Weekend Photo Fun 11/16/07 to 11/18/07

[DonaldAgne]

JaRRell,

I love that photo!  Very artistic.

Dan,

That Hershey's reefer looks good enough to eat!

Here are some shots of DDW.  I won't be near my computer next week--going to visit my folks in Kalamazoo--so I'll post some extras.

A D63 running across the (Kato) turntable.  The dormitory in the background is where the unmarried yardworkers live.

Spaghetti near the woods.

A Japanese inn at the lake.  The rowboats are scratchbuilt.

A wider view of the lake resort with the afternoon local pulling out of the lake station in the background. 

The following two pictures are of the river and campground just before sunset.

The top of the mountain at the ropeway station.  Don't fall off the observation deck!

Don

 

[selector]

Don, spectacular imagery and modelling.  Wow.

Here, a TH&B J1d Hudson steams along in the highlands above Seneca Falls

[HHPATH56]

This is a shot of the bridge across a ravine on a very narrow ledge at the head of the stairs leading to my garage loft railroad layout.  I was forced to paint the flat area at the two sides of the ravine, a muted color, so as to not distract from the desired view. The scene above and  behind the bridge is composed of blue sky with a color matching the blue at the top edge of an N scale photo of clouds and hills in the background,(which are actually glued to a pulldown window shade covering the window.)  The bridge hides the top of the photo of a waterfall in the background. I am still not satisfied with the perspective of the flat foreground buildings, that will eventually hide a double toggle light switch, that will protrude through the buildings.  Any suggestions?

,

 

[C&O Fan]

 

Big improvement in that before and after series.  Wow, and congrats.

Love the Chessie steamer.  I also like the stenciled/decaled bridge...very cool.

 

Thanks everyone for the complements I'll pass them on to Art for his good work

Slector the Bridge in the picture is a very good model built by Andrew The proto type is on the Rend Subdivision and can actually be seen accross the river from Thurmond during the Winter when the trees are bare.

Here's a Photo of Art's H-5

He chose to go heavy on the weathering

[Tom Bryant_MR]

Good stuff.  Don, I really like your second shot - spaghetti near the woods.

I'm off all week.  What shall I do.

The south end of Taylor yard (top in this picture) ...

 

is finally getting some structures.

 

 

Regards,

[stebbycentral]

This week's photos from me are some progress pictures on my Royal Blue restoration.

The engine, tender, and boxcar are all going to be repainted, and the engine and tender will be relettered.

You realize the guys on "Antiques Roadshow" are going to string you up by your thumbs.  You are detroying the original "patina". 

[tomkat-13]

A few of my favorites:

[secondhandmodeler]

I don't mean to flood this thread with my pictures.  I tried taking a few pictures this morning with a timer and macro setting.  I think they're better than the previous ones.  It certainly shows me how much work I have to do to make these scenes presentable.  Next up, backdrop!

EDIT:  Photos cropped for cutting out the fat!  Thanks for the idea.

[tomkat-13]

 

I think you did a A#1 job on your weathering & the photo sharpness on the buildings "pops!"

 I use a free, easy to use IrfanView to crop my photos & resize them ect.  I think you will like it when you see how you can crop out the "fat"

Here is the after cropping on one of your shots.

Using IrfanView to Crop, Resize and Compress an Image link

http://www.deadzoom.com/member/nktower/tutorials/IrfanView_Tutorial_New.htm

[secondhandmodeler]

You did a better job of cropping then I did!  Thanks, I didn't realize how much better it would look.

[SecretWeapon]

FiNally fiNished this moNster.

-Smoke

 Nice work,I'm keeping an eye on it.

[Cox 47]

This is a oilfeild pump my Son and I "scratched" from my scrap box last saturday while listning to High School football on the radio...My old fat fingers wouldn't let me get a belt from the pump to the motor....Cox 47

[Dave Vollmer]

I love using the "clone brush" tool in Paint Shop Pro 7...

 

[jon grant]

Sweethome Chicago is currently appearing at the Newcastle model RR show this weekend. Here are a few photos from earlier today.

 

More of the same tomorrow.

Jon

[MisterBeasley]

Hey, everyone step back and give yourselves a round of applause.  Just excellent work this week.  'Fraid I've got nothing to show.  I'm doing a sound install on a P2K Geep, which isn't exactly photo-op material.  I did get some pigs for my stockyard, and some loading dock workers at the Greenberg show today, but their next stop is the Dul-Cote factory.

Here's a Laser-Art HO Drayton house I built just this week. I love these wooden structures. They look so much more realistic than the plastic structures. I haven't "weathered" it too heavily yet though.

