Welcome to Weekend Photo Fun.
This is the place to post photos of your layout, any of your modeling projects, some good goodies, or anything else that has to do with Model Railroading.
Good morning
Nothing too fancy on deck over here lately. Just a bunch of gusset plate pieces, some .01 x .02 strips...
and some diagonal T bracing, added to bridge #2.
Looking forward to everyone's photos here as always. Thanks in advance for your contributions, and participation at WPF.
"Post em if ya got em please!"
TF
Good morning from mostly sunny and cool Northeast Ohio!
Track Fiddler, thanks for starting us out and that bridge looks beautiful. Back in the old NMRA Bulletin days a couple of guys did a number of articles about using the Atlas bridges in various ways, yours looks just like one of theirs.
Not much done with working on the Ohio State Bowling Tournament on the weekends, and then recovering from working the rest of the week. but I did get some construction work done on a Exactrail PS 4427 kit. I did manage to finish up all the grabs and brake detail on the ends of the car.
This is an old picture I took of some of my coil cars and auto parts cars being hauled by a pair of Athearn GP40-2's.
Have a great weekend.
Rick Jesionowski
Rule 1: This is my railroad.
Rule 2: I make the rules.
Rule 3: Illuminating discussion of prototype history, equipment and operating practices is always welcome, but in the event of visitor-perceived anacronisms, detail descrepancies or operating errors, consult RULE 1!
Thanks for getting us setup for this fine WPF, TF! Great use of styrene on your bridges!
Excellent work on your Exactrail kits, Rick. That fine grabiron work sure looks tedious!
This week I continued applying a backdrop behind the ore dock area. As originally constructed I used a gray, indoor-outdoor carpet material to cover the upper-half of the walls.
Backdrop_Hulett-fuel by Edmund, on Flickr
One plus with this stuff is that Velcro-style hook and loop sticks to it very well. So I applied 24 x 36 panels of black foam core to provide a smooth surface for the photo paper backdrop material.
Backdrop_Hulett-L by Edmund, on Flickr
This is work I should have done back in 1995 but at that time I really wasn't too concerned about having a background at all.
Backdrop_Hulett by Edmund, on Flickr
It is beginning to shape up.
Backdrop_Hulett-Bessemer by Edmund, on Flickr
Regards, Ed
There's fantastic modeling in this thread so far.
As for me, here are some photos from my most recent running:
The Location: Forests of the Pacific Northwest, OregonThe Year: 1948The Scale: On30The Blog: http://bvlcorr.tumblr.com
Thank you to everyone that has contributed so far. We are off to a great start!
Fiddler: Your bridge project looks really good. Great job with the small styrene gusset and detail pieces.
Rick: I absolutely love seeing work-in-process pictures of your modeling work. Truly remarkable crafstamanship and an inspriration.
Ed: The backdrop sure does make a positive impact on the layout. The effort is very much well worth it.
Danny: Great work on your layout. Those pictures are amazing. Thank you very much for sharing these.
I finally bought a Helium Car. I am not sure what I am going to do with this. I know it is not Tyco, but I will probably just leave it more-or-less as-is and run it with the Tyco Train project.
-Photograph by Kevin Parson
Let's all keep the good stuff and helpful responses coming. I am looking forward to it all.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Thank you for the kind words Rick, Ed, Kevin. Ya put a smile on my face
Always enjoy seeing your work and attention to detail Rick. Was zooming in to check out those grab irons. Well done.
A lot of countless hours well spent on your ore dock area Ed. Growing up in two locations not far from that industry, my fascination still stops by for a visit. The new back drop really makes it pop. Good thing you used carpet in 95, as this hobby always provides something more to do at a later date.
Always loved On30 Danny, as the scale holds a ton of character. Certainly do remember being quite tossed making a decision between scales. Even now, I'll second guess my decision when seeing all that character on a great looking layout. For those reasons, I've been contemplating giving up the roundhouse and turntable plan. That chunk of real estate takes up a quarter of the layout, and sure would look neat with a few Shays, running steep grades and hairpin curves hauling logs
Those helium cars certainly have an interesting look all their own Kevin. Could just imagine the cylinders painted chrome, set apart from a separate body colour. It would be fun to see your Stratton & Gillette version, after you work your magic detailing it.
Thanks for sharing gentlemen.
Great modeling everyone! My latest project has been coming along slowly, but coming along none the less. Still needs more texture, bushes, etc, but getting there.
Before:
Tunnel work by Michael, on Flickr
During:
After:
And a bonus area nearby that I failed to get a before picture of.
Cheers!
Mike
TF, Thanks for bridging us into WPF, gotta' have gussets.
Thanks to all the contributors and viewers. Have a good weekend. Regards, Peter
Thanks for starting WPF, TF. I see it is so good it is extended to April 2nd.
Excellent contributions by all.
Myself.
Clarence Dock after the rainfall.
IMG_2597 (2) by David Harrison, on Flickr
David
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NorthBrit Thanks for starting WPF, TF. I see it is so good it is extended to April 2nd.
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And ain't even be drinking that yesterday me dear laddie...
.....Kidding
And there's that Sinister looking Crane so well to my liking, hanging her head behind that boxcar
You know your not supposed to be posting prototypical photos here David
It is 1914/1919. A southbound ammunition train is heading south passing Roseville Station
IMG_2600 by David Harrison, on Flickr
Now heading to Crown Point Goods Yard. There, a change of locomotive and more wagons added before continuing south, eventually France.)
IMG_2604 by David Harrison, on Flickr
Newly acquired rolling stock for the River Mountain Railroad. HO Scale InterMountain PS 5277 boxcars, custom painted by Home Shops LLC
Thanks, Terry
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Some more fine looking modeling and pics here.
Love the Land yacht and Wally wagon scene Peter.
Thanks everyone for the great photos this week.
Missed out on posting yesterday...better late than never.
Dan
pike-62Missed out on posting yesterday...better late than never.
Absolutely, thank you for sharing more of your beer cars.
Another thank you to everyone else that posted photo shares.
I will see you all next week.