tankertoad135I had thought about WOW as my reporting marks, but did not care too much for that and went with WISH
I decided on SGRR for the STRATTON AND GILLETTE reporting marks in high school. For over thirty years I have wished I would have chosen S&GR instead.
Oh well.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
I had thought about WOW as my reporting marks, but did not care too much for that and went with WISH.
Plenty of beautiful work guys and love all your pictures and efforts. Tis very motivational.
Don; Prez, CEO or whatever of the Wishram, Oregon and Western RR
trwroute"Fakey brakie" made me laugh!
Glad I put a smile on someone's face.
Eventually I will put together a step-by-step on how I make my simplified "good enough" brake rigging.
I'd expect the reporting marks to be WOW 12134 rather than WISH 12134. WOW is cooler than WISH.
David Starr www.newsnorthwoods.blogspot.com
Thanks for all of the positive comments! This is such a positive thread. I plan on posting a bunch more in here, and I hope that others do also.
"Fakey brakie" made me laugh!
Chuck - Modeling in HO scale and anything narrow gauge
Rick: Your craftsmanship on building brake systems is remarkable. I build all mine using my "Fakey Brakie" method of construction. It looks good from the side, and only takes about 15 minutes.
Timmy: That is a lot of rust, but it still looks good.
This was one of the best Weekend Photo Funs ever! Thank you to everyone.
tankertoad135Well, in case L'il Timmy shows up, here is one of his items left with the Mt Hood Model Engineers:
Thank's Don !
............. ( even I have to admitt, ...that's a LOT of rust ! )
But, it does represent a 40 year old Gondola at the end of it's service life.
AND: I believe I did that gon on a "dare" from another club member ...... I'm not sure ....
"You should have seen it BEFORE I fixed it". L O L
Rust...... It's a good thing !
Kevin, your plug door box came out very well, also enjoyed your continuous train trip over the weekend.
Garry, love that pike sized GN Passenger train, looks great.
Mike, Nice little project you have going there, miss your weekly contributions.
Paul, Good looking layout and thanks for the comment, that city on the club layout is about 10' from the engines there is an open operators pit between the city and the engines.
Ed, good looking X29 I have about 5 Red Caboose kits to build.
Peter, that is a very nice looking Airslide although BN does not exist in my world.
Allan, thanks for the comments, at the club I would take 3 or 4 cars out of a long passenger train to test them out in groups before putting the whole train out.
Daves Trains, that is good looking city scenes.
Don (Tankertoad), good looking cars, good to see you back again.
JR, I really like the looks of that ditch, great modeling.
I also did some work this weekend on a 50' Rail Yard Models RBL kit. I assembled all the resin underframe parts and then did some of the detail work.
Installed all the brake air lines that were required at this time:
Then I installed the brake rodding and guides.
Still have to install the retaining valve and its airline and the hand brake rodding along with all the ladders and grabs.
In addition I painted three cars, and worked on decaling some cars and a locomotive, that you will be seeing in the coming weeks.
Rick Jesionowski
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Rule 2: I make the rules.
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The nice comments are appreciated, and thanks again to all the contributors. Have a good week ahead and regards, Peter
Allan: That is an imporessive passenger train you have in your picture.
Dave: I would say you have succeeded in adding all kinds of depth top the city scene. Very good.
TankerToad: Great plug door boxcar share. I like it a lot.
J.R.: That open ditch and retaining wall looks very good. I can't wait for the next progress update.
It looks like train chasing has come to an end. Thank you to all for this great edition of Weekend Photo Fun.
Jimmy - thanks again for getting us started and thanks again for all of the contributions they keep me enthused wnen when the going is hard.
I have been struggling with the paving in the back corner of the layout. I didn't get enough underlay before I started adding mud and it's been a real bear getting the drywall mud to set up. Anyway here is a progress pic just to keep my hand in.
paving by J.R. Mitchell, on Flickr
I had better luck with the ditch I put in between buildings which is still needing details once the last of the water sets up. I put the instant water in between coats on the paving so it would be dry when I sanded the layers of plaster. the loose rock is tinted plaster dryed in thin sheets on wax paper then broken up to look like slate rock. The rest is scraps of a tunnel approach reworked.
ditch by J.R. Mitchell, on Flickr
With luck it will look more like a "scene" by next weekend. J.R.
And, to go with the SGRR plug door box, here is one from my Wishram, Oregon and Western:
Well, in case L'il Timmy shows up, here is one of his items left with the Mt Hood Model Engineers:
Another great weekend of Photo Fun.
I have been working on a backdrop photo for Main street to add depth to my 18" deep shelf layout.
Main Street3 by Daves Trains, on Flickr
Main and Railroad Ave1 by Daves Trains, on Flickr
Jimmy - Thanks for starting WPF. Looks like you are making progress on the layout.
tbdanny - Cool!
trw - Nice little building.
Rick - Great cars as usual. Love the DT&I train photo.
Garry - Great photos and a beautiful layout.
Mike - Unusual. Good job!
Paul - Great U.P. action.
Ed - Interesting boxcar. Good to remember June 6th 1944. We should all be grateful.
Alan - Love the Ghost Train photo.
HOVelo -Good looking BN hopper.
