Hoping to see lots-o Model Railroading photos this weekend.
Allez, Allez! The pedals and wheels are turning fast at Le Tour.
Thanks and regards, Peter
Bicycle by Bear, on Flickr
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Thanks for wheeling us in to another fine WPF Weekend, Peter!
Great photos, as usual! Bear with a neat 'turbine' load and TF with a Floyd contribution!
Speaking of flat car loads, I've had this Tichy wheel load sitting on a shelf for years. I finally dusted it off and got 'er out on the layout...
Wheels in Transit by Edmund, on Flickr
More great things to come!
Happy Trails, Ed
Thanks for opening up this edition of WPF Peter. Once again, your pictures highlight both your high modeling and photography skills. Impressive!
Bear, Ed, I like those loads. Reminds me that I also have a few loads waiting to be used on my layout.
Here's a narrow gauge Shay bringing 'stuff to the worksite.
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Simon
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Gosh! The Atomium in Brussels. When both Dawn and I were much younger we went in there. 'Hundreds' of steps going from one sphere to the next.
David
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Thanks for opening, Peter. Nice action shot. I like it when model RR pix dont neccessarily have trains in them.
Bear, cool turbine rotor and flatcar.
Nice Shay, Simon. I also like the "simple side" of shays.
Ed, I'm glad ya got those wheelsets where they belong!
In Peter's recent thread about From what vantage point do you like running your trains, I mentioned I might have get or make to make a "high chair". There's no getting one that high.
So, I went out in the bone yard where trailer parts breed and multiply, got a half axle from a mobile home, some steel from in the shop, An auxillary seat I took out of a van about 28 years ago, (has Bucyrus Erie embossed on it) and some castors. Here's what I managed to put together:
With a layout surface at 58 inches, this puts me in a better position than even standing to see the switches and everthing than I could standing on the floor.
You can see the axle hub here, the chair and foot rest swivel together on the axle shaft. the seat height is adjustable from about 39 to 44 inches. the Foot rest is adjustable from the base to the seat. As I was test driving it, it occured to me this gives me a better height, and sitting down no less, for actually working on the layout too, not just running trains while relaxing instead of standing.
And it can be tucked away at many points on the layout out of the way when not in use.
It's obviously very sturdy. I made the spokes at the hub longer than any draftsman chair ones, its very stable, especially for getting on it. I bought actual chair castors for it, they let it roll very easily around the layout room without getting off, just grab the bench work and scoot.
It's light too! It only weighs about...um... well... Did I mention it was sturdy?
There it is. Still in time for WPF! Dan
Thanks to all the persevering contributors and viewers.
Bear, like your impeller cradle and bracing. I can imagine that heavy load heading to a hydroeletric turbine overhaul.
TF & David, A few tunes have stuck in my head while cycling, for some reason the last one was 'Waltzing Matilda'.
Ed, Nice rusty load, like the flat car and deck weathering too.
Simon, Plenty to like about your nice shot, locomotive, rock work and dry brushing among others.
Dan, What a resourceful and skillfully executed project, and with a great machinery mfg. logo to boot! Operating and working in comfort, 'the only way to fly.'
Regards, Peter