I thought I'd see if I could kick of the WPF, looks like it worked.
Well, the roundhouse is now permantly mounted in place, wired, and the gaps all filled in around it and ballasted, or graveled, whichever applies.
And it's partially occupied.
Pardon the blurry picture, I'll be working on that.
And idea I came up with last night... Whenever I'm doing work on the layout requiring blending in scenes like the above, I always have to find little dishes to pour dirts and ballasts into to spoon onto the work area, 1, 2 ,3 maybe 4 dishes at a time.
This was a tray of chocolate covered fruits, it will save me the trouble and mess of all the dishes (or bottles) when doing this kind of work on the layout. There are veggie trays, and other things in this general type packaging. This one's about 9 1/2 inches diameter.
Finally, I had a mess of different size boxes piled under this workbench and other places that I wanted to condense and organize.
These are 18x18x4 boxes from Jenny Craig when my wife was enrolled. They each have their own shelf so I don't have to unpile them to get out the one I want (which is always on te bottom).
There are different size and shape boxes out there available. The point is it's nice to have a uniform system to work with.
That's my pix this week. Let's see yours! Dan
Good morning from cloudy, cold and windy Northeast Ohio!
Dan, thanks for starting us out, nice work with the roundhouse and the scenery and storage solutions.
Here is what I managed to complete this week!
First, is a IMRC 50' Double Door PS-1 Boxcar kit, I started out with a Single Door kit as I needed centered doors for the model I was building. I removed the door guides from the body and installed new ones from Evergreen Plastic. Added A-Line sill steps then painted with Scalecoat II Boxcar Red #2 and lettered with Herald King Decals. Car was orginally equipped with racks for transporting automobiles, after the introduction of auto racks, the racks were removed and a lining installed on 120 of the cars for the hauling of bagged qypsum out of Southard, OK, which is why the cars classification was XP.
Next and old AHM Covered Hopper where I removed all the cast on ladders and grabs and replaced the ladders with plastic ones from the scrap box and wire grabs. Also added wire airlines for the brakes and main air line. Finally added a Plano running board, a-Line sill steps and new more accurate hatches. Painted with Scalecoat II MOW Gray paint and lettered with Mark Vaughn decals. The M&StL acquired these 3219CF covered hoppers to move grain from the elevators to final destinations.
A Pair of Rapido FL9's with a local passenger heading into New York City! Picture taken on the Strongsville club layout.
Have a great weekend!
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!
Great job on kicking off the last of February Weekend Photo Fun, Dan. Quite excellent work on that roundhouse and the surrounding scenery, and the great hint for keeping the various textures and colors handy while being "artistic" with the scenery.
Thanks for another great run of rolling stock from Rick. Excellent work as always
Some of you might remember the old former New York Central E8 I was working on a while back. I finally got the motivation to install the glazing (a pain!) and get the shell on to the chassis.
P-C_4090 E8a by Edmund, on Flickr
She ain't pretty but that's the Penn Central I remember back in the early '70s.
P-C_4090 E8a-curve by Edmund, on Flickr
This is a vintage Life-Like E8 I picked up on the cheap. It runs beautifully after a little "honing" and I installed a Loksound 5 decoder and a pair of Scale Sound speakers. The AMB Laserkit glazing was just ever so slightly undersized. I had to place tape on the backside so the glass wouldn't fall through and carefully apply PVA (canopy cement) in thinned doses to adhere the glazing.
P-C_4090 E8a-34 view by Edmund, on Flickr
Yes, additional weathering is in this locomotive's future.
Cheers, Ed
Thanks for starting WPF Dan.
The roundhouse looks impressive. Well done.
The storage solutions are interesting. I have similar. Just have to name what is in them.
Rick. Outstanding work on the rolling stock (as usual).
Ed. The E8 may not be pretty to you, But I like it.
Myself. In real life the Lancashire & Yorkshre Railway built a small number of Railcoaches for use on lines with small passenger numbers. They were small engines at the front and a position for a driver in the autocoach. The whole unit ran back and forth with no need for the locomotive to run round the carriage at the station. They were not successful and did not last long.
I acquired a autocoach for the princely sum of just over $8.00 including postage.
IMG_2562 by David Harrison, on Flickr
A few minor alterations need doing then it will have a 0.4.0 locomotive attached and will run on a Leeds Sovereign Street to Clarence Dock service.
It's first run.
IMG_2565 by David Harrison, on Flickr
IMG_2566 by David Harrison, on Flickr
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
These should put me near to 90 mark on my way to 100
Dan
Cool E8A very nice engine Edmund
Dan (Southgate 2), thanks for kicking off this edition of WPF. I like the way you organize your stuff. I should follow your lead.
Rick, nice looking cars, as always. Some day, you should post a birds eye view picture of all your cars featured at WPF. If that's even possible...
Ed, that E8 looks pretty to me!
David, is that a real steamer? Looks nice.
Dan (pike 62), I can guess how an operation session with friends ends in your home .
I weathered some steamers this week, and continued work on my scenery.
