It`s that time again.
What, starting off WPF with no pictures? There ought to be a penalty for that...
Here's a mountainside view of my layout. The backdrop was digitally added:
I don't have much in the way of modeling pictures, but I do have something to share. We've had massive flooding in the region after a ten inch rain a week ago. One of the possible casualties is the bridge that I've modeled. Apparently a huge tree came down like a battering ram and took out a chunk of the pier. The rushing water has done rest. The county engineers are hoping rebuild the pier since the trestle is part of a very popular bike trail for the region. It sure would be a shame if it came tumbling down after over 100 years. Good thing I have a 1:87 scale model of it in my living room!
A photo from a year ago.
This is my latest picture. And here's the "rocking train" in motion.
Wolfgang
Pueblo & Salt Lake RR
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I guess I will lead off this weekend. I have had a ton of projects building up and recently got three of them done. The first project was quite an undertaking with kitbashing this C39-8.
I used an Atlas U33B Chassis and a rail power C32-8 shell and several detail parts. I think it really turned out well. Can't wait for it to hit the track this weekend.
The next project I completed was an Atlas Dash 8. I used a combination of MicroScale and ShellScale decals for this Conrail Quality loco that looks anything but these days.
This is how she looked when I started.
Here is another pic of her weathered
My last project was a RailGon gondola. First question was what to make for the load. I finally decided on railroad ties. I used cut up outdoor match sticks. I also built a grid into the bed of the car to raise the load. I then painted with a dark earth wash solution I mixed up.
Of course it had to be weathered. I had to fight the urge to really grunge it up as I am aware that not everything has to be completely worn and beat.
Sorry for the poor photos the glare makes it seem that the front is more weathered than the rest of the car. Just the glare from my hobby lamp.
Two more of each side.
Will
Nothing new from me this week. But I found an old one that I like. Took this at the Chicago Museum of Industry a few years ago. the orig is in colour, though I was playing with some of the B&W filter options and came up with this...
-Dan
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Playing around with my camera and a section of my Free-Mo. I still have a bunch of work to do on the Free-Mo section but I kind of like the picture.
The section gnag replaces ties in the Whitter Moulding Spur track.
I need to fix the substation and add the chainlink fence...but it is getting there.
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"Mountain Goat" Greg
SP&S Oregon Trunk
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Outstanding shots !!! From models to real life. They are all GREAT!!
I guess I will add a shot....
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"Rust, whats not to love?"
Just for fun, I am running my 55 year old Tenshodo brass NYC Hudson. The old gal still runs very well. It can pull a good sized train with no problems.
Here it is with old Tenshodo F units.
Here's a side view of the Hudson passing my flour mill.
In the following photo, the Hudson is highballing fast enough to blur its image.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
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Nice work, everyone, esp. Bruce, Wolfgang, Will, Greg, and Robby.
An SW7 pulls an empty from C.D. Smoker. DJ.
MAbruce What, starting off WPF with no pictures? There ought to be a penalty for that... Here's a mountainside view of my layout. The backdrop was digitally added:
Excellent job of photo editting. The 3-D scenery blends well with the digitized backdrop. It also gives a good lesson on how to paint such backdrops. As the mountains become more distant, they appear lighter and bluer and have less texture. The sky transitions from whitish near the horizon to blue higher up. All the effects of a summer haze. If I didn't already have my backdrops done, I might be tempted to give that a try.
Almost done with the Ethanol Plant.
...and almost done with the grain elevator too...
RedLeader Almost done with the Ethanol Plant.
Wow! Nice ethanol plant. May I ask how you built the loading racks? What kits did you use? Also are those the Walthers ethanol kits too?
Michael
CEO- Mile-HI-RailroadPrototype: D&RGW Moffat Line 1989
Seriously, guys, I am blown away by the quality of your products, images and modeling. Really, really, impressive...and I say that for all contributors to this point. What a huge step up we have taken recently!!!
Here is my own offering. An NYC Mikado pauses in Seneca Yard to take on water.
-Crandell
selector Seriously, guys, I am blown away by the quality of your products, images and modeling. Really, really, impressive...and I say that for all contributors to this point. What a huge step up we have taken recently!!! -Crandell
Crandell, I agree wholeheartedly! I always look forward to seeing what other have been doing and lately the bar certainly has been raised a bit....
I have started a small module for judging for a merit award for the NMRA Civil Engineer Certificate. All the trackage has to be hand laid and scratch built. It will have a turnout, a crossover, and a 19° crossing (the merit award requires 3 different types of trackwork from a published list). Here are a few photos of the beginnings of the module:
The module will be 2' X 4'. Here is the completed frame for it:
Plywood top being glued to the frame:
And the frame then received a couple coats of urethane varnish:
More later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Motley RedLeader: Almost done with the Ethanol Plant. Wow! Nice ethanol plant. May I ask how you built the loading racks? What kits did you use? Also are those the Walthers ethanol kits too?
RedLeader: Almost done with the Ethanol Plant.
Thank you Motley! The loading racks are Walthers part # 933-3104, three of them with a few extra details from the scrap box. From Walthers are the cooling tower, the water tank and the big tanks. The concrete silos are kitbashed using PVC tubing, Rix elevators and Tichy details such as ladders and railings. I used lots of Walthers' piping kits and kits from others like Rix, Tichy, Great West Models, Herpa, Plastruct and scrap. Still missing a few details such as more piping, chain link fence, security shanty, pavement, figures, trucks and stuff.
Very nice stuff everyone!
