Weekend Photo Fun July 19 - 21 2024

[HO-Velo]

Thanks to all the contributors and viewers.  

John, I like your Starbucks.  A successful build is not only satisfying, but also a springboard to the next scratch project.  

Rick,  Good to see your work.  I agree that a variety of trailers is a ticket to TOFC realism.

Bear,  Any suggestion of frostiness is welcome with another heat wave building.

Ed, nice industrial scene, I like the detailed flanges and big guillotine valves.  Your classic car line-up looks good, especially the 'woody'.  

TF, Right on, any hobby time is good hobby time and every model a lesson.  The Fox Valley seven post boxcar was weathered by my son.  He worked with oils and airbrush from a photo he captured near his home in Sandpoint, Idaho.  Needless to say, one of the most cherished and inspiring pieces of rolling stock on the layout.

Thanks again to all and have a good week.  Regards, Peter

[Track fiddler]

Howdy

They finally let me back in

 

Always do enjoy your craft Peter.  I'll have to agree with John, that the GN weathering job is Something Else!  They all are, for that matter.  Do you go from a photo, or just pull all that good stuff right out of your head, if you dont mind me asking?

Here's one for ya, restored over in Oseola, Wis.Yours looks more realistic than the prototypical one.

 

That scratch built Starbucks turned out awesome, John.  Can certainly see you put a lot of worthwhile time into that one.  Better than Factory Man!!!

Thanks for sharing the Winter layout pics from the Expo Bear.

Always like to see your fine tuned cars you do Rick.  Approximately how many of them are there?  If you even know, after turning so many out all these years.

I've always loved that Blast Furnace model of yours Ed.  Can hardly wait to see the 3D printer additions, and LED lighting you do.

 

 

Here's a 'Bad Bent' bridge story this week.

Edit: Not to be mistaken for Bad Brent...

 

Construction of bridge #2.

Original setting.

Open end after adding bridge #6.

 

Here's some steel bents from Duluth, Mn.

 

Thought I'd try one of those bad boys out.

 

What a flop manlt just didn't look right.  Guess they only look good on ore dock bridges.

But, no modeling is a waist of time, just as long as you had fun doing it, ...Right? 

 

Ended up putting another stone pier in, after all that Fiasco.

 

Looking forward to seeing some more good stuff this weekend

 

TF

[gmpullman]

HO-Velo

Tomorrow is National Woodie Wagon Day, best I can do on the layout is a faux wood sided wagon. 

Thanks for the kickoff of the WPF, Peter! Not much new on my workbench this week, I have returned to adding details to my Walthers Blast Furnace that I first built back in 1997. Adding some new 3D-printed details and some LED lighting. Haven't paused for a recent photo, yet.

Stoves Backside by Edmund, on Flickr

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Some fancy autos at Union Station, including a nice woody:

Autos at the depot by Edmund, on Flickr

Autos at the depot-woody by Edmund, on Flickr

Great Stuff, everybody!

Cheers, Ed

["JaBear"]

Good looking scene Peter, thanks for getting us underway.

 

As I actually like coffee, I avoid Starbucks like the plague, but a great scratch build, John.

 

I gather it’s been rather warm in some parts of the States, so perhaps these photos taken of a wintery British prototype OO layout, seen at last weekends Taupo Hobby Expo, may give cooling thoughts!

 

OO winter by Bear, on Flickr

OO Winter 1 by Bear, on Flickr

 

Looking forward to more really Good Stuff.

Cheers, the Bear. 

 

Edit. Ah, while typing, Rick’s dropped in with more of his really Good Stuff.

[dti406]

Managed to finish a couple of models this week!

First, an old Athearn 40' Trailer where I removed the PFE details so it looked like a normal trailer, painted with Scalecoat II Silver paint and lettered with Highball Graphics decals. I wanted to have a few more lease trailers versus too many railroad owned trailers.



Next a Kadee 50' PS1 boxcar kit,painted with Scalecoat II Boxcar Red paint and lettered with Highball Graphics decals. Boxcar was used in general service on the Central of Georgia and other Southern subsidiaries.



A Stewart U25b and Kato GP35 detailed and painted for the Rock Island running with general freight train on the Strongsville Club layout.



Thanks for looking!

Rick Jesionowski

 

First, an old Athearn 40' Trailer where I removed the PFE details so it looked like a normal trailer, painted with Scalecoat II Silver paint and lettered with Highball Graphics decals.  I wanted to have a few more lease trailers versus too many railroad owned trailers.

 

 

Next a Kadee 50' PS1 boxcar kit,painted with Scalecoat II Boxcar Red paint and lettered with Highball Graphics decals. Boxcar was used in general service on the Central of Georgia and other Southern subsidiaries.

 

 

A Stewart U25b and Kato GP35 detailed and painted for the Rock Island running with general freight train on the Strongsville Club layout.

 

 

Thanks for looking!

 

Rick Jesionowski

 

First, an old Athearn 40' Trailer where I removed the PFE details so it looked like a normal trailer, painted with Scalecoat II Silver paint and lettered with Highball Graphics decals.  I wanted to have a few more lease trailers versus too many railroad owned trailers.

 

 

Next a Kadee 50' PS1 boxcar kit,painted with Scalecoat II Boxcar Red paint and lettered with Highball Graphics decals. Boxcar was used in general service on the Central of Georgia and other Southern subsidiaries.

 

 

A Stewart U25b and Kato GP35 detailed and painted for the Rock Island running with general freight train on the Strongsville Club layout.

 

 

Thanks for looking!

 

Rick Jesionowski

 

First, an old Athearn 40' Trailer where I removed the PFE details so it looked like a normal trailer, painted with Scalecoat II Silver paint and lettered with Highball Graphics decals.  I wanted to have a few more lease trailers versus too many railroad owned trailers.

 

 

Next a Kadee 50' PS1 boxcar kit,painted with Scalecoat II Boxcar Red paint and lettered with Highball Graphics decals. Boxcar was used in general service on the Central of Georgia and other Southern subsidiaries.

 

 

A Stewart U25b and Kato GP35 detailed and painted for the Rock Island running with general freight train on the Strongsville Club layout.

 

 

Thanks for looking!

 

Rick Jesionowski

 

[York1]

Peter, thanks for starting the new WFP.

As usual, your photo shows some of the most realistic-looking model railroad scenes.  Especially impressive is your weathering job on the Great Northern car!

My scratchbuilt Starbucks:

 

[HO-Velo]

Lotta' wheel-spin trying to post on the forum today, but still hoping to see lots-o Model Railroading pics.

Tomorrow is National Woodie Wagon Day, best I can do on the layout is a faux wood sided wagon.  

Thanks and Regards,  Peter