Yes and I think that's where the problem was. I uploaded that last picture from my blog, so that's where I will upload from now on.
Thanks everyone for the input.
John is retired and loving it!
https://jmrailroad.wordpress.com/
I see it.
Mike.
My You Tube
We can see it. If you are using the picture icon, the link has to end in some sort of picture extension like .jpg .bmp .png or the like. Google photos don't usually have those extensions
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
For those who have not been able to see the pictures, can you see this image?
mbinsewi OK, I looked at this right after he posted it, and there were pictures! Not now! Mike.
OK, I looked at this right after he posted it, and there were pictures! Not now!
SInce you can still click the links and get the same thing, I suspect the original source location was only a temporary file name. Sort of like BEFORE Photobucket changed and people would sometiems just post the URL that appeared in their browser while viewing their photo, instead of the actual link provided in the box next to the picture.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
Visit my web site at www.readingeastpenn.com for construction updates, DCC Info, and more.
Much of my rolling stock is used stuff from my LHS or even from garage sales. Even with new cars, kits or r-t-r, modifications are normal practice.
This is an Athearn Blue Box 50' flatcar....
I removed the original plastic deck along with the floor (an integral part of the deck) and the underframe. Because I no long scratchbuild using wood, I decided to use-up the stripwood which I still had on-hand, to create a new deck. The bulkhead ends are from a Walthers kit for a 53' GSC flatcar. I built simple bolsters from sheet styrene onto which the trucks could be mounted, allowing the car to ride more prototypically lower, then modified the endsills to allow proper coupler height.The underside of the car shows why the frame was removed....
...so that even empty, the car, at 6.5oz. tracks well.
I generally paint the decks on plastic cars, like this Walthers GSC flatcar...
...but could have replaced the stock deck with pre-painted strip styrene, as I did on this loading dock...
The advantage of styrene over wood is that it can be installed using solvent-type cement, whereas the best choice for affixing wood to styrene is contact cement.
Wayne
Okay Steve Otte, what did I do wrong that the pictures can't be seen?
Nope, no pictures at all...
Michael
The Breitenbach - Rosenheim Railroad V3
SeeYou190 It sounds like a great project, but I cannot see any of your pictures. . -Kevin .not sure what to tell you, Kevin. Perhaps our sys admin might have an idea.
It sounds like a great project, but I cannot see any of your pictures.
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-Kevin
.not sure what to tell you, Kevin. Perhaps our sys admin might have an idea.
Living the dream.
One of the great things about this hobby is that if you get tired of working one one thing there are always all sorts of other aspects of the hobby to dive into. Case in point.
I bought this very low cost Tyco Bulkhead Flatcar off EBay a few weeks ago knowing that there would be some modifications.
First step was to disassemble it so I could see what I had to work with. The car also came with a "lumber load" but it was way, way out of scale. The boards were a scale 18' wide and nearly 6" thick. They gotta go.
I was going to use the deck that came with it but decided to just scratchbuild my own using the out of scale lumber. 18" wide boards would not be out of scale as the deck. First up, a sheet of .015 styrene to give a flat surface. Then .060 styrene to make the bulkheads on either end.
Cut the deck boards a scale 7 feet wide but not all of them. This is a hard working car after all and some boards will get damaged or broken. So I left the edges a little uneven. But I sanded the tops nice and smooth.
Now I could have left the boards in the lighter colors but I wanted some wear and tear. So a mixture of raw umber and burnt umber were dry brushed on.
But as you can see, they came out a little too dark for my liking. So some fine grit sanding sticks went to work and sanded a lot of the paint off, leaving a much better look. Then a couple of scrapes of the hobby knife across the deck to add a bit of character and I think she is ready to go back together.
Next up will be building the lumber loads using scale basswood. Until next time...