What a great scene. The dogs attacking the mailman is priceless!
I was rummaging through some old MR mags and came across the April '03 issue, which said FREE DECALS on the cover. Sure enough, stapled inside was a sheet for their project layout at the time, the Turtle Creek Central. I thought to myself, “Self, any line who’s slogan mentions ‘dashing turtles’ deserves to be represented on your layout!” So a rattle can and a couple of evenings later, I had:
There were enough decals to do a few cars. I might have to just do a few more.
Jim
Excellent scene and modeling, MM.
Nice job on the turtle boxcar, Jim.
Switching a couple of TOFC’s into an EB through freight. DJ.
Great start for this week. I’ve been wondering where those Turtle Creek decals were! The detail on the mailman scene is phenomenal.
This is a Walthers undecorated plastic pellet hopper lettered with home-made decals. The name Gubenol is a hold-over from the old days when the kids went out to play in the fields, you had to always warn them to “don’t step in the gubenol!”
So here’s what the layout looks like from above, showing the relation between the old and the new: 
I can participate this week…the last for a while. Picked up a couple of trucks at the local train show.
I say last for a while, as soon after taking these, I dismantled my current “chainsaw” layout.
A short video of the dismantling process is up on YouTube.
Very nice, Gentlemen…very nice start indeed. [8D]
-Crandell
My very first WPF post ever!!! My new (newbie) layout is finally coming together.
Edit: This is the real one:
And here is mine: (my sign is red, don’t know why the camera lost the red).
Thanks,
Michael
Well, this thread is sure off to a healthy start!
Jarrell
Wow, this is a very solid start to the weekend! Crandall, I really like your photo in particular! I have done some new stuff down in the basement (starting my paper mill, completing my burned-out-barn project, and replacing my 18 gauge bus with a 14 gauge one) but no photos as of yet. I’ve just been too busy working this busy school vacation week.
What I have to share this week isn’t actually on the layout, but of a scene on the railroad nonetheless - the summit of the Mascoma Lake Grade, currently my avatar. Custom plate from hand-drawn artwork based off a photograph. [:)]
Great Stuff Guys
love the dogs and the mail man
The turtle box car is sweet
Nice over head shot of your layout Dave
Is that a Canadian 55 Chevy Crandell ?
The grill looks different than the American version
Really nice lighting shot Motley
Great Photos as always Grampy and Jarell
George Foreman!!
Dave, I thought your layout was much larger, goes to show what great modeling and great photography can do! [tup][tup][tup]
Margaritaman got this started off at a high level. All pictures so far this week are excellent!
Even the toast is in focus …
Close. Chinese.
[(-D]
I am glad you like my photo, Ty. [:)]
-Crandell
Here’s a KATO HO SD70MAC with a brand new Tsunami Sound decoder. Can you hear it? Much better than the soundtraxx LC decoder, but still not as good as a QSI Atlas Gold IMHO.
So who’s gonna make it through the crossing first? The SD70Mac, or the 1968 micro bus?
For a minute there I thought you forgot to finish your sentence.
“Margaritaman got this started off at a high level. All pictures so far this week are excellent! And it went ALL DOWNHILL From There!” [:D]
Did you mean to say, ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE. If so hers’s a start.
It’s a fine Spring morning in Wink, Va. Bobby Joe is mowing grass in front of the oil company. as a motorcycle speeds by. In the back ground Tonya and her crew are planting two flowering trees in front of Miller Milling Co. paying no attention to the B & O locomotive moving grain cars at New World Pasta
Bob
Micheal, nothing short of OUT STANDING photo! I don’t know which is better, your modeling skills or your photo skills!
Which kit is it and is it stock? Details on the fences and painting!
A total impressed friend Ken!