C&O Fan ngartshore350 Nice work C&O Fan! Regards, Nige. Thanks Nige It's been a challenge but fun I had to make the gingerbread trim as the only fancy trim i could find was by Grandt and is out of stock at Warthers So i took a piece of L shaped basswood and glued The top of a sprial pad where the holes are after slicing them in the middle giving a gingerbread effect kinda looking like ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ {image removed}
ngartshore350 Nice work C&O Fan! Regards, Nige.
Nice work C&O Fan!
Regards,
Nige.
Thanks Nige
It's been a challenge but fun
I had to make the gingerbread trim as the only fancy trim i could find was by Grandt and is
out of stock at Warthers
So i took a piece of L shaped basswood and glued The top of a sprial pad where the holes are
after slicing them in the middle giving a gingerbread effect
kinda looking like
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
{image removed}
Sounds like a challenge, looks good! THat is the trouble now, if you don't get stuff when it is available you miss out.
Here is a bad shot of my poor excuse for a PRR Observation Coach "Tower View" using a Union Station product as a start. It is enough for me for the time being to add to the back of my T1 Broadway Limited. I plan to take a video once I finish it off.
mountaingoatgreg Here is something new... WATCO's latest aquisitions two GP60M's
Here is something new...
WATCO's latest aquisitions two GP60M's
Okay Greg, nothing you run is ever that clean!
Nice work all, hopefully I have some pics in a week or so.
Ricky
I weathered and added DCC to a Kato SD40. I did it following the steps I outlined in an article I uploaded to the Conrail Historical Society website.
The gist of it is I disassembled it, painted the walkways, painted the safety rails, added a scratchbuilt cab signal box (styrene and brass), Dullcoted & weathered it, added a drop-in decoder, and put it back together. The class lights were done using a silver Sharpie and the fuel caps using Caboose Red PolyScale paint. Weathering was by acrylic wash.
Now I have a pair of Kato SD40s. I matched their speed curves using CVs 02, 05, and 06... They are MU'd together now and run VERY smoothly together.
I think the weathering still needs a little touch-up. But I have the whole winter for that!
Modeling the Rio Grande Southern First District circa 1938-1946 in HOn3.
Well here is something old and something new
First is a classic building from Scale Structures, 'Union Hall"...
There is still lots of work that needs to be done but it is well on its way to being completed.
Be Wise Beware Be Safe
"Mountain Goat" Greg
SP&S Oregon Trunk
7801 shoving the BAR Box to the West Chelmsford Freight House.
BAR Box
SYRX Tank Car
All the track on the module is now painted and ready for ballast, although I need to go back and highlight random ties with powders.
Alex
I got to spend some time running trains with a special guest today. Thought this might be a good place to share! My two and a half year old granddaughter came over (with her family) for dinner today to celebrate the new year and as soon as she got her coat off ran over to the basement stairs and said, "Tains Gampa"! She still needs some work on the 'r' sound. We had to postpone the run until everyone had finished eating, but we got down there and fired up some trains.
By next year she will get to try out the throttle herself......
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
selector I agree. It's a nice way to wrap up our image year, but it will be very unpleasant for those who have dial-up connections. So, I have modified the title to reflect that problem. Have fun, those who can enjoy this thread. -Crandell
I agree. It's a nice way to wrap up our image year, but it will be very unpleasant for those who have dial-up connections. So, I have modified the title to reflect that problem. Have fun, those who can enjoy this thread.
-Crandell
did you paint your backdrops... the one with buildings and sunset..
Very nice
model in O. the Western NY and Ontario Railroad
Here's one of CSX #789 "Spirt of Nashville" taking a spin.
-Dave
This 2009 saw the rise and fall of:
The AAT Rwy.:
Then SCRail showed up:
And now the Aiken Northern RR is the railroad I've chosen to model:
(in the above photo the town has been changed around a bit, and the farthest spur has become two spurs.)
also, a multitude of paint schemes graced my railroad equipment.
