Well I didnt see one started. So I decided I will start one for once.I dont have a picture yet but I will been working on MY SDL39 and a GP30.
Westbound Train 33, the St Louisan, passes an eastbound symbol freight at M Interlocking in East Mifflin, PA, in August 1956. Most of the Pennsy’s Blue Ribbon Fleet pass through East Mifflin in darkness, so Train 33, departing Harrisburg at 3:36 PM, is a favorite for photographers. Passenger trains rarly stop here at East Mifflin anymore; the PRR Class B passenger waiting shelter, though well-maintained, lies unused most days.
Meanwhile, at Lewisport, PA, local M9 (operated today by H10sb Class 2-8-0 #8756) spots a PRR X29 Merchandise Service boxcar at the freight station platform. A PRR delivery truck waits for the crossing to clear.
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Just trying out a new technique.
Dave,
your work is great as always. Your Inspirational in many ways. One of the true artist of the hobby.
SOU Fan,
I think your new technique is working how are you doing that? I’m finally getting the Ok All my cars and locomotives look too new It needs some weathering.
I’m gonna post my pics soon.
Ok here we go this is what I have been working on. Nothing on the layout but some Engines
SDL39 Yup I’m still working on it. I finally got my detail parts yesterday from Walthers so I got to work on it. Of course I still need another set of Mu hoses and add some more details parts but she is coming along. Infact I have to rip the jack padsoff cause I figured how they are suppose to go on.
And Now my GP30 MILW RD Project. This was originally an undecorated shell they set me. I had Metal grab irons laying around. Traded a decoder for another P2K GP30. Stripped the Walkways. Added a plow, Firecracker antenna, All weather window from a P2K SW9, added a horn which I saw in one GP30 phot. Added Lift Rings. I still have to get a rear weed cutter, and MU Hoses.I already Installed a Digitrax decoder in it.
Cool weatheing effect!
Dave: Cool pix as always!
Nothing from me right now, but I should have another railfanning video on my layout up tonight.
Heres a few of my cars I have weathered. I normally work on them all week. I have honestly been doing more weathering than my layout. I don’t know if thats good or bad.
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Robby P: Outstanding work! [bow]
As promised, I got my new railfanning video up!
Dave,
I really like this picture. Terrific context…and believeable. Siskel and Ebert award [tup][tup] for that one, buddy.
Tom
Great photos, Phil! You really captured that just-before-dark ambiance!
[tup]
Dave as always love your work
Thanks, guys!
When I “compose” a photo (if you can call it that), I like to think about what story it tells. After all, my layout represents a working transportation system. So, if you were to visit this working system one day, what would you see happening? It was never hard in the 50s to catch a meet on the real PRR… But I do give a little thought, based on real train sequences and numbers, as to what in particular you’d see. Each train movement has a purpose, so I hope my photos reflect that sense of purpose.
Thanks again for the kind words!!!
Two from me for this week…
A GP-9 on the turntable
and an 0-8-0 switcher heading home.
Jarrell
I’ve finished the rooftops on my warehouse. I painted the roof with black paint, then sprinkled on some fine grey ballast while it was still wet. I think it turned out ok, there are some spots that need to be touched up tho.
I also made my custom window sills. They are just tacked together so I can pull them off and paint them an aluminum color (same as the rooftop vents).
Sou Fan, you need to enroll me in your freight car weathering boot camp.
Bravo!
[bow]
Graphitehemi, I really like your warehouse! I never thought about sprinkling ballast on the roof to simulate realistic flat-tops! Looks great!
Hopefully it stays on better than mine when I put it on my Als victory station a couple of yrs back. Then again I think moving the station around caused it to loosen up. But very nice.
Gads…havent been on here in quite a while. Starting to scrach build a locomotive shop and just started making a tread lathe. granted there are a lot of part’s to fabricate yet as it is far from done.
Have
to build the lathe first as the shop will be a lift out and I have to figure out where to cut the floor under the lathe for the chip pan and recessed walkway behind it. Have about ten hours in this shop as it is a lift out so that I can take it to the bench. Will have a drop pit and elevator… and if it wasnt for my coffee breaks I could be done with it.LOL John
I recently scanned a bunch of my old black and white photos for use on another forum, might as well share one of them here:
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This is my HO scale model of a VIA Rail F40PH-2, posed in front of the real VIA station we used to have in our city. All gone now. Taken with a pinhole equipped 28mm wide angle lens.
There is some great stuff posted here guys. I finally have something to contribute to WPP that I hope compares in quality.
BTW ignore the chicken in the back ground, it’s my sons and I forgot to move it before I started taking pictures LOL. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
This is DPM’s Shultz’s Garage kit. The roof is from Evergeen. It comes as a sheet of styrene with lines scribed in it and stips that you glue in to make the ribs. The rust is real rust I sanded off the top of a garbage can lid…what looks like rust more than real rust right [:D]?