IMG_20230222_112945 on Flickr
Simon
Thanks for starting the weekend, Dan. Your roundhouse looks great!
Rick, you probably get tired of me saying the same thing each week, but your painting and decal work on your cars is excellent. Professional quality work.
Ed, the middle of your three photos almost got me thinking it was an actual trackside photo. Really nice!
David, that's a nice-looking autocoach. It's especially nice-looking for only $8.00!
Dan, you have a great collection of the beer boxcars. I'll bet visitors to your layout have fun reading all the ads.
Simon, nice work weathering the locomotive. Very realistic looking.
I haven't done too much this week, and what I did is my most unfavorite part of model railroading -- ballasting.
I finished one of the bridge supports, and got some ballast onto it. I have some cleanup work left on the ballast, and then I'm calling it finished.
York1 John
Thanks for starting the weekend, Dan. That roundhouse looks like a great addition. Any lighting planned for the interior?
Rick, nice work on the freight cars, especially the first one.
Ed, I have to agree - that middle picture could easily be of the prototype.
David, love that steamer!
Dan, seriously? Coming around on 100 beer cars? That is awesome!
Simon, not sure which is nicer, the locomotive or the scenery... nice work!
John, that bridge is coming together. Have to agree that balasting is not my favorite part.
This week found me pouring water into my first river. Water isn't completely cured so it still has some white. Mod Podge ripples coming soon. Taking a break this coming week for a Caribbean cruise!
- Bill Rutherford Lancaster, NH
Central Vermont Railroad
Dan (pike 62), I can guess how an operation session with friends ends in your home Dan, you have a great collection of the beer boxcars. I'll bet visitors to your layout have fun reading all the ads. Dan, seriously? Coming around on 100 beer cars? That is awesome!
Dan (pike 62), I can guess how an operation session with friends ends in your home
There is a method to the madness... Some friends have a Freemo modular railroad that they take to some shows near here. The challenge is to be able to run a 100 car train around it at shows. We have successfully pulled 68 cars with the kit supplied plastic wheels on them. I am in the process of converting them all to metal wheels which seems to have cut the rolling resistance almost in half
snjroy David, is that a real steamer? Looks nice. Simon
It is a little 0.4.0 locomotive that runs on electricity. The 'smoke' is a fluffy material stuck on the funnel.
Dan, Thanks for starting up the WPF, nice structures, like your textures palette and the S.P. bobtail' backed up to the freight door.
Thanks to all the contributors and viewers. Have a good weekend. Regards, Peter
Dan: Thanks for kicking off Weekend Photo Fun this week. I am all out of sorts about one of my best friends passing away, and it competely slipped my mind. I am glad you picked up the task and got it done.
Everyone: Thank you for all the great contributions. I have enjoyed them all, as always.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
I have started cleaning and repairing my tenshodo gp20.
Still not sure were to find silicone tube for replacing the drive shaft.
bmtrainmaster I have started cleaning and repairing my tenshodo gp20. Still not sure were to find silicone tube for replacing the drive shaft.
Thank you to everyone for your interesting pictures this week.
I've enjoyed the varied subjects.
This past weekend my wife accompanied me to the Mad City train show. Different set of vendors than you see in GreenBay or Milwaukee, which was great. We found a couple of books for cheap and were looking around the same vendor when I found a Walthers Proto FP-7 in maroon Soo line colors for just under $200 that included a Loksound 5 decoder.
This is my first adventure with high end decoders and I'm really enjoying the startup and shutdown sounds, the different lighting functions for each headlight and the number boards and the preprogrammed momentum.
I have a Soo interchange in my Fondulac yard but not alot of period correct Soo rolling stock so a great excuse to get more cars(both freight and passenger)
Scott Sonntag
snjroy bmtrainmaster I have started cleaning and repairing my tenshodo gp20. Still not sure were to find silicone tube for replacing the drive shaft. Outfits that sell radio-control planes sell tubes of different sizes. And there is always Ebay. Simon
Outfits that sell radio-control planes sell tubes of different sizes. And there is always Ebay.
I went to hobbytown and bought this.
Almost done, I am going to modify the wiring to make reassembly easier.
Another nice showing this weekend, I enjoyed the picturers, one and all.
Kevin, I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. I don't even go in my train room when I'm down.
Rick, like everyone else, I'm iot of words.
Ed, that outdoor looking picture had me going too.
David, neat "non grandchild" coach.
Dan, 100 beer cars... Hmmm... reminds me of a song we all don't need stuck in our mind!
Simon, great looking little 2-8-0 and weathering.
John, nice work on the bridge. Ballasting? I'm ok with it when in the right mood. I can do scale acres at a time.
Philo: Slot cars? Is that going to be incorporated into a train layout? Watch out for the trains!
Nice stream, Bill, so far. Loooking forward to the ripples.
Peter: You sure know how to use lighting to capture such realistic atmosphere.
The SP truck is actually backed a few feet inside the door.
BMT, The Geep looks good so far. Brass sure can have interesting drives.
Scott, Very handsome F unit, indeed.