The AAT scheme:
The SCRail scheme:
And now the ANRR scheme:
Also, m,any layout plans were run through the mill beofre the current one was desided on. This plan was my original favoriter though and if it weren't for money would have been my layout of choice:
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Had a great time running on the Bantrak modules at the Beano Museum on Saturday, both running my steam era train, and a few other things. Also got to make the rounds with Puddington's world traveler.And the latest from the Puddy World Tour...Happy New Year!Lee
Route of the Alpha Jets www.wmrywesternlines.net
Lots of great stuff guys. A good start on the new year.
A couple of before & after pictures in keeping with the general theme.
The old Black River Valley COOP Elevator
The 'new' Farmer's Union Grain Elevator.
Just the beginning of my cow pasture.
Hills, grass, fence, rock face, windmill and even and water tank.
Last but not least, my favorite photo for the year.
NYC E8 4089 rounding the curve near the Farmer's Union Elevator and the cow pasture on the Black River Valley Layout.
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE & HAPPY MODELING!!
Remember its your railroad
Allan
Track to the BRVRR Website: http://www.brvrr.com/
jacon12 Good Grief, a DIESEL on the Yuba River Sub! It's a SIGN, it's a SIGN!!! Surely the world is coming to an end! Jarrell
Jarrell
personally, with as much power as a Yellowstone has, I'd be more worried for the Fs. I can just see them Drawing and Quartering them while Tom's asleeping.
just one form GTE:
[img]http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs136.snc3/18338_404589460607_64454060[/img] Friiend of mine's shot, on the NWR modular layout. My Blueline 587 with numberborads,. three custom ITM coaches, and a custom NKP 1 I did working through Laffayette (outside of)
-Morgan
TerryinTexas
See my Web Site Here
http://conewriversubdivision.yolasite.com/
twhite Well, last year I didn't get to do as much on the Yuba River Sub as I wanted to, what with going back to teaching, but I did manage to inagurate a new passenger train, the "Prospector", pulled by--gasp!--yes, a DISEASEL! . But that did not stop me from transferring a 'new' Mikado all the way from Colorado to help with my constant locomotive shortage (yah, RIGHT! ). An ex-Denver and Salt Lake 2-8-2. This year, I'll be getting another loco from Colorado, a 3400 Rio Grande 2-8-8-2 built in 1916. Should arrive on the property sometime next week. Of COURSE there will be photos. Have a great 2010 everyone. Full of GREAT TRAINS! Tom
Well, last year I didn't get to do as much on the Yuba River Sub as I wanted to, what with going back to teaching, but I did manage to inagurate a new passenger train, the "Prospector", pulled by--gasp!--yes, a DISEASEL! .
But that did not stop me from transferring a 'new' Mikado all the way from Colorado to help with my constant locomotive shortage (yah, RIGHT! ). An ex-Denver and Salt Lake 2-8-2.
This year, I'll be getting another loco from Colorado, a 3400 Rio Grande 2-8-8-2 built in 1916. Should arrive on the property sometime next week.
Of COURSE there will be photos.
Have a great 2010 everyone. Full of GREAT TRAINS!
Tom
Jim, I think you have an enviable layout. Your modelling, and its imagery, are very good indeed.
The only (for me..) significant change on my layout came when I added two more layers atop my glossy epoxy water. It used to have a planar surface, and it was clear.
Here is the before shot:
And here is the after shot:
I don't have any before/after shots of 2009 layout progress, though I did make progress in a few aspects. For starters, I discovered the enjoyment in painting & decaling rolling stock. The flat car is just representative of several that were done
I also feel like my tree-makig skills are starting to come around a bit. Just need to make a whole bunch more of 'em
I recently built my first card model, a freebie download from Scale Scenes. I was skeptical of how the finished product would look, due to the paper's lack of three-dimensionalness. But aside from the roof which could probably use some help, I was pleasantly surprised at the end result.
