I spent this morning painting the shells of my locomotives and three of my boxcars in ATSF blue. I still need to do the walkways and order decals, but here's the photos (please forgive the scratches, I only wanted to strip the locos and paint them):
Also, I bought these saturday:
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Hi, Margaritaman. I don't mind, and am flattered that you would take the time to do this. I quite often convert my images to sepia or B&W. I don't think I had ever considered doing this one in B&W, but as you suggest, it was indeed an oversight. Thank-you!
-Crandell
Finally got to almost start thinking about beginning to start to think about laying track.All benchwork & bus & panel wiring done.& the workbench under the middle.
& got a wee bit of track laid & connected:
& here's me work train, ready to haul anything along the 16" of line laid down so far:
The Dogeared & Broken Spine RR is operational!Feelin' pretty groovy since this is my first dcc setup (after 15 years of dc with dad in the '80s).
Here's a video overview (if it works: still working on how to embed videos):http://s637.photobucket.com/albums/uu99/mclitton/?action=view¤t=MOV05106.flv
Many wonderful, fab picts this weekend!Thanks for inspiring!Cheers!--Mark
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Crandell, I hope you don't mind. Your picture was screaming grainy old time black and white. If you're not ok with it let me know and I'll delete. It looks even better blown up on a big monitor.
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Been working on a DPM building kit.
First model I've worked on in years. I rebuilt the front entryway with Evergreen styrene and a door from Tichy Train Group.
Thanks for looking, Tom
Sorry about the quality; I'm using my iPhone since our good camera is broken. I started construction of the yard extension for the N scale Juniata division. The extension is constructed the same way as the existing layout; a hollow core door topped w/ 2" of Styrofoam with folding/telescoping H-shaped table legs. The fascia is 1/8" tempered Masonite hardboard painted semi-gloss black. I'm test-fitting the tracks; don't get too hung up on the arrangement; it's not 100% done yet. The backside of the mountain will be covered with a removeable 1/8" Masonite backdrop mounted against the old layout with industrial-strength Velcro (for tunnel access). You'll note that I'm using Atlas code 55 this time instead of the code 80 used on the previous part.
Modeling the Rio Grande Southern First District circa 1938-1946 in HOn3.
If I had to pick an all time favorite WPF, Crandell's picture here would certainly be on my "short list". Nice Picture!
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Crandell I like it too! Excellent stuff in this thread. And that view along Margaritaman's bridge is terrific,
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It has been a really good WPF this weekend if a little short at this point. I have nothing new to offer, so I thought I would post an older one. I had posted this as an example of a bridge on a grade in the thread on this page about truss bridges, and I remembered why I like this image so much.
Ibflattop Could you please tell us How you "Radiused the wheel openings"? Was it with your Dremel and a Sanding Barrel? What Dia of tubing did ya make the slicks out of? I would love to make an oval Stocker out of a 55' and a 57 Chevy! The 55 is intemidating to me because of working with a Metal body as the Model powers and Malibus are metal. I think that if I could find a 57 Chevy by Busch it would be easier to work with cause of the plastic Body. I would also like to find a 65' Chevy Malibu by Praline to make it into a Stockcar. Thanks Kevin
Could you please tell us How you "Radiused the wheel openings"? Was it with your Dremel and a Sanding Barrel? What Dia of tubing did ya make the slicks out of? I would love to make an oval Stocker out of a 55' and a 57 Chevy! The 55 is intemidating to me because of working with a Metal body as the Model powers and Malibus are metal. I think that if I could find a 57 Chevy by Busch it would be easier to work with cause of the plastic Body. I would also like to find a 65' Chevy Malibu by Praline to make it into a Stockcar. Thanks Kevin
I radiused the rear wheel opening with the small sized dremel sanding drum. It's a perfect fit for the opening. The plastic tubing for the tires is just some scrap I had laying around. I think it's Plastruct, but I'm not positive. It measures.313 OD with a thick .070 wall thickness. I would have actually prefered a slightly taller rear tire, but I used what I had on hand.
What I did was cut off about a 3 inch lenth of the tubing and chucked it into an electric hand drill. First I drilled out the inside diameter of the tube to slip onto the Model Powere wheels, then with a sharp #11 exacto knife and the drill running at a medium speed, I shaped the end of the tube to look like the side wall of the slick. Once I was happy with the shape I used and Xacto saw to cut the tire from the lenth of tube. This will make the inside of the "tire" completely flat, but that won't be seen when the car is sitting down on its wheels. I used the same processs for the skinny front tires.
The Model Power 55 Chevy comes with non stock looking wheels that resemble after market Centerline wheels, so I used them. YOu do have to modify them to accept the new tires though. The Model Power wheels originaly had rubber tires, so you need to remove the lip on the wheels that held the old tires on. I chucked a wheel in my electric drill and used a file to take off this lip. I think I had to mount the wheel onto the axle for this process to give the drill something to hold onto.
The Model Power 55 is a great looking casting once the old thick paint is striped. You will be amazed at the detail that the original paint hides.
