Thanks for another Weekend Photo Fun, Kevin! Your boxcar looks good. Unless you had mentioned it, I would not have known there was a paint problem. After you mentioned it, I still didn't see anything wrong. It looks good.
Ed, I hope you can post some pictures. We look forward each week to your photos.
Ringo, that's a nice looking UP hopper. That is something that I now want to get -- a series of hopper cars. That is about all we see here this time of year. I think I'd be more upset than you are about that used locomotive. It's funny that the seller lied, and yet he gets upset after admitting that the "factory sealed" part was not true. I've never understood people like that.
I haven't worked on the layout too much. My photo is the City of Los Angeles leaving a tunnel. The rock around the tunnel is actually tree bark I glued to the foam, filled in cracks with Sculptamold, and painted. It still looks a little unrealistic to me, but will have to wait until I get more time for the layout -- maybe after we get snow and we are in for the winter.
Sorry for the blurry picture. I need a good camera, but I'd rather spend the money on some new rolling stock.
York1 John
Kevin- Thanks again for starting this weeks WPF! That boxcar looks good to me! Maybe a little grim will help with the paint? Good lighting makes a huge difference! I love the new LEDs in my apartment! Keep up the good work!
Ed- I hope flicker comes back soon, I was looking forward to seeing more progress!
Last week I sold 2 Athearn units on mercari ( My NS sd60 and UP GP50 ) And was able to use the funds on a proto 2000 PS-2 hopper kit and a Proto 2000 GP9. The GP9 was listed as " factory sealed" and when I opened it, It had signs of run time and hairs in the trucks. I contacted the seller and informed him of the mistake. He informed me in a very cocky manner that he replaced the drive gears and axles to insure I wouldnt have problems. I felt bad about the 4 star review I gave him and forgot about it. I got home, put it on the track and it sounded like a rock tumbler. The rear drive axle wasn't connected! And one of the power wires from the motor was not placed back under the circuit board so the shell was getting wedged. I was a little upset that I had to do work on a "factory sealed" unit. Oh well it's a beautiful unit. I'm going to feel a little bad painting it for the Milwaukee Road.
Hope you all have a safe and fun weekend!
Thank you for setting up another fine Weekend Photo Fun excursion, Kevin.
Had I known that Dazor lamp would bring you so much joy I would have sent it months ago Sure glad you are enjoying it. I have found that on occasion, a tiny drop of CRC 2-26 into the switch plunger will keep the works from getting sticky after time. Maybe this just happens when HOT incandescent lamps are used?
Again, so glad it was adopted into a loving family
My pictures are at the Rexall Drug store and are awaiting processing.
*Flickr decided to take a holiday just now
Well, Flickr STILL refuses to cooperate. I'll have to upload my photos later this afternoon. I'm hittin' the rack
Thank you to all the folks that commented on my scenery update in last week's WPF Your compliments feed my motivation to continue
Be back soon! Cheers, Ed
Hello everyone. The weekend is here! It is HOT down here in Florida. We were at 94 degrees today, just one degree short of the record.
The new Dazor work lamp that Ed provided for my workbench got me to finish a freight car this week. It is amazing how a good tool gets you into the mood to work on something.
I had this model 95% complete on hold. I was not happy with how the paint went on around the door, and I also thought the decals looked too modern for 1954. The logo and lettering style just look wrong to me.
I went ahead and finished it. I gave it a little light weathering and installed Kadee trucks and couplers.
The lighting for the photograph emphasized the paint problems around the door. It does not look that bad in person.
Overall, I am still not happy with it, but I LOVE my Dazor work lamp!
Please share your modeling, and join in the best thread of the week.
-Kevin
Living the dream.