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Since Alex didn't answer, I will. It's G.
Had a bit of a derailment today.
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Hi all, well, I finally broke down and created a photo bucket account to post some pics. Although we're not still in our new house and I'm probably months away from starting my new layout, I still want to contribute something. Here's a Life-Like GP38 dummy loco that I'm going to pull a "Million Dollar Man" job on and rebuild it into a Conrail GP38 Dummy. So far it's just disassembly and white masking until I can find some "Conrail Blue Paint" or something close to it and some decals, and railings and of course couplers. Hey, what do I have to lose?
I've been doing some ballast work on my layout lately. Here's the first train to run over the newly ballasted track.
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Guilford Guy wrote:So this weekend I was at the summer house in Rhode Island. I figured I'd have a little fun and lay down about 16 feet of track.Theres a couple night shots and some shots of the following afternoon.I can't wait until I have a fully operational line :DI apologize for the quality of the night shots. Hard to focus in such dim lighting.And the day shots...Enjoy :) :D
Dude...I wonder how much metallic crap bits that locomotive motor picked up from sitting in that dirt!
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KCS 682 (SD40-2) on switching duty in Leesville, 9/24/07.
MAbruce wrote: It is a great scene. As far as the guy being able to stand on the hot pavement, well, I'm watching our parking lot get paved as I type this. There has to be five guys working off the end of the paver and walking on the freshly paved asphalt doing various finishing work before the steam rollers get to it. I'm not sure how they don't get a hot foot - maybe they wear special boots? But yes, it's prototypical. If anything, there needs to be a couple more guys working the same area and at least four more trucks waiting their turn at the front of the paver.Nice pictures all! Another great WPF.
It is a great scene. As far as the guy being able to stand on the hot pavement, well, I'm watching our parking lot get paved as I type this. There has to be five guys working off the end of the paver and walking on the freshly paved asphalt doing various finishing work before the steam rollers get to it. I'm not sure how they don't get a hot foot - maybe they wear special boots? But yes, it's prototypical. If anything, there needs to be a couple more guys working the same area and at least four more trucks waiting their turn at the front of the paver.
Nice pictures all! Another great WPF.
Thanks a lot, I appreciate your input.
Jack W.
pike-62 wrote: The guy standing right behind the paver must be doing his impersonation of the first man to walk on the sun "hot...hot...hot". That stuff is pretty warm at that point. Great modeling though, Where did you get the paver? Maybe they are out there and I have not paid any attention to them.Dan Pikulskiwww.DansResinCasting.comSure is hot in there, I will have to inquire if it is prototype and make the appropriates corrections. Thanks for pointing it out.
pike-62 wrote: The guy standing right behind the paver must be doing his impersonation of the first man to walk on the sun "hot...hot...hot". That stuff is pretty warm at that point. Great modeling though, Where did you get the paver? Maybe they are out there and I have not paid any attention to them.Dan Pikulskiwww.DansResinCasting.com
The guy standing right behind the paver must be doing his impersonation of the first man to walk on the sun "hot...hot...hot". That stuff is pretty warm at that point. Great modeling though, Where did you get the paver? Maybe they are out there and I have not paid any attention to them.
Dan Pikulski
www.DansResinCasting.com
Sure is hot in there, I will have to inquire if it is prototype and make the appropriates corrections. Thanks for pointing it out.
Hope you don't mind if I post on this thread even if the weekend if over, I had no access to my computer last night and I want to answer some questions that were raised.
Thanks mikesmowers and loathar for the nice comments with regard to my graffiti tanker. I will make sure they will be forwarded to my friend.
The paving scene on the club's modular layout is HO and the work of more than one modelers. We are a small club of 17 members and normally always chip in when it comes to special projects such as this scene.
UP2CSX wrote: Jack, that is one of the neatest scenes I've ever seen. I don't think I've ever seen an HO paving project done before and it looks very real, right down to the gravel sub-base for the asphalt. Did you do the asphalt using styrene cut to size or what? However you did it, I like it.
Jack, that is one of the neatest scenes I've ever seen. I don't think I've ever seen an HO paving project done before and it looks very real, right down to the gravel sub-base for the asphalt. Did you do the asphalt using styrene cut to size or what? However you did it, I like it.
The asphalt is plaster of paris painted with an airbrush.
The paver was in the club's vehicles inventory, I don't know where it comes from. I could be scratch built, one of our members is a prolific modeler of 1/87 vehicles.
Thanks to all those that appreciated the scene.
I'm working on making an inspection pit in my loco maintenance facility. I've made a good start but still have a ways to go.
jalajoie wrote: A scene on the club's modular layout.Jack W.
A scene on the club's modular layout.
Thanks Jim UP2CSX ............ looks like Fall is arriving on the layout and i like the SD24 and road cosntruction scenes. The wedding scene brings back recent fond memories of my son & his bride.
Tomkat ........... I really like your photos also. We have common grain box cars.
There are many terrific earlier photos from others this weekend. Gongrats everybody.
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Garry, nice work on that GP-20. Those old Mantua/Tyco shells look pretty good with some detailing and nice paint. Tomkat, nice selection of photos. I always like your switching pics and I'm a sucker for that 44 tonner.
As another WPF draws to a close, I thought I'd put up a few shots of some things I've been doing. In this shot. we see UP 401, an SD-24, squealing its way around the curve in Manda's Cut:
After a weekend of camping, two out-of towner's are trying to get back to the big city but they're stuck behind that semi as he makes his way slowly up and over the grade to the railroad overpass:
More trouble on Center Street as the boys are still trying to find the pipe break. They've bought in the State Highway Department now so there's a few more workers standing around than before. The pipe is stacked on the sidewalk for replacements if they can ever find the break before they have to dig up all the way to Main Street:
Finally, a happy couple gets ready to exchange vows at the local church. She hasn't told him yet that the guest bedroom isn't going to be used for his layout :
(Edit) My layout is HO. Point well taken
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Locomotive number 934 has joined my roster following some work in my engine shops. It's a GP20 with Hobbytown of Boston drive. I modified the old Mantua/Tyco shell and painted and lettered it. The second unit is U30B which is an Athearn shell on a Hobbytown drive. The trailing unit is an Athearn dummy GP35. I enjoy rebuilding older HO models.
I see some really great photos ahead of mine in this thread, and I congratulate each of you for them.
Alex
jalajoie wrote:A scene on the club's modular layout.Jack W.
Now this is an awesome modeling job. One of the most original I have seen yet!!!
Thanks for sharing!
I agree. That is one great scene. Thanks for sharing.
Jeff, I can pull 30 car trains double headed on my layout without a problem but I think that's about my limit before my curves start doing what yours do in terms of lateral forces acting on the longer cars. My ruling grade is only 1% but I think the 22" radius curves take their toll on coupler swing and pulling things off the tracks. I had a 35 car train the other night that did make it around but I think a scale 25 mph was about it. I pulled the train by 0-5-0 switcher to couple it to the units and was surprised how heavy that train was. I'm amazed I'm not pulling drawbars when I start a train that size.
Terry, did the dog approve? Nice looking ballasting job and the coal drag looks nice coming off that bridge and taking the switches. Every time I see you layout, I could kick myself for not giving myself a foot more room between the rear main and the wall. There's so much you can do with that space...
Not much exciting. Just more ballasting. Its very slow progress
Here's a shot of Pepi inspecting the newly ballasted east bound main
I finished this siding yesterday
Here a GP-9 brings a string of loaded hoppers into Thurmond yard from the Loup Creek mine
While a T1 waits on the west bound main to take the loads on to the powerplant
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TrainManTy wrote: jbinkley60 wrote: UP2CSX wrote:Jeff, nice scenery and a nice video. You've got some big ones to try five units and 40 cars on a home layout. I don't know if you noticed it but there's a definite bump just as the train enters the bridge. I only seem to see it in the longer boxcars so I'm not sure if it's in the track or a clearance problem.It's on a curve and you are seeing the force of all of the cars behind wanting to pull the cars into the curve. The bump you are seeing are the cars leaning back upright as they exit the curve. If you look really close you'll see them swaying side to side. I actually had a few derailments on the first couple of attempts. I had to move some of the lighter cars towards the back to eliminate it. The curve is also at the top of a long grade so the drawbar pressure is at its maximum. I didn't notice the same effects on 35 cars so I believe I am right at the maximum limit for my layout, unless I put a helper in the middle somewhere. Oh, you mean like my 22" curve at the summit of a 4% grade?I need helpers for a train half as long!
jbinkley60 wrote: UP2CSX wrote:Jeff, nice scenery and a nice video. You've got some big ones to try five units and 40 cars on a home layout. I don't know if you noticed it but there's a definite bump just as the train enters the bridge. I only seem to see it in the longer boxcars so I'm not sure if it's in the track or a clearance problem.It's on a curve and you are seeing the force of all of the cars behind wanting to pull the cars into the curve. The bump you are seeing are the cars leaning back upright as they exit the curve. If you look really close you'll see them swaying side to side. I actually had a few derailments on the first couple of attempts. I had to move some of the lighter cars towards the back to eliminate it. The curve is also at the top of a long grade so the drawbar pressure is at its maximum. I didn't notice the same effects on 35 cars so I believe I am right at the maximum limit for my layout, unless I put a helper in the middle somewhere.
UP2CSX wrote:Jeff, nice scenery and a nice video. You've got some big ones to try five units and 40 cars on a home layout. I don't know if you noticed it but there's a definite bump just as the train enters the bridge. I only seem to see it in the longer boxcars so I'm not sure if it's in the track or a clearance problem.
It's on a curve and you are seeing the force of all of the cars behind wanting to pull the cars into the curve. The bump you are seeing are the cars leaning back upright as they exit the curve. If you look really close you'll see them swaying side to side. I actually had a few derailments on the first couple of attempts. I had to move some of the lighter cars towards the back to eliminate it. The curve is also at the top of a long grade so the drawbar pressure is at its maximum. I didn't notice the same effects on 35 cars so I believe I am right at the maximum limit for my layout, unless I put a helper in the middle somewhere.
Oh, you mean like my 22" curve at the summit of a 4% grade?
I need helpers for a train half as long!
Yep. This is a 22" curve at the top of a 2% grade. Actually the two Atlas 8-40CWs were able to pull the 41 cars but I added the other three for show. I was thinking of lashing up 8-10 units but that would have been a bit over the top. I think for next week I may put 8-10 in the diesel servicing area for pictures and see how it looks.
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jeffrey-wimberly wrote:Jack: That top one looks just like the decal on my grain hopper. Very good! I'm gonna dig through the Blair Line offerings and see if I can find one similar to that bottom one. I like that.
I remember seeing your grain hopper, this is why I posted I was giving you a bit of competition.
Mark R. wrote:That top one is based on a real tank car - MR had a picture of it some time ago. Yes, Blairline also has the decal for it as well.Mark.
That top one is based on a real tank car - MR had a picture of it some time ago. Yes, Blairline also has the decal for it as well.
Mark.
Yes the protype car for the top one first appeared in MR in 2003 or 2002 and was the model for my tank car. The bottom graffiti in from my friend's own design. Blairline produced its Wild Life decal after my car was made.