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Weekend Photo Fun - April 6th to April 8th, 2018

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Posted by G Paine on Friday, April 6, 2018 11:13 AM

I have not posted in a couple of weeks because I was between photo hosting sites - the third in about 9 monhs
Photobucket Bang Head Bang Head Bang Head  --> Imgbb Bang Head Bang Head -->
Imgur Welcome ???

But I have been taking pictures

From a few weeks ago, I have been working on a waterfall on the Boothbay Railway Village layout

I finshed scratch building a 4 ball signal for Monson on the narrow gauge; I left it for the guy working in that area to install. It is based on a signal in Vermont from an article in Classic Trains

I finished a B&M well car. It's an F&C resin kit. The prototypes were built in the B&M shops to transport large ship reduction gears built by the GE Turbine Div shops in Lynne, MA

I finshed a kitbash of a paint factory from an Atlas factory kit. It is another of the buildings that will hide the grade on the right side of the layout.

George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch 

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Posted by mbinsewi on Friday, April 6, 2018 9:56 AM

Nice work guys!  Jimmy, that bridge is going to be huge!

Another loco conversion just about done.  I'm waiting for the all-weather window for the engineer's side.

Did the usuall, fans, scratch made winterization hatch, grabs, hoses, hooks, plow, window glass, LED ditchlights, head light and rear light, and something a little different, Plano intake grills for the radiator.  I didn't know the Athearn grills just come off, as I thought I would have to cut the opening. I had to do a little fabricating with plastic to prepare the area, but over all, it went good.

Chassie and motor all ready to go and waiting.

The WC didn't have any SD45's with a 1900 series number, this was a gift from my wife back in the 90's, from a hobby shop in Billings MT.  The shop owner custom painted and decaled the model with my birth year.

What a woman.  Laugh

Mike.

 

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Posted by middleman on Friday, April 6, 2018 9:45 AM

'Morning,all.

Time for some coffee...

Have a good weekend,

Mike

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Posted by Jimmy_Braum on Friday, April 6, 2018 9:16 AM

Morning all. Here's my FPF.

As you can tell, it's blueprints to creating a bridge in HO scale. I'm planning to do this completely from scratch using styrene I-Beams. Itll be almost 4ft long when it's finished. 

(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).  

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Friday, April 6, 2018 9:15 AM

Rick.... Great looking frieght cars .... I always did like how WM lettered their freight cars. 

Terry .... Your lighting of marker lights looks real. 

...

Here are some older photos of the steel mill.

GARRY

HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR

EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU

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Posted by C&O Fan on Friday, April 6, 2018 6:17 AM

Mornin Rick Thanks for starting us off

Like the Pensy Box car you did ~!

Working on my last caboose adding lighting Marker Lights and cabin lights

Using SM LEDs

Heres the finished ones

All are Steam era

Currently workintg on a blue early Diesel era

one of 2

 

TerryinTexas

See my Web Site Here

http://conewriversubdivision.yolasite.com/

 

 

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Weekend Photo Fun - April 6th to April 8th, 2018
Posted by dti406 on Friday, April 6, 2018 5:43 AM

Good morning from cold and wet Northeast Ohio!

This is where the forum members can show their completed or in process projects for the last week, or dip into their archives for some older pictures that they like.

I got a couple of cars completed this last week.

Branchline 50' Tabbed sill Boxcar Kit, added A-Line sill steps, painted with Scalecoat II PRR Freight Car Color and lettered with Greg Komar Decals.  Car was built in 1951 and this was a 1954 Repaint of the Shadow Keystone Paint Scheme. Car was in auto parts service as noted by the 102 over the road same suppying parts to the main assembly plants.

Atlas Pre-71 ACF 4650CF Covered Hopper Kit, painted with Scalecoat II UP Covered Hopper Gray and lettered with a decal set I got in a bunch off of E-Bay with no manufacturer listed.  One of three cars in this group, built in 1964 used in general grain service.  There was no diagram or pictures I could find, so I applied the decals in a manner that most ACF cars were lettered.

Thanks for looking!

Rick Jesionowski

 

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