Well, it’s a thankless job but someone’s got to do it!
Here is a thread for anyone to post their accomplishments or favorite photos of the week and share them with others.
First, a moment of silence for the memory of those affected by the tragic events that shook the World fifteen years ago. Our sincere and heartfelt honours to you.
Now for the continuation of the Good Stuff!
Somehow, last weeks’ three day WPF passed me by so I’ll start off with a few projects that are finally nearing completion!
I had been thinking of adding a PRR E7B unit to the Pennsy passenger power fleet but they are hard to come by but UP ones are plentiful and cheap!
Note that my stripe is a little lower than the center of the windows. For some reason PRR and UP sand filler hatches are not in the same locations? Or Life-Like didn’t place them where PRR liked to place them. So, rather than cut the stripe oddly around the sand fillers I just dropped it down a few inches. Everything we model seems to have a compromise somewhere!
Here’s the “before” photo. This started out as a Proto 2K dummy but I had several E8 chassis around so that became the power plant, then added a Loksound Select, sanded off the UP lettering and…
… here she is! After I screwed the shell back on and put the cut levers in tucked under the MU hoses I discovered that I forgot to place the glazing in one of the windows [banghead] Wouldn’t 'ya know, eac
Thanks for opening up Ed, nice work on all those models.
Here is a NYC Caboose I made from a Walther’s Kit, not quite correct but close enough until I paint my two Lambert Brass ones.
Car was painted with Scalecoat II Boxcar Red and lettered with some off brand decals I picked up off of E-bay.
Now for a caboose from a competitor!
Bowser N5C Caboose kit, to which I added a Cal-Scale Antenna kit. Painted with Scalecoat II PRR Red and Black paints, then lettered with Champ Decals.
And for an old picture of the Strongsville Club layout, which I will not be taking any more pictures of for a while, as the wall behind the layout in this location has to be repaired and we took out an 18’ section of the layout including the backdrop and the signal module and wiring along with the track where the cuts were made.
Athearn GP9’s with an coal load passing Leon Lavdas’ NYC GP40’s in the siding.
Good modeling, Ed and Rick! Love all of the northeastern stuff.
Here is a little of what I’ve done this week. I’ve mounted the roadbed and track and wired all of it. Track is Micro-Engineering Code 83. The tortoise switch machines are on order.
I am considering making the front leg of the three track end into more of a curve and extend it to a staging yard. I think that would make it much more fun to operate.
The track plan idea came from the May '16 MR in an article by Paul Boehlert.
Bear must be out late “clubbing” – maybe he’ll join us later with more great pics of other people’s work or work he’s doing for others. Some day, that ferry WILL sail[tup]
Ed,
Thank you (just so you’re not thankless)! Never mind getting things exact every time. They’re just good fodder for the nitpickers, so you can say “Just checking to see if you’re paying attention…” if they happen to notice.[(-D] Great looking cars.
Rick,
Ah, for the days of competing lines, cabooses…now that brings a tear to one’s eye.
Chuck,
Always good to see the narrowgauge laying track.
Grampy,
More Pennsy goodness, gone but obviously not forgotten in this week’s edition of WPF.
Tony,
No RPOs, so guess we have to count on the package services to bring our trains?[;)]
Have been getting ready for the start of fall ops. If you’re in the area, drop me a PM and you, too, can join in the fun here (Wed eve and Sat afternoons once a month). Must’ve been that inspiration, but got back to building in a big way, too. After thinking about my box of leftovers, I came up with a “downtown” for Purgatory. Mostly it’s leftovers from my Durango depot build. Ragg’s to Riches puts out a quality product such that even the scraps turn out nicely.
I soon had a presentable business block; going in will be a co-op grocery, doctor’s office, and union hall for the stonecutters. It’s cozier with a roof on and boardwalk out front.
Next up was Reds’ Bar (scraps from a Crystal River section town kit, good stuff!) and the credit union…
Demand for better supplies of cement saw Dove Creek-based CCC
No major work, so I’ll just share a pic of my Pennsy equipment
"Summer 1954. PRR K4 5442 leads a commuter train south of Donora PA, eventually to the interchange point of West Brownsville PA. Commuter service was in it’s last months of existence at this point, unknown to anyone but the higher ups of PRR management. It was also one of the last summers the K4 class would see use, as Dieselization was coming on strong even this early.
Great start this weekend Guy’s…lot of interesting goodies!
Garry, I’m not much of a weathering person on rolling stock…but I must say, I really like the job on that passenger car! [Y] [Y]
I wasn’t going to post any pic’s, but here’s a couple of the Transload scene, which I have been finally adding the umpteen details that have to be put on it yet, now that the roof on the crane area is set up. Sure glad I made everything removeable… I also had to raise the Santa Fe sign a scale 10ft.
Ed, Double thanks for starting the WPF and your project photos on this Patriot Day weekend. I always find your posts to be triple I rated, Interesting, Instructional and Inspiring.
Was fortunate to have my grandson visit for a couple weeks this summer. He took to the wireless throttle like a duck to water and with me as his brakeman was soon making smooth starts and stops, soft coupling and spotting cars accurately. Time flies when you’re having fun!
Darn, we’re going to have to all chip in and buy you a day off if that keeps up…and the days are getting longer south of the equator, so may get worse before it gets better? [banghead]
Awesome John Allen-level pic and tasteful Photoshop details, though, so you’ve done your part in fostering and preserving the atmospheric beauty of the RR scene[bow] despite your limited opportunity for hands on work along the rails this week.
Interesting to note, that there are actually two guy’s in that boxcar and when they finish unloading that side with the wheat flour…they have to unload the other side with the plain flour…LOL.
BTW: I felt as though I was back working on the docks when I was younger, because each bag is a single piece, that had to be glued and stacked in place. I’m guessing, there would have to be at least a 1000 bags per side, but I cheated and used a block of Balsa cut like stairs, so I did not have to use so much. It’s also in a Athearn BB boxcar that the doors slide open and closed, so I can move it any time I want to. Still have 300 bags on plts. that are not in the building yet! They were also single bags…LOL
I’ve enjoyed all the contributions, as always. I haven’t added a contribution in awhile, so I’ll display my quick project today, adding a 2nd Masonite pad (“John Allen”) track cleaning car. Both are Athearn BB boxcars, the one with the yellow door being the older one.
This week I completed two HOn30 boxcars for Boothbay Railway Village, They are from Funaro and Camerlengo. I numbered them for the two SRRL boxcars that are on static display outside the Model Railroad Building.
This is the actual SRRL 147, on display awating restoration. It was built in 1916 by The Portland Company for SRRL
The scratch built G scale covered bridge I completed recently has been installed
Thanks for all the great contributions for another episode of Weekend Photo Fun, fellows!
Sharing these scenes of our accomplishments with the rest of the community is a terriffic way to inspire others and help keep the hobby thriving!
C&O fan, (Terry In Texas) you gave me a great idea for the flickering flame that I’d like to place in the striking union picket’s burn barrel at the car shop! I have a Digitrax function decoder with no other use and it will make a great fire flicker! Hopefully photos will be posted in next weeks WPF!
