Weekend Photo Fun - May 18-20, 2007

[gear-jammer]

Great photos guys.

I haven't been taking photos for a couple of weeks.  Here are a couple of updates on our layout.

A mix of some different trees to blend with Larry's backdrop.

Here is rough start on my scratch tunnel portal.  There is still plenty to do on this one.

I will try to get some better photos in the morning.

Sue

[selector]

Great photos guys.

I haven't been taking photos for a couple of weeks.  Here are a couple of updates on our layout.

A mix of some different trees to blend with Larry's backdrop.

Here is rough start on my scratch tunnel portal.  There is still plenty to do on this one.

I will try to get some better photos in the morning.

Sue

I call that great progress, Sue and Larry.  Really good!  Are we having fun?

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

A railfan was taking pictures on the Heartland Division yesterday.

First photo shows the eastbound Heartland Zephyr passing the grain elevators in Prairie View.

Second photo shows the same train stopping at the Blackhawk depot.

Third photo shows a westbound freight headed back to the GN connection with run-through GN units and some cargo headed to the Pacific Northwest.

[railroadinmedic]

AWESOME JOB on the snow...more pics please

[mikesmowers]

  Nice pics everyone, Gearjammer, I espesially like the wooden tunnel. Let us see pics as you go.

  Not much going on in the trainroom this week, but I did take some pics of a train that has been parked outside the shop where I work, waiting for wheat harvest. I thought some of the pics were worth posting.

 

[steinjr]

 

 I haven't gotten nearly as far as you other guys posting in this thread. But I feel kinda happy about being able to report that actual construction finally has started

  This weekend I mounted a shelf in my living room, printed out the trackplan and put it on top of the shelf - discovered that I had made a fortunate mistake in purchasing a shelf that was 20" wide instead of 16".

 Not a problem - I added an extra team track (far end on left) and will have room for a road and some buildings between the viewer and the track.  

 

 Did a few cardboard mockups of buildings and structures to make sure it wouldn't get too cramped:

 

 And made the two modules of framework which will rest on the shelf:

 

 I intend to make a divider inside the two frames, with foam for scenery on top, and running electrical cables beneath the divider (just ignore the text in Norwegian - unless you can read Norwegian, of course) :

 

 Well, it aint much to look at yet, and may never become much to look at - but it is mine, and construction has finally started ! Yihaaa!

 Big grin,
 Stein

 

[selector]

What a great start you have going there, Stein.  Nice work!

[wedudler]

Last train of the op session:

 

 Wolfgang

[gear-jammer]

Crandell,

Larry is still talking about how great this trestle is.  I wish we had a place to span such a deep gully.

Thanks for motivating the rest of us to work harder.

Sue

[talon104]

Really Great work everyone. This is really all I have been doing for the last week, just messing around a little here a little there. I'm trying to revamp my layout a little ,

starting to re-work some trees and grass, adding a little here and there to get a better feel of the layout.

Question for you all tho, Is it just me or is the lighting horrible? I'm using those Flourecent light bulbs (100 watt) I think , but the lighting to me looks wrong? Not sure if it is but thought I would ask..Anyway Great work ,love the pics everyone ; I look forward to this everyweek to see how everyones progress is going.

Chris

[gear-jammer]

 

Mike,

Thanks for the outdoor photos.  I found these helpful for weathering. 

Sue 

[cspmo]

[bogp40]

This should be the End of Weekend Photo Fun. Just finished these pics from the club

Hudson Falls, industrial switching area

 

[warhammerdriver]

A few shots of my first serious attempt at base scenery.

[wm3798]

Some really great shots. The best part is seeing the WM stuff.

I see that you must like 3798. Those 5 GP40s are some of my all time favorites next to ones in Chessie paint.

Chessie... Bleccch!

I always equated the Chessie paint scheme with disco music and leisure suits... Things from the 70's that we would just as soon forget...

Lee 

[Anonymous]

I always thought those Chessie locos looked like circus wagons. And I worked for Chessie for 14 years. Still don't know what they were thinking.

[bogp40]

Some really great shots. The best part is seeing the WM stuff.

I see that you must like 3798. Those 5 GP40s are some of my all time favorites next to ones in Chessie paint.

Chessie... Bleccch!

I always equated the Chessie paint scheme with disco music and leisure suits... Things from the 70's that we would just as soon forget...

Lee 

Lee,

Paul3 from my club thinks like you do, He's called my Chessie stuff the "Cheesey System" for years. Of coarse he also hates the WM "Circus Paint" too. I call all his stuff the NH "New Hampshire" railroad, a slam to the McGinnis scheme.

[fifedog]

wm3798 - you're a harrrrd man.

[Bill54]

This is my first photo posting to this site so I hope it works.

This is my newest loco a Riva Rossi Allegheny 2-6-6-6.

