Hi All,
The Platte Valley & Western Model Railroad Club is headed to the Great Train Expo for the weekend with our modules so we thought we'd share a picture from our club layout with our new scenery backdrop...
This is just a small section of the backdrop. If you're in the Denver area, stop by to see it in person. Check http://www.PVWRR.org for our operations schedules.
Chris
Ol' Henry was just about to cross over the track when one of those new fangled diesels comes around the curve. As a 40 year steam engine driver he's not quite sure what to make of these things yet, to love'em or hate'em.
Jarrell
Nice to see that my favorite weekly thread is getting an early start.
Chris, nice backdrop and bridge. Jarrell, another great picture - your work is an inspiration.
I haven't posted in a few weeks (new girlfriend! ). Anyway, I came up for air long enough to do a little train stuff:
I completed this Campbell Scale Models Water Treatment Plant on Tuesday. Once I decide where it goes on the layout I'll make a foundation for it and put some light weathering on it:
Now I'm working on this little freighthouse:
I can't recall who made the kit, but it's going together really well.
Finally, I tried to get a little artsy and took a "serious" picture of the more completed section of my layout:
The distance from the station (foreground) to the concrete bridge is about 4 feet. The zoom compresses distance and makes to look a little more crowded than it really is. My layout is set in the mid 1930s, so the story on the 1909 Olds on the flatcar is that it just arrived from a restoration shop - one of the Stave brothers is a vintage car fan and he's having the guys at the loading dock unload it for him.
As always, I'm looking forward to seeing what you all have been up to.
Phil, I'm not a rocket scientist; they are my students.
Phil, I like your work. You have the makings for a very nice layout. You're model-making ain't half shabby, neither.
Jarrell, I have said it time and time again...your photography is peerless. I love your vision. And tell buddy not to drive until he's had his coffee.
Chris, that layout must be something to see. The backdrop is quite commanding. I'd like to see more.
-Crandell
Hi all: An East bound commuter meets a West bound through freight at Stoney Creek in this early morning shot. Jarrell, I don't know about Ol' Henry, but I love that scene, great work. Phil, your freight house is looking good, and a great "artsy" scene.
Grampys Trains Hi all: An East bound commuter meets a West bound through freight at Stoney Creek in this early morning shot.
Hi all: An East bound commuter meets a West bound through freight at Stoney Creek in this early morning shot.
Dude! You really got the lighting dead on for early morning - very realistic.
My new little engine, not yet finished, but testing:
Wolfgang
Pueblo & Salt Lake RR
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Great work so far!
When not outside cleaning up the bumper crop of leaves this season, I've been doing some ballasting in my new yard. I know it's not the most thrilling aspects of modeling, but here's my results so far (with a bit of weathering added):
I'll eventually add in more details like weeds, etc.
My project this last week was to retrofit an Athearn SDP40F chassis from the standard blue box drive to hex drive. It now sports a new motor and flywheels, screwdown motor mounts, hex shafts, delrin worms and nickel silver wheels. It now runs as quite and smooth as any of my Proto 2000 and Atlas locos.
This is before the retrofit:
And after the retrofit:
The contact strip will be removed later when I install a DCC decoder.
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This is a coal drag coming into Greenup Illinois on my N scale Illinois and Southern...Jerry
I don't consider myself a photographer, but I am trying. Here are three new photos of old scenes I took to enter in the TC division contest. I don't expect to win anything, but it is a way to share ideas.
Nice start to the weekend folks! Many great shots already. You folks are my inspiration!I have finished up most of the work on my "Milk Train". The Reeder for handing the milk cans gave me some problems, but came out OK I guess.Here is the entire train:
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Art!!!! Wonderful!!!! Your handiwork is laid bare with those images, and I'd be mighty proud to be able to call it mine.
Ray, I like your imagery. Love the reefer! I like the terraced look on your layout...a lot of work went into that, and it came out really well.
