I took a few photos of some CP power last weekend:
The locos belong to Steve Smith, and the switcher is brass, with a Loksound decoder installed.
Brian
Great photos everyone!
Here's my repainted (freelanced n-scale layout) 0-6-0 Bachmann switcher.
Railphotog
Hi Bob. Loved the detailing, ways, gibs and the oiler on the tailstock, and the cans of rosin was a fantastic touch. Ran a large belt lathe a few times and then realized why so many machinist were injured in the bygone days, I guess the same today, one lapse of concentration!!!
My lathe will not be as interesting with electric cabinets, controll panels and will be a tracer type lathe. Is not of any MFG and just from memory from operating a few, fun and very easy to build. take care...John
Railphotog wrote: Don't know if this will be a help, I scratched a wheel lathe many years ago in HO scale for my machine shop. It is an older belt-driven type. I used photos and diagrams in an older issue of Trains magazine, in their article on the East Broad Top shops:It was made from styrene strips, sheet styrene, various shapes and parts from my scrapbox and some gears from an old clock.
Don't know if this will be a help, I scratched a wheel lathe many years ago in HO scale for my machine shop. It is an older belt-driven type. I used photos and diagrams in an older issue of Trains magazine, in their article on the East Broad Top shops:
It was made from styrene strips, sheet styrene, various shapes and parts from my scrapbox and some gears from an old clock.
Great lathe, it looks similar to the one I saw on the backshop tour at Strausburg Railroad, except it is not as greasy.
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
Railphotog, how did you make the belts for that scene? I am building a farm scene from the 1920s that will have a silo loader with a belt tractor and will therefore need a belt.
Thanks!
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
I shot these this afternoon while working the mine run...
Lee
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howmus wrote: Railphotog, how did you make the belts for that scene? I am building a farm scene from the 1920s that will have a silo loader with a belt tractor and will therefore need a belt.Thanks!
I used masking tape, cut into strips and colored with a brown felt tip marker.
Bob Boudreau
CANADA
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Railphotog wrote:I used masking tape, cut into strips and colored with a brown felt tip marker.
Cool, thanks!
A good weekend so far folks! I have been little by little working on a panel for the turnouts in the hidden staging area. I had 4 different DPDT toggles to control the area that were on 2 different facia panels. I had trouble myself always trying to remember how they had to be thrown to get a clear route into and out of the staging. Unfortunately the turnouts are not visible in the staging area from where you have to operate them. So as part of the requirements for the Model Railroad Engineer Electrical AP award I hope to have simplified this considerably.It used to part of this:Here is the rats nest of wiring for it:Mostly wired up and working correctly:Still waiting for a holder for one more Bi-color LED to come in. As soon as it gets here, I can finish the wiring, put on labels to identify the routes, and it will be done. The panel(s) are painted in gloss black. Why? I had some gloss black on hand when I started the project a long time ago, so they are gloss black. Have any idea how hard it is to get a decent photo of gloss black. Every source of light shows as a bright spot on it.........
Sorry I can't contribute this weekend. The ladies have run off with the cameras, and won't be back until tomorrow. I've got my Bachmann Peter Witt trolley all painted and assembled, and I've painted a bunch of detail parts for the gas station. Plus, I got the cigar store painted and decalled, complete with its Indian. See how much you can get done without a: camera and b: women?
But, great job to everyone else! As always, this thread is an inspiration to go the extra mile with my own modelling.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Hi folks,
I have done remarkably little modelling this past few weeks. I looked at the forum and see that there are now some choices for weekend photo placement. The good, faithful WPF where anyone can post, and the newly minted forum where our resident expert can express his esteemed opinion without repercussion because the rules have been defined for the express purpose of protecting his opinion. So, given the choice I would rather post here, since I value these opinions far more " border="0" width="15" height="15" />
First of all there are some great photos already in this thread. It would be a great shame if this thread were to be diluted and reduced, so keep on posting.
Not much to show, but here is the beginning of an obscure JL Innovative model called Dunn Processing
What you see here are some of the clapboard walls that have been painted an weathered to give a peeling paint look. I have also prepared and painted some of the detail castings that came in the kit. There is a plaster wall section that I have painted using cheap gray and earth tone acrylic paints, thinned with water and dabbed onto the casting. It is the first time I have tried this technique and I am quite happy with the results.
