Welcome to Weekend Photo Fun
March 13, 2020 through March 15, 2020
All Are Welcome!
Here is an opportunity to showcase any recent project or layout progress.
Thanks for starting off WPF this Friday the 13th, and sharing your milestone, Kevin [bow][Y][bow]!
I sure like the combination of open rock-work, the trees and shrubs. [Y]
I had occasion to dust off what is my first Life-Like locomotive. Was it back in 1993? Well this old EMD E8 Demonstrator is still running smooth as silk and it has been given new life with a sound decoder:
This was one of those deals where all the other road names of the first run were sold out so I settled on the demonstrator. Glad I did at the time [:)]
On to more great stuff, folks!
Regards, Ed
Good morning from cloudy and cold Northeast Ohio!
Kevin, thanks for starting us out. a good start on the layout, I hope to be doing that in the next several months.
Ed, good find in the attic, since I am not into sound and DCC I am glad yours is doing well. I have a couple of NYC’s I need to work on.
Moving into more a more modern era,
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Atlas FMC 5077CF Boxcar kit, painted with Scalecoat II Silver and Black, and Floquil SP Daylight Red paints, they lettered with Herald King Decals for the Hartford and Slocum Railroad. One of the early IPD Boxcars, which were free runners and brought in small railroads substantial revenue until the Staggers Railroad Act killed the Incentive Per Diem rate structure.
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Athearn ACF 4600CF Covered Hopper Kit, painted with Scalecoat II UP Covered Hopper Gray paint and lettered with Herald King Decals. The DT&I had a hundred of these cars that replaced leased PS 4427CF Covered Hoppers and were used to service the grain elevators on the south end of the railroad. This is the fourth car I have completed and have 3 more to do.
My favorite pair of engines, Athearn GP38-2’s
Kevin … Thanks for starting Weekend Photo Fun… Your new layout segment looks very good. I built my layout one small segmnt at a time, and I think that is the best approach to building layouts.
Ed … Your LL EMD E8 looks good as new. I actaully have three LL E8’s and they just keep on going.
Rick … Your IPD boxcar looks great. and so does your DT&I covered hopper. I always like seeing your DT&I GP38’s.
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Below is my CB&Q # 100. It was the first of many Burlington F-units. In 1944, CB&Q purchased 15 FT ABBA locomotive sets. The model started as Stewart undecorated FT’s which I painted and lettered.
Below is a three units consist with an Athearn Genesis F3 AB. The third unit was an undecorated Athearn blue box unpowered F7B which I painted and lettered.
Week after week, I am really impressed with the skills you guys have in modeling (or modelling for some of you).
Each week this thread encourages me to keep working at this hobby.
Several weeks ago, a boxcar showed up in my part of the country from the Stratton & Gillette Railroad. It is parked on a siding by the chemical plant with some other empty cars, waiting for a factory to be finished. It is by far the best-looking car on the railroad.
Kevin, Ed, Rick, Garry – I can see how important a backdrop is to the entire scene. That is another project in store for me. Thanks for all your pictures.
Although I have not made much progress on the layout, I was downstairs doing some trackwork tuning/wiring/cleaning and took some low level photos of some scenes my friend made.
There has been a bear sighting behind the paper mill:
Some junk in the trash. The door and the container is 3D printed, and the spool of wire is a bobbin that is (half) painted.
The policeman is still walking to his car, he hasn’t moved very far over the past year…
Kevin- Thanks for starting off WPF. The scenery looks really good!
Ed - I like the EMD Demo unit. Catchy livery.
Rick - Good looking cars as usual. DT&I is obviously close to your heart.
Garry - I never tire of your Burlington scenes.
John - The layout is coming along. A good scene.
Harrison - Careful of the BEAR!
Santa Fe FP-45 #5941 is the first (2002-3?) 6-axle loco on the BRVRR. An Athearn BB loco it has been weathered, a decoder installed, LED lighting and lastly sound equipped. I liked it so much I made its running mate from an Athearn loco in Milwaukee Road livery. Number 5945, in trail, was the subject of a brief “How To” on my website.
Keep the photos and ideas coming guys. Thanks to you WPF is always the best thread of the week.
Allan, your photo is a good example of what I want to do with a background. Your models fade into the backdrop. Good work!
I’ve finished off the build of my new no. 3, an outside-frame 2-4-0. The original no. 3 became no. 7.
That’s one pretty boxcar !
Now, onward…
Guess what I will be doing for the next 6 hour’s ( besides cursing at little letter’s …)
That’s right folk’s … One letter at a time.
I had a chance at getting custom made decal’s many, many year’s ago… I should have done it. Now, I can’t afford it. Microscale want’s you to order 250 sheet’s of decal’s before they will even talk to you.
I “may” look into getting my own decal printer set-up, but that’s down the road a bit.
I’ve heard good things about Bill Brillinger’s custom work:
https://www.pdc.ca/rr/custom_decals/
Tichy offers custom decals at about $35. for an 8½ x 11 sheet if you provide the artwork. Can be a Word file.
Scroll to page 58.
I do not have any experience with either of these. I have heard that the Tichy decals are slightly thicker than most.
I would go the custom-made route before trying to make my own. [2c]
Hope that helps, Ed
Thanks for the BearToons JaBear! [Y][;)]
Kevin
I really like your John Allen Drovers Caboose!!! That made my entire weekend a great Weekend Photo Fun!
Sharp Blue and Silver E8 Ed!
The Red White & Blue GP really stands out Rick.
Goof looking scenery Garry, slick waterfall.
John, I like scenes with lighting.
Nice detailing Harrison and an opening for the Bear.
I like your SF FP-45 too but your backdrop is great Allan.
Very nice looking build TBDanny.
Great builds Timmy, check your Forum Mail.
I knew you couldn’t resist that one BEAR and don’t pick on the Cops.
Thanks for starting WPF,Kevin,and nice work on your layout segment!
Terrific contributions + humor provided by the Bear = another great WPF.
With my passenger fleet now at a whopping two coaches,it’s time to find a head end car or two.
This combine from PSC was a steal,but it’s filthy,and needs a few pieces replaced.
I gave it a good soak in acetone,with no effect at all.If any of you have any suggestions,I’d love to hear 'em.
Have a great weekend,
Mike
As it has done every day for the past forty years, a sturdy FMC boxcar earns revenue for the Stratton & Gillette Railroad by hauling 50-pound bags of sugar from the beet processing plant in Lovell, Wyoming to the Craft Candy Company in Billings, Montana. Dentists in five states have put their kids through college thanks to the efforts of Craft and S&G. Keep up the good work fellas.
Robert
Nice photos everyone. Kevin, it’s nice to see the progress you’ve made on your layout. I’m happy for you.[:D] That Gorre & Daphetid drover’s caboose reminds me of a Colorado Midland caboose. tbdanny, that outside-frame 2-4-0 is beautiful! Is it a scratch-build, or a kit-bash? Either way you do great work!
Kevin, Thanks for the WPF start-up and views of the action taking place upon your stage.
Nowadays I’m even more appreciative of the delightful diversion that WPF always provides. Thanks to all the contributors and viewers, wishing everyone a safe and happy weekend, regards, Peter
