Weekend Photo Fun 5/7/21 to 5/9/21

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Good morning from Northeast Ohio, since it was after midnight and I was up I thought I would start tnings off!

This is the weekly thread were modelers and railfans can post photographs of completed models, models under construction, recent acquisitions, layout photographs both new and old and anything prototype.

Got a lot of stuff done now that I retired last week, but a lot of interuptions with doctor and veteranian visits.

Branchline 50’ AAR Boxcar kit with tabbed sill and Despatch Ends and Roof, painted with Floquil Jade Green and Scalecoat II Black Paints, then lettered with Microscale Decals. Car was built in 1956 in lot 850-B and repainted in the Cigar Band scheme in 1967. Used in general service with the car to be returned to Lansing MI for loading.

Tangent PS4000CF Covered Hopper kit, painted with Scalecoat II MofW Gray paint and lettered with a mixture of sets from Mark Vaughn. Car was one of 100 purchased by the Wabash for grain service and was the largest size covered hopper on the railroad until its absorbtion by the N&W in 1964.

Branchline Plug Door Boxcar kit, Painted with Scalecoat II Silver and Grimy Black Paints and lettered with Oddballs Decals. I built this car for one of my club members who gave me a bunch of decals, this one included of three for this car with the proviso I build one for him, so here is his car, I did mine a few months ago.

A new kit I have never built before, an Intermountain 1958C

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Rick … THanks for starting this week’s photo fun. … Your NYC boxcar, WAB covered hopper, and KO&G boxcar look great. The ACF covered hopper looks like a good project. … I like the RI locomotives.

Here is one of the photos I have in a separate thread about hauling coal in HO scale.

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Rick. Thanks for starting WPF. Great looking hopper and boxcars.

Garry. Great to see some coal trains. Lovely picture.

This week I have mainly ran some trains. Sometimes I get some ‘odd’ pictures depending on the weather outside reflecting on the camera. On one running session this week, outside it was torrential rain.

Is it raining or heavy mist? Class 25 25218 waits at the signal.

Is it clearing?

A shaft of sunight. Has Stevie Steel (in his yellow, heavy coat) taken a good photograph?

David

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Thanks for getting things up-n-running this cold, wet weekend, Rick! Congratulations on your retirement. I’m in my fifth year and loving every minute of it.

Your cars are outstanding as usual [Y] Excellent detail and paint finish, very fussy work but your results are impeccable!

Great scenes from Garry and David as well. Fantastic start to the first WPF of May.

I “planted” another signal this week. I’m actually running out of places to put many more [:-^]

BnO_Signal by Edmund, on Flickr

This one is a B&O CPL one of my favorite types.

I was mulling over how to put a sanding facility in my diesel service track and I came across this tank on stilts in this Milwaukee yard:

Sand tower by Edmund, on Flickr

Then I found another photo with two smaller tanks. Better yet.

This is close to the aisle and I didn’t want too high of a structure. Here is the beginnings:

Fuel_May_EL-1 by Edmund, on Flickr

I’m planning to incorporate the bucket conveyor to bring the sand up and add more gangways and ladders.

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Rick- Thanks for starting us out with those freight cars. It’s amazing how much you can pull off in a week! Love the RI power! Thats next on the list for me.

Garry- Love those Geeps! Also Like the GN power below.

David- Always like the feeling of your pictures coming to life!

Ed- Nice work on the signal! Looks good. I think you captured the look of the sanding tower very well. Also LOVE that picture of the Milwaukee yard. I stared at it for a few minutes

This week I brought SOO 204-A and IC 9611 over to the club to run some trains when I dropped off my application. Felt good letting the engines stretch their legs for the first time! No more back and fourth on the 2x8!

Heres SOO 204-A pulling a short cut of hoppers through the “Scenic section” of the layout

And for Garry, a better shot of the ore boat and dock featuring a photo bomb by my GP38

Looking foward to more great pictures this weekend!

