Southgate 2C series are notorious for being hard to shift. This truck lives up to that reputation.
I stopped using the clutch to shift, and it got easier (after getting my ear used to the RPM to jam it into the next gear). Down shifting without the clutch was something I never got good at.
The 370 is a tank of an engine. There is ample parent material in the block for several over-bore rebuilds.
Thanks to everyone that made it a great edition of Weekend Photo Fun.
See you next week.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Southgate 2 David, i'm not a real young one anymore. at almost 64, but I get around OK. I'm loving being retired! Dan
David, i'm not a real young one anymore. at almost 64, but I get around OK. I'm loving being retired! Dan
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
Lots of nice work being done and hardware to see!
Ed, your blacktop effects are perfect, exactly the look I hope to achieve when I get to that point on mine.
David, i'm not a real young one anymore. at almost 64, but I get around OK. I'm loving being retired!
TF, your bridge construction is amazing.
York 1 John, yeah, this truck gets around the neighborhood! I use it plenty, it changes the way you think about projects.
Kevin, there's a fair amount on a Ford C series not to be fond of! Mine has the gas 370. (looks like a 460, but smaller bore and stroke.) the engine runs ok after straightening out some issues, but the C series are notorious for being hard to shift. This truck lives up to that reputation. Still, it gets the crane unit around, well worth putting up with it's difficulties.
I like to think about building 2 different models of this rig in 2 different scales: as original in 1/87, and as is now in 1/25
Allan, your tedium will pay off, hang in there! will be a great looking forklift.
Again, nice stuff everyone.
Finally where is Bear? Is he OK?
Dan
Well, you beat me to it, Don. I did a quick search and learned my error. Came back to correct it and you had already posted.
Yea, I thought the term "camelback" meant that the water was contained around the exterior of the boiler. Obviously it was the saddle tank locomotive I was thinking of rather than the camelback.
So many things to learn. Sorry for the error, John...
Tom
https://tstage9.wixsite.com/nyc-modeling
Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
John-NYBW For a minute, I thought I was having the senior moment. By a tanker, did you mean a saddle tank engine? I think I had one of those once a long time ago. Don't remember what I did with it.
For a minute, I thought I was having the senior moment.
By a tanker, did you mean a saddle tank engine? I think I had one of those once a long time ago. Don't remember what I did with it.
Don - Specializing in layout DC->DCC conversions
Modeling C&O transition era and steel industries There's Nothing Like Big Steam!
DigitalGriffin tstage John-NYBW Are you putting the decoder in the loco or tender? John, A camelback doesn't have a tender so you'll need a decoder small enough (e.g. Lok5 micro) to fit in the boiler. Tom Tom I think you are thinking of a tanker. *passes you more coffee* I have senior moments like that too. Goodness help me when I become a senior. :D
tstage John-NYBW Are you putting the decoder in the loco or tender? John, A camelback doesn't have a tender so you'll need a decoder small enough (e.g. Lok5 micro) to fit in the boiler. Tom
John-NYBW Are you putting the decoder in the loco or tender?
John,
A camelback doesn't have a tender so you'll need a decoder small enough (e.g. Lok5 micro) to fit in the boiler.
Tom I think you are thinking of a tanker. *passes you more coffee*
I have senior moments like that too. Goodness help me when I become a senior. :D
John-NYBWAre you putting the decoder in the loco or tender?
John-NYBW I thought I'd ask you if you'd already done this one and whether there are any tips you can give me. Are you/did you install sound? Which decoder? Are you putting the decoder in the loco or tender? Any other tips would be appreciated as well.
I thought I'd ask you if you'd already done this one and whether there are any tips you can give me.
Are you/did you install sound?
Which decoder?
Are you putting the decoder in the loco or tender?
Any other tips would be appreciated as well.
I wish I could help you John, but I don't own that particular O scale model. But if I can get a sound decoder in a Bachmann 0-6-0T, it shouldn't be any harder in a camelback.Mind if I ask which make & scale?
