The inspiration is off the charts as usual.
Keep’m comming.
I only have scenery in one section of my layout and I am sure some are tiring from similar photos so maybe a night shot will keep it fresh.
The sun is setting in the canyon while a GP40 is powering up the grade over Kims Kanyon Viaduct toward the summit while a F3AB negotiate the ledge under the bridge heading into Vicorville.
Good point Bob. Unfortunately, to accommodate a water feature, I would have to encroach on the town, and my focus on this layout is the switching of the yard and of the town.
That being said, there is one spot where a stream would be good, perhaps with a small trestle or something similar. The location I took the photo of the mainline would have a road to the yard office going across it. However, a stream here that terminates in the forest would be ideal there, and the road could go somewhere else. Definitely food for thought though, thank you for the suggestion! [:)]
Ray, I couldn’t help but notice these. Really superb work. I love the way the scene in the background continues off the layout and on to the wall.
By coincidence, I’m just finishing up the same dumptruck that you’ve got in your shot. Here’s mine. I built it with the bed tilted up for the scene it will be in:
I’ve also moved my layout to a different part of the room, to make room for Phase II of construction. This is a shot I could never take before, because there was a wall where I had to stand to take the picture:
Great work, one and all. Thanks for keeping us all inspired.
Thank you sir! Glad you enjoyed them. Loved your dump truck! What did you use for the driver?
I spent a couple hours this afternoon out at the openhouse of the Finger Lakes Live Steamers. Oh to have a larger bank account…
Big line waiting in line for a ride (at least 2 hours), but if you don’t think kids still like trains take a look at the little guy riding in this photo:
Lots of Diseasals:
An exhibit of small steam engines:
And some real Live Steam!
73
Ray … Thanks for the pix of the live steamers (and live dieselers, too)
Nice pix everyone.
It’s been a while since i’ve made a post here. I’ve been in the paint booth alot lately and here are some results. Nothing is weathered yet though.
He’s from Preiser. They have a set of unpainted figures they call “Truckers.” Watch the Walthers fliers - they go on sale from time to time. A lot of them are seated. These guys are from the set:
And so are these two:
With my scenery pretty much completed and not much concentrated time available for railroading, I’ve been concentrating on finishing my backlog of Jordan vehicles. I find they come out best if I take my time. Sometimes, I’ll go down to the workroom and just glue a couple of parts on the model, then leave while the glue sets, rather than trying to put too much together at once and ending up with a soft or loose glue joint. So, it might take me two or three weeks to finish one kit.
There’s a Zen to doing Jordan kits. When I look back at my earlier ones, I realize that I’ve progressed a lot as a kitbuilder through repitition, correcting errors the next time around. Again, one or two Jordan kits are always on sale at Walthers. I order them through my LHS and save the shipping charge. The kits are only 5 or 6 dollars, and where else can you get that much entertainment for a price like that?
Absolutely! I love the Jordan Kits. They comprise most of the vehicles that I have on the layout. You are right that that can’t be hurried, I found that out the hard way. They are just about the only source for 1920 period vehicles. I will be starting another one sometime soon. Very good work on yours, BTW. If I screw up something on one side, I just make sure that side is not facing so that anyone can see the screw-up.
Here’s one of mine: (Actually there are two in the photo…)
Wow, GREAT photos as usual! Fine work, everyone. [bow]
Sawyer: I like the way your yard is turning out.
Spidge: You can keep photographing that spectacular bridge of yours until the Hot Spot freezes over, as far as I’m concerned. [:P]
Not much new from me, been too hot out here in SunnyCal to do much work in the garage. Here’s a couple of photos I took for a thread that I thought was about locos and cabeese, but kind of died. So I’ll put them on here:
The locos are from Akane and PFM respectively, the cabeese are from Walthers.
Tom [:)]
Great shots, Tom…wow…very spectacular. [8D] That has to be one of the prettiest bridges in HO modelling.
I have a second image of a J Class 4-8-4 from the Norfolk & Western storming up the grade rising out of Seneca Falls Sub. It is towing a short consist of three commuter coaches, so it is hauling fast.
-Crandell
I’ve finished my Silver Creek bridges and installed timber guards.
Wolfgang
Nice photo! I wish I got to ride behind a J Class on MY commute home! [swg]
Crandell… that’s a great shot of your J Class. What a beauty!!!
Bob
Not quite finished, but almost…
Karl.A
Fantastic modeling there Karl, you could also post this in the “Show Your Weathered Models” thread. I really like the way you have blended the finish of the castings in with the rest of the model.
Tom
Very nice! What’s the scale?
I did some railfanning around our club layout at Boothbay Railway Village this week.
At Dragon Cement Plant
The plant entrance and cement silos
Cement bagging plant
At the rock crusher in the quarry
Around the fishing village:
The church, general store and houses
Businesses by the main line tracks
Shoreside businesses
and in the servicing area:
F3 BAR 44 diesel fueling
the sand house and water tank
The layout is very much a work in progress; these are the most complete areas
More, please.
Excellent!
0-scale???
Wolfgang
Logging truck fueling station (inactive), Vancouver Island, BC: