WPF 12/19-12-21

[RRCanuck]

Hi folks.  It's been a long time since I've posted.  Anyway, here are a couple of different views of Cliff Street.  Skies are digital.

Cheers.

 

 

[Packers#1]

Tom, I'd be careful, she looks like she tinks she owns da joint

EDIT: RRCanuck, great shots. Love the first one.

[pike-62]

Local shortline moving past the tower enrout to pick up 1 boxcar to deliver to a local industry on it's line.

[lvanhen]

RRCanuck

 

 

 

Don't you need a "One Way - Do Not Enteer" sign in front of Radio Shack?

[RRCanuck]

Yes, Lou - very observant!  I haven't figured out where to put it yet.

[lvanhen]

In the States, they would plant it right in the sidewalk!!  (heck with the pedestrians!!)  BTW  Nice photos!!!

[RRCanuck]

Thanks Lou.  I'm thinking of an overhead sign - need to scratchbuild one, but doubt that it will be very difficult.  Cheers.

[steinjr]

Following the find of a some new prototype photos, I rebuilt my Mississippi coal barge from this (WPF 11/21):  

to this:

  Now I am waiting for my Walthers 25 ton brownhoist kit (http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/932-5611), to try to recreate something like this prototype scene: http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresources/image.cfm?imageid=77011

 With Christmas coming up, I am waiting to see if Santa will bring an airbrush this Christmas. I have (mostly) been a good boy this year ...

Smile,
Stein

 

[SD60M]

Its been a bit since i posted here so here goes! While i have been in a battle with my benchwork and money to finish it i have laid my tracks down on the floor once again and here is the small yard that i do have some fun with! BN SD24 and SW8 get ready to sort the ore cars from the box and ballast cars. Enjoy!

-Kade

[jon grant]

Nice photos guys.

With having a show last weekend, I am currently in modelling overload phase this week, so not much from me. I did manage to snap a few piccies off showing the layout in its sectional state, while I was unpacking it. A week later and it still looks pretty much the same.

First up, the layout at Wigan show last weekend - about 320 mile round trip, I don't get much time to take snaps at a busy show, so I usually take them before the show opens on the Sunday morning

The sections fit together for transportation to and from the show. This means attaching end supports and protecting the backscene with packing foam.

One of the boards seperated from its partner but with the end-divider and foam still in place

Two of the boards unpacked and ready for joining together on the frame I use at home. The layout rests on the metal frame in the basement, rather than the exhibition legs, to lower the layout to a workable height.

Jon

[ngartshore350]

Nice images people!

Just a Water Tower I've completed.

Nige.

[JimRCGMO]

jacon12

 Let me echo the others here, I think the india ink wash is just right.  Get that dog and chair on the porch, some ground work around it and it's gonna be first class.  I wish I could do half this good.

 

, and Terry, maybe put an old wood stove in one corner for those cold nights.

Great work and photos, everyone! I need to get a camera (preferably digital), but Christmas isn't here quite yet, so no pics from me. Have been looking
 over some structure kits I've started, and trying to figure how to get some 'Gothic' shaped openings cut in the board-n-batten walls for the windows.

 Jim in Cape Girardeau

[blownout cylinder]

Nice pix everyone! eventually I'll get somewhere near presentable!

Jon--love the set up--how long does it take to put the display together once you are at the venue?

[jon grant]

blownout cylinder

Jon--love the set up--how long does it take to put the display together once you are at the venue?

About 3/4 of an hour to get the test train running, once all the stuff had been carried in from the cars - assuming 4 regular operators. Some shows are better than others in that you can drive right up to the layout site and unpack direct.

The legs can be erected in a few minutes and the boards plonked straight onto them once the packing has been removed. 

 

The lighting rig and the fascia board probably take the longest to fit.

The layout was designed as an exhibition layout so everything has been designed for speed of erecting and  dismantling. Two things that help greatly are to stick as much of the scenery, road vehicles and figures down as possible and use purpose-built stock boxes for the locos and freight cars, rather than try and pack each into their original boxes.

 

Jon 

 

[Packers#1]

 Well, I don't have pictures of the wiring I did today, but I also created a switchlist today. I followed the instructions at http://www.zianet.com/awebsite4u/pformin.html , but customized it a little bit too make it unique. For some reason, some of the lines got cut off, but for the most part, they're there. All rows between the "foreman/Engine No." line to the "-Double A Service, To The T-" line are 16 point size font each:

[jeffrey-wimberly]

 The WPF on page three? Not on my watch!

[C&O Fan]

JimRCGMO

jacon12

 Let me echo the others here, I think the india ink wash is just right.  Get that dog and chair on the porch, some ground work around it and it's gonna be first class.  I wish I could do half this good.

 

, and Terry, maybe put an old wood stove in one corner for those cold nights.

Great work and photos, everyone! I need to get a camera (preferably digital), but Christmas isn't here quite yet, so no pics from me. Have been looking
 over some structure kits I've started, and trying to figure how to get some 'Gothic' shaped openings cut in the board-n-batten walls for the windows.

 Jim in Cape Girardeau

Thanks to all for the kind words

and Jim i had thought about adding a chimney but i think your suggestion makes more sense given the size of the house

[nasaracer32]

Hey RR Canuck, great shots!  Where did you find that long retaining wall?

Terry in Texas, everyone is right, great job on the ink.  Good work!

 

[Ibflattop]

Jon.

 When ya do go to a show, How much rolling stock and engines do you fellas take?     Kevin

[shayfan84325]

I ventured into the train room at the opening kickoff of the Bears/Packers game.  I've been working on Campbell's Gramma's House since Saturday evening - tonight was the night to assemble the 20 wall sections together.  By the time the Bears won in OT I was just gluing the last of the sections into place:

One thing I'll say for Gramma,her house has plenty of corners.  I used the grid on my cutting pad to help keep it all square.

I'll post progress photos next week on WPF.  In the mean time, you all have a great Christmas.