel
A realist sees a frieght train
An engineer sees three idiots standing on the tracks stairing blankly in space
Thanks for all the kind comments on my photograph this week.
I will be back later with more...
Thank you for the kind comments on my photographs.
'Going into service' after being on display.
Here is LMS Royal Scot Class 6149 'Lady of the Lake' on a photoshoot at Leeds Sovereign Street Station.
The real one was built by the North British Railway Company for the L.M.S. in 1927.
IMG_1991 by David Harrison, on Flickr
Dan: Congratulations on getting ten feet opf ballasting complete and getting back to operations. When I get ballast done I always feel like I accomplished something. Your curved turnout looks great begind the chip pile.
David: I like the pictures of the colourful four wheeled wagons. Those little freight cars have a lot of charm.
Rick: Great effort on the two trailers you shared. Your colours and painting all look perfect. The big orange diesels look great pulling those big boxcars.
Simon: Your scenerly looks good. Congratulations on resolving the gear issuies with your locomotive.
Ed: I have never tried to paint Valloje onto unprimed plastic. Thank you for the warning. I don't know if you colours need to be toned down. I have seen many downtown buildings in brighter colours. I know modelers try to mute a lot of colour, but the real world is full of colorful buildings like yours.
Shane: Good luck with your new projects. The red stripe looks good to me. I have never been a fan of red letters on black background, but my previous employer did it. I look forward to seeing how it turns out.
Lots of weekend left. I hope a lot more people show up and share.
SeeYou190I have seen many downtown buildings in brighter colours. I know modelers try to mute a lot of colour, but the real world is full of colorful buildings like yours.
Thanks, Kevin and I do agree. When nested among the other buildings it looks just fine. In my era, skyscrapers were still adorned with lots of glazed terra cotta and polished accents. I enjoy looking at architectural details such as these:
Icons From the Late 1920s by Craig Sanders, on Flickr
Zoom in to the lower-left building and look at the sooty runs under the windows plus the many repairs to the brick leaving mis-matched patches. Lots of neat details.
Plus in our reduced levels of layout lighting, as opposed to full sun, you probably need to brighten the colors a bit.
SeeYou190 I have never tried to paint Valloje onto unprimed plastic.
I'm still learning. These were airbrushed and in some cases I used Model Air right out of the bottle and the others, in their regular Model Color paint line, I thinned using a few drops of Vallejo thinner plus a drop or two of flow enhancer and a bit of distilled water. I "may" have gone a little heavy on the flow enhancer and did this weaken the bond?
Next time I'll be sure to wash the plastic in detergent because I'm not real sure I got all the mold release off. I looked into the Vallejo primer but many users say it is simply white/gray/black paint and not really a surface-grabbing primer.
My favorite rattle-can primers are the old Krylon formulas. The Rustoleum is way too thick.
Still more weekend left, folks. I'm adding a fire escape to one of my buildings, maybe I'll get time to snap a pic later.
Kevin, Thanks for the WPF opening and interesting still/motion shot.
Dan, Like your track work and real dirt.
Ed, Seeing your skyscrapers 'topping out' is fun. Recently tried out Tamiya Liquid Surface Primer in grey on a few plastic spoons, went on nice and dried to a smooth finish. Mixed 50/50 with their lacquer thinner and shot at 15psi thru Patriot 105 brush with standard needle/.5mm nozzle.
On the Shady side of the street.
Thanks to all the contributors and viewers. Wishing everyone a safe and happy weekend. Regards, Peter
HO-VeloRecently tried out Tamiya Liquid Surface Primer in grey on a few plastic spoons, went on nice and dried to a smooth finish.
Thanks for that recommendation, Peter I've had good results with other Tamiya paints and cements. I think I'll try both the 180ml. rattle cans and the 40 ml. bottles and see which I like better.
Thanks for the compliments. I'm having fun in the "City"!
I don't think I've posted on WPF in a long while, if ever. First time for everything, I guess.
What prompted this was another thread about the Rapido steam generator car that lead to a short discussion about when they were used. That lead me to spend a bit of time researching their use on my prototype (NYC); albeit not a comprehensive search but one that was still interesting & enlightening.
Below are photos of an undecorated Railworks brass steam heat trailer that I picked up from an online brass vendor this past November. There were eight of these manufactured by the NYC (numbered H1 thru H8) and primarily used on their electrified West Side Freight Line in New York City for mail/express train service with their R-motors; steam being banned inside city limits in 1908:
While this model won't/can't spit out steam like the Rapido version, it is a unique piece of history and I hope to paint and detail it at some point.
Tom
https://tstage9.wixsite.com/nyc-modeling
Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
tstageWhile this model won't/can't spit out steam like the Rapido version, it is a unique piece of history and I hope to paint and detail it at some point.
Photoshop can cure that
IMG_9290_fix by Edmund, on Flickr
I remember seeing a pair of these in Buffalo in the 1970s that were assigned to stand-by heat for cars on layover. I believe the boiler/powerhouse had already shut down and another source for steam was needed.
526g-NYC-H-4-HeaterCar-@Harmon,NY-07.30.1950 by Ed Doyle, on Flickr
tstageI don't think I've posted on WPF in a long while, if ever.
Please! Stop in more often, Tom
Here is where Beech Creek 16 is now in progress. Lots of weathering yet. The soundtraxx still needs to be. installed. Once I find the space. See where it gets tomorrow
Shane
Weekend: Update!
Here's the promised fire escape I mentioned in a post yesterday:
Fire-Escape_OA by Edmund, on Flickr
I think it adds a bit of "urban flair" to the scene. Already a photographer has his Kodak out. Rear Window, anyone?
Fire-Escape by Edmund, on Flickr
What could make a Sunday afternoon more fun than having a surprise visit from the Post Office! A package came with more model RR goodies including a nice set of Vallejo paints This set seems to have lots of colors that will be handy for building construction, greens, tans and earth-tones.
Vallejo_Panzer-set by Edmund, on Flickr
Plus the sharp-looking clock I found that will grace the corner of the bank building.
Clock_Brawa by Edmund, on Flickr
I think I'll be able to disassemble it far enough to get an LED in there rather than the tiny incandescent lamp.
Another item in the order was a replacement for my "pre-built" Water Street building.
City_Corner-building by Edmund, on Flickr
After looking at the great masonry details on this structure and evaluating how to paint them on the already assembled model I simply decided to get the kit and start a fresh one. When I first bought the building, Walthers only offered it in "RTR" built-ups.
Thanks to everyone for the kind comments and great contributions.
Still more room for more photos!