Good morning from sunny, hot and humid Northeast Ohio!
Did some more work on models and completed a couple this week.
Went back to work on a Eastern Car Works Covered Hopper kit where I am modifying the kit to more resemble a Bethlehem Steel Car rather than the ACF Car the kit represents by adding various steel plates and changing the roof hatch arrangement.
Still working on the Canadian Covered Hopper Car kit, got all the roof walk supports in and most of the under body detail except the sill steps. Also installed the ends in preparation of installing the Plano etched metal roof walk.
This is the kit I showed last week, it is a Bracnhline 40' Boxcar Kit, used the 4-4 ends and Murphy Panel roof to match the NYC Lot 743B (Constructed in 1945) specifications. Car was painted with Scalecoat II Boxcar Red and lettered with Speedwitch Media Decals.
Red Caboose Coil Car, was originally purchased in the 1960's by the GM&O railroad and repainted in the 70's by the merged ICG Railroad. In the late 70's and early 80's they replaced the angled hoods with new circular hoods with the Death Star Logo, the were first painted black like the car, but were later changed to a dark Gray. I painted the car with Scalecoat II Black and the hoods with Floquil Lark Gray, then lettered with Dan Kohlbergs Decals.
Let's see the good stuff!
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!
Rick ... Wow! Your car shops are productive !.... Nice work !
I had some fun naming a couple of buildings this week. Restaurant is "Stray Dog Cafe" and across the street from it is "Flea Market".
Also, I'm still running the Santa Fe Fairbanks-Morse Erie Builts this week.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Hello, Folks
Thanks for kicking off WPF, Rick. Great work on the rolling stock!
Your city scenes are beautifully detailed, Garry!
I've been busy with some Athearn Genesis F3 and F7 decoder/speaker conversions and installations on the HO front. But the real progress is in the garden railroad arena, which has been on the back-burner for the past six or so years.
I had this shed made for the storage of the equipment,
DepotG_4 by Edmund, on Flickr
Depot_G1 by Edmund, on Flickr
This is how it looked shortly after it was built and painted. I finally got around to finishing the interior and getting the shelves and furniture in place:
Depot_view by Edmund, on Flickr
Depot_mood by Edmund, on Flickr
Hopefully, I'll get a little track laid later this summer, when some of the other projects get wrapped-up, and RUN TRAINS again!
Cheers! Ed
Still working on the Bachmann Speeder DCC project
Currently lengthing the trailer for the keep alive addition
TerryinTexas
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Ed ... Thanks for commenting on my photo .... The shed is really first class.
Terry .... Your talents are amzing... Looking forward to seeing the completed speeder.
Everyone continues to inspire me with their work!
This week, in a weak moment, I came across and ordered this Athearn Roundhouse old timey passenger set. It exceeded my expectations, with support rods, etc. It goes nicely with the Bachmann Prairie on hand.
IMG_0700 (2) by Paul Ahrens, on Flickr
That straw tended towards breaking the camel's back on storage due to my modest layout size. It dawned on me that adding a 3rd pair of storage shelves would help immensely, so I made the shelves and am in the process of adding the track (another 5-pack of flex on the way) to the risers. A satisfying diversion project that was not on the To Do list.
IMG_0701 (2) by Paul Ahrens, on Flickr
IMG_0703 (2) by Paul Ahrens, on Flickr
Paul
Modeling HO with a transition era UP bent
Rick - Thanks for starting off WPF this weekend. Great looking rolling stock as always.
Garry - Nice photos. Love the Santa Fe!
Ed - The shed looks to be a great start on a new layout.
Terry - That little speeder has turned into quite a project.
Paul - Good looking shelving. I like the "old timey" passenger train too.
From the BRVRR: The newest addition to the locomotive roster.
I've been looking for another FA loco to pair with one I've had for years. When I saw this Bachmann offering on Trainworld, I couldn't resist. DCC/Sound for less than the cost of a sound decoder! Test runs show it is a smooth runner and the sound is quite good. All it is going to need are some numbers and a bit of programming.
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/
Nice work everyone.
