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Show Me Something September 2017

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Posted by gmpullman on Thursday, September 14, 2017 2:27 PM

doctorwayne
Show me a train at a grade crossing, please.

Another grade crossing, please...

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Posted by BRVRR on Thursday, September 14, 2017 2:34 PM

gmpullman wrote: "Another grade crossing, please."

Another grade crossing please.

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Posted by SouthPenn on Thursday, September 14, 2017 7:05 PM

Grade crossing and animals.

Shows us any scene from your layout.

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Posted by doctorwayne on Thursday, September 14, 2017 7:22 PM

Here's the engineer's view of the crossing at Indian Line....

...and what would be the fireman's view...if he weren't trying to recover his fire after opening the firebox door just as the hoghead widened on the throttle, sending most of the fire through the flues and up the stack...

...and the aftermath when the Model T pick-up, loaded with crated chickens for market, stalled on the crossing....

Fortunately, the train wasn't moving all that quickly, and the driver and his brother escaped unharmed, although some of the chickens didn't fare quite so well.

Show me another grade crossing, please.

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Posted by G Paine on Thursday, September 14, 2017 10:45 PM

Old and new B&M locos crossing Main St in Greenvale Junction on my layout. 

Show me another grade crossing

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Posted by rogerhensley on Friday, September 15, 2017 5:31 AM

Another grade crossing please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, September 15, 2017 6:07 AM

rogerhensley
Another grade crossing please.

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Here is a grade crossing in a scene I cobbled together in a hurry for the picture:

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How about more grade crossings, this seems to be popular and working well.

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-Kevin

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Friday, September 15, 2017 9:43 AM

A grade crossing

Please show a grade crossing or vehicles anywhere on your layout. 

GARRY

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Posted by Lone Wolf and Santa Fe on Friday, September 15, 2017 1:24 PM

A Metrolink commuter train crosses the street on a beautiful day in southern California.

Metrolink 800 near the Interstate 215 on ramp in downtown San Bernardino

Please show me vehicles and/or trains.

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 15, 2017 2:00 PM

Waiting for the bus to arrive at Engiadina/Switzerland.

Show me more 1960s vehicles.

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Posted by Mister Mikado on Saturday, September 16, 2017 4:20 PM

My most colorful locomotive, a Proto 2000 EMD switcher in beautiful purple on display on my desk. (Please tell me if you can see the photo)

Show me your most colorful locomotive.

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Posted by gmpullman on Saturday, September 16, 2017 4:36 PM

Mister Mikado
Please show me your most colorful locomotive.

I'd say this has to win the prize for my most colorful...

More colorful engines, please...

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Posted by dti406 on Saturday, September 16, 2017 4:59 PM

Ed, I think this is much more colorful! DT&I GP38-2 #1776!

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More Colorful Engines!

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Posted by Lone Wolf and Santa Fe on Saturday, September 16, 2017 5:32 PM

Mister Mikado
(Please tell me if you can see the photo)

I can't see your picture.

Central Pacific's Jupiter was pretty colorful for a steam locomotive.

http://www.trainweb.org/lonewolfsantafe/cprr.jpg

Please show me another steam locomotive that is not all black.

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Posted by Track fiddler on Saturday, September 16, 2017 5:48 PM

Sir Madog

Waiting for the bus gto arrive at Engiadina/Switzerland.

Show me more 1960s vehicles.

 

Welcome back Alrich.    You were missed.

Your scenes always look so believable.  There for a moment I thought I saw the hikers breath in the morning air.    

 

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Posted by Mister Mikado on Saturday, September 16, 2017 6:14 PM

Let's try it again.  Here's my Proto 2000 EMD switcher displayed on my desk.  Now I'm using imgbb, no sign-in needed.  Is my photo visible?  Keep up the colorful locomotives.

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Posted by superbe on Saturday, September 16, 2017 7:03 PM

Yes, Mr M your picture is now showing and what a nice looking locomotive, but here is the best of them all  Big Smile

Let's see more colorful locos

Bob

 

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Posted by Mister Mikado on Saturday, September 16, 2017 9:30 PM

Not so fast, Bob.  Here's my gorgeous Atlas RS-3 Rock Island hangin' out with Mr. Erie Built, Mister Mikado and Little Miss Shay.  -Rob

Keep the colorful locos comin'.

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Posted by rogerhensley on Sunday, September 17, 2017 6:26 AM

Well, as colorful as I have.

Another colorful loco please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, September 17, 2017 6:44 AM

rogerhensley
Another colorful loco please.

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Until my A/A set of F7s is complete (they are colorful), this is the best that the STRATTON & GILLETTE has to offer.

