Weekend photo fun!!!!!! 5/23/08 - 5/25/08

[Rotorranch]

A little more progress on Château Oriole.

I got the foundation laid. The "stone" blocks, which I thought were wooden, are REAL BRICKS! Each one was laid individually. I still have to mortar the blocks of the foundation.

Next will be the window sills, door thresholds, and corner trim. Then the brass etched doors and windows, and the deck.

Rotor

[steinjr]

 This is my newest project for my model railroad - since I managed to find space elsewhere in the house to store some stuff that otherwise would have prevented me from using the entire workshop as a train room, I now have more space, and I am working on extending my point to point shelf layout to an around-the-wall loop with a swinging gate.

  Original track plan:

 New track plan:

 

 New benchwork built so far this weekend:

 

  

 Still very far from finished,  but I am having fun.

 Smile,
 Stein

 

[rolleiman]

A couple years ago, someone made my freind an offer on his house that he couldn't refuse. He'd said if he ever tore the layout down, he was done and there wouldn't be another. So, I agreed to ebay all his train stuff (all long gone, not an advertisement). I had told him that if he ever decided to not use it or get rid of it for some reason, I wanted this building.

 

 

 

So, when he brought all his stuff, along came this building as well. ALthough I would have been willing to buy it from him, he gave it to me. As you can see, there isn't much terrain yet on my layout but the building proudly sits in it's new location. That's my contribution to this weeks WPF thread..  

[Packers#1]

Here's my boxcars, and a little project i'm working on because I have nothing better to do.

A direct link to my phiotobucket albulm: www.packers1.tk

[simon1966]

A nice flat car load out for delivery on the local

 

 

[selector]

Very nice new image from you, CNJ831.

[CNJ831]

Early evening freight caught passing through Slade Jct., October 15, 1941, on the Hudson Highlands RR.

CNJ831

[Hoople]

Thanks for the complements.  Tom - the 2-8-0 is simply a Bachmann Spectrum product with some minor surgery to the front end, coupled to a replacement Bachmann tender, and all re-decalled for SP.  It still needs front numberboards but looks the part.  It was difficult to shoe-horn in a Loksound speaker and decoder, but the tender is just about capable. Here's another picture:

The domes are not right, but I can live with it.  I plan to convert another one soon, and have also done another two consolidations (2865 and 2867) which had converted coal tenders. They needed less work, as the front steps etc were prototypical, and the tender shape just about passes muster as compared to the real thing:

I'm very flattered that you thought 2760 was a brass model.

Brian

  

Brian- Superb work. I have one of those connies, and I was thinking of lettering it for UP, but now I might have to bash it into an Espee and buy another up...

Gotta love inspiration.

[outdoorsfellar]

If you don't enjoy seeing coal trains with helpers in the Alleghenies, DON'T watch ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xh_moZ3u7Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuWyP2epyvU

 

[Packers#1]

Well I got a few things done lately

What is that little beast?? Cool loco!

I agree. I thought it was a mutated GP, and looks like I was right. I'll have some photos of my paint jobs up tommorow or l8r today, but here's some from last weekend that wrere deleted.

These are all quality photos, guys. Enjoy. Sorry to those who I've killed their dial-up ;].

[C&O Fan]

Terry--

Wow, what a couple of HUNKERS those T-1's are!!  Beautiful locos.  Question--where did you get the H-5?  Is it a Spectrum or a PFM?  Now, if someone would just come out with one of those handsome Rio-Grandish looking H-7's, you'd be TOTALLY in business, LOL!

Nice locos.

Tom

Thanks Tom

The H-5 is a Bachman

Here's a shot of her sister 1528 weathered and sporting Tsunami sound decoder

I was thinking of buying a C&O mountain then stealing the tender to make an H-7

[twhite]

I'm very flattered that you thought 2760 was a brass model.

Brian

  

Brian--

VERY nice job on those two--they look extremely close to the ex Cotton Belt locos that SP used in the San Francisco Bay area.  I really like your work!

Tom

[twhite]

Terry--

Wow, what a couple of HUNKERS those T-1's are!!  Beautiful locos.  Question--where did you get the H-5?  Is it a Spectrum or a PFM?  Now, if someone would just come out with one of those handsome Rio-Grandish looking H-7's, you'd be TOTALLY in business, LOL!

Nice locos.

Tom

[doctorwayne]

loathar

RicHamilton

Well I got a few things done lately

What is that little beast?? Cool loco!

