Weekend Photo Fun Feb 8, 08

[jacon12]

To kick off WPF, here's my contribution..

Let the fun Begin!

Jarrell

[Brian M]

Here's "before & after" shots of two Proto 2000 boxcars I gave a light weathering job to this week.  Just some quick passes with the airbrush - a white dusting around the bogies and lower body, a light coat of boxcar red to dull down the lettering a bit (and calm down any excess of white), and some black here and there, and on the roof.  Took at total of about 30 minutes to do 12 cars, and it helps to make them much more realistic-looking with very little effort.

Before:

After:

Brian

 

 

[jacon12]

Brian, I think you've 'bout convinced me to buy an airbrush..

Jarrell 

 

Here's "before & after" shots of two Proto 2000 boxcars I gave a light weathering job to this week.  Just some quick passes with the airbrush - a white dusting around the bogies and lower body, a light coat of boxcar red to dull down the lettering a bit (and calm down any excess of white), and some black here and there, and on the roof.  Took at total of about 30 minutes to do 12 cars, and it helps to make them much more realistic-looking with very little effort.

Before:

After:

Brian

 

 

[selector]

Great shot, Jarrell!  I like the transition into the grade you manfactured.  Nice!

[jacon12]

Thank you sir!  :)

Jarrell 

 

Great shot, Jarrell!  I like the transition into the grade you manfactured.  Nice!

[Bill54]

This is my first time ever building a layout.  So far I've been listening to everyone here and taking their advise.  I've put up a few pictures of the cork roadbed I've been laying in the staging area.  This past week I've been working on laying my first turnouts, tortoise machines, ground throws and flex track.  Here are a few pictures.

Bill

[SpaceMouse]

Great shot, Jarrell!  I like the transition into the grade you manfactured.  Nice!

I agree Jarrel, I saved that photo into my screen saver directory.

[Chuck Geiger]

This is my first time ever building a layout.  So far I've been listening to everyone here and taking their advise.  I've put up a few pictures of the cork roadbed I've been laying in the staging area.  This past week I've been working on laying my first turnouts, tortoise machines, ground throws and flex track.  Here are a few pictures.

Bill

 

You are lying! - If everyone built their first layout to your standards the world of 4x8 playwood layouts with snap track would end. Great work.

[jacon12]

Chip, that picture is actually 5 shots in all, shooting from left to right and then assembled into one photo.  Took some time but it came out pretty good.

Thanks,

Jarrell 

 

Great shot, Jarrell!  I like the transition into the grade you manfactured.  Nice!

I agree Jarrel, I saved that photo into my screen saver directory.

[jacon12]

Now Bill, it isn't nice to try and fool us like that... 

Seriously, that's nice work.

Jarrell 

 

This is my first time ever building a layout.  So far I've been listening to everyone here and taking their advise.  I've put up a few pictures of the cork roadbed I've been laying in the staging area.  This past week I've been working on laying my first turnouts, tortoise machines, ground throws and flex track.  Here are a few pictures.

Bill

[rayw46]

Jerrell, nice photograph.  I see you have that set of Overton passenger cars I would like to have to run behind my Bachmann 10 Wheeler.

[0-6-0]

Hello good stuff so for here is my ash pit and hoist and sanding station. They are not done yet but getting closer. Have a good weekend Frank.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Great work so far.

I've been doing some more work on my layout lighting. Here's a couple of progress shots.

 

[Driline]

Hello good stuff so for here is my ash pit and hoist and sanding station. They are not done yet but getting closer. Have a good weekend Frank.

You're giving Jeffery a run for his money there on that layout

[graphitehemi]

I finished the truck dock lights on my warehouse

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[Driline]

Getting a little serious there now aren't we?

Very Cool...

[MRH044]

Well, a corner of my layout needed some scenery, so what could be better than a golf course?? Here is the 17th and 18th hole.  Enjoy,    Michael

Heres the view from par 3 17th, OB right, water hazard left, and sand all the way to the green. No pressure! 

This unfortunate fellow hit the hazard - at least he has a train to watch.

Teeing off on the way to the clubhouse.