And now for my final question:  What's that gray-haired, slightly overweight gentleman doing to merit a hot chick like her?  Is she turned on by craftsman kits?  If so, I'm starting my Weimer's Mill right now.

 

[howmus]

Howdy!  Haven't posted in this thread for a couple weeks (Haven't gotten much accomplished).  Some great looking work from all of you (way too many to list).  I do love this thread and look forward to seeing your work!

I finally managed to spend a little time on the layout in the last couple of days and got the basic scenery and scene done at Thompson Tile Co.  Still have a lot to do here - waiting on some figures to finish the scene.  It always amazes me how photos show every detail that I screwed up........

Mr. Thompson drives the 1923 Fordson towing a log around to be sawed and split to fuel the kilns.  He got it 2 years ago to replace an aging team of draft horses.  He still likes to be the driver (doesn't trust most of the other guys).



John sips his morning coffee on break when Harold shows up at the door.  "Boss says ta git yer rear in motion.  We gots wood ta split." Ayeup, I'll be there faster'n y' kin skin a mule" says John as he takes another sip....



Couple overview shots of the area.

[Guilford Guy]

Picked her up for 30$ at the Greenburg Show.

[spectratone]

Picked her up for 30$ at the Greenburg Show.

$30 bucks for that dirty old thing, ( wait, thats what my mother in law said about me)

I bet it runs better than I do..........

looks sharp. 

[Hoople]

GG looks like we both picked up switchers for $30... I got an Atlas ALCO S3.

[Driline]

Hey, everyone step back and give yourselves a round of applause.  Just excellent work this week.  'Fraid I've got nothing to show.  I'm doing a sound install on a P2K Geep, which isn't exactly photo-op material.  I did get some pigs for my stockyard, and some loading dock workers at the Greenberg show today, but their next stop is the Dul-Cote factory.

Here's a Laser-Art HO Drayton house I built just this week. I love these wooden structures. They look so much more realistic than the plastic structures. I haven't "weathered" it too heavily yet though.

And now for my final question:  What's that gray-haired, slightly overweight gentleman doing to merit a hot chick like her?  Is she turned on by craftsman kits?  If so, I'm starting my Weimer's Mill right now.

He's obviously a model railroader. Chics are drawn to guys like that. Or maybe he's just rich

Well, maybe not. Looking at that old truck and dilapidated house he's got.

On a similar note, I just got back from attending "The Great Train Expo" here in Rock Island. As I was browsing and purchasing items for my layout, I noticed several vendors ,mind you, selling little HO people by NOCH displayed in all sorts of sexual positions.

Now I know where little HO people come from I'd post a picture, but I'm sure it would get removed from the forum police LOL.

[Don Z]

I actually have something to post on WPF!!! After much trepidation, I ventured into the world of air-brush painting today.....

Don Z.

[GAPPLEG]

And now from the boring side of model railroading, made molds of trashcans and have been pouring resin most of the night making multiple copies , for all over the layout.

 

 

Jon , great job on Sweethome , really nice work. 

Nice dirty old switcher there Guilford guy.

 

[conrailpolice]

 

[Guilford Guy]

NICE mark!

I did some trucks and lower body weathering...

I was really bored so I made a really bad movie...

http://s222.photobucket.com/albums/dd264/Guilford_Guy/?action=view&current=SW9.flv

[GAPPLEG]

Are those the new Riverpoint trucks ?

[selector]

I'd say ya done good, Don.    The rails and ties look nicely weathered.  Will you alter the appearance of the ties a bit, the odd one or two for the natural effect?

-Crandell

[Don Z]

I'd say ya done good, Don.    The rails and ties look nicely weathered.  Will you alter the appearance of the ties a bit, the odd one or two for the natural effect?

-Crandell

Crandell,

Thanks very much! I painted the rails first with a mixture of Grimey Black and Rust, then painted the ties with a mixture of Railroad Tie Brown and Grimey Black. The photo doesn't show the difference in colors very well; there are many ties that look like mud has splashed on them and others where they look like heavy oil has spilled or leaked from the locos. I may go back and hand paint some ties for a 'new creosote' appearance.

Don Z.

[selector]

Well, I like what you have done.  I would like to see this very scene when you have it finished if you wouldn't mind.  Ballast, greenery, any little details.  If you keep going like this, you should have a killer layout.

-Crandell

[conrailpolice]

Yes they are...

 

John

[wm3798]

The WM hosted a Customer Appreciation Special this weekend for it's connecting line, the Laurel Valley Railway. A consist of LRV passenger equipment was pulled by WM 761, a carefully preserved H-8 Consolidation.

More views of the trip are available at the web gallery. http://www.wmrywesternlines.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=60

Enjoy the trip!
Lee