Living the dream.
Hello everyone, and welcome to a new weekend!
I did not participate in Weekend Photo Fun last week because I was waiting for my new brass tank car to show up, but it did not make it in time.
It is here now, and it is a beauty.
-Photograph by Kevin Parson
Sorry about the poor picture quality. I had to use my phone, and I am not so good with it yet.
This is an Overland model of a LPG insualated tank car. I got it for about 1/3 of what BrassTrainsDotCom has it valued for. How could I refuse?
My current plan is to paint it for Stickland Propane Company. That should be good for a laugh or two.
Strickland has a great logo, but I do not know of any decals for it.
A couple of weeks ago, I tallied all of my brass models and announced in the diner that I was pretty much through buying brass. Then, less than four hours later, I bought this tank car, and have since added another passenger car.
I might have a problem.
OK, we are started. I am looking forward to seeing everyone's photographs this weekend.
-Kevin
SeeYou190A couple of weeks ago, I tallied all of my brass models and announced in the diner that I was pretty much through buying brass. Then, less than four hours later, I bought this tank car...
SeeYou190I might have a problem.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Thanks for the kickoff this Mother's Day weekend, Kevin!
SeeYou190 I might have a problem. Bear: Whatever the problem is, it’s not a lack of good taste!!
Bear: Whatever the problem is, it’s not a lack of good taste!!
I'll be there in the group therapy sessions with you Kevin. Don't be afraid to confront your demons. In the meantime — Play With Trains!
I hope you folks aren't getting bored with my feed mill area. I'm just plugging along here. This week I painted the brick "Hadlock Machine" building and added "chipped" paint to the old part of the feed mill:
Hadlock_Mortar by Edmund, on Flickr
For years I've used thinned latex paint for mortar on brick buildings. This time I decided to try simple plaster of Paris in a soupy mix. I liked it.
Hadlock_tuck-point by Edmund, on Flickr
Hadlock_Machine-3-4 by Edmund, on Flickr
Some of the unevenness was intentional to make this look like an old brick building that has been tuck-pointed a few times. Plus with the P-of-P I can clean up areas that were overdone. Once I have it where I like it I seal everything with some Dullkote. Good to go.
Hadlock_Machine by Edmund, on Flickr
Cliff Hadlock was one of the 4070 crew I worked with. He was a machinist and had moved to Indianapolis to work for Amtrak. He passed away about ten years ago before I ever got a chance to meet up with him again.
Chipped_Paint by Edmund, on Flickr
On the feed mill I tried some Vallejo Chipping Medium. It is a little tricky to work with and I believe is intended for smaller areas. Still, I like the overall effect. I should have used a slightly lighter base coat.
Hadlock_Machine-OA by Edmund, on Flickr
Thanks for looking!
On to more great STUFF!
Ed
Good morning from cloudy, cool, and rainy Northeast Ohio!
Kevin, thanks for starting us out, nice looking tank car, but I have never been a great believer and brass freight and or passenger cars.
Bear, a Bear Toon this early in the morning is too much to take!
Ed, I love all the pictures of your town switching area those areas make the layout from an operating perspective.
Got a couple of cars done this last week.
First up is an old E&C PS1 boxcar kit with plug door, had a lot of trouble finding a 9' plug door that would fit in either a Kadee or IMRC kit door until I remembered I had this not so good kit, carved off the poorly done grabs and installed Kadee grabs along with A-line sill steps. Car was painted with Scalecoat II Boxcar Red and Silver paints then lettered with Detail Associates decals. The WP ordered these cars in 1959 for use in transporting canned goods, the RBL's kept the cans from overheating in the desert and ruining the product.
Next up is a Walthers 2893CF Covered Hopper kit, painted with Scalecoat II MofW Gray and Black Paints, then lettered with K4 Decals. Car was in general service hauling soda ash, potash etc.
Last Sunday our club hosted an NMRA Division 4 Layout Tour, the first one in a number of years. I took my Athearn F7's with a bunch of different Wabash freight cars as something different they had not seen before.
Rick Jesionowski
Rule 1: This is my railroad.
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Rick: These cars are beautiful.
Ed: I really like the brickwork and weathering effects. I am not aware of the Vallejo Chipping medium, I should look into that.
Kevin: What a nice find. Who doesn't like tank cars?
On the subject of brass, I stopped by the LHS yesterday and found this in the used section: a FED HOn3 4-4-0.
IMG_HOn3 FED on Flickr
The motor is in the tender and the connector was missing. It was sold as a "display" locomotive, so I bought it at a very reasonable price. When I got home, I managed to replace the connector with some spare parts I had. It runs quite nicely, albeit a bit of gear noise. HOn3 modellers with tight budgets can't be too picky . I will re-motor, install DCC and repaint in the next coming weeks (I have two other locos waiting on the workbench ).
Simon
Thank you to everyone that has contributed so far. We are only 12 hours into this edition of Weekend Photo Fun, and we are off to a great start!
Bear: I love the banner! I think the next group of brass models I buy will be the last, but I don't know how many that will be. Since I had to redesign my staging yard due to mis-measurement of the room, I lost three staging tracks. Now I have a surplus of locomotives. There is absolutely no reason to buy that third USRA Heavy Mikado I was considering.
Ed: When I sign into the first therapy session I will be sure to send you the contact information. I am not getting bored with your updates. I love it when people use WPF to report on projects. Seeing how other modelers complete projects is very helpful to me. I have never used the Vallejo chipping medium, but based on your results, I need to try it out. Beautiful work as always.
Rick: A good percentage of my freight car fleet is brass. There are a couple of different reasons why I opt for brass freight cars. I like the WP boxcar. What does "PC" on the door stand for? Your WABASH F units look wonderful on the club layout.
