Sunday Photo Fun: Aug. 20, 2006

FJ_and_G · August 20, 2006, 12:13am

Daughter just returned from Costa Rica on a volunteer medical mission so I’m awake.

This isn’t a train but I thought it looks kinda cool. The Silver Diner and sunrise, taken about a week ago in Woodbridge, Va.

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highrailjon · August 20, 2006, 6:51am

Great outdoor railroad, David!! Here’s a few shots of mine

spankybird · August 20, 2006, 7:13am

Dave and Jon, great pics

Summer time is Bike Rally Time

Be sure to click on the pics to enlarge them

tom

Anonymous · August 20, 2006, 7:20am

More here

ARRCDSPR · August 20, 2006, 7:36am

Well after 10 days of constant rain, I decided to paint some foam board, put the ping pong table on the Brunswick and pull out the orange boxes…

took an old typewriter table to set up a “control stand”…

the two loops are isolated so it is possible to crossover from loop to loop…

but during lunch the operator was distracted by his roast beef sandwich and the following incident occured…

the Polar Express failed to notice the red switch stand and crossed over to the main line!

the Beechcraft was unharmed and the operator was taken in for a pee test. Have a great Sunday!

SMK

csxt30 · August 20, 2006, 8:18am

Nice pictures everyone !!

Today I have a picture of the Milkman making a delivery to the Diner, before opening !!

Thanks, John

Anonymous · August 20, 2006, 8:52am

twins[;)]

zwbob · August 20, 2006, 9:40am

John, the milkman is making the rounds today

dgraham · August 20, 2006, 9:46am

Today my wife and I celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary, which considering we didn’t meet until we were 28 is a fairly good record of longevity. For an anniversary gift she gave me one of Rudy Russo’s fantastic scratchbuilt water tanks. An ongoing gift is the fact she’s let me spread over 200 feet of Fastrack, buildings, vehicles, figures, trains and scenery over our living room for the past year and a half. Hopefully, by this time next year I’ll have moved it all to a shop building. Anyway, here’s a shot of the tank in a temporary spot on the layout.

highrailjon · August 20, 2006, 9:51am

dgraham!!! That water tank is fantastic!!! Is it all wood construction?[:D][:D] Do you have a link to his website?

csxt30 · August 20, 2006, 9:59am

ZW Bob : very nice, we must have both had a milkman when we were little !! Now to get Chuck to post his Milk trucks !! [:D][:D]

Thanks, John

dgraham · August 20, 2006, 10:14am

highrailjon - the tank is indeed all wood and is one of the finest pieces of craftsmanship I’ve seen… The picture doesn’t do it justice. I haven’t figured how to post a link (just barely computer literate) but the address is: artguy@netscape.com Well, maybe I can post a link. He has a brochure you can download that shows half a dozen or so different tanks that he makes.

Nick12DMC · August 20, 2006, 10:33am

Hi Guys,

Great pics, Thought I would post a couple of pics from a holiday we took to France a few years back. They show my two favorite hobbies, trains and classic cars[:)]

My wife and I took the SNCF Motorail service overnight from Calais to Avigon. And then drove from Avigon to our hotel just outside of Monaco.

Here is my 1981 DeLorean having a ride.

Regards

Nick

waltrapp · August 20, 2006, 10:35am

I must not have listened well last week. The Ghost of Christmases past visited me again last night! He took us back to 1999 this time. He reminded me, again, to smile and enjoy! [:D]

John and ZWBOB, you might see, if you look real hard on the left edge in the middle picture (or click on it to enlarge it), that the milk man made it to my neighborhood that morning too!!! [:D]

walt

FJ_and_G · August 20, 2006, 11:48am

Jon,

Didn’t know you had an outdoor layout too! I love the weathering job on the dozer btw. And kids look like they’re having fun too.

I’m getting ready to build my second outdoor layout, a Gauge 1 7/8" scale quarry line; that’s 1:12; with a live steam Ruby kit I’m going to kitbash to 1:12 by raising the cab and stack and body.

Seems there are a couple of us on this forum with indoor and outdoor interests.

gwg50 · August 20, 2006, 12:06pm

Well beening that I just learned how to post pictures I thought I would post some of the UP 844 when it came through Austin,TX

csxt30 · August 20, 2006, 12:36pm

Walt : I see your Milkman there now !! Good one !! I think it’s neat how some of us have a similar idea !!

Nice pictures of the 844, too !! How about the fireman there with his cell phone !! I notice the crews today on the trains are all on cell phones !!

Thanks, John

zwbob · August 20, 2006, 1:36pm

Walt, I found the milkman toand where he got the milk from on the right side of the picture[:)]

Frank53 · August 20, 2006, 4:09pm

more work on backdrops this week:

andregg1 · August 20, 2006, 4:17pm

Nothing better like “Hand work”
Congratulations!!! I enjoy a lot yours pictures…
good job.
Andre.