Welcome to Weekend Photo Fun.
This is the place we all gather together and post photos of our layouts, trackside photos, locomotives, rolling stock, structure models, bridges, scenery, trees, nice looking rocks, or anything else that has to do with Model Railroading.
As always, Thanks for your participation and contributions here.
Hi Railroad Fans. Kevin had a War Gaming Convention in Orlando this weekend, so I'm taking the liberty of hosting the thread while he's away.
Let's make this a great weekend, with many contributions of pictures that are always appreciated by everyone here.
Thanks for your participation.
TF
I think you're about 3 months too early, 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.
Hi guy's, I'll have to apologize as there's still nothing new for me to post. They've been keeping me busy.
(Edit) Bridge #6
Timber trestles are some of my favorite bridges.
Looking forward to seeing lots-a-pics this weekend
Thanks
Thanks Tom, that was a doozy. Yeah, we've been running a little bit tired over here
Goes to show you have to proof read voice texts before submitting them
PS For those tuning in later, the month of Weekend Photo Fun was labeled as December by yours truly
Whew! For a brief moment I thought I had completely bypassed October & November.
Good morning from sunny and warm Northeast Ohio!
TF, thanks for starting us out and what a great looking trestle, you do have the ability to change the heading.
T-Stage, thanks for getting us straight and hoping we did not lose three months!
Here are a couple of cars I completed this week.
First up another Athearn 55 Ton Hopper car kit painted with Scalecoat II Black paint and lettered with Champ Decals, with added Pikestuff Panel sides to replicate the Wabash cars of the 40's and 50's until leasing to the N&W. The panel sides allowed more coal in the car without substantially changing the size of the car. Some day I will have a nice size train of Wabash Hoppers.
Next a Front Range 40' boxcar kit, with a plug door and A-Line sill steps, painted with Scalecoat II Armour Yellow, Reefer Yellow, Boxcar Red and Silver paints then lettered with decals fropm Black Swamp Shops, now handled by Bill Mosteller. The ACY acquired 5 of the DTI's XLI 40' boxcars and joined the pool to service the Campbell's Soup plant in Napoleon, OH. The cars were repainted by the DTI shops in Jackson, OH.
That ACY car will soon be joining the fleet of DT&I 40' XLI boxcars servicing the Campell's Soup plant, in a train hauled by a couple of Athearn GP40-2's.
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!
Here, here to long weekends, but three months might be a stretch, seriously though, thanks TF for opening the WPF. Always fun to see an interesting and well built model like your trestle, the foam carving looks good too.
Rick, Campbells Soup, a comforting cargo in a nice boxcar.
Thanks to all the contributors and viewers. Have a good weekend. Regards, Peter
Now that's the kind of weekend I could use right about now.
Have fun,
Richard
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Good morning
I've always appreciated the results of how well your freight cars turn out Rick. The GP40-2's have been among my favorite diesels.
Love the ferry scene Peter. It fascinates me how your photos could be mistaken for prototypical, if we didn't know you and your beautiful work here.
Sounds like someone's been awfully busy at the club Bear. I've always had a thing for those black and white photos of yours, Nice
Been holding out for a set of BN F7's for quite a few years. They go for a pretty penny on eBay, as the guys fight over them in bidding wars when ever they come round.
Was lucky enough to quench my thirst with an ABA set of these intermountains at the train show last weekend. The vendor said they were only taken out of the box once, to see how smoothly they ran. Judging by how new the wheels look, I'd have to say they're brand new, and got a great deal on them.
Thanks for the great photos!
Nearing completion of another Tichy 10K gal tank car...
This kit (4025) comes with a larger 60" dome vs a 54" dome with kit 4020.
One thing I did differently this time was substitute the clear tank strapping that came with the kit for Evergreen scale 1 x 4 styrene strips and pre-paint them with Tamiya TS-29 Semi-gloss Black (pictured above). I pre-painted them (both sides) because the lower portions of the strapping that face the tank would be VERY difficult to spray paint once the tank car is fully assembled*. I also found the clear strapping more brittle and prone to cracking after it was curled slightly and glued to the tank. The Evergreen strips are more supple and glue down very nicely.
*[If I were to do it again I would just paint one side (the underside) of the tank strap and leave the other side (the side facing out) unpainted, since this will get painted when the entire tank car is painted.]
Another thing I'm going to try is a different method of attaching the handrailing. The Tichy instructions state to attach all the handrail brackets first then add the handrails. This requires some fidgeting to make sure that all eight brackets (four on each side) align properly with one another.
My plan is to 1) slide four brackets onto a handrail (in the same oriention), 2) glue the two end brackets in place and let dry, then 3) glue the inside two brackets in their respective mounting holes. This should ensure that the brackets all align exactly the same - at least in theory. I'll actualy see how practical it is to do it that way in the next day or two.
Thanks for the hints, Tom. I'm in the process of putting together both Tichy kits also but haven't gotten to those points yet.
Scott Sonntag
I glue the rod at the end of the process. Here's my technique: I glue (CA) a first bracket on the tank, with the rod on it, without glue on the rod, making sure the bracket/rod are well aligned. Then I insert and glue one bracket after the other on the tank, with the rod, making sure the holes align, without glue on the rod. You can insert the brackets in the rod in advance, without glue. Tweezers are useful for this.
After all the brackets are glued on, I put tiny drops of CA where the rod connects to the brackets. The paint will seal the assembly tightly.
Simon
A slight variation, Simon, but pretty much what I'll be doing. Once all brackets are glued on and aligned, I'll size & glue the side railings then add the end railing to lock it all together.
Lakeshore Sub Thanks for the hints, Tom. I'm in the process of putting together both Tichy kits also but haven't gotten to those points yet. Scott Sonntag
You're welcome, Scott. FYI: Two of my three Tichy kits were missing the clear tank strapping and I had to contact Tichy for them. Needless to say, I think the Evergreen 1 x 4 styrene strips are a better alternative for the reasons given above.
Also, two of the eight bracket holes were undrilled on my 4025 kit tank. I used a #76 drill bit to drill those out.