For once, I have something to contribute. Over the past week, I've been working on my PL42AC shell. It is a Island Model Works craftsman kit, and will become NJ Transit 4007. I messed up some of the decals, and there's no spares, so I'll have to buy another set. The side seen below, along with the nose and back end are almost completely done.
Enjoy!
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Holy moly batman, we're off to a great start. Awesome pics from everybody!
I recently added some yard lights, and still need to build the intermodal crane. Also got a new autorack train with a couple of Dash 8-40CWs (Atlas Gold series).
Nice work all!
Ah, the productivity that comes with being bored in school. sketched these in class today.
The top one focuses on a birds-eye view of the left end of the interchange yard, and also the cement plant.
The small strip is a dead-on view of the right portion of the layout.
The bottom-left sketch is of a hopper in the cement plant.
The bottom right is a view from behind our GP35 switcher as it sits in an empty yard.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
There are some pretty cool shots in this months "online extras" section of the website. I'm sort of partial to this one.
San Dimas Southern slideshow
Hello everyone no photos this week but here is a link to my newest layout update.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DMFN7CaTBk
-Kade
Just A couple of build shots.I've been (away/offline) building lately, & have a big platefull!!!!! Hopefully I will post in another week or two, a few more neat things.Here are a pair of Athearn 8K NACC HO scale tank cars. These were undecorated units & once I saw the nice details I took it further. Being undecorated, it allowed me to clean up the plastic, metal castings & photoetch. Once all the edges were 'broken' & cleaned, I added all of the (nice!) factory details & began adding in other aftermarket details. Details I added are; coupler cut levers, air line hoses, airline tap to triple-valve, & safety placard holders. Not too much, as they are really nice right out of the box.I wanted to do these cars in a two tone paint scheme, I had a bit of forethought & decided to paint the ends of the tank tubes before assembling the details, -as to avoid an near impossible masking task, if it were painted after assembly.
Here are the almost finished products, I forgot to add the air line hoses in these shots, & there are a couple touch-up spots that need a little paint. Now they look a lot different with all the details covered up. I kind of intend these as food product tanks, so I did not populate the placard holders with any hazardous placards. I would like to put a partially husked corn on the yellow & black car, but I do not know of any decals of that. I am a fan of yellow & black (& loud) paint schemes, & think the Yellow one sort of blows away the Blue one. Once the decals were added the Blue one really livened up though.The decals are not correct for these custom cars, but look good, so to speak.Also these are not weathered at this point, left them as you see them, for now..If you have not checked out the 'new' Athearn Tank tooling, I hope this may give you some information & ideas of what can be done with them. I have added other ATH models/styles into my stock for future use.
ChadLRyan
For all intents and purposes, those could very easily be brass models under that paint. Plastic mold tooling has sure come a long way. Nice work! And obviously your detailing helped too.
Motley,
Who's Dash 9 model is that?
I have Kato's & Like them, but have somehow not gotten my paws on any other MFG's '9's' ...
I ask because of the lighting & the "H3 - Swoosh - Wedge" logos on it.
I also like the concrete loading area, nice touch!
Thank you in advance!
Chad
PS: A W E S O M E ! ! ! work everyone, I can oogle these pix forever!
Margaritaman,
Wow, thanks!
All I can say, is that I try harder! No seriously, if it takes up my time, I endeavor to make a darn good attempt at it. (however -I do have some "3 footers" "backgrounders" & "freelance" units I've done before I met 'prototype modeling' & what not).
Say, thanks, I appreciate it, I hope some of the other things I have also been really hard at work on will be as well received in the near future, -thanks again!
Got a little more done on the module for the Civil Certificate today between doing some other projects. The roadbed is mostly completed. Yes the siding is done on n scale roadbed so it is prototypically 6 scale inches below the level of the mainlines. The turnout sitting there is not the one which will be used as it is all set to be put into the quarry scene as soon as the quarry goes back in place. The 19° crossover is the one that will be used where it sets. I will be starting work on the 3 turnouts soon. They will be all linked together as one piece before they are installed on the module. Then the rest of the track will be put in place.
Here's my contribution:
This is an Athern BB SD-40-2 with a BLI shell I modified to fit.
I kept most of the frame/mechanism intact. I removed the pegs that held the shell in place, trimmed some of the frame that was in the way of the pilot, and removed the light clip.
This picture shows what I cut away from the cab to make it fit. Other modifications made to the shell includes enlarging the coupler boxes, trimming the tabs that was supposed to keep it on a BLI frame, and some minor filing here and there.
ns3010 Very nice stuff everyone! For once, I have something to contribute. Over the past week, I've been working on my PL42AC shell. It is a Island Model Works craftsman kit, and will become NJ Transit 4007. I messed up some of the decals, and there's no spares, so I'll have to buy another set. The side seen below, along with the nose and back end are almost completely done. Enjoy!
Nice work on the PL42AC! Unfortunate that the decals didn't work out quite right, but that can always be fixed! That's another beauty of the hobby...you can always fix your mistakes ;)
I saw you post this over on another forum too, and thought it looked cool there as well. I wish other roads besides NJT bought the PL42AC. I like the look of it (more so than the ALP46, to think of a similar NJT loco). It has kind of a GE P42 meets EMD sort of look. I just don't like the NJT paint scheme all that much...perhaps I could work one in with my freelanced passenger operations!
-Tim
Quick message to everyone who wants to criticize or penalize me for starting wpf without pictures. I have been trying to collect everything I need to build a layout , but have not been able to start building one yet . I am fighting some health issues , but I still enjoy seeing what everyone else is doing . I am storing away the ideas for when the time comes .All of you do great work . I hope mine will be half as good . RON