gmpullmanIn my "youthful" days of railroading, Kevin, steam heat was de rigueur and had a romantic atmosphere all its own.
I figured it was steam, just at first glance it resembled an ethereal spirit.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
SeeYou190Ed: Is that a whispy ghost on the left?
In my "youthful" days of railroading, Kevin, steam heat was de rigueur and had a romantic atmosphere all its own.
Steam_Heat by Edmund, on Flickr
Any time I can replicate that, Photoshop or not, I like to include it into a photo.
These days of screaming diesel HEP units cranking out megawatts of 480-3Ø just don't have the same allure that the aroma and atmosphere of good old-fashioned Vapor Safety steam heating had.
Union_Sta_departure5 by Edmund, on Flickr
Thanks for asking Ed
Toad: That was a great picture. The point of view and depth of field are both really good. Nice modeling work too.
TF: Good luck on the hunt for appropriate N scale dry transfers.
Ed: Is that a whispy ghost on the left?
This was a great Weekend Photo Fun, thank you to everybody for your participation.
Thank you to all the participants of the first week of MAY, Weekend Photo Fun. Excellent contributions, all!
Here's one from the archives:
Century_Sandy-w_tone by Edmund, on Flickr
Cheers, Ed
Track fiddler, like that building...Good work!!!!
jjoJohn, like your cabin in the woods....Scratch build? Did you finish interior too? Nice work.
Thanks! Yes, it's scratchbuilt. No interior. I'm not that good!
On these projects lately, I'm reconsidering changing scales. At my age, building these small N Scale buildings is a real challenge. I enjoy it, but I could do better with a larger scale.
York1 John
Brent, shakes will look good on that roof...Agree.
John, like your cabin in the woods....Scratch build?
Did you finish interior too? Nice work.
SeeYou190new technique?
Garry, Kevin and TF, much appreciate the kind words.
Ed, Thanks for the container enlightenment, appears that the Pods' idea has been around awhile.
Kevin, Well, new to me, giving plastic a wooden appearance and paint a chipped look.
Btw, I like the perspective of Tankertoad's misty scene.
Thanks and Regards, Peter
I done neglected to state that you gents are providing some superb inspiration!
Don; Prez, CEO or whatever of the Wishram, Oregon and Western RR
Nothing new to post so here's a older project
Still haven't found any dry transfer decals I like yet but keeping my eyes open.
John, I like the cabin. It would be great to have one on the top of the world like that.
Michael, Great start on the layout. Love the backdrops and I have the GN Northern 4-8-4 in N scale like that
Peter, That bulk head flat car is so realistic, you sure did a great job on the weathering and wear & tear.
Brent, The water tower project is looking excellent. I'll be looking forward to seeing the new shake roof.
Tankerload, Great cloudy day reefer scene.
TF
Tis a typical NW, low cloudy day as a pair of reefers are loaded at Western Fruit Packing in Clackamas:
John: I like the cabin scene. I hope I have a spot for something similar.
Ed: I appreciate all the information on those containers. I agree that your fog scenes are very nice indeed.
Bear: Thank you for the BearToon. That makes this a good weekend.
Michael: I had a very similar (maybe the same) LEHIGH VALLEY boxcar made by Proto-2000. It was one of my first well detailed kits I assembled.
Peter: The weathering on the bulkhead flat looks very good. What was the new technique?
Brent: Good progress on the water tower kit so far.
HO-VeloBtw, what type of material/freight would be in those FM containers?
These were an extention and experiment of the LCL business that the railroads were trying to keep their share of the package business from the trucking companies. Any kind of manufactured goods or appliances could be found in these.
Railway Express and the LCL Corporation had their own styles of containers, too.
PRR_container by Edmund, on Flickr
It really gets more complicated than that but the containers were also a way of utilising cubic footage better. Usually a shipper would have to wait until an LCL box car was nearly full before it was moved out. The PRR had around 870 of this style FM flat car in container service and more than 3,000 containers.
The containers could be packed and trans-loaded more efficiently "in theory" rather than handling small shipments in a box car. Years later it led to Flexi-Van and Truc-Train service but even these turned out to be more bother than the railroads wanted to trouble themselves with.
PRR even had hopper-type containers for "high-value" small quantity bulk materials and they even tried a few refrigerated versions.
Excellent contributions Everyone!
Heartland Division CB&QMaybe, an oil spill on the gravel would be a nice touch
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
John York 1 ...... Thanks for the comment on my depot photo.
Michael .... Nice looking SD40, LV boxcar, and GN passenger train in the background.
Brent .... I like your CP locomotives. Your water tower project looks great.
Peter .... The bulkhead flatcar looks very good. I noticed your track is nicely ballasted.
Bear ! ! ! ...... LOL .... I'm still working on scenery next to the depot; so stay tuned. Maybe, an oil spill on the gravel would be a nice touch .
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Lots of great stuff as usual guys, I am enjoying seeing what you all have been up to.
I got a couple of new Rapido FP7s this week and they are pretty nice.They were going fast so I decided if I wanted one (or two) I had better get off the pot.
I have been working on my Kanamodels water tower, not finished yet but I am getting there. I plan on changing out the tarpaper roof for shakes.
I built the coal bunkerinside and left the door open. You can see the clean new wood in the new elevator, just wait until I add coal.
Those LEDs can be a pain to solder. I made this holder by screwing a paint edger to a piece of hardwood floor, works great.
Looking forward to what is still to come.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Ed, Thanks for launching the WPF with your skillful work at the paint booth. Know what you mean about the camera seeing colors differently than our eyes. Many colors look odd in photos taken under my 4000k florescent lighting especially reds and oranges. Btw, what type of material/freight would be in those FM containers?
