Hey, hey, hey! Some great work already showing up here. About all I have to contribute is some more work on the caboose interior I am scratch building. I have added the capola lofts complete with an ice box on what will be the kitchen side and a storage cabinet on the other one, added the conductors desk, a table for the crew to have lunch, and kerosene lamps. I am still waiting on some detail parts to arrive from Walthers Out Of Stock to complete the kitchen and the toilet areas. Anyone out there have any suggestions on how to build a chemical stove for the kitchen out of scraps?
HO Scale BTW.
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
jeffrey-wimberly wrote: MisterBeasley wrote: Jeff, is that a shorter casting from the same wall mold you made a while back?That's made from the same wall sections I cast last month. I just cut off one end and trimmed them to fit the terrian. Now all I have to do is figure out what to do with the other 27 pieces.
MisterBeasley wrote: Jeff, is that a shorter casting from the same wall mold you made a while back?
Jeff, is that a shorter casting from the same wall mold you made a while back?
That casting was piece of a WS random stone retaining wall that I trimmed off. Did you do anything with drainage culverts yet?
I'm working one of the culverts in on a curve. This is what I've got done so far.
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Friday night, on second page already, all I can say is WOW!Great work everbody. Working on ground cover and some ballasting, then got to do some traveling this weekend. Try to get section done and posted Sunday.
Friday night, on second page already, all I can say is WOW!
Great work everbody.
Working on ground cover and some ballasting, then got to do some traveling this weekend. Try to get section done and posted Sunday.
The day is over for the vast majority of members, so I will post my second image at the start of a new day. It will be my last this weekend. I thought I would provide a view from the opposite direction of the first.
Stayed up to late working on layout, but did get a small section finished and took a few shots to see what it looked like thur the camera. Got this one that looked good, so, whats a few more minutes to post it?!Almost forgot HO scale.Have fun this weekend!
Stayed up to late working on layout, but did get a small section finished and took a few shots to see what it looked like thur the camera. Got this one that looked good, so, whats a few more minutes to post it?!
Almost forgot HO scale.
Have fun this weekend!
I finished Ballasting and painting track on my HO layout
WHOO HOO !!!
I'm sooooooooo glad to be done !
TerryinTexas
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C and O Fan wrote: I finished Ballasting and painting track on my HO layout WHOO HOO !!!I'm sooooooooo glad to be done !{Photos Omitted}
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A couple of weeks back I posted pictures of my model of the depot in Silver Plume, CO. I'm now working on the diorama it will be part of. The track plan, for the most part, reflects the current track arrangement at the actual site. I had to omit a third siding that sets "north" of the depot because of lack of space. This is a view from the "east". The track is Microscale On30, as are the switches, and it is still awaiting ballast. The track in the area where the engine house will go is unfinished, because I haven't located the model structure that will go there yet. I know only that I don't want to model the modern concrete block engine house that currently exists at Silver Plume. I am looking for something more "John Allen-ish".
I have figured out what is wrong with my brain! On the left side nothing works right, and on the right side there is nothing left!
Heres 2 pictures I took at the Bucyrus club during the week of the county fair..I must add that was a fun week..
Looking down on the engine service area of DM Yard..
C&HV units rest between runs on the engine house outbound ready tracks..
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
selector wrote:That's a pretty strong image, steamage, but I can handle it. Got any more?
Wiring is not exciting. However, the results can be fun to look at. I spent some time on Penny Lane, wiring up the interior lights to a couple of local businesses. First, this is a retake of an old photo some of you may remember, with some lighting added inside Woolworths.
From the other end of the street, I got this evening scene of Madame Adrienne's fortune telling parlor ("Sees All, Knows All") and Suzanne's House of Beef.
Finally, here's the Upstairs, Downstairs view from the edge of the layout. Penny Lane (the street) sits atop Penny Lane (the subway station.) Here, the new R22's wait for passengers.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Great work Mr B
but in the dark it's hard to tell that those are the new green units
Steamage
Those are very good photos. Who makes your palm trees? Are they kits or ready made trees?
Thanks
Timothy in Illinois modeling Southern California citrus
Here's something I'm working on in my spare time. It's an all paper structure (with the exception of the base).I found the link to the plans on another forum and printed one out and decided to cut it out and build it. I still have to put on some details and install the roof. This is what I have so far.
I hope to have it completed by tomorrow night.
Brasada lumber wrote:SteamageThose are very good photos. Who makes your palm trees? Are they kits or ready made trees? Thanks Timothy in Illinois modeling Southern California citrus
Here's what little progress I've made on the layout the last couple of weeks. It doesn't look like much. Well, okay, it isn't much, but with a crazy work schedule and wife's night/weekend classes and rowdy kids, trust me, it represents my only tenuous hold on sanity lately.
Great photos this weekend, everyone.
Jim (riding the wave and looking for an exit ramp)
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Smoke wrote:Some fantastic shots so far! How about a HO scale BN SD80MAC this week instead of the usual suspects, my SOU locos.
Some fantastic shots so far!
How about a HO scale BN SD80MAC this week instead of the usual suspects, my SOU locos.
well here it is the dreaded out of focus piture of the first structure i've built and weathered inover ten years. its an N scale model power cheapie (didnt wana dive into my 125.00 walthers tannery just yet)
Not ment to be a scenic wonder or anything...
... but here's my first post in WPF, and my first picture of my new toy, an athearn challenger.
Mark
Mr. Grant, NIce layout. I always enjoy the pics from you.
Jeffrey, Your layout is improving constantly. I like the fact that you removed much of the clutter and your photo quality helps a ton.
I built a small car card shelf and will attempt to share a short video of a proposed steel trestle location.
The video should show 2 SD35's pulling up to the summit after negotiating the proposed bridge, with an F3 AB arriving from Nevada into Victorville. I know, there was now such arrangement but it sure looks cool.
http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i250/exceller8/model%20trains/?action=view¤t=P6130272.flv
John
jeffrey-wimberly wrote:The video link isn't working. Try using the direct link.
Here ya go
Jeff, that paper cut out looks like it is going to turn out well. Some really nice images this week. How pleasant it is that no-one has ruined WPF this week!
I got a new lens for my camera last week, a 70-300 zoom with a Macro feature from Tamron. I got it mainly for better shots of kids sporting events, but have been playing with the macro feature in the layout room. Here are some of the results.
Seeing the models up this close really shows any errors in their construction and painting. Every spec of dust is visible. Depth of field is hard to manage. These were both 30 second shots with the aperture cranked as far as the camera/lens would let me. It does I think give and interesting perspective not seen with a regular lens.
This is how close in you can get!
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
bb4884 wrote: jeffrey-wimberly wrote:The video link isn't working. Try using the direct link.Here ya go http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i250/exceller8/model%20trains/?action=view¤t=P6130272.flv
simon1966 wrote: How pleasant it is that no-one has ruined WPF this week!
How pleasant it is that no-one has ruined WPF this week!
I don't know if the forum being in maintinance mode is the reason (coincidence....hmmmmmmm), but I'm with you on that one!