I was inspired by some pics in another thread to start a strange thread that will deal with the people who occupy our layouts.
A lot of times we place people on our layouts that remind us of people we know or they are there doing a particular job or placed in some strange spots just to see if our guests notice them and some are strategically placed for comic relief, what ever the case may be I thought it would be interesting to have a thread that focuses on the folks who inhabit our train towns.
Here is a scene of people visiting the Transportation museum on a nice afternoon.
Here we have Jarred who is at work driving a fork truck wearing gold disco pants!
And this pic shows a couple of people waiting for the last train too Clarksville while a station worker climbs a ladder to change a light bulb.
A young couple in love gets a ride into town!
And remember your people need not be alive too enter!!!
See where this is going, tonight I took a series of photos focusing in on just the folks who live, play and work in my town of Black Rock Mt., unfortunately it is getting too late to post them tonight but I will on Saturday with a little description on why they are on my layout.
I just thought this would be a little fun for those who haven't posted pics in a while because they have not updated their layouts; hope to see YOUR people pics posted here.
Now sing along with me...."Who are the people in your neighborhood, in your neighborhood"
Jess Red Horse.
Looks like Harry Homeowner is getting ready to build some benchwork...
Meanwhile the yard jockey puts the last hack on the truck while the store manager gives directions to the customer's house.
Over at the engine terminal, the hostler gets ready to shift 7445 out to the ready track while the boss looks on.
The Laurel Valley conductor grabs his copy of the orders from the hoop at Williamsport.
Wally down at the Woolworth's is busy unloading a truck, so he doesn't notice the grain train passing by behind him.
Down at the Westvaco warehouse, Buzz pulls the chain to open the overhead door while Carl gets a pallet of paper ready to load on a boxcar.
Up at Vindex, some customers kibbitz on the front porch while Edna shakes out a towel after dusting.
And a heated checkers match occupies a couple of old timers up in the company housing at Vindex.
Lee
Route of the Alpha Jets www.wmrywesternlines.net
I really like that one...LOl!
Nice pics!
lvanhen wrote:The last time I posted pics of figs it got yanked!! BMLA's mooners!!
I have those guys, too.
Dave
Lackawanna Route of the Phoebe Snow
Everybody, meet Red Horse...
Red Horse, these are my peeps.
Modeling the N&W freelanced at the height of their steam era in HO.
Daniel G.
Almost forgot these guys... Up at the loader at Shaw just before dawn.
Carl and Lenny hang out on the stoop, while Aretha and Tom discuss music next door:
Death waits for the Number 6 train after a frustrating day with no customers:
Aging Danish playboy Gil den Stern makes a pass at Rose N. Krantz, Lt. Col., USMC (retired) on a park bench behind the statue of Civil War hero John Buford Brad:
Lance, training on his bike again, waves to his new girlfriend Karmen:
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Berg Locomotive Service Center's crack team:
Some kids waving at passing trains:
And fisherman, ignoring the passing trains:
Nick
Take a Ride on the Reading with the: Reading Company Technical & Historical Society http://www.readingrailroad.org/
Are you serious? Geez, Louise.
Craig
DMW
From the far, far reaches of the wild, wild west I am: rtpoteet
My MR is populated by miners, loggers, just plain folks doing what 1940-50's plain people do in the Sierra Nevada. And lots of fishermen--the Yuba River is chock-full of Kokonie, a tasty fresh-water salmon.
Of course, the son of the Mayor of Sierra City is ALWAYS being pulled over by Officer Metzger when he tries to frequent the--ahem--'ladies' of Ma's Place. The boy should be in school, LOL!
And Billy and Mike always like to do a little weekend fishing from their canoe on Bullard's Bar lake:
And Mike Scott's Great Dane just can't stay away from fire-hydrants:
Meanwhile, Lloyd Perryman works at the Champion Mine dumping tailings:
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!
Since our layout people and vehicles normally don't move, scenes were they are normally static (sitting, standing still, parked, stopped at a stop sign, and so on) seem more realistic than if simulating movement.
Mark
It would be fun to include cut-out photos of people we know reduced to scale-size and display them where two-dimensional figures wouldn't be objectionable.
The town of Jumijo has had a few famous visitors of late.
McCain and Obama chat at Hillside Hardware while I stagger past them with my choo choo.
Ginger looks over a truck's engine in the foreground while Gilligan checks out the silver Vette in the background.
I think everyone recognizes the black car and its driver...
Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
markpierce wrote: It would be fun to include cut-out photos of people we know reduced to scale-size and display them where two-dimensional figures wouldn't be objectionable.Mark
Yes, Mark, an excellent idea...
Alfred Hitchcock
Fred MacMurray [and Mrs Mac]
Andre Rieu
and of course Lorraine Powell. [she was the secretary of a friend of mine ]
Mike
P.S. love the cut-outs idea
Modelling the UK in 00, and New England - MEC, B&M, D&H and Guilford - in H0
MisterBeasley wrote: markpierce wrote: It would be fun to include cut-out photos of people we know reduced to scale-size and display them where two-dimensional figures wouldn't be objectionable.MarkYes, Mark, an excellent idea...
Oooohh. How can you abide such detestable persons devising their next evil plot! I'm sure you've got better friends than that, Mister Beasley!
PS -- Thanks for the image!
dale8chevyss wrote:Is it possible to have TOO many people on a layout?
Only if Dick Dastardly is tying Prudence Purebred to the rails!
MisterBeasley wrote: Death waits for the Number 6 train after a frustrating day with no customers:
I keep telling you those people on the IRT are scary!
This is the kind of people I'm talking about (worthy of display, in miniature):
Who happens to be a teacher, instructor, writer, tutor, as well as a PhD, reporter, photographer, gardener, and the joy of my life!
markpierce wrote: Oooohh. How can you abide such detestable persons devising their next evil plot! I'm sure you've got better friends than that, Mister Beasley!
Well, yeah, I do...
MisterBeasley wrote: markpierce wrote: Oooohh. How can you abide such detestable persons devising their next evil plot! I'm sure you've got better friends than that, Mister Beasley!Well, yeah, I do...
Mr B, we always knew you were a DOM!!
Everyone this is Jimmy, Jimmy likes to fish in the local stream
mikelhh wrote: Alfred Hitchcock
Are you sure that's Hitchcock and not Ed Asner?
markpierce wrote: Since our layout people and vehicles normally don't move, scenes were they are normally static (sitting, standing still, parked, stopped at a stop sign, and so on) seem more realistic than if simulating movement.Mark
Agree! "Frozen" runners and jumpers look strange when trains are moving. All the cars on my railroad are parked, too.
Hi all: This is me in my 58 Corvette with a couple of my buddies, Jim and Cork.
This is Pappy Dick, Krista, and Kaitlyn stopping for lunch.
This is Uncle Elmer, Bonnie and Bob, Doug, and David and Krystal camping.
Red Horse wrote:Up at Vindex, some customers kibbitz on the front porch while Edna shakes out a towel after dusting.I really like that one...LOl!Nice pics!
Holy crap Lee, did you hit me with a memory grenade (in a sense)
As a young pup, my buds parents up the road from me were from western Maryland. At the time I knew the small town where they were from, but I had since forgotten. VINDEX! that was it! Sheez, I haven't heard of the town in 25 years at least. Back then they used to get the Oakland paper sent over here, & I used to browse it for fun when I was at their house. One of the boys I was buds with some years ago moved back to a family owned farm in the Accident area. I've been invited over to visit, but haven't had the chance.
KLUKE & I went over this some time back as Garrett Co is one of his fave vacation spots.