Hey guys, it's time for one of the most inspirational threads of the week in my opinion. If you aren't a regular poster, this thread is for members to show off their projects from the past week. This week found me rebuilding the roof for my Bruceton station. Hip roofs are a pain in the caboose, but I think this turned out well, and Laserkit is amazing.
Man, I still need to trim the eves so it doesn't just up in that one corner. So yeah, let's see what everyone has been working on.
(My Model Railroad, My Rules)
These are the opinions of an under 35 , from the east end of, and modeling, the same section of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway. As well as a freelanced road (Austinville and Dynamite City railroad).
Kato N scale Eizan Electric Rlwy. EMU type DEO 900 crossing Tanaka River bridge on my 6" by 12" mini-module.
Jimmy, I know what you mean about hip roofs.
Ulrich, Neat models and love thaqt pic.
Out on the patio I now have a name for new line, the Telluride & Tincup. YeaH, a wholly impractical route, but it does let the imagination run wild. My large scale philosophy is having a prototype in mind is still a part of things, but I tend to let my terrain and inspiration help design things, espexcially liking when I can use stuff that I knew I was saving for something.
The track arrived, letting the crews build on into Tincup and build a small terminal there.
Conveniently, this also lets the railroad serve to distribute food and drink, if it comes to that.
A closer look at Tincup.
The water tank is a work in progress, needs shingles on the roof and a ladder, to finish this scratch-and-dent Pola (?) kit. I scratched up the turntable after cutting the red cedar wood for it.
At roughly the midpoint, a snowshed was erected to protect the railroad from food kicked out of the feeder above by squirrels.
Here, the 269 is switching the Red Mountain mine
Right now nothing is really finished, but it is starting to look like a RR.
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
Fine Start to another great Weekend! Thanks Jimmy!
Those shingles almost look TOO nice to be on that beat-up 'ol depot. Have you thought about "roughing" them up a little? Where would we be without the laser-cut materials we have now? Nice!
That provocative photo sure makes one want to get closer to the sea-side to get a better view, Ulrich! I bet the folks on the EMU have a great view. The catenary looks superb. Fun Stuff!
Your patio is calling me to pull-up a chair and have a cool beverage while watching the trains run by, Mike! I used to have a garden railway but I pulled it all up when the house was being re-sided and a brick veneer put on the front. Never got around to re-laying all the track... maybe THIS year, yeah, that's the ticket!
I added a few more details to the overpass and "flats" area near my Post Office project this week.
In the above overall view you can see more vegetation added to the embankment, a chain-link fence behind the white building, the iron railings and steel supports added to the bridge and the track ballasted.
Nothing is weathered yet, of course. I have to make the whole bridge removable so I'll have to rig up some kind of guide pins or something for the legs of the supports.
Here's a better view of the vegetation and fence. I didn't get too elaborate on the greenery since this is pretty far in the background.
I'm trying several styles of street lights. I had six of the concrete Walthers ones and messed them up by getting the bases too hot while soldering the wire to them. The sockets Walthers uses are fine in the bench work but way too big to use on something like the bridge. I have some of the Woodland Scenics ones coming. They are LEDs. The Walthers ones are incandescent and I've had a few burn out already.
Well, that's all that's new with me, folks...
On to more great "Stuff"!
Regards, Ed
Jimmy, thanks for starting us off and nice work on rebuilding that roof, it is hard to redo models that you thought were good before.
Ulrich, my old club in Toledo was into electric railroad modeling and I appreciate your efforts, nice work on that catenary!
Mike, again I am always astounded on the amount of work you get done in a week, nice outdoor layout for a bad weather area.
George, appreciate your efforts on the layout, lighting is always a problem on layouts never seems to come out quite right, but led's make it a lot easier than it used to be.
Nothing complete this week, but some more in progress shots on the X58 Boxcar.
I have installed the hand brake rigging which extends up to the hand brake on the left side of the picture,
Retaining Valve Airline installed running from the ABD Valve and running down the right side of the car to the brake end of the car.
End of the car showing the retaining valve airline, hand brake rigging and the hand brake platform.
An old club picture with PC SD40 and SD45 hauling a load of beer reefers.
See you all later!
Rick Jesionowski
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!
Jimmy .... The depot is progressing very nicely. keep up the good work.
