Weekend Photo Fun - April 30th through May 2nd 2021

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Welcome to Weekend Photo Fun## April 30, 2021 through May 2, 2021### All Are Welcome!

Happy weekend everybody.

I have another new ficticious roadnamed freight car purchase to share this week.

I believe this Athearn PENN FALLS boxcar is from the NMRA Heritage Line. It does not have the original box. The box that came with the model is labeled for an undecorated hopper car.

OK, not the best start ever, but it is the start. Weekend Photo Fun is active for another weekend of shared photographs.

Let’s have some fun!

-Kevin

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Kevin … Thanks for starting Weekend Photo Fun. It looks like you have a unique boxcar.

This week, I continued running my 4-8-2’s with passenger trains. Here is the CB&Q locomotive with a train arriving in Black Hawk.

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Thanks for kicking off the last weekend of April and first of May WPF, Kevin! Great Stuff as usual!

I like your idea of “just running” to get the wheel treads shined up, Garry. Sometimes we get so involved with projects we forget to take a break and Just Run Trains! I like the “busy” activity around your depot. [Y]

This week I took delivery of an A-B set of PRR FP7s. This is the only FP7 on my roster.

PRR_FP-7_9854 by Edmund, on Flickr

The PRR had quite a few "EFP15"s with 42 As and 12 Bs, and used them in general passernger service. I like the distinctive, round water tank these engines prominantly displayed. I cracked them open so I could add a backup headlight to the B unit. Had to open the A unit to figure out the wiring off the decoder board to wire the B unit backup light…

PRR_FP-7_9854-wire by Edmund, on Flickr

I simply trimmed an 8 pin JST plug to fit in to a 6 pin socket [:-^]

Don’t tell the experts but that’s a 3" pipe flange from a Walthers refinery piping kit for the headlight bezel.

PRR_backup-light by Edmund, on Flickr

I continued on more signal work and I’ll have photos of that in a future update.

On to more gerat stuff!

Cheers, Ed.

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Kevin: always nice to have new equipment

Garry: beautiful scene as always. The sky looks perfect.

Kevin: nice find.

Here’s mine: its a mine car and tracks for an abandoned coal mine Im installing on the club layout. I drew it up in sketchup,and printed it out. I need to make the ties thicker though

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Kevin. Thanks for starting WPF. A good looking boxcar.

Garry. A lovely scene. I do like to see trains in the scenery. Thanks.

Ed Lovely looking FP7

Jimmy A nice looking mine car.

My contribution. Class 47 47711 Greyfriars Bobby passing Leeds Sovereign Street Station on its way to Crown Point Yard.

Class 37 37417 Highland Region, 47711 and Class 52 D1035 Western Yeoman at Crown Point Yard. At the rear is the figure of John King. He has a Yard Pass to take photographs.

I must finish the ballasting. [:-^]

David

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Good morning

Thanks for starting WPF Kevin. I like the Penn Falls box car kit. Taylor Falls is an hour away from my home, so I wish I had a Taylor Falls box car kit. Then I would have TF in the diamond instead of PF[:-^]

Enjoyed the CB&Q Garry and the city scene on your layout looks great. I had a similar locomotive delivered this week.

Congrats on adding the PRR FP7’s to your roster Ed. Nice! I look forward to seeing the update on your signal lights. I know you’ve been working hard on them and can’t wait to see the updated results.

I’ll be interested to see the paint and weathering job you do on your mining car Jimmy. I got some low bodied ones that are similar not long ago.

Love those over the pond locomotives David[Y] Thank you for being such a great host in the Diner this month. All your dedication was greatly appreciated.

Amazing story of that little dog Bobby in Scotland that would go to his master Greyfriars grave everyday after he past. That was one loyal Dog!

I had recent deliveries of a Key Brass GN 4-6-2 and a CB&Q 4-8-4 Northern, 52’ Tender with quad wheel trucks.

Thank you, Keep em comming please!

TF

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Kevin- thanks for starting and nice car. Your S&GRR cars are not getting as much mileage as they used to, but they are still being run on the module.

Garry- Your layout never stops providing great photos.

Ed- Now you have me thinking about a bunch of DCC projects I’ve been putting off. Looks like a great engine though!

Jimmy- For whatever reason I can’t see your photo, probably just me though.

David- It’s refreshing to see some UK prototypes for a change. Keep them coming!

TF- Beautiful locomotives. I’ve actually never ran a N scale steam locomotive.

I posted a short update video on my YouTube page the other day that I thought I’d share. Enjoy, and have a great weekend!

https://youtu.be/wuCvvlZCpMk

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Good morning from partly cloudy and mild Northeast Ohio, after yesterdays rain looking forward to some sun today.