Bear - Good Stuff! Thanks.
Kevin - Saved you for last. Really enjoyed the photo series. A good idea. Thanks for the photos and the idea.
I spent some time this week working on some of the cars for my George Bush funeral train. I replaced some plastic wheels on a couple of Riverossi cars with 36' metal wheels and installed body mounted couplers on several.
This photo is from the 'test run' of the cars. Next is are few more vista-dome cars, interiors and lighting.
Keep the photos and ideas coming guys. Thanks to you WPF is always the best thread of the week.
Remember its your railroad
Allan
Track to the BRVRR Website: http://www.brvrr.com/
Peter .... I look forward to your weekly contribution to Photo Fun, and you certainly did not disappoint me this time the BN covered hopper and the detailed backgorund building.
Bear ..... LOL.
Kevin .... It is fun following the S&G train.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Happy Sunday, there is still a bit of weekend left for some more photo shares.
Here is the train I have been chasing again, this time on a large bridge.
I got Bear-Tooned! What a great weekend.
I chased our little train down by a log cabin built right next to the railroad tracks.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Peter: That is an ecellent model of a covered hopper car.
The train chase has led me to the deep woods now.
Jimmy, Thanks for starting the WPF with a bus scene.
Chuck, Great looking little station, those DTD kits beg customization. Nice clean decoder installs too.
Kevin, Your train chase is fun filled.
Thanks to all the contributors and viewers, have a good weekend and regards, Peter
Ed: Your "Buy War Bonds" PENNSYLVANIA boxcar is certainly suitable for this weekend. Beautiful work on the paint and decals.
Alan: I like the ghost train picture. The "real" Ghost Train was a man named Alan Rails. His parents were tragically killed in a grade crossing accident, and he became a superhero with the ability to summon a ghost train by blowing a magical train whistle and shouting "All Aboard". Only he said "All Aboard" like Samuel L. Jackson would say it.
Garry: Thank you for the kind comment. Our train chasing will continue...
It looks like our little train is passing through the small town of Hayes.
Kevin ... Thanks for your comment on my pictures, and thanks for your continued photos of S&G.
Paul ... Thanks for commenting on my photos. I like seeing your UP action.
Mike L ... Looks like a very creative kitbash is in progress.
Ed ... Glad you liked my GN passenger train. Your PRR X29 boxcar is very noce.
Alan J ... Thanks for your remark about my photos. I have forced perspective on several roads on my layout. ... That is quite a photo of the ghost train.
A ton of great stuff so far for sure. Thanks for all the love everyone
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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).
Some great photos this weekend.I like your steam loco tbdanny and Chuck's station.Great idea with the forced perspective road Garry, looks great in the photo.Kevin I have one of those old soft top jalopys, a bit overscale but works in the foreground.Mike I enjoyed reading about how you put the powered diesel railcar together. My Ghost train uses a Bachmann 44 chassis too.Paul that control panel looks good as well.Here is a photo of a Ghost Train on my Pacific East Coast railway in Australia.
Looking forward to more good stuff.
Alan Jones in Sunny Queensland (Oz)
Thank you for starting the WPF for June 6-7-8 Jimmy and for showing those great photos
Danny, that is some outstanding modeling, bar none, on your #8/2 Tank engine! Super job
I like the way you tucked that little decoder into the NW-2 Chuck. I took one look at one that I had and decided to pass it along to someone who could use it for parts. Clever idea there
Your recent paint and lettering examples are superb, Rick. I especially like mill gons. So long and sleek-looking.
Train chasing is a great idea, Kevin! What fun
Good to see some passenger action there, Garry! Beautiful models and layout!
You have a fun project with that doodlebug, Mike.
— and thanks for the great shots of your layout, Paul
I was a little distracted with some computer-upgrade projects this week but I did manage to slap some decals on the Overland PRR, X29 at least.
PRR_X29 by Edmund, on Flickr
Great stuff, everyone — Ed
Continuing to follow that little SGRR trains as it enters another town along its travels.
Mike: I really like your conversion rail car. I commented in your other thread earlier.
Paul: Your layout has a really nice backdrop, it looks great.
Still chasing that STRATTON AND GILLETTE train. We are outside of town now.
Jimmy: Thanks for kicking off WPF. You scene is coming along nicely.
Danny: That scratch / kitbash On30 loco is an ambitious project. Looking good.
Chuck: That small station is unique. I like the wood facing on the front.
Rick: Good looking new rolling stock. The city up the hillside is a neat effect.
Garry: Those are some realistic scenes and good photos.
Kevin: I like the antique vehicle in that scene.
Mike: Your railcar is also an ambitious project. It's looking pretty neat.
I decided to try out my consist of GP30 / GP9 / GP35 which I had not run in awhile. I use the GP35 as a pusher just for fun. All works well, with the consist handling 32 cars (some with heavier loads) on the 2.4% grade. I am currently tweaking the sound settings. They all have LokSound Selects, with appropriate motor sounds for the loco type, so it is an interesting mix.
IMG_7419 (2) by Paul Ahrens, on Flickr
IMG_7421 (2) by Paul Ahrens, on Flickr
IMG_7422 by Paul Ahrens, on Flickr
Paul
Modeling HO with a transition era UP bent