What's your best layout pic?

[AggroJones]

Aggro-Heres a few from the SP&E before it gets torn down.

SAY IT AIN'T SO!!!

Yeah, fill us in, Bud!!!

 

The current SP&E is for the most part, my level 3 years ago. But has been altered and modernized as time went on. its a creature of patchwork and modification. Still looks pretty good in person though. I feel i can do a little better on some parts of the scenery. Now if I start a new layout with the skills I have now, it should be a killer.  Plus the SP&E has many fundamental design issues. This was my first shelf layout.  All the mistakes I learned from building this will be corrected when I do it again.  More solid benchwork. Wider track radi all around. Not as much track crammed into my relatively small space. More track electricity feeders. Better backdrop. More structures. rr track crossing some form of water. Improved rock work all aound. AND, because I love the area, I want to include a large desertish Cajon type scene.

[GearDrivenSteam]

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Here's another picture I like. It's posted in the DIner, too.  It's my Texas Special with a Hobbytown PA1 I rebuilt and painted for Katy.  My Heartland Division of CB&Q interchanges ith several other roads including Katy.

[selector]

Aggro-Heres a few from the SP&E before it gets torn down.

SAY IT AIN'T SO!!!

Yeah, fill us in, Bud!!!

[loathar]

Aggro-Heres a few from the SP&E before it gets torn down.

SAY IT AIN'T SO!!!

[der5997]

Philip: I'm not sure if I posted this one in Elliot's Trackside Diner. (Haven't been there yet folks? Philip's there most days Great place to visit. Here's the way http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/191/1121533/ShowPost.aspx#1121533 )
Anyway, the ocean cove on my Maritme Trunk RR was lit just right by the sun one afternoon this past winter, and the sea came out looking really quite wet! This is just gloss Modge Podge [TM] on painted plaster. The foam spray is ground up transparent plastic (think cookie trays) in WS Flex Paste. The rocks are real, from our driveway. The black in the upper left is shaddow from the window frame in the train room.

[Anonymous]

wow  

 

these are amazing..i am just starting my first ho and o gauge layout and was looking for ideas..thanks these are awesome 

[Anonymous]

This is one taken on my layout.

All the best

Mike.

[AggroJones]

Some spectacular work demonstrated in this thread. Especially Bob greg, Ken L, mikelhh, Tim Warris, and jon grant.

Heres a few from the SP&E before it gets torn down.

 

 

 

[CMSTPP]

I've got a couple I would like to share.

There are a couple of crews here exchanging shifts. Starting from the left, A milwaukee U30C witha light UP loco behide it sits in wait for another mainline train. The GP38-2 in the middle has a small train and has come in for a crew change beofre heading back the grain elevators. The mainline freight right in the front has a U28B as the head unit with a U25B and a U23B behind it and a long manifest freight. They are also in with the crew change. A crew change for two trains.

A smaller photo but a nice shot. A couple of late night movements around the grain elevator withan SW7 doing the job.

Happy railroading

James

[CSX_road_slug]

What's the water?  It looks great - except for the waterfall - isn't the waterfall a little close to the freighter?

Lou, the water "surface" is plain ol' green cellophane from my friendly neighborhood Michaels craft store.  It's spread out over extruded foam board painted medium-dark gray, to create a murky appearance (this ain't the Bahamas LOL).

The foam board was only there during the photo shoot, 99% of the time it's an open aisle - if you thought the first "waterfall" was too close for comfort, look at this one...

 

 

[lvanhen]

I'm seeing lotsa great stuff on here, keep'm coming!

These two are among my personal fav's: 

Here's a 'before' shot of the [above] harbor scene:

What's the water?  It looks great - except for the waterfall - isn't the waterfall a little close to the freighter?

[Anonymous]

i wish i had some pics to post here, i think i might have to start a new thread when i actually do.

Nice work from everyone - very nice too hard to pic a favourite.

[CSX_road_slug]

I'm seeing lotsa great stuff on here, keep'm coming!

These two are among my personal fav's: 

Here's a 'before' shot of the [above] harbor scene:

[conagher]

Nice photos everyone

 

[wm3798]

Here's a couple I like.  And to keep you motivated, I'm including the "before" shots...

 

This one was elected photo of the month over at Scale Rails Online.  I dubbed in some foreground a little clumsily, but I like the finished effect.

 

The location of the above shot is just to the right of the peg board with the car cards on the fascia.   It took about two years to get from this view to the one above it.

 

Lee 

[tommyr]

  Hi There;

          WOW!! This thread is fantastic. Great work evrybody. Here are some of my favourites. While not up to the standards of some I hope you like them.

                                                                      Tom

  Dowtown Port Elizabeth at night

        Same shot in B&W

       Labour dispute at G. Rogers Manufacturing

 

         Night shift at Kelton Valley Produce

 

 

 

 

 

[unionpacificchuck]

All you guys are gonna do is laugh at my work but here goes nothing.

[trainfreek92]

If only these were mine:

Alas, this masterpiece apparently belongs to a guy named Tim Kerkhoff, not Mark B.

I would like to see your layout when you have scenery on it Mark. I always see you have a pretty big layout?

[Chuck Geiger]

These are my three favorite. Top is from my new N scale layout and the last two are from my former H0 layout:

[Pruitt]

If only these were mine:

Alas, this masterpiece apparently belongs to a guy named Tim Kerkhoff, not Mark B.

[RRCanuck]

Not my favourite by far, but wanted to put something up that hasn't been posted before.

Cheers.

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

I won't say it's my "best", but it looks okay to me.  The photo shows the eastbound Heartland Zephyr making its stop in Prairie View.  Looks like ridership has increased since the new Budd cars have been assigned to this train.

[SpaceMouse]

Now that I'm home I can peruse my photos. I like these two.

[gear-jammer]

There sure is some talent in this group.  



Sue

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Photobucket.com

They have a resizer that can resize large pics for message boards, websites and avatars. Registration is free as are the accounts.

[unionpacificchuck]

what is a good uploading website to make images smaller?

[myred02]

Here you go!

In this scene, a hot northbound intermodal pauses so the crew can get a quick bite to eat at the local diner (across the street from the station in the picture) while an awestruck citizen looks on. You can almost hear the pop-off valve as the air compressor cycle begins on this CSX Dash 8-40CW!

I have enjoyed the many great pictures posted in this thread! You guys got talent!

-Brandon

 

[outdoorsfellar]

I dunno if these are my best, but here's a few from my Allegheny & Cumberland in N scale....

[pcarrell]

Man!  This thread is quickly becomming the who's who of model RR's!