Simon: That is a wonderful narrow gauge "American" locomotive. I'll bet it is tiny. Very happy you were able to get the model runnin again. Those really are small diameter drivers.
Let's all keep the good stuff and helpful responses coming. I am looking forward to it all.
SeeYou190 Rick: A good percentage of my freight car fleet is brass. There are a couple of different reasons why I opt for brass freight cars. I like the WP boxcar. What does "PC" on the door stand for? Your WABASH F units look wonderful on the club layout. -Kevin
Actually it is a CP which stands for Car Pac loader, a load restaining system developed by Pacific Car and Foundry. This class of cars on the WP had three different styles of load restaining systems installed, the Car Pac, the Evans DF loader, and the Pullman Standard Compartmentalizer. I liked the looks of the stylized CP on this class of cars which is why I used it, the decal set came with all three versions to choose from.
dti406I liked the looks of the stylized CP on this class of cars which is why I used it, the decal set came with all three versions to choose from.
Thanks for the explanation.
It is a good looking emblem. I also like "The Western Way" script.
SeeYou190 There is absolutely no reason to buy that third USRA Heavy Mikado I was considering.
Kevin, thanks for another WPF!
SeeYou190A couple of weeks ago, I tallied all of my brass models and announced in the diner that I was pretty much through buying brass. Then, less than four hours later, I bought this tank car, and have since added another passenger car. I might have a problem.
There are a lot of worse problems you could have! This sounds like a good problem.
Ed, you have some nice-looking buildings there. I like the uneven mortar look -- that's what most of the brick buildings in my old town look like.
Rick, I really like your Burlington covered hopper. Hope you're feeling OK.
Simon, that's a great find at your hobby store. Be sure to show us the finished product when you're done.
My first bridge is nearing completion. I was wondering about how to build the top supports. I thought I might have to build some girders, but I found truss girders at Plastruct. I'm in the process of painting those. I also decided to install several lights, so I've been soldering some LEDs. This bridge has been difficult because I didn't know what I was doing. I should have studied more in high school geometry.
York1 John
Rich
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York1
Well, for someone that didn't know what they were doing, That double line, double Warren truss bridge certainly looks exceptional to me John.
I see you decided on rust. I dont think your lack of study in geometry had much of an effect on anything. I also think your deck design turned out better than any of the ones I did.
Outstanding job on your bridge John
TF
richhotrainBear, I totally agree with you. Of course there is reason to buy that third Mikado. I never knew that Kevin could be so cruel as to deny a good home to a needy brass loco.
I am concerned these two would get jealous if I brought a new "baby" into the family.
I can't create too much turmoil.
York1 I should have studied more in high school geometry.
Good Friday night to everyone, except Bear because I believe it's already Saturday.
Thanks for starting us out Kevin. Waiting for the day that I can start my brass collection. Neat tank car.
Ed, I always enjoy seeing the progress that you making. It's neat to see the in-progress pictures.
Rick, good stuff as usual. Will you ever run out of cars?
Simon, nice find. Many times thought about back dating the layout.
John, bridge looks great!!
Not much done on the layout but had some fun running a big freight out of FonduLac. In the early part of the 20th century, the line heading east out of Fondulac to Sheboygan occassionaly required a helper so I thought I would continue that tradition into the 1950's even though it never really happened. The front of the train is working it's way up the grade.
Bringing up the rear is the only engine available to head east, 4-6-0 236.
Scott Sonntag
Fantastic modeling in this thread, as usual.
After a bit of a hiatus, I've been able to make some more progress on the scenery of the top deck of my layout. Here are some photos:
Next up, I'll be doing the trees and bushes along the backdrop.
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Kevin, Thanks for opening the WPF with an appealing tank car, brass is a beautiful material.
Thanks to all the contributors and viewers. Have a Happy Mothers Day weekend and a good National Bicycle and Motorcycle Safety month. Regards, Peter
John: Your double span bridge looks great. That is certainly very neat construction work.
Scott: Thank you for the pictures of the CNW freight train on your layout. Those are great scenes.
Danny: Good to hear from you again. The progress pictures are nice to see. Your grass looks really good in the pictures. I also like the distressed coloring on the wooden tunnel portal.
Peter: Great pictures of tghe cyclists on your layout.
Bear: Thanks for all the Toons this week. They were all good.
I finished my second CNW waycar this week. Like the first, it has working markers (not lit in this shot).
Mark P.
Website: http://www.thecbandqinwyoming.comVideos: https://www.youtube.com/user/mabrunton
I Finished up a couple more this week. Some Texas Based Beer!
TF, thanks for the kind words. I'm not trying to be modest, but if you could see the bridge in real life instead of a photo, it doesn't look quite as good. I have learned a lot, so I think the next bridge will be a little better. Thanks again.
Kevin, with the new brass models you're getting, it seems like you will have years of work painting and photographing highly detailed trains.
Bear, thanks for the toon! I'm honored!
Scott, that Chicago and North Western diesel being helped by the 4-6-0 looks like a fun train to run.
tbdanny, you've done a nice job with the landscape. The grass and weeds look very realistic.
Peter, I know I've said it before, but you have made some of the most realistic scenes I've seen on a layout.
Mark, I love the Chicago and North Western caboose. It will look great with the lights running on your layout. I also love watching your videos each month.
Pike-62, you really have made a nice collection of beer cars. A whole train of all your cars must look great.
Thanks for all the photos, everyone.
Mark: The CNW Waycar look fabukous.
Pike: I have really enjoyed all of your beer reefers. These are also great.
See you all next week.