The building is finally finished... There are a few minor things I might tweak down the road, but here it is in all its glory, divorced from the surrounding scenery...Here's the back. I wanted to model the building as completely as possible, as I'm planning to do a module that will include it for either the N track crowd, or just to tote to WMRHS events. Zox's doors turned out first rate!And with the lights on...Uh-huh!And around to the front...I wish I had some smaller LEDs on hand for the platform, but the way I installed these, I can easily replace them down the road. And boy was it a treat sizing and fitting in those *** columns. You'll notice that the platform rises about an 1/8" from right to left to account for the modest grade that carries the main line. But it all worked out.I had to finish painting the columns and some other stuff when Andy came up to bed (school day tomorrow after spring break) so I brought the building down to the kitchen table to finish it, and took the photos there. I used all the available light in the room, and a 5 second exposure at F8. The shots that don't have the lights all blown out were done by disconnecting the lights after about a second, maybe less.... and plopped back down on the layout...That second view is my favorite, I think, but I'll need to photoshop out the the Thomas Sub shelf to really make it pop
Lee
Route of the Alpha Jets www.wmrywesternlines.net
The greenery is finally starting to fill in on the Barre Branch.
I'm trying to model 1956, not live in it.
Great stuff again this week guys!
Nothing new on the BRVRR, but I thought I would post an old favorite.
NYC Hudson #5335 overtakes NYC Mikado #9519 at the West end of the BRVRR layout. Both locomotives are BLIs.
Keep the photos and ideas coming guys. You always make this the best thread of the week.
Remember its your railroad
Allan
Track to the BRVRR Website: http://www.brvrr.com/
Silicon Valley Free-moN set up for a show at the Hiller Aviation Museum this weekend (and next).My first Free-moN meet, so much fun (and learning) with the longest layout I've ever run on (which, since I have a 2'x4', is not saying much).
Some photos and video:
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Thanks for looking and share your own great work.
Happy weekend!
M.C. Fujiwara
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Silicon Valley Free-moN
The east bound 2 car local meets the west bound George Washington passenger service on the river bridge
TerryinTexas
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Gidday All, Hope you don't think I'm being greedy but I've been having a ball !!
mononguy63 looks pretty fine to me even with my specs on.
PennCentral99 thanks for your kind words, Hans may be gone but his modeling "lives on." The next four photos are scenes from his modules, pity my photo skills? don't fully do him justice.
The mine was one of the last things Hans worked on.
Spent the morning tweaking one of the groups freight cars, faulty couplers, incorrect coupler height, poor running trucks etc, not that I mind, actually get a lot of satisfaction out of getting poorly running cars running properly. The payoff was that I got to run the "Perishable" all afternoon. .
"Quiet Afternoon At Arlee".
"Tall Timber".
"Off into the sunset".
Hope you have enjoyed,
Happy Easter
Cheers, The Bear.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
I've about wrapped up my first rolling stock scratchbuild - this Monon rider car. It's built from a spare Blue Box 40' flat car and sheet styrene cut from a "for sale" sign, plus some scrap box this-and-thats. A little amateurish-looking under the all-revealing camera lens, but it satisfiies the three-foot rule pretty well (especially if I'm not wearing my glasses...).
Happy Easter to all!
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
I tell yas Curt, them ol' RR boys musta had some big muskles to be able turn them things. Hadta weighed about 6 tons just in that throw bar, ya know!?! LOL
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Ray- Here's my RR worker ready to throw the switch.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
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A special delivery turned up today. Some special oversized cargo getting delivered to town.
Happy easter all!
James, Brisbane Australia
Modelling AT&SF in the 90s
I have been hard at work creating a great new trackside scene for the Seneca Lake, Ontario, & Western RR. You almost never see a turnout being thrown on a model railroad. Now the real ones had to do those types of tasks, why not the model ones? So... Here it is. I like it!
I may leave that in place and see how long it takes anyone to notice it....
Actually I have made and installed 4 more Fast Track Turnouts to the yard at Kanandaqua. Managed to do that in between mowing lawn and answering emails all week long! Sorry if it looks like a work in progress, but that is exactly what it is at this point.....
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Odie:
The diner looks great! What is the secret behind the lamp over the doorway on the left side of the picture? The lamp arm looks very thin. If this is in HO I would really like to know how you did it. Also, is it a lightbulb or LED?
