Let's have a great thread, fellas. C'mon, dig deep and post....something!! Anything! I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a great 2011!
Crandell
GREAT looking shot Crandell.
Here's a old shot from me....
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Nice start to the weekend so far!
More Cars Finished Last Week!McKeen 40' PS1, Decals by Microscale (Discontinued) Cars were originally owned by LV then sent to US Railway Equipment Co. for rebuilding and then leased back.McKeen 50' ACF with Non Terminating Ends Boxcar, the original Railbox Car. Accurail bought the molds but have never released this model car. Herald King Decals.McKeen 50' ACF RBL with Terminating Ends. Microscale Decals.Thanks for looking!
Rick
Rule 1: This is my railroad.
Rule 2: I make the rules.
Rule 3: Illuminating discussion of prototype history, equipment and operating practices is always welcome, but in the event of visitor-perceived anacronisms, detail descrepancies or operating errors, consult RULE 1!
Crandell, that's an awesome loco heading up that coal drag.
Robby, that may be old, but it's a great scene.
Alco meets EMD on the bridge at Roaring Creek. DJ.
Merry Christmas, everyone.
Great work everyone.
I came across an old shot I took back when I was a teenager (back in the old days of film). It's a simple snow scene diorama I did for a Christmas theme. I recently scanned the slide, added in some smoke, and turned it into a B&W shot:
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
I bought an N scale Atlas Trainman 50' boxcar painted up as Conrail class X45 (ex-PRR) #155403. The prototype:http://rr-fallenflags.org/cr/cr155403akg.jpgNow the model:The lettering is spot-on for this car. I know Conrail Historical Society advised Atlas on this project, and the results show! The car is a pretty close match minus a few details such as door width and end corrugations. Considering this is Trainman (i.e., very affordable) and the crispness of detail and correct lettering, those minor differences didn't bother me. The only differences that meant something to me were related to the model still having full ladders and the roofwalk. I chose to fix the latter, but due to wanting to preserve the paint, ignored the former.At the urging of peers, I removed the roofwalk, filled and removed the mounting sockets, and re-countoured the roof corrugations. I colored the roof with a silver Sharpie and airbrushed it with a mixture of Poly Scale boxcar red and PRR maroon. Matching the colors perfectly isn't necessary since the roof is supposed to look faded with a faint hint of the underlying metal showing through. Good masking, however, is.Final treatment included adding the proper ACI labels, Dullcote, and then airbrush weathering with a very light fade coat and then some grime. I also used a dark rust/grime acrylic wash around the doors. I model July of 1980, so the July 1976 paint job on the car would only be 4 years old. I wanted used but not yet abused.This is a great, affordable example of an early Conrail car from back when there were dozens of classes of predecessor road cars jumbled together and before the big purge of the transition-era cars. I'm very happy with the quality of this car, to include the ride height. Way to go, Atlas!
Modeling the Rio Grande Southern First District circa 1938-1946 in HOn3.
MERRY XMAS FROM FRED BRADLEY, WALTER WOODARD, AND THE REST OF THE CREW!
From Left to Right: Louisa McMuffin, Camp 2 Director, Chief Engineer John Gardiner, Max Wells, Camp 2 logger and outspoken proponent of anything that crosses his mind, Walter Woodard, director of front to mill operations (he divided up the job between himself, front to railroad, and Chief Engineer John Gardiner, railroad to mill operations), and Fred Bradley, mill director and outside contact (he often goes to Portland and other places to get things like replacement parts, supplies, and whatever else the SP&S cant bring to them, including customers.).
MERRY XMAS!!!
~G4
19 Years old, modeling the Cowlitz, Chehalis, and Cascade Railroad of Western Washington in 1927 in 6X6 feet.
Some great photos this week... sort of looks like it could be a "Black & White photo Special" this weekend.... here's a shot of the local out of Conrad heading back up to Valier on Christmas Eve.
Bob
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Everyone. Here is the link to my newest layout update.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycL6OfGAGWI
Hope everyone has a wonderful time!
-Kade
One from last year's holiday layout:
And one from this year's:
I have figured out what is wrong with my brain! On the left side nothing works right, and on the right side there is nothing left!
Merry Christmas everyone
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."-Albert Einstein
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These are shots of CMarchand's customized HO GP-7 in the Seaboard scheme on the Suncoast Model Railroader's Club in Largo, Florida.
"I like my Pullman Standards & Budds in Stainless Steel flavors, thank you!"
Here's my LokSound equipped Genesis SCL SD45-2 hauling a fast freight. That custom edited RS5T-RR0 horn was an attention getter!
Cool facet about this club is that passenger service is alive and well!
Here's the only railroading I've been doing lately
Merry Christmas all!
Jim
"I am lapidary but not eristic when I use big words." - William F. Buckley
I haven't been sleeping. I'm afraid I'll dream I'm in a coma and then wake up unconscious. -Stephen Wright
All the staff from Murray Bay Subdivision wishes you Merry Christmas to one and all!!!
Proudly modelling the Quebec Railway Light & Power Co since 1997.
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Merry Christmas everyone!
The skiers are blasting down the mountain, while the momma deer looks cautiously down at the bears.
Michael
CEO- Mile-HI-RailroadPrototype: D&RGW Moffat Line 1989
Motley Merry Christmas everyone! The skiers are blasting down the mountain, while the momma deer looks cautiously down at the bears.
Great scene Motley. Takes me back to younger days skiing at Lake Louise and other places in the Canadian Rockies. Having wildlife that close while on the slopes was commonplace.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Hope Santa brings that engine you want!
I would take a better picture, but my layout is a HUGE mess now. Beautiful shots everyone and I wish you guys a safe and happy holiday!
- Luke
Modeling the Southern Pacific in the 1960's-1980's
Merry Christmas from the Yuba River Sub.
Here's the 1950 Prospector heading east out of Deer Creek pulled by--yes (gasp)-- a DIESEL!
Tom
Tom View my layout photos! http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/TWhite-014/Rio%20Grande%20Yuba%20River%20Sub One can NEVER have too many Articulateds!
Nice start everyone!
(Tom, I hope those kitties of yours are having a great Christmas and that you are still doing the piano thing these days!)
I got an early Christmas present a couple days ago. Just a set of mesh screens meant to be used by science students for separating materials in experiments. I set to work separating some stone I got at a local Limestone Quarry. I can separate it into 5 different sizes from 1/4" and larger down to a very fine stone dust. It will be used for various purposes in and around the Quarry scene on the SLOW. Oh, and yes I have checked it with a magnet to make sure there are no ferrous metals present.......
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Here's my Christmas tree layout for this year. I constructed a ring of N gauge toward the top of the tree, a ring of HO in the middle and a larger Marx 027 layout at the base of the tree.
That is an insanely cool layout with the trains up in the tree Dave!
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
San Dimas Southern slideshow
Jeff so much for Xmas for your little town. You have a unmarked and unplacarded tank car in the back ground on the ground, time to call in the hazmat crew. Good luck to you and yours.
f-unitYou have a unmarked and unplacarded tank car in the back ground on the ground, time to call in the hazmat crew.
These photos of his train were taken by a member, on our club's layout.
This one is the train crossing CPR.s Stoney Creek Bridge.
Same train different location on the club's layout.
Jack W.
Merry Christmas everyone,
No new trains for me. But my mom got a new camera, which means I get her old camera, which works, unlike my old camera . Just a pic:
Jamie
Cape Vincent Southern Railroad
HO scale Horseshoe Curve in 5’x10’
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