Nice work mike.
JK - the second Miller sign is the top half of Elliotts' on the roof across the street from the Rexall sign. The picture is a bit blurry, but you can just make it out (I really do need to find where I put my tripod). J.R.
graphitehemi wrote: NSlover92 wrote:Well I'm caught up now, so thats all I got, what ya think, not bad for a 15 year old, and my first layout so I'm learning. MikeGreat start! I think we're all still learning. There's always something new to try.
NSlover92 wrote:Well I'm caught up now, so thats all I got, what ya think, not bad for a 15 year old, and my first layout so I'm learning. Mike
Great start! I think we're all still learning. There's always something new to try.
Truth there, Mike
I havnt really been on these threads much over my time here, so why not start now . Well lets see I have been working on the yard I added to a 4x8 table I got for free (see pic below).
Well to catch up about a year ago a guy at my train club gave me this layout for free (cant beat the price) its a 4x8 it had atlas track, cork, painted tan, wired for DC, and cut in two pieces so he could get it out of his house. Here is what i looked like when I got it.
I put it together tore out old track (trashed when i got it) torn out wiring, and the panel on top of table to run atlas turnouts, I kept the cork for a plan, and just laid track on top, I then added a yard and laid cork down for that.
New track put down (most of it, trying to find shinohara turnout!) Just added yard, this was taken about 4 months ago.
About half of cork down in yard (whats down is engine servicing and caboose tracks)
All cork down
At this point I have started to lay some track and running feeders, these pics are current from about two days ago.
Here are Walthers Clayton Country Lumber Painted and weathered
Well I'm caught up now, so thats all I got, what ya think, not bad for a 15 year old, and my first layout so I'm learning. Mike
As usual, there is a lot of impressive modeling and photography exhibited here again this week.
jep1267-Great job on the RS-3. Tom, your TT is a work of art. ART, Is your layout in the living room or in the family room? I have to know the magic words you used to get the space. Looshi, I like your background. Good work.
Since we seem to be on something of a B&W kick, I resurrected this one from the archives. It shows most of the BRVRR's sound equipped locos about 2-years ago. Maybe I'll update it someday soon.
With any luck, I'll have something new to post later this weekend.
Keep up the good work guys.
Remember its your railroad
Allan
Track to the BRVRR Website: http://www.brvrr.com/
Great weekend full of photos everyone!
I haven't been able to work on the layout this past week, so I dug back in the photo archives and found this one:
I've been trying to figure out how to model the prototype in n-scale
A little something from the Platte Valley & Western's Narrow Guage Lines...
Karl & Scott spent most of our 1st Friday Work Night cleaning track & verifying wiring. Here's a sample of the results.
The PV&WRR website (http://www.pvwrr.org/) will have more pictures coming soon or the next time you're in Denver on a Tuesday or Friday Night (7pm to 9pm), stop by. We're in the basement of Denver's Union Station. Check the website for a calendar of events & activities.
Looked outside my window this morning. Snowing heavily. So here's what I finished today.
Tom
jacon12 wrote: Here's my contribution for this week..Jarrell
Here's my contribution for this week..
Jarrell
Nice!
You could frame those and put them on the wall!
Craig
DMW
B30-7 MTS 1991 on her way to Grand Gravel Co. with two fresh loads of cement for the GGC batch plant.
The lokie is an N scale Bachmann.and the two cement hoppers are by ATLAS.I just finished the two hoppers,but have 3 more that are 3 bay that need trucks.
Nice photos,all!
Northbound Train #124,"PRITA" (Proviso-Itaska), waits in the hole as #167"SPOSTP" (Spooner-St.Paul) takes the southwest leg at Chicago Juction before entering Spooner Yard limits:
Terry
Terry in NW Wisconsin
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My new layout, (#4), a bridge-line that takes place in Eastern Missouri, will connect the CB&Q near hiway 79, then west to Hawk Point then south along hiway 47 across the old Wabash / Norfolk & Western RR line near Warrenton thru Missouri Wine Country to connect with MKT near hiway 94. Since this is "my" railroad most places will have the "flavor" of this area but maynot be perfect to the prototype. Time will be pre Burlington Northern (1970).
The things that will be different on this layout:
#1 This will be a point to point RR built on Hollow-core doors along two walls, so it will be in sections.
#2 It's going to be less track, no yard, no switch machines, open staging, & simple engine service area.
#3 Just a few small towns with one or two sidings.
#4 More open scenery between towns.
#5 Interchange with RR on each end.
#6 Keep everything simple so I can spend more time running then repairing!
I'm always open to comments and/or suggestions as I'm looking to learn anything that I can that could help make this hobby more fun!
Nice shots guys....
I've had a Walther's Mijak put away for the longest time. It suffered major damage from the last move and I couldn't bare to look at it much less fix it. Well, I finally broke down and spent some time with it and got it back on the layout....
The girls and I decided to run the Brill trolly for a while as well....
