Welcome to Weekend Photo Fun
July 17, 2020 through July 19, 2020
All Are Welcome!
Here is an opportunity to showcase any recent project or layout progress.
Please feel free to post any model railroad related photos here — past or present. This is a place to share photos of your layout, equipment or current project.
I am happy to be starting Weekend Photo Fun again this week. I simply love this thread and the way it brings people together for sharing Model Railroading fun.
Last week was a very good edition of WPF, and that is always good to see.
I have a new boxcar to share this week. I actually managed to finish something for the first time in a month or so. It is surprising how I have to work to find time to just do some final weathering and spray on some dullcoat.
This is a forty foot boxcar for the imaginary BLEHFORD MILLER AND NANTICOKE railroad. The freight car is built from an Intermountain kit and painted with a custom mixture of Scalecoat II paint. The custom decals were produced by Donald Manlick.
This one has A-Line corner steps and Kadee trucks and couplers.
Please have fun with this thread over the weekend. Share any photo you like, old layout views, new model projects, works in progress, or something else.
Saty safe.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Thank you for kicking off this summertime WPF, Kevin
I sure like that "Frisco" inspired B. M. & N. emblem. Nice job
I may get some photos of this week's projects posted at a later time. One chore I had to do was pack up both of my Rapido RS-11s to go in to the Canadian backshop for a motor replacement.
So here's a photo to remember them by:
N-H_RS11_1414 by Edmund, on Flickr
IMG_8029_edited-1 by Edmund, on Flickr
Looking forward to some great stuff, folks!
Cheers, Ed
Thanks for getting WPF started again this week, Kevin. That boxcar looks fantastic-- it's amazing how subtle weathering makes the details pop out.
Ed, those are some gorgeous engines-- hope the surgery goes well for both.
I got all the corrugated roofing set in place on the buildings-- no weathering yet, so it's still super bright and reflective:
Side note: my primary camera has been out of commission, so I've been using my tablet's camera, but it seems to have some problem where the hue is skewed green in the center and red at the edges. Not sure what's going on there, but it's really frustrating. It doesn't seem to affect B&W, though:
Love this thread-- looking forward to more this weekend!
Phil
Good morning from sunny, hot and humid Northeast Ohio!
Kevin, thanks for starting us out, glad you got to get some modeling done this week, nice looking car.
Ed, Sorry to here you have to send your RS-11's back, I have not had a problem, hope I don't but may have to send mine back in the future. I will be ordering the NKP ones on the second run.
Phil, your grain elevator is coming along, I gave up on my camera and have had better picture taking with my I-Phone.
IMRC ART Reefer Kit, painted with Scalecoat II Reefer Yellow, Boxcar Red and Black Paints and lettered with Mask Island Decals that are only available from the MP historical society. ART was founded by the MP and Wabash (Both owned by Gould at the time) to supply refridgerator cars for perishiable shipping.
Walther's PS 4427 Kit, that I am using as a stand-in for the Bethlehem 4456 CF Covered Hopper (Of which we will never see a model of). Installed a Plano Roofwalk and added the outside airline on the side of the car. Painted with Scalecoat II UP Covered Hopper Gray paint and lettered with Islington Station Products decals, this is the last car of five I have done as I am out of decals. Car was used to move malt from Michigan via car ferry to the breweries in Wisconsin.
As I mentioned in another thread, I got my new Athearn GP40-2's so I tried them out at the club last week, here they are with a general freight headed up by my fleet of RBL and XLI boxcars in Campbell's Soup service out of Napoleon, OH.
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!
Kevin .... Thanks for starting the Photo Fun thread. I like the boxcar.
Ed .... If it makes you feel better, the RS11's look good in your photo.
Phil ..... I like your grain elevator.
Rick .... The GP40's look great. I like the ART reefer and the AA covered hopper.
Here is an older photo of the North Coast Limited.
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GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Greetings!
A good friend of mine, who happens to be an excellent modeler, lives in Ohio. While railfanning several months ago, he was able to take pics of both sides of this boxcar.
What's interesting, his grandmother's name was Zoe. According to him, she was an avid railfanner and photographer. So I figured, why not replicate it and send it to him as a keepsake? It's the least I could do since he contributes a lot to the modeling community. He could run it at his local club.
This is an HO Scale Intermountain undecorated 5277 kit. Painted, decaled, weathered and detailed (intermountain wheels, kadee couplers, rubber air hoses, wood tack boards). Here's my version in Southern Nevada on it's way to Ohio.
It's now in his possession. Thanks, Terry
Inspired by Addiction
See more on my YouTube Channel
Kevin: Again, thanks for the kickoff. The boxcar paint / decals came out great.
Ed: I like the NH / Pennsy locos. My original neck of the woods.
Phil: Neat building that will come out great.
