rs2Mike. Love the Geeps. where did you get your window visors. Do you have any better shots or some closeups? I like the rust weathering on the trucks too. Good job.
Some mainline action on the Western Maryland...
Enjoy your day!
Lee
Route of the Alpha Jets www.wmrywesternlines.net
Packers#1yeah, lol. that would be a fun thing to try to model though, have the hood doors open. could probably try to shrink some pics of a real rs-1 like that down though. hmmmm, I wonder........
See if you can find some detail parts of hood doors, take a file, maybe a dremel if your careful enough and have a small enough cutting balde, and cut doors out. Then add in detail part doors as if open across the other doors. If your good, you can cut the doors out and re-use them. But I'd have the backups on hand just in case.
-Morgan
It's always great to see what you all have been up to.
During the past week and over the weekend, Gran'ma's house got paint and shingles. I had the NFL games on today while shingling the roof - it took all of both games to do the shingles to this point. I still have to do the ridges and trim the valleys, but the real tedious work is done:
I did paint the windows, so I'll be glazing and installing them as I have time this week.
When I finally get it done, this will be Betty Joe's Boarding House (a little nod to Petticoat Junction).
Phil, I'm not a rocket scientist; they are my students.
trainfan1221Packers#1trainfan1221Packers, Since it's my local railroad kudos on the NYS&W RS1. Here's a challenge, the radiators on them would wear out. Most pictures you see of them have most of the access doors open, they ran them this way to cool the engine. That would be quite a feat to model! And probably too much to try, so just kidding about modeling it that way. But I do like the model you have there. Nah, enjoy it. Just commenting.
Packers#1trainfan1221Packers, Since it's my local railroad kudos on the NYS&W RS1. Here's a challenge, the radiators on them would wear out. Most pictures you see of them have most of the access doors open, they ran them this way to cool the engine. That would be quite a feat to model! And probably too much to try, so just kidding about modeling it that way. But I do like the model you have there.
trainfan1221Packers, Since it's my local railroad kudos on the NYS&W RS1. Here's a challenge, the radiators on them would wear out. Most pictures you see of them have most of the access doors open, they ran them this way to cool the engine. That would be quite a feat to model! And probably too much to try, so just kidding about modeling it that way. But I do like the model you have there.
Packers,
Since it's my local railroad kudos on the NYS&W RS1. Here's a challenge, the radiators on them would wear out. Most pictures you see of them have most of the access doors open, they ran them this way to cool the engine. That would be quite a feat to model! And probably too much to try, so just kidding about modeling it that way. But I do like the model you have there.
yeah, lol. that would be a fun thing to try to model though, have the hood doors open. could probably try to shrink some pics of a real rs-1 like that down though. hmmmm, I wonder........
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Thanks for lots of good photos this weekend. I've been working on n-scale scenery but not yet ready to photograph so here's a sepia of the passing caboose.
Packers#1trainfan1221Packers, Since it's my local railroad kudos on the NYS&W RS1. Here's a challenge, the radiators on them would wear out. Most pictures you see of them have most of the access doors open, they ran them this way to cool the engine. That would be quite a feat to model! And probably too much to try, so just kidding about modeling it that way. But I do like the model you have there. Well, then you probably going to hate me for this, but it will be repainted into Aiken southern paint (not my AAT scheme, this one uses orange and beige). outdoorsfellar, nice lashup there
Well, then you probably going to hate me for this, but it will be repainted into Aiken southern paint (not my AAT scheme, this one uses orange and beige).
outdoorsfellar, nice lashup there
Thanks I-5.
Nice video Bapou!
- Luke
Modeling the Southern Pacific in the 1960's-1980's
Wow, I haven't regularly checked this forum for ahile, gave up on the update... But I'm baaaack!
Here's a vid of my NJT F40PH's (one with LokSound) and 3 Comet cars on my friends layout.
(Click on picture to play video)
On my Allegheny & Cumberland, some days by what comes thru, it's hard to tell if it's the early '90s or the early '80s !
Packers#1,
Thanks for the kind words.