DigitalGriffin mvlandsw tstage Newest addition to my NYC stable: An undecorated PSC NYC F-12e 4-6-0. Will be preparing it for DCC, sound, and lighting sometime this month... Tom I don't recall ever seeing a loco with two firebox doors. How common is that arrangement? Mark I've seen it on Wootten fireboxes (Camelbacks) because of the large wide grate area. Improved methods of coal distribution didn't show up until later.
mvlandsw tstage Newest addition to my NYC stable: An undecorated PSC NYC F-12e 4-6-0. Will be preparing it for DCC, sound, and lighting sometime this month... Tom I don't recall ever seeing a loco with two firebox doors. How common is that arrangement? Mark
tstage Newest addition to my NYC stable: An undecorated PSC NYC F-12e 4-6-0. Will be preparing it for DCC, sound, and lighting sometime this month... Tom
Newest addition to my NYC stable: An undecorated PSC NYC F-12e 4-6-0.
Will be preparing it for DCC, sound, and lighting sometime this month...
I don't recall ever seeing a loco with two firebox doors. How common is that arrangement?
Mark
I've seen it on Wootten fireboxes (Camelbacks) because of the large wide grate area. Improved methods of coal distribution didn't show up until later.
I just acquired a 4-6-0 Camelback on ebay last week with the intention of converting it to DCC. Yours appears to be the same as mine and since you have said you specialize in DC/DCC conversion, I thought I'd ask you if you'd already done this one and whether there are any tips you can give me.
Thanks, Kevin for hosting WPF.
Thank you for the comments on my layout, Gentlemen. Much appreciated.
Stunning contributions by everyone. Always ideas that can be 'stored' and 'pinched' for later.
David
Good morning
I'd like to say thanks for all the fine modeling contributions this weekend as they're always enjoyed.
I was pleased to hear the Blair Line makes those wooden road crossing in N scale Ed. They sure look great installed and thanks for the referral.
Always enjoy the realism in your photos Peter. From those convincing switch throws to the radio clipped on the RR workers back pocket. Not to mention the depth of that neat red crane behind the barbed wire fence
I don't know, Mark. There's a thread over in the Prototype forum asking the same question.
Sorry, Kevin. And I won't tell you that I was the only bidder for it.
I checked Brasstrain.com before making the bid at the end of the auction and - given it's condition - I think I got it for a fair price. And the owner left a handwritten invitation in the locomotive box inviting me to drop by his house to see his NYC layout whenever I was in his area of the country.
John: Thanks for the welcome-back.
Tom: OK, I am genuinely jealous now. I wanted a NEW YORK CENTRAL F-12 ten wheeler for quite a while. The prices they were selling for would have made it the most expensive locomotive I own. My current most expensive locomotive is a PFM 2-6-2. Instead of the NYC ten wheeler I opted to purchase a PFM model of a LOUISIANA & ARKANSAS locomotive. Yours sure is a beauty.
-Photograph by Kevin Parson
Pike: Those are nice looking and colorful refrigerated boxcars.
Allan: That tiny forklift model looks like a real challenge.
Peter: I think the fish market scene is wonderful. Great atmosphere.
Ed: The landscape "staging" is something I have done over-and-over. I finish my scenery quite sparse, then add all the brush, weeds, and vehicles for a scene.
Good evening and thanks to everyone for the great contributions and positive responses!
My Blair Line wood crossings arrived Friday afternoon so I got on them right away and have some updated photos to show —
Crossing_4-22 by Edmund, on Flickr
Crossing_4-22b by Edmund, on Flickr
These are available in N scale if you're interested, TF.
Crossing_4-22a by Edmund, on Flickr
I like to "stage" the area with the vehicles and people plus a few shrubs temporarily scattered about just to get a feel for the scene. Then I clear it all away to continue landscaping and detailing.
Crossing_4-22d by Edmund, on Flickr
Later I'll add more distress and cracks to the pavement. Next stage will probably be fitting the abandoned siding to the feed mill.
Crossing_4-22c by Edmund, on Flickr
Still a few hours left folks... show us what you've got
Cheers, Ed
John-NYBWEdward Hopper who is more famous for his Nighthawks painting
Sometimes kinda wish I'd went for a 'Nighthawks' diner scene al a Edward Hopper, instead of 'Fishhawks'.
