WPF for 19 - 23 November 2010

[leadsled]

Here's a Transfer Caboose I'm scratch building over the past couple of weekends and a 200 ton crane I built this weekend. I just have to get some Decals for them.

Hope they came through ok

[tomkat-13]

Here are 4 more shots from Sunday.

[C&O Fan]

I was too busy Saturday to shoot any video of my open house

but Sunday i went to my friend Art's house and shot some video of his layout

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lupfrHyEyAw

 

trouble with open houses is there's always lots of talking in the background

 

 

[mcddhawk4]

A pic of my Genset switcher new Genset 

[ns3010]

To make a long story short, I was essentially forced to buy $100 worth of track. Since I had it, I laid a lot of it last night. Photos can be found in my Construction Blog.

Enjoy!

[tomkat-13]

Has some time this week to add some road signs & trees.

[SecretWeapon]

[wedudler]

K-27 with some weathering at Salina

Wolfgang

[ClinchValleySD40]

Op session Saturday

Larry

[selector]

Thanks very much, John. 

Crandell

[zgardner18]

CSXDixieLine

Scenery work continues at South End Emerson on the CSX W&A Sub:

Doesn't look like any northbounds will be coming along for a while.

Jamie

I like it a lot.  Great shot! Look very real

[Scarpia]

I'm still working on bringing this IHC 0-8-0 up to date. Here she is with a bit of weathering.

and while not done,  she runs pretty well too - with a Soundtraxx Tsunami.

you can see and hear her in this youtube video.

[jwhitten]

selector

Bob, the turntable actually comes more or less concrete color, and also with two swipes of an airbrush at right angles that meet at the center of the pit...an X if you will. What I did was first to score the styrene in horizontal sweeps with a hobby blade to simulate layered concrete pours and framing, and then I used acrylic crafts paints to simulate dirt and rust stains. I painted the area near the central bearing with a mixture of black and burnt umber to simulate oil and water, and then I covered it with a finish-quality two-part epoxy. Here is a better view: Crandell

 

Dang, Crandell! You need to put out a calendar. I'll be your first customer.

 

John

[stebbycentral]

Flashwave

Allow me to drop the bar for yas.

  Tis be a goodly amount of 10-12 years ago. It's a 4H diorama I did. Note the road is Hotwheels and the track ain't ballasted.

Everybody has to start somewhere.  And your is as good a start as many others I have seen.

[AltoonaRailroader]

I'm finally back and it feels great. Rejuvinated, I've got a lot done  on my section this weekend. Mostly scenery and finishing up wiring. Sorry for the bad photo's, just a few shots from the cell phone.

 

[OzarkBelt]

Here's a photo from my old Ozark Belt Ry. (Since dismantled mostly after the move...most of my equipment is at my parent's house.) 

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A modified GE 70-ton diesel works the Paper Mill job. 

[CSXDixieLine]

Scenery work continues at South End Emerson on the CSX W&A Sub:

Doesn't look like any northbounds will be coming along for a while.

Jamie

[jacon12]

selector

Jarrell, a lovely image.  I especially note, and appreciate what it took to make it look so good, the wonderful berm and rocks on each side of the approach to the bridge.  Very nice!!!

Crandell

Crandell, I appreciate that.  I was just studying your second shot of your turntable in the post right above this, the weathering and the 'water' in the bottom, the engine in the background, and I know the hoops you have to jump through to shoot that image..   It ain't real easy..  

Jarrell

[Flashwave]

Allow me to drop the bar for yas.

  Tis be a goodly amount of 10-12 years ago. It's a 4H diorama I did. Note the road is Hotwheels and the track ain't ballasted.

ballasted two months ago, just recently photo'd. Yep, the Ballasting crew learned quite a bit since then and will attempt  a cover-up. Redwood's a little farm town that used to be a refuel stop for engines on the branchline. Though the railroad isn't using either facility nowadays, a coal cmpany now operates out of the old tipple, and the town water is now in the water tower following damage to the orignal town tower.

[selector]

Jarrell, a lovely image.  I especially note, and appreciate what it took to make it look so good, the wonderful berm and rocks on each side of the approach to the bridge.  Very nice!!!

Crandell

[selector]

Bob, the turntable actually comes more or less concrete color, and also with two swipes of an airbrush at right angles that meet at the center of the pit...an X if you will. What I did was first to score the styrene in horizontal sweeps with a hobby blade to simulate layered concrete pours and framing, and then I used acrylic crafts paints to simulate dirt and rust stains. I painted the area near the central bearing with a mixture of black and burnt umber to simulate oil and water, and then I covered it with a finish-quality two-part epoxy. Here is a better view: Crandell

[rclanger]

Grampy, as usual a fantastic picture.  Here is my contribution.

[rclanger]

Ulrich,

I am happy to see you now seem to have a layout in the works.  Have your fortunes improved?  I pray they have...

[farrellaa]

Selector,

NIce photo and I love the concrete color/finish on the turntable pit. What did you use for the concrete finish?

Bob

[jacon12]

Southern's 2131 on Choctaw Ridge..

Jarrell

[dcfixer]

Thanks everyone for sharing your pics. 

Been playing with my new laptop and Corel. Great fun.  More time for fun since I quit work.  I love it!

DC

[wedudler]

I've just finished my little church for Salina.

Salina is the town at my narrow gauge H0n3 module. This church is scratch built.

 

Wolfgang

[RailfanS]

Hello everyone,

great work and great pictures by everone on this tread. My contribution this week is simpily a couple of trains running on "EZ" track loops on my floor. Prototype modelers view at own risk :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHtW3_HpjNg&feature=player_profilepage

Cheers,

Jamie

[304live]

some great pictures in this thread... keep up the great work and inspiration for the rest of us!