This is the weekend thread where modelers can show their completed models, work under construction and layout pictures new and old.
Let's have a lot of participation this weekend!
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!
Good morning from sunny and warm Northeast Ohio!
Here is what I accomplished this week.
An old Front Range 40' Boxcar Kit, painted with Scalecoat II Armour Yellow, Silver and Black Paints then lettered with Herald King Decals. The DT&I took their 1950's era boxcars, added insulation, PC loaders and 8' Plug Doors in order to service the Campbell's Soup Plant in Napoleon, OH. This car was repainted in the Star Herald scheme in 1979 as an experiment. Many of the cars servicing the Campbell's Soup plant ended up in this scheme.
I also completed another Stewart 14 panel hopper car kit, painted with Scalecoat II Black paint and lettered with Precision Design Decals. The NYC puchased several thousand of these hoppers to serve industrial customers in the 1950's while retiring many of their 50 Ton two bay hoppers.
A pair of Bowser C430's with a general freight running on the Strongsville Club layout.
Thanks for looking!
Rick, Thanks for getting the WPF rolling. Your Front Range boxcar sure is snazzy with the yellow paint and crisp eye-catching logo.
There's a rail served Campbells processing plant nearby my home. During harvest there's a seemingly endless stream of trucks loaded with tomatoes arriving at all hours. Product is then shipped via rail to other factories throughout North America. Would make for a nice boxcar served layout industry.
As a youngster I recall seeing the 'Blue Eyed Indian' semi-trailers on the highways.
Thanks to all the contributors and viewers. Have a good weekend. Regards, Peter
Rick, thanks for starting another week of WPF, and also the photos of your cars. That yellow DT&I car really looks sharp.
Peter, that's a neat semi truck. I remember the old Navajo logo, but that was years ago. Growing up in Nebraska, I saw a lot of those Navajo trucks from Denver.
This was my first attempt in N to put an interior in a building. These Tastee Donut shops were all over New Orleans with their bright yellow roofs:
York1 John
Thanks for opening, Rick. Pretty snappy paint, especially on that DT&I boxcar.
Peter, nifty Navajo setup. What semi is that?
I finally had a chance to stop at a logging museum on that I've been by many times while traveling, but really couldn't stop. Well on a recent trip I was able to swing by fo rjust a few minutes, and got a few pix. Logging and railtoads have so often gone hand in hand.
I got a few more shots of that loco, plus other stuff...
Plymouth 2 footer.
All the antique artifacts there, big and small made me go home and pull out a "couple" details from the stash boxes to paint and weather up to scatter around the layout.
a lot of these are front line quality details, others can set back a bit. I hope to get to em and put them on the layout sooner than later. progress will be posted here. Dan
John, you got your post in while I was preparing mine. Nice work on putting the interior and peeps in that tiny building!
Tastee Donuts by Bear, on Flickr
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
This Selkirk needs a bit of weathering, but I just can't find the guts to do it...
IMG_20240705_204940 on Flickr
Simon
Likin' the WPF as always, the more the better.
Lookin' good John, the interest that an interior adds to a structure is well worth the effort. Funny how a picture can suddenly conjure up the past, my late father always referred to donuts as 'sinkers'? Guess because they're good when dunked in coffee.
Dan, Is that the Collier Logging Museum on Hwy 97, just north of Klamath Lake in Oregon? Definitely inspirational. Btw, the Navajo trailer is a somewhat recent Rapido offering. The Ford tractor is a Lindberg kit built in the 80s.
Simon, Know what ya' mean, the more beautiful the model the more pause when thinking about weathering. Yet, being immersed in weathering changes how we look at our models and the world at-large.
Regards, Peter
Peter, I don't recall Lindberg kits of trucks, although I was really paying attention in the 80s
Yes, the Collier Logging Museum. Right at 100 miles from my home in Bend, I really need to plan a day trip. Did you know the museum narrowly missed burning down in a wildfire? Kudos to our firefighters!
Simon, along with that slew of details to paint, not pictured are several models that also need the weathering treatment.
Nice stuff everyone! Dan
Excellent modelling by all. Well done.
Simon Locomotives were not all 'dirty'. Most staff took pride in their fleet of locomotives and kept them clean.
When I applied to join British Railways, the first job was cleaning the locomotives. I never saw a really dirty one.
David
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