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This is an old Kato E unit from my N scale days in the Bicentennial scheme. I painted it just to pull my Kadee Micro-Trains bicentennial boxcar set. The decals were meant for an Alaska Railroad unit. I painted this over 20 years ago.

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Sorry to recycle an image I used once before for "Show Me Something". I am stuck in a hotel in Orlando, or I would have made a new image of the locomotive on my poseable diorama board.

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Change it up a bit... Show me a model from way back when your modelling skills are not what they are now.

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-Kevin

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Posted by Mister Mikado on Sunday, September 17, 2017 3:53 PM

SeeYou190

Change it up a bit... Show me a model from way back when your modelling skills are not what they are now.

-Kevin

An early mod--I bought a Rivarossi Berkshire 50th Anniversary Edition at Trainland more than ten years ago when I lived in NY.  I did not prefer the blue American Railroads scheme but the berk was so cheap I grabbed it, then painted over the blue on cab and tender and added rub-on letters.  The result was a lot more pleasing to the eye.  Looks more like a locomotive now. -Rob

PS: Thank you all for posting those lovely colorful locos!  

More early modeling attempts or colorful locos please.

Here's the before (somebody's internet photo) and my after:

berkbefore

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Posted by gmpullman on Monday, September 18, 2017 3:53 AM

Mister Mikado
An early mod--I bought a Rivarossi Berkshire 50th Anniversary Edition

Actually, the "Fiftieth Anniversary Edition" was the NKP 759 painted for the 100th Anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike back in 1969.

I got a photo when the Golden Spike Centennial Limited laid over in Cleveland on May 4th, 1969.

 759_CUT_5-4-69_web by Edmund, on Flickr

I don't have a better shot of it. As far as a commemorative paint job I thought it was pretty classy—compared to some.

 

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/11947249@N03/6728379179/in/photostream/

 

 

Do you have a request?

 

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Posted by BRVRR on Monday, September 18, 2017 10:11 AM

Mr. Mikado wrote: "More early modeling attempts or colorful locos please."

This New York Central A/B set #1855 and #2425 started as Athearn kits in Burlington Northern and Canadian Pacific liveries respectively. They were my first attempt at changing the livery of a locomotive. The scheme was chosen because black seemed to be the easiest.

More early attempts at modeling or colorful locos please.

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Posted by superbe on Monday, September 18, 2017 4:11 PM

Mister Mikado

Not so fast, Bob.  Here's my gorgeous Atlas RS-3 Rock Island hangin' out with Mr. Erie Built, Mister Mikado and Little Miss Shay.  -Rob

Hey Rob,

If you want to see a real beauty, take a look at this one.

Ah shucks, it got in the tunnel before I could get a picture.

Keep the early modeling and colorfull locos coming

Bob

 

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Posted by Mister Mikado on Monday, September 18, 2017 6:43 PM

A shy beauty she be, Bob.

Here is a string of log cars I made for my Shay out of Athearn hopper cars with the tops removed. Had to add weight strips under the centerframes so they wouldn't derail. Show me more early mod projects or colorful locos.

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Posted by dti406 on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 12:22 PM

Here are a couple of projects I did back in the late 70's, that are both early mod's and somewhat colorful!

Repaint of the DT&I Bi-Centennial Unit into the GTW colors as applied to DT&I units, was again quickly repainted with a white DT&I lettering as the president of the GTW did not like the DT&I units looking better than the GTW unit.

N&W SD40-2 used for director's trains etc.

More early builds and or colorful units!

Rick Jesionowski

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Posted by G Paine on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 10:46 PM

The MEC RS-11s were colorful, but a but sooty as well  - typical somking ACLOs

Show me a roundhouse

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Posted by wobblinwheel on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 11:19 PM

If you want COLOURFUL, show us some British engines, such as "Mallard", "Flying Scotsman", or "Caerphilly Castle". They're colorful!

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Posted by RR_Mel on Thursday, September 21, 2017 1:01 AM

G Paine

 

Show me a roundhouse

 

This is a twenty year old Korber 104 kit roundhouse kitbashed from 15 inches in depth to 19” with two extra stalls.  It has fifteen 2.5mm 12 volt bulbs operating at 8½ volts.
 
 
 
 
 
More Yard buildings please.
 
 
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Posted by doctorwayne on Thursday, September 21, 2017 2:13 AM

Another Korber roundhouse, this one under construction.  I think mine's around 30 years old...

I shortened four of the stalls to 13.5", and the fifth one to 9", the latter one in order to clear a curve to the upper staging yard.  When I get back to work on it, I'll add an annex for an office and changerooms, and put a removeable roof on it.



Show me more shop buildings, please.

Wayne

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