I'm enjoying the thread as always. Great examples of interesting projects, plus well done photos to boot. I, too, was taken aback by the HO / HOn3 contrast in rolling stock size, most interesting.
A busy week but did a bit on my IHC "sorta UP" 4-6-2 project. Added a base coat (1st airbrush attempt on a loco), added the bell & whistle, painted the smokebox number plate and await some clearcoat paints for gloss coat, decals & clearcoat.
So, today I got into prepping for decoder and speaker installation. I know I should add a Vandy tender but I just have to try the Tang Bend speaker that I have tested separately, which requires the rectangular tender. The speaker and a LokSound Select Micro, with some weight rearranging, will fit. I'm nervous about the (pre-wired) 0603 SMD LEDs working, as I've only used them a couple times before. The one is imbedded in the CalScale headlight behind a lens so it will work or it won't!
IMG_9111 (2) by Paul Ahrens, on Flickr
IMG_9115 (2) by Paul Ahrens, on Flickr
IMG_9112 (2) by Paul Ahrens, on Flickr
IMG_9114 (2) by Paul Ahrens, on Flickr
Paul
Modeling HO with a transition era UP bent
middlemanMike L.: Great pic's - the more I see of those little C-class engines,the more I want one!
Thanks! Go for a C-class. In On3, they'll probably pull more than 4 cars, too, although the one-of-a-kind C-25, 375 (Sunset), is a really gutsy lugger compared to the rest. She's all brass, though, which helps.
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
Bear:
Your last post hit upon one of the main reasons I chose that time period. 4 of my loco's are in the "Flying Grande" scheme,the other 3 have the earlier lettering. My rolling stock is also a mix of the two.
Looking through the Narrow Gauge Pictorial,Volume 9(Engines),one of the earliest pictures I find of the speed lettering is K-36 480 in Durango,August 1940. I have that one:
Among the last shots I see of the old style lettering is K-37 498 in Gunnison,August 1941. My 498 is also in that scheme:
So by settling on 40/41 for my layout's time frame,I have a plausible explanation for the different lettering on the engines and rolling stock.
Couple that with the fact that the very(VERY)few 1/48 scale vehicles I have been able to find are almost all late 20's to early 40's models,and it's a no-brainer(lucky for me!).
Mike L.: Great pic's - the more I see of those little C-class engines,the more I want one!
Ed: What Peter said about your roundhouse shot - Ditto!
Thanks,everyone,for your pictures...the usual great variety - and quality - of "stuff"!
Mike
middleman ,and you even dated it for the era I'm trying to model! More by luck than by good management. If I’m going to pinch some ones’ photo, the least I should do is to treat it with respect, even if I’m going to use it for a cartoon.
More by luck than by good management. If I’m going to pinch some ones’ photo, the least I should do is to treat it with respect, even if I’m going to use it for a cartoon.
Sounds like doing history. You get the facts and then carefully consider the context they were applied to in order to interpret things accurately.
I also developed a nagging thought as to when had the Rio Grande Speed font been introduced? The answer is that it appears to have been introduced in the 1940s, so my date of May 35 was clearly wrong, but as I hadn’t saved the early photo progress, I then had to cover over the date. Using “artistic (?) licence, May 42” seemed to be reasonable, and I felt that wartime censorship may not have reached Colorado at that time allowing an amateur photographer to capture the scene.
That's pretty much right on, as the speed lettering was introduced right around 1940. The war slowed it's application and not many pics then because of the war as you noted, then a quick finish in the changeover followed as paint and labor became available again.
Being a good researcher takes you far beyond what you already know into the realm of learning and then creating new knowledge or work from it. You're doing quite well here extrapolating from a few facts to a pretty darn good explanation.
Jimmy_Braum to contmie the NG discussion, I think the EBT was one of the few who actua had upgraded their system, nearly to SG PRR standards. I can't recall if they had rudimentary signaling or if they operated by track warrant though.
to contmie the NG discussion, I think the EBT was one of the few who actua had upgraded their system, nearly to SG PRR standards. I can't recall if they had rudimentary signaling or if they operated by track warrant though.
Yep, the EBT was pretty modern for a NG. No signals AFAIK and they operated by TT&TO, except perhaps near the end. It was never standard gauged largely because of the use of Mt. Union as a consolidated sorting, breaking, and classifying point where the coal was unloaded from the NG cars, processed and then was reloaded onto standard gauge cars to take it to its destination.
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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).
middleman,and you even dated it for the era I'm trying to model!
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
GraniteRailroaderI always pictured standard sized box cars and freight cars with narrow gage trucks.
At first, that was the case at the time most narrowgauge RRs were constructed. As time went on, standard gauge rolling stock expanded its capacity greatly. In contrast, very little additional investment was ever made in most narrowgauge railroads and traffic demands were similarly static, so rolling stock stayed pretty much the same size.