Rick: I like the club scene and your GP40-2s.
Garry: Nice scene and passenger train.
PennCentral: That's some really impressive work on that boxcar!
This week I built a Branchline reefer that has been in the closet for a few years. I should acquire a supply of better metal grab irons and steps for the types of kits I typically build as the plastic ones are too fragile.
20200717_093906 by Paul Ahrens, on Flickr
Here's a familiar scene on my layout. The layout is small so I struggle for variety.
20200717_094958 by Paul Ahrens, on Flickr
Paul
Modeling HO with a transition era UP bent
I didn't get to post last week. I wasn't able to get my login to work. Anyhow, I have taken a break from my HO world and instead I'm building a garden railroad. Here is the beginning of the Strawberry Gulch. It is a 1:29 scale dogbone. My backyard has a pretty steep elevation on it. The trackwork will be level but this means i have to build a large trestle. The grade drops 38 inches in 8 feet.
Here is where the main trestle will go.
The trestle is curved and is approximately 8 ft in diameter. It will have 27 bents (2 will support a truss bridge on the straight section)
So far I have milled about 75% of the lumber from redwood planks. I have also built 12 of the 27 bents for the trestle.
I found a very nice set of plans on the Grandt line website and created a scale version in CAD to make the assembly jig. The tallest bent is 38 inches tall and the shortest is 2 inchs.
Its been a fun project so far. I still have a long way to go but its been a fun change of pace from the HO world.
Colorado Front Range Railroad: http://www.coloradofrontrangerr.com/
Kevin, your rolling stock always looks way to nice, great work.Ed, I really like the scene with the trucks in the background.Phil, I don’t see anything wrong with your picture, nice looking grain elevator, like the corrugated roof.Rick, like your trucks too.Garry, very nice scene!Terry, good stuff, like the towers.Paul, as always very nice scenery.Renegade, that is going to be a very nice trestle.Well I’m still piddling on the workbench. I got stuck with cameras. This is an Athearn SD40-2 frame after remotoring with a Mabuchi FK-280SAI ground the front of the frame down by a 1/16” to accommodate the SQ8 camera. The E7 is a bit altered, Ahearn frame with a Mabuchi motor and a Proto E7 shell. Everything works but it’s a work in progress, still a lot of finish work to be done. Mel My Model Railroad http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/ Bakersfield, California I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
Yeah I know, ABOUT TIME I showed up for WPF. I've been busy lately, but I did start a new project shown below.
Kevin- How many boxcars do you have? you just keep paintin' them! Looks amazing btw
Ed- I hope your RS-11s have a safe journey
Phil- That's a nice looking building
Rick- Nice looking cars
Garry- Amazing photo as usual
Terry- That's an awesome prototype paint and weathering job
Paul- Good looking car and scene
Renegade1c- That's a cool trestle
Mel- Someday, someday I will install a camera in an engine... nice work
My RR project lately has been rebuilding parts of a module on the Adirondack & Lake Champlain Railroad (ADK&LC). I received ownership of the module when its builder moved away. Below are some photos from a recent work session.
Here is what the module looked like before we started, umm, destroying it.
The first task was to remove the plaster scenery in the area we plan to build an industry.
A nice clean slate…
While Gideon worked on the destruction, we turned to the other end of the module, where some existing scenery needed some sprucing up.
We also considered the possibility of installing a double crossover. I hope to make another post sometime this weekend if I'm not too busy. Enjoy your weekend everyone!
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
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Ed,
I just watched your Youtube video with cab ride around your layout. It WAS AWESOME, very well done layout. And seeing the steel mil was great.
Love that Newheaven paint scheme.
Michael
CEO- Mile-HI-RailroadPrototype: D&RGW Moffat Line 1989
MotleyEd, I just watched your Youtube video with cab ride around your layout.
Thank you immensely, Michael! I'm really behind the eight-ball in updating some of my YouTube videos. Compliments such as yours should get me motivated
Here are a couple of new arrivals that I picked up today:
Bowser just released these Linde liquefied gas cars.
Linde_SERX-987 by Edmund, on Flickr
I'll have to get to work fitting better ladders on them and maybe applying the access plates, too. And they need placards!
Another neat detail addition are these excellent looking storage shelves from Artitec. I almost hate to place them inside a structure. These need to be out in plain sight
Stock-shelf by Edmund, on Flickr
Still more weekend ahead! More photos?
Thank you to everyone that commented on my latest complete freight car for the Fleet Of Nonsense. It felt good to complete a model for the first time in weeks. I have about a dozen more that are near completion... lets see if I can keep the progress moving.
Ed: I am so sorry that you are having problems with those gorgeous locomotives. Hopefully it can all be sorted out in one trip and all will be well. Postage into Canada is extreme, but it is also high from Florida to Washington where my middle daughter lives now.
