Sunday Photo Fun 2-12-06

[Frank53]

Empire State Express is incredible. WIsh I had the size curves it needs, I would be tempted to step out from the post war era.

Laz - that's waaaay too nice to be MTH. [:D]

[laz 57]

ROY,
WOW I am in awe?
Nice shot of the Empire State and the cars.
Is that Empire State Engine MTH? Its a Beauty!
laz57

[wrmcclellan]

Andregg - Thanks!

Nice photos everyone (I am catching up).

LAZ - the breaker looks great!

[andregg1]

WOW!!
Nice collection.
I think, that you can turn on the cars and look inside for hours and hours, dreaming about the golden years of Empire state and the thousand miles covered.
Very nice choose....congratulations!!
Andre.

[wrmcclellan]

Here are some photos of my new Empire State Express. Lionel has delivered 5 of the 7 cars I ordered. These are SWEET! Great detail outside, inside, and underneath!









Sound Diner - I really enjoy this car. The rail joint sounds are excellent!





A shot of one of the bars in the ESE train. There are TWO bars - my kind of place!

[pbjwilson]

QUOTE: Originally posted by laz 57

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PBJWILSON great nite time show. Is that water tower scratch built? I love it!
JTs works the best COUGH<COUGH!

Laz - The water tower is scratch built but not by me. Believe it or not it came out of the junk bin at a local hobby shop - $8. I like it too. It's made from an old coffee can.

[csxt30]

A great Sunday Photo Fun today, I see ! Everyone has real nice shots !
Well, here's my new MTH lemonade stand ! I heard tell, they built it next to the Diner to put the Diner out of business ! Well, it didn't work, cause all the Railroaders still keep coming to the Diner, being as how it's close to the tracks & all !![:D][:D]

[spankybird]

QUOTE: by Walt
Spankybird: I said it before but it'sworth saying again: are you SURE that you only have ONE layout!

Well one big one and the smaller (5 x 8 foot) circus layout. The next time you are in the Cleveland area, be sure to stop in ! !

tom

[laz 57]

Thanks GIZ for the kudos on the breaker.

PBJWILSON great nite time show. Is that water tower scratch built? I love it!
JTs works the best COUGH<COUGH!

TRAINMASTER, I built the coal breaker from scratch.
Being a wood shop teacher, you sometimes get the hankering to test your skills.
I made it about 6 years ago just playing in the shop a few hours after school.

GUILFORDRR nice layout , video.

Thanks again.
laz57

[Anonymous]

I like the coal breaker too. My question is: where do you guys come up with the materials and such to make these accessories?? Its unlikely that you can buy half of these in a hobby shop anywhere. Especially like the coal breaker assembly, I know there arent any really manufactured anywhere and often hard to come by. I am guessin that you built that from scratch. I would love to have a coal-based accessory like that, but I wouldnt have a clue on where to start.

Other than that, the rest of you guys are making me really jealous...now I feel really bad just getting back in the train scene after several years. Time for revenge of lost time. [:)] Not sure how long it will take, but I will find a way.

Chris

[jefelectric]

Forgot to mention that they are all great pics, especially like the coal breaker Laz and Frank's Trestle. Also the night time shots are neat.

[jefelectric]

guilfordrr,

Looks like you have a lot of tunnels on the layout. Good video. Do you use a battery for your in train camera? I have one that I want to rig up to look through the windshield of a FA A unit, but I want to build a DC power supply that will take it's feed off the TMCC track power to eliminate the battery. Still in the planning stages but on the list. Meanwhile it is on a flat car with battery.

[guilfordrr]

Here's a video of my layout as a passenger might see it:

http://www.zippyvideos.com/7830718793701916/triparoundthelayout/


pbjwilson, that smoke is crazy! I knew MTHs smoked, but... [:0][:D] Great pictures all! [:)]

[Dr. John]

Nice pictures, as usual! Love the coal breaker Laz!

[pbjwilson]

Laz - Nice work

Great pictures everyone.

JT's smoke fluid goes in


We have smoke


This is out of control!

[laz 57]

Oh yea after a hard day of working in the mines we needed to "wet our whistle" at MOLLEYs CHAMBER, named after the girl that always serves us on Friday Eve........



laz57

[Frank53]

Finally got the new bridge up. Mrs did the staining. Having a couple of little alignment problems, which will mean I have to tear apart the first section on the curve and reset it up. I made the tie supports long to run them into the yet unbuilt cliffside.

I can now run one train continuously, until I rip this out to build the main level below the new bridge.







passing by the city:



over at the other side of the layout, on the unpainted bridge with reversing loop:

[laz 57]

Here is a few more pics of the coal breaker.






laz57

[guilfordrr]

First run for the Lionel Docksider I bought at the Amherst Railroad Society's show in W. Springfield, MA recently:







...and one shot of a Williams GP9:

[laz 57]

Pic of my coal breaker that I scratch built. Was modeled after the movie the Molly MaGuires. This movie was filmed in Eckley Pa. about 10 minutes from where I grew up. My late DAD helped build this for the movie so I thought I would build it for my layout.



laz57

[Blueberryhill RR]

Buckeye....That looks good. I can see where you are attaching
the track legs. Keep up the good work.
Chuck

[Buckeye Riveter]

Photos from Roger’s Corners, Ohio
Elevation 936 Feet


The Baltimore, Ohio and Wabash Railroad - Photo Album 2006
After receiving several nice compliments about the photos I have posted as my layout expansion has progress, albeit slowly, today you can see some real progress. The facing boards have been stained and added to the bench work. I am just about 75 percent complete putting down the 2" blue foam table top. So far so good, which always surprises me.

Project Plan Perspective


Photo from about the same angle as the drawing above


My Secret Weapon [:D]


Where everything will come together, I hope.




The West End where there will be two double loops to turn the trains around and back East.

[waltrapp]

Spankybird: I said it before but it'sworth saying again: are you SURE that you only have ONE layout! [;)]

I hadn't really noticed, until now, just how plain-jane that Iron City SW9 front end really is! I know there's a simulated grill on the front but it's hardly noticable. I might have to add an IC decal.





- walt

[scottsmith]

"Scott what type of camera did you use for the interior shots."
I have a kodak digital camera 6.2 megapixels. believe me the pictures were not easy. I shot about 35 pitures to get 3 that I could use. I also used the Kodak sotwear to help zoom in closer after the fact.
Scott Smith

[jefelectric]

Some very nice pics.

Scott what type of camera did you use for the interior shots. They are great. I find it hard to get any depth of field with closeups like this.


Sunday morning local heading out.

[jonadel]

Good Morning,

Really like those colors


New angle of one of my favorites


Good looking Camel Back


Lumber yard


Working hard even on Sunday


David V.--I think this ballast is a bit too big for your layout


Jon

[tmcc man]

John, very nice layout, and the extension is cool too. Nice job.

[scottsmith]

A Passengers View of the Lionel Acela First Class Car:

A passengers view Lionel's new Empire State Express cars:



Scott Smith

[dougdagrump]

Tim, If that tanker originated in Golden, Co then it could be considered an acceptable spill, but only if we were there with mugs at the ready....[:-^]

[Anonymous]

Good morning train fans.

The local always scares my horses when it comes through.





Hope we never have a spill here





Caught some cows grazing in the right of way