I made some screens to go in the gaping holes in the GP50's dynamic brake housing. At least it's better than nothing.
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
CABOOSE PROJECT IN PROGRESS
I am presently changing my caboose fleet to more closely resemble the prototype.
The rear track with four cabooses: Bachmann's caboose shell is based on Burlington's NE-12 way cars. I have repaired and repainted 3 of 4 train show "junkers" to look like CB&Q's silver cabooses.
The second track with three cabooses: Athearn's coupla cabooses are really Santa Fe cabooses painted for Burlington as well as many other roads. I have repainted one of my "Burlington" cabooses for ATSF. Two more to go.
The front track has two of my Walthers wood CB&Q cabooses. I have two more on the layout and another two awaiting installation of detals and grab irons.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
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Jeff,
It would be better to wait until you have completely finished your project before posting pictures of it. BY posting pics of the project half way through you have given the impreession that things were completed when apparently they were not. Also, as was stated last weekend, maing one post about the project instead of a running commentary throughout the weekend would be more appropriate.
And last week, we also saw this ....
jeffrey-wimberly wrote:This is going to be my last post in these weekend photo threads. No matter how good any of my photos are, somebody always has to lambast the smallest negative item. I've had enough of it.
Mark.
¡ uʍop ǝpısdn sı ǝɹnʇɐuƃıs ʎɯ 'dlǝɥ
Gentlemen......
There's a place here for all sorts of photos. Some choose to post completed work. Some choose to post work in progress. Some would rather wait until it's all done, and then put up a complete photo essay. They're all interesting, maybe not to everyone, but many of us enjoy watching how things go from "without form, and void" to a completed model.
Right now, my "little girl" is out at a fancy dress party, with black dresses on the girls and handsome outfits on the guys. We've got photos. But, we still like the ones of the little toddler taking her first steps in the sand of the Atlantic...
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
I changed my mind. Modelers perogative.
I post pics of my projects as I go along, not when they're totally complete. Posting a pic of a totally complete project, to me, is pointless if you want the viewer to know what work went into into it. A description of the work, in my opinion, is not enough.
Mark R. wrote: And last week, we also saw this .... jeffrey-wimberly wrote:This is going to be my last post in these weekend photo threads. No matter how good any of my photos are, somebody always has to lambast the smallest negative item. I've had enough of it.Mark.
Don't get your hopes up Mark. He only meant LAST weeks weekend photo threads.
Mark,
I thought you gave him some very sound advice last weekend. Very rational, very well thought out. Oh well, some much for trying the tactful approach.
jeffrey-wimberly wrote: I changed my mind. Modelers perogative.I post pics of my projects as I go along, not when they're totally complete. Posting a pic of a totally complete project, to me, is pointless if you want the viewer to know what work went into into it. A description of the work, in my opinion, is not enough.
Jeff, come on! Think! There was never a statement about posting only a pic of the completed project. The comment was to wait until the project is completed before posting pics. You've never been one to post just one pic. That's the time to tell us about what you did, provide a pic or two of it in progress and then a pic of the completed project. Oh yea, when it comes to ballasting there's no difference between the pic with wet glue and the pic when its dried.
stebbycentral wrote: We had some unscheduled visitors this weekend. They showed up in the middle of the night and all assumed that they would be gone in the morning, but they seem to want to hang around. They are in a rather isolated section of the layout. Railfans, I suspect. (The figures are from the Preiser N-scale auto mechanics set. The shuttle is scratchbuilt from sheet styrene with detail parts from old military models ressurected from my scrap bin.)
We had some unscheduled visitors this weekend. They showed up in the middle of the night and all assumed that they would be gone in the morning, but they seem to want to hang around. They are in a rather isolated section of the layout. Railfans, I suspect.
(The figures are from the Preiser N-scale auto mechanics set. The shuttle is scratchbuilt from sheet styrene with detail parts from old military models ressurected from my scrap bin.)
Is That a Warhammer 40k Model? It looks like one.
wonderful... Presario is back... FYI -- Jeffery-Wimberly with the CAPITAL J and W
This is almost as bad as that UPNut character a few months back... anyway Jeff, I think what they're getting at is to take as many pics as you want while you're building something then grab the BEST 7 (1 shot ea for start and finish + 5 "in the works" shots) and post those 7 all at once, not one every couple of hours as you do something.
