Good morning from mostly cloudy and cool Northeast Ohio!
This is the thread where modelers can show projects in progress, completed projects or photos of their layouts (or other layouts).
Missed last week due to my attack of shingles made it so I did not want to do anything and my Brother-In-Law died after a long illness.
I did manage to finish a couple of projects over the two week period.
First up is a 40' Atlas 1944 AAR 40' Boxcar Kit, do match the prototype I chose the correct ends of the ones supplied, since the prototype was welded, I removed the rivits from from the battens which look like weld lines after the rivits were removed, added A-Line Sill Steps in place of the fragile plastic ones. Car was painted with Scalecoat II Boxcar Red and Black Paints and lettered with Smokebox Graphics decals. The Bufallo Creek was owned by the LV & Erie and supplied boxcars to the various flour mills for shipment all over the country.
Next is an old AHM/E&B Valley PS 3 Bay Covered Hopper Kit, substituted a Plano Roofwalk kit for the cast plastic one. Used this kit instead of the Athearn as the E&B car more closely replicates the size of the M&StL cars which were 3219 CF cars versus the 2873 CF cars. Car was painted with Scalecoat II UP Covered Hopper Gray paint and lettered with Mark Vaughn decals now available from Clark Probst a noted M&StL modeler.
Rivarossi U25C's with a coal drag on the Strongsville Model Railroad Club Layout.
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!
Hey Rick. The cars look great. Unfortunately all Ive gotten done has been wiring up the bus wire. I don't think that's worthy of a picture lol. I hope i have something off my T trak module later
(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 starting Photo Fun .... I really like the Buffalo Creek boxcar and the M St L covered hopper. The U25C's look great, too.
Jimmy ..... Good to see you, and I am glad to hear you are working on wiring.
The S&G boxcar from Kevin is making its way around the layout. Here it is being spotted at the freight house in Prairie View
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Thank you for kicking things off this weekend, Rick. I'm sorry you had a run of bad luck last weekend. The cars look great. I've always liked those boxcars. I remember seeing lots of them in my RR travels.
Take your time on the wiring, Jimmy.
Those S&G boxcars are really getting around, Garry! Thanks for the photo
I've made some progress on the Chemical Plant. I spent way too much time on the details of this tank farm. It will pretty much be in the background but, well, at least I'll know the details are there
Chem_tank-farm2 by Edmund, on Flickr
Even though it represents an older plant there were still retention dikes for some nasty chemicals. You see I have a tank of hydrofluoric and hydrochloric in there
Tank_Farm by Edmund, on Flickr
Then I turned my attention to the pavement, adding some hot tar repairs.
Chem_pave-tar4 by Edmund, on Flickr
The asphalt is 1mm EVA foam glued to the Genesis PVC substrate. Next I'll add some hair-line cracks to it.
Chem_pave-tar by Edmund, on Flickr
I put the structures in place occasionally to get a feel for the layout of the structures.
Chem_bldg2 by Edmund, on Flickr
I like the overhead, enclosed walkway here. Gives the buildings a vintage feel.
Chem_bldg1 by Edmund, on Flickr
I think the next step will be the light poles and piping to the tank car loading stand. I'm also adding some visual elements to the rolling mill that is the backdrop to all this. I have it in the shop to add some mill stands, lighting and crane-way details. More on that next week.
On to more great contributions Cheers, Ed
Rick- Nicely detailed cars
Jimmy- It takes a bit of mental energy to wire, so good for you.
Garry- That SGRR car looks great on your layout.
Ed- That parking lot looks amazing!
I have changed the track in Plattsburgh a bit, to kind of “un-spaghetti bowl” the 4×8 part of the layout. The GP mill main building is now a regular siding (instead of a switchback), and the team track has been moved the the outside of the mainline.
I also am working on painting all the new track I have added since the last time I painted. You can see the difference.
I also set up a scene to show the diversity and interest of 1978.
The southbound Adirondack waits for the northbound WR-1, the “empty paper train”. The freight is using a PA, as is the Adirondack, due to Amtrak power and equipment changes.
Harrison
Homeschooler living In upstate NY a.k.a Northern NY.
Modeling the D&H in 1978.
Route of the famous "Montreal Limited"
My YouTube
Just finished this house for my Fos Wharf project in N scale.
The design is from my own and is in N scale and completely scratch
I have had a lot of fun to put many details on.
Happy WPF!
Rick: Sorry to hear of your rough time - hope things are improving. Your usual great work on the car builds,and thanks again for providing some history. I love the shot of the coal drag.
Jimmy: Wiring is one of those neccessary evils. Looking forward to your T trak shot(s).
Garry: Isn't Kevin a great ambassador for this hobby? So are you.
Ed: That area is really coming along nicely.Thanks for the pictures of the progress.
Harrison: Looks like you've got a lot going on - are you going to be able to reach those ground throws okay?
Marc: Your N-scale building,and the module from last week,are beautiful!
#497 leads a string of tank cars down the canyon:
Keep the photo's coming!
Mike
Here's a older photo of Slate Creek Rail and Summerset Ry general office building. Its a BLMA U.P. Yard Office. I since painted this building dark tan and added a roof top A/C unit along with other minor roof details and blinds made from colored divider paper. Like my other HO buildings its packed in a flat storage box at my daughters. I thought you would like to see SCR/Summerset Ry home office.
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
Getting very close on this station. I wasn't happy with the first paint job I did, so I did a complete repaint, carefully masking off the windows and trim. Then, my first experience with dry transfers was... kind of a mess. I printed off my own decals on paper, mod podged them on, and all is well.
Rick - Thanks for starting WPF. The cars look good as usual. The coal drag is cool. I'll have to visit the Strongsville layout sometime.
Jimmy - I'm contemplating a 12v lighting buss to replace the existing hodge-podge under the BRVRR layout. Not my favorite thing, wiring.
Garry - Nice scene.
Ed - The chemical plant is looking good.
Harrison - You've been busy.
Marc - Cool.
Mike - Nice photo, "Pipeline on Wheels."
Larry - Welcome back.
Not much new on the BRVRR. I've installed a couple of foam board floors in the Shocker's Electric building. Mostly for a method to install lighting and a few interior details.
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/
Rick, A special thanks for opening the WPF after experiencing such a harrowing time. No secret that some measure of solace can be found in our hobby. Btw, nice models and Buffalo Creek history.
Always uplifting and encouraging to see all the modeling both past and present here in WPF.
Middleman-Mike, Wonderful shot of a finely executed scene, the hillside slide area is especially nice.
Thanks to all the contributors and viewers, regards, Peter
Plenty of really good looking stuff here Gents. Well Done!!
Don; Prez, CEO or whatever of the Wishram, Oregon and Western RR
Ed .... Your chemical plant is amazing .... Thansk for your remark about my photo.
Harrison ..... You are doing great work on your layout .... Thanks for the comment.
Marc .... The house you built is excellent.
Mike Middleman ...... #497 looks impresive in the canyon. .... Thank you for your kind remark.
Larry ..... The office building looks great.
Map Guy42 .... Your station is beautiful .
Allan ..... Your building project is looking good so far....... Tahnks your commenting on my photo.
Peter .... Your night scene is fantastic.
Rick: Thank you for starting my favorite thread this week. I love seeing your well detailed freight cars.
Jimmy: I just love wiring. Other than painting/assembling freight cars, that is my favorite part of buildiong a layout.
Garry & Harrison: I always love to see my interchanged equipment operating and earning its keep.
Ed: The scene is still coming along in a very impressive manner, especially the parking lot.
Marc: You are quite an artist. One more structure for your impressive scene.
Mike: Great picture of your canyon scene.
Larry: I like the picture of the small building, thank you for sharing.
Map Guy42: The station is a magnificent model. I love the green roof.
Allan: The building project is sure coming along nicely.
Peter: The interior visible through the windows of the cannery is really well done.
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I was in Atlanta all last week, so nothing got done.
The drive home to Florida was terrible today. It rained 95% of the way. At least I am home now. 84 degrees outside, and clear weather for the next two days has been predicted.
I just quickly threw together this NMRA 50th anniversary car I bought at the Atlanta Train Show, so at least I have something to share this week.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
I just finished all the benchwork and foam on my new layout. Now its time to lay some track down. This is very exciting.
Michael
CEO- Mile-HI-RailroadPrototype: D&RGW Moffat Line 1989
A room filled with benchwork. What a wonderful sight. Like an artist with a blank canvas. All the possibilities are there.
I did a bit of work on my new paint booth today.
Looking good guys. It's always interesting to see all the different things everyone is doing.
One of the few reasons I look forward to Winter. It's definitely not the cold but everything always slows down allowing more time to model.
That's what I always look forward to.
TF
Thanks for the nice comments. I like taking low light shots, they hide a lot of my modeling sins. But I've yet to see a Bear quip that I didn't like.
Hoping everyone has a good week ahead, Regards, Peter