Last month's article on freelancing a layout inspired me to put up some pictures and a short article on my blog about how I freelanced a livery for my boxcar and reefer fleet. Easier to post everything on the blog, so here's a link, if you're interested.
http://mprailway.blogspot.com/2021/07/building-fleet.html?m=0
http://mprailway.blogspot.com
"The first transition era - wood to steel!"
Nice work.
When I click on a photo in your blog to see it bigger, then click on the back arrow in the browser, it takes me to this thread, not your blog.
I can get a jpeg link for your pick, but I can't post it here. Mel posts all his pics from a blog. hmmmm
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Not sure why that would be. I just wrote the article, uploaded the pictures, and published it. When I click on them with a phone or computer, they enlarge normally.
I used to post pics to this forum, but it's gotten so complex and buggy that it's easier to just post a link.
Works when I copy the photo URL from the blog:
https://tstage9.wixsite.com/nyc-modeling
Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
Maybe I hit the link icon?
I don't know, exactly, but thanks! I thought I needed a photobucket account to post pictures here.
Nope, posting photos should work from any site where you can upload your photos. Since you have a blog that'll do the trick. Just follow the example I gave you. All you have to do is link to it.
Tom
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
I agree with Bear...this is an era not often modelled, although I seem to recall that the late Harold Minky (Minkwitz) did some early-era modelling.
I couldn't find a reference to the particular scale in which you're modelling, but the track in the photos (which show-up just fine on my computer) suggest that it's something larger than HO. Regardless of the scale, nice work on those cars, and the intensive lettering.
Wayne
I really like the fact that not all the freight cars on your "home road" have identical lettering schemes. That adds to the realism.
I have seen too many freelanced railroads where it looks like all the equipment was run off of a copy machine.
Great work. Thank you for sharing.
I hope to see more.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Thanks very much for the kind words. The scale is HO, and the track is Atlas Code 83- a bit of a compromise, but one I hope to make less apparent with earthen ballast (it was common in the pre-WWI era to stabilize the track by covering ties with dirt). This is my third layout in twenty years, hopefully this one will make it to full scenicking.
I remember Harold well. He did beautiful work, and he was a really nice guy (although I never met him in person).