Good morning from Sunny and Warm Northeast Ohio!
Bowser ACF 1958 CF Covered Hopper kit painted with Scalecoat II UP Covered Hopper Gray Paint and lettered with Highball Graphic Decals. The Ann Arbor purchase a lot of these cars to service the giant Dundee MI cement plant, after the Interstate Highway boom they were transferred to the Yuma MI Sand Pit supplying the Ford Brook Park Casting plant with casting sand.
McKeen Combo Door Boxcar kit, removed the poorly done frame from the car and installed a Details West Cushion Underframe in place of the frame along with Moloco Couple Pockets for ease of assembly, also installed A-Line sill steps. Car was painted with Scalecoat II Boxcar Red and Silver Paints and lettered with Mask Island Decals. Car was used in general service on the EL.
Pair of Scaletrains SD40-2's in Chessie Systems paint with a general freight train on the Strongsville Club Layout.
Thanks for looking!
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!
Thanks for starting WPF Rick. Your kit cars look great and the pair of Chessie's as well.
I'm bummed I have no progress on my bridge lately but I always enjoy This Thread even when I can't participate.
TF
Rick ... Thank you for starting Weekend Photo Fun . ... Your AA covered hopper and your EL boxcar look great. So do the Chessie SD40-2's
I was running trains yesterday and took this picture.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Rick: Thank you for being the first to open Weekend Photo Fun for the week. Your beautiful ERIE LACKAWANNA boxcar sparked some memories for me. When I was in High School, one of my friends modelled the EL and was the only "fan" of that railroad that I ever have met. I had not thought about him or his layout in quite some time. The photo of the Chessie units is also very nice.
Fiddler: Sorry you are bummed. Remember, there is nothing wrong with sharing an old favorite photo. It is Weekend Photo Fun, not Weekly Modeling Update.
Garry: That is a great shot on your layout. What a handsome scene. This is the second week in a row you and I have responded to WPF a the same time. Maybe we have become synchronized.
I did finish a freight car this week. This one is a simple 40 foot steel boxcar decorated for the WISCONSIN AND MIDWESTERN.
I am pretty sure this one was built from an Intermountain kit. Since I am just finishing up projects I started weeks ago, my memory of the base kits is becoming obscurred by time.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Rick: Thanks for the kickoff. Those freight cars look great.
Garry: Terrific photo. That is a nifty scene.
Kevin: Nice job on that box car. I notice upgraded steps and some trucks weathering?
I find lots of diesels on the layout this week, as I ran through my consists and checked running reliability plus adjusting the sound levels to a more consistent output. I used a phone app to get things in the ballpark and tweaked a bit from there, as a given dBA does not always give a desired effect due to different pitch of different prime mover types.
20200611_152505 by Paul Ahrens, on Flickr
20200611_152447 by Paul Ahrens, on Flickr
Paul
Modeling HO with a transition era UP bent
Good Evening All,
Thanks for getting us started off Rick. I like the box cars both you and Kevin presented.
Garry - the bridges continue to impress.
Paul, I really like the detail I can see through the windows in your buildings. There was a lot of thought and time put in to those.
Here is a progress shot anyway. I got the paving far enough along to shoot. I still have lots to do - fencing and some parking and other lines for the lot. Still need work on the Sperry building and some more wiring to see if I can get the lights working on the building as well. The new slider backdrop is in now too though unpainted. I got some thinner metalmax sheet and it bends nicely so I was able to avoid the seamed 90 degree corner at the back. So for now:
paving4 by J.R. Mitchell, on Flickr
It's still early so I will see if I can get some more done tonight. Cheers, J.R.
Plenty of fantastic modelling here, but all of it diesels. How about a freshly-built steam engine?
This is the On30 build I showed a progress photo of last week, the new Number 9 of the Bradford Valley Lumber co.
The Location: Forests of the Pacific Northwest, OregonThe Year: 1948The Scale: On30The Blog: http://bvlcorr.tumblr.com
Nice work on the new loco, tbdanny. Lots of other fine modeling here, too. I've been doing test runs Motor Car #92, this time on the former Little Lines that Mears built north from Silverton. Here's some of the locals waving as 92 looms passing through Eureka.
Further up the branch at its terminus of Animas Forks, a shot at the Haymarket Tram of 92 meeting the local as it prepares to head back to Silverton.
After turning on the covered turntable, 92 prepares to head back to Silverton.
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
peahrensKevin: Nice job on that box car. I notice upgraded steps and some trucks weathering?
Paul: Thank you for the kind comments. I paint my trucks using my own technique that I have never seen anyone else use.
I paint the trucks and wheels all kinds of colors. Then I use brown and black washes to tone down and even out the colors. I usually paint my Kadee freight car trucks in huge batches.
I love the way they look, and they do look much better in person than in photographs.
I figure I will most often see my trains under normal layout lighting, so I go for something that looks good under those conditions.
When I break out the photo-floods and the good camera things still look good, but a little different.
SeeYou190 Fiddler: Sorry you are bummed. Remember, there is nothing wrong with sharing an old favorite photo. It is Weekend Photo Fun, not Weekly Modeling Update.
I never looked at things from that perspective before. I do believe you are right and I will have to dig through my pictures
You never cease to amaze me Kevin. I said it before and I'll say it again. Your wife must say "He has a system for everything" Not only what you do or the way you do it. The neatness Look at that Fleet of Trucks lined up straight like perfect ducks all in a row...... I'm Floored.
