Welcome All to the latest installment of the Venerable Weekend Photo Fun for November 11th through the 13th, 2022.
WPF_11-11 by Edmund, on Flickr
Let the Fun begin!
Cheers, Ed
Hello everyone! Kevin turned over the keys to the WPF for this installment as he had some traveling to do. I'll have to root into the archives as all my work this week has been some not very photogenic locomotive updates and a little clean-up work around the shop.
How about a random shot of a road-weary, work-a-day Erie Geep?
EL_1407_GP7 by Edmund, on Flickr
Plain and simple...
Let's get movin' on to some great contributions—
Regards, Ed
Thanks for the kickoff Ed. Lets all hope Kevin (and everyone) come through this hurricane OK.
Good looking Geep on the job, Ed. Workaday locomotives are my faves!
The weather here finally drove me indoors. Heres what I've been up to.
I got the chip pile blended in around the edges and a couple coats of glued on sawdust. Expiriments are looking promising that the final coat, applied with Mod Podge Matte will even up the color of the sawdust "chips". But here it is for now.
I never got to blending in all the edges on the first pile. That's a good thing, it would have been a huge hassle to remove it. The proportions of this pile are much nicer, and the trains behind it now can be seen.
Note too, the ripper has been removed from that First Gear dozer, not something they'd ever need on a chip pile. It took a while to figure out how to get that thing apart!
Also, I stained the dock with a solution of black craft paint diluted in water. it dried gray, the perfect color I was hoping for.
Oh, I HAVE to get to that ship model...
Let's see 'em, guys! Dan
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Thanks for starting WPF Ed.
I like the Geep. Working for a living.
Dan. Great looking sandpile on the dock. Worthy of a Beartoon.
Just now a packet of television areials has arrived. The local residents will soon be able to tune in to their televisions.
IMG_2486 by David Harrison, on Flickr
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
Good morning from cool and rainy Northeast Ohio!
Ed, thanks for starting us out, nice looking EL unit, one of the prettier paint schemes.
Dan, that is a lot of wood chips, way back when our company built a power plant that was powered by wood chips, don't ever know how that turned out. Then you get Bear Tooned!!!!!
David, nice to see that your residents will soon be able to watch Television, although I don't know that that is good thing.
Here is this weeks output.
Another Athearn Ribbed Side Twin Hopper where I added the Pike Stuff Panels for a panel side hopper of which the Wabash had several thousand. Hauled coal out of southern Illinois and Indiana for use at various power plants. Car was painted with Scalecoat II Black Paint and lettered with Mask Island decals. The last car I did had the small Wabash this one has the later large Wabash.
Next is an Intermountain 40' 12 Panel 10'inside height boxcar kit, substituting Yarmouth Models metal sill steps for the kit supplied plastic ones, then painted with Scalecoat II ATSF Mineral Red paint and lettered with Microscale decals. These cars were used during the grain rush in the 50's and then in lumber service the rest of the year.
Stewart ALCO C628 and C630 with a long ore drag headed to Pittsburg from Cleveland. Stongsville Railroad Club layout.
Thanks for looking!
Rick Jesionowski
Rule 1: This is my railroad.
Rule 2: I make the rules.
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Good Morning
Thanks for hosting WPF Ed. Like the Erie Geep. Got an Erie F3 AB unit parked in e-bay awaiting contemplation for a few days.
Great job on the chip pile and retaining walls at the docks Dan. Really like how you weathered the dock with the diluted craft paint as it turned out quite convincing.
Didn't know bears like sandpits Bear. Apparently the one from New Zealand does Always enjoy the Toons
Never even thought about TV antennas for modeling and didn't know they had them David. Hope your little layout people don't watch too much news and get their heads filled full of crap...
Gave the underside of bridge #3 a break this week and switched back to bridge #2.
View coming up from the 1/2 level.
The original Warren truss used to be two sections with a landmass on either side. Decided to change that to three sections to bridge a much better access to the turntable and roundhouse facility from bridge #5
Had to shorten the middle truss so the triple bridge would fit as a whole.
You can see the length of the bridge eliminated the landmass and met right up to bridge #6. Also where the pier landed over the old approach going to the turntable.
That was almost a year ago as you can tell by the Christmas bulb in the background. Became a little baffled what to do with this next and put the project on the back burner.
In between that time it was decided the uprights on the Duluth high pass to the ore docks looked rather good.
Did an experiment to try one of those bad boys out.
Thought it looked pretty cool even though unfinished and a bit too beefy. Then wondered what two more for the middle span would look like mixed with an abutment on the opposite bridge end. I didn't think that would look right. Oh well, an experiment is never a waste of time as they're always fun and I can use these bents on the ore bin.
Realized all that was needed was another set of Chooch piers and abutments. "Common Sense" never was one of my strongest suits. Only needed one abutment but used the other to modify it to work with the 40° angle. Also cut some styrene 273 I beams for bridge shoes.
A couple views of the bridge union from the other side. Just the rail support beams and some X bracing and I'll have another done stamp.
Thanks for looking
Man that was painful and took a long time to post. You wouldn't believe how the site is glitching, seizing up, full screen ads wiping out the cursor, posts disappearing while preparing them and everything else under the sun. It's getting darn near impossible to post from a phone anymore. Sorry for being so long winded.
Always fun to see-em! Keep posting those pics please
TF
NorthBritJust now a packet of television areials has arrived. The local residents will soon be able to tune in to their televisions.
chutton01 NorthBrit Just now a packet of television areials has arrived. The local residents will soon be able to tune in to their televisions. Does this mean you'll need to model one of these now?
NorthBrit
Does this mean you'll need to model one of these now?
Not just yet. My little people are law abiding citizens.
It's no wonder I missed your post Rick. Was jumping over hurdles and through hoops while you were posting
Always enjoy the fine craftsmanship on your freight cars you model. Love that unique Great Northern
Ed, Thanks for the getting the WPF rolling. Nice EL GP7. Not exactly sure why, but I like the looks of high-hood locomotives, maybe because they appear huskier.
Dan, Your dock plank staining looks really good.
David, The TV antenna's growing quaintness makes them more interesting.
Rick, Fun seeing your rolling stock modeling, so too the long train of loaded hoppers snaking it's way thru big scenery.
TF, You gotta' be looking forward to when all that intricate modeling pays off and that first train crosses those bridges and trestle.
I'd rather 'switch' than fight.
Thanks to all the contributors and viewers. Have a good weekend. Regards, Peter
Persistent!!! by Bear, on Flickr
Oh Oh! Now you're even getting the Man Upstairs upset with you Bear. I've heard of those having a hard time learning how to behave themselves but you're scoldings for your misbehavior is getting pretty serious here
Your scenes never cease to amaze me Peter. The rumor has it that the Great Northern neglected their exterior maintenance of their freight cars and they started to look a bit rough. Excellent job you did on Rocky becoming a ghost goat, the fading of the sky blue and all the oxidization starting to take over.
You may need to crack the whip Ed! We need more pics here as we're running out of weekend...
The little brass mantua caboose. so far. still waiting on details.Another bobber that meets the 24' rule
Itook an IHC plow, and put that polw on this hopper. and an workinh on adding an ice breaker. long wat to go on this one.
This sucks. the plastic of this BLI tender shell is so brittle, it broke through with the light pressure. now I have to figure this one out. It sits on an bli hudson frame. and fits perfectly well with the brass 2-10-4 brass i have. Of course that shell goes with the bli 2-10-2 but now i need to figure out how to fix it. or scrap it The shell was from bli"s grab bag. the frame came from the same
Shane
A pessimist sees a dark tunnel
An optimist sees the light at the end of the tunnel
A realist sees a frieght train
An engineer sees three idiots standing on the tracks stairing blankly in space
Track fiddlerRocky becoming a ghost goat
Thanks TF, It is in the dust of the masters that I ride in this hobby, always hoping that a little bit of skill might rub off on me. Can't take credit for the GN boxcar, as my son gifted me the weathering job. The passenger train painting is some of his recent work.
Thanks again. Regards, Peter
HO-Velo
Your son is obviously extremely talented. Now there's a surprise That passenger train painting is really something. Looks like art gallery material. A chip off the ol' block Peter
You got all that done already. That Caboose looks so much better than last week!
What an improvement. I seen you got the railings nice and straight and added the ladders. Really like the paint job and the flat black roof. Great job Shane!
I see what you mean about the damage on the tender. What a shame. I wonder if you can get the shell off, put in some styrene backing and fill the voids with some pieces of styrene the same thickness, then fill the gaps with a good seam filler product.
I copied a link for you that may or may not be of some use. I know many of us have our own mediums of choice.
https://tangibleday.com/12-useful-gap-fillers-for-miniatures-review-and-tips/#Here_are_the_12_recommended_best_gap-fillers_for_miniatures_and_models
HO-VeloThe passenger train painting is some of his recent work.
Ed: Thank you for starting Weekend Photo Fun. Nice picture of the EL Geep.
Dan: Your work on the dock is incredible. The diluted craft paint made for a very excellent scene.
David: I model 1954, so I think I will be needing television antennas also.
Rick: The GREAT NORTHERN boxcar is a beautiful model. Great job.
Fiddler: More great bridge work. Keep it coming!
Peter: That is a really good photograph you shared this week. Wonderful scene. Your son's passenger train painting is gorgeous.
Shane: I love your project updates. Those are some nifty models you are working on.
I will see you all next week.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Went to the Lansing Train Show this weekend. It's the largest in Michigan, 500 tables. I was mainly looking for On30, but I also keep my eye out for interesting AltasO and Weaver. I grew up in New York State, so Ontario & Western is a favorite. I snagged this AtlasO coal hopper that was apparently a limited edition made for the Old & Weary Car Shop, a hobby shop in NY that closed a couple of years ago. It was more detailed than the regular edition that showed up on the archive site. I already managed to break off the standing brake wheel. I consider myself glad to have found it at a midwestern train show.
MidlandMike I consider myself glad to have found it at a midwestern train show.
Mike, that is a great looking hopper car.
Nice score for certain.