Phil: The grain elevator project with the corrugated roof is looking very good.
Rick: That yellow refrigerated boxcar is beautiful. The MISSOURI PACIFIC historical society did a great job with those decals. Your work with paint and finish is masterfiul. I also like your picture with the trucks on the club layout.
Garry: That is a very nice photograph! I love the NORTHERN PACIFIC two-tone green, and it looks like it belongs on your layout.
Terry: That is an amazing piece of modelling work copying both sides of the prototype car like you did. Thank you for posting all the pictures. You did quite a job capturing all the subtle details in the finish. A+ work for sure.
Paul: Your scenery updates are always nice to see, and I have not not noticed repetition in your photos. Maybe that is because so many people share so many good photos here. Upgrading to A-Line metal steps is the #1 thing I regret not doing sooner. I began using them on all kits I build about two years ago. I know I will end up updating all the previous kits later. The refrigerated boxcar looks great.
Mel: The camera-locomotive project is really neat and looks well put together... all your projects are so well put together! I can't wait to see a video when you get to that point.
Renegade: Judging by the size of the tools in the picture, that is going to be an impressive model of a wooden trestle bridge.
Harrison: Great to see you back. It makes me so happy to see updates from younger modelers that have a passion for our hobby. Keep it up, your efforts are paying off.
Also Harrison: I have over 100 ficitious roadnames represented in the fleet now. There are just short of 200 freight cars. The freight car fleet project is winding down now as layout contruction is getting near.
Bear: Thank you for the BearToon. A good smile and chuckle as always.
Ed Again: Those shelves do look great. Artitec makes outstanding stuff, and I have wasted hours browsing through it.
Good morning
Thanks for starting another Weekend Photo Fun Kevin. Great job on the Blehford. I've always liked the dull rust box cars or brick-red if you will.
Those RS11's New Haven's sure are good lookers Ed, sorry to hear about the motor problems. I have two DWP RS11s. Good-looking machines.
Great job on the Prairie grain elevator Tin Roof Phil. I have heard you can take two alike Combs and cut the course ends off to form aluminum foil for corrugated tin roofs but I haven't tried it yet.
You finally got your GP 40-2's Rick...Nice. I remember you talking about them on their way in the other thread. I had SD 40 - 2 mixed up with GP 40-2 in that thread. Still ain't fluent with my loco numbers but getting there. Your kit cars turned out really nice.
The Northern Pacific Vista dome North Coast limited is my favorite passenger set Garry. I always thought that two-tone green looked really well together. There WAS an N scale set on eBay. I was taking some time to think about it. Gone!
Awesome job on replicating that boxcar Penn Central. Your picture of it on top of the Nevada soil under the power lines looks very realistic.
I've always liked your bridge overlooking the station scene Paul. You did a great job on that Branchline reefer, be careful with those grab irons
Great carpentry work with that Redwood on those bents Renegade. I look forward to your progress follow up when you get them installed on strawberry Gulch.
Great job on the locomotive bashing Mel. I didn't know one could do that. Obviously you can. I'm gathering the camera is going to be internal in the locomotive with the eye out the headlight? It would be really cool to get some Bluetooth goggles so you see what the train sees.
Everything looks great Harrison. I was especially impressed with that asphalt road work. One of the finest examples I've seen. Looks like The Real McCoy man.
I like the gas boxcars Ed. I've never seen those before. The one thing I envy about HO scale is the finer detail. I doubt if they have shelving in N scale.
My layout is based on a Great Northern-Northern Pacific mountain wilderness theme. Northern Minnesota to the Cascade Mountains has tons of large pine trees. I'd go broke trying to purchase them all. Luckily I ran into someone's generosity and have a boat load for free.
Cake trees, they are rather cheesy, I cut them apart and stick dowels in them.
A little snip here, a little snip there and bend the branches.
A couple different drab spray paint applications, some flock and they don't look too bad.
Next batch I make I'm going to cut the tip off at an angle so the tops look less cheesy.
Cake trees
TF
Harrison nice work. I don't know how you managed to get google photos to be visible here, but nice work on that little trick too.
Imgur I've never lost any text. I copy the BB Link of the pic and paste it directly in my posts, without using any of the icons.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
TF: Cake trees are looking good! Nice job, and the price was right.
Henry: I was wondering the same thing. No one else can get to work, but Harrison has succeeded.
Thanks Kevin. I'll have to try that Henry. What I have been doing for years sure is frustrating. Lots of time lost.
