Can't wait to see the good projects this week. I almost finished up my WLE GP35 last week, and have started on two theater window cars Wheeling and Lake Erie 1990, and the CSXT Alabama. All I have done on the car is windows cut out of styrene, so perhaps I'll post those towards the end of the week. Also running an open house this weekend, so no work from me this weekend. Anyway, heres my nearly finished GP35. The work includes:
Cannon and Co. high hood nose kit and attaching said nose to a Kato Santa Fe GP35
Adding brass detail parts (antennas)
moving the horn towards the long hood end
decaling and painting, and extending the light bar
Let's see some really good stuff this weekend.
(My Model Railroad, My Rules)
These are the opinions of an under 35 , from the east end of, and modeling, the same section of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway. As well as a freelanced road (Austinville and Dynamite City railroad).
Jimmy ... Your WLE 104 looks fantastic.
My January MR arrived a week ago. The article about white-metal casting kits inspired me to assemble some which I have had in storage for a few years. The first one of these to be completed is a road grader made I made from a Woodland Scenics kit this past week.
Below is a consist of 3 CBQ F3's ... The lead unit and the B unit are F3 Pahse 4 models by Atheran Genesis. The trailing unit is an F3 Phase 2 model made by Intermountain. The three units run very well together, and I was surprsed to see the thread about Intermountain F units being slower than Genesis F units.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Nice job on the grader, Garry. Heading home on leave for Christmas.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Nice works guys, been fighting with computers the last couple of days, so I better post a few pics of a Cascade Local leaving town and leave it at that...
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
Jimmy, nice work on the end striping on the W&LE unit.
Grampy, nice picture and appreciate some of the passenger traffic that you do.
Garry, more nice pictures of your layout and that grader turned out well, remember my first job grade checking with a grader like that one.
Bear, what no work on the car ferry!!!!!!, can't wait to see the finished project.
Mike, I know how that feels, but always great pictures.
Nothing done this week, what with the club show last weekend and bowling, there was not much time to finish anything this week.
PRR N1s 2-10-2 hauling a coal drag up the mountain!
PRR GP9's with a coal drag with NYC GP40's waiting on the passing track.
See you all later!
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!
Nice work everyone
Bought a U Boat shell on Ebay and painted it Midnight Blue
It's the closest thing to C&O's Enchantment Blue that comes in a spray can
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DJ, Bear, and Rick ... Thanks for commenting about my grader.
Bear ... have fun making the building.
Mike L ... More nice photos.
DJ ... I'm gladd you posted your photo again this year. Hard to beleive this year is mostly over.
Rick ... I like the club photos.
C&O fan ... The U-Boat looks very good.
Great start to the weekend, folks! Always look forward to seeing what everyone has been up to.
On The SLOW, the girder bridge is finally together and the rivets have been placed on the bottom of the girders themselves. Hope to put a coat of paint on the bottom of it today leaving the top of the girders paint free so I can get rivets put on there over the weekend at the RIT Train Show.
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Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
I'ts rainning in Belgium and the sky is heavy clouded, so I have work quiet a lot to my lumber company.
The small boiler house is nearly finished, painting and wheathering are done, using acrilycs paints, pastel chalk and isopropilycs india ink wash; most of the details are made of scratch.
Most of the roof of the kitbashed building are done and covered withroofing; this roofing is made with a paint tape custom cut to the right width for an Nscale use.
The wall are nearly finished, the roof is nearly finished, so I hope to finish the whole building this week end.
This is a small scratchbuild chimney, made of a wire bend to shape, a cap from a small plastic tube cut in lenght and the joint to simulate different made of small tape band.
As I mentioned in last weekends photo fun that I was going to show my TT scale mini-diorama. The reason for this diorama was to learn about scenery. I haven't done scenery since hard shell way back when. Also wanted to learn using acrylics for color. So here's my dio. I call it "Tight Clearance".
Should have used the track clearance gauge here.
Coming through the cut.
There's .2" clearance. That's 2 feet in TT scale. Enough to get through at restricted speed on a spur.
That's it for now.
Bernd
New York, Vermont & Northern Rwy. - Route of the Black Diamonds
protolancer(at)kingstonemodelworks(dot)com
Marc_Magnus
Kinda reminds me of this place:
http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=qsgdpx8qxhjz&lvl=18.99&dir=336.34&sty=o&form=LMLTCC
Dave
Just be glad you don't have to press "2" for English.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ_ALEdDUB8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hqFS1GZL4s
http://s73.photobucket.com/user/steemtrayn/media/MovingcoalontheDCM.mp4.html?sort=3&o=27
Jimmy, Thanks for getting the fun rolling with your high-nose Geep.