Ed. A wow from this Carpenter on your new shed. You have a good contractor.
I finally made some progress on my most challenging bridge. The plan to get four bridges done this winter was foiled by the improved economy. My workload has been heavy. I did manage to finish three more outer sections last weekend.
I guess I call this my 3-tier bowstring Pratt truss.
If you zoom in on the railroad board mock-up you can see where the four pillars will be placed. This mock-up also helped me determine how the bridge was to be built in relation to the two radiused tracks underneath. Also if you look at the top rail close enough you can see there are tangents in between each two upright sections.
There will only be clearance for a passenger train on the inside radius underneath. Oh well sometimes that's just how it lays out.
Rick, Thanks for opening the WPF with the views of your work area & terrific modeling, I have the same Excel knife and sure do like it.
Ed, Upon seeing your first photo I was struck by the realism, began wondering how you did the leaves and those skylights, a perfect candidate for "is it real or is it a model", until I wised up and read the text, lol. Btw, nice prototype shed.
Mel, Like your car interior, especially the passengers and lighting.
Finding modeling time is a little tougher going into summer, so draggin' a re-run out of the photo stash.
Thanks to all the contributors and Happy Father's Day, regards, Peter
Here's a simple project I finished awhile back.
This SSRy crew's break room and parts storage shed.
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
Great work guys
Ed that's the one thing I envy about HO from N scale is the extreme fine detail you can create. I didn't see the lamps from before but wow.
Peter it looks like a real photograph like walking through an industrial zone.
Larry must have a set of lenses. A little spook theme going on there. Looks cool.
Working on my bridge deck today.
You only need five things to build good bridges.... styrene, railroad board, one inch foam, T pins, and a lot of patience. I have not used the solvent to stick this all together yet it's just pinned dry until I get everything adjusted correctly.
I have absolutely nothing to contribute. I wasted all last week on Daytona Beach with my wife doing NOTHING, and I loved every minute of it.
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Rick: Your work on that covered hopper is going nicely. I detailed two of the ECW kits and have therm painted gray. They are just waiting for decals. I am also backdating a Kadee PS-2 with square hatches and sheet metal additions. Your finished freight cars are great.
Garry: Those Erie Built locomotives look great on the layout.
Ed: That is quite a shed. It sure looks like a fuin place toi retreat to and have some private hobby time.
Terry: Good progress on the speeder project this week. Please keep the updates coming along.
Paul: The old time passenger train is pretty cool. Do you plan to use it for excursion runs or just for fun?
Allan: I am glad the new Pennsylvania FA unit is up to your expectations. Enjoy!
Fiddler: Nice work on the bridge. I hope it works as planned.
Mel: The table lamps are amazing for the passenger car interior.
Larry: I like your shed, but I like Ed's better!
I should have something new of my own to post next week. Stay safe.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Thanks Track Fiddler, but had some Photoshop help with the background.
Happy Modeling & regards, Peter
Still a cool shed Peter I like the effects you found.
My brother is a photographer. For a while he was taking pictures of old barns and old buildings. He had a special lens that made them look miniature like they were a model instead of real. He was making pretty good money selling them at art shows.
Burned a little Midnight Oil tonight getting my bridge towards the final stages. It will be a through truss with K truss framing over the midsection and extending out the end sections just a little bit.
I got rid of the temporary railroad board mock-up and put in bamboo skewers to illustrate where the pillar placement will be.
When you work hard on something it's always rewarding to see the results. I've always loved architecture I think that's why I put in so many hours in to this hobby.
Have a great Monday everyone.
Thanks to all you good folks for the compliments on the shed/depot/man-cave!
Track fiddlerNice work everyone. Ed. A wow from this Carpenter on your new shed. You have a good contractor.
We live near an area where there quite a few Amish construction workers and contractors. I visited a few places with plans in-hand and simply couldn't compete with the reasonable cost to have it built. My material cost alone was pretty close to what their finished cost was! Plus, it was done in just a few hours.
I did the painting and interior insulation, paneling, wiring and finish work.
Now the fun begins!
Cheers, Everyone! Ed