Very nice work everyone. Here’s a road I 've been working on. Still have some fiinishing touches to put on it but at least trains can run again.
Tom
Bob-
As usual, your photo is outstanding (not to mention the modeling). “Is it real, or is it Bob’s?”
Here’s an interior of an operating trolley at the Chattanooga Choo Choo. It can be operated from either end.
Thanks to all for the photos this weekend!
The models in the photo are HO scale, but I’m also into On30, mostly assembling and collecting so far.
Thanks! You photo reminded me of this one of mine:
After paying 290.00 for a locomotive I just cant bring myself to put dirt and grime on it. I am still working on my weathering skills with freight cars. Someday I will get as good as you are. Nice job. Keep up the good work. [tup]
Well today I worked on a winter diorama for pictures. I used flower for the snow and it really worked well. All I used was a board and some paint sticks. Here’s my favorite photo.
Nice winter scene. What is that tall, translucent structure next to the engine?
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Looks to me to be a large aquarium for public display that is froze solid…hope the dolphins and sharks are ok![:-^]
[(-D] No people/animals where hurt in the taking of this picture.
Thanks for the compliments guys. If you really want to know, that is the flower container there. I was in a hurry as a could bank was going to block out the sun.
Any plans to make it work?
Oh, and Bob: Would you mind telling me about the Lomax switcher?
I got quite a few pics from what I’ve been up to for the past few days. 
My scratch-built snowplow. 
The waycar I had been working on before. 
I weathered about half of my hoppers. (It’s lightly done because they’d be only a couple of months old) 
Also my gons and the Railbox Bocar got weathered 
And my layout got a small extension. 
I also weathered my GP9s. My plans tomorrow: Weather every other car on the layout (6 more hoppers, and 5 more boxcars), since I’m off work and I broke up with now ex-girlfriend.
This is my favorite pic for now since it makes my layout look finished. Dont judge by this pic though. No track is permanently laid. As you can probably tell, the sky is digitally added.
Can I play this weekend? I finally have the first section of my layout completely scenicked. Here’s some shots of my scratch-built turntable, Utopia station, and a view to the north and south of the Utopia yard. The flash seems to make the images look more “plasticy”, but enjoy!
Jim
Flashwave. No, the showers are not operational. This crane however is fully functional. Michael
Off hand the lomax switcher looks like a old penn line midget.
Chuck
Nice photo’s and nice work everybody!
Pic’s of new power on my layout, been wanting a set of these since they first came out.
Have a great weekend!
Hello everybody …
I’m enjoying the postings here on weekend photo fun, and I really see some great work. Congratulations, everyone.
Here’s my Denver Zephyr. It’s a mix of various HO manufacturers. The observation car is kitbashed.
Right you are! I found the Pennline shell at a train show many years ago. I shortened the cab to make it look smaller, and installed a PFM SPUD power truck. I scratched some sideframes and handrails and added some details here and there. The “Lomax” lettering on the hood are individual plastic letters from a British firm, meant to be the name of the lumber company - Lomax Lumber, named after a friend.
Thought I had lost this engine several years ago to a thief at a train show. Got home and it wasn’t in my stuff, checked everywhere. Put out a note on our area YahooGroup asking if anyone had seen it, or to let me know if it showed up anywhere. Never heard a thing.
Quite some time later I was opening up my pair of modules, they are normally packed scenery to scenery in a box type configuration and stay in a closet most of the time. While they were standing on end, I happened to look down into the enginehouse and there was my model! It had been there for several setups and I had never noticed it! I sure was glad that my kitbashing efforts weren’t lost!
The Penn line midgets pop up on EBAY on a regular basis. I have 3 and their good pullers for their size. All of mine are still stock and pushing 50 years.
CHUCK
