Living the dream.
Hello everyone, and Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
This week my share is something appropriately green.
-Photograph by Kevin Parson
Green grass, green express boxcar, green trim, green, green, and green.
I am looking forward to seeing everyone else's fun photographs this weekend.
-Kevin
Hello all and thanks, Kevin for setting up this St. Patrick's WPF. Great Photo!
This week I finally got back to applying some background materials to another area of the layout. I first attached some black foam core to the carpeted walls using both hook-and-loop tape plus a few drywall screws here and there.
This is what it looked like earlier in the week:
Corridor backdrop-B4 by Edmund, on Flickr
Temporarily fitting the 24 x 36 foamcore.
Corridor backdrop by Edmund, on Flickr
Starting on the 96" lengths of sky and tree background.
Corridor backdrop-1 by Edmund, on Flickr
I like the finished look of the whole thing. I started my layout in 1995 and didn't give much thought to a backdrop at the time. I used a gray indoor-outdoor carpet that I thought would be fine but I like this better.
Also managed to get a pair of old Pennsy P70s painted and lettered for the Bessemer who ran some very similar cars built by Pressed Steel Car Co.:
Bessemer Coach by Edmund, on Flickr
Bessemer Coach-1 by Edmund, on Flickr
The Bessemer had, I believe three, SD7s with steam generators.
Bessemer Junction by Edmund, on Flickr
More great stuff ahead!
Regards, Ed
Kevin. Thanks for starting this weekends WPF. Green everywhere. I like it.
Ed. Stunning pictures of the layout. So much to see off the tracks.
Myself. Not done a lot. I will post what I did do, later. Meanwhile, Class 47 47583 'County of Hertfordshire' with a Military Train.
IMG_5694 by David Harrison, on Flickr
Earlier this week I called in at the local library. In one section they sell books that are not read often. Sometimes, (not often) a bargain can be had. Anyway, I noticed some books were not in the bookshelf properly. Three fell off the shelf onto the floor (genuine). I picked them up and as i was about to put them back I looked at the titles.
At £1.50 ($1.80) they are now in my library.
IMG_2579 by David Harrison, on Flickr
Back later.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
Hello everyone,
Excellent modeling, so far.
The weather's finally cooling off here in Australia, so I was able to run trains again.
The Location: Forests of the Pacific Northwest, OregonThe Year: 1948The Scale: On30The Blog: http://bvlcorr.tumblr.com
No picture, just need to comment on Ed's work.
That looks great! Ads nice depth and scenery, and really brightens things up! Daylight!
I'll shuit up now! And figure out what I can add to this thread.
Mike.
My You Tube
Good morning from cloudy, cool and rainy Northeast Ohio!
Kevin, thanks for starting us out with the green!!!!
Ed, nice looking background change.
David, nice picture and great find on the books.
TB Danny, those are some neat looking models and layout.
Not much done with all the bowling activities taking place on the weekends and my normal bowling during the week, but I did some preliminary work on some models.
Athearn 60' Boxcar kit, ready for painting I did paint the roof and masked it then added the detail parts afterwards to avoid breakage.
Also worked on an old AHM Helium Tank Car, removed some of the cast on parts and replaced them with wire grabs and left over ladders and running board from other kits.
A pair of Athearn GP40-2's with an auto parts train heading for the Delta interchange with the N&W.
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
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!
Thanks to everyone for the fine comments!
Rick, you've maybe given me some impetus to dig out some of my stash of AHM cars and start working on improving them. Very nice work!
For anyone looking for more information on the helium history and you have a little time on your hands, this series of four videos is well worth your time.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLczUeSRukjI3jpMDSXB0_NQdpaINwvI8Z
I sent an email request to a few companies, notably Rapido, since I believe this car would be a possibility for them, or Broadway Ltd. to follow up on their Cryogenic tank car. I'd sure like to see a reasonably detailed model of these cars made. Their use covered a lot of geography and railroad eras.
Kevin, thanks for another WPF! I know I've told you before, but I really like those backgrounds. They are just light enough to make sure our focus is on the foreground models, and not on the background.
Ed, what a great difference in the before and after photos. The more I see other layouts with backgrounds, I will have to reconsider my decision not to have one on my layout.
David, I'd say you got a bargain on the books. I imagine a UK modeler donated the books at one time, and like you said, they were probably not checked out very often. Nice find!
tbdanny, you said that since the weather's cooling off, you can get to your layout more. Is it located in a garage or other un-airconditioned place? Very nice modeling of the Pacific northwest.
Rick, great-looking work on the boxcar and the UP helium car.
My week was spent putting in a siding, and installing an under the table switch machine. There are two mainlines and two sidings here. Getting the spring out of the N Peco switch that was already in place on the layout was not easy. I walked a fine line between getting the spring out while not destroying the plastic holding the spring. Only two of these turnouts will have switch machines.
Thanks to everyone for sharing their layout photos!
York1 John
Kevin, Thanks for a green start-up to WPF.
Under a tungsten sun.
Thanks to all the contributors and viewers. Have a good weekend and a Happy St. Patricks Day. Regards, Peter
York1tbdanny, you said that since the weather's cooling off, you can get to your layout more. Is it located in a garage or other un-airconditioned place? Very nice modeling of the Pacific northwest.
Thanks . My layout is located in the garage, which gets very hot and humid during the summer. Not only is it uncomfortable, but the expansion of the baseboard messes a bit with the rotation sensor for the turntable.
A reminder of the three buildings purchased last week. All three were cream coloured.I was in the process of painting them in Leeds brick red.
IMG_2576 by David Harrison, on Flickr
Here they are now; some with new signage. They are now situated where Albert Vinnerd's garage and Anne's Cafe was.
IMG_2581 by David Harrison, on Flickr
I have new sites for Vinnerd's Garage and Anne's Cafe. Just working on them now.
Happy Saint Patrick's to all! My cherished L&HR wearin' the green.
Good morning Ed:
I too admire your layout photos, but what caught my eye was the track maze hanging on the right wall in the second image. Is there a story to its creation, use, demise? It must have been difficult to build, power and operate. Any lessons to share?
Jim57
Hello everyone.
Kevin: Thank you for starting us out on St. Patty's day.
Ed: Nice to see some larger perspective photos of your layout.
David: Nice find on the books.
Danny: Great shot of your locomotives.
Rick: NEat helium car.
Mr. Mikado: Really like that paint scheme!!!
This week replaced more plastic wheelsets, this time on Athearn passenger cars.
Here is a wayfreight leaving Glenbulah with a recently purchased Bachmann sound value 2-8-2 on the lead.
Scott Sonntag
Two of the latest that put me to 100
Well, tisn't yhe best photo quality, but a friend once asked me to paint a CNW SD40-2 for, but not in Zito yellow. Several years later he gave it to me as he transitioned to a different era.
Don; Prez, CEO or whatever of the Wishram, Oregon and Western RR