weekly photo fun 3-27

[tomkat-13]

vsmith

tomkat-13

Here are some photos  to share of signs that I got together to put around the layout.

I plan to print them on photo paper to give them a metal sign look.

Thanks for posting those, I was just looking for some signs like that

Well here are a few more signs to help you out!

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[vsmith]

tomkat-13

Here are some photos  to share of signs that I got together to put around the layout.

I plan to print them on photo paper to give them a metal sign look.

Thanks for posting those, I was just looking for some signs like that

[rs2mike]

Some recent purchases on ebay.  The 2 sw-7 got a full tune up and rewired to get ready for the dcc conversion.  Lighted on both ends.  Next is to patch out for my road and weather.  One may be resold but I haven't decided yet.

Ihc mother hubbard possible dcc conversion.  Possible weather and sell, I have not decided yet.  It runs great but needs a new led in the light as it is way to yellow at the moment

Lastly a couple riv 0-8-0 steamers.  The first pic the engine was bought to rewheel the second.  Unfortunately the motors were different and the wheels would not swap so I made this one the good one and made the other a rusted steamer ready for restoration.

Have a good week

[Knowcents]

rs2mike

Thanks for the dimensions.  That looks great.  What is your grade percentage?  Is that a bachmann shay pulling those logs?

Knowcents

The garde is about 2-3%. Yes its a bachman. It pulss the cars up and down perfect!

[roadeater]

mikelhh

 

"Mike,

I find the lighting in your photos very striking.  How did you do that?

 -Tim"

  Tim those shots were lit with my standard twin fluoros overhead, but with a 500watt floodlight standing above and behind the backscene at the far end so I was looking into the light.  One fluoro is 'daylight white', the other is tri-phosphorous which are hard to beat. 

 A white styrofoam icebox lid was propped up just out of camera shot to light the shadows, and some blue [+1] was added with the Olympus camera's settings.  That works well with the lights I use.

 

 Mike

 

Mike,

Thanks for the explanation. The results are impressive!

 -Tim

[wedudler]

 Excursion train

 

Wolfgang

[mikelhh]

 

"Mike,

I find the lighting in your photos very striking.  How did you do that?

 -Tim"

  Tim those shots were lit with my standard twin fluoros overhead, but with a 500watt floodlight standing above and behind the backscene at the far end so I was looking into the light.  One fluoro is 'daylight white', the other is tri-phosphorous which are hard to beat. 

 A white styrofoam icebox lid was propped up just out of camera shot to light the shadows, and some blue [+1] was added with the Olympus camera's settings.  That works well with the lights I use.

 

 Mike

[roadeater]

mikelhh

  Atlas Guilford U23-B approaching, and a Factory Direct Trains Trackmobile.  H0 scale.

 Mike

 

Mike,

I find the lighting in your photos very striking.  How did you do that?

 -Tim

 

[Renegade1c]

My little contribution to all the great work in WPF. The first is a photo of a Rio Grande SD-40T-2 in the town of White River on Platte Valley and Western club layout. The second is a oil derrick I scratch-built located in the town of Granite, also on the Platte Valley.

[wsdimenna]

desertdog :  nice photos from down under.

Here is the finished section from article in May CTT. Only the unfinished foam with mesh was shown.

 

[reklein]

mikelhh,I like the gloomy look of your photos. Nice shots, a litle out of the ordinary, BILL

[desertdog]

There was one on sale at an Internet site that I buy from occasionally and I was very tempted, but concern for just what you point out kept me from doing so. It's likely a case of too little weight and too few contact points with the rails. But it is nice looking and maybe one day I will bite the bullet. John Timm

mikelhh

 Desertdog    to be honest, the Trackmobile doesn't run very well. It must have sparkling clean track. It will pull two cars maximum [not that I mind that]

 Mine is DCC fitted, running on DC. Maybe one day I'll get DCC and maybe it will be better. I love it though 

 

 Mike

[Tjsingle]

