I'll give kicking off WPF a try again (after checking carefully not to duplicate anyone else's work )
Got a few pics from hanging around Carbon Junction, just south of Durango, RR East. Here's the eastbound Houston-Portland Zephyr getting wound up for the run down to Grants and thence east.
Here a local on the narrowgauge main to Chama pass CJ Tower.
Later, we caught the eastbound New Mexico Express on its way to Santa Fe passing the tower, led by Alco DL-535E #60.
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
I did a Re motor on an old Rivarossi 0-6-0
Replacing the open frame motor with a can motor
Use a double universal drive shaft from Micro Mart
and installed a Wow sound decoder into a Round House Short Vandy tender
"> Here's a video of it running https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3TA9CU5w0
Here's a video of it running
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3TA9CU5w0
TerryinTexas
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Last weekend I went to Tyrone, PA to catch some NS action. I even got to see a rare power move westbound!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq0hpjQ6FFg
Modeling the Bellefonte Central Railroad
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Good morning Mike and the rest of the crew from sunny Northeast Ohio. Great pictures to start the weekend.
Managed to get some stuff off the workbench this week.
Got the Tichy Covered Hopper Conversion car painted and decaled this week. Car was painted with Model Masters Silver with a few drops of Green Paint along with Scalecoat II Reading Green for the extension, lettered with kit supplied decals. The Andersons purchased ex-Wabash Panel side hoppers, added an extension and canvas top for shipping grain from Maumee, OH to the export docks in Toledo, OH.
In the 1970's the Frisco rebuilt and modernized their 50's era PS1 boxcars by removing the roofwalk, lowering some ladders and repainting and renumbering the cars. This is an Intermountain 40' PS1 Boxcar kit, painted with Scalecoat II Boxcar Red and lettered with Oddballs decals.
The Nickle Plate along with the C&O and Erie received some 1937 AAR Boxcars equiped with a Viking Roof. Luckily Des Plaines Hobbies had some Viking Roofs made which I purchased and applied to an IMWX 1937 AAR Boxcar Kit. Car is painted with Scalecoat II Boxcar Red and lettered with Microscale Decals.
Thanks for looking!
Rick J
Rule 1: This is my railroad.
Rule 2: I make the rules.
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Happy 4th of July everyone!
Michael
CEO- Mile-HI-RailroadPrototype: D&RGW Moffat Line 1989
Great to see WPF is off to a good start. ..
Michael (Motley) .... Your fireworks photo is very impressive.
Mike L ... I like the tower.
TX Terry .... Nice work in the Rviarossi engine.
Rick .... More great looking freight cars.
I'll post my 4th of July parade photos I took a few years ago.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Great stuff everybody.
Here's my Minitirx I1sa. I recently upgraded it to DCC with a Digitrax DZ123 decoder in the tender. The final touch wasa whie LED headlight. other than some light leakage from the smokbox, she's done.
Modeling the Pennsylvania Railroad in N Scale.
www.prr-nscale.blogspot.com
Mike, Thanks for the WPF kick-off, seeing your photos and vast supply of modeling energy is always an inspirational joy.
A stretch of paved road for the peloton is still in the future, until then some industrial area cyclocross practice will keep those legs strong.
Thanks to all, Happy 4th and "Viva le Tour"! Peter
4th of July video with Reading steam. A G-3 pulls the American Freedon Train (Lionel set) around other freight traffic including a M-1, N-1 and K-1. All locomotives kitbashed.
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/60361449@N02/
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Thanks for the comments everyone! Heck, Garry even gave us a parade suitable for the holiday I'm hoping that the Bear can stop in, but maybe they have him working this weekend.
Figured I'd drop in a few more pics. The MOW crew stationed at Tefft has parked their equipment for the long weekend, although they're still on-call if needed.
Here's #3 with the morning train to Red Mountain at CHattanooga.
And a view of the RR dock side of several businesses in Red Mountain.
Thanks as always to those who generate the WPF each week. It's inspiring to see the great examples of many skills and ideas.
I can report that a DPM cab company is substantially complete, getting roofing, windows and LED lighting today. It sits at its future location, but needs a sign, appropriate interior items. Has anyone made a garage lift? Seems like a relatively easy task.
The next structure to attack is an (opposite) UP station, at which point the grading can be finished up as to level, road entries and parking.
Paul
Modeling HO with a transition era UP bent
This On30 pulpwood car started with a Bachmann 18' flat and a Mount Blue Models rack kit. I filled it with split firewood (almost 900 pieces!) destined for the boiler of the North Atkinson Paper Co's Shay.
mlehmanI'm hoping that the Bear can stop in, but maybe they have him working this weekend.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
The good people of Hopewell Junction gather for a concert in the Park to celebrate the 4th. on the 3rd.
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Good stuff from everyone. Commuters heading home for the holidays.
I got back late last night, rather tired, caught up with her-indoors, had tea, and quickly had a look on the forum, and saw that WPF was in good hands, Smile, Wink & Grin besides I reckon it is appropriate for Independence Day Weekend to be started by a citizen of the US.
Bear,
Glad to hear you got the weekend off, mostly, after all. Figured you might actually be lurking hoping that some US citizen would jump in, given you're a right and honorable gentleman from one of our closest allies and all that So I put a match to it and jumped in.
