Weekend Photo Fun!

[Anonymous]

Really awsome pics everyone! Too many good ones to mention everyone by name! I am always inspired by what I see on these photo posts!! I don't have anything new to add this time. [:(] All I have been able to get done since last time are more road stripes, and a couple of small detailing projects on a couple of locos. Maybe I'll have something next time. Till then, keep up the excellent work guys! [:D]

[cheese3]

QUOTE: Originally posted by bbrant

Here's some pics of my layout. Nowhere near as good as some others on here but considering it's the first layout I really built (at least past the track planning stages) in almost 20 years, it's not too bad.

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/archivethumbs.aspx?id=6447&Page=3

Brian

excellent work!, looks better than mine does.[:D]

[pike-62]

My local Yall mart got in two boxes of those nice Malbu 1:87 scale cars last week. I bought all of the "American" cars they had. I decided to decal a couple to represent some cars I remember from my early teen years, Mid '70's.



Dan Pikulski
www.DansResinCasting.com

[twhite]

Well, after some intense conversations with my Sony Cybershot, I decided to re-program it from Auto to manual (I speak English better than Icon) and set up some shots of my new BLI UP Mountain (don't ask). I put it to work on a solid train of express reefers, which it handled with ease, and got some shots of it on Yuba Pass.
I also found out that my problems seem to be coming more from the change of resolution when I put them on Adobe Photoshop, more than from any problems with the initial pictures. Now I've got something ELSE to worry about, LOL!
Anyway, here's some shots of 7004 and her express train.

Crossing Dark Canyon Bridge--coming--


--and going--this is the East side of Yuba Pass


The end of the train is still on the West Side, entering Yuba Pass tunnel. About 20 cars.

Things are looking up.
Tom [:P][:P]

[Anonymous]

Well I have a new 2-6-6-2 logger which is a thrill to run although it did find a few places where track reworking became necessary. I also acquired a $75 Mac and Iphoto is a dream to use so I did. You can see some of the results here.
http://www.hairyotters.com/gallery/2005

Hope you like them

[fiatfan]

Problem - odd shaped area which needs an industry



Solution - build an odd shaped industry







This is a DPM kit I 'bashed to fit the area. It took me quite a while to build, mainly trying to get the wall angles correct. It's by no means perfect and obviously needs weathering and detailing (not to mention a loading dock).

Overall, I'd give myself a C+ or B-. I did leard a lot about kitbashing and I'm looking forward to my next project.

Tom

[SpaceMouse]

QUOTE: Originally posted by lginc

SpaceMouse, i feel REAL sorry for the animal in that stockcar! LOL. what kind of coupler is that on your flatcar? how does it work with Kadee style couplers? GREAT pictures this week guys!

I simply cut the horn off the coupler. It fits the Kaydee by dropping in from the top. Once it does it does not unhook without lifting both cars off the track. No problem with derails.

[Marty Cozad]

Had our open house this weekend.
heres a couple of visiting cars that I spoted out railfanning.
You may like these scratch built units.

[Anonymous]

As always Marty...Amazing!

[modelmaker51]

Here's a car I came across at the D&H/CP yard in Ft. Edward, NY:

[Anonymous]

Interesting graffiti. Obviously somebody hate George W. But let's not get into politics.

[modelmaker51]

I wasn't offering an opinion or endorsing the sentiments...just thought it was interesting.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by modelmaker51

Here's a car I came across at the D&H/CP yard in Ft. Edward, NY:

cindy sheehan was here!

[modelmaker51]

QUOTE: cindy sheehan was here!

It took a minute for that to register - I just saw her getting arrested on the news!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by modelmaker51

QUOTE: cindy sheehan was here!

It took a minute for that to register - I just saw her getting arrested on the news!

I don't want to say anymore or turn a great picture post into polictics, just thought that car was in the same vein.

Now back to our regular program already in progress...