"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Bear,
5 minute project? Surely you jest
I'll start with a couple of pics from a run Goose 5 made up the Cascade Branch to cover the mail contract. Here it is turning on the wye at Crater Lake.
Heading up to Camp 13.
Lime Creek Gulch
The big structure project this week was my rendition of Fred Goble's building materials business in Silverton. Anvil Mountain Models made a very nice kit for it, well worth the $150 I didn't have. The other thing I didn't have was a place to put such a large structure. And AMM recentyly shut down, at least for now, so no immediate prospect of a rerun of this sold out kit. Here's the link, but it may no longer be active:http://www.anvilmountainmodels.com/Gobles.html
So I bashed something that fit and I could afford. The key was recognizing my Grandt No Problem Joe's kit could provide both the corner office and doors and windows to make a credible false front. Here's the basic structure, wayyy shorter than even the basic AMM kit without the addon that is available in 3" increments.
Much of the trim is in place.
Mostly done.
My stencil lifted a little and cause problems, but cleaning things up is coming along and it has a nice, none too sophisticated earnesteness that went well with my limited special effects skill set. I still need to finish touching it up, weather it and install lighting and glass.
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
mlehman5 minute project? Surely you jest
Bear ... An optimists is one who thinks any project will tke 5 minutes. .. Like the photo !
Mike L .... The building materials building looks great. I like the goose too.
Here is a secondary passenger train departing with heavyweight passenger cars still in use in 1962.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Nice Photos and modeling Bear, Mike and Gary!
Nothing New this week, so here are some shots from the Strongsville OH Club layout from last years NMRA Covention.
Two detailed Stewart Alco Centuries on a ore drag leaving Whiskey Island in Cleveland.
Rick J
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A good start to WPF guys.
Thanks for starting things off Bear.
MikeL - Nice Goose and great scenery. The Building Supply structure looks good to me.
Garry - great scene.
Rick - Love the Whiskey Island scenes.
Here are a few from the BRVRR taken during the past week.
NYC #4089 crossing Route 32 with a short Mail & Express consist.
Number 4089 taking the Black River crossover onto the eastbound mainline for a short station stop at Black River Station.
NYC #4089 accelerating out of the east end curve under the Route 32 overpass as a local freight passes on the eastbound mainline.
NYC #5809 crossing the highway in down town Black River with a short mixed freight in tow.
Keep the photos and ideas coming guys. You always make WPF the best thread of the week.
Remember its your railroad
Allan
Track to the BRVRR Website: http://www.brvrr.com/
Good stuff from everyone, this week. Spot and some pigeons.
Beautiful pics, everyone!
And thanks for all the kind comments. I've got a ton more pics of the Goble's project, so hope to post up a separate thread on that. Will provide a link.
Bear, Thanks for starting the fun. Sounds like you had a nice early Father's Day gift.
Adding a license plate and some black paint to the nerf bars makes the Brekina model pretty near a dead ringer for my dear ol' departed Dad's dream car, the one he wisely didn't allow his teenaged son to drive. Hopefully I can some day recreate the scene in the orig. photo on my layout.
Thanks to all and Happy Father's Day, Peter
Peter,
Your dad had exquisite tastes in vehicles. I used to so want a Porsche of about that vintage. Prices soon went out of reach once I was old enough to drive. Great car, great model, and great pic.
Yesterday, I finally found time to take some new photos of the Boothbay Railway Village layout.
An overall view.
The Portalnd area was started last November, and has really taken shape over the past months. It includes street running on Commercial St., a bit of the Old Port type of buildings, the B&M Baked Beans plant (Upper right) and a working waterfront. The Randall & McAllister coal yard on the right and the Portland Gas Lighting Co tank (circle on left) are still in progress. (Note B&M beans is Burnham & Morrell, not Boston & Maine.)
With the addition of the icing plant and Railway Express Agency building, the major structures in the locomotive servicing area are complete. Still a lot of details and scenery to complete the scene. The passenger car and locomotive storage cabinets are new as well. I am behind the camera; my friend Ward is running the trains.
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
It's not much, but it's the first model work that I've been able to get to in months. Now that I have all the turnouts, I can start spiking down rail.
Jack W.
jalajoieThis is a beautifull layout mr Paine. A visit to your museum is in my future.
