Weekend Photo Fun 10-10-08 to 10-12-08

[jeffrey-wimberly]

The new crossover is for the most part done. Scratch another project off the list.

[jon grant]

Recent Westerfield kit builds for Sweethome.

Jon

[twhite]

Twhite: You have no idea how much fun me, my big boy, and 150 freight cars could have on your layout.

Mark: 

Anytime, my friend.  Just remember, Yuba Pass makes Sherman Hill look like a bump, LOL! 

Thanks for the compliment.  Appreciate it a LOT!

Tom

[shayfan84325]

 Far as Weekend Photo Fun being to long, how can the best thread on this site be to long? My self I think we need a Week Long Photo Fun. Current WPF gives me something to look forward to, and gets me into gear to get some work done!

Ken,

I completely agree.  I could hardly wait this week, I was so proud of my little Ford truck - living alone, you guys are the only folks I get to show off to.  I think about the forums guys while I work - you keep me motivated to keep my standards up.

[Hoople]

Twhite: You have no idea how much fun me, my big boy, and 150 freight cars could have on your layout.

[Grampys Trains]

Hi Ken:Thank you. From the pictures of coal handling, buildings, equipment, etc. everything is covered in black coal dust, that's the look I was aiming for. I used an alcohol-ink wash, dull coat, Bar Mills rust and black. Good luck with yours!

[el-capitan]

Been spiking track in Silver City, NM. Here are some pics. Also, the lift-up section at the end.

 

 

[cudaken]

 Grampys Trains, all I can say is Weathered Art! I have the same mine and want to weather it. Outside is painted silver and inside is painted black. I want it to look used but, not as used as yours. I use chalk and dull coat. Any tips you feel like passing on to us?

 It do not remember the name of the member that hates to ballast and posted the picture of the 2 steam engines at the round house. But, it is one of the best pictures I have seen posted! I will add, I saved it to my files.

 Tom, great as normal and love the Vanderbilt tender.

 Far as Weekend Photo Fun being to long, how can the best thread on this site be to long? My self I think we need a Week Long Photo Fun. Current WPF gives me something to look forward to, and gets me into gear to get some work done!

 Thanks for all the pictures as well, I like to look.

 Time to detail the cliffs for K-10 Mine again Cuda Ken 

[modelalaska]

Hi all,

This is the first time posting photos ever so I hope this works out.  Due to the terrible weather this summer I was able to paint up four undecorated Walthers passenger cars to my road (AlaskaRR).  I took far off shots so you wouldn't see all my mistakes.
You will also notice my new Atlas GP40-2 with sound.  Pretty good runner... even on DC.  Peter

[WCfan]

Nice work guys!

My SDL39 long hood is starting to look like a locomotive hood now! The hood doors and filter aren't on yet, I need to buy some more styrene. My mistakes are also evident on the long hood. But I'll fix that with styrene and putty.

[loathar]

RV on way to train show in fall.

Great looking trees. I don't recall that RV in HO. Can you post a close up picture of it?

No doubt! Nice Fall color.Love the concrete road color. What color and paint did you use?

[matthewg]

Some new equipment arrrived on the WM today.

 

 A pair of ex MEC E7's which will be used on the senic passenger trains (currently on display at the depo until next week when I can get some decoders ) 

Also a pair of MEC alco S4's.

 All for $100 total

[wsdimenna]

Model in O.  I'll put that in my signature

 

[Driline]

RV on way to train show in fall.

Great looking trees. I don't recall that RV in HO. Can you post a close up picture of it?

[wsdimenna]

RV on way to train show in fall.

[Robby P.]

Good looking weekend.  I will have to get my camera out, and get some shots of my stuff.

[Grampys Trains]

Hi Jarrell: I was hoping you would reveal some of your secrets in regard to your lighting. Thank you for the tips, very enlightening, pardon the pun. Tom, another great shot from you this week. Garry, looks like you've got some work ahead of you, looking good!

[Milwhiawatha]

I believe it was last yr I tried to make a Mid Week Photom Fun thread or something on that line and no one continued it.

[Blue Flamer]

While we are on explanations, can someone please tell me why the 'Weekend Photo fun' section covers 3 days (72 hours). I thought there were only two days on a weekend. I finish work Friday arvo then the weekend starts at midnight.

I'm not complaining as we have an extra day to get the photos in.

We just finished a three day weekend here (called a long weekend) where my footy team won the grand final and I attended the major annual model rail exhibition here in Sydney.

I enjoy viewing this thread each weekend.

Bob

WPF often runs 4 and sometimes 5 days!  Being retired, WPF starts Friday & runs to Thursday!! 

Yep!  When you are retired there are 6 Saturdays and one Sunday in every week.  So WPF can be all week long.........

Ray.

<> You forgot to tell everyone that retirement isn't all that it's cracked up to be 'cause we don't get any days off now.  The "Honey Do List" comes into effect 7 days a week.

Blue Flamer. 

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Hey, Tom. That's a great photo of your 2-10-2! Wow!

I posted a couple of pictures in WPF last night. I meant to include a Work-In-Progress shot, too. I am extending the layout "eastward". Friends helped me build some benchwork this past week. I am connecting my around-the-wall layout to thise bench work. I will have a two level reverse curve. The upper level will have part of city, and more city will be added to the right.

The layout is being built in sections in case of an eventual move to another location.

