Weekend Photo Fun!

[grandeman]

Here's a couple of our latest pics...

GP7 Helpers prepare for their trip down the mountain.


The same pair at Mine 4.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by cheese3

Add me to the weathering list for this week, I have been working on a gondola and a scrap load for it.

Adam, what did you use for the screen material, if that'swhat I am seeing. Looks good, and excellent RR you picked. I remember the ITC very well, it ran threw Morton IL all the time in the 70's.

[Anonymous]

GrandeMan- Looking great as always!

[cheese3]

uspscsx I haven't done much weathering, in fact I am just starting to really get into it

dthurman the screen material is screen material from an old door[:P]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by cheese3

uspscsx I haven't done much weathering, in fact I am just starting to really get into it

If you are telling the truth(Which I believe you), then that is one heck of a model for someone with little weathering experience. In fact, it looks great for someone with a bit of weathering experience. Was it a hideous yellow to begin with?

[cheese3]

QUOTE: Originally posted by uspscsx

QUOTE: Originally posted by cheese3

uspscsx I haven't done much weathering, in fact I am just starting to really get into it

Was it a hideous yellow to begin with?

you bet it was. and my approch to weathering it was just brushing chalks on untill it looked right to me. Thats how I have done the few models I have weathered.

[Anonymous]

Sounds good to me. I'm not into doing one exact model yet, but combining several into one. A golden brown is much better than mustard yellow!

[jon grant]

QUOTE: Originally posted by grande man
[Jon, I love the Birmingham Southern GP38! That's one of my fav RR's and is located close by. I've railfanned it with LGM for years and seen the 38's in action many times. Do you have the book, "The Birmingham Southern, the First 100 Years"? If not, it's a great read. The author works for the same company I do.

Yes, I have that excellent book, and still subscribe to the Alrails Yahoo group.

Heres a few more pics for your delectation, Grande Man-










Jon

[Anonymous]

WOW! Did you paint those locos??? They look GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![^][:D][8D][:)][:P][;)][bow][swg]

[Anonymous]

This may be the best Weekend Photo Fun I've seen. Jon, they look great...all of 'em do.

[grandeman]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jon grant


Yes, I have that excellent book, and still subscribe to the Alrails Yahoo group.

Heres a few more pics for your delectation, Grande Man-

Jon those are fantastic! I got into Bham Southern back when I was researching the Woodward Iron Co. I seriously considered modeling it (and may still, someday). The old ex DM&IR SD 9's are my personal favs. They were built in the mid 50's and are still pullings loads to and from the Warrior River Terminal today! As I said earlier, LGM and I have sepent many days at the Terminal, Concord, Mulga, Fairfield Yard, Norell Jct, etc. We moved about an hour away from most of our Bham Southern train watching spots last summer. It's about time to do some more railfanning in those areas though. What a cool little RR!

Thanks for the memories!

[Anonymous]

Joe - I really like the shot of the CSX coal drag[tup]. Does the BLI AC6000 use the same QSI sound hardware that Atlas does?

Dave - great looking berm, I might refer to your photo when I'm scenicking my slag pit.

Adam - great work on that gon, certainly doesn't look like a 'first-timer' to me!

Craig - love those 'outward' dents in your AA gon, I'll have to learn how to do that on the 20+ scrap metal gons I plan to have on my under-construction steel mill layout.

Matt - great looking covered hopper! [BTW - glad you finally started signing your 'real' name, your screen name is impossible to abbreviate![:D]]

MellowMike, that's a wise idea about not posting pics of your stuff until AFTER it sells - but I'm glad we get to see it eventually!

Jon - your 50's-era B&W photos really capture the feel of that period, but I mostly like your Birmingham Southern pics - my favorite is the orange Birmingham Southern GP38-2. Is that a former EJ&E unit?

Grande Man, I always look forward to seeing your pics since they each tell a story!

. . .
Since this week's theme seems to be about weathering, I'll throw in some photos of very light weathering I did on my 3 Iron Belt SD's last week. First, I sprayed a layer of soot near the top of the top of the long hood:


...then I sprayed some 'road grime' on the pilot [front and rear]:


I don't feel brave enough yet to make any of my engines look really filthy yet, I can always add more dirt later![:D]

[grandeman]

Great pics Ken. Thanks for posting them.


Since we're posting "dirty pics", here's a Geep that's been playing follow the leader in helper service. Anybody got any Windex? [:D]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by grande man
[Since we're posting "dirty pics", here's a Geep that's been playing follow the leader in helper service. Anybody got any Windex? [:D]
http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL615/3680850/7585034/112799794.jpg

Oh yeah...I still need to install the windshield wipers on my SD's - thanx for reminding me![(-D]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by grande man

Anybody got any Windex? [:D]

[swg][:D][(-D]

[Anonymous]

Ken, I STILL look at those SD's and think "Wow." Nice work.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by grande man

Great pics Ken. Thanks for posting them.