The 3000 series cars on the Rio Grande were 1920s "rebuilds" although very little except metal fittings was recycled. The wood was all new. This was due to the tax structure at the time. Their 25 ton capacity exceeded that of all its predecessors and seemed to meet the needs of the shippers, while managing to allow the Rio Grande to avoid any significant further investments in car building,
gmpullmanThe bridge length is 18½ inches.
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Thanks Ed. It looks like I will have a bit more than an inch more lead track than you have. Judging by the pictures that will be just about perfect.
Your whole project looks great.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
mlehmanFinally, a vivid illustration of the difference in size between standard gauge and narrowgauge cars at the Goble Lumber facility in Hesperus. Building products inbound for narrowgauge destinations are often transferred there.
Holy! I guess I never realized that everything was smaller. I assumed it was just a different width of track, and some subtle differences in equipment. Not THAT different...
I always pictured standard sized box cars and freight cars with narrow gage trucks.
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So much amazing work this week. This is why I love this thread.
to answer a question I was asked, I got a whole 8.5 X11 sheet of decals. Aka, enough to do 9 hoppers.
Looks like folks have been busy creating some fine models.
Jimmy, Your work keeps getting better and better.
Kevin, My nearly 50 year-old Carstens car has been reworked several times, but stands ready whenever anyone needs a fancy PV.
Rick, Kits! Real hands on models! Who would've thunk?
Ed, Roundhouse = Outstanding!
Frank, Hope the shoulder feels better, I know enough about it to know your misery. Nice wrecker.
Bear, Nice!
middleman...you even dated it for the era I'm trying to model!
I've noticed that Bear has a pretty astute eye when it comes to such details, too.
Terry, LEDs are low maintenance, so the roundhouse foreman will be pleased you've made his job easier.
GARRY, Lots of drama in your pic. Tasty!
AltoonaRailroader, A pleasing pastoral scene.
Allan, Nice use of light in your boxcar pic.
Mike, I wanted to do something similar with a river along part of my fascia, but mangagement decided that we needed that real estate for humans in the aisle. Oh well, something had to give, but it looks great on your layout. Instead, I can run a tape of Animas River sounds I recorded myself at the south edge of Silverton, which included several D&S trains rattling over the bridge there on the way back to Durango.
Peter, Let's all meet at Turcos to celebrate the luck of the Irish!
Sadly, my workbench is a lot like Bear's, pretty bare, as I spent most of the last two weeks under the Land Cruiser rebuilding the front axle (new bearings, birfs, seals, rotors, calipers, brake lines). I did bracket that time with a enjoyable chance to operate on the Chicago, Peoria & Southern during its very first shakedown operating session since Bill Navigato's move to our area and a smaller op session here with a couple of my regular operating buddies who helped Bill in reconstructing the CP&S. Our little burg may get to be a hub of ops activit, with Rick Schroeder's Danville Western another focal point. If you end up in town for any reasonoperating elsewhere or just passing through, drop me a PM and we can probably arrange your visit here to see the Four Corners Dvision of the Rio Grande, too.
When is he goung to get to the pics? some may be asking. How about now, with this week's selection chosen from my Cassic collection. Here's the work train at the end of track as the Cascade Branch track crew finished up there work on this line to access stone, lumber, and oil.
It's the height ofntourist season, accountng for the meet between the San Juan Zephyr and the local passenger at Rockwood. The mill there also looks busy, with lumberjacks taking full advantage of the long days of summer.
Back in West Durango, the 375 switches the ASARCO Mill, as the mines are also in full production with access provided by the receding snows in the High Country.
Finally, a vivid illustration of the difference in size between standard gauge and narrowgauge cars at the Goble Lumber facility in Hesperus. Building products inbound for narrowgauge destinations are often transferred there.
Jimmy, Thanks for opening the WPF with your hopper project.
Ed, Really like the interior shot of your rdhse with the light streaming in & casting shadows upon the floor.
Frank, Your wrecker looks good. Having spent some time behind the wheel of a wrecker I think I need one for my layout.
My grandson was recently on leave and spent a few days with us. Was a great time, he and I teamed up on a DTD kit for old times sake.
Thanks to all the contributors, Happy St. Patricks Day and regards, Peter
Happy weekend,everyone.
Good to see some of Frank's terrific trucks again.
Bear,feel free to "fix-up" my pic's anytime.Very nice old photo effect,great job on the steam and smoke,and you even dated it for the era I'm trying to model!
Nothing much from me this week. Here is my "river" area when I first started on it(March,2016):
It never got finished,and now,after months of being used as a handy place to set my glue,tools,etc.,it needs a make-over.I spackled over the nicks and dings today,and hope to get it painted,water poured,and scenery added this week.
We'll see...
Where did you get those decals??
I've been looking to get custom decals forever!
Thanks for all the positive comments, folks!
SeeYou190What is the diameter of the turntable you are using in your roundhouse project?
I was fortunate to have acquired a Diamond Scale 130 foot turntable back in 1996 when I first installed it. The bridge length is 18½ inches. I can fit two EMD E8s on it, coupled!