My 1st attempt at weathering with chalk:
- Luke
Modeling the Southern Pacific in the 1960's-1980's
Today I worked on my White River Junction, VT engine terminal. Structures are a Pikestuff enginehouse, and a shed from an unknown manufacturer. I added details from my junk bin, as well as some vehicles: a fueling truck (my shortline currently doesn't have a tank, so they fuel the locomotive directly from the truck) and the shop carry-all. There's currently one part of an Impack set propped up on shop trucks undergoing repairs.
Overview
Shop office
Coffee break!
Closer view
The fuel truck is kept at the far end, in case of fire. All the shop equipment was lettered as if the shop crew lettered it by hand with a spray can, which is very prototypical for a New England shortline.
The impack is on shop trucks to allow it to be moved short distances.
ARTHILL I don't consider myself a photographer, but I am trying. Here are three new photos of old scenes I took to enter in the TC division contest. I don't expect to win anything, but it is a way to share ideas.
Art,
If you submit pictures like this, and you "don't expect to win", that must be one MONSTER of a competition.
I have figured out what is wrong with my brain! On the left side nothing works right, and on the right side there is nothing left!
GREAT WORK EVERYONE!!! I won't have an oppurtunity to do anything on my RR until Sunday night, so I'll just be a spectator till then.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
I see some great work so far. Keep it up folks.
I also weathered the white rimmed tires on my fan trip Nickel Plate berk to show some oiling:
Luke, are you trying to make me laugh? C'mon......put the camera on a tripod, or support it on something tall and solid enough that you can let the shutter time itself and take a steadier image....I can see some of what you have done, but nowhere near enough.
selector Luke, are you trying to make me laugh? C'mon......put the camera on a tripod, or support it on something tall and solid enough that you can let the shutter time itself and take a steadier image....I can see some of what you have done, but nowhere near enough. -Crandell
Here, give him my glasses. Maybe that will help!
Picture of the Bettendorf yard "in progress" working on getting the gravel color just right in the foreground.
Here comes the "Driline" rounding the bend through the "chute"
Sorr if you can't tell what it is. I don't have a tripod and don't plan to buy one. I will spend that money on trains!
P.S. I will a find a picture of what I am trying to show you and post it.
New Haven I-5 Sorr if you can't tell what it is. I don't have a tripod and don't plan to buy one. I will spend that money on trains! P.S. I will a find a picture of what I am trying to show you and post it.
You don't have to use a tripod. On most point and shoot digital camera's just set your camera to the "flower" setting which is macro or "close up" on most camera's, make sure the flash is on and take the picture. If your camera doesn't have this option, then you won't be able to take clear close ups...EVER.
I have marco. I will go and take a pic with "marco".
This is what I was trying to show (oiling on drivers):
Thanks, Luke...I can now appreciate what you wanted to show us. Nice photo of a nice engine!! I wouldn't mind such a model myself...maybe some day.
Might I make a suggestion ?
Is there any way for people to post thumbnails of their photos which we can click-to-enlarge ? These "super size" photos are way too large and make the page so wide it doesn't fit on the screen (I have to scroll right to see everything).
If posters can't use thumbnails, perhaps the forum software can automatically resize the images ?
Other than that, there has been an impressive collection of photos so far this weekend. Not all that surprising, really, since all of you do such incredible work.
chateauricherMight I make a suggestion ? Is there any way for people to post thumbnails of their photos which we can click-to-enlarge ? These "super size" photos are way too large and make the page so wide it doesn't fit on the screen (I have to scroll right to see everything). If posters can't use thumbnails, perhaps the forum software can automatically resize the images ?
It does. At least on my screen using Firefox. There's a banner above each photo that can be clicked and the large photo is opened in a separate tab. The forum software Use to downsize them and allow us to simply click the images for enlargement, reclick to make them small again. Don't know what was wrong with it except I don't remember these ads to the right of the forum window. Guess I can't complain about a free service though.
I can't make rhyme or reason out of it... when I first come to the thread, the images are smaller and have the banner. If I click on one of them, that one enlarges. I go away, then return to find that all images are huge and the text goes off to the right, out of sight. I am using IE7.