[tpatrick]

TJ check your PMs

[twhite]

Neat photos as usual, this weekend. 

Here's my contribution--a little too windy and cold to actually work on a garage layout out here in SunnyCal, so I've just been running trains. 

Here's my big 2-10-2 #1408 with a freight running along the North Yuba River just west of the Buttes.  She's a PSC model of a Rio Grande F-81 and she hauls like a team of oxen!  I get a real 'bang' out of her little Vandy tender, though.  That's how they came from Alco in 1916. 

Tom

[jacon12]

 Thanks Grampy!  Yep, Cody crossed my mind when I was doing some ballasting just this morning.  I was wishing he was here!  Grampy, at present I have an advantage when it comes to lighting over most of you.  I used to do a lot of wedding photography and still have a 4 unit pro light set from those days.  I almost always use only one of those for mrr photos.  It's on a light stand that I can adjust up and down and easily move around.  That said, I've done many pictures in my time using a simple 'work light', the kind with the metal reflector and a clamp.  I used a wooden pole on a base and the pole was about 6 1/2 feet tall and I'd clamp the work light on it and move it around, usually at about a 45 degree angle camera to subject axis.  I then set the camera on timer and while it's counting down I use a piece of white typing paper, cardboard etc. and hold it just out of camera view on the opposite side from the light.  This reflects some light back into those really dark shadow areas.  It really helps to have the camera on a tripod or some other means of support for this.  In fact, it absolutely vital because of the longish shutter speed necessary for correct exposure.  A regular household light bulb in the worklight will work fine, but they give off a very reddish light that will need to be corrected with a computer program OR in the camera when the photo is made by adjusting the white balance.

Doing pictures this way I use aperture priorty mode on the camera and set the camera to a small lens opening, such as f7 or 8 so that I get the max depth of field that I can.

Anyway, that's probably a lot more than you wanted to know.. 

Jarrell

 

 

Hi Jarrell: Very nice! It looks pretty complete to me.  Who doesn't hate ballasting, except maybe Cody from MRR?  The lighting is great in this shot. I'm still experimenting with lighting, haven't found a good method, yet.

[Grampys Trains]

Hi Jarrell: Very nice! It looks pretty complete to me.  Who doesn't hate ballasting, except maybe Cody from MRR?  The lighting is great in this shot. I'm still experimenting with lighting, haven't found a good method, yet.

[Tjsingle]

 

changed the title your you guys

[jacon12]

An area on my layout I'm still working on, along with ballasting the yard, weathering rolling stock etc etc.

Did I say I hate ballasting track?

Jarrell

[gear-jammer]

THIS weekend here in the USA is an official "three day weekend" as Monday is Columbus Day, a holiday.

I don't have a government job so I will be working on Monday.  However, I usually don't work on Friday, hence, a three day weekend.   

Sue

[howmus]

While we are on explanations, can someone please tell me why the 'Weekend Photo fun' section covers 3 days (72 hours). I thought there were only two days on a weekend. I finish work Friday arvo then the weekend starts at midnight.

I'm not complaining as we have an extra day to get the photos in.

We just finished a three day weekend here (called a long weekend) where my footy team won the grand final and I attended the major annual model rail exhibition here in Sydney.

I enjoy viewing this thread each weekend.

Bob

WPF often runs 4 and sometimes 5 days!  Being retired, WPF starts Friday & runs to Thursday!! 

Yep!  When you are retired there are 6 Saturdays and one Sunday in every week.  So WPF can be all week long.........

[Anonymous]

Jeffery: Speaking of structure projects (and having a lot of in-progress projects), I just received some structure kits in the mail to work on.

One is a Pikestuff single-stall enginehouse, which is in the Kitbasher series, meaning I'll have to cut the door and window openings myself... Didn't know that when I ordered the kit! It should be a fun project though!

The other is a IHC cement plant, which by the way is NOT the same as the Faller one, to my knowledge. They have the same design, but the IHC one comes assembled and is a total snap-together kit. It looks like the $4.99 that it cost... But it will be a good kit to try my hand at super-detailing and kitbashing. The current cement plant location in New Poland has the track right next to a steep embankment with the mainline on top, so I'll have to modify the loading area to fit. I'll keep you posted with photos and such.

Also in the order was 25 Caboose Hobbies ground throws, which I will install on every turnout on the layout. This should seriously reduce derailments, which will be very nice... I've already installed one, and shortly I'll be headed into the basement to do some more.

And while on the subject of lots of projects, I still have several ones in progress, including the yard, three water areas, and a scratchbuilt intermodal flat based on the Southern Railway's flats built from surplus 50-foot boxcars.

[galaxy]

While we are on explanations, can someone please tell me why the 'Weekend Photo fun' section covers 3 days (72 hours). I thought there were only two days on a weekend. I finish work Friday arvo then the weekend starts at midnight.

I'm not complaining as we have an extra day to get the photos in.

We just finished a three day weekend here (called a long weekend) where my footy team won the grand final and I attended the major annual model rail exhibition here in Sydney.

I enjoy viewing this thread each weekend.

Bob

THIS weekend here in the USA is an official "three day weekend" as Monday is Columbus Day, a holiday.

Add the "official" start of Weekend Photo Fun on Friday, and there is a real potential for four days of Weekend Photo Fun!!!!

Oh, my!