Bob Berger, C.O.O. N-ovation & Northwestern R.R. My patio layout....SEE IT HERE
There's no place like ~/ ;)
Here are some cars and trucks on my diorama.
Here's one...
LNEFAN wrote: I wanted to upgrade an Atlas TT for my layout so I styled it after the much photographed/modeled SP Gallows Turntable at Laws California. No attempt was made to create an exact model and some elements are slightly out of scale...just a "good-enough-stand-way-off-scale" approach to disguise the less than eye appealing Atlas model as it comes out of the box! I used balsa stripwood, stone blocks from A.C Moore, piano wire, stain and india ink/alcohol. I'll do final installation this week to get it operating. It was a bit time consuming but a fun creative project, even though not up to rivet counting standards in any way. <snip>
I wanted to upgrade an Atlas TT for my layout so I styled it after the much photographed/modeled SP Gallows Turntable at Laws California. No attempt was made to create an exact model and some elements are slightly out of scale...just a "good-enough-stand-way-off-scale" approach to disguise the less than eye appealing Atlas model as it comes out of the box! I used balsa stripwood, stone blocks from A.C Moore, piano wire, stain and india ink/alcohol. I'll do final installation this week to get it operating. It was a bit time consuming but a fun creative project, even though not up to rivet counting standards in any way.
<snip>
Very nice, inspiring job!
How does it run with the extra weight on it? Any balance issues?
Lee: Amazing work! I love the last one!
Acutally, that consist was supposed to be modern.... Quite a few of those cars are too old, (like that ACL covered hopper) but I can live with that. Eventually the older ones will be either replaced or patched so no one can tell their age by the roadname.
GMTRacing wrote: Very nice work gents. I loved the railfan video Ty wish the modern consists were that varied. The black and white photos are really awesome - gives the scenes a real air of authenticity. I'm still bogged down with work between loading for trips and a tech seminar in our shop tomorrow (a good excuse to clean the shop though). I did get a little time in on the important stuff - the trains and got the basics in for a new building incorporating an import car shop and some signage courtesy of Miller Electronics. Nice stuff and easy to install. I figure there's enough work on the details to keep me busy a decade at least before I get happy with the way it looks. But without further ado here is my weekend fun.On with the fun. J.R.
Very nice work gents. I loved the railfan video Ty wish the modern consists were that varied. The black and white photos are really awesome - gives the scenes a real air of authenticity. I'm still bogged down with work between loading for trips and a tech seminar in our shop tomorrow (a good excuse to clean the shop though). I did get a little time in on the important stuff - the trains and got the basics in for a new building incorporating an import car shop and some signage courtesy of Miller Electronics. Nice stuff and easy to install. I figure there's enough work on the details to keep me busy a decade at least before I get happy with the way it looks. But without further ado here is my weekend fun.
On with the fun. J.R.
I recognize the Rexall sign from Miller, is there another in the pic?
Great pics everyone.
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."-Albert Einstein
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selector wrote: I am back to a black and white theme this week. Here, the C&O H-8 lumbers up the spur servicing Sentinel Coal. The rails have to handle several coal hoppers at once, so the mine owners splurged for 150 lb rail which allows the Allegheny to move up to the mine's smallish yard.
I am back to a black and white theme this week. Here, the C&O H-8 lumbers up the spur servicing Sentinel Coal. The rails have to handle several coal hoppers at once, so the mine owners splurged for 150 lb rail which allows the Allegheny to move up to the mine's smallish yard.
- Luke
Modeling the Southern Pacific in the 1960's-1980's
I see a lot of impressive photos. Really outstanding stuff, everybody.
Here's a short passenger train with a consist of modernized heavyweight cars.
PS .... If you are interested in reading of my experiences with backdrops, I posted them in Elliots Trackside Diner. Enjoy a refeshment while you are in the diner.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
steamage wrote:This is the east bound Chatsworth Hauler. I had finished detailing the U25 and the RS11, and also got the new Athearn, GP40X to add into the lashup.
modeling that good makes you wanna smack your grandma!
wm3798 wrote:Great feedback so far. Let's keep it going! Here's a few views of my favorite scene on my layout...The first time I visited here was in 1953... Some years later, I caught this westbound freight, led by the diesel that would become the last one on the CSX roster to still wear its original WM colors.The mid morning sun highlights this eastbound as it charges across the Youghiougheny on its way to the summit at Deal.Finally, while hiking on the adjacent hillside, I caught this interesting lash-up headed westbound.Lee
Some years later, I caught this westbound freight, led by the diesel that would become the last one on the CSX roster to still wear its original WM colors.
The mid morning sun highlights this eastbound as it charges across the Youghiougheny on its way to the summit at Deal.
Finally, while hiking on the adjacent hillside, I caught this interesting lash-up headed westbound.
Lee
I judge the last two series of images to be excellent. Well done, fellas.
-Crandell
Route of the Alpha Jets www.wmrywesternlines.net