Thanks for setting up the WPF for this c-o-l-d weekend, Rick.
That WABASH gon lends itself well to the lettering with the ribs spaced perfectly for the name. Nice work!
Changing over end sill steps is an on-going challenge for me, too, Kevin. Scale-sized parts can take a beating.
That's a nice representation of Grease Spot Bear's "droppings", Garry
You have a spooky scene going there, John. The sign lighting is very well done
Here's one of my recent locomotive projects nearly complete:
NYC_DES-3_529 by Edmund, on Flickr
The original custom Microscale decals that came with the loco completely disintegrated when they hit the water dish . So I put together some later lettering from another NYC set.
I put a coat of Dullcote on there, now I'm going to continue with the needed smaller lettering using dry transfers.
Here's my "flag-on-a-car" contribution for the weekend:
UP_4141_SD70sm by Edmund, on Flickr
Great Stuff, everyone!
Regards, Ed
Rick, thanks for the start! The boxcars and your layout look great.
Kevin, I know that you keep finishing cars so when your layout is built, I think you're going to need lots of track to fit them all.
I finally got around to finishing some things that have been sitting for a long time on my N scale layout. One that has been sitting for a long time is the Bates motel and house. The roof of the house took a long time to get the angles correct. I also finally added some bushes and junk around the buildings.
York1 John
Rick .... The AA boxcar and WAB gondola look great. I like the NKP GP7's.
Kevin .... Your GSN is another nice one.
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It's fun with JaBear time.
First photo: ....... Workers are adding another layer of clean white gravel to the parking area by West End Depot.
Second photo: ........ Later JaBear's vehicle is the first one parked on the clean gravel surface. It is his "mobile oil leak he calls a car" .
Third photo: ....... More later. The railroad superintendant shakes his fists and shouts: "DANG THAT BEAR!"
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Rick: Thank you for opening the Weekend Photo Fun Thread this week. I was just about to work on it when your post appeared. Your two freight cars are beautiful.
It seems that freight cars with flags on them might be the theme this week!
I am presenting this new frieght car decorated for the GARDEN STATE NORTHERN, complete with a flag like Rick's ANN ARBOR and WABASH freight cars! What a coincidence.
I am glad I put A-Line steps on this car, the one on the right is bent already. Those are a great upgrade and add a lot of durability ot the fleet.
Everyone be safe.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Good morning from cloudy and cold Northeast Ohio!
Got some cars done this week:
Branchline 40' AAR Boxcar Kit with 7' Door, removed the rivits as the prototype was a welded side car, added A-line Sill Steps instead of the plastic ones. Car was painted with Scalecoat II Boxcar Red and lettered with Smokebox Graphics decals. Car was used in general service on the Ann Arbor.
Tangent Bethlehem Steel built gondola kit, painted with Scalecoat II Boxcar red and lettered with mostly Champ Decals, and some others from various decal sets I had in stock. Car was originally built for the Central Railroad of Pennsylvania in 1944 and was purchase along with 699 others by the Wabash in 1962. This car was assigned to the DT&I at Flat Rock, MI and was probably in auto frame or coil steel service.
3 Athearn GP7's with a mixed freight running on the Strongsville Club layout last year.
Thanks for looking!
Rick Jesionowski
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