I was going through my railfanning pictures, and noticed that one of pictures in exactly the same as a picture my mom took in1987, at the South Fork dam site. Anyways my parents went to College around Johnstown, and my mom is a civil engineer, who surveyed the South Fork dam site. Notice the differences in hoppers, some little 40 footers in 1987. I thought it was really interesting. If only conrail still ran thorugh the West Slope.... Tjsingle

[mikelhh]

 Desertdog    to be honest, the Trackmobile doesn't run very well. It must have sparkling clean track. It will pull two cars maximum [not that I mind that]

 Mine is DCC fitted, running on DC. Maybe one day I'll get DCC and maybe it will be better. I love it though 

 

 Mike

[CNJ831]

HHRR's #720 has just made its last pick-up of the day and is now headed out of Putney, NY, on her way to Jacksboro Yard.

(there's a shot of "downtown" Putney in the April Trackside Photos) 

CNJ831

 

[lvanhen]

desertdog

lvanhen

Desertdog, I didn't know that U P was using brass roof walks!

Do they have to polish them?

Some great pics, I like the idea of the Dari Queen rear view - something we dont often see.

In a joint study with the Physics Department of the University of Western Idaho, funded with a federal earmark, UP found that polishing roof walks lowers wind resistance and saves fuel. The payback comes in the 49th year of the car's estimated 50 year service life. Thanks for the comments. JT

I hope that "earmark" doesn't take anything away from AIG, GM, Chrysler or any of the other ":needy & worthy" causes!!

[vsmith]

Sleepy Pete apparently had a little too much "Obejoyful" last night and didnt make it past the saloon's front door.

[desertdog]

Nice layout and nice lighting effect, Mike. I was think about buying a Trackmobile for my grain elevators. How well does it run? John Timm

[desertdog]

Good morning. Thanks for the comments. It's a fertilizer tank for anhydrous ammonia. I made it about 30 years ago. The ends were made by cutting a styrofoam ball in half with a razor saw. It only took about ten tries to get it right. I'll take a couple of shots for you. JT

moelarrycurly4

nice Dairy King shot. Looks like they are getting a food dleivery. can you shoot a close up of that propane (or amonia ) tank over on the right.

[desertdog]

lvanhen

Desertdog, I didn't know that U P was using brass roof walks!

Do they have to polish them?

Some great pics, I like the idea of the Dari Queen rear view - something we dont often see.

In a joint study with the Physics Department of the University of Western Idaho, funded with a federal earmark, UP found that polishing roof walks lowers wind resistance and saves fuel. The payback comes in the 49th year of the car's estimated 50 year service life. Thanks for the comments. JT

[moelarrycurly4]

nice Dairy King shot. Looks like they are getting a food dleivery. can you shoot a close up of that propane (or amonia ) tank over on the right.

[Packers#1]

 Great U23B Mike, I love 'em. There's a picture of mine in my sig and also two on this thread.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

 Scrap anyone? Got a load going out on track 3.

[TBat55]

Thanks for the signage!  You are just in time - I'm doing a structure and urgently needed more signs.

[lvanhen]

Desertdog, I didn't know that U P was using brass roof walks!

Do they have to polish them?

Some great pics, I like the idea of the Dari Queen rear view - something we dont often see.

[desertdog]

The Farmer's Co-op is shipping out some of last year's crop. Over at the fertilizer warehouse, they have received the first carload of the 2009 planting season, a sure sign of spring in the Heartland. John Timm

[cwclark]

Another week of fantastic pictures guys!   Here's a passenger station in Marfa Texas I've been working on.  I kit bashed a ticket booth onto the original Bachman building with some brick walls and windows from a box of scrap parts.

...chuck

[desertdog]

A local rancher is about to receive a few loads of alfalfa pellets. The grain auger is scratchbuilt from various pieces of styrene, using photos and dimensions from a farm equipment manufacturer's website. John Timm

[desertdog]

After various tries, here's a shot of the local Dari King. It's been a windy day so there is a lot of trash on the ground. Note the officer of the law hiding in the trees. Seems that the local kids have been blowing the stop sign of late. John Timm