Ulrich ... The Japanese scene lookd real.
Mike L ... I did not know you had any G scale. Looks fun.
Rick ... You certainly are a talented modeler.
Ed .... Your city is looking great so far. Museum quality modeling.
Below are SD24's in Valley Heights.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Got My Hobo Campfire scene Complete
Using A TCS F4 decoder on random flicker powering 4 Red Surface Mount LEDs
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TerryinTexas
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Although this is one of my favorite thread, I don't post very often here because I don't have much to show. Some months ago I wrote a thread about buying some Tichy Train Group kits to add cars to my roster. Here is the first of those kits I just finished.
Now that the risk of freezing is over I would be able to receive the paint order I made earlier in the winter and finish the remaining cars.
Guy
Modeling CNR in the 50's
Cheers, the Bear.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Hello lot's of good stuff so far. Bear I like that loco. I think would try and make her run but no repaint. My entry this week is a bit different. I lost my dad last year and he was a big train guy. He was cremated so he has no maker. So I got this on Monday.
My dad always like these loco's. And I think it make's a nice tattoo. Have a good weekend Frank
Jimmy, Thanks for opening the WPF and congrats on tackling a hip roofed structure.
Ed, Nice overpass, a modified Rix product?
Bear, Heartwarming story about such an interesting hand crafted locomotive.
0-6-0, That is quite a commemoration to your father, sorry for your loss.
Only memories remain of my Pop and his old '48 Ford P.U. The Classic Metal Works 50' Ford P.U. is close, but I think removing the shine, modeling a funky alum camper shell, grill guard and adding some mirrors would certainly capture more of the flavor. A worthy project to add to my long list.
Thanks to all and regards, Peter
Don't forget the 1957 Plymouth hubcaps.
Finished up weathering this Bowser Exec line GLa Hopper. I like these RTR cars but they seam a little light weight compared to the old kits that you had to install the flat weights on the slope sheet. Hopefully they track OK.
....And I also need to fiqure out the macro mode on my camera (phone) so that the depth of field isn't so short. Nice work everyone!
Chris
Excellent stuff so far.
Mike, Love the G scale geared loco.
Ulrich, that photo is amazing
Ed and rick. those details are amazing
Bear- I love that story, and that beautiful locomotive
0-6-0 That tattoo is beautiful
Everyone I missed. I love seeing your work.
I did weather up the roof of my structure, but it;ll be a bit before I am able to post a pic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9pC7PmuNWY
Bear Scene
The old autos are one of the things I enjoy about the "trains" hobby.
This afternoon I tackled a Walters Scenemaster kit of 4 bicycles. I could only assemble three as 2 of the 8 wheels were similarly unuseable (no centers). I emailed Walthers to advise. These were a bit fiddily to assemble but satisfying. Photos below of two of the three:
Paul
Modeling HO with a transition era UP bent
Terry, DA Bear came out great!
Thanks to all for there comments and contributions!
JaBear wrote:
I’m just wondering how much East India Pale Ale, an On30 Gramps tank car will contain Mike.Beer
I'll have to have Maiko get on that research. She's the IPA authority in the house
Fascinating loco you have there. Wouldn't know where to begin, except it looks a bit British? Is is really a self-powered loaded car? A very strange concept, but sure to get the good ol' boys wagging their tongues at the club and even more exciting if it catches fire
Here's some more pics from the Telluride & Tincup.
Shay 269 at night
Tincup Terminal with the Shay on the Turntable
Shay at Squirrel Crossing
Chasm Falls, where you'll see a trestle appear in the next WPF.
Morning with new chicken grit ballast - and a tiger prowling.
Mike - this one´s just for you:
Enjoy!
Hey Ulrich,
Thanks, hadn't seen that one, but it's hilarious.. I have enough squirrels around to populate a whole village, but I doubt I'll put as much effort into interiors as Donald Duck did.
Oh yeah, almost forgot I have a pic that is a lot like one of the scenes in the cartoon.
mlehmanThanks, hadn't seen that one, but it's hilarious.. I have enough squirrels around to populate a whole village, but I doubt I'll put as much effort into interiors as Donald Duck did.
Remember that Walt Disney had a live steam RR at his house. The proportion of Donald Duck to the train was about the same as Walt was to his RR!
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch