As always, great work here - it's humbling! This is about all I can muster up this week. Cheers.
Hamltnblue- The CSX locomotive is in the factory paint colors. I used chalks to "fade" the paint and added some rust spots. The weathering is similar to CSX locomotives I have seen here in FL that are exposed to many months of sun and the paint washes out. Also taking photos outdoors in strong sunlight will wash out the colors. Thanks for the comments.
Road repair has traffic at a slow pace on Hiway MO. 47 at Hawk Point Mo.
Good merge of photo's. Did you re-paint the loco's? The color's don't look CSX
Springfield PA
Hello Everyone,
Some great shots this weekend.
Selector- That's an outstanding photo made better by some excellent photoshop work. Wow.
Here's my entry for the week. It is a shot of a Atlas CSX GP 40-2 working the yard. The shot was taken outdoors on a removable portion of my layout. The background photograph of the tanks was taken locally and added in with Photoshop. It is amazing how a little Photoshop work improves a picture.
Have a great weekend.
I was keeping a list of names to throw out compliments but after a bit I gave up. Nice pix folks, thanks for the inspiration. Even the under construction shots are motivating, so keep'm come'n.
John
Here's an update on the river project...
The piers are poured and the the bridge is set in place. And I think I'm going to change it around a bit.I'm not happy with the left side of the bridge. I trimmed the 40' girder span a bit short due to the tight (15") turn between the future curved turnout and the bridge. This creates an abutment that's unrealistically tall and shear. I think I'm going to cut back the roadbed a bit more, and move the 2 40's from the right side to the left, along with the pier, and replace that with another 80' span. The curve on the right end is shallow enough that this should work. The two 40's will get me around the tight bend on the left, and open up the gorge some more, letting the tall pier on the left to actually stand in the river.Even so, I'm really excited about the way this is shaping up. I've got a bunch of running to do this weekend, but I might squeeze in some foam cutting if I can...Lee
Route of the Alpha Jets www.wmrywesternlines.net
It is very gratifying to see the caliber of both layout development and imagery here.
I appreciate RRCanuck's help once again with this image. He supplied smoke and a nice sky.
The largest customer on the Piedmont Southern nears completion:
Dale Latham
Piedmont Southern Railroad, GMR 2009
Thanks, Jerry and Gerry .....
Gerry .... Retaining wall is plaster of Paris made in a crude mold made from strips of wood. The top horizontal piece is a wood strip. I used concrete colored household latex paint, and weathered with acrylic paint. ... PS... I noted the GTW unit in your avatar. I saw plenty of those when I was in MI.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
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Hi Garry (CB&Q) Did you cast your own retaining wall? If so, how about a quick tutorial as I have a similar space to do and would like to avoid using Chooch stuff. If you'd rather, PM me.
Thamnks Gerry S.
Heartland Division CB&Q Yes, WOW ...... Weekend Photo Fun is off to a great start. I like ALL so far! Here's a forced perspective road on a narrow part of the layout.
Yes, WOW ...... Weekend Photo Fun is off to a great start. I like ALL so far!
Here's a forced perspective road on a narrow part of the layout.
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jacon12 Wow... that's a great job! At first I thought it was the real thing! Is this weathering powders, paint... combination? Jarrell jdoboA Walthers 65' mill gondola I have weathered, . . . Regards Jon.
Wow... that's a great job! At first I thought it was the real thing! Is this weathering powders, paint... combination?
Jarrell
jdoboA Walthers 65' mill gondola I have weathered, . . . Regards Jon.
Robby, Driline and Jon - very well done weathering.
Here's a new woodchip load I built.
And just because, an older photo that I don't *think* I've posted here before. A leased CSX U23B leads intermodal hotshot WJNA through Enfield, NH.
Very nice work, everyone.
Reading GP7 No. 633 leads a coal train out of Blackwood Coal Co. DJ.
I think it looks fine.
I have a similar thin area against a wall on mine.
Dave
Lackawanna Route of the Phoebe Snow
I dunno, Corey.. it looks pretty good to me. I've seen lots of hillsides that were covered with shorter, thick bushes and trees, just like you've modeled here. I've got an area similar to yours and I've been thinking about doing the same.
secondhandmodeler Very nice work everyone. I've been working on covering my hillsides with trees. One section was so narrow that I couldn't place actual trees. Instead, I used clump foliage. It looks pretty good, but the scale of the tree cover is all wrong for the retaining walls. It's also going to look funny once I cover the adjacent hill with super trees. The hill in question is only two inches thick at the base. I guess this is where good enough is going to come into play!:o I can't let something like scale consistency slow me down!:D This gives an over all view of the area. I hadn't planned on the narrow bluff. It was an after thought.
Very nice work everyone.
I've been working on covering my hillsides with trees. One section was so narrow that I couldn't place actual trees. Instead, I used clump foliage. It looks pretty good, but the scale of the tree cover is all wrong for the retaining walls. It's also going to look funny once I cover the adjacent hill with super trees. The hill in question is only two inches thick at the base. I guess this is where good enough is going to come into play!:o I can't let something like scale consistency slow me down!:D
This gives an over all view of the area. I hadn't planned on the narrow bluff. It was an after thought.
A nice start.
Robby - I hope that guy was busted for the graffiti. Got to keep those guys off our layouts!
Here's a work in progress. It's an abandoned factory with old overgrown sidings. There's still some detail to add and I'm not sure if the old boxcar to the left (converted to a storage shed) will stay. More grass and shrubs to add.
Please ignore the rust on the bridge its not accurate. The final painting and weathering is not complete. It was only there to give an overall idea of what it could look like....
Nice looking load!!
Here's a few shots from me.
Busted!!!
Still working on my town.
A over view of my layout. Still got a lot to do!!
"Rust, whats not to love?"
I decided to start WPF this week. This is my first WPF entry.
It's an HO scale pipe load that I scratch built with instructions Pelle Soeberg's book "Done In a Day"
Excuse the background. It is a little messy. Since taking this photo, I trimmed the upright boards off a little.
Will