Remember its your railroad
Allan
Track to the BRVRR Website: http://www.brvrr.com/
lvanhen Slow train ed, Nice helix, just a word of caution, pressure treated wood, like your leg and a few other pieces, has a bad habit of warping/twisting!! Just make sure the stuff is dry and has been in the trainroom for at least 2 or 3 weeks before useing it!! My Again, nice helix!!
Slow train ed, Nice helix, just a word of caution, pressure treated wood, like your leg and a few other pieces, has a bad habit of warping/twisting!! Just make sure the stuff is dry and has been in the trainroom for at least 2 or 3 weeks before useing it!! My Again, nice helix!!
I don't mean to go off the topic, but what is the best kind of wood to use for a helix. I'd like to know because when it comes time to build my "dream layout" it will have a helix and I want to do it with the right materials
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brkracing Stebbycentral I like your lighted buildings ,what are they and where did you get them . Thank you Rich
Stebbycentral
I like your lighted buildings ,what are they and where did you get them .
Thank you
Rich
They are part of a Christmas Villlage set that my father purchased via mailorder several years ago. I wound up with them because no one else in the family wanted them. I started out with 6 buildings, and we found 4 more stored away in closets when dad moved out of his condo last fall.
I have figured out what is wrong with my brain! On the left side nothing works right, and on the right side there is nothing left!
I've got the car from my friend Fons, the tree made Peter.
Wolfgang
Pueblo & Salt Lake RR
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Allan, that's a wonderful RS-32!!!!!!
Ed, Great looking helix! I am planning on very similar construction for mine over the next few months--so keep the updates coming. Jamie
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Slowtrain,
That helix looks awesome. Ditto to what was said earlier about pressure treated wood. Do be careful.
To everyone else, looks great. I don't have any pictures to add sadly.
MadSinger
Wonderful stuff again this weekend guys. Some great layouts and a lot of good photos.
Grampy, you should have taken video of your water feature so we could watch it move. Outstanding work as usual.
I have been working on my Christmas present to me for the last week or so. I have installed a Soundtraxx DSD-101LC decoder and a couple of 3/4-inch speakers in this Atlas Trainman RS-32. I applied most of a Bowser Detail kit and painted the grabs and handrails. NYC RS-32 #8038 is shown here switching a hopper at the Farmer's Union elevator as a crewman takes his ease at the rail.
Keep up the good work guys! I always find you inspiring.
New Haven I-5 Packers#1- Great job on the RS-1 ( l adore the RS class) and the U23B. Keep up the good work!
Packers#1- Great job on the RS-1 ( l adore the RS class) and the U23B. Keep up the good work!
Thanks. I haven't really done anything to the rs-1, just the fuel tank and sill unit, b/c I'll be repainting it when I get an airbrush, but the handrails etc. will remain black.The u23B was a major headache, because all the light colored powders I kept adding kept washing off when I sprayed it w/ semi-gloss (this happened like 3 times). It didn't come out quite like the prototype photo 9which is of a sister unit, not the actual roadnumber I have):
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=55152&nseq=3
not my photo, by the way
EDIT: luke, nice work on your steamer, btw.
here's the prototype for my U23B (the actual real-life one). I think all I'll need to buy are the mirrors and rotary beacon, the horn looks the same as what is on the model now, just in a different spot:
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/atsf/atsf6330abp.jpg
Hello this is a work in progress it's my junkyard.
and this is my junk fence I have been working on.
this will be the street side of the yard.
have a nice day Frank
Great work ya'll.
How about I try again with those pictures (don't worry, I'll post three, at most):
U23B:
weathered boxcar (felt like creating a rust-bucket ):
My Atlas classic rs-1 (first time I've gotten pics of it all together):
Ok ,I think I'm half way up
slowtrain Ed" mce_src="">
A couple of shots from the winter layout. Ordinarily it's long gone by now, it sets up with the Christmas tree and comes down with the tree. However this year it got a repreive as I have been using it as a programming track for my new DCC system. So it has to stay up until I get all my decoders installed.
Yes, the wife is complaining: "And just when will this project be done?"