Regards, Peter
Great stuff everyone. Thank you all for sharing.
Painting the small parts of this model fork lift has been an exercise in tedium. As my nerves and eyesight aren't what they used to be, I'm not sure how things will turn out. It is a beginning though.
Something from the website/archives:
The Grafton Turn which today consists of a New York Central GP7 and a caboose, rounds the Pasture Curve at the west end of the BRVRR layout.
Keep the photos and ideas coming guys. Thanks to all of you, WPF is always the best thread of the week.
Remember its your railroad
Allan
Track to the BRVRR Website: http://www.brvrr.com/
Newest addition to my NYC stable: An undecorated PSC NYC F-12e 4-6-0. The backhead detail blows me away:
SeeYou190 John (NYBW): Your passenger train scene looks great. I love the wooden houses in the background with the stairs down to the sidewalk. That is beautiful.
John (NYBW): Your passenger train scene looks great. I love the wooden houses in the background with the stairs down to the sidewalk. That is beautiful.
Thank you, Kevin, and it's good to have you back.
I grew up on such a street in Omaha with sloping front yards held back by retaining wall and concrete stairs leading to the front door. I've often considered scratch building our family home. I think I could do it from memory and know the approximate dimensions. The stairs with the railing down the middle would be perfect because I remember we added that to our stairs while we were living there.
Hello again everyone. I sure am happy for all of the participation this week.
Dan: I remember (not fondly) the C series Fords. Back in the late 1980s I overhauled a J series Cummins engine in one of them. I might be the youngest person around that overhauled a J series. That experience with that engine helped get me into the Cummins Society Of Technicians early. What engine is on yours? Have fun with that. Stinger cranes sure are useful to have around.
David: Thank you for sharing more scenes from your wonderful layout. I always enjoy looking at your pictures.
TF: Your bridges sure are looking better and better. That is amazing work. I miss Bear too.
Ed: Thanks for the welcome-back. I sure did miss participation. Snow? Keep warm. I don't know why brass flatcars are so pricey. I have seen brass UP and ATSF "normal" looking flat cars sell for hundreds of dollars. Thank you for the link to the MESTA catalog. That stuff is incredible. Your city scene looks incredible. I too find eBay very useful.
Rick: Great job improving the IMWX kit for the NKP boxcar. I picked up a few more Des Plaines Viking Roofs recently. Variety never hurts. I don't know how you manage those Yarmouth steps. They look great, but that is so much work. Thanks, as always, for sharing your modeling.
John (York): Buildings with unusual roof lines sure can be troublesome to scratchbuild. I hope you can get yours to the point that you are happy with it.
Timmy: I can imagine you look at a box of random scrap parts like a painter looks at a blank canvas. I love what you do with these, and look forward to more amazing models of your creation. The step-by-step in progress shots are very welcome. I like to see how others work on projects.
Mark: I looked at the DMS site, and sure enough, they do not have the HO pulley listed right now. They also do not have it on eBay. I am sure they will print more of them soon.
Peter: Thank you for the wlecome-back. Your fellow on the gondola is perfectly posed. Great photograph.
Mike: Your painting on the old model of the straddle carrier is remarkable. The lumber load is very effective. I have long been a proponent of detail painting on basic models, and yours is an A+ example of what can be done.
Let's all keep the good stuff and helpful responses coming. I am looking forward to it all.
Good to see Kevin is back from electronic exile. Liking Dan's truck a lot, it's very modelable.
Here's my big grab from last week's train show, an AHM straddle carrier (seems to have originated as a Cox model?)
I weathered it a bit after adding an exhaust stack, a ladder for crew to board, some rearview mirrors and lights. Then I rearranged the sawmill dock so that the straddle carrier can bring in timbers from the drying fields out back. I also built a load of lumber for it to carry.
