Weekend Photo Fun

[grandeman]

QUOTE: Originally posted by twhite

Grande Man--you keep posting such terrific pictures of your Geeps and that gorgeous F-3, you're going to force me to get some Rio Grande 1st generation diesels, LOL! Seriously, those photos of your layout are wonderful--how did you get such WARM lighting? Both you and Aggro must be doing something with lighting--your layouts always look like a late sunny afternoon. Makes me drool! BTW, 2-8-0 #1164 looks like a chunky little charmer.
Tom[:P][:P]

Thanks for the kind words Tom. You really SHOULD get a couple of early diesels to socialize with your wonderful steamers! [:D] I've enjoyed the pics you've posted very much as well. You have an awesome layout. I really need to get more steam for "1955 Night" on our railroad.

The lighting is 7 100 watt bulbs. I'm out of town right now and can't remember the brand ( Sylvainia maybe?), but they're "daylight" bulbs that I bought at Lowe's. They are marketed to simulate daylight. Cheap and effective. I had some spare Romex wire and tied into an existing circuit breaker. The boxes, sockets, bulbs and switch were about $40! When I flip the switch it's high noon on the Grande!

[Anonymous]

Be safe chuck. Keep the truck idling just in case. Our prayers are with you.

Trevor

[cwclark]

sorry guys, don't have any pics this week...had a major "honey do" this weekend and now we are on edge..a gas well blew out about three blocks from my house and we're sweat'in bullets right now ...the fire has caused a lot of my neighbors to evacuate the area and if the wind starts from the south anytime soon..i'll be out as well...hope that doesn't happen so i can get some pics in here...chuck

[twhite]

Grande Man--you keep posting such terrific pictures of your Geeps and that gorgeous F-3, you're going to force me to get some Rio Grande 1st generation diesels, LOL! Seriously, those photos of your layout are wonderful--how did you get such WARM lighting? Both you and Aggro must be doing something with lighting--your layouts always look like a late sunny afternoon. Makes me drool! BTW, 2-8-0 #1164 looks like a chunky little charmer.
Tom[:P][:P]

[BRVRR]

Late as usual, sorry guys.
Chip, I like your station.
Karl, beautiful scene and wonderful photograph. Marvelous work!
Good stuff everyone!
My weekend project, an Athearn BB AMD 103, shown here on its break-in run on the BRVRR. I installed a Digitrax DH163 decoder for lights and motor control. Put in a white LED for the headlights. Still waiting for more LEDs for the ditch lights, markers and back-up lights. Ditto for the road number decals. Will add MU hoses and windshield wipers once the lights are all in place.

Keep up the good work guys. I find you inspiring.

[chateauricher]

QUOTE: Originally posted by KenLarsen

QUOTE: Originally posted by chateauricher

QUOTE: Originally posted by musicmanL888This is for Jshrade some industries, a Brickyard and a sand plant.
Harbison Walker Industries...

I hate to say this; but your pics show up as little boxes with red X's. [:(]

If you copy-and-paste the web addresses into a separate brower window, the images will display (at least they did for me). For some reason, trying to view them from within trains.com spawns a "Forbidden" error message...go figure?[%-)]
http://image32.webshots.com/33/7/65/42/297876542CWoLIe_ph.jpg

http://image34.webshots.com/34/8/49/52/294484952LkfYGE_ph.jpg

There were no web addresses to be copied-and-pasted -- until you posted them. I also get a "fobidden" error message when I tried clicking on the links.

BTW, the pics look great !

[ckape]

My main project this last few weeks has been detailing an Atlas Alco 424 to be Minnesota Commercial 62:

[grandeman]

This is what I worked on today (Yeah, I know it's covered in my other thread). Man, what a job to install a decoder!

[simon1966]

I have not had a lot of time with graduation parties to attend and family get togethers. I was able to get the parking lot and some scenery completed around the hamburger stand. I also made an interior complete with red check gingham table cloths (an EXcel spreadsheet with square fields, cut and pasted into MS Paint, colored alternate squares and then size reduction). You can't see them very well in the picture, but they look great!

[ukguy]

Well Chip, I cant quieten the creative urge in me, so although I'm not workin on the layout I will be working on some of the kits and detailing my scratchbuilt, rolling stock weathering, painting all the detail kits and such. All these items can be brought out, worked on and put safely away somewhere. My stomach still turns when I pass the layout and I cant face it, when that stops I'll maybe start again.

Anyway, heres what I've been doing. Painting and trial placing some details on my 'bait shop/fishing pier', I also added some window framing and remade the small pier extension.



And I also made those specs for you.


Take care and be safe.
Karl.

[hminky]

A classic 1870's 4-4-0 running on the OO/HO Pacific Coast Air Line Railway



The locomotive is an "HO" IHC 4-4-0 but is really a 4mm/ft running on HO track model (OO/HO). I have a web article about modeling the 1870's using OO on HO track at:

http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/1879/why/

Have a nice day
Harold

[oleirish]

QUOTE: Originally posted by csxmu

This engine has just been completed! It is a Bachmann DCC GP-40-2. I added sun shades, firecracker, 5 chime horn, a bell, and grabs are next to be added Custom CSX-YG paint scheme, and Microscale decals. This was modeled (like all my engines) from a pic @ http://www.trainweb.org/csxphotos/
Before.....