Officially RETIRED yesterday, only have to go in if they have a problem they can’t solve themselves.

Kevin,thanks for starting us out with your find, hope you get back to modeling soon.

Garry, another fine picture of your layout, I never get tired of looking at them!

Ed, great looking engines, I have a pair of A units, but I had to install the extra long couplers to keep the passenger car coupled to the engine from fouling its trip pin on the front of the engine.

Jimmy, same here, also when I look at you photos on my I-Phone it locks up the thread and I have to start it over and skip over your entry quickly.

David, good looking but strange looking engines compared to US prototypes.

TF, I see you took the plunge, nice looking locomotives, I need to start painting my brass steamers, will have more time now that I am retired.

Harrison, good progress on your layout.

This week’s completed projects!

Bowser 1958CF ACF Covered Hopper Kit, painted with Scalecoat II Boxcar Red and lettered with Herald King Decals. The Detroit and Toledo Shoreline had several hundred of these cars. They were used to haul Silica sand out of Rockwood, MI, they usually picked up 35 cars of day of this high iron content sand that was primarily used in glass making in Toledo and up in Canada, also was used in the manufacture of leaded glass and toothpaste.

Athearn 60’ FMC Boxcar kit, painted with Scalecoat II B&M Blue, Silver and Grimy Black Paints. The Arkansas Louisiana Missouri served several paper plants and these cars hauled paper from a Internation

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This has been a great start for the new Weekend Photo Fun. Thank you to everyone that has taken the time to post so far.

Garry: That is a great picture of your layout. I love steam locomotives pulling passenger trains.

Ed: Those FP7s are good looking engines. Is there something special about an FP7 B unit? I was under the impression FP7As used normal F7Bs as boosters.

Jimmy: Your printed mine car looks good. It looks like if I am going to keep up, I will need to get a 3D printer in a few years.

David: I really like the picture of your various locomotives. They are a handsome bunch.

Post Hog: That brass 4-6-2 looks great. It looks like it is an very early Pacific style locomotive. Great colours.

Harrison: Thank you for keeping us updated about the progress on your layout. I look forward to your posts and your enthusiasm for the hobby.

Rick: Congratulations on the retirement. It took me about an entire year before I fully decompressed from work and was able to forget about everything. I am so relaxed now. The DT&S hopper looks great. It seems like not very many prototype covered hopper cars are painted oxide red, so seeing one makes it stand out, to me at least.

-Kevin

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That’s a great start for WPF!

Here is a picture I took at our club a few years ago. Our club will be re-opening soon - I look forward to seeing my club buddies!

Simon

DSC_0086 on Flickr

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Kevin looks like a good start for the WPF, I like the color of your kit!

Garry, I simply love little people, great scene!

Ed, slick bezel, very nice “15s”.

Jimmy, another little people!

David always has little people, great!

TF, slick looking steam, I love steam!

Harrison, coming along very nice, keep up the good work.

Rick, your cars always look soooo good.

Simon, another steam and it’s a Shay.

This WPF post is my tribute to the best DCC (and Arduino) Guru ever on any forum. I bought two cars off eBay and one arrived on Monday. Not sure if just one car would be nice enough for a Randy car so I bought a pair, this car is like new and in perfect condition.

The second car arrived yesterday, while the first was in pristine condition for a used car the second car needs a bit of work. It has a missing end ladder and break wheel. The internal weights were rattling around and it has glue here and there all of which can be rectified fairly easy.

I don’t really get into freight cars and these will be the first Walthers cars on my layout.

It didn’t take many minutes to crank out the decals and I think the first car looks perfect.

RIP Randy. My thoughts and prayers are with your family, you will be missed by thousands of model railroaders world wide.

Mel

My Model Railroad
http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/

Bakersfield, California

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Kevin- Thanks for getting us started! Boxcar looks great!

Garry- Thats a great looking scene. Love that steam engine

Ed-Those FP7s look great. Can’t wait to see them pulling a train!

Jimmy- I can’t view you picture for some reason, but Im sure it looks great!

David- Good looking locos! I like the guy with the story

TF- Those are great looking locos! Somthing about that ATSF Steamer and those mine carts look odd, but fitting at the same time! I like it!

Harrison- Layout is looking good!

Rick- The cars look great as always. Now that I’m planning a bigger layout, I hope to be able to run some 60’ cars

Simon- Nice shot! I’ve always like lumber railroads

Mel- Thats a very good tribute. They look amazing. I never knew Randy on a personal level but he always gave good advice. He will me missed by many. RIP

This week I traded my F45 for a SD45, Very happy with it.

