Weekend Photo Fun. 11-13 July 2014.

[mikelhh]

Thanks to those who commented on my road!  Mike L, HO-Velo, Mr B. It's great to get feedback from those who know the area. Much appreciated.

HO-Velo -  For the ruts I used the dull edge of a large craft knife [the snap=off blade type]   Holding the sharp side carefully I ran it up and down in long sweeps through the sloppy soil. In places I accidentally dug the corner in.  After a day or so it was still damp inside and I was able to press down any bits that were too rough.

It's dry and very hard now.

Mike

[Hobbez]

A pic from a river scene that I am working on.  I am currently building a 15x40 shelf layout based right here where I live in Bangor & Aroostook country.

 

 

 

[GGOOLER]

well since im waiting for the world cup to start i thought i would upload some pics.

like everyone i cant wait till friday to start seeing all your pics.

decided to practice on some d.o.f. settings that i read from someones how to from a post from here. forgot which. but i picked up on two points that i hadnt figured out yet.

 

 

a  shot of some work to do in foyt yard. this is looking east.

 

this is looking west at the foyt yard entrance, which is the track closest to the hill.

 

here is eb U.P. 8146 pulling some freight to my east end staging. a rare time of the year when i actually get some sunshine in the room.

 

 

 

 

[MisterBeasley]

Mike, that New England dirt road is perfect.  It is just the way they look.

Since I covered the last of the pink foam on my layout with scenery a few weeks ago, I've been struggling with a problem:  Where do I put my beer now?  I thought of building cup holders on the fascia, but decided that the best option was to press on with Phase 3, and add another section of pink foam that will eventually become more layout, but in the meantime can serve as a platform for beverages.  Shown are examples of the work of breweries that have already contributed to this effort.

[HO-Velo]

mikelhh

After giving it a good drenching with the mist sprayer I glued it down with dilute PVA, ballasting style, and I added shallow ruts before, during and after gluing.

Mikelhh,  

Nice pic, made me want to throw on a jacket.  Your dirt road looks great, real dirt looks like, well, real dirt.  Might you share your method of making ruts?

Thanks and regards,  Peter

[dti406]

mlehman

 

 

Phoebe Vet

Keep that XP computer as long as you can.

 

 

Dave,

That's what I plan on doing, not sure how long that might be. That does sorta give me another excuse to go Mac. It wouldn't be an unpopular choice here, as the wife is a longtime Mac user, as well as a mainframe/Unix programmer at the Big U.

 

My wife has a laptop with Windows 8 (Ugh!!!!!!) and she hated it so bad, my son (computer engineer) installed UNIX on her laptop and she loves it.

Rick J

[mlehman]

Phoebe Vet

Keep that XP computer as long as you can.

Dave,

That's what I plan on doing, not sure how long that might be. That does sorta give me another excuse to go Mac. It wouldn't be an unpopular choice here, as the wife is a longtime Mac user, as well as a mainframe/Unix programmer at the Big U.

[kbkchooch]

Awesome pics gang!  Curt, you are not alone, I hate computers too!

 

Here's two of the 3 most recent aquisitions to the fleet. Seems I went to an auction a few weeks ago, bought a bunch of stuff, then listed most of it on eBay. I've made back to money I spent (and then some) and kept a Athearn BB Chessie GP40-2 (currently getting a rebuild) and these two.

A Max Gray Brass Pennsy 4-6-0, runs great,

And a Spectrum 2-10-0 with no visible wear (or dirt) on the wheels! It must have been a shelf Queen!

Think I'm gonna go to a few more auctions!!

 

[Jimmy_Braum]

Not much new, but a newer shot of this girl.  I saw the prototype this afternoon on a Wheeling train completely by accident.II'm planning to get some ofthe Wheeling hoppers from Walthers this week.

[mlehman]

Heartland Division CB&Q

Mike L... Glad to see more shots of your outstanding lumber yard.

Thanks, Garry. I think it does need more lumber and I've thought about doing a lumber-cutting scene inside the rack where the unloading door opens into. Been holding off on lights there until I get more lumber to put in the rack. Already too many empty windows when darkness comes.

I'm also enjoying GP-9man's putting up that famous scenery.

Larry,

If it's got an overhead door, maybe a used car lot? Or the way it is could be a chainsaw shop, car parts (Napa or ?), machine shop, or one of those other small biz's that you might find near the tracks in an industrial zone. Most would only need some signage to work.

Mike,

It's a great road, if one of modest aspirations, get you from here to there.

