General Discussion (Model Railroader)

Hoople:

 StebbyCentral: Liking the UP streamliner. Those cars brass or walthers?

 Twhite: I like the AC. Nice addition in front of an E7, been wanting both engines for a long time now... I was looking through your photobucket early today, and I must say your layout is my hands-down favorite that I know of now. Superb modeling, indeed.

Neither, I model in "N".  So those cars are KATO's newest UP offering.  Except for the RPO, which is my last remaining Atlas/Rivarossi.

mikelhh:

  Cheers, Crandell!

 

 Thanks for the correction, Jay. You are correct it's an RS2. I don't know why I typed that it was an RS1 - I don't even have any of those   Just the old brain playing up.

 

Mike

Welcome to a VERY large group, Mike!  I can forget the topic of a conversation right in the middle of same.  I always tell people, "I used to have a lousy memory; now I have NO memory!"

Old Photo!  Like alot of people, I am also not too crazy about the changes to the site. But whats done is done.  Life goes on!

Wanted to see what size this Photo came out. But have been working some on the layout.  Need to take some more Photos.

Lots of neat photos already posted this weekend.

DON

Some very nice work everyone. I have been working on a new industry and finally have it ready. The industry is a plastics plant and I added to an existing structure that was donated to me. Built the new addition, added the siding, weathering and a few figures completed the scene.  

Tom

I got some new ones here of my yard.

 I feel sorry for you fella's with poor memories. I myself have a perfect memory. Everything that I have ever done is locked in the deep, dark confines of my subconcious. My problem is that I forgot to pay the electric bill and the lights are out  up there so I just can't find my recall button to get anything to come back. Sort of like my page back button on this new Forum design. It's a PITA having to Log out and Log back in just to go to the next thread or to go back to the previous page but this thread is worth the agravation. Great job everyone.

Now where did I put my coffee mug.

Oh! Here it is in my hand.

Blue Flamer. 

Scenes around the Jacksboro, NY, Union Station, on the Hudson Highlands Railroad.

CNJ831

Here's what is now my avatar. Much better to see if it's bigger than a small avatar:

Also aded a boxcar for storage at Aiken Locomotive works:

howmus:

Looks like we're off and running again this weekend.....  Crandall, nice, very, very nice!

I have spent a bit of time detailing the yard track with the rusty Rails paint tool.  Here is a before:



And an after:



Tomorrow is the Lakeshores Division Meet so I should have some great photos to share on Sunday (I hope).

Love the depth in theses scenes.

How deep are they?

Craig

stebbycentral:

Hoople:

 StebbyCentral: Liking the UP streamliner. Those cars brass or walthers?

 Twhite: I like the AC. Nice addition in front of an E7, been wanting both engines for a long time now... I was looking through your photobucket early today, and I must say your layout is my hands-down favorite that I know of now. Superb modeling, indeed.

Neither, I model in "N".  So those cars are KATO's newest UP offering.  Except for the RPO, which is my last remaining Atlas/Rivarossi.

 

Ah, lucky duck. Kato would be nice to me if they offered their N stuff in HO.

Thank you Craig!  It is about 4 foot deep from where the camera is to the backdrop straight back.  Given the angle I would say you are looking at a depth of 5 foot or so.  I built this tablework back when I already knew everything........ 

Well, I dont know how long it has been since my last WPF submission, but I have some this week!

I have been working on my new layout since the old one had to be torn down, the new one is smaller but I'm looking forward too it just as much. 

Here are pictures of the track work so far with nothing being final, I still may change and alter some things. The track on the bottom right that appears to veer off the table will lead too the future removable staging yard that I have yet too start.

Overall it's going quicker then the last layout probably because this time around the benchwork was assembled for the most part, and I didn't have to go out and buy the styrofoam, track, and cork. 

 And this photo is something I got while I was in Atlanta, they appear too be windmill turbines on flat cars, the picture is a little fuzzy because I was in a car and didn't have much time too capture the photo. Thought they where interesting and big!

This pic is more "fun" than anything, taken a few weeks ago at the Cleveland Metro Park Zoo (only a few miles away was the big train show, but we didn't make it in time.)

Anyways, I saw these guys, & in the position they were in & the way they were looking, the captions almost wrote themselves on the spot! I knew I had to do a little work in paint with it. (I've heard railfanning referred to as "monkey business", but...) 

New Railfanning vids

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E6SpS1UTQs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyE3m-WMt7o