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Posted by wedudler on Friday, December 3, 2010 5:11 PM

Just running trains...

Wolfgang

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Posted by stebbycentral on Friday, December 3, 2010 5:09 PM

ChadLRyan

DEER!!!
No, John Deere!  In HO!
I got my order of Wiking JD 8530 tractors!
They are mounted on an Intermountain 60ft TTX flat that has cut bars & was weathered.
The JD's had their Euro nose 3pt.'s removed & chained down with Lonestar chain downs, which were trimmed & modified as necessary.
Enjoy!

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5086/5229294140_9c4804c86f_b.jpg

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Some people might think this extreme, but I don't think so...Whistling

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, December 3, 2010 4:33 PM

My newest acquisition. A BAchmann DCC OnBoard GP38-2. It has yet to be patched for the L&A.


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Posted by Tashtego on Friday, December 3, 2010 2:04 PM

Couple of Accurail boxcars.

This was taken last winter.

 

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Posted by selector on Friday, December 3, 2010 12:58 PM

Nice to see some signals working!  Smile

Grampy, a fine O. Winston Link-like image.  Thumbs Up  I have a calender on the wall with his work this year.

Here's one of my recent image projects.  A Pennsy Duplex Q2 roars out of a tunnel, churning up the grade on Seneca Hill.  Funny, it was summer when they entered the tunnel. Indifferent

Crandell

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Posted by Sailormatlac on Friday, December 3, 2010 12:25 PM

We've been working three evenings in a row. A new elevated highway and working signals now. The signals are activated by a microswitch  connected to the swith throw bar, keeping electronics to minimum!

Matt

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Posted by G Paine on Friday, December 3, 2010 12:04 PM

C&O Fan
Here's some video of Mike Spoor's CB&Q  that takes up the whole 3rd floor of his home He's been working on it since the 1980s

Terry

Thanks for sharing the videos of your layout tour, there is a lot of great modeling there. One thing about this one, it's good to see he is not done after more than 20 years of work; it gives me some hope for the slow progress on my layout.  Smile, Wink & Grin

George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch 

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Friday, December 3, 2010 9:43 AM

DEER!!!
No, John Deere!  In HO!
I got my order of Wiking JD 8530 tractors!
They are mounted on an Intermountain 60ft TTX flat that has cut bars & was weathered.
The JD's had their Euro nose 3pt.'s removed & chained down with Lonestar chain downs, which were trimmed & modified as necessary.
Enjoy!

Chad L Ryan
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Posted by Grampys Trains on Friday, December 3, 2010 9:06 AM

Good work from everyone. K4s No. 1361 over Hammer Creek. DJ.

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Posted by 0-6-0 on Friday, December 3, 2010 8:09 AM
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Posted by 0-6-0 on Friday, December 3, 2010 8:06 AM

Hello

Chad nice job on the cars

Roobby looks like the fun part is getting ready to start.

Not much from me I let my little girl take over before bed.

and I tried to make a video

Have a nice day Frank

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Posted by C&O Fan on Friday, December 3, 2010 7:56 AM

Nice Work Robbie

 

I visited a couple of layouts last weekend on the Houston Home Layout Tour

Here's some video of Mike Spoor's CB&Q  that takes up the whole 3rd floor of his home

He's been working on it since the 1980s

It's a fully signaled layout with sections of 3 main lines that the prototype had

also notice some of the very well done transition scenes from foreground to backdrop

paintings

http://www.youtube.com/user/TerryinTexas7#p/u/0/MshZBwdMdOc

 

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Friday, December 3, 2010 7:43 AM

Robby,

Hey, Thanks man, I'm still learning, a little everyday! I didn't know if it was a visual aid, or some new heat sensitive paint or what! Thanks!

I appreciate the info!!

Your work looks tremendous! (-as usuall!!!)

Chad L Ryan
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Posted by Robby P. on Friday, December 3, 2010 7:38 AM

 Chad.........The blue caps are a Class K bearing 6.5 x 9.   The older cars (class F) used 6.5 x 12.   You couldn't use the old bearings on the newer 286k freight cars.   The blue is to show they have been changed over.   In other words.......They are just a better bearing.  

 I'm redoing my layout again, and hopefully this will be it for awhile.

 From this:

 

 To this:

 

 Now this: (which I still need to do some things to the layout)

 

 "Rust, whats not to love?"      

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Posted by dti406 on Friday, December 3, 2010 7:32 AM

Here are a few more cars that I have just finished!



Walthers 4160CF Two Bay Airslide, lettered with Microscale Decals.



I found this car in an Article in Rail Model Journal that is on the following website: http://www.trainlife.com/, they have full copies of various years of Rail Model Journal and Model Railroader magazines.  I used a Front Range single door car and substituted the door with a panel side door from a Robbins Rails PS1 boxcar. Letter with Herald King Decals, I had the decals but did not know what car to use until I found this article.



This is a Details West FGE RBL No. 700 Kit, painted Big Sky Blue and lettered with Herald King Decals.  The cars were painted Big Sky Blue as the cars were leased by General Foods for their service as the EL was bankrupt at the time and General Foods did not want to lose the service of these cars.  Big Sky Blue was General Foods corporate colors.

Thanks for looking!

Rick

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Weekend Photo Fun!!! Dec 3 - 5
Posted by ChadLRyan on Friday, December 3, 2010 7:20 AM

Well, lets get it on!!!!

Howdy, this is an Athearn HO Trinity KCS hopper. I saw the prototype on a trip with my cousin & we liked the paint scheme, & I got a couple. It has been weathered, as if it was stored on a siding for a while, pulled out, & put into service for the 'grain train' season!
The additions include cut bars & train line hoses, some airbrushing, powder streaking, & a wash on the PE walkways. Although my experience has been that powders 'tone down' under DullCoat, this one stood strong & is very vivid, almost too much so for my liking.. -Well that is whey I got two, I guess..
Enjoy!!

PS: Question, what is the deal with the bluish painted truck bearings? I painted them on a couple trucks after the sighting, but don't know the real purpose of that treatment, please help me understand??

Chad L Ryan

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