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WPF for July 6th-8th, 2007 + July 4th Photo Fun.

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Posted by KlickyMobster on Sunday, July 8, 2007 9:00 PM
No pics, but I went to Home Depot tonight to pick up supplies for benchwork.  Looks like my first layout is finally coming together...
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Posted by NS2591 on Sunday, July 8, 2007 8:45 PM

Hi Guys I know I'm late but I don't care.

the Coal train passes the Mixed freight at Centralia

The Mixed freight goes through what will eventually be the Assembly plant.

The Future Storage yard for Centralia Assembly

The Rack loading yard for Centralia Assembly

Found this at the Bargin Bin at the LHS. I think I paid like 10, It was a brand new M-T Car

 

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Posted by simon1966 on Sunday, July 8, 2007 3:34 PM

Completely un train related unless you consider that we noticed a N&S mixed freight go past the air field.

Taken at the Scott AFB airshow today.  The only WW2m bird of note, but one well worth seeing.

 

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Posted by lvanhen on Sunday, July 8, 2007 3:10 PM
 gear-jammer wrote:

No new layout photos, but here is one at the Port of Tacoma. This was taken out the window of the truck.

Sue

Sue - that's one of the best pics I've seen for someone planning an intermodal transfer yard!!Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by jbinkley60 on Sunday, July 8, 2007 3:06 PM

 

After work stopping on my layout for the past 4 months, I've finally started making some progress again.  I have two oil storage tanke and a partially comepleted loading platofrm that I am trying to detmerine the final location.  The Dullcote bottle is a future small building.

 

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Posted by galaxy on Sunday, July 8, 2007 1:48 PM
 SpaceMouse wrote:
 davidmbedard wrote:

WCFan, if I can be so bold.  Go outside and look at the sky.  Note the color of the blue?  The blue you are using is about 300 shades too dark.  If you go to your local home-improvment store you can as then to mix "sky" blue as a color.  It is much lighter and will look more apropriate for your backdrop.

Or is the sky that dark down south?

David B

Actually, the "sky blue color is still too dark. They will have a color strip. Go at least two shades lighter.

The room my trains are in happens to be painted blue. A nice blue, good (enough for me anyway) to be a sky. It also happens to be remarkably almost identical to the color of blue insulation foam!

-G .

Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.

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Posted by tomkat-13 on Sunday, July 8, 2007 12:20 PM

T.R.R.A. with a big load for Prestage Tool & Gear.

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by gear-jammer on Sunday, July 8, 2007 11:55 AM

No new layout photos, but here is one at the Port of Tacoma. This was taken out the window of the truck.

Sue

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Posted by jon grant on Sunday, July 8, 2007 4:49 AM

Thanks guys.

 

PS I forgot to link in the video clip - d'oh!!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv8C6_zaSGk

 

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Posted by SpaceMouse on Saturday, July 7, 2007 11:43 PM

I was updating my website and I ran across this ad for one of the industries on my new layout.

Chip

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Posted by selector on Saturday, July 7, 2007 6:48 PM
Jon...another giant has roared.  Wow!! [wow]
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Posted by mustanggt on Saturday, July 7, 2007 6:43 PM

 

 I don't have anything substantial, just some future plans and my work areaCool [8D]

the location of my future layout

My workbench

Three walthers commuter coaches that will mark the beginning of my foray into airbrushing (as opposed to being scared and paying a lot for custom painting)

Dave

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Posted by gear-jammer on Saturday, July 7, 2007 5:19 PM

As usual, Jon, great attention to detail.

Sue

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Posted by P & LE RR on Saturday, July 7, 2007 5:17 PM
Jon, love the photos as always! A real insperation for those of us modeling on a small urban/industrial layout!
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Posted by jon grant on Saturday, July 7, 2007 4:38 PM

Nothing new from me this weekend, so a couple of recent(ish) FM photos at Sweethome instead.

 



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Posted by metalfrog on Saturday, July 7, 2007 2:44 PM
wow ez...a beautiful grade xing and i love the ballasted track.that looks exceptionally well imo.great job! i only wish i could ballast my track to look like yours.terry.....
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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Saturday, July 7, 2007 1:09 PM

Going to the NMRA convention?  Here's the conventions site, Detroit's Ren Cen under construction. I took the photo.  The convention wil be held in the building.

GARRY

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Posted by selector on Saturday, July 7, 2007 12:41 PM

Thank-you for your positive remarks, everyone.  As I have stated in recent threads, a yard adds immensely to the model railroader's experience, so I am very happy to have had this one turn out okay.  There have been days when I can only snatch 20 minutes at the layout, and doing some switching becomes the menu for the day sometimes.  It is a lot of fun.