Forrest Gump said "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna' get," and the same is sometimes kinda true of applying new weathering techniques to a model.
Thanks to all the contributors and viewers, have a good weekend and regards, Peter
Some great work everyone. I really like the in progress projects you guys have.
I got a new Athearn SD40, and some box cars too. The Lehigh Valley will be for the still mill layout.
Still trying to get new equipment best I can.
Michael
CEO- Mile-HI-RailroadPrototype: D&RGW Moffat Line 1989
Im the co-Chair of the nmra mid central region T-Trak, so I dabble in N scale a bit
(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).
Another great weekend of layout photos.
Ed, thanks for starting this weekend and for the photos. That locomotive looks great. My layout is modern, and I don't have any steam. I get a little jealous seeing the great steam models.
Jimmy, I model N Scale too. Your locomotive is looking good. I'm not sure I want to take on the challenge of that with my eyesight.
Rick, great work on the cars and the neat picture of the New Haven train. I'm a passenger train fan.
Paul, your loading racks and refinery look great. It'll be interesting to see your river section finished. Another Weekend Photo post!
Garry, great work on the passenger station and cars. Like I said, I could have an entire layout of just passenger trains and stations.
Kevin, I can't wait to see your professional paint job on that locomotive. Your wife must be pretty nice -- my train stuff stays in the train room.
TF, the portals look great. I made four myself, but they are plain concrete and N Scale. Nothing as detailed or as good-looking as yours.
Mel, you do great work -- on the paint job and on the lighting! I also use tiny LEDs for my lights, but I buy only ones that have wires already attached. I would make a real mess if I tried to solder the wires myself. The wires are thin enough to break by breathing on them:
What little time I've had this week, I just about finished my log cabin in the woods. I still have to stop some light leaks around the roof, and I want some more trees around the cabin. I make the trees, and I'm out of supplies, so the trees may take a while:
Thanks for all the great photos!
Kevin, Mel, TF .... Thanks for commenting on my photos.
Kevin ....... Your brass locomotive is impressive.
Mel ..... The Rolls Royce looks great. It looks like it was a tedius project.
TF .... The portals looks outstanding.
Everybody ........ The weekend is just beginning. Post some photos of your good stuff, please.
Track fiddlerKevin, That's a beautiful brass Southern. Looks spendy, I bet you were excited when that arrived
Actually, I finally got one for under $200.00! I have bid on dozens of these on eBay through the decades, and I never was the high bidder. Then, Brasstrain Dot Com had a "stuck at home sale", and this beauty was 40% off! I jumped on it.
Supposedly it is missing one piece of piping, but I don't know which one. Compared to prototype photos it is missing a lot of small piping!
Your tunnel portals look really good. I hope they find a good home on someone's layout.
My layout plan calls for only one double tunnel portal, and I have three of them! Once I decide which to use, I will have two to pass along.
Ed, Thanks for kicking off WPF. Great looking paint jobs. The steamer shell looks almost black chrome. I'm not sure if just a lighting affect but sure looks cool.
Jimmy, Great paint job as well on the PMV!
Rick, I love the finished results on the LaSalle & Bureau County boxcar it looks Factory! the DT & I too.
Paul, The finishing touches by your Refinery and on the rest of the layout sure turned out nice. Looking good man!
Garry, Love the passenger station scene. Great job.
Kevin, That's a beautiful brass Southern. Looks spendy, I bet you were excited when that arrived.
Mel, A really nice job on the Rolls!
Well the double tunnel portals are almost done except for one final deluded wash, some darker chalk treatments and a coat of dullcote.
It's kind of silly but the last treatment I did to them was I came home with dirty hands from constructin work and kind of schmoozed my fingers all over them and the results were good
These were just a fun experiment as I wanted to see what it's like to model in a bigger scale. Honestly I enjoy the finer detail of a larger scale better, unfortunately I don't have the room for it.
If any of the regular posters here need a couple double tunnel portals, just PM me and I'll send them off to you. I do need to find them a home.
Mel: That automobile is indredible, and that LED is SO SMALL! Your patience is truly a wonder. The gray and black paint scheme is handsome.
Ed: Thank you for the starting the first Weekend Photo Fun of May. Your post made me miss my paint booth. It is buried way back in the garage right now and I do not know when I will be getting it back out again. The Overland boxcar looks like a really nice model.
Jimmy: That is a neat looking diesel locomotive project. I built a few N scale locomotive conversions back in the day. It is a more forgiving scale than HO. It all looks good when looked at from normal distances. Three scale feet will not matter when it is on the layout.
Rick: The rolling stock is great looking as always. The simple lettering on the boxcar looks especially neat and proper. That gondola caer certainly looks black. I don't know what was going on with my color perception last week.
Paul: I always like before-and-after views. Very nice work. Your scene is really becoming an impressive site.
Garry: West End station looks like a great model of a typical railroad depot, and it fits in the corner nicely. That is one more impressive scene on your masterpiece.
All I have to share this week is a new purchase. No modeling work at all. I received this SOUTHERN RAILROAD PS-4 Pacific Steam Locomotive this week. This has been on my "Must Have" list since I switched my era to 1954 twenty years ago.
The STRATTON AND GILLETTE steam locomotive roster is nearly all USRA designs for a uniform family look. This design is very similar to the USRA Heavy Pacific, but with a fancy Elesco Feedwater Heater on the front of the boiler, so it can join in... and... I love it. I think it makes a great addition to the fleet.
Here it is posed on my October, 1950 copy of Trains Magazine with a prototype photo on the cover.
It is going to reside in this display case for the time being. My wife likes this model, so it has living room status granted!
Please keep the photography shares coming. May is here, we finally got rain yesterday, and all is good right now.
Be safe and hug your loved ones you are hunkered down with.