Will, it is a Hot Wheels. Good eye. Your memory isn't too shabby either.
Crandell
Margaritaman, you have a very nice collection of signals and signs; I particularly like the watch out for the mail bag sign. It reminds me of a story that was in Downeast Magazine many years ago. The MEC picked up a tub of butter from a station, but the station agent had left it too close to the radiator and it went rancid. The guys in the baggage car discovered this and returned the tub to the station agent on the return trip by kicking it out the door as the train passed at 50 MPH.
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
Assembled an MILW boxcar today.
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."-Albert Einstein
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Great stuff again this week guys. I think I am out of my league, again.
Here is one from the BRVRR. It was taken last summer I think, but I don't think it was posted.
NYC Hudson, #5335 leads the Mail and Express eastbound on the BRVRR outer main line. The loco is a BLI. The express car is a Walther's. In the background is the then recently completed General Industries building, a Walther's background building. The other buildings at left are cut-outs from purchased backgrounds mounted on foam board. The deep background at right is a Walther's pre-printed sheet.
Keep up the good work guys. This is always the best thread of the week.
Remember its your railroad
Allan
Track to the BRVRR Website: http://www.brvrr.com/
Nothing new that's too photogenic, so we'll dip back into the archives for a couple of goodies...
Have a pleasant rest of the weekend!
Lee
Route of the Alpha Jets www.wmrywesternlines.net
Mike, I'm diggin' the Chessie.
Sean
HO Scale CSX Modeler
Nice pictures this week. I always get ideas and inspiration from this thread.
I'm guessing you guys are getting sick of this area, but it's the only photogenic sight I have so far. The last picture I took didn't have a train! I still have to find a way to block off the sight lines behind the trestle. Then you wouldn't see the layout behind it.
Corey ... We will not get "sick" of seeing your bridges! ... Looking forward to seeing more of your work, too.
Crandell. .. Feel free yo show the front end of your Santa Fe loco. Also, your Pontiac is at risk of having its bumper slicked by the next locomotive moving on the track where it is parked too close.
Everybody ... Nice work.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
ChadLRyan This is finished shot of the 'accessory' tanks from a Plastruct kit I showed ‘in the white’ last week. They are now painted white with a dusting I made with FQ Dust, Roof Brown, & Marine Brown, although the picture does not show it perfectly. The shot did overexpose the (red) rust dusting I put on the Industrial Gray, I put on the ladder & walkway. I have not added any powders at this point. I think this model makes a nice addition to the engine facility I have in mind (also unfinished). I got the idea of adding tanks from a former post, I thought it was cool, & had to be 'that monkey' & do that as well. I feel a couple large propane tanks coming on soon too. This was done as a quickie, & on the cheap, so to speak! I built the kit mostly as intended, but substituted the factory walkway for a D.A. mesh folded into a wide C channel & CA'd to the railings, then the ladder was added & the conflicting structure cut away. I added Archer porthole decals, & on the big manways, just added CA dots with a toothpic to represent bolts. The base was sprayed with Rust Oleum Texture 'Desert Bisque' paint. However, it severely warped the base & I expected that, as it has on prior projects, as it has a severe shrink rate. I 'mandled' it back into shape. The tanks were sprayed with Krylon flat white, & it had a cloggy nozzle, & I am surprized it looks as nice as it does, as it was spitt'n & spatter'n, & just not shooting at all, at times. The turn out was very lucky. Say, UPTEEN; Thanks for last weeks comment! I got back late & did not thank you.. The other shot is the finished Wiking JD with a fork carrying a couple barrels, Oxy & Gas tanks, & a Jerry can. I wrapped it up with a thin slice of 3M masking tape & a scratch built cinch drive clamp. I used N & HO scale decals on the tanks & barrels. I also added a tall backer to the fork with the same D.A. mesh. I also replaced the font axle with a 0.046 brass rod & bent it to have the unit steered, it has Ackerman steering, meaning it's outside wheel is pitched more than the inside wheel, to allow optimum tracking, although you can't see it in the photo. If you want other pix, please ask, I like shooting pix, & would enjoy the interest. Thanks, Enjoy!!