I am by no means a computer or smartphone whiz. I have got Google photos here before in the past to use for reference. You can download them, then copy to photos, then upload to Imgur, then upload them here. Quite the process
Testing Henry's BB method
Wow Henry, this ol' dinosaur just found your modern day technology! Thanks, ... but where were you three years ago
When Photobucket did their thing I tried Google Photos but not everyone could see them. My Google Blogger Blog works great for a picture host. I made a Page for hosting my Forum pictures. When it filled up (about 100 pictures) I made a Host 2 page, I’m on Host 3 now.
Pretty simple, upload to my blog right click on the picture Copy Image Location and past to the forum post.
EDIT:
Newest upload, I received my SQ23 camera yesterday.The angle mount needed a Mel Mod, it wouldn’t do 90°. Out of the box it would only do about 70°.Mel My Model Railroad http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/ Bakersfield, California I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
Kevin, Thanks for opening the WPF with your skillfully done boxcar, the stirrup steps and truck detailing are nice additions.
TF, Hey, your cake trees look good. Have seen palm style cake trees that might work well when modeling warmer climes.
Finally completed the Stewart F9 sound install & partial make-over, lesson learned the hard way is triple check wire connection locations before touching the iron to the circuit board.
Thanks to all the contributors and viewers, have good weekend, regards, Peter
Now THAT'S pretty !!!!!
I had too much to do last weekend. So I thought I would just do a "shake the box" kit, just to ease some stress .
Yes, it's the old standby, Athern Blue box flatcar. Just 5 minute's and it's done .... right ???
NO ! I had to backdate it a little, so I rubbed out the Sothern Pacific roadname with some alcohaul.
Re-lettered with a less "modern" decal.
And, weathered to suit...
So, basicaly.... I took a 5 min. project ..... and turned it into a 24 hour project.....
( oops, lets try that last picture again .
Rust...... It's a good thing !
Great pictures, everyone. This is my favorite forum thread each week.
Renegade, I hope you can continue to post photos of your garden railroad project. I'd really like to follow your progress.
York1 John
Some really creative stuff this week from everyone.
I weathered up a depressed center flat car and created a load for it. I still need to add metal straps to it.
MotleyI weathered up a depressed center flat car and created a load for it. I still need to add metal straps to it.
Michael, is that flat car load from scratch, a kit?? It looks great.
peahrens
MotleyMotley wrote the following post 1 hours ago: Some really creative stuff this week from everyone. I weathered up a depressed center flat car and created a load for it. I still need to add metal straps to it.
Motley, it's neat you posted a picture of your depressed center car. Just yesterday, someone posted a Youtube of a car and load like your model that hit a bridge. It's not right at the beginning of the video, but several minutes in:
BigDaddy Harrison nice work. I don't know how you managed to get google photos to be visible here, but nice work on that little trick too. Imgur I've never lost any text. I copy the BB Link of the pic and paste it directly in my posts, without using any of the icons.
What I did is in Google Drive I created a new folder, set that folder to be public (anyone on the web can view), and then uploaded my photos to that, not Google Photos. I then chick on each photo and click "open in new window" or something like that, and then I click "embed item". Copy and paste and boom, there's your photo.
Hope this helps, lots of great photos and project so far this weekend.
York1 Motley Motley wrote the following post 1 hours ago: Some really creative stuff this week from everyone. I weathered up a depressed center flat car and created a load for it. I still need to add metal straps to it. Motley, it's neat you posted a picture of your depressed center car. Just yesterday, someone posted a Youtube of a car and load like your model that hit a bridge. It's not right at the beginning of the video, but several minutes in:
Motley Motley wrote the following post 1 hours ago: Some really creative stuff this week from everyone. I weathered up a depressed center flat car and created a load for it. I still need to add metal straps to it.
Hi John, dang that was a crazy video of the car load hitting a bridge!
Thanks for finding that, was really cool to see the same as my model.
Wow, this is a superb Photo Phun thread. I love studying the various projects y'all are working on.
Here is my contribution; an Athearn S12 that my Oregon Central acquired from the Espee. Being a really "short" short line, I kept the paint scheme simple.
Don; Prez, CEO or whatever of the Wishram, Oregon and Western RR
Tons of great stuff this weekend! Thanks everyone.
TF: Yes, the BB Code option from Imgur is a piece of cake!
Mel: The camera looks like it will be very functional on that flatcar. I can't belive the mount would not go 90 degrees from the factory. Great job on the modification.
Peter: Remarkable weathering on the F unit. The rusting and discoloration on the rooftop mufflers looks 100% perfect.
Timmy: Thank you for the comment on my boxcar. Your modification to the lettering on the flatcar was very well done. My projects tend to take much longer as I get into them also...not just in model railroading.
Michael: The flatcar load is very nice. I looked up the seller on eBay, and he has some great stuff. I ordered a couple. Thanks!
Toad: The simple paint scheme on the second-hand short line diesel looks correct. You did a great job.
Happy Sunday to everyone.