Hey everyone, It’s that time of the Week again-WPF
For those who are first time posters here, Weekend Photo Fun is a thread where we post what we have been working on during the Week(end), or what train related stuff we’ve done.
For me…my train stuff is all packed up for a move to a new duplex, so I’ll share something from my archives…
Custom GP35 high hood. I did the decals, attached the high hood nose, and the light weathering. Also, swapped out the trucks for the correct AAR B type.
Sorry for not having a project going on, so let’s see everyone else’s projects.
Jimmy, thanks for sharing, always liked the N&W High Hood Units, but isn’t going the wrong way, should be long hood first!!!
Managed to finish a couple of cars this week!
Atlas Kaolin Tank Car Kit, painted with Scalecoat II Black Paint and lettered with Islington Station Products decals. Cars were used to haul Clay Slurry to processing plants, car was built in 1980 and is probably still in use today.
Kadee PS1 Boxcar Kit with Sliding Underframe, painted with Scalecoat II Reefer Orange and Black Paints, then lettered with Mask Island Decals. Car was built in 1964 for use hauling finished steel products from the US Steel plant in Gary, Indiana.
Thanks for another WPF! Even if you don’t have a current project, this thread is all about sharing photos. Your WLE 104 looks great. I got to ride behind her sister No. 103 back on 26 April, 2008 on an Orrville Railroad excursion:
On the return trip the 103 was running short-hood first.
Fun Stuff!
Rick, I was really surprised when I got my hands on one of those Kadee “Shock-Control” cushioned underframe cars. I had no idea that they really engineered a real, sliding center sill! [8D] Great work on your paint and lettering [Y]
Well, aside form MORE decoder installs, my work on the Post Office Parcel Post Annex continued with finally getting the masking, painting and now— the mortar work done.
I’m using a method where I spray diluted alcohol, wet-water, onto the surface then dab thinned latex tan paint and allow it to creep into the joints.
Thanks Jimmy for kicking us off again, and to you, Rick and Ed for sharing your really Good Stuff.
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At least you’ve got an excuse, I don’t!! I’ve had to dig deep into the archives, blow off the cobwebs and then have the cheek to resubmit this!!!
Have a Great One ffolkes,
Great work everyone! I’ve been doing a lot with trees and waterfalls lately, but that stuff made it into my layout journal. The newest addition is the lower incline building. Just a foam board structure with printed paper glued to it.
The brick was painted with Polyscale 50% Milwaukee Road Orange and 50% NYC Pacemaker Red. The concrete is a base of rattlecan Rustoleum Camoflage “Khaki” with an overspray of thinned reefer gray toward the lower floors and Polyscale Aged Concrete higher up.
The mortar, as mentioned, is very thin latex tan paint with a little alcohol added. Walther’s recent Cornerstone kits have exceptionally fine looking mortar and brick work. The PRR signal tower is another fine example…
Great scene, Garry. It combines two of my favorite things, passenger trains and covered wagons and you have lots of both. I like the arrangement of the passenger terminal, too.
This is the Congress Bar (DPM Kelly’s Saloon) which is located in Dutchtown, New York (on my layout).
The tar paper roof on the Congress Bar has started to collapse. My weekend project is to replace it.
The original roof was made with a very, very thin piece of styrene supplied with the kit. Assuming over time with the temperature fluctuations in my garage, the thin roof warped. I replaced it with thicker .040" styrene.
After test fitting the roof, I proceeded to cut 1/2" strips of paper.
These were glued to the roof with rubber cement.
Next, the paper was trimmed and painted flat black (aerosol spray).
Lots of great work on display here. Good job everyone! with the tail of the NS local
I don’t have much model-wise to show this week, but since Frank provided the motive power, I’ll bring up the rear in as simple a fashion as I can with the rear of the NS local from a week or so back…
Pullman: That brick mortar looks fantastic. You really nailed the look.
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Taranto: Your model of Kelleys Saloon is really nice. The strip roof in very convincing.
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The finish painting is done on my Trainmaster. All I have left to do is put the decals on the numberboards.
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The only project currently on my workbench is an old Model Die Casting gondola car. I am very fond of that Chooch tire load behind it, and this is the only car I can find it fits into perfectly. I did not want to trim away any of the tires. I added some brake rigging and grab irons. It is coming along nicely.
This week, I took a few progress photos of the Boothbay Railway Village layout.
An overall view
Portland, including Commercial St. (with street running) and the working waterfront. The roundhouse to the back and some of the storage shelves to the right
Monson village area, including a horse farm, sawmill, and an in progress logging scene on top of the hill.
