"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Thanks for the update on the car ferry, just be sure when it's done you ship it to me so I can load it with my Wabash cars.
This is for Mike, since he lives close to the old P&E lines, my collection of P&E Cars I have built and painted from various kits.
All these cars were built from kits from Athearn, McKeen Kitbash, Eastern Car Works, Branchline and Intermountain with added detail parts where appropriate.
Cars were all decaled with decals from Mark Vaughn with the Cigar Band Heralds from Microscale.
Thanks for looking,
Rick J
Rule 1: This is my railroad.
Rule 2: I make the rules.
Rule 3: Illuminating discussion of prototype history, equipment and operating practices is always welcome, but in the event of visitor-perceived anacronisms, detail descrepancies or operating errors, consult RULE 1!
Bear ... I like your progress with your ferry
Rick ... P&E cars look great.
People are at the County Park for the Memorial Day weekend.
Edit .... Mike L.... Nice photos of your pipeline terminal in the other thread. Impressive work !
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
OK, not having a good start...need stronger or sumtim...
Will repost my stuff here. Ignore the other thread
Here's a a pic of the just completed crude oil pipeline terminal at Snowden. Oil will be loaded here onto tank cars for the trip to the Oriental Refinery in Durango. This is the second Gramps oil field and pipeline, with the other terminating in Chama, New Mexico on the old narrowgauge mainline to Alamosa.
Still waiting on additional track to finish what will be two double ended sidings. One will serve the loading rack, while the other will be a sort of team track to unload pipe trains and other supplies. A short spur to a ramp will allow unloading of wheeled and tracked equipment, as well as serving a warehouse. The overall arrangement is visible in this pic taken earlier in the contruction process.
With trees sprouting up, you can also see the switchback leading up to a mine above Snowden, where a couple of gons are sitting in this pic.
Rick,
Thanks I always enjoy seeing P&E stuff.
Garry, thanks to you for your comments.
Bear, appreciate the insights into New Zealand climate. It's always sounded like a great place to live, even if you're a hobbit.
Well, not you personally...
BTW, those are some impressive looking handrails. Great stuff!
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
Bear – Amazing! Talk about tedium!! I’d be ready for the booby hatch after all of that close work.
Mike – Great progress. Good looking new scene. I admire your background mountains.
Remember its your railroad
Allan
Track to the BRVRR Website: http://www.brvrr.com/
Allan,
A used equipment dealership is a great idea. Tractors could be one focus, but construction and other machinery could be another. This lets you use all sorts of eras' kits mixed up together while needing little justification.
I have a 2-lane shortcut starting from old US 40 in western Kansas after I drop off I-70 when headed to southwestern Colorado. Out in the middle of nowhere somewhere east of Pueblo is a really huge old equipment dealer. It extends over acres along side this rather rural road. He could probably sell plows to the Amish or a nearly new 4x4 tractor if you have some big bucks. You wonder why most hasn't been hauled to the scrapper, which looks like it must have been last done sometime in WWII during all those scrap drives.
BRVRRMike – Great progress. Good looking new scene. I admire your background mountains.
Thanks, appreciate your comment
They're simple things, cut from 1/2 foam board, being careful to get some slope into each cut. I use Zinser 1-2-3 to prime them and protect the foam from curdling when hit with spray paint. Usually the colors are just several shades of green. I try to be cautious not to get the paint too even, which helps the effect. I try to design a piece of subroadbed to get close enough so it traps them behind it at the bottom to hold 'em up straight. Layer at least two together to really get the full effect.
You can barely see them in the first pic, but I also use a vinyl sticker consisting of rows of evergreens on the face of the foam "mountains" to add a final layer for depth. The bumpy chenille trees are in front, then the evergreen sticker, then two layers of what look like tree-covered mountain. These are very simple methods to add lots of delth to vene very shallow scenes.
The best part is, if they don't please at first, then hack out another one...
Great looking scenes, keep us posted.
Bryan B.
I recently got a Bachmann P&LE GP7:
However, I already had an Atlas Classic unit with that number. In addition, 5676 was a freight unit, which meant that it had a "Pacemaker green" body. The Atlas version shown is in a later paint scheme, but the color is correct: P&LE had a few GP7s with steam generators in the 5680 series. I added this detail to the loco and renumbered it. I haven 't heard for sure if 5682 had a black body, but at least there's a chance it's more accurate than the Bachmann unit as delivered.
However, I already had an Atlas Classic unit with that number. In addition, 5676 was a freight unit, which meant that it had a "Pacemaker green" body. The Atlas version shown is in a later paint scheme, but the color is correct:
P&LE had a few GP7s with steam generators in the 5680 series. I added this detail to the loco and renumbered it. I haven 't heard for sure if 5682 had a black body, but at least there's a chance it's more accurate than the Bachmann unit as delivered.
Teriffic examples above...car float, rolling stock, scenes, loco paint schemes, etc. Every example is inspiring.
Today I addressed the formerly built Sicken Tire Company, adding window material and LED lighting. For lighting I used three, 3-LED strips (one for each "room". The lighting is a bit harsh, so I will either add a resistor for overall reduction or selectively try a reduction "wash" over the zones LEDs to get the right effect. And I also need to add some interior details.
Paul
Modeling HO with a transition era UP bent
Good stuff from everyone again this week. 1st gen. Alcos leading a freight through the yard.
Bear, Thanks for the WPF start. Looks like you and your deft soldering iron were in handrail high gear, nice work!
