Weekend Photo Fun (10/07/05-10/10/05)

[Anonymous]

My little 8' x 4' layout is coming along. This week and for the past two weeks I have been working on the east end of the layout. Structures have been built and I've purchased some nice cars and trucks. All that I need is roads for them to drive around on and conduct business.

The shot above is an overhead view of the central valley and eastend. The main town road will run between the spur and the mainline and turn to give access to the various stores and industries. A rock cut has been made to give access to the light house and a small flat area partway up will be the site of..something...[:D]

Trevor

[Anonymous]

USPCCSX and Selector you guys post too much and for no reason at all. With those big info pictures that makes it taske a while to view other peoples more valuable pictures. You two should just make a post for yourselves. Your the type of guys that just dont shut the *** up.

[Anonymous]

Nice SP's, Mike!

[howmus]

Wow! For a thread that was slow taking off last Friday, there have been some magnificent photos posted. GREAT work all! I have been working on some odds and ends on the layout, but mostly trying to blend in scenery where the Ice House diorama sits on the layout. Here are some of the latest pics:

For those that haven't seen this before, this diorama was (with the exception of two kits - the office and the Aermotor pump) entirely scratch built and was made using scale lumber sawed from 1/4" pine and from popsicle sticks. (yes, the shingles on the roof of the Horse Shed/Shelter were scratch built and are individual shingles glued to the roof.)





It's Sunday so Cooley's Blue Ice is closed, but the owner's wife and daughter have come over to pick the Blackberry's for tonights dessert. Shortcake! Yum! (The sky in this photo has been added with Photoshop as the backdrop has not been created and the painters haven't yet arrived to paint the old leaky cellar wall behind the layout!)

[Anonymous]

Good Evening All,

Who ever said that "drop in decoders" were really as easy as dropping them in place?!?! Oh well, success at last with some N Scale GP-40-2's this afternoon...

[oleirish]

QUOTE: Originally posted by railroadyoshi

Olerish, I really like your pics! What I want to figure out is how to get a close up without the blur

[:)]I use "Irfanview " and "paint shop pro" to help,liteing is importrant I'am finding out allso,you will get it.[^][8D]
JIM

[Anonymous]

More great pictures, Eddie! Looks like you have a great layout.

[Marty Cozad]

Ed , love the night shot...

[Anonymous]

A couple of more pics. I installed a relay house and signal at the siding leading into the area today. The relay house is kit by Grandt Line and the signal is by NJ International.

[Darth Santa Fe]

QUOTE: Originally posted by AggroJones

Darth-- thats some killer over hang. What radius is that?

18". I want to have 22" when I get a layout.

[railroadyoshi]

Olerish, I really like your pics! What I want to figure out is how to get a close up without the blur

[oleirish]

Yoshi
I follow you there,I've an Vivitar with three sittings on it close up an't worth a dime the other ones are ok!
JIM

[railroadyoshi]

train PCHS enters the superelevated curve opposite Hillside Station as it comes off the ridiculous 10% grade. For the picture, I put the loco there. It magically teleprted from the base to the top, becuase it, nor many of my other locos, can manage that grade, even without rolling stock


PCHS has arrived Hilside Station

[railroadyoshi]

Nice job olerish and bukwrm!
just took this one a few hours ago, but had to let my camera's battery recharge, so I couldn't post right away. The picture didn't come out too well. What im learning is that you really cant take a picture up close, otherwise it gets blurry. Ive noticed that in my pics the model scene which is upfront looks blurred while the not so pretty looking basement walls ion the back come out clear.

here is my B&M doodle bug sitting at Hilltop Station

[oleirish]

BUKWRM

Looks fine to me,as you can probably see I'am still trying diffrent things with my new camra,Hang in there!!
JIM

[Anonymous]

Still waiting for the building kits to finish off this area of the layout but I was playing around with the camera, trying to get a specific shot. That did not work out at all but I took this on a whim and it turned out OK.

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The posts and cross brace on the loading ramp are crooked but for know I am just going to rationalize that is was poorly repaired after a bad order car snagged it.



I have taken half a dozen shots of the bumper but none come well enough to ask everyones opinion. Here is an "areal" shot of the area. I still want to get two main buildings and a few detail items for the scene and yesterday I saw a loading ramp for getting equipment on and off of flat cars. If there is room I will add one of those also.

[oleirish]

things i'am working on

honest Jims used cars





Can't seam to convince my wife that the curtins need to go.
I think I'll try an back drop,maybe
JIM

[nsfantodd]

Great work everyone! Keep the pictures comming.
Eddie your layout looks great! I used to watch the MOP in Memphis, Tn before UP got them. "Resistance is Futile!".
I worked all day yesterday and today I'm headed to the beach. Maybe I'll have time to work on something when I get home.

Todd Templeton

[Anonymous]

Eddie, your layout looks AWSOME! Keep up the good work, and keep posting those pics!

[railroadyoshi]

first pic in the Photo Fun, so bear with me!
If it comes out right, its a B&M 0-8-0 with its bobber caboose at the switchback for Hilltop Station

[steveblackledge]

EDDIE your the man

BRIDGE TOM, KEN LARSON take a look at Eddies web site, great bridges and industry

[eng22]

Eddie,

Great to see layout shots on the photo fun thread. Yours is awesome.

[ac4400fan]

Hi Guys great pics ,,Not much going on here at the moment but i took this pic for you my new addaed car



State Tropper and loco police pull over a semi going way to fast threw town as the drivers talking his way out of it
Carl..

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by AggroJones

CSX Matt-- what did you use to darken that PS Railbox?

By darken...do you mean brown? [%-)]

[AggroJones]

Great pictures everyone! I ain't got anything ready for photography yet.

Darth-- thats some killer over hang. What radius is that?

Cozad--did you weather that Railbox yourself?

CSX Matt-- what did you use to darken that PS Railbox?

[UP Deano]

uspscxs, that railbox is coming along NICELY![tup] JPM335, looks like the HO switching layout i've been working on, TONS of track. Eddie, WOW!! those pics of your layout progress looks GREAT!!![:p][:D] medic_149, cant wait to see the progress as you go, please post it.[;)][:D] twhite, i LOVE that 2-8-8-4, i'm not much one for steam, but when it that big[:p], kinda makes me wish i had some.[;)][:D]

[Anonymous]

GASP! Eddie, that looks GREAT!

Kevin: Thanks for the compliment! IMHO, it looks better than the rest of my weathered stuff....[:D][B)][:o)][:I][;)][(-D][:-^]

[Anonymous]

great layout eddie. Those trees work great as a viewblock

[Anonymous]

I've been working on the west end of the area of my locomotive service facility, completing the tunnel on the lower level, and extending the yard and background a couple of more feet to the west on the upper level. I also added some trees to the hillside between the main and the front of the layout to create a sort of viewblock until you get directly in front of the service facility. Here's some pics.