Vincent
Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....
2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.
This is my favorite pic for now since it makes my layout look finished. Dont judge by this pic though. No track is permanently laid. As you can probably tell, the sky is digitally added.
Can I play this weekend? I finally have the first section of my layout completely scenicked. Here's some shots of my scratch-built turntable, Utopia station, and a view to the north and south of the Utopia yard. The flash seems to make the images look more "plasticy", but enjoy!
Jim
Flashwave. No, the showers are not operational. This crane however is fully functional. Michael
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Off hand the lomax switcher looks like a old penn line midget.
Chuck
Nice photo's and nice work everybody!Pic's of new power on my layout, been wanting a set of these since they first came out.Have a great weekend!
Nice photo's and nice work everybody!
Pic's of new power on my layout, been wanting a set of these since they first came out.
Have a great weekend!
Hello everybody .....
I'm enjoying the postings here on weekend photo fun, and I really see some great work. Congratulations, everyone.
Here's my Denver Zephyr. It's a mix of various HO manufacturers. The observation car is kitbashed.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
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IRONHORSE77 wrote: Off hand the lomax switcher looks like a old penn line midget.Chuck
Right you are! I found the Pennline shell at a train show many years ago. I shortened the cab to make it look smaller, and installed a PFM SPUD power truck. I scratched some sideframes and handrails and added some details here and there. The "Lomax" lettering on the hood are individual plastic letters from a British firm, meant to be the name of the lumber company - Lomax Lumber, named after a friend.
Thought I had lost this engine several years ago to a thief at a train show. Got home and it wasn't in my stuff, checked everywhere. Put out a note on our area YahooGroup asking if anyone had seen it, or to let me know if it showed up anywhere. Never heard a thing.
Quite some time later I was opening up my pair of modules, they are normally packed scenery to scenery in a box type configuration and stay in a closet most of the time. While they were standing on end, I happened to look down into the enginehouse and there was my model! It had been there for several setups and I had never noticed it! I sure was glad that my kitbashing efforts weren't lost!
Bob Boudreau
CANADA
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The Penn line midgets pop up on EBAY on a regular basis. I have 3 and their good pullers for their size. All of mine are still stock and pushing 50 years.
CHUCK
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Awaiting the call to duty, circa 1941, on the Hudson Highlands RR.
CNJ831
Here's a little project I've been working on. It's all ready for paint before final assembly.
After redoing the engine house I had these window cut outs leftover which were a scale 4x8 ft so I made an out house
Since the switchman's shanty scaled out at 12 ft wide I had enough to do it too !
TerryinTexas
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CNJ831 wrote: Awaiting the call to duty, circa 1941, on the Hudson Highlands RR.CNJ831
- Luke
Modeling the Southern Pacific in the 1960's-1980's
BR 19.10 in testing stages.......
New Caboose and New to them 2-8-4:
GTX765 wrote: BR 19.10 in testing stages.......
Nice. how's it handle. I was afried that the pilot being in a guide would cut down on the radius
-Morgan
Flashwave wrote: GTX765 wrote: BR 19.10 in testing stages....... Nice. how's it handle. I was afried that the pilot being in a guide would cut down on the radius
It handle very nicely on small radius turns, the main issues are one the manual for DCC is in German. The sound for this engine will be different than any other steam. I like it but others may not understand. Then engine used different technology than the American steam so there is no chuff just more of a long hiss. It has the lok sound 3.5 installled and a smoke generator that can be turned off and on by the DCC. I enjoy it very much and cant wait for the wagons to arrive for it.
And a red Mercury pick-up sitting along side the ROW
fiatfan wrote: Very nice work everyone. Here's a road I 've been working on. Still have some fiinishing touches to put on it but at least trains can run again.Tom
Very nice work everyone. Here's a road I 've been working on. Still have some fiinishing touches to put on it but at least trains can run again.
Tom
Very nice Tom, what did you use on the inside of the rails to keep your filler from filling the whole gap between the rails in? I have some places on my layout that I will be doing this too and but I want to make sure I have enough of a gap for the wheel flanges to go through.
IRONHORSE77 wrote: And a red Mercury pick-up sitting along side the ROWChuck
??? I'll swear that's a Ford!! Looks like my first truck!!
AltoonaRailroader wrote: fiatfan wrote: Very nice work everyone. Here's a road I 've been working on. Still have some fiinishing touches to put on it but at least trains can run again.http://www.frontiernet.net/~tbohlen/IMG_2721.jpgVery nice Tom, what did you use on the inside of the rails to keep your filler from filling the whole gap between the rails in? I have some places on my layout that I will be doing this too and but I want to make sure I have enough of a gap for the wheel flanges to go through.
fiatfan wrote: Very nice work everyone. Here's a road I 've been working on. Still have some fiinishing touches to put on it but at least trains can run again.http://www.frontiernet.net/~tbohlen/IMG_2721.jpg
http://www.frontiernet.net/~tbohlen/IMG_2721.jpg
Thank you. I didn't use anything to create the flangeways while pouring the road. I simply used some barriers to define the roadway. Then I pour plaster of paris and use one of those phony credit cards to smooth the surface. After the plaster of paris was dry, I used a hacksaw blade to create the flangeways. Sometimes you may need to start the flangeway with an Exacto knife. You just need to get a starting point so all you need to do with the Exacto knife is carefully scrape away a small amount of plaster to provide a guide for the blade. I have tried patching plaster but it can crumble more easily than POP. Make sure the plaster is completely dry before cutting the flangeways.
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Tom,
Thanks for sharing your road and flange way technique. I like the way it came out on your layout.
I have another question for you. Do you add the concrete color to the plaster mix, or do you paint it after it has setup and the flange ways are cut?
Thanks,
Ryan
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
lvanhen wrote: IRONHORSE77 wrote: And a red Mercury pick-up sitting along side the ROWChuck??? I'll swear that's a Ford!! Looks like my first truck!!
Mercury did have pickups...
images.google.com and type in Mercury Pickup.
But thats a ford in the pic.
CanadianShield wrote: Mercury did have pickups... But thats a ford in the pic.
I'm a carsalesman. Just had to say something! Haha
jeffrey-wimberly wrote: lvanhen wrote: IRONHORSE77 wrote: And a red Mercury pick-up sitting along side the ROWChuck??? I'll swear that's a Ford!! Looks like my first truck!!That's a Ford. To my knowledge Mercury never made any pickups.
They sure did-in Canada. http://www.mercurypickup.com/