WP/VF May 6-8

[Flashwave]

Yes, It's Friday where I is, so I'll kick it off.

Three from me this week,a nd a link to a video. It's on my Facebook, but I think I have it set to public.

First up, The James Whitcomb Riley as she rolls eastbound. Note the smoke plume from the unit Broadway installed.

 

Next up, a retired US Army switcher pauses from its duties while the crew takes lunch

Finally for pictures, an NWR passenger train is taking on passengers at Possman

 

[Alantrains]

Nice photos Flashwave, but where's the video?

[wedudler]

[dti406]

Gentlemen, good start to the weekend and some nice pictures.

Some cars I just finished!



This is an old MDC 2003 CF car that I never finished from years ago.  Lettered with Herald King Decals, and at least I used the correct number unlike Athearn which used an even number on the car, the prototype only had odd numbers.



This is an Atlas 2003 CF that was painted and lettered with Herald King Decals.  Again I found out that Atlas made the same mistake and used an even car number on their car!



This is a McKeen Models kit where I removed the original lettering and painted and lettered the car per the Herald King lettering diagram.  I could not find a lot of information on this car and used a generic car that matched the lettering diagram.

Thanks for looking! 

[UncBob]

Not from my layout but a real live one

Mastadon approaching the station of the  Strasburg RR last Satrurday

 

[jacon12]

Seaboard Air Lines Number 159, a 4-4-0...  pulling a short cut of cars onto the main at the section foreman's house up on Choctaw Ridge.

Jarrell

[jeffrey-wimberly]

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Jarrell ... Great photo. Inspiring!

[selector]

I agree, Jarrell...it's an excellent photo.

STEEL

 

 

[Colorado_Mac]

Morgan, LOVE that shot of the JWR.  Something about it just screams "railroading" to me.  Well-done.

Oh, and you might want to send the local constabulary down to Possman to deal with that drunk passed out on the station platform! 

[jalajoie]

I like this scene from the club layout. A member draw the house on the backdrop and I think he successfully blended the 3D foreground with the 2D backdrop. Everything behind the white fence is 2D.

 

[PL&M RR]

 

It's been a while since I've posted anything (lousy real world getting in the way), but this week I found a bit of time.

 

PL&M H-24-66 1108 leads RSD15 953, somewhere in West Virginia in August, 1958

[Motley]

Nothing new from me, so I'll post an older photo.

And here's a video.

[tbdanny]

There is some jaw-dropping modelling on the thread this week.  Wolfgang, I especially like your low trestle.

Here's my contribution - the A.N. Bradford Mine No. 1.  It hasn't been fixed in place yet - I've only just finished the structure and need to finish the ground/backdrop around it:

Cheers,

tbdanny

[howmus]

Ah....  The weekend, and with it the best thread of the week!  Nice start guys!  Some fine work being shown as usual.

I have been working on several projects over the past couple of weeks.  First off I have made some new Signs for the toggle switches along the front fascia board on the layout.  These stand out better, are easier to read, and by using a spray adhesive on the back of the gloss photo paper I used, they stay stuck in place better than the labels I used before.  As you can see I am not quite finished with the project yet.

More detail has been added to the Engine House.

And I finally, after using many of those words Mom told never to use, a lot of fiddling with bad spots on the track, relaying a couple of sections in tunnels, replacing the wheelsets, and finally putting a bit bigger and more powerful loco on the consist the Lake Shores Limited is running beautifully with no derailments and has 2 fast freight milk cars with it as well (carrying fresh milk to all the people in the big city).

73

[Flashwave]

I missed removing a sound clip, so in the second clip you'll get attacked by a loud statci noise if you click on that link before I finishgetting the fixed one up

 EDIT: Still mute,but I just found out how to upload Movie Maker to Youtube without their online interface, so here it is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DHqEpvndRU&feature=youtube_gdata 

 

[mountaingoatgreg]

Some progress on my shelf layout, the white tings are footprints for the Depot and Warhouse.

You can follow more of my progress on my Oregon Trunk website

[Margaritaman]

I like Selector's theme.  This is my seldom seen cab-forward that spends most, if not all, of its life at Bob Grech's.  Fits on his layout perfectly.  Bob, if you're reading, get out the camera.  We need more cab-forward pics please.

[secondhandmodeler]

Nice pictures so far folks.  I finished planting the soy beans this morning so I thought I would post a picture or two.  This time I actually have a train in the picture too!

An overview shot.

This is kind of funny.  Everything is blurry accept the train.  It should be the other way around I guess.   I suppose if I took more than twenty seconds to take a picture I may produce better results!

[G Paine]

Flashwave

Still mute,but I just found out how to upload Movie Maker to Youtube without their online interface, so here it is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DHqEpvndRU&feature=youtube_gdata 

I like the sepia tone effect in your movie, also very interesting how your camera changes focus depending in where the action is in the shot. The night scene was good, but you need some passengers in the lighted cars - I know '53 was nearing the end of passenger service, but there should be at least a couple of people and maybe a conductor visible.

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Outstanding photos, everybody.

Here is a picture of Walthers F7's in Prairie View.

 

 

[Fire fighter Mike]

Still a long way to go on my layout. I love the close up shots of the steam engine wheels. I have to say there is some truley inspering work done by everybody on here.

A couple from me

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk12/traxrs18/DSCF3398.jpg

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk12/traxrs18/DSCF3397-1.jpg

[Fire fighter Mike]

[Fire fighter Mike]

sorry about the double post of th pictures figured out what I was doing wrong to post them though.

[GGOOLER]

just started balasting my track. hurt my tailbone last week so standing to do all this was better than sitting.

later

g

[Colorado_Mac]

Did a little locomotive work this Saturday.  Finished transferring an older P2k shell to the newer DCC/Sound P2k Geep chassis for my club loco. Just had to trim a little plastic, especially the clear "light bar" that draws light to the headlight & number boards.

 

Also tried my hand at weathering my first diesel.  It is just an old junk "dummy" that I had laying around, so pay no attention to the fat handrails and old (RP25?) couplers.

 

[modelmaker51]

They're called NMRA or "horn-hook" couplers. RP-25 is also a n NMRA recommendation, but refers to wheel conture not couplers.

[jwar41]

Run Run through running repair shop..Hosler helper spotting 731 on wheel pealer for the machinist to profile wheels. Shop is about 80% compleat

[Johnnny_reb]

jwar41

Run Run through running repair shop..Hosler helper spotting 731 on wheel pealer for the machinist to profile wheels. Shop is about 80% compleat

Wow

[Alantrains]

Double WOW!