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WPF July 3rd - July 6th Locked

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Friday, July 3, 2009 12:11 PM

Hello everybody..

The weathered models look nice. 

Chuck....Did you use a "big hook" to catch that one?

Clinch Valley... Nice bridge scene, and the backdrop looks just like the Smokey Mountains.

Allan ...I like the bridge scene.

Here are two photos. One is an SD7 at work in Prarie View. The other is a passenger train stopping at Blackhawk.

 

GARRY

HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR

EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU

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Posted by BRVRR on Friday, July 3, 2009 11:58 AM

Great stuff as usual guys. Some great modeling and photography shown here today.

Driline thats a good looking caboose and the weathering job puts mine to shame.

Robby that is a great job of weathering. I have never been able to come close the work you showed here today.

C&O Fan. You did a good job on the little buildings. They were placed on what appears to be a nice layout too!

I've been experimenting with my new video camera. The photo below is a frame from a video I made of a 22-car freight train passing through a RR crossing on the Black River Valley layout. Sorry for the poor quality.

I haven't posted the video on my website yet. If you are interested here is a link:

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

Keep up the good work everyone. This is always the best thread of the week.

 

 

 

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Allan

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Posted by tattooguy67 on Friday, July 3, 2009 10:15 AM

Hi all, well it's been somewhat hot and humid here as of late so working on the layout in the garage has been slow

also been doing some non train related interests with some luck!

But despite all those road blocks some progress has been made, some of the pink is gone and the facia has been installed and primed!

Enjoy the pics.

Chuck & Heather.

Is it time to run the tiny trains yet george?! is it huh huh is it?!
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Posted by Robby P. on Friday, July 3, 2009 10:01 AM

 Thanks.  It was a work in progress Mischief.

 "Rust, whats not to love?"      

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Posted by rstaller on Friday, July 3, 2009 9:39 AM

 Looks fine, there are no exacts in weathering.  Put it on the road and run it like it is.  R. Staller

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Posted by Silver Pilot on Friday, July 3, 2009 9:00 AM

Driline - Nice caboose!  I especially line the simley face, it has sort of a evil grin to it.  JKtrains did an excellent job on it.

Ulrich - Keep trying.  Practice, practice, practice.

Since it appears to be a SOO theme, I'll have to post a pick of some SOO equipment.

Google is good! Yahoo is my friend.
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Posted by C&O Fan on Friday, July 3, 2009 8:19 AM

Nice weathering as always Robby

Nice job on the caboose Driline

Keep trying Ulrich even Van Gogh messed up

Great Photo Clinch Valley !

 

Here's a couple of cheap life like buildings i painted up

first one is a pump house for the water tower

Second one is a Dynamite shack for the coal mine

 

And finally a short video of my newly converted 2-6-2 pulling a MOW train

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENjshq445Gw

 

TerryinTexas

See my Web Site Here

http://conewriversubdivision.yolasite.com/

 

 

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Posted by Jimmydieselfan on Friday, July 3, 2009 7:17 AM

Robby, I think your weathering is top shelf. I want to send my entire fleet of rolling stock to you to make them look like that.

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N Scale Diesels......I like 'em

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Posted by Robby P. on Friday, July 3, 2009 7:06 AM

Its time for another WPF.

Its a "Alberta" hopper.  Faded, used, dusty, dirty, etc......I used the prototype car number  *ALPX 628171* for the idea on this car.

Before:

After:

 "Rust, whats not to love?"      

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Posted by ClinchValleySD40 on Friday, July 3, 2009 5:10 AM

Westbound manifest #97 crossing the Clinch River.

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 3, 2009 4:11 AM

 Desaster has struck!

Inspired by the wonderful photo in the first post to this thread , I decided to go for my first attempt at weathering. 

Here it is (and I have to wash it down and repaint it all!):

 

 

Ok, it was supposed to look like a run down, decrepit SOO caboose, but I guess weathering is not yet my cup of tea...

I    Bow to the masters, like Robby P. and AggroJones.

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Posted by Guilford Guy on Friday, July 3, 2009 2:53 AM

I've been working on a scratchbuild most of the week. Should have pix up tomorrow, er later today.

Here's an old pic for now! Teen PoweR!


Alex

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WPF July 3rd - July 6th
Posted by Driline on Thursday, July 2, 2009 7:37 AM

Here are a few before and after shots of an Atlas Caboose that JKtrains weathered for me just this week.  I was very pleased with the results. There's even reflective tape on the steps!

Before...

 

After.....


Modeling the Davenport Rock Island & Northwestern 1995 in HO

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