Hey, lets get the ball... uh, train rollin'!
Here Southern Rwys RS-3 2131 leads a local down Choctaw Ridge past the section foreman's house just above the little town of Woodland in the Appalachian mountains.
Jarrell
Jarrell.........Very nice
Here's a ex. St Lawrence boxcar, and patched to Norfolk Southern.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Jarrel & Robby outstanding photos!!!
#841 a Dash-8 ...the crew waiting patiently for refueling at the Denver BNSF yard.
Michael
CEO- Mile-HI-RailroadPrototype: D&RGW Moffat Line 1989
Here are some cars that I just completed, no weathering on my railroad!This is a Front Range ACF 50' Single Door Boxcar, with an Athearn 10' Door Substituted for the kits 8' Door, car lettered with Microscale Decals.E&C Corrugated Side 52' Gondola, lettered with Oddballs Decals.Front Range 50' Intermodal Flat, Southern Railway built these from excess 50' Boxcars. The Trailer is a Durango Press Kit that I wanted to use for the metal wheels and landing gear to add weight to this car (no place for weight). The Flat was lettered with Oddballs Decals and the trailer with Herald King Decals.Thanks for looking!!
Rick
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Nice work!
Jarrell, I really like that scene. The foreman (and family) must not get too much sleep living on top of the tracks like that. The diesel smoke must not do too much for the laundry either.
No picture this week. Rather, I put a video roll-by together featuring new scenery on an area of my layout.. Still a bit more to do:
Roll by in the Pass
This Rookie Engine pulling a long freight is bound for the West coast. Here it is leaving the foothills of Alberta and just licking the Eastern edge of the Rockies. Soon it will have help from a Consist of Selkirks and Mikados, for the long grind up to the Continental Divide.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Wow, you guys. Either my brain is learning how to appreciate good models and photography at long last, or our caliber of them has risen dramatically over the past several months. WPF has been tremendously appealing for me since the early spring. Of course, Jarrell has been outstanding since Day 1 for me, but what would you expect from a retired master photog? Weathered boxcars that I could only dream of accomplishing...wonderful. Rock cuts with a steamer coursing through them. Oh my!
Here is my latest. I have been using Sagelight since April to improve my photos. Got to cloning out shadows on the backdrop, filling in 'sky' where window casings would show, and of course the added steam and smoke. I'm having a blast!
Crandell, you need to stop posting pictures! You are making me want to much on the next layout. I had just talk my self out of having 12 to 16 inch elevation's and here you post that great picture!
By the way, how high is the Y6 b from the bottom of the layout?
Your impressionable friend Ken
I hate Rust
Thanks a bunch, Impressionable One! I wondered if the Y would make you take a look.
The far side of the trestle is actually at the transition to level. At that point, I have near 8" of vertical separation.
Essentially, my layout is one big folded loop where the overpass is directly below where the locomotive is right now. The lower track has descended from out of the right side of the photo beginning at the same top level as the trestle, run downhill and into a tunnel and comes out below the curve you see ahead of the engine. The lower track is visible between the church and the house to its right.
Crandell
Excellent work from everyone, this week. A pair of Alco road switchers continue across Hammer Creek. DJ.
Great work all.
Jarrell ... Nice scene. I can almost hear that Alco rumbling over the bridge.
Robby ... Another great weathering job. You should name your railroad "The Rust Belt".
Motley ... Love the Santa Fe warbonnet and western scenery.
Rick ... Your freight cars look really good.
MA Bruse .. Great Roll By video.
Crandell ... We can count on you for great steam photos.
DJ ... Your photo with Alcos really captures a mood.
My photo shows the rear of a Football Special... Must be a big game with that long train.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Garry, I wonder why so few people take images with a train moving away from them. You have done a very credible job of making this a realistic scene. I like the lighting, the low angle, the perspective and depth. Nicely done!
Thanks Crandell ... If my photos are of the rear of the train, I will not hear from rivit counters about some non- prototypical details on the locomotives.
jacon12 Hey, lets get the ball... uh, train rollin'! Here Southern Rwys RS-3 2131 leads a local down Choctaw Ridge past the section foreman's house just above the little town of Woodland in the Appalachian mountains. Jarrell
Wow Great Shot !!
TerryinTexas
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Wonderful work by everyone!!
