Since I enjoy doing the scenery I will bring this first section to near finish before I start on the next section. These sections will be able to slide away from the wall on it’s brackets so I can get to the back side as the hollow-core door is 32" wide.
I’m always open to comments and/or suggestions as I’m looking to learn anything that I can that could help make this hobby more fun!
NC State’s spring break was the first week in March.
I got to spend it as single Dad to our two kids (my wife was doing her two weeks annual USAF Reserve drill) while trying to write my PhD dissertation and fighting the flu at the same time.
Not exactly the sort of Spring Break you’d see on MTV…
By the way, if you find yourself in thesis or dissertation country, don’t do it in MS Word. For whatever reason, Bill Gates thinks he knows better than me about how my dissertation should look. If you can, use LaTeK! I wish I had.
Dave and Geared Steam, cool photos. Dave, you manage to cram fifty acres into each image…good stuff! GS, that looks like a huge expanse with your backdrop. Makes me wonder what is over the hill beyond the tracks in the close horizon…I want to walk up there and take a look. [:D]
Here is a recent image I took as if I were atop a hill looking down on a mainline at grade. An N&W Mallet, its heavy labour done on a previous uphill struggle, now holds back a long string of laden coal hoppers against the call of gravity on the descent into Seneca Falls.
Will post photo of my latest project, superdetailing my UP SD70M 4526(Genesis series)
And I thought teens couldn’t be could at detailing.(not for me-HAHAHAHA!)
And I may post something from MSTS.(of a accurate train-because I’m a foamer- RABID RABID RABID0
What about Digis? I hope they count. If not, I can get rid of this. But I trimmed off an O scale Wedge plow from the Walhers site and tacked it on to an Athearn F7 photo and recolored it. The idea was to create a four unit waterproof engine with a ship’s bow on the front that had the horsepower to wade into flooded railyards and rassle otherwise swamped trains out of the gumuck and onto dry track. In Proto, this might have a fold up knuckle in front. I doubt I’m going to deal with that on the model, we’ll see. There’s bords protecting the trucks, but it all honesty they’d be getting wet anyway, Eventually, I’ll build and HO scale version. But until budgeting allows, and my cue of other project thins, here;s this:
Is it really necessary to keep duplicating pictures in responding to posts? It really slows up those of us unfortunate enough to have to still use dial up to access the web?
I weathered these four boxcars and also hand painted some graffiti on the sides. I used weathering chalk and for the graffiti I used paint pens from Walmart.
Thanks–it’s one of my favorites, too. Believe me, it was PURELY accidental–I don’t consider myself much of a photographer. To answer you, no, it’s not one of my 3 Yellowstones, it’s a PFM Rio Grande L-131 2-8-8-2–the older one. Just acquired a new one from Caboose Hobbies, I’m still prepping the new one. I know, I know, when it comes to big articulated, I’m just GREEDY, LOL!
Thanks again. Here’s a clearer shot of the L-131 on Yuba Pass:
PS: Selector–your photos and your layout just blow me away! Talk about SPECTACULAR!!
Loathar, thank-you! It’s odd, but as you mentioned it, I had a look to see what it looked like in the image and it doesn’t look like I weathered the ballast between the rails at all, except for that painted oil streak that needs work. When I stand at the layout and look at it, it is quite dark and nicely weathered. Must have been the light intensity, angle, and the camera setting…I guess. I may have to go back and darken it all even more. Compare what I show to Dave Vollmer’s nicely done ballast and you’ll see what I mean. Here is an earlier image that shows it to be more like its true self. It really does look like that in the last spot when I look at it. [%-)]
No pics this week as I’ve been on the road and not in the train room. In the great ballast debate, i think Selector that you’re too hard on yourself. The track and ballast you show looks to be nicely weathered or at least accurately weathered. I like the hints of rust and the grease trail up the center - just like we’ve seen a hundred times on the prototype. I like Daves work as well except for the lack of rust on and around the rail.
an old favorite on my upper level (the racetrack)
The weathered rolling stock looks good as well and I’m always impressed at the depth of detail in the scenes. Roll on! J.R.
For the most likely reason this guy Selector deleted my photos because of a couple of curse words on the graffiti. so what!! Well I edited them for the sensitive people.
