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Weekend Photo Fun!!! 5/29 - 5/31 Locked

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Posted by Renegade1c on Friday, May 29, 2009 7:20 PM

 well I have not been able to do any modeling recently because I am moving to Texas and everything is boxed up. I did however go ride trains in Australia for the past few weeks. I rode the Overland, The Ghan and the Indian Pacific. Below are some of the pictures. The Indian Pacific and the Ghan were both 27 cars long.



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Posted by berlingo on Friday, May 29, 2009 6:49 PM

 Hi everyone there,

I've been away quite so long, there are great pictures in here all the time. And here are my old ones.

 

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Posted by ClinchValleySD40 on Friday, May 29, 2009 6:17 PM

Op session.   More photos on link under picture in the Ops folder.

 

http://s527.photobucket.com/albums/cc354/ClinchValley/

Larry

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Posted by G Paine on Friday, May 29, 2009 4:30 PM

In last week's WPF there were some photos on Jordan vehicles with a request for additional postings. We were away for a couple of days and WPF was locked when I got back
http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/t/153963.aspx?PageIndex=4

Here are photos of my Jordan vehicles.

Muscongus School is taking a field trip to Greenvale Junction in their 1934 Ford bus. The Essex is described below.

The US Army recruiter drives a 1940 Ford sedan. It still looks good, but is due for replacement. The Hudson in front is an Alloy Forms kit.

The old family 1926 Essex has been restored.

George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch 

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, May 29, 2009 4:15 PM

 Jake better hurry and get that culvert cleared before the next heavy rain comes.


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Posted by Packer on Friday, May 29, 2009 3:33 PM

Robby, that boxcar is looking good. 

Garry, the scene looks good. Couldn't the local frieght go around the passenger train on the other track, or is it one of those arrangments where all traffic heading one way can only be on one track?

Gramps, looks good but where are the trains??? Confused

Simon, so that's what distracted engineers before cellphones.Laugh

My C30-7 finally arrived.


I'd put a video up of it's sound, but the camera doesn't have enough batteries for that. So I'll have to stop buying trains and get some batteries.Smile,Wink, & Grin

Vincent

Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....

2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.

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Posted by Robby P. on Friday, May 29, 2009 3:28 PM

Hornblower.............My fence is made from stuff used for weddings "Vail".   I got a yard of it for like $3.00.  That will last a loooong time.  I just used some old/thin metal for the fence posts.  It  might not look the best but it works for me.

 "Rust, whats not to love?"      

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Posted by hornblower on Friday, May 29, 2009 3:11 PM

Robby,

I have a project that will require a bit of straight chain link fencing and was considering using the Walthers kit.

Is that the Walthers chain link fencing material in the foreground of your pictures? 

Was the material packaged in a roll or did it curl up later on (or is the damaged fencing look intentional)? 

Do you think a few horizontal pipes would help straighten it out?

Hornblower

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Posted by tattooguy67 on Friday, May 29, 2009 3:09 PM

Hi all, this week we mourn the end of one eraSigh

But we celebrate the begining of another!Smile

updates as we get them.

Chuck & Heather

Is it time to run the tiny trains yet george?! is it huh huh is it?!
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Posted by C&O Fan on Friday, May 29, 2009 1:51 PM

Here's a short Video of the DCC sound conversion i did earlier this week on my

Life Like 0-8-0

It compares the Tsunami to the factory installed QSI sound in my other 0-8-0

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR4fWcxk2_Q

TerryinTexas

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http://conewriversubdivision.yolasite.com/

 

 

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Friday, May 29, 2009 11:31 AM

Nice work Simon. Make sure the engineer of the next train keeps his eyes on the track ahead. No peaking in windows allowed for him.

GARRY

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Posted by simon1966 on Friday, May 29, 2009 11:07 AM

We have had a couple of unseemly characters visiting the layout for the month

 

they have been enjoying all the delights that the town has to offer while living out of their mobile accomodations

 

Spotted neatly by the ice-cream store allows them to visit the delights of the upper floor

 

Word got back East to their home, resulting in a quick stop at the florist to arrange for delivery later in the week.

Simon Modelling CB&Q and Wabash See my slowly evolving layout on my picturetrail site http://www.picturetrail.com/simontrains and our videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/MrCrispybake?feature=mhum

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Friday, May 29, 2009 10:52 AM

Grampy... I really like your down town scene. Awnings and all! ..What, no Alcos, this week?? Confused

GARRY

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Posted by Phoebe Vet on Friday, May 29, 2009 10:32 AM

Bow

 

Dave

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Posted by Grampys Trains on Friday, May 29, 2009 10:11 AM

 Nice work on that boxcar, Robby!

Nice junction scene, Garry!

 

A view down the main drag.

 

 

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Friday, May 29, 2009 9:58 AM

Robby......... Thanks for starting Weekend Photo Fun....... The weathering of your box car makes it look real.

My photo below shows the junction in Prairie View. A local passenger train is arriving on the main line as a local freight train holds on the branch line.

GARRY

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Weekend Photo Fun!!! 5/29 - 5/31
Posted by Robby P. on Friday, May 29, 2009 9:36 AM

 Well I will start this week I guess. 

 Its a boxcar I weathered up.  I added a custom load, and a good fade job.

 Before:

 

 

  After:

 

 

 

 "Rust, whats not to love?"      

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