tcwright973 wrote:It doesn't get much better than sitting on your own deck at the Glenora Inn in the evening, sipping some very nice wine, and watching the evening pass into night over Lake Seneca. Been doing it for a couple of years now and love every minute of it. Usually go in early October. You can also railfan the NS & Finger Lakes Railroad. Great getaway.Tom
It doesn't get much better than sitting on your own deck at the Glenora Inn in the evening, sipping some very nice wine, and watching the evening pass into night over Lake Seneca. Been doing it for a couple of years now and love every minute of it. Usually go in early October. You can also railfan the NS & Finger Lakes Railroad. Great getaway.
Tom
Absolutely! Next fall if you get up here, be sure to look me up and I will give you a tour of the Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western. Here is my Favorite photo of Seneca Lake at sundown. The photo was taken at Camp Whitman on Seneca Lake about 8 miles north of Glenora Winery on Rt. 14. Railroad tracks are at the top of the hill at the edge of the camp. Great area to go railfanning as the Finger Lakes Railway is owned by a great bunch of guys. At least one of them is a serious Model Railroader as well.
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Thought I'd do one final one--my latest project, putting in the yard at Deer Creek. It's almost finished. The viaduct above it is two Microscale Tall Viaduct kits built on a 36" curve.
Tom View my layout photos! http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/TWhite-014/Rio%20Grande%20Yuba%20River%20Sub One can NEVER have too many Articulateds!
Boy, everyone has done some great work with photos this weekend. I have been planting trees. My husband, Larry has been making them while I plant them. We planted about 40 trees. Whew, my aching back.
Just a few photos.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Sue, that is incredible modelling. I love that log bridge. Also, the photography is A-1.
-Crandell
Edit-I can't believe I forgot to mention the fantastic rock work and the trees. You must be very proud.
Awesome everyone!!
Terry - Thats a nice little speeder shed. I have to find a place for one on the BRVRR.
ARTHILL - Great looking trees. Mine never turn out as nice as yours. I have to find some sage brush.
mark - Good looking bench & track work! Its gonna be a great layout.
Simon - Your barn is a work of art!!!!
ukguy - I'll say it again. Incredible!!!!!
Steve - Great high bridge. I liked the pictures of the 'Duke of Gloucester' too.
I've been working on my passenger cars the past couple of weeks.
The first picture is of my reworked NYC Observation Car. It started as a Athearn BB kit in Santa Fe livery. I removed most of the skirting, stripped the paint, repainted it silver and black and added details to the chassis. It is lighted with a single bulb. I added a red LED in the 'backup light' housing on the rear and a homemade 'New York Central System' illuminated drumhead.
This next one is a 60-foot 'shorty' RPO/REA car. An Athearn BB kit in B&O livery. Essentially the same treatment as the car above, just one interior light.
A new addition: A Walther's 64-seat coach. I painted the roof flat black, installed a home made light bar with three 'grain of wheat' bulbs, painted the interior and added a few people to the seats. It looks great in the dark.
I have worked over a number of streamlined passenger cars in the last week or so. Still some detailing to do. Not proto-typical, but I am pleased so far.
Keep up the great work guys. You are always inspiring.
I don't know why some of the images are not loading. They show in the 'Preview' screen.
I give up! I can't find the problem. The pictures are all up on SPF on the Atlas forum.
Remember its your railroad
Allan
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selector wrote: Thanks, Tim. I got the benchwork, spline roadbed, and the tracks and wiring done between early April and late June of last year. Then summer things took over, and I didn't start working on the scenery until early September. I did the yard only in the last three weeks.I am retired, so I can spend a fair bit of time in the train room over the winter. I have never undertaken a physical project like this in my life, and certainly not one that has taken nine months. In my professional life, most things were written and generated in a day or two. While many members here marvel at all I have accomplished in such a short time, I still can't believe I have been at this for nine months. Where'd it go, anyway?I appreciate your encouragement...I guess I'll keep at it -Crandell
Thanks, Tim. I got the benchwork, spline roadbed, and the tracks and wiring done between early April and late June of last year. Then summer things took over, and I didn't start working on the scenery until early September. I did the yard only in the last three weeks.
I am retired, so I can spend a fair bit of time in the train room over the winter. I have never undertaken a physical project like this in my life, and certainly not one that has taken nine months. In my professional life, most things were written and generated in a day or two. While many members here marvel at all I have accomplished in such a short time, I still can't believe I have been at this for nine months. Where'd it go, anyway?
I appreciate your encouragement...I guess I'll keep at it -Crandell
Yes Crandell you have done a large amount in a very short time, and still did a good job on it! You are modeling the PRR am I right?
Great work everyone! Here is a pic of my second attempt at superelevating. I'm glad I'm done with this step, I took way too long to glue all those strips in place! Next step: track laying.
trainfreek92 wrote: Yes Crandell you have done a large amount in a very short time, and still did a good job on it! You are modeling the PRR am I right?
