selector Thanks, everyone! What can I say....I slipped.... I will revert to steam for next weekend. -Crandell
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 ......
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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
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.
OH NO !!! Gasp Gasp !!
He's gone over to the " Dark Side "
Where's the steam i come to know and love ?
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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.
Chip
Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.
Nice weathering on the boxcars Robby and Jon.
I had been ballasting the track - until I ran out of ballast. So I made a start on the scenic fascia boards and some 'basket weaving' with cornflake packets.
Happy modelling
Jon
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mononguy63 This is still a work in progress, but at least it's closer to done than just started. Who says the Monon ceased to exist in 1971? Not in my little universe! Here's a GP38 in the line's 1980's paint scheme.
This is still a work in progress, but at least it's closer to done than just started. Who says the Monon ceased to exist in 1971? Not in my little universe! Here's a GP38 in the line's 1980's paint scheme.
Hey, I like that. Though I think the scheme works better Long Hood Forward. At one time, I thought about a modern Monon, I just cfouldn't get past the INRD. Really though, all you have to say is that the ICC rejected the L&N merger as anti-competitive and told the two to play nicely together, and away you go. Thgat'll get them into the Stagger's Act, when they can largely follow the INRD's real-life as normal.
I HAS PITTURE! (It won't win any awards, but I took it to share anyway)
DLMX 231 pauses at Redwood on her way back from a test run. Workers coming out of the hardware store, formerly the freight house inspect the handsome arrival. The town has recently been hit by a violent windstorm, and 281 has just recovered from a rusted turbo.
Okay, so DLMX 231 is a real engine, purchased by the friends of the 4449, or at least one of their members, as HEP power and Dynamic for the steam runs. When Amtrak stored the engine, water got into the turbo, and rusted the thing shut pretty badly, and so far, they haven't gotten it replaced. Mostly, due to a pending move, and the lack of a need. If you look at the model, the silver pinstripe kept sagging on me, and isn't straight in a number of places. (Yes, Gloss>Micro-Sol>Decal>Micro>Dull, didn't help) But I'm tired of trying to fix it, and at this point the best I can do its take it off and redo it. Also, I can't get one of the strobes back in it's hole. It's always something. Can you believe though I got the SP colors from Spraycans? It may be a bit red. but it looks right for the prototype.
The Module is my old 4H diaroma. (10-12 years ago) At one time, the road was done in Hot Wheels street. Since then, moves have taken out a windmill, an outhouse, three trees, and a porch. I plan to redo the road, and re-ballast it, try to make the diorama look nice. And I think I'm gonna take the old backdrop off, it's painted borad, but I'd rather actual sky.
I'll see if I can dig up the pictures from it's debut.
-Morgan
Ken, if you get Jed & Jethro to help, you'll have that cement pond cleaned up in no time!
And with apologies to Cuda Ken, who might suffer F envy, here's a diesel roster shot just for funsies
Jim
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Crandell my friend, hum. With you going Diesel I be happy to take that worn out Y6 b off your hands!
With all the Yard Work (reclaiming the back yard) I have not touched my layout in 4 weeks now. Next, cleaning the cement pound, it has not been opened for three years now.
Cutting down trees again, Cuda Ken
I hate Rust
Here's a new video -- Chasing work extra GRWJ westbound over the White River Southern Railroad. We'll meet intermodal hotshot WJNA and manifest WJCD along our route. The work train equipment is leased from the Merrimack & Souhegan Railroad, the WRS' southern partner.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEqCO_vkaBY
Hello very nice work everyone.Here is a random shot.
Have a nice weekend Frank
Thanks for the comments on the boxcar. I tired to stay away from my "rust bucket" looking car's. This one isn't abused but used .
Driline........ I don't weather as much as I use to. I've put more focus on my layout, and the weathering is on a back burner. I do need to do a car or two once in awhile. Keeps me in my "weathering" form .
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Really like that South Branch car. Well done.
Robby P. I thought I would add in a few things I've been working on. A boxcar I finally finished.
I thought I would add in a few things I've been working on.
A boxcar I finally finished.
Top notch Robbie. You're as good as any of the pro's on modeltrainsweathered.com forum. I can say that because I have an artists' eye and have judged thousands of contests.
selectorf-unitHow can you show an SD75 pulling 40ft boxcars I WANT THIS EDITED NOW, do you UNDERSTAND!!!! who do think you are, do you have the the GOD compelx????? Well....I am the Big Kahuna on my railroad, and I have to pay the bills. 40'ers are all I have. BTW, I don't think the SD75 minds. -Crandell
f-unitHow can you show an SD75 pulling 40ft boxcars I WANT THIS EDITED NOW, do you UNDERSTAND!!!! who do think you are, do you have the the GOD compelx?????
Well....I am the Big Kahuna on my railroad, and I have to pay the bills. 40'ers are all I have.
BTW, I don't think the SD75 minds.
I Pull 40's all the time with modern Loco's They look better on my 22 inch curves.
Springfield PA
A shot of my town (so far).
Phase 2 of my layout is taking all my train time, but it's still in the pink foam stage. I did manage to get in a bit of detail modeling one day when the trainroom / family room was otherwise occupied.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Crandel? Diesel?
These words just CAN'T be put together - can they?
(a very nice shot by the way - odd as it is...)
I've built the second last turnout for my H0n3 module Salina, a code 40 stub switch:
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Great start of the weekend already. Just fired the computer up after a 20 hour power outage, Yuk. Freak thunderstorm with 75mph winds tore us up yesterday.
Crandell ... Your photo of the SD75M looks great! Nice scene! Nice loco! Nice photography. ... Thanks for the remark!
Nice work, everybody. ....... Jarrel, I really like your scene with the Southern Alco.
Here is an E5 A/B hauling an eastbound Zephyr on a hot summer afternoon.
FWIW, Jarrell, I find the same thing. I just let photobucket resize as their software wants to, and I post that file as the link. It is a lot larger than 100Kb, but at least it provides a decent account of your work. And your work is excellent; it could easily withstand the better rendering IMO. And should.
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I've been working on this area for a while now and there are still some things I don't like about it, like... I think I made the long grass in the edge of the water too tall and I don't particularly care for the embossed paper wall. That's gonna have to go for sure. Anyway, I tried not to to get the focus too sharp, I didn't work at composition a lot and I shyed away from any computer enhancements such as smoke from the diesel...
I must admit though that a lot of the unsharpness is in trying to get the file size down to about 100K for those on dial up connections.
Jarrell
fireman216 Altoona...great start on the tunnel...are you going to install a tunnel liner in there?
Altoona...great start on the tunnel...are you going to install a tunnel liner in there?
Thanks Fireman. I'm not sure. I may just plaster cloth the inside of it and paint it black. I'll have to block off the open back end and see what can be seen in there. Thanks for the tip, I didn't even think about hiding the cardboard strips on the inside.
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