That's a mighty fine start to that project. Looking forward to seeing how it comes out.
Right now I'm enjoying the bottom of the barrel of a fine ol' American tradition, taping a Grateful Dead show, the 1st of the 3 final shows in Chicago at Soldier Field. It's been a long, strange trip and going to be a long night...
Thanks for the holiday gtreetings. As I listen to the concert, I'm going to post up some pics of a holiday Goose charter on the Cascade Branch. Will drop a note when ready, but should start appearing soon here on this page.
peahrensHas anyone made a garage lift?
JL Innovative makes a Gas Station Interior Equipment & Tool Detail Set. I have used it on a gas station on the Boothbay RR Village layout. The details are unpainted castings and the lift is wood. http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/361-498
Figures are not included, but Woodland Scenics makes a sethttp://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/785-1948
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
Hobbez!
That firewood load is absolutely fantastic! I hate fake looking lumber loads with a passion! Your's is well worth the effort. It sets a very high standard.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Dave,
I agree, That one heck of a load of split wood. Makes my back hurt just looking at it, it's so realistic.
I've got the first part of the Goose charter pics up. They start off page 4 of the Cascade Branch saga: http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/219241.aspx?page=4
I've got more and they will trickle in over the next day or so amongst the rest of the celebrating.
Mike:
I love the goose!
For now I'm going to have to make do with my own somewhat condensed version:
Great stuff from everyone so far this weekend. Keep them coming guys.
I dug this one out of the archives in honor of the USA's Birthday.
Happy 4th of July everyone.
Remember its your railroad
Allan
Track to the BRVRR Website: http://www.brvrr.com/
Some 1:1 photo fun on the Texas State RR
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."-Albert Einstein
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That's a mighty fine Goose. I think you've done more work to it since I last saw it. What drive is under it?
BTW, getting ready to post more pics of the Goose charter. I see that thread is close to breaking 11,000 views. Thanks to everyone who has stopped by to visit.
http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/219241.aspx?page=4
I don't normally publish photos of our Fiddle Yard, but when we finally got a batch of GP9s a few months back, I felt that I had to line them up for a group photo.
These are Athearn Genesis GP9s from the batch released last Winter. One freight-only unit and three steam generator-equipped "torpedo boats". So far the light bulbs have survived, but I'm not counting on them lasting, so have laid in a supply of replacement Miniatronics bulbs for them.
They will be joined, some time over the next year, by two Proto 2000 freight GP9s in the Wabash's late, all-blue scheme.
-Fritz Milhaupt, Publications Editor, Pere Marquette Historical Society, Inc.http://www.pmhistsoc.org
Mike, thanks for staring wpf.
Bear, I started getting worried but then I scrolled a bit and I saw your contribution. I'm glad you're in again.
I like the critters, covered hoppers, and weathered nkp.
Grampy, I always get a kick outta your pics. Your yard pics are a great source of inspiration.
I finally "finished" my brewery. Then yesterday I woke up and decided to modify my control panel.
Brewery pics:
Control panel before:
After:
The best part about the control panel is it cost only 25 bucks. Most of the cost was the plexiglass that ace hardware cut for me. I'm not sure I like the plexiglass. I wish I knew some way to seal in the automotive pinstripe tape so my nephews and/or inebriated friends can't peal off tape. Suggestions wanted.
I love wpf. Best thread of the week no doubt.
Happy 4th!
T e d
My 'goose' has a scratch built drive and frame. The whole thing is rather primative. It consists of a 3 pole motor (I think) geared directly to the drive axle. It has all wheel power pick up. The wire contacts show a bit on the front truck but I can live with that. The front truck and rear suspension were scratch built too. Despite the crude design it actually runs quite nicely on DCC.
I'm patiently waiting for Loksound to finally release their long promised goose sound decoder. I will also install a Power Pack keep alive.
Thanks for your interest.
tedtedderson I wish I knew some way to seal in the automotive pinstripe tape so my nephews and/or inebriated friends can't peal off tape
Ted,
Well I am in ''JaBear's'' school of thought when it comes to roaming fingers and soon not to be friends. I would not use any kind of spray...I would use a hair dryer, not too close, but enough to get them warm, they will stick better that way. With a soft cloth, press down with Your finger along the whole line. Hopefully...You have the back side painted and the tape is applied to the other side of the panel. The pin-stripes are vinyl and should have been applied to a smooth clean finger print free surface, Alcohol should have been used to clean the surface before applying. The pic' of one of My control panels is 25yrs. old, but on Lexan plastic, finished as I explained above. No picky fingers or inconsiderate friends and I do clean it with a dampened with Windex, lint free Blue shop towels and don't have any problem's.
To Other's....Really nice work and Pic's.
Take Care!
Frank
Btw: Obviously, I did not use the Windex yet! LOL Am working on whole area.
On this beautiful 4th of July we were playing golf at the local train club. Scene from the MFM Ho club of Trois-Rivieres Quebec
Jack W.
I got nuthin' this week,but I'm enjoying the pic's - thanks all,and Happy 4th and/or weekend.
Mike