a picture a day....

You know Patrick, if you took some B&W Photos you and Lee would probably have close to the same layout! You both have great photos!

One of my favorites'... Scratched structure'.. Hand painted figures'...👀..

It's Miller Time'...🍺

Ted, its a shame there closed! LOL

Mike'... waiting to see some of your figures'... Jump right in. I know you can do it'... I have a little fire engine that tells me so'.....🤩

@Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

Mike'... waiting to see some of your figures'... Jump right in. I know you can do it'... I have a little fire engine that tells me so'.....🤩

Moring Ted, It's going to be slow as I have house painting to do. But I plan on trying to get out to the train room before the sun comes up. I have to make some pedastools for my people to sit on while I paint them.

For today: " The Water Stop ... conductor Curley Joe Smoot catches some fresh air as fireman Wiley Suggs gets ready to fill the tender's tank.  MOW workers labor hard this fine morning.  After the tank is filled the two car passenger train will back down the track to Patburg's Commuter Station where it will begin it's daily run to Chesapeake City, the eastern terminus of the FSJR.

@mike g. posted:

Moring Ted, It's going to be slow as I have house painting to do. But I plan on trying to get out to the train room before the sun comes up. I have to make some pedastools for my people to sit on while I paint them.

Mike, a little tacky wax on top of a cork works great'.  Just stand or seat the figure on the wax.  You only need a small dab... I tries every other possible method over the years.  The corks are the best and the  easiest...........

You can use the top or the bottom of the cork'.. either way, both will work for you'.. I got a bag with 100 of them on Amazon for a couple of bucks...😃

For today: " Number 97 "

Beautiful pictures everyone, such creative workmanship, have a great week snd stay safe, stay healthy, pray continually. Happy Railroading Everyone

Morning guys, great photos by all!

Ted I have some old wood dowels I am going to cut into stands, but thank you for the idea!

Patrick, Your crews are always hard at work! Very cool secens!

Larry, What can I say I still think you have an Amazing layout!

I hope everyone is doing well and having fun!

I hope everyone is doing fine this Wednesday evening, it’s a rainy day here in Tennessee, so we made some train time. Happy Railroading Everyone

Good evening everyone, I'm new to O Scale and looking on here I see amazing layout pictures. Here is a picture of the city scene on my layout.

@FECRailroaddog posted:

Good evening everyone, I'm new to O Scale and looking on here I see amazing layout pictures. Here is a picture of the city scene on my layout.

Well new or not', that's a mighty fine looking scene'.. I take it you are in Florida'... Welcome to the forum'...  Make sure you take a look at the 1/48 1/50 auto, truck thread'...

Looks great, FECRailroaddog

Thank you sir!, yea I'm in Florida...and work for FEC..lol

@FECRailroaddog posted:

Thank you sir!, yea I'm in Florida...and work for FEC..lol

Good deal!

@Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

One of my favorites'... Scratched structure'.. Hand painted figures'...👀..

It's Miller Time'...🍺

Ted, great scene...you have the best figures around, and nicely detailed paint job...the fellow on the bench seems focused??

@FECRailroaddog posted:

Good evening everyone, I'm new to O Scale and looking on here I see amazing layout pictures. Here is a picture of the city scene on my layout.

Love the scratch built publix and the elevated line! Welcome to O scale and the forum FEC.  Did you set up the layout in a spare bedroom or the garage? It’s tough for us O gaugers down here in Florida with no basements, but we all seem to make do.  

For today: " The switch tower."

Switch Tower #2 Nice photos Trumptrain.

@Capetrainman posted:

Ted, great scene...you have the best figures around, and nicely detailed paint job...the fellow on the bench seems focused??

Because of the sign in the window, he's dreaming about Mopar.

Hey Strap Hanger, yea I set it up in my dog, ammo reloading, and now train room. I wish I had the space to built a layout like some of the guys on here. I had todo it in L-shape and largest curve is 0-36, the elevated line is 0-27, but believe it or not I run 4 trains at once. I will post more pics later on.

PS.. I wish I would have found this site before I got addicted to these trains and started the layout the tips and ideas are awesome.

Here is the rest of the layout.. the people in those apartments have to wait for train to pass before they leave their house..lol

yesterday after work, I went down to the old NP depot at Chehalis, WA (home of the VR rail cam) and saw three trains in less than half an hour...

