Weekend photo fun!! 9/3 - 9/5

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Here it is 1:30est, and no WPF!! Well here we go…

I’m going to sell at the “Greenberg toy and train show” in November, so I might have to get some “weathered” cars ready…So you might not see to many more “weathered” things from me. Hopefully more layout shots!

Here’s a car but not for the show.

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Nice job Robby (as always).

Here’s some local switching action with a not as nicely weathered boxcar:

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Robby … Thanks for starting WPF. Nice weathering!

MABruce … The scene, the wearthered WP car, and the GN switcher look great!

The steel mill is active in this photo …

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Garry, I really like the way your scene turned out…very involved and well laid out. Nice!!

Robby, great looking rolling stock. You have a nice touch with the weathering.

Bruce, you have the backdrop addition thing down pat, and the model in front of hit looks very realistic…a win-win.

Here’s mine for the week:

-Crandell

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Finally finished the old roundhouse 2-8-0 kit (I hope.) It was finished once before until I found the Elesco feed water heater castings hidden away years ago. Smoke and steam courtesy of Gimp2.

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Robby, nice weathering, my only complaint is the nice even edge on the over spray, I used to mask the roof that neatly when I painted cars with a galvanized roof, but after seeing a string of MTW cars while crossing the bridge into Canada at the SOO, I paint the roof then paint the sides and let the paint go where it wants to go. Some of the MTW cars had a little bit of over spay and others were almost totally painted over.

Here are pictures of the next steps in building my Exact Rail PS 4427’s.

After installing slack adjuster and airline.

Installing Sill Steps on the Bolster Platform.

Installing Bolster and Bolster Caps on the Body.

Installing Eye Bolt for Cut Lever on Car Ends.

Installing Retainer Valve, Retainer Valve Air Line, Air Reservoir, Triple Valve, Brake Cylinder and Linkage on B End of Car.
That little Retainer Valve at the top of the car was an item I launched across the work bench and finally found about an hour later. [banghead][banghead]

Thanks for looking. [C):-)]

Rick

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looking through windows and open doors…

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Great selection of excellent pics, this week.

K4s No.1361 leads a local along Roaring Creek. DJ.

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We are off to a slow start, but some good looking photos.

I still don’t understand why the tops of your rails look so rusted but your trains still run Crandell. But that was a great shoot, H 8 right? I saved it for my Layout Folder, just wish it was a little bigger.

Ken

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Thanks for all of the comments!!

**Rick…**I get what you are saying. It was painted at the factory (athearn), and I guess I over looked that part. I normally blend that in, but since it isn’t to rusted, I guess it stands out.

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Cudaken, thanks for your positive feedback. [:)]

I can’t explain why my rail tops look as they do. They are quite a bit more shiny from other angles, and some photos show it much better than others. However, they most certainly are not painted.

Here is a better photo…

Same location, just the other side of the trestle.

-Crandell

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I just completed a big section of ballast and scenery…

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I might not be done with this project, but I figured I would post the progress. This is a N-scale shay I picked up awhile back and just wasn’t sure how I wanted to go about getting it together. I cannot find any other models like it, other than an HO scale PFM shay to use as reference. Here is what it looked like when I bought it

The trucks and engine are just setting there, but that’s the next task to deal with. I finally found a small motor that will fit in the bunker, with no room to spare, . I need to find some various pictures of the PFM shay to help me figure out a couple other pieces, and then I need to locate a generator, compressor , and the rest of the items on the “dark side” of a shay.

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Hi There;

A 45 tonner shuffles some boxcars while the track foreman’s inspection car a waits his arrival.

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Tom

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I have been working on the interior of my Tum-A-Lum Lumber Company. This will be the hardware store side of the facility and will feature a covered lumber yard which is rail served. I have plan to have a full interior and have started with some shelveing and a real wood floor.

More photos on my website: http://oregontrunk.blogspot.com/

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Gas & Reefers.

Catching the Mail Man to mail my renewal to Model Railroader!

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Nothing from me this weekend. I hope everyone has a safe and fun filled weekend. I hope anyone who is in the path of Hurricane Earl plays it safe.

I am going to try to get some projects done.

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Tomkat-13, who made the cars at your gas station? Are they true HO scale? I need some mundane looking cars that would be in the early to late 60’s.

Cuda Ken

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The National Narrow Guage Convention is going on this week in St. Louis and I had a chance to get over there yesterday evening and spend some time looking at the models in the contest room and exhibit areas. Here are a series of shots taken of the “Sundance Central” larger scale modular layout. This modular is staggering in its size and the amount of detail. I just picked out a few scenes which really don’t begin to do it justice.

For

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Wow Simon! I wish I was there, as the show looks awesome! Spectacular photography, by the way.