Hey all, its time for weekend photo fun for those who are new, WPF is where we show what we’ve been working on. Since our WPF was interrupted last weekenf by the server crash, i expect to see good stuff as usual. Here’s my offering
If you couldn’t guess, that’s the first run of anything on my layout. Here are some more photos of it
West end of the yard. That wall will have a hole punched in it, to allow more of a mainline to extend. It’ll also allow better switching.
East end of the yard.
Yes… Thank you for posting early Jimmy. WPF was cut quite short last weekend to say the least.
Looking forward to it this weekend.
A very fine job of laying the track. Looking good Jimmy.
TF
Thanks for starting things off,Jimmy.Nice start on the yard.
Have a good weekend,all.
Mike
Thanks for starting things off for the first WPF of October, Jimmy. I’ll bet you’re glad to see trains running again [Y]
Mike, that sure is a perfect scene. I like the way everything blends together. Lots of details, too. [Y]
I’m making progress on my rapidly-developing chemical plant in an area of the layout that was formerly “orphaned”.
Chem_view3 by Edmund, on Flickr
Here’s what it looked like just a few weeks ago:
Chem_plant-bare by Edmund, on Flickr
I added another crossing so trucks can access the shipping dock:
Chem_xing1 by Edmund, on Flickr
And I made some improvements to the Walthers tank car loading pens:
Chem_tank-car by Edmund, on Flickr
Found room to squeeze in a little tank farm:
Chem_tank-farm by Edmund, on Flickr
Another view of one of the shipping areas:
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Jimmy: Thank you for starting things off the first Weekend Photo Fun for the month of October, even if it was just a little bit early. At least we beat the crash. It is always great to have a train run on a new layout. That is an important milestone.
Mike: that is a great picture of a your layout.
Ed: That chemical plant is moving along very quickly. I have always liked the KANOTEX tank cars. Maybe one or two of the private tank car lines can find a way into my fleet like some private reefers did. The whole project is looking like a real industrial site.
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I finished two more DAWDLE AND DELAY freight cars this week. These are brand new (for 1954) 40 foot Pullman Standard boxcars. Of coarse, they are Kadee kits. These have seven foot door openings.
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These two will join the previously shared D&D 50 foot autobox. About 6 more D&D cars are in the paint shop.
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Keep the weekend alive with lots fo great photos.
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-Kevin
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Jimmy, thanks for starting us out, that trackwork is looking good, can’t wait to see the finished product.
Mike, nice looking scene, always enjoy looking at narrow guage.
Ed, lots of work done in a short time and it is nicely done too!
Kevin, good looking cars, I really like the Kadee cars, but if you had not dawdled so much on the completetion of these cars they wouldn’t have been delayed!
Kadee 50’ PS1 with Cushion Underframe kit, painted with Scalecoat II Black Paint and lettered with Herald King Decals. Car was in general service on the SCL.
the 8th Canadian Grain Covered Hopper from an IMRC kit that I have done, replaced the roofwalk with a Plano kit on this car also. Car was painted with a mixture of Scalecoat II Reefer Yellow and Boxcar Red, Black Paints and lettered with Herald King Decals.
Thanks for all the support guys. Yeah I’m thrilled to gwt a train running again. Unfortunately, it won’t be under power until i get that dcc system-the dc pack i have is a mrc 1300-power spikes galore, and already accidentally fried a loksound decoder before i knew it would di it. Oh well, more time to do track work and wiring.
Great stuff this week so far everyone, keep it up all
Rick: Beautiful work as usual. I love black freight cars with yellow lettering. I think that color combination really pops out.
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I hope this is a great weekend for everyone. I am heading to a train show in Deland, Florida tomorrow for some treasure hunting. We will visit one of the daughters in Orlando on the way back home.
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I will post pictures of the Deland Train Show in here later this weekend.
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-Kevin
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Jimmy… Thanks for starting Photo Fun and also thanks for sharing your video. The first run on a new layout is always a special time.