John
Those diesels look great on the layout. I am so jealous!!!
alco's forever!!!!! Majoring in HO scale Minorig in O scale:)
onequiknova blownout cylinder I'm thinking of 'stealing' that idea for part of the layout here---except having the subject car being an old 'gasser' from the 1960's found in a barn------ Kinda like this? This was a fun, one evening project I did starting with a Model Power 55 Chevy. I removed the front bumper, opened up the grille, radiused the rear wheel openings, scratchbuilt the straight axle, and turned the slicks and skinnies from styrene tubing. The back bumper is buried somewhere on the work bench. I was going for the "2 lane blacktop" look, but didn't like how the model looked painted gray, so I resprayed it orange. John.
blownout cylinder I'm thinking of 'stealing' that idea for part of the layout here---except having the subject car being an old 'gasser' from the 1960's found in a barn------
I'm thinking of 'stealing' that idea for part of the layout here---except having the subject car being an old 'gasser' from the 1960's found in a barn------
Kinda like this? This was a fun, one evening project I did starting with a Model Power 55 Chevy. I removed the front bumper, opened up the grille, radiused the rear wheel openings, scratchbuilt the straight axle, and turned the slicks and skinnies from styrene tubing. The back bumper is buried somewhere on the work bench. I was going for the "2 lane blacktop" look, but didn't like how the model looked painted gray, so I resprayed it orange.
John.
CNJ831 Those attending the NMRA Convention in Hartford this past week might recognize my photo "CNJ MEET", included below, from the contest room. It took First Place B&W Model Print. Another shot of mine took Second Place in the same category. CNJ831
Those attending the NMRA Convention in Hartford this past week might recognize my photo "CNJ MEET", included below, from the contest room. It took First Place B&W Model Print. Another shot of mine took Second Place in the same category.
CNJ831
I can see why too. Congrats on the win there!!
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I had the opportunity to visit one of our fellow forum-ites who I found out lives not to far from me. Today I met up with Margaritaman over at his house for a little “Show me your layout and lets run some trains” time. His layout is excellent and I appreciate his time.
I can’t take credit for my photos since they are from his camera and his layout but I can take any credit for the Montana Rail Link engines and cars. It helps to have a good camera! Here are my favorite three from the day:
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No modeling pictures, but I caught some 1:1 pictures today.
Anyone model this? A flatcar to haul rafts?
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(Added a background to make)... a stormy mid-west afternoon.
Here are some locomotives I've been working on lately. I still have to add some details to a few of them.
CN C44-9W #2554 is an Athearn RTR model with a Kaslo resin cab
CN SD50F #5414 is a Kaslo Shell mounted on an Athearn SD50 chassis.
CN GP38-2W #4774 is an Athearn model with DA cab
BNSF SD9 #6101 is an Athearn model with a modified frame and alot of weathering
HLCX SD40-2 #6200 is an Athearn model I renumbered, detailed and weathered
Ray, I really like those old time scenes! Nice work!
Back again.....
Repainted the Buckboard and this time I am satisfied with the results. So here is the latest at the farm. Yep another itty bitty tiny Jordan Kit. This one is so small they give you two in the box. From the back of the back wheel to the tip of the hitch in front is less that 2.5 inches. It is less than 3/4 " wide. contains lots of very brittle tiny parts as well........
and the obligatory close up:
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
I am in awe of some of the work presented here this weekend!
I haven't had a lot of time to work on the layout this week, but I have finally installed the torti and linkage to work the Tomar Lower Quadrant Order Semiphore at Hopewell Junction Station. If I had time on my hands, I would have done a short video of it in action, but you'll just have to imagine.....
Stop:
Go:
I have another model that I did but I really hate the paint job I did on it and I will show it just as soon as I figure out how to repaint the tiny little thing......
Me again. I spent the day at the National Train Show in Hartford. Most of my pictures came out very poorly. I did get this one at the Walthers booth, of the Hulett unloader:
Pretty impressive model. Some of us were speculating about whether you could actually motorize it. The big arm does swing up, and other swivel-parts seem to move, too. (Yeah, they let us touch it and play with it a bit.)
The show was a lot of fun, by the way. I turned around and found myself face-to-face with Joe Fugate, so we chatted a bit.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
I got one of these:
And made in to this:
I just love the way those trucks work .
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EMD F-units on the Burlington.
The Burlington began replacing steam locomotives on mainline freights in the 1940's with FT units. By the early 1950's, most intercity freight trains on the burlington were hauled with F-units. In most cases, the railroad employed multiple-unit sets which were considered to be one locomotive. ABA and ABBA sets were most common. Burlington had many units semi-permanently connected with solid drawbars instead of coupler.
In these photos, we can see number 116A, 116B, 116C,and 116D hauling a westbound train. One scene is the bridge over the Mrs. Hippy River. In the other scene, the train is arriving in Blackhawk where an eastbound train is waiting to depart with an F7A, an F7B, and an F2A.
Thanks guys!!! I went the to local hobby store for the next project, and saw that car. I picked it up right quick, and a "Ann Arbor" boxcar. I really like how it turned out. Once money gets better, I can finally keep them for myself.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
CNJ831: always look forward to your photos. Your bridge scene looks great.........TerryinTexas: You video is really great...........Robby: The ex Rock Island car is nicelt weathered........ Larry: your Clinch Valley looks like it could be a real railroad.......Mr. B: you Dukes of Hazard car scene really brings life to the layout........Saronaterry: Nice scene!......Jeff: nice building..Guilford Guy: Nice Geeps!...Wofgang: I'm looking forward to seeing the final results of your narrow guage cars.....Grampy: the Hudson looks good on your layout! .....Great stuff!
Robby P. So far so good. I also like the General lee. Well here's the latest "weathered" job. Ex. Rock Island, and now a CNW. Faded, and rusty.....How I like them!!! Before: After:
So far so good. I also like the General lee.
Well here's the latest "weathered" job. Ex. Rock Island, and now a CNW. Faded, and rusty.....How I like them!!!
Before:
After:
jguess733 John Schneider played Bo Duke in the Dukes of Hazzard and Jon Kent in Smallville. Great start to WPF this week guys.
John Schneider played Bo Duke in the Dukes of Hazzard and Jon Kent in Smallville. Great start to WPF this week guys.
You nailed it.