Thanks Jack, there is a lot more to see and do besides the layout; check out our website
http://railwayvillage.org/
I do a freelanced road as well as the W&LE. My road's identity will be it's unique locomotives. Seen here Is the beginning of what I call a "SDSC40-2". It needs painted, sanded, and decaled, but its a start
(My Model Railroad, My Rules)
These are the opinions of an under 35 , from the east end of, and modeling, the same section of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway. As well as a freelanced road (Austinville and Dynamite City railroad).
No models for me to show but I did catch this depressed center flat car with a rather large load. Could serve as a good modeling idea for those who have such freight car.
TONY
"If we never take the time, how can we ever have the time." - Merovingian (Matrix Reloaded)
Great Stuff Guys
Not much going on with my Layout
Just Track Cleaning
The Center line roller car is a drop in fit to my Chessie System Caboose
I wrap the roller with a strip of old blue jean material or sometimes use a narrow strip
of paper towel
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TerryinTexas
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Mike,
Great pictures. Thanks for sharing.
Ted
Here's an in-progress shot of the Gauley Mountain Company Store. This scratchbuilt structure is based upon photos and ground measurements (the foundation still exists), and is slightly compressed to fit the available space. The rear portion of the building actually stradled a small creek. Lots to do to complete the project - shadow box interior rooms, foundation, lighting, steps and so forth.
Rick
Nice pic, Tony. Looks like it might be KRL 27103? If so, this is a sister car (KRL 27104):
http://www.railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=9151
theodorefisk Mike, Great pictures. Thanks for sharing. Ted
Ted,
Thanks for the encouraging comment.
Here's a link to the album of pics from this build. I'm hoping to start a build thread here to provide more detailed description of this project, but until then you're welcome to paw through the raw pics.
https://imageshack.com/a/naW4/1
Thanks for the pictures,all. I look forward to this thread every week.
No work on the trains for me this week - trying to catch up on the house/yard before the really hot weather arrives. Here's an old photo:
Have a good weekend,and Happy Father's Day to all the other Dads out there.
Mike
Great stuff this week, as always! Summer is here and UP's Sequoyah Falls division is finally getting some work done:
New road being added on the North end, still needs to be sanded, etc.
And here's the other end of the road. I've finished the striping and sanding, just need to work on some potholes and cracks:
And I've also finally been able to ballast some track:
Been a busy week, with more to come! I'm still very much a novice modeller, so any tips or constructive criticisms would be appreciated!
Acela
The timbers beneath the rails are not the only ties that bind on the railroad. --Robert S. McGonigal
mlehman Nice pic, Tony. Looks like it might be KRL 27103? If so, this is a sister car (KRL 27104): http://www.railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=9151
Thanks Mike,
It's hard to tell from the picture but the reporting marks is KRL 27106. Seems like they added at least two more cars to the roster (I'm sure they added more). I don't know why photobucket shrunk the pic but I do have a full size that makes it easier to see the details.
Tony,
railcarphotos tends to use databases that are regularly updated, but they're not always conclusive. This is particularly so for small groups of specilized cars. It may also be that there is some small difference between cars 27105 and up from the small group I cited. Whatever the case, railcarphotos doesn't have a pic for this car which does appear veyr similar to the lower numbered cars.
Acela,
Nice work on the road. It's surprisingly hard to get them to look like the real thing.
jasperofzealNo models for me to show but I did catch this depressed center flat car with a rather large load. Could serve as a good modeling idea for those who have such freight car.
I like the depressed center flat cars and purchased a couple of 2-truck items RTR, though I prefer to build my cars. This one has a kit transformer added, which I tied down with chains (after this photo).
Today I made some speaker enclosures for one of two Kato C44-9W locos that I am converting to DCC with sound. Minimal weight milling (some tabs that stuck up) will allow two speaker enclosures (of different depth) above the weight stacks. Each enclosure will have dual 13x18 sugarcubes. The first photo is before adding the enclosure back. A LokSound Select will be mounted over the motor. I plan to cut the ditch light tubes and add 0603 LEDs to each to separate the ditch lights from the headlight and allow proper ditch light flashing function.
Paul
Modeling HO with a transition era UP bent
Performing plastic surgery on my SD40-2 noses..........now I know what Michael Jackson`s doctors felt like back in the 1980`s.
Dennis Blank Jr.
CEO,COO,CFO,CMO,Bossman,Slavedriver,Engineer,Trackforeman,Grunt. Birdsboro & Reading Railroad
Mike:
I love the goose! "I want one, I want one!!!" The kitbashed structure is great too.
Rick:
Nice scratchbuild! Lots of character.
Paul:
Interesting speaker set up. I'm curious to know how well it sounds.
Great stuff from everyone else too.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!