Since we're posting "dirty pics", here's a Geep that's been playing follow the leader in helper service. Anybody got any Windex? [:D]

Looks like the guy is looking up at the person that built the layout. Hmmm, do our scale people realize we are their creators. I sure hope not. I may be in big trouble[;)] [:p][:p]

Great pictures. Ken those pictures of your engines scream EJ&E [tup]

I have played with the BW type pictures and I sometimes see a more realistic image.

[jon grant]

QUOTE: Originally posted by KenLarsen

... I mostly like your Birmingham Southern pics - my favorite is the orange Birmingham Southern GP38-2. Is that a former EJ&E unit?

Ken,

EJ&E and BS are/were both owned by the same parent corporation. EJ&E sent 2 or 3 GP38-2, to Alabama in the late '80's/early '90's. They were never fully repainted and all had returned to the EJ&E by the mid '90's. I will confirm numbers and dates when I lay my hands on my BS-first 100 years book.


Jon

[grandeman]

Sedalia switcher working Inland Cement. That Southern PS2 is a long way from home!


LGM, DT300 in hand, staging trains for an operating session.

[Anonymous]

Great work everybody. Grand Man that assistant of yours looks like he knows he stuff.

Here is a shot took of a scene I am currently working on. I found that taking these helps to find unnoticed short comings. There are more than a few of those here. Next week I hope to show some progress here.

[MisterBeasley]

I'm convinced. One of these days, I've got to make my own scrap gondola. When I do, I'll open up a thread just for scrap gondola pics, OK? These things are an art form unto themselves. Sure, you can buy the loads pre-built, but the ones I've seen here are just so much nicer. Keep up the good work, gang!

[grandeman]

QUOTE: Originally posted by bukwrm

Great work everybody. Grand Man that assistant of yours looks like he knows he stuff.

Here is a shot took of a scene I am currently working on. I found that taking these helps to find unnoticed short comings. There are more than a few of those here. Next week I hope to show some progress here.

My assistant knows more about Digitrax than I do...[:I]

As for the cattle pen, it's looking good. Don't forget the cow patties. Ya'll ever seen a spotted bull before...[:D]

[ARTHILL]

I posted some of weeks work on earlyphotofun. Here is one more of the birch grove with the Ambroid combo in the background



Nice pics people.

[rexhea]

QUOTE: Originally posted by grande man

QUOTE: Originally posted by bukwrm

Great work everybody. Grand Man that assistant of yours looks like he knows he stuff.

My assistant knows more about Digitrax than I do...[:I]

Assistant?? I don't think so. I believe LGM told me that he was the Lead Dispatcher and Chief Engineer.Tell the truth grande man.[:D][:D]

REX

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by KenLarsen

Joe - I really like the shot of the CSX coal drag[tup]. Does the BLI AC6000 use the same QSI sound hardware that Atlas does?

Thanks for the compliment ken, I may be wrong here, But I think that all of the QSI chips put in by BLI, Atlas, P2K are designed specifically for the engine they're going in. So I dont think It is exactly the same but probably very similar. Both the Atlas dash 8 and the BLI AC6000 sound great.

[steveblackledge]

the pictures here give me inspiration, i will have to do some work on the layout soon, Dave Thurman nice scene you have done there[tup]

[SpaceMouse]

Matt,

Nice Rust Bucket.

Mellow Mike,

That Box car is nice, but have you ever fixed one up like this?

[UP Deano]

SpaceMouse, i feel REAL sorry for the animal in that stockcar! LOL. what kind of coupler is that on your flatcar? how does it work with Kadee style couplers? GREAT pictures this week guys!

[oleirish]

My work is slowing down while I get my steam fleet going,three of my new locomotives
This ia an IHC mike best runner of the bunch but could use a little more detail work[:)]



This is an old mantua loaded with detail,runs ok but need a little tuning[:(]




This is an Mogel by IHC good detail,great runner,should get the engineer in him to day after foot ball[^][:D][8D]



I'am also working on an display module for pictures in the future,I'am finley getting to operate my Digital camrea a little better,All of you guys are doing excellent work and I'am running hard to catch up!![^][8D][:)][8]

JIM

[bbrant]

Here's some pics of my layout. Nowhere near as good as some others on here but considering it's the first layout I really built (at least past the track planning stages) in almost 20 years, it's not too bad.

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/archivethumbs.aspx?id=6447&Page=3

Brian