WPF: 9/12-9/14

[Driline]

 I like to run the trains with the lights off, candles give the room a golden glow like sunset. They did come out to the garage when we had a power failure. I was building cars by candle light for 2 days.

 

                   Cuda Ken                                        

I thought maybe you were a Liberace fan

Yea, I remember talking about your candles last year or so.

[cudaken]

 I like to run the trains with the lights off, candles give the room a golden glow like sunset. They did come out to the garage when we had a power failure. I was building cars by candle light for 2 days.

 

                   Cuda Ken                                        

[Anonymous]

I thought the candles were because of Ike, but then I saw that he's from St. Louis...

I love that wide-angle shot, spectratone!

I have been pretty busy, Jeffery. Most of my weekend was spent pulling up track nails, cutting track (it was all soldered together), spraying the ballast underneath to loosen the glue, scraping the ballast off, and tearing up the cork roadbed. An old weight from a freightcar works well for getting under the cork and peeling it off. Yoshi: It was a little bit sad, but more in the way of remembering how long it took me to build it, rather than not being able to operate it. It does give me something to do though!

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Cuda Ken - were we having a romantic operating session?  Love the candleabra!!

Railroading by candlelight?

[lvanhen]

 These pictures are around 4 months old, and the last time I touched the K-10 Mining section. My health went to heck in a hand basket! Just because they work in a hospital does not mean they know what they are talking about!!!!!!!!! I am diabetic and went to a dietitian at Anderson Hospital to learn to eat better.  I was told "you will only feel light headed when your sugar is low", I started feel bad so I started eating cookies and candy when I felt bad like I was told! Went in for a blood test and my sugar was 320!!!!!!!!!!! 

 I now know better and starting to feel like my old self.  All so have dropped 8 pounds in 3 weeks. Key to eating when you are diabetic, stay hungry and if you like it, don't eat it!  Kidding about the last part, I do like salads.

 Any way back to K-10 Mining a few PIC. 

                     

 Hidden staging under the growing mouton.

                   Thanks for your time, Cuda Ken

Cuda Ken - were we having a romantic operating session?  Love the candleabra!!

I'm also diabetic, and the  XXX dietitian I went to suggested Honey graham cookies & Fignewtons!!  She also weighed about 80 lbs soaking wet (this was an adult woman!)  Never take advice from a skinny dietitian or eat in a resturant with a skinny cook!!  Get well soon!!

[MisterBeasley]

          

 

Somebody has to ask.  What's with the candalabra?  Are you expecting a power outage, followed by help from FEMA?  Well, if you don't have power to run trains, at least you can build scenery.  No hot glue?  No problem!  Use candle wax.

[cudaken]

 These pictures are around 4 months old, and the last time I touched the K-10 Mining section. My health went to heck in a hand basket! Just because they work in a hospital does not mean they know what they are talking about!!!!!!!!! I am diabetic and went to a dietitian at Anderson Hospital to learn to eat better.  I was told "you will only feel light headed when your sugar is low", I started feel bad so I started eating cookies and candy when I felt bad like I was told! Went in for a blood test and my sugar was 320!!!!!!!!!!! 

 I now know better and starting to feel like my old self.  All so have dropped 8 pounds in 3 weeks. Key to eating when you are diabetic, stay hungry and if you like it, don't eat it!  Kidding about the last part, I do like salads.

 Any way back to K-10 Mining a few PIC. 

          

 If you look close you can see the painted portals and the wall's inside.

                   

 Hidden staging under the growing mouton.

      

  From the front, there are 2 tunnels that led to the mine.

 Mock up of the grain company as well, I have the Walther kit. I hope I feel like working on it so.

 When done, mouton will be about 12 inch taller and have a town on top of it.

                 Thanks for your time, Cuda Ken

 PS Jessie, miss talking with you as well as long with a few other friends I made here.

[Wikious]

Another update of my weed sprayer project. Not a whole lot, just finished painting and started the detailing with some copper wire. Next week I'll decal the cars.

Both cars.

Close up of the actual sprayers and the details there.

[lesterperry]

 

The often overlooked C&O H8 passing Clifton Forge on my version of the C&O. This yard is the hub of activity during operating sessions. There is a train arriving or departing about every 5 minutes or so. Only one switcher operating here and he loves it. but he is hinting that he may be leaving the C&O to work on a local shortline.

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Les

 

 

 

[shayfan84325]

alright, you guys are sick of looking at my desk. Here's something else I,ve been working on. oops, there's no trains in this pic either.

 

Spectratone,  Nice scene.  I'm especially impressed with the sky in your backdrop, makes me think of Wyoming.

[Packers#1]

alright, you guys are sick of looking at my desk. Here's something else I,ve been working on. oops, there's no trains in this pic either.

 

Nice work. i see tracks and a station, so techniquely, there are trains there, lol. I've been to lazy to get off the computer and take some pictures this weekend, maybe next. Awesome work here every1!

[spectratone]

alright, you guys are sick of looking at my desk. Here's something else I,ve been working on. oops, there's no trains in this pic either.

 

[Geared Steam]

Nice desk... can we see it again?

At least the images that got repeated over and over last week were trains!

Carry on...

Lee

Give it a rest. Your not a mod, dial ups beware when you click on Weekend PHOTO fun.

Carry on...

[selector]

I got an urge to do some modelling, so I made some trees.

Using Aggro's method, I ground down cedar 1/2" dowels to a point.  Then I scored the dowels well with three different saw blades, twirling the dowel under it so that I wasn't just making a bunch of overlapping vertical lines.  Then, cutting different sized disks of blue natural fiber furnace filter (which I wisely bought three years ago when they were widely available locally), I teased the disks into several thinner plates of fibers, and slid them down the top of the dowel.  Then I sprayed it all an acrylic flat brown...rather dark it turns out.

