Fresh from the paint shop with a bit of light weathering this was originally an Erie RS3, couplers have since been added.
Some weathering experiment box cars are in the background and the walls you can see will one day be the site of part of my new layout. I took time out from planning (doing my head in) to paint this loco put in an A6X decoder and add the rotary beacon. As you can see I need to do something about the paint coming off the hand rails.
I've started experimenting with this here video capture teknolojee...
This a very brief clip, just to play around with. I can see where this could be kinda fun, though.
http://s70.photobucket.com/albums/i89/mononguy63/Model%20Railroad/?action=view¤t=Train1.flv
Now if I could just find a way to record my on-board mini cam without having to buy some special $60 cable!
Jim
"I am lapidary but not eristic when I use big words." - William F. Buckley
I haven't been sleeping. I'm afraid I'll dream I'm in a coma and then wake up unconscious. -Stephen Wright
Don Z wrote: CNJ831 wrote: Hudson Highlands #720 traversing the old Black River bridge, autumn of 1941. CNJ831 CNJ,That's a great photo! Can you tell me what you did to the bridge abutment and tunnel portal to get the color that I see?Don Z.
CNJ831 wrote: Hudson Highlands #720 traversing the old Black River bridge, autumn of 1941. CNJ831
Hudson Highlands #720 traversing the old Black River bridge, autumn of 1941.
CNJ831
CNJ,
That's a great photo! Can you tell me what you did to the bridge abutment and tunnel portal to get the color that I see?
Don Z.
Actually, Don, my stonework looks much less uniform in person than is suggested by the posted image. For some reason, my digital camera renders these features more or less off white (over-exposed), when in reality they are more of a light stone colored hue.
Both the tunnel portal and the bridge abutments are paster castings, the form being commercial while the latter I cast myself. A number of the individual stone blocks were lightly colored varying shades of reddish, grey and tan with diluted acrylics. Once dry, this was given a blending wash of stone-grey, followed by several washes of diluted India ink and finally the smoke staining was added with an airbrushed over the tunnel entrance. Pastel chalks were used to create rust staining on the stonework under the bridge itself.
I know I said no photos this week. However, my dear wife came in from work carrying a package and it just so happened to be this beautiful Athearn Atlantic Coast Line passenger set! This sucker is nine feet long, and barely moves on my son's layout. Might be years before I ever actually run this thing regular, but I couldnt pass it up. It should go nicely in my C & O to Chessie layout.... I envision this one to make a weekly pass to pick up and drop of weary travelers... A couple of picks of the test run:
Have a blessed weekend!
David
Looks great Graphitehemi! I still need to super detail my SD40. BTW check your PMs.
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Tom, I'll pm you directly. Sorry guys, the notification function is still on the fritz AFAICT. My last post on this harpsichord thing....promise.
-Crandell
loathar wrote:t_valley-Nice rocks! Great color. Are those plaster or foam?
Thanks, the rocks are plaster molds that was roughly hot glued to the foam. Then I filled in the gaps with some more plaster and started carving. The color was my first attempt at rock coloring.
Are there any suggestion that you have, cause I could use the help....
selector wrote: Tom White, thanks for the correction. Harpsichord it is. (Really, it makes much more sense...where'd I get violin from? )-Crandell
Tom White, thanks for the correction. Harpsichord it is. (Really, it makes much more sense...where'd I get violin from? )
Crandell--
Actually, I think the story has gone through MOST instruments, LOL. Frankly, between you and me, I wish it HAD been the violin, and I'm a pianist. Don't tell anyone, okay, but that 'munching' sound of a harpsichord just drives me up the WALL, by golly!
Anyway, my friend, if you find a cure for that connection on your YB-6, will you let me know? I've been trying everything with my 2-6-6-4 and nothing seems to work. And it isn't necessarily in the tunnel--it'll go along just fine and then WHAM! But actually, I've got another BLI that does the same thing. I'm seriously beginning to wonder if sometimes the electronics on some of the newer HO locos hasn't gotten just a little bit TOO complicated for mere mortals as myself?
Ah, brass! Metal drawbar and a wilre. If the wire goes awry, you just re-solder it and everythings fine.
Give me the simple life, LOL!
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!
