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Posted by Margaritaman on Saturday, August 29, 2009 12:41 AM

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Posted by wedudler on Saturday, August 29, 2009 8:32 AM

Great work everyone, thank you.

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Posted by RailfanS on Saturday, August 29, 2009 9:46 AM

Well,

It's that time of year again. I'm starting preparations for train show season, specify the local show September 12th and 13th. That means 30+ locomotives, 100+ cars, and various transformers and track (our club uses EZ-track on our display, most of which I own or maintain) need to be cleaned or inspected prior to the show. This week the locomotive fleet started rolling into the service terminal for their wheel cleaning/ dusting/ oiling, too fast. Causing this backup of idling U33's on the mainline, which are waiting for their turn to get into the yard: 

It's the most wonderful time of the year!!!!!!!!!!!!!,

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Posted by PB&J RR on Saturday, August 29, 2009 2:36 PM

Wow, some of the work this week is just unbelievable.... Very inspiring... I've been sanding and contouring scenery and putzing with my city and industrial district...

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Posted by PASMITH on Saturday, August 29, 2009 2:42 PM
Messing with an HOn30 logging camp diorama. Peter Smith Memphis
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Posted by selector on Saturday, August 29, 2009 4:09 PM

Peter, I would like very much to see your diorama with the camera low and imaging a couple of sideshots...if that is possible?  Also, if you wouldn't mind my mentioning it, it looks to me like the camera might need to be adjusted for the lights or colour balance.  I would love to see your weathered wood in the proper tone.

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Posted by C&O Fan on Saturday, August 29, 2009 4:16 PM

selector

Peter, I would like very much to see your diorama with the camera low and imaging a couple of sideshots...if that is possible?  Also, if you wouldn't mind my mentioning it, it looks to me like the camera might need to be adjusted for the lights or colour balance.  I would love to see your weatherred wood in the proper tone.

-Crandell

Ditto !

Looks like nice work !

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Posted by PASMITH on Saturday, August 29, 2009 4:45 PM
I agree that this is a poor picture. I have been doing a lot of alterations in attempt to add this scene to a module that I plan to take to the Narrow Gauge Convention in St Louis in 2010. I will try to take some better shots. I have posted a picture of the saw filers shed at the right of the diorama before as shown again below. Thanks for your kind comments and suggestions. Peter Smith, Memphis
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Posted by selector on Saturday, August 29, 2009 5:16 PM

As Terry has said, it looks like darned good work.  Big Smile  It fairly begs to be drooled over.

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Posted by PB&J RR on Saturday, August 29, 2009 6:47 PM

I have a few questions.... but first here's why:

    I have the JV Models Boyd Logging kit, it will be my first Craftsman kit.... So I admit I'm a tad intimidated to open the box and find what I would call raw materials...LOL. I mean I've built a lot of plastic models, but this isn't something to put together while watching football...

Questions:

1. what did you use to stain the wood?

2. what is the best way to proceed when doing one's first Craftsman kit? it seems to me that I could just lay a copy of the pattern on the laser cut balsa and cut through both...

3. Obviously there's more than just building it, how do you know when and how much scenic and super detail is too much?

Your work looks great...

 

 

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Posted by Geared Steam on Saturday, August 29, 2009 8:36 PM

 Margaritaman

Your modeling rocks, I've been saving your pics to use a reference when I scenic mine, it is exaclty what I'm shootng for AND looks exactly like the area I model. Big Blackfoot River area NE of Missoula MT and the Wolf Praire area on the BNSF mainline in the Flathead tunnel area.in Montana. Nice work.Bow

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Posted by ngartshore350 on Sunday, August 30, 2009 5:23 AM

Some nice wrok here guys!

Selector: Love that T1!

Here is some progress and a shot of my T1 with a recently finished Bethleham RPO in tow.

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Posted by mononguy63 on Sunday, August 30, 2009 7:16 AM

Good stuff here again this weekend.

I pushed the construction debris and stray rolling stock off of the main line and took a little joyride yesterday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRvHSVCHdY4

Jim

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Posted by mikebonellisr on Sunday, August 30, 2009 7:32 AM

Beautiful work.It makes me want to give up modeling.Have you submitted photos to MRR trackside photos?

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Posted by C&O Fan on Sunday, August 30, 2009 8:09 AM

mononguy63

Good stuff here again this weekend.