Then I did three sprays of white acrylic paint wash over the works, fibers 'n all.  Looks a wee bit heavy.

I let it all dry for about half an hour, and then used Super77 (by 3M) spray glue and did my best to spray the fiber disks...only.  My success could only be called modest.  Anyway, I then quickly sprinkled "blended turf" ground foam from WS, and then oversprayed it all with some Tresemme hair spray.

 

[wm3798]

Nice desk... can we see it again?

At least the images that got repeated over and over last week were trains!

Carry on...

Lee

[railroadyoshi]

As always, the work in this thread is inspiring!

spectratrone, i'm envious! I've saved your photo for future reference when I build my dream workbench (hopefully soon - before the end of the year)

Tyler, glad you went ahead and got it done. It's sad, but you're making way for the bigger and better. We've got your supplies here, so let's plan for you to come up here next weekend. 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

OUCH! Looks like you've been hard at it.

[Anonymous]

I've been tearing up my Concord, NH yard for rebuilding...

BEFORE:

AFTER:

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

A trio of GP40's heads for the west siding to pick up a string of cars. Two as yet unnumbered MGRy units with KCS 4740 bringing up the rear.

[spectratone]

Here's what I worked on last week.  I finaly got tired of using the dining room table for a work bench. Now I'm waiting for the drawer hardware to show up. And a more comfortable chair will be nice.

 

I'm envious....

I have some of the stuff that you have already, so I might have a head-start in cloning your workbench. I have the same type of lamp and drawer set.

I built the drawer set and upper. I stole Mike Fiffer's idea. Thanks Mike! I just happen to like oak and have all the tools to make cabinets and finish wood. I made a poor man's OTT light. 6500k/75w daylight bulb from walmart. Sure is nice to work on something and walk away from it for awhile then come back and it's just where and how you left it.

 

I got stuff to do, but not a whole lot of time or money. (Full-time job and Full-time college)

 same problem. either too much work and no money or no work and no money

[Packer]

Here's what I worked on last week.  I finaly got tired of using the dining room table for a work bench. Now I'm waiting for the drawer hardware to show up. And a more comfortable chair will be nice.

 

I'm envious....

I have some of the stuff that you have already, so I might have a head-start in cloning your workbench. I have the same type of lamp and drawer set.

So far my work bench is a wal-mart folding table (like they type people make N-scale Layouts on). Has a vase for my brushes, scrap material goes into another set of drawers. Other stuff goes into a drawer like you have. I have a small cutting mat. Right now it's full of these projects:

1 P2K SD9, needs a new motor and decoder (again on the decoder, 3rd stinking time; works fine for a while, then Pfft, dead)

3 Kato C425s, needing decoders, paint, and some other modifications. (like making the wieght part of the frame, directional lighting, paint, and making it so the pilots don't bend when pulling a heavy load)

1 P2K Gp30, just some handrail paint, and the piping under the body

1 Athean Gp35. needing the worms and driveshafts (I already know the athearn ones will work, have yet to order them) horn and handrails. The P2k Gp30 handrails will work, the way P2K lists their parts, I can finish the Gp30 and Gp35 externally for cheap.

1 P2K U28B, needs the original coupler boxes, and a horn

I got stuff to do, but not a whole lot of time or money. (Full-time job and Full-time college)

 

[spectratone]

Here's what I worked on last week.  I finaly got tired of using the dining room table for a work bench. Now I'm waiting for the drawer hardware to show up. And a more comfortable chair will be nice.

 

I see lots of medication and glue.

You should be fine.

lol, Those med bottles are great. air tight and compact. And free. Don,t worry, it's not a weeks supply. we've been saving them for a while. And lots of glue. all types of glue. I have a bank of drawers  under the layout that need cleaning out and reorganizing. You know how it is, a place for everything and nothings in it's place........

Thanks for all the nice coments . Make sure you show this to your wife and tell her you need one. Christmas is comming.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Here's what I worked on last week.  I finaly got tired of using the dining room table for a work bench. Now I'm waiting for the drawer hardware to show up. And a more comfortable chair will be nice.

I'm jealous.

Me too. My layout has to double as my workbench.

[Driline]

Here's what I worked on last week.  I finaly got tired of using the dining room table for a work bench. Now I'm waiting for the drawer hardware to show up. And a more comfortable chair will be nice.

 

I'm jealous.

[DingySP]

Here's what I worked on last week.  I finaly got tired of using the dining room table for a work bench. Now I'm waiting for the drawer hardware to show up. And a more comfortable chair will be nice.

 

I see lots of medication and glue.

You should be fine.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

I did some ballast work yesterday in the new area on my layout.

 

what engine is this?

Bachmann GP40 body on Athearn GP60 frame.

[Red Horse]

Wow, who wouldn't like this as a work station, very nice indeed!

[Red Horse]

This Grain Elevator is really cool, how did you make this?

Did you print out the pics you took on card stock and then put it together like a kit?

It is so weird to see one of my local buildings in minature here.

I love it.

Let us know how you made this, I know it didn't take too long from when you took the pic until I was notified that it was done, keep up the great work, very creative and it does look better without the other building attached to it.

[cheese3]

Tom and CNJ831 thanks for the info. The train show in timonium is in october im going to see if i can dig something up there. If not i will contact bowser.

Here's what I worked on last week.  I finaly got tired of using the dining room table for a work bench. Now I'm waiting for the drawer hardware to show up. And a more comfortable chair will be nice.

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u44/calcity/P1011182.jpg

Thats nice looking. plenty of storgage and work space. My work bench happense to be the kitchen counter lol. I believe i have that same building...

and heres another pic for fun...