I am going to start off the Photo Fun for this week. Here’s two Bend Mill Works boxcars from Atlas that I just gotten in from AM Hobbies yesterday. Love these cars!
Here is some pics of one of our OTTS members, Greg’s layout. His layout is 22’ x 45’ and is still under construction.
This is part of his yard area. He also has tracks above it.
Now that 2 of the three legs of our museum layout have been framed, I set up some temp track to see what its going to be like.
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nice pics guys and especially the gunderson twin stacks
Great job guys. Tom, looks like you all are getting it done.
Aw Boy !!! What a great bunch of pictures today !!
Well, her’es a picture of The Weinermobile arriving in town !! They’re trying to figure a way to unload it now !! [:D][:D]
Here’s a new way to move the track Depts’. cars, & eliminate a train crew !! A friend sent me these, but I worked with one of these trucks this past winter. It’s got couplers, sand, & air for the train breaks.
Thanks, John
Great pictures everyone.
Scott, I love that sign. Got to figure out a place to put one of those Miller signs on my layout.
John, I guess they can use that truck to unload the weinermobile! [:D] somebody needs to produce a working model of that critter.
No time to take any pics since I got home, maybe next week.
Tom - in that bottom picture, is that your layout or your friends? Is that the Hobo Musical Water Tower on the right? What’s that water tower on the left? Was that a Lionel or MTH accessory or who made it?
Great pics guys! I’m very jealous right now!
Jim,
the bottom pics are of my layout. The water tower on the right is Lionel Hobo Musical Water Tower, as you noted.
The one on the left is an old Marks, (later K-Line sold them). Here is pic before hand. I added the wood siding ( Popsicle sticks)
Highrail Jon - good to see you stop by.
tom
I’ve been working on getting my backdrops worked out for the three background areas on the top tier of my layout in progress.
This is one section of a Walthers HO city scape I am going to put behind the existing buildings to represent the cityscape behind the current buildings:
This is also a Walthers backdrop. I enlarged the three foot wide HO background to 72" inches and printed it on one sheet. I am placing fronts in front of it and will landscape up to the mural in similar tones.
This is one of the freebies of the backdrop warehouse website, made for N Scale. I kept enlarging it until it was nine feet wide. I am going to take the right edge and print another section in mirror image to finish off the run and splice them together. ON teh long wall, I have built a cliffisde from ceiling tiles which projects up to the top of the white edge. I’m going to use “SuperTrees” on top to blend in with the trees printed in the background.
On the short wall, I have two industries which will cover the transition areas and the cliffside extends around the corner.
Thanks, Tom! Great to drop in as well. As long as I’m sharing a few pics, here’s another not quite train related, but a lesson I’ve learned: NEVER loan your mother-in-law your lawnmower!![:O][:D]
(As with all my pixs, click to enlarge.)
You had me ROTFL![(-D] I could see my mother in law doing the same thing. Good thing she lives 3+ hours away in Montgomery AL. I would not let her operate your trains either.
All the photos were good…Thanks
Dennis
Great one Jon!!![:D][:o)] I have a bit of a story too, although it may be somewhat of a stretch:
INVASION BY ALIENS!!!
It was a peaceful and tranquil day out by the Santa Fe and Hound Creek Railway
Birds were chirping, trains were chugging along…
When all of a sudden, giant legs appeared.
Golly geee, Alien invader from Mars???
Just the ole hound dog
LOL, David!!! Great looking alien!![:D]
Hello All! Nice photo’s this week. Dave- The Alien Houndzilla must have been looking for the Boxcar with the Wienermobile in it & also the Jif Peanut Butter Hopper for good measure. Remember: “Choosey Alien Beagles Choose Jif”[;)][:P][:o)] Take Care.
Better late than never.
Good one David! Houndzilla!
Thanks for the info Tom - did you cover the spout with pieces of wood as well? It looks GREAT! It really complements the Hobo tower.
Spankybird,
Great stuff! You’re pics are always great.The museum stuff looks terriffic. When can you help me with mine…ha, ha.
Highrailjon, the tractor pic is great, but it would be better, in my case, if the accident happened in deeper water and the mower had a seat belt!!!
Dan