Weekend Photo fun 9-14-2007->9-16-2007

[secondhandmodeler]

Jack, that is an awesome bridge!

[Gryphon]

Any want tp go to the movies?

[jalajoie]

And a bridge on the club's permanent layout

We are now into the scenery stage.

Jack W.

[jalajoie]

Road works on the club's modular layout

Jack W.

[perry1060]

This is a construction photo of how I weathered one of my cabins --- for a burn scene. I then put a smoke unit inside it for affect.

 

 

 

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

That was a night shot. The shadow effect was caused by the kitchen light.

[Anonymous]

Ah. I think it was the lighting that did it for me in the first photo. It looked like natural sunlight!

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Tyler: Thanks. I can't take credit for the trees. Those were sent to me by Loathar.

Perry: I too am curious about the flame. Your layout looks good.

[Anonymous]

Seeing as the thread is about to drop off of page one, I'll go ahead and post now instead of tomorrow morning.

This week I got the grass and trees in on the extension, and yes, you guess correctly, I have pics of it. 

Wow! Those first 2 look great! I like the grass and trees!

[Milwhiawatha]

Then you continue until your layout is finished or you become psychotic.

Well, since one's layout is never truly finished....

Actually the theory of a layout is never done is wrong. When you get eveything that you think needs to be done at that time is finished its technically done. Then when you browse online or your hobby shop and see something new to add, then the previously layout would be upgraded.

I had this talk with someone awhile ago and he said exactly what I'm saying.

[NeO6874]

Then you continue until your layout is finished or you become psychotic.

Well, since one's layout is never truly finished....

[UP2CSX]

Jerry, I get it now. I think some of the ones I've seen have a channel carved in the support beam to carry water off the roof. I think it will look great when you're done and you'll have a really unique structure.

Perry, were you barbequing one of the dinosaurs in that one picture? I notice threre are still a few more eggs waiting to hatch on the right of way though.

Teditor and Mike, nice trestles you both have. Most of the trestles I've built look like a giant pile of toothpicks thrown together.

Guy, those tracks do look great. I guess I'm going to have to rethink what I use for track if the CFO allows me to expand the layout. .The work train looks excellent, just the right amount of weathering and general decrepitude.

Dan, from little acorns, great oak trees grow. Once you've scratchbuilt your first structure, you say "How hard can the next one be?" Then you continue until your layout is finished or you become psychotic.

[PA&ERR]

Jeff,

I hope you don't mind. I snagged one of your pictures and did some "post production" work on it. Mostly I just gave it a sky and a little extra foliage.

I've seen pictures that weren't half as good as this published in the model press. The only thing that detracts from yours was the background - and that is easy to fix.  

George

[NeO6874]

great pics guys.  here's my contribution for the weekend.  Its a prototype that I made for a 20x20' shed type building.  Nothing more than 4 cardstock walls a roof and some tape.  Now that I've built this, the next one will get doors and windows drawn in, maybe even some siding for the walls. MRR-ing on the cheap for me

 

 

[Oakhurst Railroad Engineer]

It is a busy day at the North Fork sawmill on the Oakhurst Railroad ... recent additions are scratchbuild log dumps ...

 

[GAPPLEG]

Hey, Jerry, I've been following your project. I'm waiting to see how it looks with stucco and the awnings around the front. Or are those holes for adobe type structure roof drains? Reminds me of a number of structures in California.

Guy, what scale is your railroad. That trakwork looks nice, like it was handlaid in O scale. If it's HO, you did a really nice job on the track and the work train.

Lee, you don't let any grass grow under your feet You went from mock up to finished structure in a week. It looks really nice, especially with those WM cabooses inside.

 

The holes over the doorway are those fakey wooden beams they like to have sticking out, like their supporting the roof.

[loathar]

Perry-What's up with the flame?? Burning your mortgage?

Jeff-

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Seeing as the thread is about to drop off of page one, I'll go ahead and post now instead of tomorrow morning.

This week I got the grass and trees in on the extension, and yes, you guess correctly, I have pics of it.

 

[trainnut1250]

 

Guy, what scale is your railroad. That trakwork looks nice, like it was handlaid in O scale. If it's HO, you did a really nice job on the track and the work train.

 

 

Jim,

 

The scale is HO.  The track on the left is Micro Engineering flex track code 70, the work train siding on the right is ME code 55.  This stuff looks way better than my handlaid track. 

The worktrain is re-detailed Ertl (long flat), scratch built (short flats) and Rio Grande Models Kits (side dump gon & Crane) with lots of details thrown in.

 BTW: This is always my favorite thread on these forums.

 

Guy

[perry1060]

Have a great weekend everyone!

 

 

 

Website:

http://home.mchsi.com/~ironmaster1960/wsb/html/view.cgi-home.html-.html

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Mike: That's a good looking decal on that tower. I think I'll make one for mine.

[mikesmowers]

   All very good pics so far, but that seems to be the norm here.  I haven't got to spend as much time on the RR this week as I would like but I did get the water tower placed and took some pics in B&W and Sepia mode

   Here is the 2-6-2 steamer in color after I got it weathered.    Enjoy your weekend,   Mike 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

My contribution for this week, I enjoy scratchbuilding timber trestles, I build freehand to suit the terrain, no jigs, I have actually had a bridge engineer congratulate me on the accuray of my "freelance" work, that really made me feel good.

The "Chief" is a fellow club members, this is on a club module.

Keep the great photos coming.

Teditor 

That is a really good looking trestle.

[Milwhiawatha]

So far I got nothing to post but i did get me SDL39 kit so I'm hoping to get started on that soon.

[Teditor]

My contribution for this week, I enjoy scratchbuilding timber trestles, I build freehand to suit the terrain, no jigs, I have actually had a bridge engineer congratulate me on the accuray of my "freelance" work, that really made me feel good.

The "Chief" is a fellow club members, this is on a club module.

Keep the great photos coming.

Teditor 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Jeffrey,

I really like the calibre of photos that you are producing now. Gotta love the AC unit in the backdrop of the 1st pic!

Yeah, the AC is a necessary evil. There's not very much I can do to cover it. Once it's paid for, I'll paint it blue like I did the last one.

[jwar]

I have to get off my duff and stay focused on compleating my bridge's, abutments, two signal masts, and it' six feet of bridge rail. Have to many loose end projects started. John

[UP2CSX]

Hey, Jerry, I've been following your project. I'm waiting to see how it looks with stucco and the awnings around the front. Or are those holes for adobe type structure roof drains? Reminds me of a number of structures in California.

Guy, what scale is your railroad. That trackwork looks nice, like it was handlaid in O scale. If it's HO, you did a really nice job on the track and the work train.

Lee, you don't let any grass grow under your feet You went from mock up to finished structure in a week. It looks really nice, especially with those WM cabooses inside.

 

[wm3798]

Caboose shop.  Needs some weathering and detailing.

Lee 

[trainnut1250]

Heres one from the new layout:

 

 

 

Guy Cantwell

Willoughby Line