PHOTO FUN--weekend of June 17 & 18, 2006

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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I was so excited about showing my pictures this weekend that I jumped in and started the thread for once! [:p]

My shots are of two bridges I’m working on. This first one is going to be a road under pass. The road will angle under to disappear to the left.

The next picture is Gaskins Creek. The foam is cut and the contours roughed in. I don’t know whether I’ll get to fini***his before July. Wiring, track tweaking and ballasting all are top of the priority list this month.

So, what have YOU been up to this week and weekend? [?]

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That Realy Look Great! my Hats off to you …not much here

I did get my 1st KATO And my first Well Cars. Heres some from me.

Carl…

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Funny you should mention overpasses, I have been working on mine this week also!

I built the walls out of strip wood, and glued small fi***ank rock in place as the embankment. Now I need to do the road, which is foam and plaster.

But I keep switching projects, work alittle on the overpass, then some on the swamp!

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I’ll offer a photo from my HO steam era layout to this weekend’s photo array. It’s a shot depicting the Putney Tunnel and nearby coal siding, with an eastbound Hudson Highlands freight drag just emerging from the tunnel portal. My layout, set in the mid-autumn of 1940, finds rail traffic steadily increasing between the major inland industrial city of Jacksboro, NY, and the coastal ports, as the clouds of impending war grow ever darker.

CNJ831

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Darn, CNJ831, When I just showed my wife your Putney tunnel picture, she said “Do they have an amature page for you honey?”

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That’s funny. I have the same d@mn Bridge,and still no layout.

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Man thats just wrong, and on Father’s day weekend even.

I won’t be posting any train pics or working on the layout. Working today til 3 then it’s off to a graduation party, then a nephew’s 1st b-day party then tomorrow its off to the Air Show at Willow Grove NAS

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The citizens of our fair city have started riding the train from the new Penny Lane subway station. First, Rocky hangs out on the middle platform:

The mysterious Lady in Red waits for the trolley on the lower mezannine, while Harry meets Sally in the background:

On the far platform, Leisure Suit Larry runs for the train:

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nice

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Nice bridges. Great scenery touch CNJ. MB, those are great little people. Great feel for the mood. I am still work ing on Terraforming. Still some tectonics, but mostly errosion now. Here are a few progress shots.

A long shot of the top where Yellowstone Falls will be.

A shot of the whole canyon concept.

Here is a shot from the stram bed.

Here is a shot of the Hoodoos with three washes and little texture.

I am getting a kick of of mountain building, but it takes for ever and makes a great mess.

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Art, that is impressive. I thought my Horseshoe Mountain was big but you’ve got me beat easily. I’ve been working on my coal flooder.

I still have a bit of work to do.

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Went to the UP 1989 unvieling ceremony this morning… Looks like I’m going to have to buy one of these from whomever produces it first (even if it is a, gag, Genesis).

The nose. What is that grey paint?

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The tarp got stuck on the horns for almost 5 minutes.

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At last the cover is gone.

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I noticed they encorporated both the old and new D&RGW logos!

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And of course, after Mayor Hickenlooper, I was the first one on the cab tour. Here I am getting out the nose.

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I’m going back after the sun gets at a better angle for some more photos.

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Mr B - I’m thinking maybe Rocky is keeping an eye out for the Lady in Red he just got the wrong platform. He never was a rocket scientist.[:-^] Really nice job on the Subway,

CNJ - Those are some AWESOME trees (and yes I was yelling)[:D]

Art - That is going to be one incredible scene when you get it finished.
Terry
[8D]

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Thanks for these pics. I was wondering when I would get to see this loco.

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As usual, great pictures by everyone. I always enjoy them all. But CNJ831, that is a great photo. Especially with the top of the church spire and only the roof of another structure showing over the top of the trees. Art, just gotta know, how high from the floor to the top of your bridge scene. Thanks everyone…
Tom

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Thanx, Tom. I’m pleased you noticed those somewhat subtle details. My town of Putney on the layout is supposedly in NY but is based on the real Putney, VT. Now a New England-based scene just doesn’t say New England without a white church steeple poking above the skyline, so I absolutely had to include one, albeit largely hidden here by the surrounding trees.

CNJ831

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Great pictures so far. Here’s a scratch built building I did.

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I really enjoyed your post, Mr. Beasley! The names of the people in the captions is great!!

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Flee, great carving on that sign. Good detail all around. Tom - The steel bridge is 48 inches above the floor, 44 inches above the stream bed and 38 inches below the mountain top. The curved trestle bridge (not yet a trestle) is 14 inches below the steel bridge The hoodoos are 20 to 60 scale feet high. They do need a few more washes to get the shadows and details to pop out.

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Thanks for the complements, gentlemen. Some people learn from the mistakes of others. I look at Photo Fun to learn from the successes of others. This week, even the prototypes are works of art. Supurb work, everyone.