EG if I was building a Bowser loco (my dream since geting back into the hobby, even more since seeing Darth SF's Challenger):
1. here's all the bits and pieces in the box (what was I thinking!?) (shot of newly opened box)
2. OK, got the frame all nice and clean, the drivers are all perfectly seated in their bearings. (shot of frame with drivers in place)
3. I HATE RIVITING! (shot of the running gear)
4. Motor installed, tender done, on the test track (on the test track)
5. Have to fix this and this (shot of one side with two problem rivets circled)
6. Running smooth now, time to instal the decoder (shot of a half installed decoder harness)
7. All done (finished, unpainted loco getting broken in)
-Dan
Builder of Bowser steam! Railimages Site
To get back on the topic of photos... a shot of the switcher at the (former) Chicago Short Line yards (its now the South Chicago &Indian Harbor Railway Company (SCIH), but my uncle doesn't want to repaint the locos. I personally like this scheme).
jktrains wrote:Dan gets it!!
I don't.
Many people post photos of their work in progress. I counted seven on the first page alone, none of them Jeff's. Jon Grant has posted updates of his work for the past week, yet his thread drew no comment from you. I see no forum rule that states posts should only show work in progress once the work is completed. Perhaps you can enlighten me. I wonder, though, why you consistently target only one member here, and where you get the idea that others care a whit about what you think the proper posting procedure should be.
Your behaviour borders on bullying, IMHO.
Chris
Anyone else subscribed to this thread ??? - the mods gotta be workin' over-time on this one !!!
Also, anybody notice the new member "jeffery wimberly" ??? .... the trolls are getting clever.
CMLewis wrote: jktrains wrote:Dan gets it!!I don't. Many people post photos of their work in progress. I counted seven on the first page alone, none of them Jeff's. Jon Grant has posted updates of his work for the past week, yet his thread drew no comment from you. I see no forum rule that states posts should only show work in progress once the work is completed. Perhaps you can enlighten me. I wonder, though, why you consistently target only one member here, and where you get the idea that others care a whit about what you think the proper posting procedure should be. Your behaviour borders on bullying, IMHO.Chris
I'll second that. I guess I better go back and pull my shots of my in progress caboose as I don't even have all the parts I need to finish it........ jktrains, I doubt that you are going to get people to do things as you want. When I see something going on here that doesn't fit my own standards of behavior and it bothers me, I either just skip over it, or go across the street where the air is clearer and people act a bit more mature. In fact that where I'm going now.... Bye!
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
My view:
It's always refreshing to see someone enjoy what he's doing.
It's not refreshing to see others pick on someone enjoying what he is doing.
Those who happen not to be interested in seeing certain posts may simply go to the posts that interest them.
Model Railroading is fun.
Chris,
You're entitled to your opinion. Most members posting to this thread will post once with a series of pics either showing progress on a long, ongoing project such as a overall city scene or a specific long lasting project being constructed over a period of several weeks or months. If the project being posted about is one that is started and completed within the same weekend, such as the one at issue, then typically the poster will post to the thread once with a set of pics showing the project completed during the weekend. Of the ones you reference, they have only posted once to this thread about that project, not multiple times.
Jeff, I'm not afraid to mention him specifically, on the other hand has a pattern of posting multiple times over the course of the weekend with each post contain a runnning pictorial dialogue of the project. For example, the first post was pictures of a section of track ready to be ballasted. The next post a few hours later featured pictures of the track after the ballast had been put down, the next post a few hours later featured pics of it glued own, but still wet, with a teaser that he post some pics once the glue had dried. If he wants to provide that kinds of running dialogue, fine, start a thread where people wanting see all the steps in a timestamped fashion can see them. If you think that it's not a problem then I can provide a running pictorial dialogue of how I built a new IM covered hopper with a picture taken after assembly step? That would be acceptable? Here's a pic of the first grab iron installed, here's a pic of the second grap iron installed. Here's a pic of the first top hatch installed. Now I've installed the first hatch latches, now the second hatch etc., etc., etc. It gets old pretty quick. But if that's OK, then be prepared tomorrow.
jktrains
I have removed my photos from this thread and am moving on, preferrably to someplace that members act maturely and not like children who had their candy taken away.
Enjoy your perfect world, whereever that may be.