Don Z wrote: Tom,I appreciate the kind words.....it seems every time I approach a new aspect of this hobby, I tend to over analyze and psyche myself out over how difficult things will be. Once I do a little reading and someone comes along to push me off the cliff so I actually start working on the new aspect, it has a much smaller learning curve than I anticipated. I guess it's kind of like a duck taking to water.....having great molds to work with made the results much easier to achieve!Thanks again,Don Z.
Tom,
I appreciate the kind words.....it seems every time I approach a new aspect of this hobby, I tend to over analyze and psyche myself out over how difficult things will be. Once I do a little reading and someone comes along to push me off the cliff so I actually start working on the new aspect, it has a much smaller learning curve than I anticipated. I guess it's kind of like a duck taking to water.....having great molds to work with made the results much easier to achieve!
Thanks again,
If that is the case how about renting those molds out, say for a week or six... Better yet, when you ship them, have them full of plaster. Thanks... We'll be watching the post man...
Research; it's not just for geeks.
Nothing from me this week, spent the weekend cleaning out the garage under the layout--sheesh, how much stuff can you COLLECT in a year, anyway?
But anyhow--Crandell--the story's right about Handel and Scarlatti, but the instrument was a harpsichord, not a violin. Anyway, I LOVE that sepia photo of your Y-6. Handsome loco and a really handsome setting. Speaking of connectors, I wonder if BLI doesn't secretly have it in for N&W articulateds? My original run 2-6-6-4 does the same thing at the most INOPPORTUNE moments. Like on a curve in a tunnel, GRR!
Don Z--I seem to remember a couple of months ago about you being afraid to attempt scenery. WOW!! Hey, my friend, do you hire OUT? I could really use some new rockwork on Yuba Summit, LOL! Your work is just beautiful.
new Revenue cars for the TCC
Hello everyone........ I see lots of good pictures so far.
You may be interested in seeing these pictures of an E5A and an E5B hauling a Zephyr. The last phtot shows a meet with a GN train exercising running rights on my layout.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Nice photo's. I've had a little time to work on the industrial area of my two level layout so here's a couple of progress pics.
The new Hudson Wire factory and out buildings.
A second view of the same.
If I keep at it I may eventually get to detailing rolling stock. J.R.
Well I'm still plugging away. I haven't finished it yet but I'm working on a walthers cornerstone stock yard. Here are a couple of shots of it, trying to get an idea of how it will look on my layout.
Some amazing contributions!!
Brad
Great work, everyone. I'm "stuck" skiing this weekend, again, but it's our last trip north of ,the season. 70 degrees, and still a ton of snow at Sunday River. Not much work on the layout, once again.
I did get the power company from Moose Bay to give me a 4.5 volt source to run the Miller Engineering animated sign. Well, it's not permanent, as I'll have to replace the batteries or come up with something more like a real voltage source, but at least I could run the sign enough to take a bunch of pictures and get a couple where all the letters were on:
This is DPM's "First National Bank." I've decided to rename it the Heartbreak Hotel.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Metra Kid: clickable link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DdIO-vXAI4
Ryan: Beautiful photos! That flying snow is amazing! You should think of contributing those to TRAINS!
Union Pacific / BNSF Unit Coal Consist, Tabernash, CO el. 8,040 ft.
This unit coal train was traveling south toward Fraser, CO from Tabernash on the old D&RG Moffat Route.
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
I have no pics, but i just got this back from the hobby shop. A friend of mine was installing some lights for me. Check it out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DdIO-vXAI4
Great photos everyone. Trax21, great work. Awesome job on the WC SD40-2, graphitehemi.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Great job to you all....
Here is what I've been working on the last couple of weekends. It is a 12"x36" piece of plywood with 2" foam glued to it. This will eventually be used only for my test track. I still have alittle bit to do, like adding ballast, trees, some bushes, some taller grass in places. But all and all I like the way that it turned out. My plan now is to attach it to the wall with some shelf bracket as a way to display it when not using it. Hope you likey........
As usual I see some good work here. Good job guys!
Here's my contribution:
It started life as an Athearn SD40-2 SP unit I picked up at an estate sale for $10:
I tested it when I got home and it didn't run. Found out the bearings were tight on two trucks, I free'd them and it worked perfect. Next I stripped it down and detailed it to match the WC 6004 prototype.
Still left to do:
Looks like trooper Shorty is making some more money for the state coffers:
Terry
Terry in NW Wisconsin
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