Thanks,
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Here's a shot from the old layout, I think i might have posted it before but, just to keep WPF going. Lets see some pic's from your old layouts.
"JaBear" Was asked if I would like to run trains for them tomorrow and Monday,"wot a siily question !!" Cheers, the Bear.
Was asked if I would like to run trains for them tomorrow and Monday,"wot a siily question !!"
Cheers, the Bear.
Well DUH! Hand me the throttle and stand back!!
"JaBear" The last two photos are taken on modules created by the late Hans Hubner, one of the founding members of the AMG, who sadly passed away recently. A talented modeler and great bloke whose kind words of reason and good humour are missed. Have a GOOD ONE folks, Cheers, the Bear.
The last two photos are taken on modules created by the late Hans Hubner, one of the founding members of the AMG, who sadly passed away recently. A talented modeler and great bloke whose kind words of reason and good humour are missed.
Have a GOOD ONE folks,
Sorry to hear of your friends passing.
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Lackawanna Route of the Phoebe Snow
Gidday all, Previous posts inspiring as ever.
Today was privileged to run the cement train on the American Modular Group layout (76'x 14') at the Rotorua Model Railway Club annual train show. Was asked if I would like to run trains for them tomorrow and Monday,"wot a siily question !!" [:D]
Nice work you guys, thanks for sharing with everyone.
George,Thanks for the thoughts, I am just having fun with this, & I realized it is fun & I am enjoying it. I wanted to experiment with the 'truckee' to see how it would track, & I think it does pretty well. The steel block could easily be replaced with a wood one, but it gives me the weight I like, was handy, & now it is at the right ride height. I am just goofing around with this, & having fun with the noise makers. I just added today's video in the other thread. Now, I really want to have much more than just a 2' x 6' switch ladder! I would love to run this on a really nice Layout like many of you guys have!!!Thanks & take care, Happy Easter!
Awesome modeling this week guys. I have nothing new this week. Happy Easter to everyone.
hon30critterChad! I am no expert on video cameras but it seems to me that your camera would be much more stable if it was mounted on the front end of a much longer platform with appropriate weight over the rear truck to even the load on the trucks. In its current configuration it would seem to be vulnerable to even the slightest variations in track as well as changes in torque from the locomotive. Like I said, I am no expert but there is still a trace of logic in my limited mind. Dave
I am no expert on video cameras but it seems to me that your camera would be much more stable if it was mounted on the front end of a much longer platform with appropriate weight over the rear truck to even the load on the trucks. In its current configuration it would seem to be vulnerable to even the slightest variations in track as well as changes in torque from the locomotive.
Like I said, I am no expert but there is still a trace of logic in my limited mind.
A few years ago, one of our group members at Boothbay RR Village loaned us a small video camera that we mounted in a 40' gondola with a styrene crate to hide the guts of the thing. It was quite stable. I can not tell from your photo, but having a 2 truck flatcar that is weighted just to NMRA standards should be an acceptable platform. You could be overdoing it with that big steel block. Also tightening one truck so that it does not wobble, and having the other one a bit loose so it absorbs variations in track elevations shold also help.
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
A Norfolk Southern SD 70 m2 (Athearn Genesis) passes in front of the Iron Works, a ConCor kit.
Jarrell
Very nice work from everyone this week.
F's at the road crossing at Stoney Creek. DJ.
Got the Shoofly Free-moN module out into the sun this week:
Thanks for looking.
Happy Weekend, all!
Atlas FM H24-66 #201 in the lead on a freight.
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After being sick last week I finally finished these cars, also doing rib-sided cars takes a lot longer than a smooth side car.
This is the second Morrison-Knudson Covered Hopper, that I did out of their fleet of 274 cars. Atlas PS2 2003 CF Covered Hopper painted Armour Yellow and lettered with Herald King Decals.
This is a McKeen Models ACF Exterior Post Boxcar that I am using to stand in for a Major-Freuhauf X74 Boxcar. Substituted a X-Panel Roof from a Branchline Berwick kit to replicate the difference between the X71 and X74 Boxcars. All were used for clean lading products, mostly paper loading. Floquil PC Green paint and lettered with Microscale Decals.
This is an Eel River Models, 62' PC&F RBL used for hauling Coors Beer from Golden Co. Assembled the flat kit and painted with Scalecoat Aluminum and Armour Yellow and lettered with Microscale Decals.
Thanks for looking!
Rick J
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How about a BAR !!
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