Simon Modelling CB&Q and Wabash See my slowly evolving layout on my picturetrail site http://www.picturetrail.com/simontrains and our videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/MrCrispybake?feature=mhum
I picked up some WS people so I've been doing a little tinkering with them. Here's a MOW crew doing some minor repairs to a yard track after a derailment.
Jeremy
I stopped at Gaskins Switch this afternoon. I was hoping to get a shot of a Mopac fast freight flying out of the tunnel. If that didn't materialize, then I figured I'd at least have a chance of seeing one of the Cedar Branch & Western's turns headed to or from Fort Hold yard.
No such luck. After an hour of sitting in the baking sun and slapping mosquitoes I gave up. I clicked this fast picture of the interchange and headed back to town. Maybe next weekend....
The Cedar Branch & Western--The Hillbilly Line!
Lan card in computer has been out for almost two weeks. Work had me coming and going.
Wow, did I miss the WPF !! This continues to be one of the best venues for inspiration.
Been stealing a moment here and there to continue getting ground cover on.
Regards,
Tom
Almost completed my Ice-cream store, will post some shots later when it is installed on the layout. In the mean time a British shunter was seen running around in the yard! It caused quite a stir with the VO1000 crew.
Amazing abilities evident in all the photos, as is always the case, Everyone. I am happy that this thread has such a strong following, and so many wonderful contributions every week.
Here is a recent image, a raw one, that speaks for itself.
It's our Provincial Statutory Holiday (BC Day), so we have a substantial gathering of folks at my place. Lots of laughs, good food, good drink, stories... I hope your weekend is a good one.
-Crandell
My offering for this week is a not-yet-finished* Atlas master series GP38 that I upgraded to an early-production GP38-2 - lightly "seasoned":
Proto: http://www.trainweb.org/csxphotos/photos/GP38-2/2570CSX-bc.jpg
* It still needs a horn, a plow, and side window awnings.
-Ken in Maryland (B&O modeler, former CSX modeler)
Guys,
Here is a little project that I have been working on for practice until I have the chance for a layout. It is a 3x10 diorama to look like the east side of Bozeman Pass at the summit just outside of Livingston, Montana. This is my first time ever creating a scene and I've never painted a backdrop before. I'm at the point where I can start putting down the plaster shell over masking tape. I plan on just using this diorama for photographing and I might power it for testing my engines as I make the transition to DCC.
The last picture shows the interstate bridges that I am custom making. The closer one is my first attempt to create something from scratch. It still needs its finishing touches, paint and weathering.
--Zak Gardner
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Lionel collector, stuck in an N scaler's modelling space.
I found one more picture of one day when I got bored of building and figured it was time to set up a little scene. So I rolled it out of the garage for better lighting, set up two trains and some cars on the freeway. This will give you a better view of what my diorama looks like.
Very neat stuff again guys! The work here always inspires me.
GAPPLEG, I do treat them fairly carefully, but for the most part I've never had much of a problem with damaging the locomotives during normal running. The key is that I use brass or metal parts for things that stick out, like the roof antenna, lift rings, and sunshade. The brass parts will take a little bit of bumping and bending and still be all right. I think the antennas have been bent over and back a couple of times already during final assembly, and they are still fine.
graphitehemi, That's really cool, especially for a first decal job. Gotta love the choice of road too!
Jeremy, very neat scene, I like it alot. Do know who makes that pick up truck that's in the scene? I've been looking for one a lot like that, but haven't been able to find one (though I haven't looked all that hard either).
Zak, I really like that diorama. I've been thinking about doing the same sort of thing, as I need something to do photos on. As you can see by the photos I posted, right now the best platform I've got is the kitchen countertop!
Again, great work everybody!
Noah
Noah Hofrichter wrote:graphitehemi, That's really cool, especially for a first decal job. Gotta love the choice of road too!
Thanks! You've got a fine looking machine there yourself.
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Here's some of my layout:
I also built a few diaramas, here are some photos of them:
Enjoy!
This weekend I was busy helping man the layout building with the RR modelers at Boothbay Railway Village, so did not get any work done on my layout. It was Day Out with Thomas, so I got in some rainfanning as the first run started:
The 2 foot gage Thomas is unpowered, so the museum's 0-4-0 Henchel provides the power
There is a downgrade, so the second Henchel provides additional braking to assist the brake man. No air brakes on this vintage equipment!
I also took a couple shots of the Dragon Products cement plant (aka Walthers Valley Cement and Golden Valley Canning) in the model RR building. The buildings and track have recently been installed; and the paved areas of the plant are being plastered between the buildings.
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
zgardner18 wrote:Guys,Here is a little project that I have been working on for practice until I have the chance for a layout. It is a 3x10 diorama to look like the east side of Bozeman Pass at the summit just outside of Livingston, Montana. This is my first time ever creating a scene and I've never painted a backdrop before. I'm at the point where I can start putting down the plaster shell over masking tape. I plan on just using this diorama for photographing and I might power it for testing my engines as I make the transition to DCC. [IMG]http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f77/zgardner18/Picture042.jpg[IMG][IMG]http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f77/zgardner18/Picture043.jpg[IMG][IMG]http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f77/zgardner18/Picture051.jpg[IMG][IMG]http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f77/zgardner18/Picture045.jpg[IMG]The last picture shows the interstate bridges that I am custom making. The closer one is my first attempt to create something from scratch. It still needs its finishing touches, paint and weathering.
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That looks really good! Do you think you could post a "how to" on the backdrop? I'd be very interested in learning how you painted it. Great job!
jeffrey-wimberly wrote:
Y'know, Jeffrey, if you don't put some money into maintenance, that old engine is just going to rust away. In fact, it looks to me like it's really gone downhill since the last time it appeared in WPF. Yeah, I know, you're going to blame the budding vegetation on El Nino or maybe Global Warming, too, aren't you?
Seriously, that's a great scene. Love the picnic table.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Jeff, I have the same town scene minus the mountains in the back and unless my eyes are playing tricks, that is one-hell-of-a super elevated track.
TrainManTy: Actually my bridges are kind of a simple technique. Those bridges are modeled to look exactly like the bridges that are really at that location. I used 1/2 inch plywood (same from the freeway) covered the top with three sheets of styrene for the road, then took scraps and glued them to the side of the plywood, making sure that I kept my joints all lined up to represent the expansion joints of the bridge. Next came the sides which are square pieces of Styrene. On top of that I made a jig to cut small pieces and attached them to make the railing. The underneath supports are made from wood as you can see in the picture as the back bridges are just sitting there under the other one. If you need more info just let me know.
Noah Hofricher: I created the diorama mainly for pictures just as you stated: I was sick of wanting to show off my weathering job or paint and detail job on my engines when all I had was my desk. I also wanted something to practice on since I've never made a layout before. I was hoping to have it completed by last month to take some photos for Model Railroader's photo contest but my job as taken me to Hawaii for a month at a time this summer, and in fact I am on the "Rock" right now.
CSXFan: I'm not sure if I'm truly the one that needs to be teaching about painting backdrops since this is my very first one. All I can say is that I bought every book that Kalmbach has published on the subject since I really felt that a good backdrop is important. Make Danneman Has a very good book that I've learn a lot from. His Techniques along with some from Rand Hood and Pelle Seoberg all helped me a lot. If you still are interested on my version then just let me know, and I will try to do one. Hard thing is that right now I am in Hawaii and don't have all my pictures of that I took step by step.