Sorry Agro–I wanted to get to bed and didn’t know when you were going to post.
These are the newest additions to the Hogwart’s Fleet. Three more are coming later this weekend–I hope.
Thanks Tom–I should have known better.
Those fellas look like they’re workin’, Chip. Good pix!
Yep, Chip. The horizonal pics expand; the vertical don’t. Nice paint job on the Hogwart’s Express.
Tom
Chip–I believe I spy one of those neat Roundhouse 30’ wood cabeese, right? I’ve got about three on my Yuba Sub, and they’re really neat little critters. Nice photos, BTW–wish I could get my camera to get up that close.
Here’s some SP action on the Yuba Sub–
SP 2-10-2 ‘Deck’ #3633 waiting for AC-6 Cab-forward #4137 to clear the westbound main at Sierra City.
AC-5 #4120 at Bassetts, just below Yuba Summit with an eastbound manifest.
i’ve gone on an SP kick this week, maybe next week I’ll run some of the foreign ‘borrowed’ power.
Tom
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Thanks guys. Where are all the weekend posters?
Chip, we are getting into that part of the year where a lot of people start doing things outside. Over on the Garden Railways forum things are picking up, while those of us who play in the basement are distracted by other activities.
That said, here are a few pictures of my interactive display at last weekend’s train show in Menomonie, Wisconsin.
Gee Elliot, will they let us post ‘O’ gauge stuff on this thread [?]
tom
Great! Pics tom&chip,they really look good ,i did some trackside stuff myself last night ,installed a trackside signal,to add to my not yet done seenery
have a great weekend!
carl…
Sure Tom, why not?[swg]
On some level trains are trains, no need to discriminate.
My contribution:
Bob Boudreau
Guys,
Here are a few shots of the defunct Gaylor Mountain Lines.
Here is what I have been working on. A Hallmark GP-9, when I bought this it looked like someone brushpainted it[B)] ! I have to add glass and numberboards yet.
[wow] This is going to need a new motor!
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Here’s the one of a kind driveline for my SD44M. The drive is basically an athearn motor with the biggest flywheels I could fit in the shell. A couple of A-line coupling kits and a lot of dremel work later you get the drive. Put in a TCS decoder for smooth running, pop in an LED and this is what you get. The shell is in the paint shop still, with any luck I can show it next week.
I’m slowly getting there. Slowly. Here’s an ariel shot of the area near the larger bridge. A large percent of the track is ballasted. When I get access to more masonite, I shall run more back drop along that wall.
Also in this shot you can see my bed in its daytime position under my layout.
wow what a bunch of great pics !
chip … hogwarts looks great , do you think it’s red enough ? [:-,]
bob … gorgeous shot !
everyone else … amazing work
csxmu … all i get is the little broken picture icon 
so i went to your pictures site and looked at the last 3 . nice gp9 paint job ! (i hope that’s what you were showing off !)
Uh, yeah. I’m hoping the decals will tone it down a bit. I’m also going to intersperce local freight like SP and ATSF.I have this wierd thing about Hogwart’s as a prototype. Their stuff doesn’t get dirty. One of those magic things, I think. I got an Atlas GP-38 just so I could muck one up. Also, all the non-Hogwarts Rolling Stock of the period are going to get weathered.
Since O scale is bigger, won’t that take up more picture space and slow down the server? [D)]
Sorry, guys, I couldn’t resist. No potshots, please! [X-)] I’m glad to see some O scale modeling pictures!
Ok, heres my first post in here. Recent work done includes…
plastering and repairing sheetrock and then painting the backdrop. (and yes thats an Upsidedown Tree, rare but indiginous to ‘Pineridge’
Then this week I planted the 150 or so trees that have been sat on the bench for 2-3 weeks.
And then overnight half the town appeared in tempoary trial positions.
And finally the over view so far, 6 months in.
More pics at link below.
Have fun & be safe.
Karl.
Some photos from my visit to Chicago’s Museum of Science & Technology, Fri 4/22/05, HO scale:
large bridges
model of Chicago, lift bridge
layout is very large, width of one section
3 bridges
fuzzy, but interesting mine directly into white silo car loader
cutaway view of tunnel making
cargo containers and ship
residential (looks really good when lights dim)
bridges into the city
downtown (tall dark building in middle is the Sears Tower)
This is the first time in quite a while that I’ve posted to WPF. I’ve got a few photos to share. As you can tell I need to redo the roads and the surrounding scenery, but that will be done this summer and hopefully I’ll have some better photos to share then. But, here’s what I’ve got for now:
WSOR 4001, an SD40-2 passes by one of the crossings between the towns of Appleton and Rivermoor in Wisconsin.
And on the rear of the train, WSOR X-103, the transfer caboose, has come along to be used in a long back up move later in the day. I scratchbuilt this model last summer, it’s one of my prize models, the only thing I’ve scratchbuilt.
Andy my latest project is paitning and detailing an Athearn GP38. I’m painting it for Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 3803, in the same scheme as 4001 is above(although I didn’t paint that one, that was done by Athearn). I’ve been adding things like grab irons, ditch lights(which I plan on lighting eventually), sun shades, ect. Here’s a few photos:
Noah