Sunday photo fun 01/07

[Brutus]

Nice pics guys -

Daan, love the Weetabix!  First heard about it in a book, The Last Coin, where an eccentric guy, Andrew Vanbergen, coffee enthusiast and inventor of preposterous excuses, is struggling to start a bed and breakfast with his wife Rose.  He loves breakfast cereals and wants to offer exciting fare to his guests, so he sends his friend Beams Pickett to Canada to buy a carload of Weetabix.  He had it once while in England.  They are under the impression that it is illegal in the U.S.  After getting it, they find it at a local supermarket!  I sought some out after reading the book and it was good - kinda like shredded wheat.  They have it in the health food section at Schnucks, a local grocery store.

http://www.weetabixusa.com/

I'm updating my website a little and scanned this pic, although not related to toy trains - portrait of the artist as a young man:

[daan]

Great photo's, I always enjoy looking around on other layouts!

My contribution for this week:

Santa Fe F3 emerging from the tunnel and on the other side a BNSF freight train.

The chap in the van better stops, because the pacific in the tunnel doesn't..

A mixed freight train on the bend in the eagle canyon. On the open spot there is place for some future industry.

A bit closer (and unsharp, sorry) I planned on doing some cactus vegetation, but the first load of them I burnt in the oven And black cactus don't excist..

To finish off, the Postwar 2353 with it's passenger train in the eagle canyon. Nest time I hope to show some pictures with some trees, the next part to get the first start in scenery will be the forrest part. (The desert will be finished off later on.)

[fifedog]

Mornin' phish. Can Patty get a litlle privacy?

Mornin' spank. That reminds me --- buy more Dept 56 stock before the porcelain housing boom tapers off.

marx - I think most people enjoy seeing layouts in the emerging stages...look at all the hits thatboy37 gets whenever he posts.  Plus, it reminds some of us who have finished pikes how far we've come. Thanks for sharing.

[marxalot]

Nice photos Sturgeon-Phish and Tom and all who follow.... like always. I'll post a few of my layout "as it stands" ending 2006 and heading into 2007. I guess 2007 should be "the year of the scenery" as we could use some more eh? Okay I'll pusue that. Have a great day and week.

Jim

 

[spankybird]

Any forum member can start this thread. Guess it depends on who gets up first.

 

Here are some pics from another one of our OTTS members. Jack has both 'O' and 'G' gauge. He has a very nice garden layout in his back yard, which includes a switch yard and a pond that his trains goes over. Last Friday, we had our meeting there and we were out in the rain taking these pics.

And his Christmas Village

And the village and train around the tree !

be sure to click on the pics to enlarge them

tom

 

 

 

[Sturgeon-Phish]

I don't know if someone is designated to start the post or not, so goes.

Some of the people on my layout are representing real people I know

My youngest daughter Anna

Patty

Bob and Martha

Fr. Pete Fr. Matt, Joe & Nancy and Jim & Mary

Here is a pic of the C&O Bridge and a barge on the Ohio