WPF 7/11 - 7/13

[Robby P.]

I didn't see one started so.....................

Here we go!!!!!

Heres a rust bucket I have been working on.  What can you say, I love them beat up.

 

 

[Grampys Trains]

Hi all:  GP-7 8577 is East bound and dropping off a couple of box cars at C.D. Smoker & Co.             .  To be con'td next week.         

[selector]

Wow, two incredible contributions to WPF.  I wish I could get a better look at the weathered boxcar, but it doesn't seem to enlarge sufficiently for me.  Looks great, though. 

Grampy, another first class contribution.  I sure like the sunny look and the effect of the distant townsite.

Here is my contribution for this week.  A stand-off.*

-Crandell

* My thanks to Jarrell Conley for improving the raw version of this image.

[Grampys Trains]

Hi Crandell: Thank You!  What a great photo.  It looks like that horse definitely has an attitude.  I also, like the rust on the bridge. Robby, that' a rust bucket, alright!

[trainfan1221]

All nice pictures, people.  I like the weathering on the former Rail Box car, there are certainly enough of them around.

[Tjsingle]

Hey,

I picked this Walthers Jordan Spreader up yesterday at my local hobby shop, for $15, up here in West Chester Pennsylvania, i'm visiting my grandparents.

Here are some pics

Tjsingle

[Robby P.]

I will have to redo the shots, so you can see them better.  I am using the upstairs computer, and I didn't have the photos saved on it.  I took these shots off the Ebay listing.  Thats why they don't pop up when you click on them.  I will try to get the bigger ones later tonight, for better detail.

[conrailpolice]

Here's a few of the New CR's

 

 

John

[Tjsingle]

Very Nice conrail, and engine terminal! Sound or none sound units?

[conrailpolice]

Very Nice conrail, and engine terminal! Sound or none sound units?

 Non sound units

 

 

[jguess733]

Great work this week everyone. I especially like your weathering Robby.

[Rotorranch]

Wow! This WPF is 2 months long?

And there was flack for the 4 day Holiday WPF's!

Rotor

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Those who amy think that Crandell likes doing things in a big way may have such thoughts confirmed when the N&W mallet strikes that horse. Talk about road kill. Amazing. .... Oh. Hi Crandell...... nice work. ....I like the bridge.

Great work Grampy. I like the realistic weathering on the box car, Robby. ....

......and it looks like ConRail is off to a good start here in WPF.

[Hoople]

Wow! This WPF is 2 months long?

And there was flack for the 4 day Holiday WPF's!

Rotor

 

Methinks he ment 7/11-7/13... Whoopsie.

[Robby P.]

  Hey what do you expect.  I work 3rd and my mind doesn't work to good. 

[Rotorranch]

  Hey what do you expect.  I work 3rd and my mind doesn't work to good. 

It's OK Robby...we'll not send you in front of the firing squad... yet!

You can still edit the title of the thread...just go to the first post, click "edit", and change the title!

Rotor

[Robby P.]

Now thats alittle better.

[Robby P.]

Hey John I like the Conrails.  I have been leaning towards weathering more engines lately.  I was wanting to do some Conrails patched to NS or CSX.  What brand are they, and are they DCC?

By the way. I use to live right below Hickory before Imoved to PA.  Wife use to work in Hickory as a teacher. 

[mj3200]

Couldn't resist one of the Century.

[twhite]

Great stuff this weekend--as usual, by golly! 

Grampys:  Beautiful as always.

Crandell:  That's what you call 'horespower,' LOL!  Beautiful shot. 

MJ:  Love that 'Century'. 

Here's mine:  Rio Grande grants SP trackage rights when Donner Pass gets too clogged--here's an AC-11 helping the CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO over Yuba Pass.  Train is running REALLY late (or maybe REALLY early) since COSF usually runs over the Sierra at night.  And yes, this is a 'posed' shot--my DC can-motored Akane AC-11 would be running like a racehorse before the DC/DCC BLI E-6's even started getting their headlights on. 

 

Tom

[Flashwave]

Not a bad shot Tom. I always like night shots, maybe you could turn out the garage lights?

[Grampys Trains]

Hi Tom: Great shot!  Is that the scene you recently remodeled?

[twhite]

Grampys--

It's part of it.  The Yuba Pass tunnel.  Still working on the other 6 feet, LOL!  Thanks for the compliment, I really appreciate it coming from a modeler I admire as much as I do you. 

Flash--here it is in B&W, closest I can do to a night shot with my Canon.  OR the lighting in my garage, LOL! 

Tom

[selector]

Tom, that beast looks right at home on the wonderful rock face you created.  Very impressive results!

-Crandell

[twhite]

Crandell--

Thanks.  It's a very smooth running beastie--it's been re-motored with a NWSL can and NWSL universals.  Pulls beautifully, too.  Doesn't seem to notice my 2-2.4% grades at all.  Those Akanes are HEAVY babies, LOL!

Tom

[Flashwave]

grampy: Lookin good with the Pennsy again.

MJ Nice. WHo made the Observation?

Tom: May I play with contrasts in Photoshop on the pic and send it to ya?

[csmith9474]

I don't post on these threads often, but here goes....

from this

to this:

I am sure the Espee folks will knock these off right away, but for the rest the main subject is a Southern Pacific, Budd baggage/dorm (prototype was built for the Sunset). The other car is a SP, Budd baggage/rpo. The kits are from Union Station Products. When I feel confident enough, I am going to start a tutorial thread on the construction of USP cars.

[twhite]

Flash--

Be my guest, buddy.  I'd be interested to see what you do with it. 

Tom

[Rotorranch]

Tom: May I play with contrasts in Photoshop on the pic and send it to ya?

I was thinking the same thing, Flash!

Rotor

[mononguy63]

We took a little family excursion to Grand Haven, Michigan a couple of weeks ago, and stumbled across this beauty on static display - Pere Marquette Berkshire #1223

That's me and two of my railfans-in-training looking things over. One thing I lose appreciation of working in my little 1:87 world is that these locomotives are very LARGE MACHINES! The photographs really don't do her justice. She had a very imposing presence just in her current inoperative state. I can only imagine what a rush it would be to experience one of these pulling a freight train past at 50 mph.