Kevin--It could be a lot worse than a missing coupler--all things considered. New chassis and motor, a little of what you do, and I think it will be a great little engine.
Ed--Sounds to me like you'd rather have a different project.
Bear--funny!
Phil,--although my phone is convenient for a lot of different reasons, the camera I use to take bird photos is right next to me when I'm snapping pictures of my work. I should use a better camera and stop complaining about distortion.
Ringo--Looks like Christmas to me.
York1What did you use to make the stone walls?
John--The first thing I did when I started back up working on my layout was finish the freight house I was working on before. The idea for the freight house came from a Mills Craftsman Kit--I think it is German--anyway, I changed a bunch of things, including using wood instead of stone. The stone is from the Mills kit. That plastic was hard!!! To cut out the windows I had to drill a series of holes because my Xacto knife was just scratching the surface.
I hope you got lights on that tower, because it's a hazard to real world planes.
Keep up the good work guys.
Chip
Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.
Another good start to the weekend, both on the forum and in real life!
Thanks to Kevin for another start! You really have a wide range of models and interests. Nice F unit. E and F locomotives are from my childhood that represent modern passenger trains.
Ed, that's a nice DD1 you have. You also have a wide range of models.
Another Bear entry. I never think fast enough to come up with things like you do. I'm not real quick...
Phil, you're right, a good camera makes a big difference. Nice work!
Ringo, nice work on the Southern Pacific boxcar. Very realistic.
Chip, the jail is very good. You said you didn't use anything from the kit. What did you use to make the stone walls? It looks great.
I haven't finished anything this week. In fact I haven't worked on the layout at all. I'm trying to finish a part of a basement bathroom, but I work about 10 minutes, then sit and think about it for two hours, then another 10 minutes of work. At this rate I'll be back to the layout by Thanksgiving.
Here's another shot of the first thing I put on my N Scale layout.
York1 John
I asked my doctor if I gave up delicious food and all alcohol, would I live longer? He said, "No, but it will seem longer."
I'm off to Wally World so I'll comment when I get back.
I've been working on a Muir Models kit of a jail and an 1890's home. This is what they're supposed to look like:
Here's how the jail turned out. I didn't use anything from the kit.
On the house I tried to stick to the kit. Really I did.
The rails really are straight. Dang phone distortion.
See you in a few hours.
Kevin- Thanks again for starting the best thread of the week. I like that tyco unit. They were pretty much gone when I was a kid, I saw the model power and lifelike stuff come to life. I remember every year I would wait for the Farm & Fleet cataloge to see what train set I would ask for this year for christmas. Had loads of fun with those, all of which were thrown away. I did keep one set and gave it to a coworker to give to his son. He loved it! I do still have a LL Santa Fe f unit in the yellow and blue.
Ed- Best of luck with the k4! I agree $600 is a lot for a model! Ive never spent more than $140 on one. That brass model looks amazing. And it's custom?! I hope I get to that level one day. Great shot of the PRR electric power
Bear- Always love the beartoon of the week!
Phil- I think you meant to post that picture in the trains forum. This one is for models only! All jokes aside that new phone makes that scene come to life. I can't wait to see how it progresses! Fantastic work.
Jimmy- I hate having to wait for my shipments so I feel your pain. Why not did into the archives?
As for me this week I recieved a box of stuff from a user on here ( 2 SW7 shells, SW1500 shell, 4 BB kits and a whole lot of detail parts )
I built and weathered the one 40' SP boxcar and attatched one of the shells to my dummy chassis to see how it looks. Hopefully more updates this weekend! Looking forward to seeing everyone elses photos.
Great work all.
Im awaiting shipments frpm walthers and Fastracks so no projects for me at present.
(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).
Happy Friday, looking forward to more awesome photos this weekend!
Kevin, nothing but nostalgia looking at that Tyco Warbonnet F unit. I had one just like it as a kid, and I bet many others who join in here will say the same. Glad to see you turning one of them into a good runner.
Ed, love that Pennsy motive power shot.
Bear, you've got me chuckling again.
I love feeling welcome to share my modeling projects in this thread each week, but the quality of the photos I've taken has dissatisfied me for a while now, as what I've shared hasn't always captured the details seen in person. I invested in a phone with a great camera, and I have to say it is really making a difference in enjoyment.
Phil
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Thank you for another great sendoff to the last WPF of August 2020. My how time flies. Somewhere in nearly all of our pasts we have encountered a Tyco train in one form or another. They are a part of our Model RR DNA
I'll have to resort to some archive photos. This week I have been debugging that Broadway Limited K4, still! I have been exchanging emails with tech support and we are in the process of trying to determine if there is a problem with the BLI engine or with MY Digitrax DCC system. The tech guy mentioned that there are some rather odd interactions between Digitrax and Paragon decoders. He gave me a battery of tests to run that I will attack this rainy weekend.
Broadway Limited tech support is very helpful and knowledgeable. Great working with those folks.
Meanwhile —
I see there is a recent offering from GHB models of an HO model of the PRR DD1 electric locomotive. I'm on the fence over shelling out $600 for one of these or sticking with my Custom Brass model that performs reasonabbly well?
PRR_DD1a by Edmund, on Flickr
DD1-DCC by Edmund, on Flickr
And after paint:
PRR_DD1-fi2i by Edmund, on Flickr
Amongst friends:
PRR_under-wire_2k by Edmund, on Flickr
On to more great STUFF folks!
Cheers, Ed
Once again, I am happy to be starting the weekly edition of Weekend Photo Fun. I do love this thread and the way it brings the discussion forums back to a fun place for all. I believe it is the best thread every week.
Last week we had another discussion thread going on about Tyco models, and I shared that I have collected about a half-dozen of the iconic Tyco train set cars from my youth. These have been upgraded to be good runners, and are used to bring back memories, and just for fun.
I decided I need to add a locomotive to my Tyco roster. What says Tyco train set better than a Santa Fe F Unit in Warbonnet paint with yellow air horns? I set out to find one.
Most of them on eBay are pretty well beaten up. The Santa Fe logo on the nose seems to take the worst of the beatings, and then the black Santa Fe lettering on the sides. Also, a lot of them are missing one or both horns.
I finally found one that looked good, and it arrived earlier this week. It is just missing the front coupler.
Upon inspection, I fould that a previous owner has replaced the Santa Fe emblem on the nose with a decal. No wonder it looked so good. They did a decent job.
The model was represented as running, but it sounded like everything was broken on the inside of the shell. There was all kinds of stuff in there rattling around. I opened it up before testing it, and to my surprise, there were weights made of metal rod taped to the inside that had broken loose. I guess someone was trying to make it pull better.
The power truck runs pretty good. I have set it aside for a future project. I have a crazy idea for it.
The body is in great shape. I have a Proto-Power-West F unit power chassis with a Mashima can motor that I hope can be made to fit beneath the Tyco shell. That should make it run good enough.
There you have it, my lame train set contribution for this week.
Show us what you have, all fun photos are welcome here.
Happy weekend!
-Kevin
Living the dream.