Sunday Photo Fun 1-15-06

[spankybird]

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Lets have some fun [:D] [:)] [8D] [:p]
tom

[daan]

Great Tom! I was just looking forthe photo fun topic..
Just have one photo to add..


This is the new MTH Alco rs27 with the protosounds in it. Since I connected the lightbulb in parallel with the tracks, no problem ever occured again, and the machine and sounds are running flawless.

[Anonymous]

Here are some pictures of my recently completed Glass Factory (I.C. Clearly Glass) which will supply glass to my window manufacturer. And recent scenery addition to the cement plant and oil company.

Glass Factory #1:


Glass Factory #2:



Oil Company with scratchbuilt tanker semi


Cement plant and oil company

[scottsmith]

Scott Smith

[tmcc man]

Scott, your pictures look awesome, and nice job everyone else. Mark, nice job on the glass factory.

Spankybird, can you make it look like a terrible accident happened, and the "Chief" reefer split, and all of the wood splintered?[:D][:O][:P][;)]

[ChiefEagles]

JUST FOR COLIN[:p][}:)]

This was a pretty CSX switcher in blue, gray and yellow.

After repaint and decaling, its a Thoroughbred. [:0][:p]

[crip]

spankybird,
Cold Beer and hot chicks.
Where do I apply for a job on your railroad!!!!!!

[ChiefEagles]

Scott, are the last two frames, train coming through Natural Tunnel VA?

[Anonymous]

Good morning train nuts


Here's the great Lasseter Oil Co, named for a friend of mine in Houston. We dabbled in the oil field 25 yrs ago. I got out , he made out very well.


Not quite finished , but will give yall a preview.







Hey Tom, Did'nt know Chief had a beer Co. Thought he milled Grits..[:D][:D][:D]

[ChiefEagles]

QUOTE: Originally posted by pigseyes



[blue][size=3]Good morning train nuts


Here's the great Lasseter Oil Co, named for a friend of mine in Houston. We dabbled in the oil field 25 yrs ago. I got out , he made out very well.

Oil Barron hiding in the Idaho hills with his millions. [:0]

[scottsmith]

QUOTE: Scott, are the last two frames, train coming through Natural Tunnel VA?
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More like a train running beside the wall seperating the laundry room from the train room.[:D]
More custom Clinchfield:



Scott Smith

[tschmidt]

Somewhere earlier this week there was a post that mentioned the Area 51 Alien Train. Here are a few photos of one I have on display.







Is anyone really out there?[alien]
Tom S

[dougdagrump]

Tom, I saw a beer car on E-Bay that would go perfectly with your consist, I should have copied a link. [D)] It was a K-Line woodside that has been painted and relettered as "BUCK(eye) NAKED BEER", of course it would have to have EYE added to it. [:o)]

What is up with the Bear's defense ?????? [%-)]

[ChiefEagles]

The Chief can POP up anywhere now. Next week, FL and then fly up to NH before coming home. [:0] Two stores opening in CA in the futrue. Might just be on the left bank before you know it. [;)]

[Locomotive681]

[bow][bow][bow][bow][bow][bow][bow][bow]GREAT PHOTOS everyone[:D][:)][8D]

[MartyE]

OK so I'm late...


Sunset in Kodiak Junction. The Lionmaster T-1 and the CC GG1 waiting for the green.

Watching the T-1 holding above Kodiak Junction. Great Shot from the hills.

[tschmidt]

Great shots Marty!

Tom S

[Dr. John]

Marty - love the water tower!

[MartyE]

One More...

[jonadel]

Marty--

Thinking of you last night while watching the AKC show, did you see what won the overall award? And the Shepherd?

Jon

[FJ and G]

Nice pix guys. Marty, that's pretty neat.

Had to rescue this topic from page 2 as traffic on CTT seems to be on such an upswing.

I've loved tiny locomotives ever since seeing a little 4-wheel center cab diesel near Amsterdam NY on the now defunct NYC that used to grace the south shores of the Mohawk River.

During my trip to Switzerland 2 wks ago, I spotted tiny locomotives everywhere in the Zurich area. Here's a sampling, all from the Glottsbrugg district of Zurich, conveniently 2 minutes walk from my hotel.

Electric loco (looks like a tinplater)



Small diesel night and day shots.







There's no bathroom on the locomotive so here's the WC



There are so many passenger moves in daytime, seems most freight is shuttled around at night between 12 and 5 when passenger traffic is absent. Here's typical 4 wheel rolling stock. Very heavy loads such as cement, have trucks more similar to U.S. 8 wheelers.

[daan]

@ David, the small electric locomotives are also known as "Halbschuë" or in proper english, a Shoe. They are for shunting only.
Both the diesel and electric locomotives are made in different railsizes, so the diesel you'll also see in the FO-bahn, with a smaller width between the wheels, sometimes even with a sprocket for rack tracks.
In Europe the 2 axle freight cars are typicall. Only the bigger cars have trucks.

[FJ and G]

Thanks for the info, Daan. These little electrics look perfect for a toy train layout (as well as the tiny diesel, which is made by a Swiss or German firm--should have photo'd the builders plate). I'll show some streamliners and trolleys and trolley buses over the next several weeks of photo fun.

Scott,

That's a pretty cool layout I'd like to see someday. Where are you in Virginia?

Pigseye,

Looking foward to more on that industry you're modeling (as well as techniques).

Mark,

Got any more details on how you made the glass factory?

Also, Tom, Tom, and Marty
Great photos as usual

[Anonymous]

David,
The walls were made using thick carboard and then painted with craft paint. The brick work, windows, doors and signage were made on the printer and just glued to the building.