What are you proud of? (Show Pic)

zgardner18 · October 23, 2007, 2:50pm

What are you most proud of that you have done so far in Model Railroading?

Time to pat yourself on the back and show us what you are most proud of.

Come on–Time to brag. I want to see scenery, building, cars, engines, or whatever!

Here’s mine:

My custom painted SD45 in HO. First I’ve ever done. Sure I’m not like Tom Danneman, Robert Frosstrom, or any of the others guys out there that have built amazing MRL models but I’m going to be there soon.

SilverSpike · October 23, 2007, 3:06pm

Great custom paint job, Zak!

I wanted to show off two things that I am proud of currently:

Wired my roundhouse tracks with DCC and installed them with SPST switches so that I can cut the power when locos are in storage, and to eliminate unnecessary idling.

This is the Southern loco in the stall and with power! Here is the board with the new SPST switches:

Re-organized my Piedmont Division ~ Blog web site! Check it out at the URL:

http://piedmontdivision.rymocs.com/blog1/

Cheers,

Ryan

Pruitt · October 23, 2007, 3:23pm

Probably this - The Behemoth Helix:

lvanhen · October 23, 2007, 3:28pm

My 11 year ols grandson, John. He’s got a few disabilities, and model railroading is helping him in too many ways to list[:)]

cjcrescent · October 23, 2007, 3:37pm

Here’s one that I’m proud of. Its a model of the loco my Dad fired prior to WWII.

pcarrell · October 23, 2007, 3:44pm

I am not worthy! [bow]

You guys rock!

jeffrey-wimberly · October 23, 2007, 3:50pm

Here’s one of mine.

loathar · October 23, 2007, 4:07pm

Completing my first steam kit.

And fixing up and repainting some buildings from my Dads old layout. (He wasn’t the neatest model builder)

secondhandmodeler · October 23, 2007, 4:13pm

I guess I am proud of the repainting job I did on a few models from my junk pile. This was my first attempt at painting.

Before:

After:

Mark_R · October 23, 2007, 4:26pm

I guess at this point, I’m most proud of this signature scene on the D&H …

Mark.

tstage · October 23, 2007, 4:29pm

That’s cool, Lou! [^]

Tom

howmus · October 23, 2007, 5:15pm

In Model Railroading… Going from this:

To this in a space of about 6 months:

First concert in the park:

The buildings are Walthers Modular Kits, Craftsman Kits or scratchbuilt. Lighting was finished today.

jeffrey-wimberly · October 23, 2007, 5:17pm

I love that night shot!

Greg_H · October 23, 2007, 5:28pm

That is a monster!

Someone could spend hours watching trains go up and down that thing.

CPRail_modeler · October 23, 2007, 5:39pm

[:O]Excuse me while I go faint in a corner…

…cause THAT is amazing!

trainboyH16-44 · October 23, 2007, 5:46pm

Correction: You could spend hours watching A train go up that thing, yikes!

howmus · October 23, 2007, 6:03pm

Thank You, Jeffrey!

selector · October 23, 2007, 6:21pm

It is early days for this thread, but already I can see that each of us has done at least one thing really well, and is justifiably proud of it. That should bring a great deal of pleasure and hope for this thread. That’s my theory, and I want backers!!

I would have to say that I am proudest of my yard, followed virtually no distance at all by my trestle. This is my first ever yard, and I consider myself fortunate, and am proud, that I learned of its potential contribution to a layout, and that I actually built it into the track plan.

A partial view of the trestle.

twhite · October 23, 2007, 6:41pm

Well, from what I’ve seen here so far, EVERYONE has something to be REALLY proud of, bar none! Hey, Loathar, when a train starts up that Helix of yours, does it re-appear on the same day of operation, LOL? That is SPECTACULAR!

Probably what I’m proudest of are my pair of old Akane 1964 Yellowstones–still charging along and still pulling the paint off of the walls. They just kind of GET to me!

Tom[:P]

zgardner18 · October 23, 2007, 6:45pm

Now that is funny[(-D]