Then I finally got the insight of what I was going to do with a City Classics #107 Carson St. Rail/Truck Terminal kit. I've had it for some time and just couldn't find the right use for it. Then Jim Sacco passed away and things started coming together. I've been wanting to do something to make my Western Grocers distribution center look better than the converted Walthers freight station it's based on. This is the before pic.
I added a bunch of doors on the "blank" side of the kit and placed the awning over them. I managed to hack the rest into shape to make a more presentable warehouse.
The somewhat more compact arrangement also offered the opportunity to place a few more trailers to make the place look busier. Still have some more detailing and landscaping to finish up, but I'm happy with it. It will make me smile when I see it thinking of Jim.
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
York1 Kevin, it's great to have you back, starting the WPF again. That's a neat photo of your flat car, and the prototype. Dan, that's amazing work on the crane truck. It's too bad you're not my neighbor -- I could use you (and your truck) for some work around my house. David, you've got a pretty realistic looking view of the salvage yard, including the hand-painted sign. TF, more great bridge building photos. I'm almost ready to start, and I have several questions you may be able to answer. In your photo, for the roadbed, is that masonite or cardboard you used? How will you finish it? What did you use for the riveted sides? Ed, that's a neat scene of your postal workers union hall. I'm also a fan of evening or night scenes, so I really like the last photo with the lights on. Rick, once again you've posted photos of your expert work on the cars. Very realistic. I'm still working on laying track, so I'll post again one of my first scratch-built efforts, the Bates Motel. The roof of the house gave me fits, and I never did get it to fit exactly right. Once I begin putting in some buildings on the new layout, if I find a place for the motel, I will try to fix that roof. It still bothers me. I love everyone's photos each week.
Kevin, it's great to have you back, starting the WPF again. That's a neat photo of your flat car, and the prototype.
Dan, that's amazing work on the crane truck. It's too bad you're not my neighbor -- I could use you (and your truck) for some work around my house.
David, you've got a pretty realistic looking view of the salvage yard, including the hand-painted sign.
TF, more great bridge building photos. I'm almost ready to start, and I have several questions you may be able to answer. In your photo, for the roadbed, is that masonite or cardboard you used? How will you finish it? What did you use for the riveted sides?
Ed, that's a neat scene of your postal workers union hall. I'm also a fan of evening or night scenes, so I really like the last photo with the lights on.
Rick, once again you've posted photos of your expert work on the cars. Very realistic.
I'm still working on laying track, so I'll post again one of my first scratch-built efforts, the Bates Motel. The roof of the house gave me fits, and I never did get it to fit exactly right. Once I begin putting in some buildings on the new layout, if I find a place for the motel, I will try to fix that roof. It still bothers me.
I love everyone's photos each week.
I was just reading about the history of that house. It was built for the movie Psycho and was inspired by a painting Alfred Hitchcock saw called The House by the Railroad. The painting was by Edward Hopper who is more famous for his Nighthawks painting. If you want, you can read the whole story here:
The Fascinating Story of The House Behind the Bates’ Mansion in Hitchcock’s 1960 Classic | Dusty Old Thing
Just yesterday I read another story that said Janet Leigh was so spooked by the shower scene that she never again took a shower. She always took baths.
She Never Took a Shower Again (nationalpurebreddogday.com)
Kevin, Good to see you posting again, and thanks for opening the WPF with some heavy metal.
TF, Like those bents, they add a lot of interest.
John, Hitchcock done right, great Psycho' scene! I can envision a 57' Ford out front or sinking into a nearby bog.
Thanks to all the contributors and viewers. Have a good weekend. Regards, Peter
Kevin,
What scale is the Geared Belt Pulley from Multi-Scale Digital? They don't have an HO one listed. What are the dimensions of yours?I have one of the Alco flat cars to load.
Mark Vinski
WELCOME BACK SEE YOU 190 !!!
I havent had a lot of time to myself lately, but I DO have some randome scrap parts sitting in front of me...
I "hacked-N-slashed" a new window opening for the plateform end.
And I'm currently working on shortening the body and roof...
I'm thinking about a plank wood floor on the open end, and maybe turning this into a paycar for my newly named logging line.
The Totempole Tramway.
Rust...... It's a good thing !