The other thing I have been up-to is installing some holders for my throttles.
These are just cheap automobile cell phone holders that I found at a Dollar store for a couple of bucks a piece. The adjust in width and fit both my DT400 throttles and my UT4s without obstructing the controls.
Anyway, I hope to get some more done on Sunday. For a change there are not soccer matches or other activities other than services first thing, so should be in for a full day of modelling.
Have fun everyone!
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
The whole layout looks nice, Simon, very nice, but I really like your outer finishing touches with the fascia. I'm no expert, but I would say that is very well done. Nice touch for the throttles, too.
I really have to think seriously about getting my own butt in gear. I still have a whack o' stuff to do so that the layout is "finished".
-Crandell
I spent several hours today doing some wet casting on my layout. I was fortunate to have the assistance of Chuck Ellis, whose layout was featured in the December 2001 MR and an Allen Keller video, Volume 52. The molds used for the castings were all made by Chuck. I am indebted to Chuck for the personal 'clinic' I received today. Here is a photo of one section I worked on:
I'm anxious to get some coloring into the rocks so it will be easier to photograph.
Don Z.
Research; it's not just for geeks.
selector wrote: The whole layout looks nice, Simon, very nice, but I really like your outer finishing touches with the fascia. I'm no expert, but I would say that is very well done. Nice touch for the throttles, too.I really have to think seriously about getting my own butt in gear. I still have a whack o' stuff to do so that the layout is "finished".-Crandell
Phil, I'm not a rocket scientist; they are my students.
Nice stuff going on here!! Here is some stuff Ive been working on...... Working with some chaulks and the air brush.
First up is my HO scale SD-50, done with airbrush.
Next is my HO ALco 420 dressed in Lehigh and Hudson garb.... she has been through alot over the years, and it shows. Done with indian ink and the airbrush. Still need to do a dust coat and the trucks.
Heres the prototype.
Don--
Those are really nice castings--I know from experience that 'wet casting' takes a lot of time, effort and patience, but the results are usually worth it. Yours certainly turned out well.
Tom
Tom View my layout photos! http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/TWhite-014/Rio%20Grande%20Yuba%20River%20Sub One can NEVER have too many Articulateds!
Hi,
have been finishing off some scenery work down Bega valley way. It seems like we sometimes spend a lifetime doing scenery work and not enough time operating. I think sometimes smaller layouts get finished quicker
On a slightly different note we had the two british ships the QE2 and Queen Victoria in Sydney Harbour today. Perfect warm weather and a great spectacle. Hope it made your news
regards
Bob
http://southcoastrail.blogspot.com/
Bob, that is some fine scenery work you have going there. I really like the effect of the plants growing in the embankment, very effective, good realistic coloring as well.
twhite wrote: Don--Those are really nice castings--I know from experience that 'wet casting' takes a lot of time, effort and patience, but the results are usually worth it. Yours certainly turned out well. Tom
Don said this was one area he worked on. He is holding out the best for the last.
I know. I was there for a little while.
Fantasic work and learned a lot; there is nothing like having a master there to show one how they get certain results. It does take time. At one point Chuck was there with an almost scale hammer and chisel, taking little pieces of the castings off here and there to improve the look.
-Tom
Tom,
Thank you very much! I appreciate the comments. It was quite the learning experience....
TrainManTy wrote:Robby P: Outstanding work! As promised, I got my new railfanning video up!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN0FCGm8QIQ
Robby P: Outstanding work!
As promised, I got my new railfanning video up!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN0FCGm8QIQ
Tyler, is that a Bachman 70 tonner? If it ishow does it run?
Also in the end of your video when said 70 tonner is leaving, that is an electric lol sound where did you get it? I need some electric loco sounds. Good modeling!
Great looking start to the structure Simon,
Very nice looking scenery Bob (southcoastrail), very realistic.
My contribution, another board-by-board scratchbuild.
Take care & be safe,Karl.
Karl,
That looks incredible! Thanks for sharing with us....