The Martinez/Benicia SP railroad bridge is old and weather-beaten, the mightiness and the character of it's raw steel has been left muted by the crowding in of it's modern, yet lifeless concreted neighbors. That the Crockett Model Railroad Society has done a stupendous job of capturing and preserving the history and essence of this classic railway bridge is an understatement.
Thanks to all and regards, Peter
Impressive projects and inspiring scenes above, everyone. Nice work.
I have been off to other things lately but made a step forward this week on getting some acquired LifeLike locos ready for decoder (need to order these) and speaker installs by milling room for speakers into the weights. I'm fortunate to have a friend with a milling machine, much easier (and safer) than the grinding I've done prior.
The first is a LL P2K GP30, which will get a LokSound Select plus 3-4 13x18mm sugarcube speakers.
The second is a LL P1K FM Erie Built (B unit not shown) which will get a Select plus 4 like sugarcubes.
Keep the fun photos coming!
Paul
Modeling HO with a transition era UP bent
Great stuff again this weekend guys.
NYC Hudson #5335 passing General Industries on the east end of the BRVRR layout.
Keep the photos and ideas coming everyone. Thanks to you WPF is always the best thread of the week.
Remember its your railroad
Allan
Track to the BRVRR Website: http://www.brvrr.com/
Hi all,
I've just run the first operating session on my On30 'Bradford Valley Lumber Co.' layout. As expected, I found a handful of problems that need tweaking/fixing, and I'll be sorting these out over the coming weeks.
Here are some of the photos I took during the session:
This is the first proper (i.e. non-testing) train to run on the BVLC, a supply train running to Camp C (staging) headed by 4-4-0 #8.
Returning from Camp D with a passenger train, #3 crosses the trestle.
With empty log skeletons in tow, #2 heads up to Camp C (staging).
The Location: Forests of the Pacific Northwest, OregonThe Year: 1948The Scale: On30The Blog: http://bvlcorr.tumblr.com
Bear,
Your pacing shot is just a real treat. The blur hides a lot, but make it look so real.
Marc, Bernd, tbdanny, Simon and everyone else had just great stuff, too.
Finally, squeezing one more pic in as the weekend comes to an end in some parts of the globe, some new art for the train room to go with my John Coker print. I'll have more pics and background in next week's WPF.
dti406Bear, what no work on the car ferry!!!!!!, can't wait to see the finished project.
dti406 Bear, what no work on the car ferry!!!!!!, can't wait to see the finished project. You and me both Rick, I think there may be a discussion coming on. The challenge is that I’m trying to prove a point to the club members that scratchbuilding is achievable without great expense and in a reasonable time frame. Though “Speedy Bear” is a bit of an oxymoron! Thanks to all for the inspiring really Good Stuff!! Cheers, the Bear. EDIT: Mike.
dti406 Bear, what no work on the car ferry!!!!!!, can't wait to see the finished project.
Just pulling your leg, if you noticed I have not posted any pictures of my Hot Coil Car recently. That's because it is sitting in box waiting for me to make the multiple bend grabs for the car ends (4 each).
Wow ... I see some more great stuff since I posted here a couple of days ago.... It is fantstic to see so many people posting pictures of their work.
Ray ... Your bridge is progressing nicely.
Marc ... Your building project is looking great.
Peter ... The bridge is magnificent
Bernd ... Nice to see your TT scale here.
Paul ... Your sound DCC installations appear to be doing well.
Allan ... The NYC Hudson is a favorite loco. Glad to see yours.
TBDanny .... I like the On30 trains.
Simon ... Looks like you did well with Ebay purchases.
Mike L ... Unfortunately your last photo is not opening.
I completed another white metal casting model. It is the Woodland Scenics bulldozer. I have not weathered it yet. Parked next to it is a dump truck made from another white metal casting kit. I made the truck a few years ago.
dti406Just pulling your leg,
Ah, I wondered what was slowing me down even more.
Cheers, the Bear.
Here are a few shots of weekend progress on my C&S narrow gauge Como Roundhouse, which is a highly detailed foreground model. Track will be added to cork roadbed area on the left, after the model is installed on the layout.
If you would like to see additional photos and a description of the layout, you can find it here:http://coloradosouthern.blogspot.com/p/como-hon3_27.html
If you love C&S narrow gauge history as much as I do, you can join our C&Sn3 history discussion blog at:http://coloradosouthern.blogspot.com/