Bear and Ed: Thank you for commenting on my boxcar. I hope maybe a couple more people will chime in as well.
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Casey: Your locomotive work always amazes me.
Weekend Photo Fun was a little slow this week, but hopefully it will pick up speed again next week. Still, we had lots of great pictures to enjoy.
Have a great week everyone.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
A BIG thank you to everyone for the great contributions to this installment of Weekend Photo Fun! Lots of informative and inspiring modeling talent here!
I made a little more progress on the roundhouse project last night so here is a little update:
RH_framing1 by Edmund, on Flickr
The above photo shows what I was refering to with the sleeves on the columns. We had a 1920s era timber-framed building where I worked and some of the columns were later reinforced with steel plates. This was kind of what I had in mind. I imagine steel may have been used to help protect the bottoms of the timbers, too.
IMG_1192_fix by Edmund, on Flickr
Last week was NYC power, just giving equal time here.
RH_overhead1 by Edmund, on Flickr
The skylight windows went in beautifully. This is a very well engineered kit from Walthers
Cheers! Ed
Finished assembly of the Bar Mills Shack Pack. Now for some detailing and weathering and then completion of a diorama.
My trainshow Ma & Pa 4-6-0 DCC ready came with a Lenz decoder which I installed yesterday. I will probably replace it with a loksound, but I have too many projects right now.
I haven't really ever done any photography of my railroad which is odd because I was a photo nut back in the old days when I had a layout. The weathering on my reefer doesn't photograph as well as I would have thought. The loco needs weathering too.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
CNJ T-32 starting to look like something.
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/60361449@N02/
Anthracite Modeler - YouTube
Ed, Thanks for breakin' out the WPF and your array of shop apparatus.
Mike L., Real nice mountain shot with the trestle. Great job of making the airplane actually look airborne, hope the dead-stick landing turns out well. Is that a de Havilland?
Tapping my photo stash this week.
Thanks to all the contributors, Regards, Peter
SeeYou190What do you think?
I think that is a very clever and creative use of L&N nose stripes!
http://www.railpictures.net/photo/262903/
Very clever, indeed!
Cheers, Ed
Can I have one, please?
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
peahrensHad a tough time finding discontinued Cal Scale 604 handrail stanchion
In a pinch, metal lift rings could be used if the real part was nowhere
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
SouthCoastRail Mike, Love your layout but the frog on the point in the second photo in front of the two steamers looks a bit dodgy? Do they run through it?
Mike,
Love your layout but the frog on the point in the second photo in front of the two steamers looks a bit dodgy? Do they run through it?
SouthCoastRail,
Yes, they do, mostly.It's only been there about a year, so still testing and adjusting from time to time.
There's very little handlaid track on the layout, really only where there's no other choice. So I tend to build curved turnouts and they do look squirrelly from certain angles. In this case, the view is not a normal one and what's there is screened by a building and some fencing. If I ever need to redo it, I'll take another crack at it, but that was the best I could do fat the time.
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
Ed: The machinery and equipment for the roundhouse is looking impressive.
Rick: Don't worry, I have a new boxcar to post this week.
Terry: Good work on the black & white pictures.
Mike: I love narrow gauge in pictures. Great shots of Silverton!
Allan: Thank you for sharing those pictures.
Paul: I also use a lot of Chooch loads. I love them. Loads make everything better.
I finished this boxcar this week for the Pacific Great Northern. It is a Tichy kit of a steel side USRA rebuilt boxcar. I cut the brake rods too short, but I doubt too many people would notice.
I used decals intended for a LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE GP-7 to make the car side graphics. I need some oppinions, does it look too much like the prototype paint scheme? I have some other ideas using prototype decals in weird ways, but I am sensitive to making them look wrong.
What do you think?
Please keep the pictures coming this weekend. We are off to a good start!
GO USA!
Great scenes above, all.
I received some Chooch freight car loads this week. The first was shortened to go in this existing gondola.
IMG_9081 (2) by Paul Ahrens, on Flickr
These next two created a problem...no more gondolas, not even in kit form. Some flat car kits are in the cabinet, but I will prefer these in gondolas so have a couple of kits on the way.
IMG_9082 (2) by Paul Ahrens, on Flickr
Lastly, I'm getting up the nerve to tackle this IHC 4-6-2 project. I ordered parts for upgrading the loco a bit, including handrails, bell, headlight, number boards, generator, whistle, pop valve. Had a tough time finding discontinued Cal Scale 604 handrail stanchions but a pack was hiding in PA. Meanwhile, I can get to work prepping the loco shell and getting the DCC / speaker install ready.
IMG_9085 (2) by Paul Ahrens, on Flickr
Enjoy the weekend.
Paul
Modeling HO with a transition era UP bent
http://southcoastrail.blogspot.com/
A great start to WPF guys. Keep it up.
Nothing new on the BRVRR so how about a little tour around the layout: All of the images are from my website.
NYC Niagara #6008 at the west end of the layout.
NYC E8 #4089 crossing to the main line at Black River Tower.
Santa Fe FP45s crossing Route 32 on the layout.
A little switching and Team Track action.
NYC Hudson #5335 at the head of a heavyweight train on the outer mainline.
Matched NYC F7s at Black River Station.
Pennsy E8s under the Route 32 Overpass.
The BRVRR layout is relatively small so the scenery choices are limited. The above is a fair sampling I think.
Keep the photos and ideas coming guys. 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/
Ed, That machinery is going to make a heck of a scene once you get it all together.
Rick, Some weeks are a little slow, been having a few myself lately.
Terry, Nice B&W pics!
We'll start off with a harrowing flight into Silverton for some railfanning...
Switch engine 375 lined up some MTs for return to Durango.
Then K-36 480 backs down onto its train.
A view of the aisle behind the operator...
A few scenes around my layout
Down Town Thurmond
Freight house at Glenn Jean
Thurmond Yards
The Coaling Tower
The Electric CO-OP
The supply house
TerryinTexas
See my Web Site Here
http://conewriversubdivision.yolasite.com/
Good morning from wet and mild Northeast Ohio!
Good continuation on the roundhouse Ed, too bad Model Masterpieces is no longer around they had a whole selection of enginhouse machinery and the belt drives that ran it.
Nothing new this week so here is a similar picture of my PRR N1 with a coal drag but with Alco's with and ore drag, along with a video!
Lets see some more from everyone!
Thanks for looking!
Rick Jesionowski
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!
Here is an opportunity to showcase your recent project or to dig into your photo archive and show us a favorite model or scene.
Everyone is welcome — there are no judges, no panels and no prizes.
If you have been watching from the sidelines, why not jump into the fray? Sharing photos is all part of the fun! We look forward to seeing photos of your "Great Stuff"!
As you may have guessed — I have continued on the Roundhouse Betterment Plan and got all the rail epoxied into the slots and got a two-shade primer coat on it.
RH_Floor1 by Edmund, on Flickr
Next will be some additional shading using Pan-Pastels.
These "Pipes" are all going to be slid over the bottoms of the vertical support timbers which, to me, looked a little too "spindly" so I came up with a plan to reinforce them with these sleeves.
RH_pilaster by Edmund, on Flickr
They are counter-beveled on the bottom to slip over the foundation bases.
During my quiet time at the bench I've been amassing tools and equipment to "populate" the interior with.
Shop_tools by Edmund, on Flickr
On to more good stuff for the last weekend in February!
Cheers Ed