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WPF Weekend Photo Fun 4/1 thru 4/3

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Saturday, April 2, 2011 3:19 PM

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Posted by csmincemoyer on Saturday, April 2, 2011 3:29 PM

Railfanned another modeler's Olean, Bradford and Western today.

Caught B & P 202 working the Olean Yard while a Pennsy Trainmaster awaits to enter the yard.

Just east of Warren, Caught a manifest freight enroute to Albany from Cleveland.

 

 

 

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Posted by Hamltnblue on Saturday, April 2, 2011 3:34 PM

That's one of your better pics Jeffrey Yes

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Posted by mcddhawk4 on Saturday, April 2, 2011 3:50 PM

Some of my equipment in the display case

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Posted by shayfan84325 on Saturday, April 2, 2011 4:45 PM

Graffen

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_SMt4rGSRBYk/TZTbFIfPXVI/AAAAAAAAB6g/KQ4FjV4yMQk/s640/DSC02083.JPG

This is too cool!  Great work executing a great idea.

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Posted by ChadMichaels on Saturday, April 2, 2011 5:25 PM

I like that scheme Chad!...that could work. maybe you should submit it to the brass and see what they think!

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Saturday, April 2, 2011 6:20 PM

Chad,

Thanks for the compliment, as I built it it was hard not to grab the red paint, the additional detailing & my mind made it a CP unit. Also, when I started getting the decals on it, it really 'did' work, IMO.

Yes, I did send it to CP, one of the two people auto responded 'Out of the Office' so we'll see.

I think it could be 'Plausible'

Thanks again!

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Posted by BRVRR on Saturday, April 2, 2011 8:03 PM

Great work everyone!

Crandell, another great steam locomotive photo.

MAbruce, thats a great trestle bridge.

Grampy, a wonderful scene. I need some water on my layout!

Here are a couple of shots from the BRVRR:

NYC GP40 Passing through Berea Station at the head of a short freight.

NYC S-3 874 draws a crowd as the crew prepares to move a box car.

Keep the photos and ideas coming guys. You always make this the best thread of the week.

Remember its your railroad

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Posted by jwhitten on Saturday, April 2, 2011 9:52 PM

csmincemoyer

Railfanned another modeler's Olean, Bradford and Western today.

Caught B & P 202 working the Olean Yard while a Pennsy Trainmaster awaits to enter the yard.

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd45/chris_mincemoyer/OBW040201.jpg

 

What is the story with this backdrop? Is it a commercial backdrop? If so, where does it come from?

 

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Posted by OlavM on Sunday, April 3, 2011 5:01 AM

Graffen!

Very nice! By the way wan't that scene (your last night scene) also modelled by the late John Armstrong also? I believe I remember a picture of that scene also in an old Model Railroder?

Bedt regards, Olav

 

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Posted by wedudler on Sunday, April 3, 2011 11:30 AM

this started as Precision Scale kit. Now I'm looking for prototype pictures for weathering.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, April 3, 2011 1:26 PM

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Posted by Sailormatlac on Sunday, April 3, 2011 1:52 PM

Busy week-end.

I almost completed my Bachmann gondola kitbash. I like to call them "Gondorella" since they started as ugly ducklings. About 60 hours spent in this project, and at least another 10 to come.

Just need to receive the airbrake parts to finish the underframe.

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Posted by tomkat-13 on Sunday, April 3, 2011 2:13 PM

Out-going loads from Prestage Tool & Gear, Hawk Point, Mo.

Some men at work!

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Posted by CNJ831 on Sunday, April 3, 2011 4:02 PM

Graffen

 CNJ831:

Nice rendition of Edward Hopper's 'Nighthawks', Gaffen. I love seeing well known scenes reproduced in miniature on layouts and always wanted to do that one, but have never quite gotten around to it. Do you perhaps have any further, 'daytime', photos so that we can see what the building's exterior and its surroundings are like in their entirety?

From what can be seen in your 'night' photo, the restaurant appears to be set on a bluff, or above a cut of some sort, making me wonder if you've executed the scene in the very same manner John Armstrong did on his layout years ago?

CNJ831

 

Thanks for seeing the resemblence Big Smile

I put it on a "overpass" so it came up a bit and also on the front of the layout.

I took this one today:

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_SMt4rGSRBYk/TZYvDD3dPFI/AAAAAAAAB7g/CaM4eqBwGxo/s640/DSC02099.JPG

As you see, there is some work to be done yet.

Very nicely done. And...I'd bet that with a little adjustment and addition via Photoshop that you could clip out and add a roofline cornice to the top of the brick building on the left side of "Nighthawks" and, attach it right to your wall, giving the correct exterior background to the restaurant. Although, you've probably thought of that already and are in the process of working it out! Wink

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Posted by csmincemoyer on Sunday, April 3, 2011 4:14 PM

jwhitten

 

 

 

What is the story with this backdrop? Is it a commercial backdrop? If so, where does it come from?

 

John

John,

It's a commercial backdrop from Backdrop Warehouse.

Chris

 

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Posted by Packers#1 on Sunday, April 3, 2011 9:54 PM

Great work all, I can finally chime in again with some of my own pics:

U23B #6330 rounding the curve:



Up Close and Personal:



The crossing in the small town



My big project car. Still need to add the CSRY and number











Fuzzy downtown overview (sorry guys)



Main street stores



The left hill

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Building a protolanced industrial park layout

 

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Posted by Eric97123 on Sunday, April 3, 2011 11:53 PM

i will throw in a little proto-photo fun.  A few from the Folkston Funnel,  which is not too far from my home town where I grew up in Georgia

 

Photobucket Photobucket and one BNSF that looks like it was cooked from Vancouver Wa Photobucket and one of my Dash 9 waiting for a signal.Photobucket

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Monday, April 4, 2011 12:05 AM

Great photos this week include Graffen's "Nighthawk' inspired cafe scene, DJ's trout fishing scene and UncBob's pasture scene. Actually, I like all the pictures. Great stuff! 

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