Welcome!
First of September already! Here in the U.S. it is Labor Day Holiday weekend and a portend to the coming of Fall and the end of Summer.
A great time to spend with your railroad model projects!
Here is an opportunity to showcase any recent project or layout progress or to simply post a photo or two of your favorite railroad-related subject.
I always seem to be juggling a dozen or more projects at a time! Here's one that I began maybe two years ago and I'm finally getting around to making some progress!
In 1949, the Pennsylvania Railroad bought six, two-car sets of Budd-built dining cars which were painted Tuscan Red as delivered. In late 1963 the PRR stripped the paint off and simplified the lettering scheme to a plain vinyl keystone.
Walthers has made several runs of these cars as part of their Broadway Limited but they have never offered them in the bare stainless look. Too bad, too, because besides the PRR they went on to Penn Central and Amtrak as well (along with fifty of the 21 roomette cars converted to coaches).
So with a nod of appreciation to AntonioFP45 for his excellent tips on using Alclad, I loaded my airbrush with some Alclad II and had some fun.
I also decided to repaint the Kato Business car into a "look-alike" to the PRR #1000, the former Adolphus, built by the Wabash, which also went on to be leased to Amtrak.
http://hebners.net/Amtrak/amtGEOM/amt10000a.jpg
For the short time the car was owned by PRR it looked similar to this...
I still need to fine-tune my Alclad painting technique. I shot these cars with stainless steel which results in a bit darker shade than I'd like. I plan to re-shoot the diners with the #107 chrome and see if that brightens up the finish a bit.
They really look much "shinier" than the photos depict.
On to more great stuff!
Regards, Ed
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Morning all. The Kato car looks like a good start.
Isnt that how it always happens Bear? Can't wait to see the results
here's mine, a little update on the F100. im calling it F100( F unit). It's gotten it's name and the number now. It ALao received a fan and an exhaust port.
I still think it's missing something, but I'll figure that out later. I've also been working on more ballast cars to. Looking forward to seeing cool stuff this long weekend.
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So happy to have something to take my mind off our floods
Here's a yard shot to start a busy day
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Progress on 40.
I did a little bit of preliminary test running once I got the motor set and found a wobble. Take a bit of time to narrow it down being a scratch frame, I found that the round tire I was trying to keep on one of the mantua drivers was causing it. So I had to make the concession of no tires or at least mantua ones, I may add a bullfrog snot one later but I'm not totally sure I'll need it with how open the boiler is for weight.
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Ed, Shiny cars for a time when the Pennsy often wasn't shining, but was still a great RR. I have kin who worked for the PRR.
Bear, A fine looking village. Problem is the drunken loggers may get the wrong shack late at night when they stumble home. Maybe different color paints to help with that?
Jimmy, The F100 looks great!
Terry, Looks like they've moved the motive power to high ground until. the flooding is past. Good luck with things and hope you and your family are safe!
RDG Casey, Looks like a real workhorse.
Been busy working (yeah!) this week so not much accomplished. Had to pull another gear from the big drone, so I made a heavier load that looks more like it deserves a ride on the DC flat.
I've been working on a major revision of my operating scheme. One slap my forehead moment came when I realized that the underutilized track in front of the station would make a useful arrival/departure track for longer trains. This gains me another track in the yard plus less congestion there.
Finally, a pic of my NMRA-produced Gorre & Daphetid caboose. I narrowgauged it by simply pushing the wheels in on the axles to the proper gauge.
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
Detroit Southern Operation Lifesaver C430 number 2052.
A little late to the conversation this morning, had to take the care in for 15,000 mile checkup.
Ed, passenger cars are neat, and a little modeled item in today's world.
Jimmy, that hybrid is coming along nicely.
Bear, Those logging cabins came out nicely, would also work for a coal mining area also.
Terry, good shot of C&O power, another of my favorites for steam power.
Mike, yep a much better load for a depressed center flat.
Casey, another build progressing well to a great conclusion.
Bob, luckily that C-430 made it to Operation Lifesaver.
Finished a couple of Milwaukee Road cars this week.
A few weeks ago I did a Milwaukee Road repaint of the 50' PS1 Boxcar with the Sliding Sill Underframe by Kadee, here is the same car in the 1962 as delivered paint scheme. Painted with Floquil MEC Harvest Yellow and Scalecoat II Black Paint, then decaled with Walther's Decals.