[chadw]

 

The brakeman leans on the rear platform as a bottle car is eased into the foundry.

[jacon12]

There is a hobby shop in Americus, Ga. that has a set of them.   I believe the name is freetimehobbies.com   I picked these up at the little train show in Albany, Ga. when this particular hobby shop had a display there.

Jarrell 

 

Jerrell, nice photograph.  I see you have that set of Overton passenger cars I would like to have to run behind my Bachmann 10 Wheeler.

[graphitehemi]

Getting a little serious there now aren't we?

Very Cool...

Who me!? It's always better with the small things.

[Driline]

Getting a little serious there now aren't we?

Very Cool...

Who me!? It's always better with the small things.

I saw the video. Its like Christmas all over again . You'll have to slow those flashing lights down a little bit before I have a seizure!

[C&O Fan]

Here's something for the CSX fans

[Packer]

Well, a corner of my layout needed some scenery, so what could be better than a golf course?? Here is the 17th and 18th hole.  Enjoy,    Michael

Heres the view from par 3 17th, OB right, water hazard left, and sand all the way to the green. No pressure! 

This unfortunate fellow hit the hazard - at least he has a train to watch.

Teeing off on the way to the clubhouse.

What happens if they hit the ball on the tracks?

I have some work done to my GP30s, I'm just waiting for a part to come in.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

What happens if they hit the ball on the tracks?

I wonder. Play the ball where it lies? That could get interesting.

[Bill54]

This is my first time ever building a layout.  So far I've been listening to everyone here and taking their advise.  I've put up a few pictures of the cork roadbed I've been laying in the staging area.  This past week I've been working on laying my first turnouts, tortoise machines, ground throws and flex track.  Here are a few pictures.

Bill

 

"Now Bill, it isn't nice to try and fool us like that... 

Seriously, that's nice work.

Jarrell"

 

 

Jarrell & Chuck,   I've had a temporary 5'x10' Atlas True Track layout to test my locos but have never built a room size layout using cork roadbed, flex track, custom line turnouts with either ground thows or tortoise machines.  Then fastening it all with white glue and or caulk.

It's a little scary but listening to everyone here, if I mess up all I have to do is take it up and start over. 

So far I've found making the turnouts with the cork road bed to be the most challenging.  The first ones were a little sloppy so I filled in the little open spaces with joint compound.  The ones done where the tortoise machines are went a lot better.

Jarrell,  That's a great picture of the Southern.

Bill

[MRH044]

What happens if they hit the ball on the tracks?

I wonder. Play the ball where it lies? That could get interesting.

That is what the "Railroad Property. NO Trespassing" signs are for!! If that doesn't scare the golfers off, it is play at your own risk.

[Bapou]

My B&M RDC-3 from Proto 1000 camke yesterday from Trainworld! Only cost $15! Here are some pics:

 

 

 

[perry1060]

The Phantom slips over Gunner's river in silence --- trying not to disturb any of the local wildlife that roams freely in Castle Canyon. Click on pictures to enlarge.

 

 

 

 

This would be some of the wildlife.

 

 

A new cabin that I'm finishing up.

 

 

Homeward bound.

 

Spitwater Hotel.

 

 

 

Castle Canyon Website

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

 

 

[Flashwave]

The Phantom slips over Gunner's river in silence --- trying not to disturb any of the local wildlife that roams freely in Castle Canyon. Click on pictures to enlarge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

What's the phantom? And I can't help but notice the presidential seal on the coach in pic 2.

I jealous. Wanna layout to share with ya too.

Golf: Feel sorry for them. Focusing themselves, and all of the sudden the shot is disrupted by the 5:15. Excellent work. This reminds me of another trackplan idea, involving a Nascar roadcourse and a racetrack mainline...

[R. T. POTEET]

No, gang! I am not breaking my New Years Resolution - my comment here has to deal with Brian M's weathering; not his photography (which, by the way, I find a tad better than most).

Brian M, I compliment you on your weathering job and I find your narrative accompanying your two photographs concise and informative. Weathering should give the impression that our rolling stock is earning a living, not that a switch crew shoved a cut into a Sherwin-Williams trailer at high speed!