Yeah, wow Jeff. Nice clear and crisp photo
Is that a Proto 2000 FA (opening side door makes me think P2K)? Nice looking and beautiful paint job. Shows well close up.
Matt from Anaheim, CA and Bayfield, COClick Here for my model train photo website
Wow! Really clear!
(you might want to do something about the top of the backdrop though.........)
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jeffrey-wimberly wrote:That may be because it's a real person standing on a real SD50.
Oh, you had me fooled!
Sorry Hoople, it is an Atlas turntable and it is part of my current restoration and renovation project.
The Atlas turntable and the Suydam roundhouse are both over 30+ years old, my dad built them when we were running an HO layout in the back shed in the 1970's.
I have done my best to preserve both of them over the years and I hope to not only restore both of them, but update the models as best I can.
- Ryan
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Ryan, Is that the walthers 130' turntable?
If it is, how deep is the pit?
jeffrey-wimberly wrote:
Jeffrey, what make is that awsome figure and locomotive? It's so realistic!!!!
Great photos everyone!
NeO6874 wrote:I likes the weeklong photo fun... so long as we don't forget the troll-a-way while we're at it...
Oh, I don't mind, Dan. Unfortunately, because I only have dial-up at home, the only reasonable way of viewing WPF is at work with our T-1 connection. It just takes waaaaaay too long to load and view it at home.
Tom
https://tstage9.wixsite.com/nyc-modeling
Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
I'm with tstage. It's Wednesday and the thread is still going.
Why not start a new thread. Maybe something like...I don't know...Weekday Photo Fun! Wouldn't that be more appropriate?
Anyway, great pictures eveyone!
Bill
Brunton wrote:That passenger car looks great, Chief!
I agree. Some very nice touches.
Don - Specializing in layout DC->DCC conversions
Modeling C&O transition era and steel industries There's Nothing Like Big Steam!
-Dan
Builder of Bowser steam! Railimages Site
tstage wrote: Maybe we should change the name of this thread to "Weeklong Photo Fun"...Tom
Maybe we should change the name of this thread to "Weeklong Photo Fun"...
Maybe I should have noted in my post that the work and photos were taken this weekend, Saturday to be exact, just got time today to post them here is this thar thread! Don't that count for somethin'!!
Or am I supposed to wait until the next WPF thread arrives....
Mark P.
Website: http://www.thecbandqinwyoming.comVideos: https://www.youtube.com/user/mabrunton
Another great WPF thread, and some great model railroading continues across the great expanse.
Here is my small contribution, the continuing updates on the progress of my Roundhouse Renovation Project!
Interior roundhouse with the first inspection pit installed
Overview of the .030 styrene sheet test fit
spidge wrote:Lee, inspiring layout. Thank you for posting. I very much like the rich sound system?
Thanks for the compliment. I use MS Movie Maker to assemble the clips and edit the sound from railfanning videos I've shot. The engine sounds are from the BL-2 run by the West Virginia Central in Belington, WV. I do strive for authenticity!
Lee
Route of the Alpha Jets www.wmrywesternlines.net
John
The sound isn't much, but the videos good.
http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/dd169/railfan007/rf9-12-07/?action=view¤t=Mpg_0011.flv
Sorry it's a little late, but I didn't have time to upload the photos until today.
I finished up the Hi-Level diner interior and it looks really cool. The coaches are next on the list.
This diner is one of the Intermountain ready to run Hi-Levels. It's a nice model and came with a full interior, but it needed painting, figures, and details. But, while billed as ready to run and certainly can be taken out of the box and run, it required extensive modifications to suit my tastes.
The interior sat too low. The table tops were not close enough to the bottom of the window frames like the prototype. To fix the low riding interior I had to cut the floor away from the interior frame. Then I propped it up on some styrene shims. A lot of work, but the end result is worth it. The windows were also hideously thick. I removed these in favor of the AMB laser cut ones. The thick windows made it tough to remove the interior too as it would catch the protruding window and get stick. The Intermountain windows are almost 3 times thicker then AMB's.
All I have to do now is figure out a way to light the car. I'm leaning toward the Rapido light set (easy-peasy) since these Hi-Levels do not come with light ready trucks, and adding them wouldn't be easy peasy
selector wrote:
Crandell,
I think you'll get better traction out of that Niagara if you stop buttering the rails.
Nice work, everyone.
Nelson
Ex-Southern 385 Being Hoisted
loathar wrote:Jeff-I tried that with a whole wall section. The latex stuck in the mortar cracks really bad. I had a heck of a time getting the original out. It distorted the mold so bad it was unusable. I think I'll switch to that RTV stuff next time I try.
bogp40 wrote: Came across some of my favorites, wish the EM1 would be produced in plastic by BLI or Heritage
Came across some of my favorites, wish the EM1 would be produced in plastic by BLI or Heritage
Ask for it here: (But I would prefer a C&O/UP H-7 series first!)
http://precisioncraftmodels.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=80