Walthers 86' PS Hi-Cube Boxcar Kit, painted with Scalecoat II Reefer Yellow, Black and White Paints, Floquil Platinum Mist Paint then lettered with Herald King Decals. Car was one of 5 from Pullman Standard in the late 60's, their other 86' cars were from other builders.
Also just received my Rapido FA-2's!
PRR Version with the trainphone antennas and all the correct detail for a PRR Unit.
Thanks for looking!
Rick Jesionowski
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Rule 2: I make the rules.
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Robert, The Alco looks good in basic black.
Rick, Sharp-looking MILW car. Love it! And those PRR FAs look great
Ed… That Alcad paint is amazing stuff. What color primer did you use underneath the paint? I use dark gray, and the Stainless Steel looks good to me when shot over that color primer.
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Bear… The cabins look good.
Jimmy… I really appreciate the in progress shots of your F100.
Casey… Those scratch built plastic locomotives are beautiful.
Mike… I do like the load better with two gears.
Rick… Boxcars are again great.
I have nothing new to photograph this week. I have been in Atlanta on business. I plan to spend the rest of the long weekend playing with my camera, once I get back home. Hopefully I will get some shots worth sharing.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
gmpullman I always seem to be juggling a dozen or more projects at a time! Here's one that I began maybe two years ago and I'm finally getting around to making some progress! In 1949, the Pennsylvania Railroad bought six, two-car sets of Budd-built dining cars which were painted Tuscan Red as delivered. In late 1963 the PRR stripped the paint off and simplified the lettering scheme to a plain vinyl keystone. Walthers has made several runs of these cars as part of their Broadway Limited but they have never offered them in the bare stainless look. Too bad, too, because besides the PRR they went on to Penn Central and Amtrak as well (along with fifty of the 21 roomette cars converted to coaches).
Those are among my favourite cars...
I rode the Broadway Limited from Penn Station to Pittsburgh in September 1977 (so forty years ago) and had a meal in the diner. We had to wait for a table in the lounge seats provided for the purpose. The menu was a standard Amtrak list, but the car itself was something special.
To my amazement, I saw the cars again, in storage in Seattle of all places in 1982. I think three two car sets were there together.
Here in Australia it is the second day of Spring. I spent the day photographing trains, generally in brilliant sunshine.
Peter
Ed, Thanks for the WPF start-up. Those are some snazzy paint jobs you've got going. Btw, thanks again for the caution signs, got em' up this week, safety first at Raymond's Welding shop.
Our hearts go out to the storm victims in Texas.
Thanks to all and Happy Labor Day, Peter
What a stunning scene, Peter! And a careful study will reveal the freight cars outside the window! Glad you could use the sign
Speaking of cars and trains— are you familiar with this fellow?
Michael Paul Smith: https://www.flickr.com/photos/24796741@N05/
He works mostly in 1:24 but your scene reminded me of some of his models.
M636CI rode the Broadway Limited from Penn Station to Pittsburgh in September 1977 (so forty years ago) and had a meal in the diner.
I have fond memories of riding the Broadway several times between 1972 and '75 also enjoying a fine meal, before Amtrak went to microwave airline "food".
There is a set of these cars here in Cleveland but I don't see much hope for their restoration.
http://www.midwestrailway.org/pennsylvania-dinner---kitchen.html
I'm trying to track a pair (8802-8803) that I saw in Fort Wayne, IN some years ago. I can't seem to find out what happened to them.
Here is a sad ending to a once-fine member of the "Blue-Ribbon Fleet"
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2993560
Nice stuff this weekend, folks!
Had a night time ops session last night
Some marvelous stuff again this week guys. Keep them coming.
Peter that garage scene is remarkable!
Nothing new on the BRVRR lately. Train season is coming up. Quickly it would appear in northeast Ohio.
Here is one from the archives:
NYC Mikado #9519 appears from behind some track side pine trees near the Black River Tower at the head of a short local freight making its way westward to Grafton.
More, more! Thanks to all of you out there WPF is always the best thread of the week. My thanks to all.
Remember its your railroad
Allan
Track to the BRVRR Website: http://www.brvrr.com/
BRVRRKeep them coming.
Here is my first contribution to the Weekend Photo Fun. It is nothing new, just playing with scenery and camera. My first bridge scene.
As said before... Keep them coming!
Here is pretty much the same scene with the train on the bottom and a different bridge.
All pictures can be clicked to see a bigger image.
