Finished.....
Karl.A
Meanwhile, back at the work bench... Traffic levels have been good on the Western Maryland, so much so that we've had to press our newest chopnose geep into service before she's had a chance to hit the paint shop.Hopefully some good weather on Sunday afternoon will give her time to get into full red white and black regalia...Lee
Route of the Alpha Jets www.wmrywesternlines.net
I'll slip in the last pics of the weekend then, unless someone beats me to it. Wired up some feeders today, connected one pair to the power pack, and the train ran all the way around the layout!Pics and vid.first, vid link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbDg2kjjJCcThe feeders:Roster shot:The GP9 (shell was received from a member of another site):The test train:
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Cant say it been a great weekend. Good news is gravity is working just fine here in Maryville IL. Seems anything I picked up fell down or off the rails!
Started to get the A Line ready to hook up to K-10 mine. That meant taking out the last 18 radii turns! Installed 22 inch and half way through the turn installed a Atlas number 6. Used the straight section to the mine. Used a 2X4 as a guard till the rest of the bench is done.
To install the bigger Radii and turnout I had to pull the 13 foot tunnel / hill. This section has been there for 2 plus years now. It is against the garage door and does not see the light of day often. I will add I lay this section of rail about 3 years ago. Sure is not pretty but tracks well.
Found this under the hill, from long ago.
Far as the green out door carpet, people that follow my posting for what ever reason know the bench started as a HO slot car track.
My track laying is getting better, I did this section 2 years ago. Shows the A and B line.
Something I have never posted before, a over view of the bench. Should be called the Good, the Bad and Mainly Ugly! Had the door up to work on the A line turnout.
All so installed decoder's in PK 1000 Erie's, A is running like a champ, B is having power pick up problems.
Hoped to have gotten more done, but I have felt like Caboose today. Getting old sucks!
Few good pictures of the new section.
Cuda Ken
I hate Rust
vancouverislandrail Where abouts on the island is it. I love taking pictures of these old buildings and different parts of our history?
Where abouts on the island is it. I love taking pictures of these old buildings and different parts of our history?
If you're referring to my posts, it is near Alberni. See the following website.
http://www.alberniheritage.com/
Mark
I finally got around to patching and lettering a pair of Proto 2000 gondolas. Used to be Erie Lackawana, now they're WSOR.
Thanks very much indeed Bob. I just followed the instructions and the plans in the kit exactly, anybody can duplicate this quite easily, with some time and patience.
http://www.sierrawestscalemodels.com/oscale/302/302.shtml
The kit is also available in HO, Simon (simon1966) built it a few months ago but I dont know if he posted it here on this forum.
Karl.... What an awesome job of modeling!!! Your structure is definately "Museum Quality".
Bob
Made myself a test track out of a 1x6 and the track from the old layout (meaning the switches are snap switches, but my big 6-axles will make it through them). Im using it to speed match my locos (QSI decoders are kind of a pain since they have no CV 6, have yet to try my genesis F45 with it's MRC decoder) and check couplerheight.
Also got 2 new cars. Both are athearn kits that have had the trucks reamed, intermountain metal wheelsets and kadees added, and weighted up to 4.5 ounces. I've never used intermountain wheelsets before (most of mine are branchline or proto) and they roll insanely well in the reamed trucks
Bordem shot:
Also got a wash in on this bulkhead flat, in addition to it's pipeload.
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.
Once again we gathered around the soft glow of a bunch of little LED's, and enjoyed the peaceful whir of 5-pole motors doing what they were meant to do.When suddenly, the silence was shattered!First, by Phil Hoffman's ancient Atlas/Roco GP-30, which sounded like a blender, but amused us with its staying power after over 30 years of service!Then, after all the usual freight was handled (including two locals expertly delivered by Bryan) an unscheduled excursion burst upon the scene, complete with a sound equipped Walther's N&W Mallet, thanks to Tim "Sizemore" Alder. The Rapido B&O coaches looked great, but Tim pointed out several deficiencies that he hopes will be ironed out before the N&W version arrives. And here we are, after a pleasant afternoon of running the Western Maryland.From left, Me, Brian with an I, Ed the K, Phil the H, Timmah, Bryan with a Y. Lee
twhite Sawyer: I like the way your yard is turning out.
