Next day on the TV:
BREAKING NEWS! TRAIN DERAILMENT ON CURVE!...........ENGINEER FOUND IN STATE OF SHOCK; CLAIMS "ANGRY BIGFOOT PUSHED ENGINE OFF THE RAILS!" TRAIN CREW CURRENTLY UNDERGOING EXTENSIVE DRUG AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING........ICC INVESTIGATOR SUSPECTS ALCOHOL INVOLVED ........NEWS AT 11.
UncBob Passing through PA's Famous Sasquish Forrest area
Passing through PA's Famous Sasquish Forrest area
"I like my Pullman Standards & Budds in Stainless Steel flavors, thank you!"
Guilford GuyNice car George. I always thought bluebox cars were decent for what they were. The really only noticeable difference to me is the cast on grabs.
I agree. Hard to see in the photo, but I shave off the cast grabs and replace with brass wire.
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
Richard- I probably won't end up modeling the line at all for awhile. Several years ago I had planned on modeling a fictitious branch of the line, and would use 2 chopped nose units for power. That's when I bought the pair. The first unit received the beginnings of the chopping but that was halted soon after, and sat on a shelf for awhile. This engine was originally a high hood, and for a time wore the livery of 7801, but that was stripped when the weathering of the unit went badly due to outside airbrushing conditions that were less than spectacular.
Here is a shot of 7801 from awhile back, before it became what it is now.
Alex
This week I started decaling my SCL U36B. I was intimidated by the thin yellow striping, so I procrastinated and put off decaling as long as I could. It was a PITA, but I managed to get the last of it on tonight. I just put the herald on the nose, but still have a lot more decaling to do. Still haven't decided on a road # yet. I'll sleep on it tonight and decide in the morning.
Here is a "before" shot from a few weeks ago before I painted it.
Here is what it looks like now.
Dan Stokes
My other car is a tunnel motor
Lee -
That is exceptionally nice looking water. Can you tell me what colors and other materials you used?
Thanks!
- Harry
I'm busy with a TOMALCO stock car kit.
If they only would have color coded the stripwood and a part list.
Wolfgang
Pueblo & Salt Lake RR
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stokesda
What did you use to close up the pilot "slot" around the couplers. I have an Athearn Blue Box GP38-2 that is already decorated that could use something like that.
Thanks.
Will
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Totally redefines the term "road kill"
Evening, all!
Several great photos (got a chuckle out of the Sasquatch one...), and Robby, good to see you're weathering again. Crandall, love your 'aerial' pic - how'd you get the smoke on that (or are you a PhotoShop guru)?
I've been doing some structure-building myself lately. I'm currently putting together the Woodland Scenics "Rocky's Tavern" (white metal) kit, but it'll be next weekend before I have pics of that. These photos are of what will (I think) become "Big John's Stacks of Wax" record shop once I get the sign for the front wall done.
and the backside:
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Maybe a little soon for me to be posting picture of my weekend fun which consisted of mostly construction, and a little bit of play. My trains are offically running as of tonight though not completly yet but enough I can run them while I am waiting for scenery to set. Hope I'm not out of line here I am still new to the fourms and just trying to be a good sport. The structers are only fill ins for now. they are from my first layout I threw together
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk12/traxrs18/DSCF3344.jpg
my helix which I am quite proud of and many thanks to all that gave me input on it
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk12/traxrs18/DSCF3346.jpg
A rock wall and tunnel I am working on for a reversing loop
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk12/traxrs18/DSCF3350.jpg
My little marshalling yard
Any suggestions or thoughts are welcome as stated I am new to this
wholeman What did you use to close up the pilot "slot" around the couplers. I have an Athearn Blue Box GP38-2 that is already decorated that could use something like that. Thanks.
It's just styrene cut to shape. 0.020" thick x 0.080" wide on the sides, 0.080" x 0.100" on the top w/ a 45-degree bevel cut along the top edge. For another option, Details West makes this commercial part that should work nicely:
http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/235-195
There's also another DW part #363 called "Scale Coupler Loco Pilot Buffer Plate," but I couldn't find any pictures of it so I don't know what it looks like.
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Nice photos everyone
I added some trees to a bare area of the layout and weathered a few boxcars this week
Jon
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Larry
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Summerset Ry.
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Good photos and some great modeling again this week.
Not much doing on the BRVRR lately. Here are a couple of photos from a recent operating session with the oldest grandson:
NYC #9519 at the head, rounds the curve at the west end of the BRVRR layout...
as NYC caboose #24534 crosses Olive street.
Keep up the good work guys. You always make SPF the best thread of the week.
Remember its your railroad
Allan
Track to the BRVRR Website: http://www.brvrr.com/
Jim, I like that building. Is it a kit? If so, who made it?
Well it is still the weekend where I am at...
So a little work on my layout with subroadbed in place, track is not to far away.
Be Wise Beware Be Safe
"Mountain Goat" Greg
SP&S Oregon Trunk
I just love that backdrop!
Been a while...
I built two Queensland Rail 'VBO' ballast wagons over the weekend. Considering I hadn't built a kit in over 12 months I'm pretty happy with them.
They started as kits, assembled them, hand shaped wire brass hand rails, painted( hand painted brake wheels and hand rails), and decals added. Now all I need to do is weather them and dull cote them. I have weathered the wheels and side frames already.
From this...
To this...
They are HO (3.5) which is 12mm gauge to represent 3' 6" in real life. Models are manufactured by a good friend of mine Adam Wuiske.
His website is www.wuiskemodels.com
Cheers
James, Brisbane Australia
Modelling AT&SF in the 90s
Great work this weekend. No pics from me but I added led's and decoders to my gp-7 , s-2 and gp-30 over the weekend. I also weathered a dash 8 and a sd-40 and started weathering a gp-7 and gp-18 and will start on the other 7 and 30 this week hopefully.
alco's forever!!!!! Majoring in HO scale Minorig in O scale:)
What did you use for the front wall of the cab.
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Mike Kieran
Port Able Railway
I just do what the majority of the voices in my head vote on.