I caught up with the same train as it passed by a rushing river.
Looks like there was a pretty bad fire here a while back. Sure could use some clean up in this part of town.
Back in the countryside rolling through the woods.
This is a photo location I just found today. I hope I don't get stuck trying to get back to the paved road, but this picture was worth the risk.
I made it out of there without getting stuck. Whew! I found this little rural community with a neat fountain. I barely got my equipment set up in time to get this photo.
So here the train is at a grade crossing as it rolls slowly through Nalle Pass. I was able to get up to the third story veranda on the Billmonte Hotel for this shot. Not too bad.
I left the truck sitting on a dirt road while I took this picture. The train was moving very slowly, no more than 10 MPH. Not sure why.
Whew! I thought I lost the train for a moment. The locomotive disconnected with the front half to go and switch some local industries. It left the rest of the train sitting on this siding by this beautiful church. Too bad the sun was on the wrong side of the sky and I could not get a perfect photograph.
I am going to call it a day. I will continue the chase tomorrow.
I think I will keep chasing this same train for the rest of the weekend.
All pictures can be clicked for a larger view.
Woke up on Monday... Labor day... holiday for me, but not for the STRATTON & GILLETTE crew. I left the motel where I stayed and looked down the street. There was the train I was chasing just leaving town. That is where I caught this picture.
Then the train left town and went through some farm land. Is there nothing else so "Americanly Beautiful" as a train rolling through farms?
We arrived at the town of Rickenmort and the train began switching local industries. They started by dropping off a boxcar at a local supply company.
Then a new car was picked up from a freight transfer house.
The train then disappeared down this siding. I assume it is going to set out the gondola car. I guess we will see when it returns.
As I thought would happen, the gondola was dropped off. Fortunately, another car was picked up and added to the consist. As we leave Rickenmort we now have a boxcar from the Iver Hill Railroad in the consist.
Here is a hard shot to get. The tide was just low enough that I could walk out on the sandbar and capture the train as it moved down the beach line. Look at how blue that sky is.
I followed the train up State Road 47-A and came across this cute little roadside motel. You can rent a bungalow that looks like a feral tent. The totem pole and statue are there to add to the atmosphere. This place is supposedly very popular with newlyweds from out of state. Rumor has it that there is a trail that leads to a hot springs, and that is really where the newlyweds spend their time!
I felt adventurous, so I looked for the trail to the hot springs. I found it, and what a sight. It is not really a hot springs, just a heated pool the owner installed, but it still is really something to see. I wonder how the new Eisenhower Highway System will effect places like this?
Following thias train has taken me away from the coast and back towards the farmlands. It looks like the lettuce harvest is about ready. A patch or two has already been harvested and plowed.
The chase continues... Happy Labor Day to everyone.
gmpullmanSpeaking of cars and trains— are you familiar with this fellow? Michael Paul Smith: https://www.flickr.com/photos/24796741@N05/
Ed & Allan, Thanks for the nice comments. Ed, thanks for the Flickr link.
As to Mr. Smith's work I can only say Wow! And that's a big understatement. His talented display is not only a tremendous visual treat, but an emotional experience as well, especially for folks who have lived the eras depicted. It is no wonder that his masterfully created scenes and images of the past are so moving as to have brought tears to some eyes.
Again, thanks to all for sharing your fun, Happy Labor Day and regards, Peter
The train found its way to the Kidney Ponds. The air was so still that there was not even a ripple on the surface. Kidney Ponds is the official name, the local kids call them the "Make Out Lakes."
I planned to follow the train for the rest of the day, but it went into the walled city of Braavos. I do not see a "NO TRESPASSING" sign anywhere, but it does not look friendly. I guess I will pull on over to the diner for a bite and head back home.
This has been quite a great weekend of photo fun. Thank you for joining me on this trip. We will do it again some time.
SeeYou190it went into the walled city of Braavos.
Too funny Kevin!
I wish you would have gotten a pic of the train crossing the narrow sea as it left Westeros on its way to Braavos. That would have been amazing.
Love the childrens fountain from Staligrad. I guess your trains run all over the world.
Looks great.... DAK
The Winter WolfToo funny Kevin!
Thanks Tomas. Glad someone got the reference!
My favorite shot is the one with the pickup on the dirt road, with the close-up of the Iver Hill boxcar a close second.
I learned a lot about these 20 shots. Hopefully I will get some better ones next time.