Sawyer: I like the way your yard is turning out.
Thank you Tom! Excellent photo from yourself this weekend too!
Well, redesigned the town switching area, here's a vid explaining it and two pics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QQhqjbbPN0
Great Work Karl !
A short video of my T1's double heading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYUzEUOm-S0
TerryinTexas
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http://conewriversubdivision.yolasite.com/
I stand corrected. So you turned the model for each exposure. The point I was making was that it was obvious that you had not walked around a real building taking those images, so it must be a model.
I was actually complimenting your model building skill by pointing out that the identical background in every angle, and the changing light direction on the building was the only way I could tell it wasn't a real building. No offense intended.
Dave
Lackawanna Route of the Phoebe Snow
Thanks for the comments, you are correct Wolfgang, it is O scale.
Phoebe Vet Karl: I was all set to call you a prankster who was putting us on until I noticed that the light was from the upper right foreground in every picture and the background was inserted digitally. Therefore, I am impressed. That is VERY realistic.
Karl:
I was all set to call you a prankster who was putting us on until I noticed that the light was from the upper right foreground in every picture and the background was inserted digitally.
Therefore, I am impressed. That is VERY realistic.
Everything in the pictures is real, nothing has been 'digitally inserted'. They are straight photos from the camera to the screen. The 'light' from the upper right foreground is the SUN, I havent found a way to move that yet. It is in the upper right foreground in each shot because that is where the sun was and gave the best lighting on the model.
As I said the first time my modelling validity was questioned here a couple of weeks ago "what would I have to gain by posting a fake pic?"
That is indeed great news Crandell my friend, One of your national treasures preserved, I'm very happy to read the news and thanks for letting me know.
Best regards,Karl.A
Almost competed my MDC Boxcab today, installed the decoder, painted the shell, installed the roof detail and windows. I put the shell onto a Spectrum 44 ton switcher chassis. Weathering is the next step.
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."-Albert Einstein
http://gearedsteam.blogspot.com/
Karl, what an accomplishment..wow! It is so wonderfully realistic.
As an aside, you would be interested to learn that between the federal and provincial governments, the Kinsol Trestle (in your signature) was approved for a rebuild with a CDN$5.7M grant. Wahoooooo...!
-Crandell
Two vehicles rotting in the woods. The flat bed truck is especially blending in.
Logging truck fueling station (inactive), Vancouver Island, BC:
ukguyNot quite finished, but almost........... Karl.A
Not quite finished, but almost...........
Excellent!
0-scale???
Wolfgang
Pueblo & Salt Lake RR
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More, please.
I did some railfanning around our club layout at Boothbay Railway Village this week.
At Dragon Cement Plant
The plant entrance and cement silos
Cement bagging plant
At the rock crusher in the quarry
Around the fishing village:
The church, general store and houses
Businesses by the main line tracks
Shoreside businesses
and in the servicing area:
F3 BAR 44 diesel fueling
the sand house and water tank
The layout is very much a work in progress; these are the most complete areas
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
ukguy Not quite finished, but almost...........
Very nice! What's the scale?
Fantastic modeling there Karl, you could also post this in the "Show Your Weathered Models" thread. I really like the way you have blended the finish of the castings in with the rest of the model.
Tom
Crandell... that's a great shot of your J Class. What a beauty!!!
selector*snip I have a second image of a J Class 4-8-4 from the Norfolk & Western storming up the grade rising out of Seneca Falls Sub. It is towing a short consist of three commuter coaches, so it is hauling fast. *snip* -Crandell
*snip
I have a second image of a J Class 4-8-4 from the Norfolk & Western storming up the grade rising out of Seneca Falls Sub. It is towing a short consist of three commuter coaches, so it is hauling fast.
*snip*
Nice photo! I wish I got to ride behind a J Class on MY commute home!