This is finished shot of the 'accessory' tanks from a Plastruct kit I showed ‘in the white’ last week. They are now painted white with a dusting I made with FQ Dust, Roof Brown, & Marine Brown, although the picture does not show it perfectly. The shot did overexpose the (red) rust dusting I put on the Industrial Gray, I put on the ladder & walkway. I have not added any powders at this point. I think this model makes a nice addition to the engine facility I have in mind (also unfinished). I got the idea of adding tanks from a former post, I thought it was cool, & had to be 'that monkey' & do that as well. I feel a couple large propane tanks coming on soon too. This was done as a quickie, & on the cheap, so to speak! I built the kit mostly as intended, but substituted the factory walkway for a D.A. mesh folded into a wide C channel & CA'd to the railings, then the ladder was added & the conflicting structure cut away. I added Archer porthole decals, & on the big manways, just added CA dots with a toothpic to represent bolts. The base was sprayed with Rust Oleum Texture 'Desert Bisque' paint. However, it severely warped the base & I expected that, as it has on prior projects, as it has a severe shrink rate. I 'mandled' it back into shape. The tanks were sprayed with Krylon flat white, & it had a cloggy nozzle, & I am surprized it looks as nice as it does, as it was spitt'n & spatter'n, & just not shooting at all, at times. The turn out was very lucky.
Say, UPTEEN; Thanks for last weeks comment! I got back late & did not thank you..
The other shot is the finished Wiking JD with a fork carrying a couple barrels, Oxy & Gas tanks, & a Jerry can. I wrapped it up with a thin slice of 3M masking tape & a scratch built cinch drive clamp. I used N & HO scale decals on the tanks & barrels. I also added a tall backer to the fork with the same D.A. mesh. I also replaced the font axle with a 0.046 brass rod & bent it to have the unit steered, it has Ackerman steering, meaning it's outside wheel is pitched more than the inside wheel, to allow optimum tracking, although you can't see it in the photo. If you want other pix, please ask, I like shooting pix, & would enjoy the interest.
Thanks, Enjoy!!
Chad, no prob, I know what u mean. That is amazing, thats basically a smaller version of what i plan to do but I am thinking of using a walthers diesel house. BTW the Warbonnet project got held up at the station due to a very large potential price tag and i firgured i had bitten off more than i could chew(or convince my dad to buy me However i will do it in the future at some point. For now i got me an Atlas version with sound on ebay for like $130 But pls post more pics of your layout, im dying to see it, maybe you could post a new thread or somtin. Love the caboose too, btw
Lee I'm liking your layout, and I'm fascinated by the coal being loaded.
Corey that's a very nice scene.
Modelling the UK in 00, and New England - MEC, B&M, D&H and Guilford - in H0
I am working on some details for my upstairs of my Tum-A-Lum Lumber hardware.
Be Wise Beware Be Safe
"Mountain Goat" Greg
SP&S Oregon Trunk
Hey Great Work Everyone!!!!
UPTeen, well I don’t have a layout as of yet, I’ve done a couple small shelf type ones for photo’s, & have a few 2’ x 4’ & 2’ x 8’ sheets just asking for something. I hear you on the acquisition for a large project, but I have always gotten what I can, when I can, & I now have a lot to work on. It adds up pretty quick. In addition, the more time an idea ‘cooks’ many times it turns out much better, at least for me. As for WarBonnets, this is as close as I’m working on right now. Thanks for the kind words!
Although I'm not a true SF guy, I have voids in my loco collection, & there were a few new modifications just asking for these units. They are 'just out of the box' -an Atlas GP38 & a Kato SD40-2Mid parked partway into a Pikestuff double Engine bay, still under construction. As for the future of the models, they will both be getting Topeka Cabs & Gong Bell noses. The Topeka Cab will be out sometime early 2011, & I have the gong conversion by Plano & bells from Details West. They should make interesting models, IMHO. It's interesting to see the differences in paint tones on both the new models. As for the Loco Shed, I set the main doors (both front & rear) about 1/16 higher than the kit to clear all my loco's. I found using a SHARP wood chisel, one can use it like a planer & clean the openings in these kits really well. With practice it doesn't dive or hunt, like knives do.