In case you are nearing the point where you are wondering how to add ground covering, or soil, to your yard, I live in a quite sandy area with improved soil in the garden to which organic stuff has been added for tilth.  I screened some dried garden soil, added some plaster of paris, and then added some brown masonary dye if it was too light in colour.  Sprinkled a 1/4" layer of the material down, and used a baby food jar to "roll" it flat.  Then, I spritzed it with an alcohol/water mix and let it set.

In case you might be concerned about your semi-natural yard coming alive later, the plaster and alcohol do a good job of neutralizing anything that wakes up.

Chip, we'll all be doing the Bow [bow] in your direction in a very short time...I can feel it.  I feel that way about Tom (tstage) already....talk about someone coming a long way!!  He can give lessons on scratchbuilding and kitbashing.  Another giant is Simon...the man's a wizard.  I know he still lurks here at times, but I have a very soft spot for CNJ's modeling...another wizard.  Doc Wayne, wm, there are too many to list.  We're a lucky bunch to have them here.

-Crandell

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Posted by SpaceMouse on Saturday, July 7, 2007 11:56 AM

Crandell,

I gotta say I'm impressed at how far you've come since yout last layout.

Bow [bow]Bow [bow]Bow [bow]Bow [bow]Bow [bow]Bow [bow]Bow [bow]Bow [bow]Bow [bow]Bow [bow]

 

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Posted by SpaceMouse on Saturday, July 7, 2007 11:49 AM
 davidmbedard wrote:

WCFan, if I can be so bold.  Go outside and look at the sky.  Note the color of the blue?  The blue you are using is about 300 shades too dark.  If you go to your local home-improvment store you can as then to mix "sky" blue as a color.  It is much lighter and will look more apropriate for your backdrop.

Or is the sky that dark down south?

David B

Actually, the "sky blue color is still too dark. They will have a color strip. Go at least two shades lighter.

Chip

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Posted by rayw46 on Saturday, July 7, 2007 11:21 AM

This is an older photo of a part of my small HO layout.  None of the containers are plastic.  They are printed on 60 something weight paper, cut out and glued together.

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Posted by P & LE RR on Saturday, July 7, 2007 9:27 AM

last night i also added removable staging (since space is an issue) for the layout...

 

 

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Posted by C&O Fan on Saturday, July 7, 2007 9:07 AM

Nice looking Locos David

Great Back drop Tom

I posted Photos the other day on the progress on my friends layout

 http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/1160265/ShowPost.aspx

 

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Posted by Tom Bryant_MR on Saturday, July 7, 2007 8:26 AM

Been almost a month since I worked on RR.

Working on backdrop. I'm taking photos from the web into photoshop, change lighting levels and doing some blending between scenes.  Then print with poster printing software (one wide scene printed on 3 to 6 sheets of paper).  When satisified, I am using rubber cement to put scenes together and on the backdrop.

 

 

Working on sheets that are up about 1 inch here.  Currently taped in place.

Regards,

Tom

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Posted by ShadowNix on Saturday, July 7, 2007 1:17 AM

Nice work everyone.. love the yard, Selector... oh, and nice double slip Whistling [:-^] Sorry, could not resist!!! HEHHEHHEH...sweet looking engine facilty....

Brian

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Posted by SD60M on Saturday, July 7, 2007 12:41 AM
I havent been able to do much with the layout so i took a pic of my custom made train shelf and a good chunk of my locos and cars.
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Posted by gear-jammer on Saturday, July 7, 2007 12:06 AM
 selector wrote:

In keeping with the yard themed thread, here is an image of my "yard".  This was my first ever yard, and space was limited, particularly due to my overall trackplan and some longer steamers.

A higher view shows the double slip switch between tracks 1 and 2, in the shadows a bit...Blush [:I]

 

Speaking of stupendous, Thumbs Up [tup]

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Posted by selector on Friday, July 6, 2007 10:54 PM

In keeping with the yard themed thread, here is an image of my "yard".  This was my first ever yard, and space was limited, particularly due to my overall trackplan and some longer steamers.

A higher view shows the double slip switch between tracks 1 and 2, in the shadows a bit...Blush [:I]

 

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Posted by selector on Friday, July 6, 2007 10:19 PM

Simon, what else would you do in the way of "weathering"?  I think that third pic is stupendous.  If you add a wash or two it might detract from the rather excellent effect you have derived already. Confused [%-)]

-Crandell

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