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WPF for 04 Nov - 08 Nov 2011

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Posted by Geared Steam on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 6:39 PM

Nice job!Yes

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Posted by BIG JERR on Monday, November 7, 2011 9:49 PM

Odie

Just about done with this one now...there are actually 3 building kits on this diorama.

 

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-SJ-g-gY4Z_M/TraYNsVHbuI/AAAAAAAAA84/PtBhet2EOQE/s1152/IMG_6057.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6T_R1w_JF2c/TraXxSTO67I/AAAAAAAAA84/-fC6WrYKqNc/s1024/IMG_6063.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-qCgOPp8uLxg/TraXyUMuAvI/AAAAAAAAA84/SE3wHpqpTAY/s1024/IMG_6068.jpg

very ,very nice Odie ,man if I could only.......Jerry

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Posted by BRVRR on Sunday, November 6, 2011 11:35 AM

Great stuff again this week guys. Keep them coming,

A new, but not great image from the BRVRR:

NYC SW8 #9622 does a little switching at the grain elevator on the BRVRR.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, November 6, 2011 8:50 AM

It's a Woodland Scenics piece called 'Rusty's Regret'. I picked it up on Ebay.

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Posted by mcfunkeymonkey on Sunday, November 6, 2011 8:39 AM

Groovy work, all!

Jarrell--love the fog shot (your breath in a cold room, or?)

Ulrich--I've always been weirdly drawn to that C-11.  How's it run?

A couple more picts from Mt. Coffin:

 

Have a fab weekend, all.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, November 6, 2011 8:28 AM

Nice work Odie.

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Posted by Odie on Sunday, November 6, 2011 8:24 AM

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, November 6, 2011 8:20 AM





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Posted by htgguy on Sunday, November 6, 2011 7:25 AM

One small traffic source on my fictional West Central Minnesota Railroad is edible beans in large bulk bags. The processor trucks these to the loading dock where they are loaded into boxcars. This weekend I installed the loading dock used where this happens.

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Posted by tomkat-13 on Sunday, November 6, 2011 6:09 AM

Hawk Point, Missouri.

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Posted by james saunders on Sunday, November 6, 2011 2:37 AM

Painted some kits today.

Ran out of light coloured Mr Hobby paint so used a darker Tamiya paint I had on hand. I will weather them so they are lighter. If they don't look any good I will repaint them. They are all painted with spray cans.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 6, 2011 1:44 AM

Some new additions to my roster:

The loco is a class C 11 2-6-4 T steamer made by Kato.

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Posted by ns3010 on Sunday, November 6, 2011 12:57 AM

Awesome work everyone!

 

As for myself, I've been busy ballasting lately:

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Posted by selector on Saturday, November 5, 2011 9:56 PM

Very nice shed, Sue.  And the retaining walls, while a staple on many layouts, are always easy on my eyes. Cool

Jon, fantastic effect....really convincing.

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Posted by Geared Steam on Saturday, November 5, 2011 8:49 PM

Speeder Shed, I need to add the speeder!

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Posted by jon grant on Saturday, November 5, 2011 8:42 PM

Great photos everyone. 

I spent some time artificially ageing some of my photos

 

Jon

 

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Posted by jacon12 on Saturday, November 5, 2011 2:06 PM

Southerns E6 "The Tenneessean" on a foggy night.

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Posted by OzarkBelt on Saturday, November 5, 2011 1:43 PM

Here is a pic from my old layout since dismantled: a GE 70 tonner switches the paper mill at East Falls.

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Posted by Curt Webb on Saturday, November 5, 2011 11:50 AM

Jeep- I think they look great. We are usually our own worst critic, I know I am.

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Posted by jeep35 on Saturday, November 5, 2011 8:53 AM

I tried my hand at weathering some cars using artist oils and weathering powders. I've still got a lot to learn, my results were somewhat mixed.

Jim

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Posted by Motley on Friday, November 4, 2011 11:39 PM

This week I've been working on this corner of my layout.

I just finished up the roadway. Still need to stripe it though.

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Posted by Bob grech on Friday, November 4, 2011 10:11 PM

Bob grech

Nice work everyone!

A Peddler Freight passing thru yard:

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g300/engineerbob/IMG_1243.jpg

 

Sorry. I uploaded the wrong pic. Here is the correct one.

 

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Posted by Bob grech on Friday, November 4, 2011 10:05 PM

Nice work everyone!

A Peddler Freight passing thru yard:

Have Fun.... Bob.

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Posted by Curt Webb on Friday, November 4, 2011 9:08 PM

Here you go Crandall. Of course it is in PRR livery.

 

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Posted by selector on Friday, November 4, 2011 8:56 PM

Curt, you're not going to make my day and post a Santa Fe 2-10-4 'long side, are you? Stick out tongue

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Posted by Curt Webb on Friday, November 4, 2011 7:51 PM

I'm going to post one more time

This is looking towards the Interlocking Tower at Bay Jct., Sandusky with a PRR J1 sitting behind it.

 

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Posted by carknocker1 on Friday, November 4, 2011 7:46 PM

Here are 2 recent photos of my new Port Destiny layout

Here an L&N Swwitcher is in the small yard out side the Port Desty station

 

 

Here is Port Destiny Terminal's Ugly Duckling an RSD 4 that was sent to EMD to have a new engine put in , pulling  train into Port Destiny to be switched up .

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Friday, November 4, 2011 5:04 PM

There have been some very talented model railoraders here so far this week. Great stuff!

Here is some activity in my fictional town called "Blackhawk".

GARRY

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Posted by C&O Fan on Friday, November 4, 2011 12:01 PM

Nice photo Tom !

Getting ready for my open house here's a shot of my track cleaning cars in action

and it doesn't seem to bother the fishing

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