Good morning from mostly cloudy and warm Northeast Ohio!
This is the Thread where modelers can show completed projects, projects under construction and layout pictures. Let's see the "good stuff"!
The first model I completed this week is an Eastern Car Works Northeastern Style Caboose that I acquired semi finished on E-Bay, I fixed the broken parts and completed the kit, then painted it with Scalecoat II PRR Caboose Red and lettered it with Herald King decals. This was one of many paint schemes applied to the Lehigh Valley Cabooses, just like their motive power.
Moving on to the late 70's, an Athearn FMC 60' Hi Cube Boxcar kit, painted with Scalecoat II B&M Blue Paint and lettered with Herald King Decals. I could not find a lot on these cars that belonged to the Arkanas Lousiana Missouri Railroad but at one time Georgia Pacific Lumber was the owner and I believe they may have been in paper service on the railroad. Numerous railroads used the 60' boxcars in paper service.
A pair of Athearn GP9's with a mixed freight on the Stongsville Club layout.
Thanks for all the nice comments from last week and a lot of great modeling from others like Garry, Ed, Jimmy and Peter.
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!
Rick: Thank you for starting us off this week. The LEHIGH VALLEY caboose looks really good. That model was considered for my railroad's standard caboose for a while. I love center-cupola cabooses.
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I completed another kitbashed baoxcar. This one has Tichy ends from the scrap box and a leftover roof from a boxcar that reveived a Viking roof from Des Plaines Hobbies.
The sides are scratchbuilt from styrene and follow no known prototype or practice.
The car is lettered for the SOUTH RICKMORT RAILROAD, the "Route Of The Ghost Train". All Aboard....
Keep the photographs and fun coming this weekend. Everyone stay safe.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Nice job so far! Rick, beautiful cars as always. Kevin, I really like the kitbash.
I have decided to build something small since we are living in temporary conditions until our house is finished. I am modeling a little Sn42 in a 2'x4' space. I quickly knocked together a flatcar out of styrene and wood, Kadee archbar trucks with 36" wheelsets, brake beams from Mount Blue Models. The tractor is 1/64 (S scale) that I picked up at the local grocery store. The shovel, pick, etc are from Wiseman Model Services.
Chuck - Modeling in HO scale and anything narrow gauge
Rick .... Thanks for starting this weeks Photo Fun ......The LV caboose is outstanding, and I like the 60's boxcar. The GP9's look great too. ... THankd for commenting about last week's Photo Fun, too.
Kevin .... Nice work with the boxcar. It s an interesting model.
Chuck .... Your flat car with tractor is outstanding.
Below is a model of a sleeper/lounge car which was an older car used on the CB&Q into the 1960's. I made it from a kit by NKP Car Company.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Rick, Nice cars and spectacular viaduct!
Kevin, Shucks it's not even September, let alone October, but Halloween will soon be upon us.
Chuck, Nice work on that flatcar!
GARRY, Digging your sleeper/lounge, it's a classic.
Passenger service is what's on the menu this week while I'm ctaching up from the summer lull.
The eastbound Houston-Portland Zephyr comes rolling into Durango.
Waiting there is the San Juan Zephyr, a narrowgauge luxury cruise train.
A brief busy momemnt at Durango as the two trains meet and swap passengers headed for local adventures.
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
Rick, That trestle is very impressive, who made it, If I may ask?
Kevin, I can't even tell that's styrene sides. Well Done indeed.
Chuck- I do love an unusual load.
GARRY: I do love the streamlined equipment.
Mike: Beautiful modeling as always. That little Narrow gauge diesel is a beautiful model but the body is a less than beautiful design
I'm still planning my yard, so the HO scale didn't get anything done on it this week, but, my T-Trak Module did.
I'm pretty happy with how the outcroppings have turned out.
(My Model Railroad, My Rules)
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).
Rick, Thanks for the WPF start-up and kind words. That's a charming cabboose. The ALM 60 footer brings back memories of a long ago short stint at an east bay printing plant and those giant rolls of newsprint.
Thanks to all the contributors and viewers. Happy Labor Day weekend and regards, Peter
Thanks for kicking off WPF again this weekend, Rick.
Great stuff as always. I'll stop by again later with photos (Mrs. Pullman borrowed the camera I had photos on )
I just stopped by to comment on Peters fantastic scene. The cracks in the pavement, red curb, shadows, light in the phone booth, dumpster. Amazing. Don't leave that 'Vette parked there too long! *poof*
That scene sure reminds me of the famous Nighthawks painting by Edward Hopper.
Nighthawks_by_Edward_Hopper_1942 by Edmund, on Flickr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nighthawks_(painting)
I'll be back later tonight — Ed
Chuck: That tractor load looks very good. This might sound like a weird compliment, but the rear wheel/tire assembly looks amazingly good. Did you highlight the tire treads, or was that done with lighting? Either way, it is a great job and an impressive photograph that is very reallistic. It is had to get rubber to look that good.
Garry: I always love to see your passenger trains.
Mike: The narrow gauge diesel is something I have never seen before.
Jimmy: One of my best friends models the Norfolk Southern in its early years. I really like to see long hoods forward and high short hoods. Great looking photographs.
Peter: As always... wow, just wow. Your pictures are like art sometimes.
LOOK WHAT I GOT DONE... This took me all day, but the SGRR workbench is clean!
Now I should have an easier time getting some meaningful model work done.
Thanks for all of the compliments on the SOUTH RICKMORT boxcar. "The Route Of The Ghost Train!" All aboard...
Plenty of weekend left... we even have a Monday in the weekend this time. Lets keep the fun going.
Kevin, not to take over the other thread but here’s another view of the viaduct, which I have shown before, but I guess it was a while ago.
Have a Great One, ffolkes,
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Thanks Garry, Mike, Jimmy, and Kevin for the kind words!
Kevin, Here is a picture of what I used on the tractor. I sprayed DullCote first, followed by these washes. I'm pretty sure the one that you are commenting on is the oiled earth. I just apply until I like it. I am working on another tractor, so I'll try to keep up with what I'm using and where I put it!
trwrouteKevin, Here is a picture of what I used on the tractor. I sprayed DullCote first, followed by these washes.
Again, great job.
I have never used Vallejo's washes. I have been happy with the Citadel line of acrylic washes so far. My friends and I call them "skill in a bottle", because they really make some of the hard parts easy.
Another weekend (extended ) of fine contributions. Thanks to all!
I have been assembling a pair of Intermountain refrigerator cars but photos of them will have to wait until next weekend. I did get this former Missouri Pacific heavyweight baggage car repainted and lettered New York Central then added some lights.
NYC_baggage by Edmund, on Flickr
Sometimes the lights would be left on in the baggage cars especially if it was a car handling short-run material making several station stops.
I'm pondering adding another grade (level) crossing over these five tracks:
Crossing_grade1 by Edmund, on Flickr
A crossing would allow access to the tower in the background also add a little visual interest. Blair Line makes curved, laser-cut plank crossings and each one of these is a different radius.
Crossing_grade by Edmund, on Flickr
That about brings me up-to-date here. Glad to see all the participation
Regards, Ed
gmpullmanA crossing would allow access to the tower in the background also add a little visual interest. Blair Line makes curved, laser-cut plank crossings and each one of these is a different radius.
Ed, that is a lot of tracks to cross!
Those Blair Line crossings do look very nice.