Stebby,
Awesome night shot!
The #35249 is one of the Collect n Play series. The scale of these is all over the place from what I saw at the store and in the catalog. The Deere Dumper is on page 26:
http://www.toytractortimes.com/files/10XOL-2010JohnDeereCatalog.pdf
The model is right at 35' in HO. The length of the smaller articulated dump trucks (ADT) Deere makes, the 250D and 300D, is about 32' and the bigger (370E and up) are 35'. The model resembles the smaller version a little better and the driver's door scales just shy of 6' so you can take your pick of which it represents.
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
mlehman I found a good deal on a dump truck for the CCCP Quarry at Dove Creek. It's an Ertl John Deere #35249 and appears to be pretty darn close to HO scale, all for less than $5 at the local farm store.
I found a good deal on a dump truck for the CCCP Quarry at Dove Creek. It's an Ertl John Deere #35249 and appears to be pretty darn close to HO scale, all for less than $5 at the local farm store.
Just FYI, the Ertl construction line is 1:50 scale. So it's a little large for HO. But then it is construction equipment, so you would expect it to be large.
I like your night shots, I have done a few of my own in the past. It really helps hide the lack of a proper backgound.
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!
rdgk1se3019 Hey......is that True-Scale roadbed I see?
Hey......is that True-Scale roadbed I see?
Dennis, you referring to this
We use 1/4" clear pine roadbed that we mill, whether it is handlaid or Walther's/ Shinahara code 83.
Starts like this http://www.ssmrc.org/newconstruction.aspx Works quite great for us, allows to spike flextrack or to glue/ hand lay ties. We also mill the wider "plates" for turnouts.
Modeling B&O- Chessie Bob K. www.ssmrc.org
Dennis Blank Jr.
CEO,COO,CFO,CMO,Bossman,Slavedriver,Engineer,Trackforeman,Grunt. Birdsboro & Reading Railroad
You guys are putting out some great stuff as always. Here's some of the new scenes on the club layout.
middlemanMike: I'm following your lighting work with interest,as I intend to do get to that eventually...I've got some area lights already installed,but no power to them yet.
Mike,
Thanks for you comments. I was getting ready to start a thread on The Night Scene:
http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/213765.aspx
It's late and it's not finished, but I'll polish it some more later. Be glad to take questions.
A while ago I got a plan for a booster box that someone made for use at Free-mo set-ups. The idea was to put a booster in a tool box that had all the connections that were required on the outside. I took this idea and modified it slightly to house my command station. Since I move every few years I figure having something like this to store my digitrax system would be great.
Overall:
Front:
Inside:
Tray:
There are a few more pictures in my Booster Box Set on Flickr
Chris
Dayton, OH
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Well, after a longer-than-I-wanted holiday hiatus, I'm back to modeling. And what better way to start the year than with a nice little caboose project. It started out as this
And ended looking like this
Keep the photos coming!
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
Only days after the merger the alco FA/FB2 pair pulls one it's last trains.
SP&S modeler, 1960's give or take a decade or two for some equipment.
http://www.youtube.com/user/SGTDUPREY?feature=guide
Gary DuPrey
N scale model railroader
John R.
Last week I started rebuilding the Greenvale industrial area on my layout; I have stared a description of what is going on and my planning http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/213739.aspx
Before
Now
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
Cool looking picture. I really like the yellow effect of the headlight shining on the track. It looks like evening.
jeffrey-wimberly
Just finished rebuilding this Rivarossi Cab Forward. Bought it not running and with some damaged and missing parts. Sweet running now.
-Bob
Life is what happens while you are making other plans!
Happy Friday everyone! Once again some exceptional photos! Grampy, great B&W scene. It could pass for the real thing! Garry and Curt, always great stuff! Nice night shots Mike! Robby, I like the Port St Joe weathering job. You have that down to a science! Bear, nice cars! Tom and Mike, nice pics! Crandell, nice J1! Michael, that shop is great!
Ok, as you guys know, I have pretty much spoiled myself and the boys with locomotives, and It's really hard to have a favorite. Well, when BLI decided to run a USRA light Pacific, I was only slightly excited about it, I've purchased a lot of pacifics over the years with poor results {that doesn't include Pennsy K4's]. Even my brass locos don't measure up to most other locos on the layout. On Thursday my first BLI pacific arrived, and to my amazement, it runs absolutely perfect! Finally after some 30 years I have the B&O passenger train I always wanted to model. Here are a couple of photos:
I probably should have vacumed the cobwebs out of the bridgework! Yes, that's a scratchbuilt HO stepbox. It was a nightmare to make!
Have a great weekend everyone!
-Stan
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
I've been working on the Walthers Railroad Shop the last few weeks, and finally finished it!
I installed the crane, interior lights, and the interior details also.
Michael
CEO- Mile-HI-RailroadPrototype: D&RGW Moffat Line 1989
Nice work everyone.I kind of finished redoing my 2-6-0. After seeing the picture it looks like I need to a little detailing and dull the tender wheels.I stripped #145 down, cleaned the armature ring in the motor. It seems to run better now, before it would jump start and surge, some what as it ran along. The paint is supposed to be flat black but it sure looks shiny enough for an old steamer. The tender frame was broke in two pieces and the cab corner posts were gone when I got it. It sure needed some TLC.
Anyway, my contribution for the week end. I enjoy all the great pictures.
Lee
Before and the black is after in the pics.
Curt ... Thanks for commenting.
Tom .... I'll have a Burlington 4-8-2 ready to haul the Panoramic Limited east of Denver!. Great photo!
Everybody.... Nice work this weekend!
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
An impossibly clean Pennsy J1 takes the siding....reluctantly.
Tom & Curt, that depot does get around, doesn't it?
Crandell
A little snow here in Denver today,good day to be in the basement running trains.
Mike: I'm following your lighting work with interest,as I intend to do get to that eventually...I've got some area lights already installed,but no power to them yet.
Finished up my dwarf route indicators on the east end of the yard.
Have a great weekend.
Mike
Curt Webb Garry & DJ- Great looking photos Tom- Great shot but that station looks familiar
Garry & DJ- Great looking photos
Tom- Great shot but that station looks familiar
Curt:
I was thinking the same thing, LOL! How about: "Great minds think alike?"
Tom
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!
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
http://s1082.photobucket.com/albums/j372/curtwbb/
The eastbound Panoramic Limited pulls into Deer Creek headed by 3-cylinder 4-8-2 #1605. The all-Pullman extra-fare train is headed from Oakland, California to Chicago and will switch over to the Burlington RR in Denver.
Head end transfer of power. DJ.
A good start to WPF guys. Keep the photos and I ideas coming.
Here is one from the BRVRR:
I started to add a few supplier signs to the sides of my grain elevator. Wouldn't you know I would run out of the latex wallpaper cement I like to use.
Keep up the good work 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/
As always great modeling. I had to adjust the train station on my layout because I moved the track away from the station during a ongoing track widening and reverse loop project.
those alco FA's look very similar to a set that I have also in EB colors.
Friday already! Seemed like a fast week. .... Robby, the boxcar looks real. .... Mike, nice night shots. .... Rick, the U25B is looking great so far. Hopper, too. ...... Bear and James. Good to have you guys from the other side of the globe here as regulars. Enjoy your new stuff.
Here are photos of CB&Q car 308, a diner-parlor car. I added some details to it this week.
Great looking photos so far!!
Don't feel to bad James. I got laid off twice last year, by two different companies!!!
Here's something from me........
before:
after:
"Rust, whats not to love?"