Jim
"I am lapidary but not eristic when I use big words." - William F. Buckley
I haven't been sleeping. I'm afraid I'll dream I'm in a coma and then wake up unconscious. -Stephen Wright
Just a couple of shots from the last year.
Before:
After:
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 thought I'd show off some of the toys Santa brought me.
My new 20th Century Limited pulls into Bedford falls behind a shiney new pair of E7s. I wish this equipment ran as well as it looks, but since this is Weekend Photo FUN, I'll save that rant for another day.
From the opposite end, A view of the "Creek" obs.
A bird's eye view of Bedford Falls.
Spectrum 4-8-2 and 2-6-6-2 struggle upgrade with a long freight coming out of State Line Tunnel. Even with the doubleheaded power, a lot of sand went down on the rails.
The two steamers are cresting the summit and crossing the D&H mainline just in time to meet the 20th Century as it pulls out of Bedford Falls.
Not a real exciting shot but this is my winter project. To fill this approximately 16x3 section of plywood and foam with scenery. In the foreground will be a large lumber yard combining the old Walthers Walton and Sons kit with the newer Clayton County Lumber kit. Beyond that will be a small fuel oil depot and on the far end will be a small bedroom community with a small commuter station and what I hope will be a few showpiece structures.
The goal is to complete the project by March 31. When that is done. I'll have a continuous stretch of scenicked layout around 3 of my 4 walls, leaving only the large urban area along the opposite wall which will be next fall's project. To keep me focused, I've told myself golf season can't start until this project is finished. We'll see how that works out.
As you might have guessed from the discolored plywood, this section of benchwork has been used as an overflow work bench.
mfifer Happy New Year All !!!!!! Mike
Happy New Year All !!!!!!
Mike
Without a doubt ''MAN OF THE YEAR''............or decade for that matter. What a pilot should be,cool and calm, a nice easy landing in the Hudson is how he rolls.
N Scale Diesels......I like 'em
I've been trying to Scratch build the general store at Prince for my friend Art's
C&O layout
It was added to the list of Historical Sites after being restored by the US Parks Department
It was owned by the Prince Brothers and built in the late 1800s
AKA Monks Super Market up till the late 70s
The hardest part was building the recessed entry
I added Wood Floors on both stories
Still need to make the roof and the upper trim
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."-Albert Einstein
http://gearedsteam.blogspot.com/
I like this! Very well done.
MargaritamanI like the "then and now" theme. Pic #1 taken April 13th, 2008. Pic #2 taken September 22nd, 2009. Insomnia has its advantages.
I like the "then and now" theme. Pic #1 taken April 13th, 2008. Pic #2 taken September 22nd, 2009. Insomnia has its advantages.
Love the before/after shots guys!
indiana rr Wow! Great work! That is quite the transformation. Two questions: where do you get your trees? What are the star shaped holes in the fascia for? Speakers of some sort?
Wow! Great work! That is quite the transformation. Two questions: where do you get your trees? What are the star shaped holes in the fascia for? Speakers of some sort?
Thank you. The front trees are Grand Central Gems. The other were scratch made by me over the years. Several pulled from an old layout, many done with twigs found while hiking.
You are correct, there are speakers behind the fascia and if you'll notice a momentary contact switch next to it. One with hobos/campfire, another for the sheep in the hills, and yet another for a eulogy for Engineer Bob being buried next to the tracks. The thunder/lightning/rain switch is down to the right. Interactive sound geek right here!!!
San Dimas Southern slideshow
Then...
Now...
Thanks, Ray. Your improvements make a great layout even better. DJ.
Grampy........... As always, I love it!!! A whole lot of other great photos as well!
Ok, I'll do a couple then and now entries....
An area in the Yard at Hopewell Junction a year ago:
Same area today:
Service area then:
And now:
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