Another great weekend on WPF. Everything looks great guys, keep up the good work and more pictures coming!
JR: Thank you for sharing the in-progress photo. What is the piece in the back with the arrows on it?
Danny: You narrow gauge tank locomotive sure looks good. Is it a 2-8-2?
Mike: Your diesel looks great from that point of view. Nice picture.
Kevin,
paving 3 by J.R. Mitchell, on Flickr
The piece with the lines and arrows (but not a paragraph on the back of each one) is a sliding backdrop hung from the joist by a closet slider assembly. It is a material called mac metal or metalmax and is used for a backer for signs. It has a thin aluminum lamination on both sides of a plastic center and is 3mm thick. It takes paint well and can be bent by hand (with difficulty across a 3 foot span). The painted panel next to it is more backdrop and it is a 4 x 8 sheet of signboard hinged from the joist with a strap hinge so it can be lifted up out of the way. The layout is 6 feet wide there at the balloon track and yard and I needed to come up with a way to be able to reach anywhere on the table without needing a hoist or such. All the layout along a permenent wall is no more than three feet deep and the rest has swing up panels that allow access to the rest.
backround building 2 by J.R. Mitchell, on Flickr
The second shot shows more of the back with one panel of three on the back swung up showing access to the inside of the factory row.
2019-06-02 19.30.50 by J.R. Mitchell, on Flickr
This shows the front side of the factories about a year ago. Long winded answer for a simple question but there you go. J.R.
Rick, Thanks for starting the WPF by rolling out more sharp looking and informative cars. Ann Arbor rolling stock makes me think mustard. Seems that foundry casting sand can be a load in/out operation with spend sand going to landfill or recycle.
Lots-o-weekend photo fun, so much to see and learn about.
TF, Like Kevin says, and in the spirit of the Bear, pullin' one outta' the archives is always good.
First sound install and I'm up to my neck. With the wiring and circuit board the loco kinda reminds me of the 'Terminator' minus his skin, and the delicate soldering has nearly terminated my patients. Hats off to you Mel.
Thanks to all the contributors and viewers, have a good weekend, regards, Peter
GMTRacingThe piece with the lines and arrows (but not a paragraph on the back of each one)
Good one! And... it is only half a mile from the railroad track.
SeeYou190 Danny: You narrow gauge tank locomotive sure looks good. Is it a 2-8-2?
It is a 2-8-2, and the largest locomotive on my layout in terms of wheel arrangement.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
I got the Bear-Toon! This is a good weekend.
Thanks Bear.
Some really superb work a goin' on here and love the scenic shot of the "Q". It was one of my favorite roads. Well, my other two favorite are represented below. Remember RAMAX? Well, here are three of the puppies I assembled then decaled with Herald King decals. HK surely offered many a nice decal set and I used 'em liberally.
Don; Prez, CEO or whatever of the Wishram, Oregon and Western RR
HO-Velo Rick, Thanks for starting the WPF by rolling out more sharp looking and informative cars. Ann Arbor rolling stock makes me think mustard. Seems that foundry casting sand can be a load in/out operation with spend sand going to landfill or recycle.
Peter, they tried that the State of Michigan threw a fit as the sand was contaminated by lead, zinc, cadmium left over and the formaldahyde used as the binding agent for the casting sand. They had shipped a number of loads back before the State stepped in. Even though the casting plant has been torn down, there is still a giant pile of sand left over to be de-contaminated. The city of Brook Park wants to buy the land for other uses to get more tax money, but Ford won't sell as the cost of cleanup is much greater than the cost of the land.
Gary, Thanks for a wonderful picture, especially like the GP7 and the bridge!
Kevin, good looking box car and those are a lot of trucks!
TB Danny, that engine came out great, I always bought steam to fit the prototype and never tried any building, I salute you!
Paul, good layout shots and some really good structure detailing.
GMT Racing, keep up the good work on the layout and I like your back drop ideas.
Mike, nice layout shots of your new loco.
Rick - Thanks for starting WPF this week. Good looking cars as usual. The Chessies look good too.
Gary - Great photo as always. Good looking bridge.
TF - I know the feeling, believe me!
Kevin - A good looking 40ft. boxcar.
Paul - You're right! Lots of diesels. A couple of great scenes.
J.R. - Your layout is coming along. It is much larger than is obvious from the early photos.
tbdanny - Bradford Valley Lumber Co. #9 looks great. Good job.
Mike - The Haymarket tram looks good.
Peter - The tedium will be worth it! Take my word.
Bear - Thanks. Right on as usual.
Tanker - Good looking hoppers.
I started the actual work of rewiring my layout's lighting circuits yesterday. Everything is either too low, too high or just out of reach! I was an armateur contortionist for a while. Today I feel like I've be run over by a truck.
The first connection on the new circuit: Team Track lighting.
Here is another photo just for fun: New York Central E8 #4040 with a short, four car, passenger train of mixed heavyweight and streamlined cars.
Keep the photos and ideas coming guys. Thanks to you WPF is always the best thread of the week.
Pa
Remember its your railroad
Allan
Track to the BRVRR Website: http://www.brvrr.com/
Thanks to everyone for the great pics and comments. The runs to Animas Forks and Red Mountain by the new railcar verified clearances and grade climbing ability. A few quick moves by the 1:1 MOW Dept solved several minor issues.