MisterBeasley wrote: Great work, everyone. I'm "stuck" skiing this weekend, again, but it's our last trip north of ,the season. 70 degrees, and still a ton of snow at Sunday River. Not much work on the layout, once again.I did get the power company from Moose Bay to give me a 4.5 volt source to run the Miller Engineering animated sign. Well, it's not permanent, as I'll have to replace the batteries or come up with something more like a real voltage source, but at least I could run the sign enough to take a bunch of pictures and get a couple where all the letters were on:This is DPM's "First National Bank." I've decided to rename it the Heartbreak Hotel.
Great work, everyone. I'm "stuck" skiing this weekend, again, but it's our last trip north of ,the season. 70 degrees, and still a ton of snow at Sunday River. Not much work on the layout, once again.
I did get the power company from Moose Bay to give me a 4.5 volt source to run the Miller Engineering animated sign. Well, it's not permanent, as I'll have to replace the batteries or come up with something more like a real voltage source, but at least I could run the sign enough to take a bunch of pictures and get a couple where all the letters were on:
This is DPM's "First National Bank." I've decided to rename it the Heartbreak Hotel.
Mr. B... couldn't u put 6 diodies in series and tap the voltage off before and after? That would give 4.2 V???? Just a thought....
Brian
OK, I'm a little late for the weekend. I started this project on Sunday, finished it Tuesday night. It's a Campbell SM Pumphouse (nothing looks like wood, like wood does):
Now I need to know where I should put it on my layout. Does a facility like this belong next to a railroad water tank? Should I put it somewhere else? What do you think?
Phil, I'm not a rocket scientist; they are my students.
TrainManTy wrote: snipI got a new HO railfanning video up. It's of through freight 404.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhmIB6JZJBc Enjoy!
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I got a new HO railfanning video up. It's of through freight 404.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhmIB6JZJBc
Enjoy!
Nice video! Very realistic!
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This was a fantastic WPF and its back to some great fun with no problems, hats off to all that corrected that.
No entrys from this end as I had my carple tunnel done last week and will get the other hand operated on...I hope shortley. Why is it..when ya can ya dont do it enought, when ya can't.... ya wanna do more...LOL
The work here is fantastic, keep it up...John
Neat photo Lee! Always admired your work!
I finished up the weekend with another decoder installation... This time I did an Atlas N scale Shay.
I'll have to get my own Shay done now!
Lee
Route of the Alpha Jets www.wmrywesternlines.net
dusk shot of the Ozark Belt Commuter Northbound
Enjoy
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jalajoie wrote: A friend of mine just built this three stalls engine house for our local club.
A friend of mine just built this three stalls engine house for our local club.
Jack,
Can you tell us how big the building is? Length, width, height? What can you tell us about the fuel storage tanks? That building is outstanding!
Don Z.
Research; it's not just for geeks.
twhite wrote: Don--I like!! Are those trees commercial or scratch? I also notice a portion of your layout on the right. How about some general photos of what you're doing as far as the general layout itself? Setting, time period, all that good stuff. You've got me pretty fascinated, and I don't think I'm the ONLY one on this forum , considering what you've been showing, lately. Everyone else: This is one of the best WPF's I've seen in a long time. DANG, you guys are good! Now that my 'California Basement' is finally cleaned out (AGAIN!), I'm all inspired to really get to work. It must be Spring, LOL!Tom
Don--
I like!! Are those trees commercial or scratch? I also notice a portion of your layout on the right. How about some general photos of what you're doing as far as the general layout itself? Setting, time period, all that good stuff. You've got me pretty fascinated, and I don't think I'm the ONLY one on this forum , considering what you've been showing, lately.
Everyone else: This is one of the best WPF's I've seen in a long time. DANG, you guys are good! Now that my 'California Basement' is finally cleaned out (AGAIN!), I'm all inspired to really get to work. It must be Spring, LOL!
Tom
Tom,
The trees in the photo are goldenrod trees. There is a fellow here in Texas that makes them by the thousands and travels to the train shows to sell them. They look really good and at $0.80 per tree, I figured I couldn't go wrong with them. I still plan on trying to make some AggroJones pine trees pretty soon.
Regarding the rest of my layout: at this time, it's still pretty much a pink foam prairie....so it's not very photogenic. I have freelanced (very liberally) a railroad set in the upper midwest (though my scenery probably doesn't look like anything in the midwest) where the Union Pacific and Great Northern co-exist. The timeframe is very late 1960's to 1980. I know the Great Northern was gone in 1970, but in my world, the Burlington Northern wasn't ever created, so you won't find a single piece of BN rolling stock on my layout. It's my first layout so I started building long before I understood how important it is to develop a plan for operations and a reason for the railroad to exist.
I'll look into posting a diagram of my trackplan and place an arrow on the diagram to point out the section in the above photo so you'll understand where I'm working on the layout.
Thanks again for the very kind words from you and everyone else that has commented. This has been one of the best WPF threads in a long time.
I've enjoyed the photos and videos this weekend.
While I've been waiting to get electricity in the garage, I've been building the table for an expansion and working on some structure kits. Finished this derelict house today. I'll add more details (shrubbery,etc.) after placing on the layout.
[Note: No fancy photography here--just a quick snapshot with a cellphone camera.]
-Dan
Builder of Bowser steam! Railimages Site
Tom View my layout photos! http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/TWhite-014/Rio%20Grande%20Yuba%20River%20Sub One can NEVER have too many Articulateds!
I'm back with another photo (I hope that's allowed) that shows more of the area that I've been working on this weekend. I spent most of yesterday 'planting' trees on the top of the hill in the photo.
mononguy63 wrote: Now if I could just find a way to record my on-board mini cam without having to buy some special $60 cable!
Now if I could just find a way to record my on-board mini cam without having to buy some special $60 cable!
Jim, I friend of mine has one of those mini cams. His has a radio transmitter and a wireless receiver that plugs into the antenna jack on a television set. If you have kind of this setup, could you plug a VCR into the TV and record from that??
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Flyboy,
No need to apologize! N scale is where the elite meet... I like your custom paint scheme.
First photo on the MR site. Sorry about the quality. Low budget camera and N scale.
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Finally finished the retaining wall on my tunnel
The Locomotive is Atlas b23-7 with QSI sound
Tjsingle
I have added signs to the Wathers Mill.
Jack W.
Here's a Spectrum K4 I received in the mail yesterday.
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Heres a mixed freight video for your viewing and listening pleasure......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqhxMJUhEt8
N Scale Diesels......I like 'em
How about a little coal drag action........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd4FAmNzWrY
Some from the club.
Modeling B&O- Chessie Bob K. www.ssmrc.org
Don Z wrote: I'll preface this post by admittimg my camera skills are not even close to Jarrell's, so bear with me.... I've been busy learning many new aspects of the hobby....wet plaster rock casting, chipping plaster to blend the wet molds, coloring the rock and now I'm able to start doing some ground cover type scenery. Here is a before and after photo of one section I've been working on:Don Z.
I'll preface this post by admittimg my camera skills are not even close to Jarrell's, so bear with me....
I've been busy learning many new aspects of the hobby....wet plaster rock casting, chipping plaster to blend the wet molds, coloring the rock and now I'm able to start doing some ground cover type scenery. Here is a before and after photo of one section I've been working on:
Don, Nice work. If you haven't tried it already, wetting any already dried plaster will help soften for added carving and shaping.
Steve_F wrote:
I notice those nicely newly weathered boxcars in the backround. Nice job
Steve_F wrote: As you can see I need to do something about the paint coming off the hand rails.
Steve_F, very nice job on the locomotive, and as for the handrails (this is just a suggestion) but try lightly sanding them with some fine grit sand paper. It should scuff up the rails enough to allow the paint to hold to the rails. I know with metals and plastics if they are really smooth the paint has nothing to adhere to and just falls off...Hope this helps alittle.....