Thanks to all, regards, Peter
Bear, We plant cotton, rice, corn and soybeans in the Arkansas river delta. The pic is soybean planting some nice rough buckshot. That is clay type dirt. I saw your post on the diner about the aerial top dressing in New Zealand. Very interesting story. Looks like we have something in common being involved in the ag industry. As a youth, some summer work was done on various airstrips here. I have "hopped a wing" loading dry fertilizer for application on rice on several different planes. Rockwell Thrush, Pawnee, Grumman Ag Cat, Snow, Ag Wagon, Air Tractor. Most of the guys here fly the Air Tractor AT 602, a few 802's. They can really get a lot of work done in a day. I love to watch them work, especially spraying jobs where they are down on the deck! If I get any good shots Ill post them on the diner. Take care and have a great weekend!
All kinds of awesome stuff so far, as always! Love this thread.
Several Mantua cars repainted this week-- two ex-Swift reefers now ART:
And a Mantua drovers caboose reworked (new couplers, ladders, grabs, trucks) and repainted for SLC:
P
Some great stuff here this weekend. Thanks guys.
Since it appears to be a slow weekend for WPF I thought I'd post another photo from my updated website to keep things moving:
Another view of Fred's Farm Machinery from the north side of the layout featuring a NYC freight train in the background.
The link to my website is in my signature.
Bear,
The diss is down to revisions, so mostly easier to deal with except when my old brain can't think of a needed alternative word. Thank goodness for the thesaurus, as some days are better than others, like today when we have a big weather front passing through. I suppose there are worse things to have happen than having to stand and work on the layout because sitting hurts too much to think.
I agree, Allan, perfect excuse for more pics, especially since I finished up most of the work on the turntable I've been building over the last couple of evenings. Still waiting on a turnout to lead to the turntable.
Crews are hard at work on the finger tracks and last bit of grading. I plan for an enginehouse on the paired tracks on the left. The Unimog is in the caboose pocket and the track above it to the right is for holding flangers, plows, etc; in between will be the lead from the main coming in from the right, seen in the following pic from the other direction.
I added a couple of ramps. These are to serve the 9 Lives Cat House. It's not what you might think; they repair bulldozers and other heavy equipment used in the logging and oil industries. Originally located in Black Cat Junction, Tefft turned out to be a better location to ply their trade and gain new work. The endloading ramp comes off the turntable and gets one truck on solid ground to avoid putting excessive force on the turntable bridge, while keeping things compact. At an adjcent siding, thee is a sideloading ramp to handle loads on and off the drop-center flats.
Finally, a pic of the local pulling into Snowden. Just in front of where the train is now will be a spur off the location of the sidings behind the train. Ramps like the ones at Tefft will be installed there and the old ones at the previous 9 Lives Cat House location at Black Cat Junction will be refurbished to remain in use after the move to Tefft.
Evening Folks, a photo from the past, I need to get my caboose in gear again.
I hate Rust
Great stuff everyone, especially Bear! Those railings are 'flaming' marvelous! They really add a sense of length to the car ferry. As for LEDs, personally I think you should start to experiment a bit. Don't use the car ferry as a test ground for obvious reasons, but with a little practise you could bring the navigation lights, wheel house, deck lights and interior corridors alive. I would be most willing to help if you wish, or not - its your railroad!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Sorry this is a bit late on Sunday but my wife and I have just spent an absolutely fabulous weekend with old friends and I just got in the door (yes - there was tequila involved!!).
I only have a wee bit of progress to show. I was able to build the replacement pilot for my McKeen motor car. The one supplied with the model was a non-starter as you can see.
Here is my replacement along side the original. It is a much better fit:
Here is the replacement under the shell:
I managed to recreate some suggested rivet detail simply by not filing the bent ends of the uprights flush with the frame. How that will look when it is painted has yet to be determined. The holes aren't quite exactly in line.
BRVRRSince it appears to be a slow weekend for WPF I thought I'd post another photo
Well, I can't just sit back and not jump into the fray! Gotta keep this thread populated!
The BLI Sharks arrived earlier in the week so here's a quick grab shot.
Nice work everyone—and all your contributions are always an inspiration for me to keep Workin' On The Railroad!
I hope you are all enjoying the Holiday! Remembering the brave men and women that have served and gave their all... so we can all enjoy the freedom they helped provide.
Ed
mlehman added a couple of ramps. These are to serve the 9 Lives Cat House. It's not what you might think; they repair bulldozers and other heavy equipment
Hi Mike, The ramp looks good, but probably would not work in the real world. Those cats with the sharp claws, er, treads would tear up a wood ramp in no time. A concrete ramp would last a lot longer.
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
George,
Yeah, concrete is nice, but I've used too much of it already. Plus it's a straight shot up the ramp, so little slewing involved for the old pros at 9 Lives when they do use it for cats. The thing is actually an old portable ramp they drug into town to use here because Old Man Mears is cheap.
Since the RR acquired the drop-center flats for the bigger equipment going to the woods, etc most travel by it and generally only lighter pieces like the Holt and wheeled- stuff go over the end ramp.
And since Old Man Mears owns 9 Lives and he's in the lumber biz, so....
Might as well throw in a couple of more pics. I have this old scratchbuilt enginehouse sitting around for the last 40 years or so, built in 1972 as best I can recall. It had seen better days...
A new foundation, door hinges, and some other work and it's looking good. Pondering what to do about the roof, but the floor is just a matter of putting it down.
Just finished a Wow sound install in a 2-6-6-2 Mantua logger
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