Wow! I’m here on the Forum, it’s Saturday morning, and NO ONE has started a “Weekend Photo Fun”. I knew Chip was on vacation. Is AggroJones on vacation, too? Anyhow, I wanted to share a handy and simple idea I came up with for making realistic “removable” track bumpers.
These are a couple of pictures from a step-by-step “how to” pictorial that I posted separately last week. These are Walthers track bumpers (12-pk) that I modified slightly so that they can easily be pulled up moved around your layout, if need be, and STILL strong enough to stop your train from “taking the plunge”*.
*In order to confirm my findings, I took an Athearn BB Santa Fe F7, set the throttle at 50% power, aimed it at the track bumper…and it stopped it COLD!! [:)]
These walthers track bumpers, did they use such bumpers 1940, 1950. The reason I’m asking is because my layout will be based around that period of time. Looks great!
Yes, they would have been used during that time. If just occurred to me that these won’t remain very “removable” once you start laying down ballast. Hmmmm. They will, however, do their job. [:)]
Terry,
VERY nice work there, my friend. Top notch! As Crandell puts it, “You can now go to the head of the class.”
New view of the layout from the kitchen door[:D][:D]
An old pic of my first weathering attempt on a car, still some work to do on it yet though, black wash on the trucks probably. (The buildings obviously arent finished yet, just there for background)
Tbat, that section looks great, awesome work,
I love the depot Midnight, mine arrived a couple months ago, havent put it together yet though, yours looks great, motivates me to go and do mine.
Hi Folks! Now that life is starting to return to normal around here, I am actually getting some things done. I am proud to announce that I am now caught up to June 10th… (2002)
Some pics of the Ice House and Mountain done over the last two weeks.
A shot from across the pond. The ramp is now more or less finished. The work crew is going to have to cut some weeds in the pond soon or they won’t get that beautiful Blue Ice next winter.
A similar pic from the field past the old rock wall (from when it was a farmer’s field).
The Office has been painted and weathered and now sits across the tracks from the Ice House.
Looking across the lawn by the back of the Ice House (one more field to finish before the diorama is placed on the layout).
Hope all of you have a great weekend and that those of you in the path of Dennis stay dry! [:D]
No modelling this week as I was out of town, but here’s a few prototype pics I took this past week while railfanning the Wisconsin Northern Railroad.
First, this is a bridge on the former Omaha Road, Now Wisconsin Northern, 28.28 miles north of Altoona, WI. Yes, I took this from the cab! [:D]. Every bridge has the miles both on a sign and painted on the concrete or wood. There is a sign with a white ‘X’ on a black background just before each bridge, and there are many of them on this line!
This is the two story brick Tower that once manned the crossing of the Omaha Road and the Soo Line, just south of Rice Lake, WI. Nasty walk thru wood-tick infested woods to find this, as no road goes to it anymore, the Soo line tracks are gone, and you cannot see it from any roads when the trees have leaves.
This is the Wisconsin Northern GP15s 1501 and 1500 switching ABC Building Supply in Chetek, WI. After backing the empty lumber flats onto the train, they will head south out of Chetek and work Bloomer, New Auburn and end up at Norma Junction in Chippewa Falls.
After leaving Chetek, just south of town, 1501 leads the train across the bridge over the Chetek River. This is a great combination Girder/Wood trestle bridge built in 1892. The sun was not quite right so I lightened this a bit with my software.
I highly suggest railfanning the Wisconsin Northern if you get an opportunity. They are a class act and very friendly to responsible railfans.
ART, what can i say, I WANT A BRIDGE LIKE THAT[bow][:P][bow] Cat Tom eat your heart out
Nice work to everyone
no modeling this week but we did see a steam fan trip, this is the loco returning home today at 8.15 pm with the owners support coach only
and this is a link to a video clip of it with its train on hard at work on the Settle to Carlisle line in the UK http://www.burgess57.freeserve.co.uk/6233_Birkett.WMV
Fabuous work…and craftsmanship, everyone. I really enjoy seeing the various tastes and abilities. Paul, those are great pix. BUT!..no guard rails on that first bridge! (of course, neither does mine).
I followed Fundy Northern’s much appreciated clinic (super, and thanks, Bob!). I tried to stop down the aperture and shed more light on the subject(s) to improve colour and depth of field. See if you like the results:
