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Posted by C&O Fan on Saturday, May 2, 2009 7:45 AM

selector

Terry, gotta love the H-8.  I notice your truly excellent water near the 2' mark.  Veerrry nice.

-Crandell

Thanks for the kind words on the water !

I did 4 seperate pours

First two were Woodland Scenes when i found out it never truly hardens and traps dust

I switched to Enviro Tex Lite and added 2 more

TerryinTexas

See my Web Site Here

http://conewriversubdivision.yolasite.com/

 

 

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Saturday, May 2, 2009 8:46 AM

Wow, great modelling and great photography, too.

I've got a pair of Proto GP-9s in Milwaukee livery.  I've been slowly installing a diesel Tsunami in one of them.  Once I got that job done, I realized that I didn't want to take the engine apart again, so I went right to weathering.  This is it's sister, before weathering:

And here's the finished product:

While I had the weathering stuff out (and the ladies were out for the evening) I weathered the second engine, too.

It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse. 

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Posted by Tom Bryant_MR on Saturday, May 2, 2009 11:44 AM

 Nice job and that brick detail really pops! 

CSX_road_slug

First, the drug store - which shares the building with a union hall (this is a steel town, remember! ). I edited the prices downward on some of the window ads, to make them look more like the target year 1992:

 

 

Regards

Tom

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Saturday, May 2, 2009 1:51 PM

Below is the Prairie View grain elevator served with an SD7 in an era when grain moved in 40' box cars.

GARRY

HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR

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Posted by Ibflattop on Saturday, May 2, 2009 7:05 PM

Garry.

 I love your Grainery! Now thats Railroading!!!!!   Good job also to the rest tooo.   Kevin

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Posted by JimRCGMO on Saturday, May 2, 2009 8:20 PM

Having seen some fine photos of fine MRR'ing work in here, I'll apologize for my puny offering. This is my first WPF post, so go easy on the WPF 'virgin', folks. Wink

First, basic WP boxcar # 36008 (which needs weathering, definitely), pulled by one of the CAW (Colorado, Arizona and Western) RR's SW's (still hasn't got into the paint shop since they acquired it used from the NP).

and behind that, more visible in this other view, is the CAW work train (yeah, they're kinda short on people for the repaint jobs).

And speaking of repaint jobs, does anyone know of someone who makes MOW/work train decals (dark lettering)? I'd like to repaint the work train in a lighter grey, but want these cars lettered (and not bare). If you know of anybody making the decals, PM me, as I don't get over to WPF very often and might miss it if you just post.

Thanks,

Jim in Cape Girardeau

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Posted by mikelhh on Saturday, May 2, 2009 9:03 PM

 Great stuff on here - buildings, scenery, weathering - even a scratchbuilt steamer!

 Selector wrote: Unfortunately, the two lights yielded two shadow as you see to the right of the ore cars.

 One photo of my layout lit with twin floodlights showed two 'suns' reflecting in the river Smile  I wish I'd kept it now.

 

 Mike

Modelling the UK in 00, and New England - MEC, B&M, D&H and Guilford - in H0

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, May 3, 2009 8:00 AM

 Found the WPF far down on page two. Time to get it back uo to the top of page one.

 

A general freight passes by the loading dock at the small community of Sundown.


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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Sunday, May 3, 2009 9:25 AM

Ibflattop

Garry.

 I love your Grainery! Now thats Railroading!!!!!   Good job also to the rest tooo.   Kevin

Thanks! I appreciate your comment.

.....................................

JimCG Congrats on your first WPF post. I hope to see more from you.

GARRY

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Posted by BRAKIE on Sunday, May 3, 2009 11:22 AM

Guys,For those that didn't make the N Scale show in Columbus(Hillard)Oh you missed a most excellent N Scale show..

I figured due to the show being N Scale prices would be high..Boy did I figure wrong..I never seen dealers cut each others throat quite like that..No doubt about it they was in a "Let's make a deal" mode..All you had to say was "What's the least you will take for this or these cars?"

I got a Atlas N&W GP9 and a Atlas NE6 N&W caboose for $65.00.ShockPicked up several older MDC/Roundhouse 50' boxcar kits for $3.00 each.Atlas trucks with Accumate couplers-$2.70/pr.The list goes on..I spent close to $100.00 and had a very nice "goodie" bag.

One of the highlights was on the Dayton(?) modular layout..There was a lot of animation including a moving parade with floats,bands etc..[:-thumbu]

Some pixs.

 

 

And one of my favorite scenes..


This is a working drive in and was showing cartoons.

Larry

Conductor.

Summerset Ry.


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Posted by rdgk1se3019 on Sunday, May 3, 2009 1:25 PM

 Here is a GP30 ( one of three ) that I am working on.


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Posted by BigBlueConrail on Sunday, May 3, 2009 3:29 PM

 Just ran the trains for a while

 

 

 

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Posted by twhite on Sunday, May 3, 2009 6:03 PM

Wow, we're talking some MAJOR modeling here, this week, guys!  Cheers to all. 

John: That Burlington 2-6-6-2 is just freakin' AWESOME.  What a little beauty of an articulated.  BowBow

Jim:  Hey, welcome to your first photo on WPF, and DO NOT CHANGE THE PAINT on the work cars Tongue!  I love that SP scheme, brought back some great memories. 

Well, I've been installing Tomar semaphores on the Yuba River Sub, so here's a photo of one of them.  And no, the Rio Grande, to my knowledge did NOT use upper quadrants, but mine does, LOL!   Here's my little 4-6-0 with the Yuba River Express getting a green go-ahead at Sierra City Junction.  And yes, I do have a stable of smaller steam, LOL!

 

Tom Smile

 

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Posted by Guilford Guy on Sunday, May 3, 2009 6:26 PM

Great stuff this week!

I've been working on a couple units for Tyler (TrainmanTy)

The first is a P2k GP18, and the second a P2k GP7. These pictures were taken before I extended the rear nose stripe above the headlight, and added nose stripes to the GP7. Now I'm just waiting on some decals from pike-62, and when that's done I'll be returning them... Or will I? The units are in essence of the B&M, who owned the Northern before White River Southern took over.

Here's a picture of the B&M units in blue.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=251970&nseq=2

And here's the models in red. 




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Posted by ac4400fan on Monday, May 4, 2009 12:35 AM

Good evening Gentleman. It has been a longtime since i posted anything, But i look in and it looks like everyone is doing great! OK here it goes this is what Ive been up to in my time off

Re constructing this valley side with a face lift.

Have a Great Week! Tom I love The Signals My Friend Looks Good.

Carl.

 

GO> Chicago NorthWestern.BNSF& Illinios Central, AC4400 ALLTHE WAY! DREAM IT! PLAN IT! BUILD IT! Smile, Wink & Grin
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Posted by G Paine on Monday, May 4, 2009 12:04 PM

JimRCGMO
And speaking of repaint jobs, does anyone know of someone who makes MOW/work train decals (dark lettering)?

Jim, you may want to check the Champ decal web site. They have / had a number of work train decal sets in various colors. Champ is not producing any new decals, and are selling off their huge remaining stock, so if they are listed you can buy, if not, they are gone forever. I bought some decals from them last year - good quality stuff.

George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch 

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