I thought I would start a new thread so nobody has to read through two pages of no photos.
Farmer Joe watches from his truck as a strange new locomotive passes the farm.
Ok, here we go! Corey, that is one good looking field.
Two from me this week..
Jarrell
Great start!! They look like real life shots!!
Here's my latest.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Here is this week's set of completed cars!
This is a Intermountain Railway PS1 40' Boxcar Kit, Painted Dark Blue and lettered with Herald King Decals. This is one of only two MNS PS1's that came with a Youngstown Door, the rest had Superior or PS Doors.
This is a Model Die Casting FMC 5077 CF Boxcar, painted Yellow and lettered with Herald King Decals. This is the last of the cars for Railroads owned by the Owens-Illinois Co. Forest Products Division. As a ex-Toledo resident I had to do all these cars as OI was headquarted in Toledo when I lived there.
This is an Athearn Railbox Undecorated Kit that I used for the DT&I's 16900 class of PS Boxcars. Substituted a Details West PS Door for the Athearn Door. Galvanized Roof, Boxcar Red Body and lettered with Microscale Decals. This is the third car of this class that I have done.
Thanks for looking!
Rick
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Corey, nice job on the corn field. Outstanding shovel, Jarrell. More excellent weathering from you, Robby.
I1sa at the top of the grade at Stoney Creek. DJ.
jacon12 Corey, that is one good looking field.
I agree. Very nice work Corey.
Grampy - Nice scene, but what's the pile of debris at the bottom?
Nothing new from me, so I'll re-post an old historic photo I Photoshopped. It's depicting what is was like in 1938 on my layout:
Thanks, Bruce. That's a pile of aluminum at the scrap yard. DJ.
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Silicon Valley Free-moN
Is it Friday already? Nice work, everybody.
M C ... I like the SP layout. DJ.. nice picture. No need for sunglasses. Right? ..Looks like 1/87 trash next to the right of way... Jarrell... The steam shovel looks great. ... Corey... I like that CNW paint scheme, and it looks good on your layout. .......... Robby ..Great weathering.... Rick .. Frieght cars look very good.
Here's an E8 departing on Track 1 with a passenger rtain, and some SD's arriving on Track 2 with a livestock train.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
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Night scenes from downtown. This has been a fun project.
I always enjoy your cars Robby. Very nice scene Garry with the es and SD9s and a real sense of depth. Night scenes are executed really well, too.
My outdoor HO railroad is being rebuilt. See my insights page at www.duckdogger.us
Almost all demo is done. While some of the previous bench work is being reused, the real challenge is getting rid of the "garbage" so you can work. 2 very large contractor bags per week is all I can dispose of legally so in about 3 more weeks I'll have a totally clean work space.
Till then, there is a lot of moving and re-moving of piles to make space for the rebuilt dominos.
Whattyaaaknow, Friday is already (finally) here!!!!!
Some great photos, Corey nice farm scene. Art, love the night scenes.
An UP ES44AC I just got recently.
Michael
CEO- Mile-HI-RailroadPrototype: D&RGW Moffat Line 1989
Great scene, Garry! I like to ground/dirt colors and the sense of depth in the picture.
Heartland Division CB&Q Is it Friday already? Nice work, everybody. M C ... I like the SP layout. DJ.. nice picture. No need for sunglasses. Right? ..Looks like 1/87 trash next to the right of way... Jarrell... The steam shovel looks great. ... Corey... I like that CNW paint scheme, and it looks good on your layout. .......... Robby ..Great weathering.... Rick .. Frieght cars look very good. Here's an E8 departing on Track 1 with a passenger rtain, and some SD's arriving on Track 2 with a livestock train.
A new engine for Silver Valley RR.
Wolfgang
Pueblo & Salt Lake RR
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I recently got a pair of these old Athearn Hi-F RDC's, one powered and one dummy.
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Garry I like your photo.
Here is a Pennsy American and Mountain Passing
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
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Still busy with my coal / oil dealer.
Grampys TrainsThanks, Bruce. That's a pile of aluminum at the scrap yard. DJ.
Good, for a minute I thought a call to the EPA was in order...
Coming and going, a westbound coal train passes through Iaeger, WV
Larry
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jacon12
At the risk of really dating myself, that shot reminds me of "Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel", from the old Captain Kangaroo TV show of the 50's and 60's.
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stebbycentral jacon12: At the risk of really dating myself, that shot reminds me of "Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel", from the old Captain Kangaroo TV show of the 50's and 60's.
jacon12:
Oh, come on now Stebby. How bad can it be? I wasn't born until '68 and I remember Captain Kangaroo and Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel! Must have been watching reruns in the 70's!
Robert H. Shilling II
Mike Milligan came out in '39 so im sure most of us have seen and read it. it was my first thought as well.
Some great stuff so far!
On Tuesday, I went to the LHS. Because I failed to find a C40-8 that I wanted/could afford, I got something that I have been wanting for two years now:
I am now the owner of Norfolk Southern 3010 (my favorite locomotive, in case you weren't sure) in HO scale! She is an Atlas Master Silver Series, and she is a beauty. There are very few inaccuracies, which are all easily fixable or ignorable. The 3010 has a few odd details that are different from NS's other GP40-2's, so you can't blame Atlas for missing those few things.
She looks great, but I have yet to see how she runs because I'm still away from my layout. I'm going home on Tuesday for a few days, so I'll try her out then. I have high expectations, because I've always heard great things about Atlases.
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Some very nice shots this week now that WPF is actually here! Garry I particularly like your shot, not only for the subject matter, but for the wonderful depth of field that you achieved. No wonder you could not wait for WPF this week.
Here are some shots taken at last weekends K-10 model trains open house running session.
My son starts off with his train heading out onto the main out of the large UP yard
Having just received permission to proceed the trains moves onto a lengthy single track section
It has been really hot here near St. Louis but as you can see the LP's have found a place to cool down
Heading past the town on its way to the first stop for the reefer
Some produce getting unloaded at a small dealer
and then a case of produce being left at the freight depot
finally a new load being placed on board at the brewery
Simon Modelling CB&Q and Wabash See my slowly evolving layout on my picturetrail site http://www.picturetrail.com/simontrains and our videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/MrCrispybake?feature=mhum
wedudler Still busy with my coal / oil dealer. Wolfgang
Nice idea to use a block of styrofoam!
Matt
Proudly modelling the Quebec Railway Light & Power Co since 1997.
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My thanks to Jerrell, Simon, Curt, and others for commenting on my picture.
Larry .. You have nice locomotive units pictured on your great layout.
Wolfgang .. Good looking steam power and nice work on the industrial building.
Curt .. Your scene looks great
Simon .. I like the club layout.
Art Hill ... The night scene looks real.
Duckdogger ... Your lumber looks real.
Jeff ... Looks like your railroad is getting into the passenger business in a big way. Nice photos.
NS3010 ... Atlas is a good choce for diesels. Enjoy your acquistion.
A progress report-
A few weeks back I decided to scenick a bare area of my layout. The area I chose looked like a good location for a depot, so I ended up scratchbuilding the depot and didn't put in any scenery. I finally started on the scenery this week.
Not much to look at just yet, but one can see the potential, which is pretty fun.
A rocky creek will wend its way through the new scene. Took me a few tries (and a couple generations of rock castings) to get creek & rock colors acceptable. This is where my colorblindness both helps and hinders.
Jim
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Owendubya Mike Milligan came out in '39 so im sure most of us have seen and read it. it was my first thought as well.
I'm 29 and I remember the book.