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Wow, great start folks. What attention to details…

My latest DCC installation is a loco I got for sentimental reasons. I had the same model as a kid, a Lionel GS4. Of course, mine broke down eons ago. This one I found on Ebay a few months ago, and it has the outstanding Bowser motorized kit under it. I changed the motor, headlight and installed a decoder. Purrs like a kitten…

Simon

20210501_181957 on Flickr

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Rick: Thank you for starting out Weekend Photo Fun with more of your amazing freight cars. That NEW YORK CENTRAL jade green boxcar with the black ends and roof looks especially eye-grabbing.

Garry: I do like your coal hauling theme this week. Great photo.

David: Seeing more pictures of your layout is always great. It really is a wonderful creation.

Ed: The signal work has been incredible and they all look good. I have to say that the sanding facility above the tracks looks really good. It makes the area seem busier with the look of additional crowding of equipment.

Ringo: Your SOO LINE F unit looks like a real hard worker.

Simon: I’ll bet the Bowser mechanism underneath the boiler of your GS4 is a huge improvement.

My share this week is an older picture I took when experimenting with the depth of field I could get with my 10mm focal length wide angle lens. I was trying to get as many of the side building flats in the picture, and in focus, as possible.

This was the result:

-Kevin

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Rick - Thanks for the start to WPF, I like the Jade Green boxcar and the rock Island locos. But then, I’m partial to the NYC.

Garry - Great picture of the coal drag and the freight train!

David - Always interesting pictures.

Ed - Great work with the signals and the sand tower. It fits right into the scene. That is a great picture of the Milwaukee yard.

Ringo58 - Good photos. Really liked the one with the ore boat.

Simon - Good lookimg loco. Our GS4 bit the dust when the loco cabinet came down in a heap. It was beyond repair.

Kevin - Looks to me like you accomplished your goal. Nice photo.

Had to replace the old computer as it was showing its age. I’ve been having trouble with the new FTP program so nothing new to post this week. In keeping with Rick’s opening with a coal drag:

This is a photo from 2010 of a coal drag powered by two NYC GP-40s and a GP-20 east bound.

Keep the photos and ideas coming guys. Thanks to you WPF is always the best thread of the week.

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Fabulous work all around, folks, thank you all for sharing.

My layout got packed this week (in preparation for another move) but before doing so, in celebration of all the trees planted and scenery completed to a certain resolution, I broke out the DRGW heavyweight for a little leaf-peeping excursion.

Looking forward to seeing more! Keep 'em coming.

Phil

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Good evening everyone.

Phil: Really like the excursion car on the bridge.

Allan: Another great coal train.

Kevin: Like the perspective of the picture. Need to try more wide angle shots.

Simon: The GS-4 looks great. Glad it runs well.

Ringo: The club layout looks like a great place to run trains. Like the weathering on the Soo unit.

Ed: Great picture of Milwaukee engine facility. The model turned out great. Wish I had enough engines to warrant that big a sand tower.

Dave: Nice effects on the photos of mist.

Gary: Loved the picture of the coal train. Will have to add my own in the other thread.

Rick: Looks like you had a busy week.

Made a trip to Enginehouse Services in Green Bay today and picked up a diner for my Milw Chippewa paasenger train.

Looks good in the consist.

Scott Sonntag

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Hi everyone!

This week, I was working on a grain elevator kit. I have finished the storage bin but for the elevator, I still need to weather it and apply the decals.

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Rick, thanks for opening another weekend of photos! That’s a neat scene of Rock Island on the club layout. Since starting this hobby, I’m becoming more interested in getting some Rock Island things for my layout.

Garry, that’s a nice photo of the train on the bridge. I see a boxcar from one of my favorites – Northern Pacific.

David, thanks for another glimpse of your layout. You must have dozens of small scenes like that covering your layout.

Ed, that’s impressive work on the sand tower. I’m not sure you have too many signals. They show your great work.

Ringo, that’s an impressive layout. I can’t imagine the time spent on that dock and boat. Nice!

Simon, those SP colors are always neat to see. I wish I could have seen a real one.

Kevin, your photography is as impressive as your modeling skills. I’ve mentioned before that I admire your ability to make things in the photos get lighter in color – exactly like they appear outside. It’s something not done a lot in modeling photos.

