The sun is over the yardarm in Newfoundland. So, it starts… have fun guys.
-Crandell
Really Nice Photo Crandell !
That’s a great spot on your layout for photos
It was fun to solder this H0n3 code 55 crossing.
Wolfgang
I’ve been working on an Athearn BB 50’ boxcar this week and have it looking fairly presentable.
First one side:
Then the other:
The wheels were painted with Floquil rust and the trucks were painted with Floquil rail tie brown and rust.
The doors were done with Floquil weathered black, rust, rail brown and a little dirt and grime for good measure.
The sides of the car were treated to a spray wash of alcohol and black acrylic paint. They were then colored with rust, weathered black, grime, mud, dirt, roof brown and rail brown.
The ends got pretty much the same treatment as the sides and show a little hint of grime thrown up by the car ahead.
As the final touch the entire model was sprayed with Valspar Clear Flat.
Tried some different lighting today. There is one 75 watt spotlight and one 100 watt florescent bulb in the metal reflector shields hung just above the scene.
Here we have a couple small frys passing on there way to there respective drop offs.
The plymoth holds on the main with a load of logs for the mill while the 70 drags a couple gons down the line to drop off parts. I just weathered the orange gon yesterday. The inside is done with sophicated finishes real rust toned down with chalk. The sides are chalk.
an overhead shot.
and a couple at track height
Have a great holiday everyone
crandell I love your pics. Jeff your weathering is getting better, we all just need practice + I love the new backdrop. Much improved
Mike
**Crandell…**Good looking shot.
**Wolfgang…**No way Icould do that. Looks very good.
**Jeff…**Anything “Southern” I like [:D].
Here’s a boxcar I’ve been working on. I gave it that “years of service look”. I was about to make it a MOW car, but thought…nah, looks good in its old reporting marks. Its a 40’ UP “Grain Boxcar”.
Before:
After:
Crandell, great photo, love your Pennsy steam.
Wolfgang, looks like you’ve mastered it!
Jeffrey, good weathering.
Mike, love those little “critters”. Robby, nice weathering from you.
An East bound lashup , with RSD15 in the lead, exiting Blackwood cut.
This week I’ve been finishing up a patch for a BN SD24 for Packer…
Nice photo Grampy
Wish i could ballast that good
Did you run out of Telephone poles or is the next one out of the picture ?
I did some switching with my Shay
Up till now it’s been all work on the layout and no
train operations
I really need practice switching to make it look realistic
Shooting video helps show you your faults
Here’s a new video from me…finally! It starts out with the generic Run 8 up the pass shot that I’m getting sick of, inspring me to finish more of the layout, then has a sunset shot cresting the grade, and finally meets another train in a remote siding at midnight! (Yes, I know it took nearly 6 hours to cover 10 miles…there was a…uh…broken air hose…yeah! [:-^])
Enjoy!
Hi Terry: fascinating, watching that loco!
I moved some that were in the way and forgot to put them back. DJ.
Great Video Ty
Looks like you had a derail at the 1:32 mark
The night passing shot was great !
and as always your sound dubbing was great
Thanks for your positive feedback, gents.
DJ, I do that all the time. I take a few shots, fiddle, take more, and then, when I figure I have a good one, I notice something leaning or in the way, or impossible to focus…and I have to alter/displace it and start again. Later, I’ll wonder why an item is sitting somewhere else, like a tree lying on its side.
-Crandell
I actually have something to post for once. I managed to put 2 of my u-boats back together, and put a wash on the U33C.
I took a shot at weathering some cars with washes as well:
Also weathered one of my SD45s after putting the beacon back on:
Personally I think the front sill of the SD45 came out really well.
Thanks! You’re right, there was a derailment during filming which I didn’t catch. I noticed it soon after I uploaded the video and left the video up to see how long (and how many views) it would take somebody to notice! [swg]
I’ve found an old video from one of my first layouts, about 1990. You can see the first run to my station Naumburg.
vid: Kleinbahn Hennen - Naumburg
Wolfgang
Skelly Station update…Back wall & parking lot base.
Part 1 link
http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/p/151361/1675411.aspx#1675411
Part 2 link
http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/p/151731/1679194.aspx#1679194
I caught this Allegheny Midland Alco working a short transfer at Richlands yard on the Clinch Valley.
Larry
Really nice photos so far everybody. Those videos are fun to watch.
I cleaned up the layout a bit just before some intrepid individual climbed onto the front of a locomotive with his video camera…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUs_4BBHzH4
Jim
Great photos and some excellent videos so far… and it’s only Friday with 3 more days in the weekend… Wow!
I got out the 100mm lens to get a few shots of the new 1914 Model T Touring car. The Stoddard family shows up a bit late for the afternoon concert. Tough to always get to things on time when you have to close up the store for the day… Yep, he is the owner and proprietor of Stoddard’s Little Store just down the road a piece.
Different angle and a bit closer:
I also got a couple shots of old 135 switching the yard lead:
First with the 100mm lens:
then with the 17 - 85mm lens:
I will probably pick one of these for another use, let me know which of the switcher shots you think is the best (within the limits of WPF please…)