c.sam posted:
Sam, your trains and layout are beautiful, and your photos look like train heaven.
It seems that a fundamental choice in modeling is either to go down and dirty (weathering, unkempt, rusty), or to strive for perfection (neat and clean, idyllic, heavenly), both of which can be great.
That B&O Diesel is gorgeous. Does it have smoke? Who is manufacturer and when was it made?
A photo for today.
Thanks for the kind comments Arnold. I see you're "up to your old tricks again" 
The layout is our club's 'almost ready to open' layout located at Buffalo Creek Vacations in Clyde NC. The B&O's are Lionel's scale units from 2004. I chose them because to me they have the most pleasing color shades - MTH uses a darker gray and a blue that is very dark. Lionel's blue is somewhat richer. We have the B&O RF16 Sharks too for the same reason.
These will get a fixed pilot and kadee coupler soon I hope!
c.sam posted:Thanks for the kind comments Arnold. I see you're "up to your old tricks again"
The layout is our club's 'almost ready to open' layout located at Buffalo Creek Vacations in Clyde NC. The B&O's are Lionel's scale units from 2004. I chose them because to me they have the most pleasing color shades - MTH uses a darker gray and a blue that is very dark. Lionel's blue is somewhat richer. We have the B&O RF16 Sharks too for the same reason.
These will get a fixed pilot and kadee coupler soon I hope!
Sam, you sure have a marvelous and colorful train collection on your back wall. I bet, like me, you run everything you have on your beautiful layout.
Even though it may not be the best thing economically, I believe trains never run are like caged animals. Our trains are “born to be wild” and meant to be “rollin’ down the line.”
If money is no object (not for me), maybe best thing is to buy 2 of everything: 1 to operate and the other to remain unrun and in mint condition.
BAR GP7 #63 posted:
Drop dead gorgeous!
One for Monday. " Switching the Brewery "
Member of the CBL club. 
trumptrain posted:One for Monday. " Switching the Brewery "
Terrific
Triple header for Monday- NJ Hirailers.
PAUL ROMANO posted:
Triple header for Monday- NJ Hirailers.
Charming, delightful.
North Yard- Orange Line Main on right- NJ Hirailers
"Bruce" the shark is back!
Lumber Yard- NJ Hirailers
A trio for Wednesday.
briansilvermustang posted:
Where the heck is this?
p51 posted:
not as detailed as yours but we appear to have the same idea....
briansilvermustang posted:
Wow, great photo and the black and white really works!
Briansilvermustang, I appreciate your posting that photo of how ice was loaded in those boxcars. I had imagined how it was done, but that is the first instruction and factual record about the process I have ever seen. Thanks!
FrankM
Wwooooo! Brainsilvermustang, you sure know how to be a contributing, valued voice on a forum! Thanks a load for that additional load of photos about icing!
FrankM
PRR Centipede on the service track- NJ Hirailers
Friday five.
BAR GP7 #63 posted:
S W E E T !
PAUL ROMANO posted:
PRR Centipede on the service track- NJ Hirailers
Whats the jack stand for??
Jim
BAR GP7 #63 posted:
Johan, your photographs make me wonder why anyone ever models 2 rail because your 3 rail track is so good that it makes all 2 railtrack look fake.
Arnold D. Cribari posted:BAR GP7 #63 posted:
Johan, your photographs make me wonder why anyone ever models 2 rail because your 3 rail track is so good that it makes all 2 railtrack look fake.
Arnold: Thank you very much.
Johan
carsntrains posted:PAUL ROMANO posted:
PRR Centipede on the service track- NJ Hirailers
Whats the jack stand for??
Jim
For anything other than the locomotive. Use your imagination............
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