I pushed the construction debris and stray rolling stock off of the main line and took a little joyride yesterday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRvHSVCHdY4

Jim

Jim that was a fun trip

Have you ever thought of putting the camera car first and pushing it around so we could get an unobstructed view ?

 

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Posted by ClinchValleySD40 on Sunday, August 30, 2009 8:11 AM

Cool video Jim, made me feel like I was really on the train.

 

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Posted by mononguy63 on Sunday, August 30, 2009 8:31 AM

C&O Fan
Have you ever thought of putting the camera car first and pushing it around so we could get an unobstructed view ?

That could be arranged later today Smile,Wink, & Grin

Though, trust me, the more obstructed the view, the better the layout looks!

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Posted by C&O Fan on Sunday, August 30, 2009 9:23 AM

mononguy63

Snip

Though, trust me, the more obstructed the view, the better the layout looks!

Oh i thought you were showing us your collection of mason jars,paint cans and used light bulbs

Smile,Wink, & GrinLaugh

Just kidding looks like a nice layout just needs some housekeeping

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Posted by fiatfan on Sunday, August 30, 2009 9:44 AM

 Jim, I thought the video was great!  I really enjoyed the perspective of riding behind the engine and the sound of the whistle was absolutely beautiful!  Was that a recording or a sound chip?

 

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Posted by PA&ERR on Sunday, August 30, 2009 9:52 AM

 

Just thought I would contribute a picture of my "road power" - two Athearn MP15ACs. I wanted one to look like a "new" acquistion from the 2nd hand locomotive market (the UP unit) and the other to look like it had been repainted, but has been working so hard it hasn't had time for a "bath". I still need to do some weathering on the running gear on both engines and I need to remember where I hid the hand rails and radiator screens from #32!

Enjoy!

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Posted by stokesda on Sunday, August 30, 2009 11:32 AM

A little progress this week on my projects...

Intermodal/team track site. Sub base in place all around, just need to place the sheet styrene for the concrete surface (still working on the paint/finish for that)

 

GP30 project - to be D&RGW #3016. This weekend I painted the yellow/gold trim around the side sill, pilots, and numberboards. Next phase will be to mask off the trim areas and paint the rest of the shell engine black.

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Posted by ukguy on Sunday, August 30, 2009 1:22 PM

Well I aint posted here for a while, so, here are some progress pics after 4-5 weeks      Whistling"workin' on the railroad"

 


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Posted by selector on Sunday, August 30, 2009 3:30 PM

Amazing, Karl, as always.  I hope to see more images as you move along with this fine effort. Big Smile

I am still in awe over your achievement replicating the Kinsol Trestle shown in your signature images.  Wow!

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Posted by duckdogger on Sunday, August 30, 2009 3:31 PM

 Karl,

Greta trestle.  Kit or scratch?

 

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Posted by howmus on Sunday, August 30, 2009 4:01 PM

Still Sunday..... So I guess I'll show you what I have been doing yesterday and today.

I made a lantern complete with working light to put on a crate by the freight house.  Seems that the night watchman forgot about it and left it going...  Man is he going to get a chewing out!

Here is what it looks like at night:

A view from a different angle:

I also assembled and painted another Jordan Models Ford Model T Van.  This one is new though, 1925 model.  The proud owner, Mr Thompson, brought his wife and kids down to the park for the concert in it:

Close up of it:

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Posted by saronaterry on Sunday, August 30, 2009 4:08 PM

Nice shots, guys!

Built a bunch more trees today. Can you spot the real one?

 

 

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Posted by mononguy63 on Sunday, August 30, 2009 5:16 PM

Nice trees, Terry! (Though I think the rake is a bit out of scale...)

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Posted by Margaritaman on Sunday, August 30, 2009 6:42 PM

I'm going to double up this week.  Poor quality, cool pic, using a very small pocket cam that can get in places others can't.

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Posted by georgev on Sunday, August 30, 2009 7:05 PM

saronaterry

Nice shots, guys!

Built a bunch more trees today. Can you spot the real one?

 

 

Terry

Terry, these trees look great.  Can you tell us how you made them (or is there a post already about it)?   Enquiring minds want to know!

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Posted by PB&J RR on Sunday, August 30, 2009 7:21 PM

yes please, very detailed Idiot's guide for Dummy's type instructions.... WOW, and I thought my bottle brush pines were neat...

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