Around here, it's known as a "Sweep", a combination of a Geep and an SW1200RS.  I think that Ric did a really nice job on his, too.   Here's a couple pictures of the prototype, with an unmodified SW1200RS also in the first view:

 

Wayne 

[C&O Fan]

Here's a photo of the new arrival in Thurmond

A  T-1 road number 3030 taking on water by the engine house on the right

loco on the left is a sister T-1 3004

loco on the right is an H-5 1524

[loathar]

Well I got a few things done lately

What is that little beast?? Cool loco!

[C&O Fan]

 

 

Snip

Just to prove that all my articulateds aren't necessarily Yellowstones, LOL.

Tom

 

Wow Tom what a great photo but of course it helps when you start with a great Loco

 

[Brian M]

Thanks for the complements.  Tom - the 2-8-0 is simply a Bachmann Spectrum product with some minor surgery to the front end, coupled to a replacement Bachmann tender, and all re-decalled for SP.  It still needs front numberboards but looks the part.  It was difficult to shoe-horn in a Loksound speaker and decoder, but the tender is just about capable. Here's another picture:

The domes are not right, but I can live with it.  I plan to convert another one soon, and have also done another two consolidations (2865 and 2867) which had converted coal tenders. They needed less work, as the front steps etc were prototypical, and the tender shape just about passes muster as compared to the real thing:

I'm very flattered that you thought 2760 was a brass model.

Brian

  

[twhite]

Great photos, everyone. 

Brian, is that gorgeous SP 2-8-0 a kit-bash, or possibly a Sunset brass 2700?  Sure looks good!

Well, since Crandell and Terry and I have been discussing Alleghenies, I put mine to work this week with a 25-car freight on my Yuba River Sub.  This is the first-run DC model from some years back, with NO traction tires and she pulls this train up and over my 2.2-2.4% grades like she's only hauling her tender. 

Here she is climbing the 2.2% of Yuba Pass (which is being prepared for my new Cripplebush rocks) 

On the East Side, heading downgrade on the 2% descending, crossing over Deer Creek Viaduct

On the Deer Creek Viaduct

Just to prove that all my articulateds aren't necessarily Yellowstones, LOL.

Tom

 

[RicHamilton]

Well I got a few things done lately

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[Robby P.]

Well Loather its the wife, I don't have a EX yet.  When I told her my plan I got that look.  Every guy knows that look.

I have tried my engine on some flex track and it did real good.  Now tomorrow I will hit my layout hard and try to get more done.  I guess then it will be a good test, and see if I have any bugs.

[Pruitt]

I really like that second shot, Tyler - the one of just the signal.

[Ballantrae Road]

Nice AC6000. Have you tried it yet? Looks like the same decoder I installed. Hope yours works    (better) than mine did. BLI has had mine for about 8 weeks . I just couldn't get mine to work with a decoder. I tried everything. When I did have it running in DCC properly it sounded great....that was for about 3 minutes in total.

Good luck,

 

Tom

[mikelhh]

 Brian M   I'd always thought Trainmasters were a bit boring to look at, but I might have to rethink that after seeing yours.

 Some lovely locos on here already.

 No locos in mine. I don't even have any passenger trains yet, so I really don't know what they're all waiting for. OO scale with HO figures.

 

 

 Mike 

 

  

[loathar]

 

No, I don't think so.  I was going to make a Porta Potty company and name it after my wife. 

Is that wife? Or X-wife?

[csxns]

wm3798 that is some good n scale modeling.Great.

[Robby P.]

Hi all:  "Grandma, may I have a penny for a gumball"?  "Well, let me see if I have a penny"."Oh man, I don't feel so good.  Where the heck is my motorcycle"?

 

Is it corny that I bought the "Melissa's deli" for my layout based soely on the reason that my g/f's name is Melissa?  ;) 

 

No, I don't think so.  I was going to make a Porta Potty company and name it after my wife. 

[wm3798]

I went out in the back yard to play with my camera, then did the best I could with the primitive editing program I have...

And my favorites:

and the coup de'tat complete with fake sky and background...

You'll notice that I've added flange oilers to all three of these SD's. This was a simple project, took about 15 minutes per engine, but it really adds a WM flavor.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Lee

[dale8chevyss]

Hi all:  "Grandma, may I have a penny for a gumball"?  "Well, let me see if I have a penny"."Oh man, I don't feel so good.  Where the heck is my motorcycle"?

 

Is it corny that I bought the "Melissa's deli" for my layout based soely on the reason that my g/f's name is Melissa?  ;) 

[jag193]

Brian,

 Very nicely done!  I like the subdued lighting ... makes me feel sleepy at the end of the day.

Jim