Peter,

Those Globemaster IIs had quite a rep, both good and bad. They impressed the heck out of me the few times I got to walk through them on Armed Forces Day back in the 60s. Never flew one, but did get to ride a C-5 back from Germany once.

BTW, looks like the old guy at the race is trying to reach in to get a selfie, which I guess has gotten controversial along the route. I can see how it would be distracting and dangerous. Modern times....and it's not just the kids.

[HO-Velo]

Bear,  Thanks for firing up yet another great WPF.

Mike,  I like your Globemaster, it's big schnoze and serious expression, no big grin like the old Pacific Southwest Airlines airliners used to wear, lol.

Posting a rerun, but it's July and the Tour is still young.  Allez! Allez!

Thanks and regards,  Peter

 

 

 

[mikelhh]

I'm enjoying all the projects and photos on here.

Recently I reworked one of my dirt roads, using garden soil.

In places it's more gritty than I expected, but I quite like it. 

After giving it a good drenching with the mist sprayer I glued it down with dilute PVA, ballasting style, and I added shallow ruts before, during and after gluing.

[GP-9_Man11786]

I did a little more work on the layout tonight. Here's a culvert that carried Kittanning Run under Horseshoe Curve:

Here's a BLMA gondol I weathered with an India Ink wash and Chalks:

[BRAKIE]

Here's a project I been working on.Its the office for Urlermon's Transloading-a SummerSet Ry/Slate Creek Rail contractor..I have 2 of these buildings..The other is used for ?? still debating.

[Phoebe Vet]

Mike:

Keep that XP computer as long as you can.  I just scrapped a Vista computer and bought a new Windows 8.1 laptop.  After fighting with it for a couple of weeks, I brought the Windows 7 computer back out of the train room and retired the 8.1 computer to JMRI duties.  I doubt I will ever buy another Windows machine.

[Anonymous]

Leafing through some really old papers, I found this rare shot of the Keg Harbor RR & Nav.Co., taken during the time the wharf was built:

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Bear ... Looks like a great club layout.

Rick ... Another nice club layout. I like the big Pennsy Baldwins. 

Curt. ... I like you night shot. Read the thread referenced by Mike L. It took a while for people to figure out what was happening with the new forum software. .... I wish spell check was working which is another shortcoming in my opinion.  

Mike L... Glad to see more shots of your outstanding lumber yard. 

GP9 ... Your horseshoe curve is shaping up nicely. I know a big project like that takes time. Keep up the great work. 

Here is an older photo of a Baldwin switcher working at Union Station. 

[GP-9_Man11786]

Great stuff so far this week. I've done a bit more ballasting up at Horseshoe Curve, it needs touchup but a least it all stuck this time.

I also added a sanding tower and drying house to the Altoona Shop complex:

[mlehman]

Great work, fellows! Wish I was going to the National, but spent the funds on a new loco, have fun and be safe.

Curt Webb

I was going to post a couple more but for some reason I can only get the one to post. I hate computers.

Curt,

Yeah, some days are like that. I'm running on empty on XP, so need to start thinking about what to do. Well, the answer is build more kits As the Bear noted, got a pretty good thread started, seeing some new faces, and intend to pitch participating here. We're darn good with WPF most weeks, but new blood will make it even better.

Anyway, the thread is here: http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/230912.aspx

My current kit went together nicely and was a breeze compared to a couple of Westerfield hoppers I built a few months ago. It's a Rio Grande Fowler boxcar clone. As of this morning, it just needs decals now that the paint is dry.

Also added to to the aerial fleet, building the missing tail sections (vertical and horizontal stabilizers) from a $5 scratch and dent Roden C-124C  1:144 kit.

I got some signage on Goble's Lumber and Coal. They still filling the lumber racks, but are already delivering coal.

 

[Curt Webb]

I was going to post a couple more but for some reason I can only get the one to post. I hate computers.

[Curt Webb]

Great stuff so far. Look forward to seeing more. Today I have photos of my Bellevue passenger station as it gets dark.

 

 

 

[dti406]

Again still not recovered enough to get a lot of work done, but since the NMRA National is next week and our club will be open on Thursday Night for a self-quided tour, here a a few pictures of locations around the club layout.

Enjoy and hope to see some of you next Thursday night.

Rick J

["JaBear"]

Gidday All, well I posted the photo I was going to use in Mikes “last Kit Next Kit” thread...

http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/230912.aspx

....so here, dusted off from the vaults, is a photo of the Hamilton Model Railway Clubs modular layout yard.

Looking forward to the really Good Stuff,

Have  Great One ffolkes,

Cheers, the Bear.