Allan, that’s a nice photo from 2010. Has the layout changed a lot since then?

Phil, I’ve think I’ve mentioned before how much I like your autumn scenes. That’s not something that can easily be done to look realistic.

Scott, I love passenger trains. That’s a great looking Milwaukee passenger group.

Stef, welcome to Weekend Photo Fun! I admire your work on the elevator. I believe you said you are a beginner at this. Your great work seems like you are a pro. Please keep posting updates of your work.

I’m continuing work on crossing signals, so nothing new this week. My photo is of my first attempt at a chemical or ethanol plant. It’s not modeled after any realistic plant – I just put in things that I thought looked good.

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Great work all, Here’s what I have

Looking west, Rook yard is the halfway point on the Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry located in Green Tree PA. Here we see an ex Rio Grande Tunnel motor unit leading an eastbound coke train for Monessen PA.

My home layout is slowly coming along

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I am having a few minor challenges this week, so just a quick comment.

Excellent contributions by everyone (once again). A great thread.

Thank you for the comments on my pictures I posted yesterday. Just a fluke of the light thru the window. [:)]

I ran some diesel locomotives at Clarence Dock as a trial. Normally I run steam locomotives there.

Class 25 25237 was the first to run. Reversing the wagons

Class 27 27037 decided to join in. The little platform station is from an old diorama. It is in need of some TLC. (Another job to do. [:)] )

Overall view of the dock and small goods yard.

Keep the pictures coming.

David

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Rick, Thanks for rolling out the WPF with another group of fine rolling stock models.

Garry, Always like your pics and much enjoying the coal hauling thread.

Thanks to all the contributors and viewers and have a good Mothers Day weekend. Regards, Peter

P.S. Happy National Train Day!

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This was a great weekend photo fun.

Acknowledging comments about my photo. … To David North Brit, Ed. Ringo, Kevin, Allan, Scott, John York 1, and Peter. … Your kind remarks are appreciated ! [:D]

David … I always enjoy seeing your British railway pictures.

Ringo… Your IC and Soo locos look great on the club layout.

Simon … Your GS4 looks great, and apparently it performs well.

Kevin … Your city photo looks good.

Allan … I like the NYC coal train

Phil … It is good to see your D&RGW excursion train.

Scott … Your MILW Chippawa train is beautiful

Stef … Your grain elevator project looks great so far.

John York 1 … The chemical plant is excellent.

Jimmy … Your W&LE layout looks outstanding.

Peter … Your gondola is very nicely weathered.

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Oops, double post[:-^]

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Thanks for posting WPF this week Rick.

Thanks for everyone’s contributions as they were appreciated. Great-looking modeling and fine craftsmanship as always make WPF the Best thread of the week[Y]

Enjoyed!

TF

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Thanks John.

I have been taking photographs of models since I was in high school and built a pinhole lense for my 35mm SLR camera.

Back then, I shot on 24 exposure rolls of slide film, and usually an entire roll was used bracketing a single shot. Harmon Photo Lab could manipulate the best slide in their darkroom into a decent print.

I developed most of my photography techniques back in the 1980s like this.

Now with digital SLRs, I can make 50 bracketed shots of a scene in 5 minutes, have the results immediately, and do my own tune-ups in Microsoft Photo editor.

This week’s picture was an old one from when I first purchased my 10mm wide angle lense. This was before I had my 500 watt 5,600K soft boxes I used on most of the pictures I share.

That scene was lit with 5 100 Watt GE Reveal bulbs in alluminum reflectors. I positioned the bulbs to change the color against the backdrop.

To accomplish a similar effect when using the soft boxes I use an LED flashlight and wiggle it along the bottom of the sky during the exposure.

I also sometimes use a small single LED flashlight to light up small portions of a scene.

I am still experimenting with techniques and ideas for how to create more dramatic photographs. Digital photography makes all these things so much easier to experiment with.

-Kevin

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Photography is another one of the things that I regret not learning. Right now, I have so many things I am trying that I’m afraid I don’t have time for one more. I will have to settle for my old android phone camera. The camera still works, but the phone doesn’t.