Mike of Denver … Your photo of narrow gauge is beautiful.
Ed … I am very impressed with your chemical plant !
Kevin … D&D RR, another creative road name from you. Nice work.
Rick … I like the SCL boxcar and the Canadian covered hopper.
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Horse riders near Hinterland don’t seem to care about the westbound friend train rolling behind them.
Notice the third boxcar in the train is lettered for Kevin’s S&G .
A day earlier, the S&G boxcar was coupled to a GP7.
I’ve been working on a bit of scenery finally. I added some groundcover and some static grass (still need to put a bunch more down). I still need to get some tall weeds and bushes put in. It’s supposed to represent eastern foothills of the Rocky mountains just west of Denver.
I also am working on incorporating a retaining wall. 
I’m glad you have trains running again and you’re having fun Jimmy[Y] That’s what it’s all about.
Everything’s looking good here guys. I always like to admire everyone’s craftsmanship.
Now I would like to ask for a little help and advice. I’ve been working on this adopted model for quite some time and I’m not happy with the roof.
The cedar shakes are already stained to look new and I would like them to look weathered Gray. Does anybody have any ideas or techniques on how I could achieve this?
Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated.
I can usually create a good modeling affect from the start but do not know how to reverse things once they’re already done.
Thanks. TF
Hi, TF
I would start off with a weathering wash of India ink diluted in alcohol. Start off light as once it is too dark it is tough to reverse the process.
A little India ink will make a LOT of wash.
If you don’t have India ink there’s this stuff:
Plenty of YouTube videos out there but some are rather painful to watch. This one is more pleasant:
Kathy has some pointers that may help you give your wood structure some “age”.
Good Luck, Ed
The big box hobby stores generally have india ink and discount coupons. Finding an employee who ever heard of India ink, can be a problem.
I appreciate the suggestion of India ink. Very familiar with it, I call it magic. It was the first thing I tried on the roof and all it did was darken the lines.
The cedar shakes still look new. Whatever stain treatment is on them, the India ink does not change the appearance whatsoever. This is the reason I am confused on what to try next.
Thanks for your help.
TF
The builder must have sealed the whole thing with a clear varnish.
About the only “safe” method now would be a careful drybrush technique with a light gray, thinned water base paint.
Good luck, Ed
Well, the weather here in Wisconsin is starting to turn. We have had much rain and now its time to focus on all my Railroading projects and get amped up for Trainfest here in Milwaukee in November. I just completed a custom paint scheme on one of my N Scale locos. I model the Rock Island and I came across a proposed paint transition (just what the Rock needed… another paint scheme) that was in the works but never came to reality due to the bankruptcy. So I decided to make it happen. Check it out and let me know what you think.
Before:
20190812_164903 by John Collins, on Flickr
20190812_165733 by John Collins, on Flickr
During:
20190815_142746 by John Collins, on Flickr
20190815_142758 by John Collins, on Flickr
20190815_142805 by John Collins, on Flickr
After:
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Wow John, that paint scheme is something else! Really well applied, but I can’t quite decide if I like it! First impression was why would the Rock ever plan to do something like that, but then I looked at it a bit more and it’s growing on me. I think it will look pretty good along side your other Rock engine, and I bet it will look awesome with some weathering! Now matter what I think of the paint scheme, you did a great job putting it on!
Some very nice, and inspiring photos. Well done.
I just finished the power plant for my new layout.
Jimmy, thanks for opening the WPF and congrats, a first run on new trackage is always fun. Good to see WPF come roaring back after the brief intermission.
Though not modeling present day Oklahoma still couldn’t resist having a ‘Trooper Callicoat’ make a traffic stop on Brick Steet after dressing up a Trident police 4x4.
Thanks to all the contributors and viewers. Have a good weekend and regards, Peter
We have a police stop on Boothbay Railway Village layout as well. The local sheriff has pulled over a Porche