Horn, shades , and firecracker added

Before Decals



After......





Prototype PIC

[:p]This is nice work[8D]
JIM

[grandeman]

Ya know guys, this is a holiday weekend. Keep em coming... [8D]

[SpaceMouse]

QUOTE: Originally posted by ukguy


I really do need to get some of these kits finished and stop buying stuff when I already have too much to build, paint, weather, place.........

Great work guys.
Karl.

Does this mean you are modeling again?

[grandeman]

I can see musicman's pics on the forum. I'm running Firefox. Wonder if that has anything to do with it???

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by chateauricher

QUOTE: Originally posted by musicmanL888

This is for Jshrade some industries, a Brickyard and a sand plant.
Harbison Walker Industries...

I hate to say this; but your pics show up as little boxes with red X's. [:(]

If you copy-and-paste the web addresses into a separate brower window, the images will display (at least they did for me). For some reason, trying to view them from within trains.com spawns a "Forbidden" error message...go figure?[%-)]
http://image32.webshots.com/33/7/65/42/297876542CWoLIe_ph.jpg

http://image34.webshots.com/34/8/49/52/294484952LkfYGE_ph.jpg

[chateauricher]

QUOTE: Originally posted by musicmanL888
This is for Jshrade some industries, a Brickyard and a sand plant.
Harbison Walker Industries.
US. Silica Sandworks

I hate to say this; but your pics show up as little boxes with red X's. [:(]

[grandeman]

QUOTE: Originally posted by musicmanL888

US. Silica Sandworks

Fantastic!!!

[Anonymous]

This is for Jshrade some industries, a Brickyard and a sand plant.
Harbison Walker Industries.
US. Silica Sandworks

[Anonymous]

Great work everybody![tup]

Here is what I spent my available time on this weekend: The face plate of the switch panel for the tracks serving my HO scale steel mill.

The hardware store only had one DPDT switch in stock, so I had to special-order the remainder. But one was all I needed to drill the holes in the plexiglas and test the fit of each one. This is a power distribution panel ONLY, it will not control switch machines. Nothing worthy of appearing in MR I realize, but it'll get the job done.




I know, I know: "If you use DCC you don't have to wire all those separate blocks."

...Well I don't have the money or the time to install decoders in my 30+ locos, so I'm gonna stick with what will accommodate ALL my motive power for the next few years [until I've finished paying for my kids' education].

[jeffshultz]

If I was to post a photograph of what I accomplished this week, it would involve a screenshot of my bank account... I got to let about $100 burn a hole in my pocket this weekend at an LTS... got an Atlas cylindrical hopper for $14.95 and a Genesis Trinity covered hopper for significantly more... and a lot of other random stuff.

[ukguy]

My achievements this week.



I really do need to get some of these kits finished and stop buying stuff when I already have too much to build, paint, weather, place.........

Great work guys.
Karl.

[grandeman]

Ok, just one more. Ya'll know I'm a pic posting maniac. [:D]

[grandeman]

Guys, here's a shot I liked but had to photoshop the tunnel a little because you could see some light from the staging behind the tunnel. Still, I though it might be apprieciated by F unit lovers here. Here goes...

[grandeman]

QUOTE: Originally posted by AggroJones


GrandeMan-- I love them hoppers.

I'm learning from the master... You're weathering is an inspiration.

Eastbound Coal drag waits for a clear main south of Sadalia, Colo.

[AggroJones]

Great work everyone!

GrandeMan-- I love them hoppers.

Mellow-Mike-- You're too much! [:D]

Joe-- Now thats TOTAL control of your bedroom!

[grandeman]

Rio Grande coal drag with Split Rock Mine in the rear veiw mirror heads east toward the Joint Line.



Unweathered IHC Consolidation. I just bought this one on ebay for $35. It's basically new and had a brass pilot, bell and other
details. It runs and pulls great but needs a decoder. I'm spoiled with plug and play now and don't really look forward to a hardwiring job. It will be a nice addition when wired and weathered though.

[ukguy]

You sound a little like me Chip, a somewhat perfectionist. I'll spend hours painting a structure, making sure theres a good even covering, making sure theres no windowframe colour on the adjacent brickwork and getting everything else 'just so'. Then when I have everything perfect(ish) and looking absolutely flawless, I realise that I'm going to have to drybrush some white/grey over the 'woodwork' to make it look faded and cover the too pristine structure in grimy washes and simulated dirt <sigh> I know my base colours dont need to be perfect as they will be covered by weathering on the whole, but I just cant bear to look at an unstraight paint line or see the primer coat showing through.

Have fun & be safe.
Karl.

[SpaceMouse]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Glen Haasdyk

Chip, the station looks good from here, what exactly don't you like about it?

It just looked good all spanky clean and it took a lot of work to get it that way. I know the weathering had to be done or it would have looked all out of place. I'm getting used to it. I'll just have to start another model.