Late weekend Photo fun,but what the heck.

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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I just got a new Digital Camera yesterday so I just wanted to show “some” of my Models.
BNSF2094. H1.
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BNSF9838. H2.
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BNSF7835. ‘New Image’.
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Allan.

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Nice pics. I am still stacking and carving foam. I decided to put an N scale mine up the mountain a ways and experment with forced perspective. Anyone out there with pics of N or Z scale structures up a mountain???

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Oooh, Me, Me, pick me next please!

Yeah, I’m excited. I finally got my PCC car painted and decorated. First, the original Bowser PCC as it came out of the box:

And now, the Pride of the Moose Bay Transit Authority, Number 42:

The number 42 was taken from Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy. I also painted a bus, which is number 36 in tribute to Jerome Bettis. (For those who don’t know him, he’s “The Bus” on the Pittsburg Steelers. And I root for the Pats, but you’ve gotta love this guy.)

I knew nothing when I started this project, so it took me a while. I finally cleaned, painted, cleaned and repainted until I had it right. Last week I made my own decals for the Moose Bay Transit Authority, and experimented on The Bus a bit until I had it right. And tonight I can look on this one as something that came out the way I wanted.

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I’ll offer up a pix of my scratchbuilt version of FSM’s Jefferies Point Stave & Heading Company this weekend. Again scaled from Internet-available photos, the structure’s configuration varies slightly from the FSM original, since I didn’t care for the original design which had each addition as a separate “box” of progressively smaller depth. This model probably took more time to scratch than any of the other structures I’m including on the layout - several months - and is comprised of something like 500-600 individual pieces of scale lumber.

CNJ831

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CNJ, nice job, I like it better than original, it doesn’t have the classic overcluttered look of a FSM kit.

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CNJ, glad to see that you built the model not looking derelict, but as an operating business.

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My project for the last couple of weeks has been new control panels.

First the old ones:

Then the new ones:

Nothing very exciting but it all needs to be done.

Tom

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Yes, I usually try to have the appearance of my models in keeping with reality. Quite honestly, I’ve never seen any point to the overly-weathered, absurdly rundown, or caricaturish buildings some modelers seem to go all agog over.

CNJ831

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CNJ831, Very very nice. Bruce

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I’m curious : Why do you have two buttons for each turnout ? Do you throw your turn out by pushing the button that corresponds with the direction you want ? And those buttons that aren’t part of the diagram serve what purpose (such as those at the far left in the above photo) ?

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Great work everyone,

CNJ I have admired your work for a while, and the results you achieve working from photos are outstanding, my hat is off to you, and I aspire to your results.

Have fun & be safe
Karl

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BNSFRailfan, that new camera takes some crisp pictures - nice.
CNJ … scratchbuilt from photos … you definitely have the eye.

Been working a little on my first control panel for the staging yard. Built using XtrkCad, card stock covered with doc protector and mounted on 1/8" masonite and then put in 8 1/2" x 11" frame from wally world. Next is wiring. Toggles control track power only.

And, my latest addition … my first with sound. Those shipping inserts look like hugh snow plows [:)]

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Thanks Tom. Very nice Photo’s everyone. Yall keep up the good work now. Make those models look good.

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[quote]
QUOTE: Originally posted by chateauricher

Tim, there are two buttons because I use Rix switch machines which require a momentary contact to activate each coil. Another option would have been a SPDT center off spring loaded switch to activate.

The unmarked buttons off to the sides activate switch machines in hidden tracks. Since I operate alone I didn’t feel the need to incorporate them in the track diagram.

Tom

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I spent Sat afternoon railfanning so not much progress on the layout. I did however put new legs on it Sat night so now it’s 48" high.

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Finally I have some Pics to post in here…

My SP SD45T-2 Throttling up to leave the yard with a long Manifest.

A not so Clean UP 8-40B Waiting in The Siding, With an out of place BN SD60M in the corner of shot.

A Relatively Clean BNSF GP38-2 Picking up Three Tank cars from Bobby’s Fuel and Oil Co.

A Shining AT&SF 8-40BW and BN SD60M Slowing to a Stop in the siding, at the point of a Freight.

I think that will do…

-James-

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Great photos again this week, everyone! CNJ831, that is a great scratch build job! I am very impressed. I am anxious to get back to doing some scratchbuilding of industries on the SLO&W and you have inspired me! [8D]

I have been very busy with doing live sound this week (graduation week here), so not much has been down on the layout. I did get some work done on the trestle bridges. I wanted to fini***he Steel Girder bridges, but the LHS is out of some styrene parts that I need to complete them. Here the bridges are all being test fitted to the gorge they will cross.

A close up of the Trestle Bridges.

From afar…

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Nice bridges and stream bed, Ray.

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Thank you!

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[quote]
QUOTE: Originally posted by fiatfan

Ah, that makes a lot of sense. Thanks for answering.

I have a similar situation with Atlas Deluxe undertable machines. I use a toggle switch to select route, then a momentary contact switch to activate the motor.

However you do it, we both end up with a skinned cat. [swg]