Karl Lightman's looks really fantastic in these outdoors shots. For those of you in O scale what Karl accomplishes here in scratch-building shows you want can be achieved in this scale. The size lends itself to fantastic detail that is lost in HO. Look at the magazine and paper stand, this would be really hard to accomplish in HO.
If you are in HO and like the look of this model head on over to Fos Scale models at http://www.foslimited.com/ here you will find a fantastic selection of models with plenty of character. They are really well done kits put together by a really personable and talented guy.
Some of the FOS kits were featured on the Rod Stewart spread in MRR a few months back.
Karl, it still needs an interior BTW.
Thanks Simon, the shots are a little too dark. I second Simons recomendation for a visit to the FOS site for some really great and original HO structures.
Karl.
Bapou wrote: TrainManTy wrote:Robby P: Outstanding work! As promised, I got my new railfanning video up!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN0FCGm8QIQ Tyler, is that a Bachman 70 tonner? If it ishow does it run?Also in the end of your video when said 70 tonner is leaving, that is an electric lol sound where did you get it? I need some electric loco sounds. Good modeling!
Oops! I thought it sounded a little odd! I think I just Google searched for train sound clips and found it. The 70-tonner does run, it's a Bachmann loco with the decoder already installed. It belongs to a user here, Guilford Guy.
ukguy wrote: Great looking start to the structure Simon, Very nice looking scenery Bob (southcoastrail), very realistic. My contribution, another board-by-board scratchbuild.Take care & be safe,Karl.
That's INCEREDIBLE!! IF IT WASN'T FOR THE STYROFOAM BASE, I WOULD NOT BELIEVE IT'S A MODEL!!!
TrainManTy wrote: Bapou wrote: TrainManTy wrote:Robby P: Outstanding work! As promised, I got my new railfanning video up!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN0FCGm8QIQ Tyler, is that a Bachman 70 tonner? If it ishow does it run?Also in the end of your video when said 70 tonner is leaving, that is an electric lol sound where did you get it? I need some electric loco sounds. Good modeling! Oops! I thought it sounded a little odd! I think I just Google searched for train sound clips and found it. The 70-tonner does run, it's a Bachmann loco with the decoder already installed. It belongs to a user here, Guilford Guy.Thanks!
Well this is off topic, but look what I found searching the keywords you gave me:
http://www.dieselairhorns.com/index.html They have a library of horns!
This weekend I worked on a staging yard/storage area assembly for underneath my layout. This is the second. The first one I assembled in place which took a lot of bending over. This time I assembled the major switching area as one 7' section and manuvered it in place. This is the final assembly before sliding it into place.
Engineer Jeff NS Nut Visit my layout at: http://www.thebinks.com/trains/
Hi gang --
This weekend I have been working on track bed for my layout. Put in quite a bit of WS 5mm (H0 scale) track bed.
Jury is still out on I like it, or whether I should tear it out again (yes - I did use caulk, not glue) and replace it with WS 3 mm (N scale) track bed for the industrial park running track (the "mainline" inside the industrial park) and just lay the tracks for the industry sidings directly on the blue layout base foam.
Anyways - I learned quite a bit about track bed and transitions between different track beds from some of the guys over in the Layouts and Layout Building forum (http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/1366745/ShowPost.aspx).
Of course - if I had had any sense, I would have asked there before I laid a lot of 5 mm track bed
I also cut channels in the layout styrofoam surface and put down metal wires in plastic sleeves to use for throwing turnouts from Humpyard Purveyance handles on the fascia (when the fascia come on) and soldered on some more track power feed wires.
This afternoon another forum poster, Svein, came over with a new engine he had bought, a Norwegian State Railroads Di3 (really a GM EMD AA16 engine with a 567 power plant, produced on license by NOHAB in Sweden - see http://home.hetnet.nl/~nohab/gmaa.htm).
It was a sweet engine. No sweat putting in a Simo DCC decoder, and the engine started creeping along very gently and very evenly at speed step one from the Prodigy Advance controller he had also bought. Couldn't hear the motor until the engine was going at a pretty good clip. Room in the fuel tank for a speaker. And plenty of adhesion - the engined weighed in at 500 grams - a little over a pound.
Anyways - here she is:
It has been a good model railroading weekend. And spring has arrived here too!
Grin, Stein