I am doing a double major...PRR and NYC. That way, I can pull NYC heavyweights with the Duplex.
Crandell, Thanks. Since you live in the Pacific Northwest, your trees look similar to ours, dense with lots of underbrush. I love your yard, and did you lowrider that pickup? What area are you modeling?
MarkB, My brother lives in Glenrock. Do you need any research? He is an engineer at the coal fired steam plant between Glenrock and Douglas. What are you planning for that red pole? That should be fun to hide in all that trackwork. Looks like you have the whole basement.
Chip, Nice progress on your town. I especially like the guy with the guitar.
Later, Sue
selector wrote: trainfreek92 wrote: Yes Crandell you have done a large amount in a very short time, and still did a good job on it! You are modeling the PRR am I right?I am doing a double major...PRR and NYC. That way, I can pull NYC heavyweights with the Duplex.
You must have posted this while I was writing.
I've been doing a lot of painting in my house so I haven't had much time to work on anything. Here is what I have done: Both of these engines are Athearn BB that I have detailed. The BNSF I decited to install real working ditchlights. Right now I'm working on a BNSF H1 Athearn BB Dash-9
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Well, I rebuilt the Hoist House with board and batton styrene. Styrene is a lot easier to work with wood frame with steel.
Chip
Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.
Well, these arent the greatest but a little example of what I have been working on the last couple of weeks.Did the lines on the streets today, not sure if I like them or not?I'll have to give them a few days and see ; keep waiting for this darn thing to look better but dont think it's comming I'm missing something, probably should have keep'ed the layout I had in the garage I really liked that one and it was my first attempts at everything? hum oh well, great pics guys love the work as usual I really look forward to these weekend photos.
Thanks again
C.C.
My first attempt at weathering a loco, a Stewart. Thanks to Jon Grant for posting his method of using acrylics as washes, followed by dry brush and last some Bar Mills grimy black powder. I think I am still a bit "heavy handed".
Here it was the day before.
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Hi all
Great work from a lot of people this week. Here is a pic of a kit I finished on Sunday.
Dan Pikulski
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SpaceMouse wrote: Well, I rebuilt the Hoist House with board and batton styrene. Styrene is a lot easier to work with wood frame with steel.
Hey Chip your photos didn't show up for Me
Maybe it's just my old Puter
TerryinTexas
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Well dang there they are !
I gotta get a new Puter
Tom Bryant_MR wrote: My first attempt at weathering a loco, a Stewart. Thanks to Jon Grant for posting his method of using acrylics as washes, followed by dry brush and last some Bar Mills grimy black powder. I think I am still a bit "heavy handed".
I dunno, they look dirty and weathered to me ! Good job!
Empire under construction !
The early bird catches the worm.
But, the second mouse gets the cheese!
fifedog wrote:MR & MRS jammer - beautiful modelling with lots of flavor. Be weary of that window, I'd hate to see all that effort fade.
Thanks, fifedog. I assume that you are referring to the UV's. The windows are northwest and northeast facing, so the max exposure will be in the summer. Had we designed the room for the layout, I imagine there would be more lights and little or no windows. I guess that we will cross that bridge when it happens.
Thanks for the tip. Sue
gear-jammer wrote: fifedog wrote:MR & MRS jammer - beautiful modelling with lots of flavor. Be weary of that window, I'd hate to see all that effort fade.Thanks, fifedog. I assume that you are referring to the UV's. The windows are northwest and northeast facing, so the max exposure will be in the summer. Had we designed the room for the layout, I imagine there would be more lights and little or no windows. I guess that we will cross that bridge when it happens.Thanks for the tip. Sue
He makes a good point Sue
Before i hung an ugly blue sheet over my window the sun warped the track
on my layout
I'm just glad it was easy to replace
I went to a train show this weekend, so I didn't get much done. I still don't have any trains.
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Great work everyone......your participation every week makes this the crown jewel of the forum!.......Sorry for this late post but here are a couple shots....
Terry,
Very little of the track will see the sunlight and the heat pump keeps the temp between 65-70 degrees. I know UV's are UV's and fading might be a problem. The windows face NE and NW so direct sun only hits in the summer. It would have been nice to design the house around the layout. Oh well, hind sight is 20-20.
Thanks, Sue
Sorry for the late pictures. I got on a roll yesterday and forgot to snap some. Here is a hillside I have been working on that is adjacent to my intermodal facility and main yard.
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Jeff, Great trees. Here are some of our fir trees.
Tom Bryant_MR wrote: My first attempt at weathering a loco, a Stewart.
My first attempt at weathering a loco, a Stewart.
Nice spot of weathering there Tom. Really looks the part.
Next up - the hopper behind the loco?
Jon
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All the pics I looked at looked really good. Right now my layout has a few good scenes that I want to post, but its more of a mess than anything else, but its running again, so I'll switch back to scenery and detail mode once again. It will all happen once I make it to the LHS, hopefully sometime soon.
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