Bill

[Left Coast Rail]

No pictures of these yet, but a video of 844 and 4449.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=dxhyq_6Tqj0

If I may, I'd like to provide a critique of the video you've provided the link for. The photographer should have used a tripod or monopod. The camera movement was very distracting. Another suggestion, keep the zooms to a minimum. When you are shooting a moving object, you should always let the subject do the movement, not the camera. At most a slow zoom to establish the subject and then let the subject to the rest of the work. Also, you don't need to be right next to the tracks. If you step back there is a lot more subject matter you can capture. I looked through several other videos of the same run and found this one to be much more pleasing: http://youtube.com/watch?v=io9hnTeswiY

[C&O Fan]

Guess I'll have to pay a late fee but our work session ran late last night

Scenery on the Rend Subdivision is progressing

3 weeks ago

2 weeks ago

Last Night

Ties were stained and Andrew added rocks to the river

More of Art's Railroad can be seen here

http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2098660329

 

[selector]

Sue and Larry, thank-you both for your thoughtfulness.  It means a lot, coming from you, that you find my work attractive.  Such compliments are really easy on the ears, you know?

For the most recent posters:   Bill54, nice H8 there!  Would it be forward of me to ask how wide your curves are, and how it looks and runs.  If I were to get another steamer (must resist...must resist), I would be drooling over that baby the most.

C&O Fan, we'll happily waive your late fee if you can keep up the good work....and photographic evidence, of course (ahem).

Nice modelling all around, everyone, and thanks for keeping the thread robust and interesting.  I always enjoy seeing what everyone is doing.

[marknewton]

I'm a bit late, but my "weekend" didn't start until tonight.



This is my current project. It's not quite finished, but I reckoned it's near enough to show off.

Cheers,

Mark

[Canondale61]

Sue and Larry, thank-you both for your thoughtfulness.  It means a lot, coming from you, that you find my work attractive.  Such compliments are really easy on the ears, you know?

For the most recent posters:   Bill54, nice H8 there!  Would it be forward of me to ask how wide your curves are, and how it looks and runs.  If I were to get another steamer (must resist...must resist), I would be drooling over that baby the most.

C&O Fan, we'll happily waive your late fee if you can keep up the good work....and photographic evidence, of course (ahem).

Nice modelling all around, everyone, and thanks for keeping the thread robust and interesting.  I always enjoy seeing what everyone is doing.

 

I to drooled over the H* but my curves are to tight. But that steam loco of Bob G has me near

into cardiac arrest.

Kevin

[Bill54]

selector,  I got the Allegheny on Wednesday last week.  In order to check it out I set up a temporary oval.  The track it's on is Atlas True Track with 24" radius.  It works ok but doesn't look good. 

The layout will have a minimum 31 1/4" radius Main Line with #8 turnouts.  It still may not look quite right but it wasn't too bad on the 24".

So far I've only got the what will be hidden connecting sub-roadbedfrom the upper level to the lower level nearly done.  I still have another 150" to go.  The main line will have a very similar radius.

Bill 

[SilverSpike]

Yesterday (Sunday, May 20, 2007) we were able to tour the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC. And we rode in the cab of the Southern #6133 EMD FP-7 for the 25 minute ride though the grounds. Here are a few photos:

Southern #6133 EMD FP-7

In the cab with Paul the Engineer

That's me at the controls

Along the ride!

 

More Southern cars in the yard!

Back at the station Engineer Paul let us walk through the engine room, 1600 hp with 16 cylinders

[selector]

I'm a bit late, but my "weekend" didn't start until tonight.



This is my current project. It's not quite finished, but I reckoned it's near enough to show off.

Cheers,

Mark

Geeeezzz,...I hate it when folks post their clearly excellent stuff and call it "..not quite finished." 

Of course, it just gives me something to shoot for myself.   Really nice, Mark.  I wish I could get the photo to enlarge, but it won't.  Would you be averse to sending me a full-sized one?

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[wickman]

Wow this wa a really enjoyable thread some really great pics and vids.

[C&O Fan]

selector,  I got the Allegheny on Wednesday last week.  In order to check it out I set up a temporary oval.  The track it's on is Atlas True Track with 24" radius.  It works ok but doesn't look good. 

The layout will have a minimum 31 1/4" radius Main Line with #8 turnouts.  It still may not look quite right but it wasn't too bad on the 24".

So far I've only got the what will be hidden connecting sub-roadbedfrom the upper level to the lower level nearly done.  I still have another 150" to go.  The main line will have a very similar radius.

Bill 

Nice looking Bench Work Bill !

Here's a photo of an H-8 on a 32 " Radius

I don't think it looks too bad

http://www.imagestation.com/mypictures/inbox/view.html?album_id=2098660329&id=3956006336&url=http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/p52cbd04e6ff85d02f48b12743f662f23/ebcbddc0.jpg&caption=mvc-008f

 

[Chuck Geiger]

Wolfgang rules the world from Germany - Great looking website and layout!