I was surprised at how close to the pit wall the doors are when I first laid out the Walthers roundhouse. The former Heljan roundhouse was also on 10° angles but the front wall set back further.
Roundhouse3 by Edmund, on Flickr
RH_fini3 by Edmund, on Flickr
Thank You! Ed
Jimmy - thanks for starting off WPF this weekend.
Kevin - a very colorful car.
Rick - the kit looks tedious to me.
Ed - the roundhouse looks great.
Frank - some great little vehicles there.
Bear - some interesting effects.
Terry - I like the firebox light.
Garry - Some great looking E7s there.
From the Black River Valley Railroad, a passing string of box cars.
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/
Good morning everybody. Another fast start to another great Weekend Photo Fun ..
Jimmy... I like your weathered hopper. Looks real and rusty inside the car.
Kevin ... That is a colorful car. Looks like a fun project.
Rick ...You certainly are master freight car builder. Nice !
Ed..... Your roundhouse is outstanding.
Frank ... The blue wrecker looks great. Always like seeing your models.
Bear... I like the historical photo.
Terry in TX.... Your firebox flcker project is intriguing. Have fun.
In this photo, the Empire Builder with EMD E7's is in motion, and it looks blurred as it passes a coal train with NP RS3's.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
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Replacing the burned out light bulbs in my engine house with LEDs and added an old 2-8-0 boiler for steam heat Just like the proto type did in Thurmond
used a red LED to simulate a fire using a TCS FL4 decoder set on fire box flicker to make it flash
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gmpullmanRamona Marie sure looks like Colonel Carsten's business cer, Kevin
ED:
Any similarity is entirely on purpose!
What is the diameter of the turntable you are using in your roundhouse project? I am interested in using the same roundhouse model with a 16" Bowser turntable, and I hope that is similar to the table you are using.
Thanks for the kick off, Jimmy.....
Lot of great things going on. I havn't been able to do very much again.....shoulder is acting up...story of My life. The really sad part about that is.....I cannot finish My bridge project. It's a little hard to run any trains aside from back & forth, with two main bridges missing.......maybe this spring.
I did manage to finally finish a wrecker that I had stripped of paint and other parts months ago.
How it looked stripped of paint....it's a Walker Models white metal casting kit that I got yrs. ago before Walker went out of business:
Take Care!
Frank
Thanks for setting up the Weekend Photo Fun thread, Jimmy. Those hoppers are sharp! Not many modelers pay much attention to the corrosion inside the hopper Looks great.
Ramona Marie sure looks like Colonel Carsten's business cer, Kevin Very good beginning!
I see you have your hands full there, too, Rick. The detail is excellent on your Berwick car!
Well, I'm on the home stretch with the roundhouse. I got the roof panels painted. Four colors actually. Heavy bodied dark gray for the tar, green to match the windows on the cornices, white underside and light gray highlights.
RH_fini by Edmund, on Flickr
Jimmy_BraumWeathering powder is a wonderful thing to have.
I'll second that, Jimmy.
RH_fini2 by Edmund, on Flickr
This is Pan-Pastel and it covers nicely over the light gray primer floor and pits.
RH_fini1 by Edmund, on Flickr
The floors can take on a rusty look from all the boiler-wash water that gets spilled on it.
RH_fini0 by Edmund, on Flickr
The roof panels are just laid in place but they actually fit very nicely once I jiggle them in to the grooves.
Now I have build the layers of details up from the floor so I don't get things in the way. Lighting will be the last step.
Great Stuff, Everybody!
Thanks, Ed
Jimmy, those multiple car modeling projects are a pain sometimes, but the results can be worth it.
Keving, good start on that business car.
Athearn 60' Berwick Hi-Cube Boxcar kit, painted with Scalecoat II Aluminum, White and Boxcar Red, the lettered with Oddballs Decals. Car was used to transfer auto parts from Ford's Melvindale, MI Parts Warehouse to various auto assembly plants around the US. This is the third car I have built in this series, need to find a couple of more as I have more decal sets for this car.
Starting point for a Rail Yard Models, PC Freuhauf G47 52'-6" Gondola Kit, doesn't look like much but I have to install all the tie downs on top of the gondola sides along with a bunch of etched metal parts.
See you all later!
Rick Jesionowski
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Jimmy,
Thank you for starting Weekend Photo Fun.
Not much to report this week, but I got a little work done on STRATTON & GILLETTE Business Car #1000, the Ramona Marie.
Keep the pictures coming!
It's that time of the week again, Weekend photo fun. For anyone who is a new poster, this thread is created weekly to exhibit our projects. This can be any scale or era...we've had members posting photos of their Live steam projects, tourist railroad projects, and all the way down to Z scale. So to start it off. I'm doing Wheeling hoppers again, and boy did I miss it. I spent 60 bucks getting these decals printed out by a professional company, and it was so worth it to have it done.
Weathering powder is a wonderful thing to have.
So, let's see what everyone else has been working on.