I didn't get much modeling done this week, but got some parts in. So here's some full scale news, & a shot from my travels this week.This is DM&E #6359 AKA: Mt. Rushmore, after a collision on the east side of Ossian IA on Nov 4, 2010. A Fertilizer (straight )truck was crossing a farm field access crossing & was struck by the train heading eastbound. From the news picture it looked like a 3 engine grain train consist & was probably not at high speed. The truck driver was taken to the hospital, but no condition was reported. The truck was struck on the passenger side & dislodged the hood & the hopper on the truck. It was reported that the truck stopped at the crossing & then proceeded without seeing or hearing the train. The crossing is marked with small stop signs & small crossbucks. The locomotive has some damage shown in this shot, the hand rails are bent, the ditch lights are gone, & the cut bar is bent as well. This was photographed the next day in Marquette IA & it was idling.
Here is a pipe load I made from scratch to go onto one of my Athearn Bulkhead Flat Car.
Excuse the messy workbench.
Will
Thank Terry, I appreciate it. The picture is actually 26 different pictures 'stacked' with a free computer program called Combine ZP. A big shoutout to Crandell for turning my attention to the program.
C&O Fan jacon12: Hey, lets get the ball... uh, train rollin'! Here Southern Rwys RS-3 2131 leads a local down Choctaw Ridge past the section foreman's house just above the little town of Woodland in the Appalachian mountains. Jarrell Wow Great Shot !!
jacon12: Hey, lets get the ball... uh, train rollin'! Here Southern Rwys RS-3 2131 leads a local down Choctaw Ridge past the section foreman's house just above the little town of Woodland in the Appalachian mountains. Jarrell
Will, you did a great job modeling this load. What are the pipes made of, and how did you get the 'rope' so prototypically tight like that? I have a hard time threading an ordinary needle!
wholeman Here is a pipe load I made from scratch to go onto one of my Athearn Bulkhead Flat Car. Excuse the messy workbench.
It looks like EZ Line from Berkshire Junction. It's an elastic type product. A little drop of CA and it's good to go. I've used it and it's a charm.
PUGET SOUND LINES
"Service, Pride and Efficiency"
Jarrell, Kyle Y is right, it is EZ Line. The bands that wrap around the pipes are thin strips of electrical tape.
The pipes themselves are styrene tubing that is 9/32" in diameter. This is equivalent to 24" in HO scale.
I got the idea from Pelle Soeberg's book "Done In A Day."
wholeman Jarrell, Kyle Y is right, it is EZ Line. The bands that wrap around the pipes are thin strips of electrical tape. The pipes themselves are styrene tubing that is 9/32" in diameter. This is equivalent to 24" in HO scale. I got the idea from Pelle Soeberg's book "Done In A Day."
Wil,
Is the load glued onto the flatbed? Or is it removable someway?
Will, thanks for mentioning that book, I think I'll order it. He's one of my fav modelers.
On a recent thread "When Do We Have Enough Stuff" I announced that I was having a buying moritorium until I used what I had on hand.
This Intermountain 2 bay hopper decorated for a local short line was listed on eBay. A week after the moritorium I broke my own rule and here's what did it.
This experience has taught me that ther are 4 necessities for life, food, clothing, shelter, and train supplies.
Happy Railroading
Bob
Don't Ever Give Up
Motley wholeman: Jarrell, Kyle Y is right, it is EZ Line. The bands that wrap around the pipes are thin strips of electrical tape. The pipes themselves are styrene tubing that is 9/32" in diameter. This is equivalent to 24" in HO scale. I got the idea from Pelle Soeberg's book "Done In A Day." Wil, Is the load glued onto the flatbed? Or is it removable someway?
wholeman: Jarrell, Kyle Y is right, it is EZ Line. The bands that wrap around the pipes are thin strips of electrical tape. The pipes themselves are styrene tubing that is 9/32" in diameter. This is equivalent to 24" in HO scale. I got the idea from Pelle Soeberg's book "Done In A Day."
Michael,
The load is secured to the deck with Elmer's White School Glue. I was looking for something to keep it secured, yet I can remove it if I ever have to.
Here's a peek at my 2 newest HO locomotives.
These are Athearn fantasy CR GP60Ms.
Both are very smooth and quiet.
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
Sunset in Greenbush Yard.
I'll second that! Great work Jerrell.
My layout is in transit - moving to a new house with a larger train room. Still, i love to participate, so I brought you all a couple of prototype fall leaves pics (with track and a bridge) from west Ogden:
Phil, I'm not a rocket scientist; they are my students.
No activity for 19 hours!! This WPF needs a BUMP; I know there are more good photos out there!
EDIT: Shayfan had the same idea as me, and had something good to contribute!
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
A picture from last Friday, op session in my baement.
The yardmaster run into trouble when a train entered his yard without contact.
Wolfgang
Pueblo & Salt Lake RR
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Here's another yard shot with some Dash-8's.