WPF 6-25-10

[SpaceMouse]

 Wow, this is my first WPF (looking at) in a year. There is some great work here.

Jacon, your work has come a long way.

Jon, is that a new layout. Seems to m your work was much further along than last I looked. 

Crandell, seeing that Warbonnet on your layout makes me wonder if fabric of space-time has been ripped and Elvis will be singing duets with Michael Jackson at the pub down the hill from your house. 

I hope to have my Saloon done by next week. Maybe I'll post a preview tomorrow. 

[C&O Fan]

selector

I must say I envy you guys with the 'natural' backdrops.  They add immensely to the realism of a layout photo.  Nice work, Garry.

I have posted the following setting at least once in the past two or three WPF's, noting that I had added a slick to the centerline on the main.  Today I present my SD75M with warbonnet motif on modern tracks.  I used 22 gauge wire to make cables, and I sort-of weathered the grills, sideframes, and the plow.  The diesel has only been in revenue service for a couple of weeks at this point, so it isn't looking well used.

-Crandell

 

OH NO !!! Gasp Gasp !!

He's gone over to the " Dark Side "

Where's the steam i come to know and love ?

 

[selector]

 Thanks, everyone!  What can I say....I slipped....   I will revert to steam for next weekend.

-Crandell

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

selector

 Thanks, everyone!  What can I say....I slipped....   I will revert to steam for next weekend.

-Crandell

Crandell ..... Repeat: "I think I can; I thinbk I can; I think I can ........."

Presto ......

 

 

 

[pj1775]

Here is my recently completed Uncle Tony's Produce Stand & Meat Market:

http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx266/pj1775/DCP_1506.jpg

[Geared Steam]

 I had the pleasure of visiting the San Diego Model Railroad Museum last Thursday, great place to visit (plus San Diego ain't to shabby either ).

The San Diego Model Railroad Club modeled the Goat Canyon trestle. The actual trestle was the largest timber railroad trestle in the world at the time of its construction in 1932. This picture doesn't do it justice, the canyon was from the floor to about 8 feet tall.

 

Nice modeling everywhere I looked.

In a separate display, they had some survivors from John Allen's G & D.

The museum is in the Balboa Park area, and there is much more to do here with the family including it's famous zoo. If your in the area,I recommend it.

[Packers#1]

No pictures from me, but some outstanding work here! I do have a new video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRMloqTee1o

[jeffrey-wimberly]

 

[IVRW]

C&O Fan

selector

I must say I envy you guys with the 'natural' backdrops.  They add immensely to the realism of a layout photo.  Nice work, Garry.

I have posted the following setting at least once in the past two or three WPF's, noting that I had added a slick to the centerline on the main.  Today I present my SD75M with warbonnet motif on modern tracks.  I used 22 gauge wire to make cables, and I sort-of weathered the grills, sideframes, and the plow.  The diesel has only been in revenue service for a couple of weeks at this point, so it isn't looking well used.

-Crandell

 

OH NO !!! Gasp Gasp !!

He's gone over to the " Dark Side "

Where's the steam i come to know and love ?

 

Crandell, your like the guy on the Island of Sodor, you only do steam locomotives. Ah well, variety... :)

[cudaken]

mononguy63

And with apologies to Cuda Ken, who might suffer F envy, here's a diesel roster shot just for funsies

Jim

 

 What I envy more is you have the time and motivation to work on your layout Jim. You did get me thinking about turning some engines I don' use into Monon. I have a Dash 9 that would make a great Monon.

 

 Time to pick some Bag Worms off the ferns in front of the house.

 

            Where is Mr Greenjeans when you need him?

[wm3798]

 I've been tearing up the layout for the past couple of weeks, and am now in the process of putting it back. 

Here's some pictures of the progress we made today...

In a nutshell, we've been working on correcting a few of the ills of the original plan.  Better staging, wider curves, and a full branch line to a remote terminal are among the improvements.

Here's the rest of the phase 2 pictures.

and here's what went on up to this point.

You can also keep up with the project in my blog.

And, here's the payoff!

Thanks for looking!

Lee

 

[SpaceMouse]

Main room of the Scarlet Slipper. There will be two lights, one in each of the upper front corners.  

This may be an exercise in futility, but since it is going to be on the edge of the layout, I thought I'd give it a try. The furniture is all scratched. 

So if you get a magnify glass and look through the curtained windows or over the saloon doors, this is what you will see. 

What this picture doesn't how is the mirror on the wall behind the barkeep.

Dang, all three bottles disappeared. There is one on the bar, one in the barmaid's left hand and one in the right hand of the cowboy in the white hat

 

[Dave Vollmer]

Started replacing some 40' Trainman boxcar roofwalks with Micro-Trains roofwalks.  The mounting tabs on the Trainman boxcars have to be sanded down quite a bit. No pics yet.

Also played with my new choo-choo:

Took this roster shot of my PRR ESM G26 (with Hay Brothers Garage load):

...and finally started slowly updating my website to include the new layout extension and my more robust PRR to CR process:

Don't worry... The anachronism is intentional to illustrate the layout's dual era.

[jon grant]

jdobo

Jon, The layout is looking good, any chance of seeing on the exhibition circuit "down south" when it's done? Regards Jon.

Nottingham have expressed an interest and Nick, who organises Ally Pally, knows it's being built and I have agreed to send him some pics. Trouble is fitting it in with Sweethome Chicago's exhibition dates.

Jon 

 

 

[jon grant]

SpaceMouse

 Jon, is that a new layout. Seems to m your work was much further along than last I looked. 

 

With you being out of the loop for a while, you wont know about the new layout Sweethome Alabama that I've been building since last summer. Whereas Swreethome Chicago is 1930s steam, this one is 1990s+ diesels. Fancied a change of scenery.

Jon

[Margaritaman]

GearedSteam, Glad you had a nice time in San Diego.  Great town, great museum.  I'm only an hour and a half North and when work calls I'm the first guy there with an extra day to spare.

I've been up to my gardening and decorating the outside of the train house with real and repro train stuff.  The Mrs. even liked the switchstand...wow.

The train house

Reproduction sign...I love this!

Old jack...I love Ebay!

A little memory of our cool vacation to the Grand Canyon.

 

[howmus]

Margaritaman, love the switch stand!  Where ever did you find one for sale?  I would love to have one in my side yard...

I was going to post much earlier in the weekend, but I was totally shocked by what Crandell put in here!!!!   His layout seems to have been taken over by some diseasally thingy...   Actually Crandall, I liked it.  So many other great postings, way too many to mention all of you.

I have not had a whole lot of time this last week to do much with the trains.  I did install Fast tracks Turnout #3 at the top of Bare Mountain for the Quarry Scene.  An overview:

Little closer:

And with my 0-6-0 switcher and a few cars running through to see how they do:

Please pardon the paint can and other stuff laying around the area.... It is a work in progress!  Oh, BTW, the tortoise machine will end up being inside a building located, ah, well, where the tortoise machine is......  haven't decided what the building will be yet.  I am leaning toward an old octagonal cobblestone building North of where I live.  If I am able to find out who owns the building (was once a blacksmith's shop) and can get permission to go on site and draw it, that is what will be there.  If not probably just a brick office building for the quarry.

73

[Motley]

A BNSF 70 car intermodal rumbles through the plains of eastern Colorado.

[Margaritaman]

howmus

Margaritaman, love the switch stand!  Where ever did you find one for sale?  I would love to have one in my side yard...

Thanks, and right here,

http://www.railroadstuff.com/main.htm

 

[wedudler]

 I'm busy with my new H0n3 Salina module. Here's the right yard throat:

 

Mainline turnouts are code 55, all other code 40.

Wolfgang

[cndash9]

Motley

A BNSF 70 car intermodal rumbles through the plains of eastern Colorado.

Looks GREAT Micheal!  Just what I like to see.  Did you get your Intermountain cars fixed and working?  You need to post more of this type of pictures more often.

John

[cndash9]

Here's a pic of my MTH and Tower 55 pulling an intermodal on my friends layout.  I may have submitted this pic before, not sure, dosn't matter, it's still my favorite shot.

Check out my YouTube videos to see my MTH and others in action!

http://www.youtube.com/user/cn8800

John

[wm3798]

 Monday Morning...

Finished laying out the final alignment of the Thomas Sub.


I squished the loop a little to get a straight section on the bridge, and to get the storage yard to shift a little.  The minimum curve is still 15"  On the right side, I'm going to "terrace down" via a switchback to a couple of coal mines.  This is the replacement for the late, great Chaffee Branch so I can "get my coal on."



Other than the old switch at Shaw, this side of the peninsula will be nothing but scenery.  A long slope down to a winding river, with railroads on both banks.  Very Western Marylandy...



Here's a closer look at the storage yard at Thomas.  The left hand track will be the main (installed on cork) and the other two tracks will be on the ply for a little grade separation.  To the left will be sawmill, and to the right a couple of coal tipples.



Finally, while it's totally not a Western Maryland bridge, this is how we'll be bridging the gorge at the end of the peninsula.  I'll use the 40' deck girders from the old Potomac Crossing to get around the bendy bits.  The long truss is scabbed together from Atlas deck truss bridges.  I'll be installing Micro Engineering's bridge track over the full length of the span, and adding a walk way along the side closest to the aisle.

I'm going to try to get the rest of the track in over the next couple of days, and hopefully by the weekend be able to run a train from Maryland Junction to Elkins!

Lee

[wm3798]

 Oops!  Sorry about the duplicate post!  My connection's on the fritz this morning.

[G Paine]

wm3798

The left hand track will be the main (installed on cork) and the other two tracks will be on the ply for a little grade separation

If you want a bit of padding on the other 2 tracks, 1/8" cork may be a possibility. I have found rolls of 1/8" cork used for lining shelves and drawers in the kitchen section at WalMart and hardware stores.

[MisterBeasley]

jon grant

With you being out of the loop for a while, you wont know about the new layout Sweethome Alabama that I've been building since last summer. Whereas Swreethome Chicago is 1930s steam, this one is 1990s+ diesels. Fancied a change of scenery.

Jon

Jon - Are there any plans to ever connect the two layouts?  I could see a passenger train departing Sweethome Chicago in 1930 and finally arriving in Sweethome Alabama in 1990.  Typical Amtrak efficiency could explain the th 60-year delay.

[Motley]

cndash9

Looks GREAT Micheal!  Just what I like to see.  Did you get your Intermountain cars fixed and working?  You need to post more of this type of pictures more often.

John

 

Thanks John, I appreciate the feedback. Yes I when to intermountain's office (only took me 30min drive), and they gave me several kit for the Kadee #148 couplers. Everything is good now.

Edit: I just saw your intermodal pic, that's a nice shot!!! I love the containers. I'm laying track for my intermodal yard this week!

Michael

[Motley]

wm3798

 Monday Morning...

Finished laying out the final alignment of the Thomas Sub.


I squished the loop a little to get a straight section on the bridge, and to get the storage yard to shift a little.  The minimum curve is still 15"  On the right side, I'm going to "terrace down" via a switchback to a couple of coal mines.  This is the replacement for the late, great Chaffee Branch so I can "get my coal on."



Other than the old switch at Shaw, this side of the peninsula will be nothing but scenery.  A long slope down to a winding river, with railroads on both banks.  Very Western Marylandy...



Here's a closer look at the storage yard at Thomas.  The left hand track will be the main (installed on cork) and the other two tracks will be on the ply for a little grade separation.  To the left will be sawmill, and to the right a couple of coal tipples.



Finally, while it's totally not a Western Maryland bridge, this is how we'll be bridging the gorge at the end of the peninsula.  I'll use the 40' deck girders from the old Potomac Crossing to get around the bendy bits.  The long truss is scabbed together from Atlas deck truss bridges.  I'll be installing Micro Engineering's bridge track over the full length of the span, and adding a walk way along the side closest to the aisle.

I'm going to try to get the rest of the track in over the next couple of days, and hopefully by the weekend be able to run a train from Maryland Junction to Elkins!

Lee

 

Dang... Lee!!!! That's really coming along, I can't believe how fast your building that!! Great job.....

 

Michael

[cheese3]

Awesome work from everyone! Makes me want to start on the new layout!

[Hamltnblue]

 Well Go for it.