Trees? IT IS!!!
My new RS11
Now I have a LOT of Woodland Scenics trees to drill holes in the bottom of and put pins in them. I have 2 38 packs of 3/4"-2" trees to put in front of the polyfiber balls (and on top of the little mountain), and add the rest, which are up to 5" high, in front heading downhill. Most of the trees for the main part of the layout wil be handmade to a high degree of detail (keep dreaming...), and will be maybe 7" high? That should look more realistic I think.
And I also have a SD35 with sound coming in!!! That should be fun to play with. It will be my first sound loco.
How do ya like the weathering job on this ten wheeler, Taken at Snoqualmie WA.
Nice Job on the reefer Frank !!
is the brake wheel missing ?
Loved the weathered look Larry and Sue something i have yet to learn how to do
The chipped and peeling paint is a great touch Simon
I have no pictures this week because i spent the week learning and playing with Decoder Pro
Which has made programming locos almost fun !
TerryinTexas
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Simon, I use the small halogen lights (GA 10?)on two lightbars on a suspended ceiling, and I use the AV setting on the camera, not "auto". I try to shine at least two lights separated by about 3' to get max illumination. The result is what you see. As always, it's pure happenstance.
. I am glad you like the effect.
selector wrote: Simon, your parlour is turning out quite nicely. I like your peeled paint. Will this be a foreground, middle, or chopped and at the back object?-Crandell
Simon, your parlour is turning out quite nicely. I like your peeled paint. Will this be a foreground, middle, or chopped and at the back object?
-Crandell
Crandell, it is going to be front and center in a very prominent position. One of the things I am working on is to detail out the interior as this will be in a prime place for peering into the structure.
Your photos came out really well. The lighting in particular is very good. Are you doing anything different in how you are shooting these?
Simon Modelling CB&Q and Wabash See my slowly evolving layout on my picturetrail site http://www.picturetrail.com/simontrains and our videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/MrCrispybake?feature=mhum
davidmbedard wrote: Dave Vollmer wrote: Crandell,No fair! You know I'm a sucker for a T1!Make an N scale T1 then Dave....what is stopping you? Is there a source for the box pox drivers? Perhaps the Con Cor hudson has them. Wouldnt be too difficult to fabricate.Pilot truck, Trailing truck = Con Cor 4-8-4You will have to photo etch the side rods and valve gear.David B
Dave Vollmer wrote: Crandell,No fair! You know I'm a sucker for a T1!
Crandell,
No fair! You know I'm a sucker for a T1!
Make an N scale T1 then Dave....what is stopping you? Is there a source for the box pox drivers? Perhaps the Con Cor hudson has them. Wouldnt be too difficult to fabricate.
Pilot truck, Trailing truck = Con Cor 4-8-4
You will have to photo etch the side rods and valve gear.
David B
You know, David, a fellow named Max Maglario did just that in N. He wrote up how he did it in the Ntrak Steam Locomotive book. It's one heck of a project. I think I'll cut my teeth on a few more loco kitbashes before I attempt the T1. The H10s I just did was my first N scale loco kitbash, and as you can see, it's still sorta rough.
In the meantime I can justify my fear of the scope of the T1 project in my mind at least because the T1s were out of service by my era (1956). The real reason, of course, is that I'm still working up the gumption to attempt such an undertaking. Those boiler contours are tough stuff!
But thanks for the vote of confidence!
Modeling the Rio Grande Southern First District circa 1938-1946 in HOn3.
Haven't done much by way of working on my layout this week, just running trains and railfanning.
I caught the WSOR HOK train on it's way from Ripon to the Oshkosh grain elevators as it traveled along Hwy 44 and was able to snap off a couple shots.
No recent model pics but here is one i took in Tupelo, MS. Its a KCS GP38 on the point of a manifest train at 6:47am in the rain!
I agree. Great job on that D&RGW! It coulda happened.
Sue and Larry, thanks. It was all luck...honestly. My concern when designing the layout was to have the 2-10-4 PRR J1 be able to run anywhere. It has some issues on one end of the yard, but the T1 is very happy no matter where it goes! It was my latest addition in steam, and I had no idea that its gripe would be with the blind driver overhang and shorting on the W/S #7.5 curved turnouts. That problem was solved as described in a recently resurrected thread.
It sure is a nice model...I'd give it five stars for BLI considering its intended customer and plastic construction/price point.
Wow, we are envious. We didn't think that mere mortals could actually run a T1 on their layout. Way cool!
SueLarry
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
My contribution. A D&RGW C44-9W.
ENJOY!!!
Max Magliaro over at the Railwire scratch built a T-1 in N. I believe there's a brass model available, too. Check with Jerry. I think I saw one on his layout when I was there last weekend.
Not much new on the modeling front for me, but I did make it to Railfest last weekend thanks to Jerry Britton. Here's a sampling of what we saw...
It was a good weekend....
Lee
Route of the Alpha Jets www.wmrywesternlines.net
(in W.C. Field's voice, flicking cigar and all)
Aaaah yeesssss! Kinda partial to 'em m'self.....
PRR #5528 emerges from the west end tunnel at Seneca Falls
This view tells you it must be taking it slow on the tight curves. Diverging route is the west entrance to Seneca Falls sub yard.
I just re-worked a kitbashed Pennsy H10s 2-8-0.
Hello
simom1966 looks like the shop should be open soon?
gear-jammer so that's what it should look like.
Great job everyone looks like a good start to the wpf. Frank
Simon,
Your painter has lots to do. That peeling paint sure adds to the look.
Sue
Larry does nice work, Sue. This is what "modeling" is all about.
I'll have to get serious about this aspect of the hobby before too long.
Frank
Thanks for hosting the thread this week. I always like to see NP represented. Looks like lots of detail
I thought that I would include another NP that my husband Larry weathered. It would be cool if we could get a bunch of NP stuff this weekend.
I am continuing to work on my Ice cream parlor.
If you are wondering why it is so red......
I hope to get the interior and the final external details worked out this weekend.
0-6-0 wrote: ... I always like this thread it has a lot of great stuff in it ....
... I always like this thread it has a lot of great stuff in it .
...
Speaking of great stuff, Frank....!
Hello all I thought I would start the wpf. This is a silver streak reefer kit I built a month back. This was my first wood kit. Still need to whether it. I always like this thread it has a lot of great stuff in it .
This kit got my scratch building interest peeked. Thanks Frank