To jktrains: Yep, that's perfectly okay. Per the forum rules, I see no restrictions on how to post pictures, as long as they are relevant. However, I'll probably choose to skip over them by scrolling down a bit.
Sure, these things might be bothersome. I was a bit bothered by how a WPF from 2 years back was pulled up. However, did I burst into tears and throw an internet tantrum? No. So, I'm sure that you can:
Suck it up, grow up, and move on.
Otherwise you're acting just like a junior-high bully.
I just got back from a really enjoyable trip up to Vermont with trains+foliage. Guess this ruins my plans to have put up a few shots. Start restricting more than the rules allow, and pretty soon we can restrict anything. It's one of the core reasons we have written constitutions, and rules like those on this board, that clearly spell out what is - and what isn't - restricted.
There have been some really enjoyable posts here this weekend so far. MisterBeasly, the scratchbuild is looking great. Have you got any Squishee left over at the Kwik-E-Mart?
Boy, the family and I went to the zoo today and apparently a few animals showed up here too. For some reason, they seem to vanishing faster than pulled pork at a southern politician's picnic. I wonder if the mods here get carpal tunnel. Thanks for keeping up with the unwanted.
Anyway, I like pictures. I like some pictures better than others but I like pictures. I like ones of layouts in progress especially because I can see the things other people are doing right that I did wrong.
In keeping with my movement this week to improve the emergency service in my little burg of Hillside, I took the advice of the firefighters here and finished up my brush truck. I made a canvas hose bed cover as well as various other details like a crummy attempt at making hard suction hoses and some more decals and lights:
The guys are out getting down the hoses from the drying tower. You can see old Engine No. 1, a 1927 Seagraves that's mostly a parade unit but still serves as a reserve engine. Actually, I lied. I don't know if it's a 1927 Seagraves. It started out as that hunk of red plastic you get with an AHM fire station. I added a bunch of details, paint and decals. So, as far as I'm concerned, it's a 1927 Seagraves. I figured I should tell the truth because the firefighters here will know I'm fibbing:
Lastly, this is a picture of the Sheriff's Department Search and Rescue truck. I spent a lot of my time in SAR and we always got the oldest junk in the department so it's only right that the guys here have a 1972 Chevy pickup. They do take good care of it and the mag wheels kind of spiff it up a little:
I wish I could remember all the other pics that were posted but I always forget who did what and hate to slight anyone. Suffice to say that there were some real interesting ones this week, including those aliens.
mikelhh wrote: My HO scale Atlas MEC RS11 . Weathered with acrylics and chalks. Mike
My HO scale Atlas MEC RS11 . Weathered with acrylics and chalks.
Mike
Looks really great, this one caught my eye straight away, love Alcos, and this one really looks the part, the setting is an eyecatcher too, not complicated, just right, even if SP is my 'favourite' (Australian spelling) road.
Teditor
Jim-your trucks look great-I like that SAR truck-the paint scheme puts me in mind of the Ohio Sheriff's cars up to the late 90's (well they had 5 point stars instead of 6).
All in all, great job-NOW I'm off to bed.
jeffrey-wimberly wrote:THAT'S IT! I'M OUTTA HERE! ENJOY THE REST OF THE WEEKEND!
Mark P.
Website: http://www.thecbandqinwyoming.comVideos: https://www.youtube.com/user/mabrunton
I'm with UP2CSX : I like pictures of layouts too, and I don't care how many anyone posts, or what level of skill they display. And no-one here has the right to whine about the number of photos anyone posts.
Lots of inspirational stuff on here, and thanks to everyone who contributed. Thanks to Reklein, Selector and Teditor for liking my Alco.
Modelling the UK in 00, and New England - MEC, B&M, D&H and Guilford - in H0
Abuse! Please! There was no personal attack, no name calling (unlike your post, should I report you for calling me a 'bag of hot air'?). There wasn't even an attempt to try and limit the number of pics he should post. The initial comment had to do with waiting until he completed his weekend project before posting pics so that people could see the whole process from beginning to end, not through disjointed posts that people would need to find over the course of multiple pages.
For someone who seems against restricting one's posting seem to have no problem about wanting to restrict mine free speech by going and crying to Bergie that someone said something that wasn't wasn't quite nice. Just because you don't agree with someone doesn't make it abuse.