I sent in my submition for Athearns Primed for grime contest

I was pretty happy with it but a lot of very talented people entered and I did not win. Was still a great time and I hope they do anotherone again soon!

Finally got around to installing DCC in my DC fleet. First up was WSOR 701

I started a new job last week and I found out the Tri-County MRR club was just around the corner so I stopped in there to get an application and to check out the layout. It’s really impressive. I hope to be back next week to run some trains.

Here they’re shooting the oceanspray commercial!

Hope to see more great contributions this weekend!

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Great work, since I posted.

I have my pic via facebook upload, si perhaps that’s affecting it for some. I’ll look for another uploading site and try again later today

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Sorry that I missed last week. Was out of town.

More great stuff including Mel’s tribute to Randy.

Thought I would show off a short freight train passing the local passenger train still being pulled by steam.

I’m also starting a Mel project. Dug out my old Cary E-7 body and Athearn SD-40 chassis and will be create another E unit for the CNW fleet.

Great start to the weekend.

Scott Sonntag

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Really enjoying the contributions! [Y] [Y]

I need another GG1 like I need another cat. This week I got both [:|]

PRR_4880-GG1-a by Edmund, on Flickr

Well, I have a fourteen-car Congressional Limited and Broadway just released their silver-painted G. Not my favorite look but, well, the Congo has to be complete, right?

PRR_4880-GG1 by Edmund, on Flickr

— and, from the other end:

Congo_tail by Edmund, on Flickr

This guy pulls all 14 cars up a 2% grade with barely any hesitation.

Plenty of weekend left, folks!

Cheers, Ed

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Lovely pictures by everyone once again.

Little people at the crossing. –

Maurice on his bicycle. Little Tommy looking at his favorite cakes. Mrs Murray on her way to the Bakers. Ron Henderson delivering coal. And more --.

David

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Not a whole lot from me this week. I was looking at speaker soulutions for my brass 2-10-2 that has a vanderbilt tender which are nortoriously difficult to open. I figure I might try a speaker in the smokebox but wasn’t sure how to go about doing so. I came across Scale Sound Systems and their boiler barker speaker and I plan on ordering a few at least, when the time comes.

But I also saw that they had a replacement speaker for the Athearn Big Boy. After watching the youtube video demonstration, I bought one.

The stock speaker is on the right, the SSS on the left if it wasn’t apparent. One of the issues I had with the stock speaker setup was the articulated chuff drowning out the whistle at speed even after my CV tweaking. With the SSS it’s all very clear and full sounding, and I didn’t change any CVs after installing.

I’m actually surprised Athearn would waste all of that space in the tank. I’ll reuse the Athearn speaker on another locomotive but color me impressed with Scale Sound Systems.

That was my only major project for the last week or two. I’m waiting on a gear puller now to regear my little UP 0-6-0 and remotor it with a Minebea 15mm square motor but besides that, I’ve just been clenaing house getting rid of old shirts, model kits that I don’t plan on building, old statues and figures, and generally trying to reduce the amount of ‘stuff’.

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This has been a great edition of Weekend Photo Fun so far, and as Ed said, there is still plenty of the weekend left for more.

Simon: That little shay looks like it is working hard to earn its keep.

Mel: Your custom work on that boxcar is a fitting tribute to our lost mate. Randy will be sorely missed by these forums.

Ringo: What can I say about my love for SD45s, good trade! They are one of my very favorite locomotives. Truly awesome and powerful looking machines. Back when I modeled 1968 in N scale, Kato made the N scale model of this beast just before I switched to HO scale. I had a couple of them, but they were never painted. The STRATTON AND GILLETTE never had a finished SD45.

Scott: Thank you for sharing the photos of your layout. It looks great. Please feel free to join us over in “Show Me Something” during the week. I like the Mel project with a Cary body on the Athearn chassis. Good stuff.

Ed: Your collection of GG1s must be massive. I am glad to hear you are happy with this newest addition. I hope you are also happy with the new cat!

David: That is a great scene with all the happy little people about. I would be looking at the cakes too!

Micktropolis: That new speaker sure is massive compared to the old one. It is good to hear that the upgrade addressed an issue that was bothersome for you. Great work.

-Kevin

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Kevin, Thanks for starting the WPF, seeing an ol’ Athearn blue box kit always makes me feel good.

Rick, Happy retirement, more time for model railroading!

Ed, Always enjoy your pics and ‘just run trains’ is some great advice.

Thanks to all the contributors and viewers, have a good May day weekend. Regards, Peter

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Here is a project I completed this last week:

N scale Donut shop

This is a N scale model of the Walthers “Hole in One” donut stand. For more info there is another thread (started last night) the discribes the building of this display. I would like to eventually incorporate this into a future N scale layout.