@FECRailroaddog posted:

Here is the rest of the layout.. the people in those apartments have to wait for train to pass before they leave their house..lol

Wow JLR'... that is a very nice layout.  Like you I discovered this forum after the fact also'...🙄.  Exactly what are the measurments  of your layout'...

@Mark Boyce posted:

Because of the sign in the window, he's dreaming about Mopar.

Thanks Mark'... and Paul, I really appreciate your positive comments'.. I spend a lot of time working on bringing the figures to life.  It is rewarding to know the work is appreciated'...😍 and enjoyed by the forum viewers'...

              Ladies night Out'...

Steaks on the menu'...and a Martini'... 🍸🥩😬

@FECRailroaddog posted:

Hey Strap Hanger, yea I set it up in my dog, ammo reloading, and now train room. I wish I had the space to built a layout like some of the guys on here. I had todo it in L-shape and largest curve is 0-36, the elevated line is 0-27, but believe it or not I run 4 trains at once. I will post more pics later on.

PS.. I wish I would have found this site before I got addicted to these trains and started the layout the tips and ideas are awesome.

I took over a spare bedroom, went with an L shape, and then went vertical with an elevated line, a mainline, a subway and a floor layout. Everything is 0-36 except for the subway lines, which I was able to squeeze in some O-54. These are the things we must do in the land of no basements, LOL! If you search my name, you can see what I’ve been able to do with our limitations.  Nice detailing on yours. I particularly like the sidewalk weathering and under track paper girders on the elevated line. Really nice building modeling as well.  Now, you need to start working on that under layout subway line. Then comes the expansion board with the yard.  It never ends, but oh how much fun it is!  

Welcome to Ogauge, FEC. if you’re down south, I’m sure you already know about Ready to Roll.  Bill Lucas is the pusher man to all of us ogauge addicts down here.

Thanks Mark, the back wall is 11x4, the city side is 9x4..I also cut a hole in the closet wall and made a tunnel..my better half almost killed me for that.  Hey nice job on that ladies night out scene, it must be close to my city, because its the same mailman, lol.

Strap Hanger, yea I'm in Pembroke Pines and my buddy and I have been in contact with Bill and waiting patiently until he opens back up. I have been getting the cars and used rolling stock down at Hollywood Station in Perrine. He has a large collection of 1/48 & 1/50 cars and trucks, and at super low prices.

Unfortunately I can't go any lower, I'm a K9 unit and I keep "Glock" my Shepherd  in there, poor guy has bumped his head on the bottom of layout several times. lol

@FECRailroaddog posted:

Thanks Mark, the back wall is 11x4, the city side is 9x4..I also cut a hole in the closet wall and made a tunnel..my better half almost killed me for that.  Hey nice job on that ladies night out scene, it must be close to my city, because its the same mailman, lol.

Strap Hanger, yea I'm in Pembroke Pines and my buddy and I have been in contact with Bill and waiting patiently until he opens back up. I have been getting the cars and used rolling stock down at Hollywood Station in Perrine. He has a large collection of 1/48 & 1/50 cars and trucks, and at super low prices.

Unfortunately I can't go any lower, I'm a K9 unit and I keep "Glock" my Shepherd  in there, poor guy has bumped his head on the bottom of layout several times. lol

LJR, that is not exactly a small layout'...It's a good size for a spare bedroom'...WHere are you a K-9 unit'... Plenty of LEOs on this forum....Just be extra careful out there'....

Thanks, I work for FEC Railroad Police, retired from the City and was lucky they had an opening and jumped on board, only 10 Agents in the whole state, so I lucked out.

Lee, you've got some great photos of real and model railroading.Those are a couple of mighty big transformers.

FECrailroaddog, now I understand the name.

Looks like some very good cardstock structures on you layout.  Where did you find them?

Patrick your contributions are so enjoyable, the scenes you develop, the photography and back stories come together and breath life into the FSJR.  One question, is the Man On A Motorbike the Boy On A Bicycle all grown up or perhaps an older brother or father?

P51 Lee, awesome pictures of real diesels in action, your location where you live has some great photo settings. Wow. The stage is set, all you need is the camera. Thanks for sharing all of these neat trains. I envy where you live. Happy Railroading Everyone

Thanks Coach Joe, 50% of my structures, sidewalks, and walls are made from Styrene with Clever Models printouts. I download the files and print them on vinyl and stick them on. They have a large selection of buildings and textures.