a picture a day....

                                               Coffee time at NJ Hirailers.

September 10, 2019 • Train Room Gary rail-fanning at the Michigan Central Depot.  This location has become a popular spot for tourist. I ask a tourist to take my photo and we talked about trains, what ells. He told me he was in downtown Detroit for an electrical engineering convention and he was from Las Angles, California. He does model railroading, the other gauge.

You meet the coolest people out rail-fanning, or was that on a Honda........

Gary

                  There are people still enjoying the boardwalk at NJ Hirailers. 

The Don and The Juan all dressed up with trigger man "Fast Finger Eddie"  who's sending a message as he uses Otto's car as target practice.  Otto is somewhat put off  by what is happening to his car.  

Some pumpkins for the season.  

trumptrain posted:

The Don and The Juan all dressed up with trigger man "Fast Finger Eddie"  who's sending a message as he uses Otto's car as target practice.  Otto is somewhat put off  by what is happening to his car.  

So cool! Thanks for sharing this - put a smile on my face. Where did you get those awesome cars?

I doubt the soldier is gonna give the sailor a ride...

"The Dinner Train"

I need a coach converted into table seating or booths to complete it.

CoastsideKevin posted:

trumptrain posted:

The Don and The Juan all dressed up with trigger man "Fast Finger Eddie"  who's sending a message as he uses Otto's car as target practice.  Otto is somewhat put off  by what is happening to his car.  

So cool! Thanks for sharing this - put a smile on my face. Where did you get those awesome cars?

Thanks Kevin!  I love when people smile!   I bought the cars at York.  Can't remember the exact dealers name but Die Cast Direct has them too.  

That is' very cool Patrick'.. I can't believe you cracked those windows on that 39 Lincoln'..... it does make the scene though'... Your a better man than me, I could never damage one of those Lincolns ....

CoastsideKevin posted:

trumptrain posted:

 

So cool! Thanks for sharing this - put a smile on my face. Where did you get those awesome cars?

I have seen the bullet-riddled car, that's the Greenlight 1:43 scale "Godfather" 1941 Lincoln Continental with Bullet Hole Damage

I wanted to have one sitting over behind the Army area on my layout but it wouldn't have made sense for anyone in that region to have had a car like that, at the time...

p51 posted:

CoastsideKevin posted:

trumptrain posted:

 

So cool! Thanks for sharing this - put a smile on my face. Where did you get those awesome cars?

I have seen the bullet-riddled car, that's the Greenlight 1:43 scale "Godfather" 1941 Lincoln Continental with Bullet Hole Damage

I wanted to have one sitting over behind the Army area on my layout but it wouldn't have made sense for anyone in that region to have had a car like that, at the time...

Excellent! Gotta love the Forum!

BAR GP7 #63 posted:

Johan, I really like that WP SW. Great pic taken over the roof of a Tugboat.

CoastsideKevin posted:

p51 posted:

I have seen the bullet-riddled car, that's the Greenlight 1:43 scale "Godfather" 1941 Lincoln Continental with Bullet Hole Damage

I wanted to have one sitting over behind the Army area on my layout but it wouldn't have made sense for anyone in that region to have had a car like that, at the time...

Excellent! Gotta love the Forum!

I saw that car on sale at the local Toy 'B' Us before it closed and I pondered getting one but never did. They were about $20-ish retail if memory serves. I don't regret it as it wouldn't have made any sense on my layout (the Blue Ridge area of Eastern Tennessee during WW2) but it was a neat looking model.

It'd look great on the back of a flat rack or parked in an alley with a gloss black-painted 'oil spill' pooling up underneath...

trumptrain posted:

For today:  " The caboose .... Last but not least."

That's a beautiful picture, Patrick. It would make a very nice postcard. Arnold

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

trumptrain posted:

For today:  " The caboose .... Last but not least."

That's a beautiful picture, Patrick. It would make a very nice postcard. Arnold

Gee Arnold!  Thank you!  What a great idea

Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

That is' very cool Patrick'.. I can't believe you cracked those windows on that 49 Lincoln'..... it does make the scene though'... Your a better man than me, I could never damage one of those Lincolns ....

Thanks so much Quarter G!! Actually I purchased the car that way.  I can't take any credit for any of the "customization" bullet holes/windshield. 

I had been thinking of creating a mafia scene for years.  Last April at York I saw the limo with bullet holes and knew I had to get it then... and I did.  I searched the internet for 1:43 or 1:48 gangster figures and only the guy whom I named "Otto" came up.  He came all the way from Croatia ... holding a detonator in one hand and flipping the bird with the other.  I'm still looking for a guy with a tommy gun but so far nothing has come up.  In the scene I had to use the guy " Fast Finger Eddie " with the hunting rifle instead

I purchased the other limo used in the scene  at York last week.  I had BIG fun creating this scene.  The shots here are only a sample from the sequence of scenes ( using these two cars and figures )  I created last Saturday nite.  Good times!

geysergazer posted:

BAR GP7 #63 posted:

Johan, I really like that WP SW. Great pic taken over the roof of a Tugboat.

Lew. Thank you. That was a really cheap ebay found. It's cost under $100 and has MTH PS2 version.👍

Johan 

For today:  "Caught in the act .... this is what happens when you use someone's car for target practice."

                              Waiting for "A" train underground at NJ Hirailers. 

trumptrain posted:

For today:  "Caught in the act .... this is what happens when you use someone's car for target practice."

Busted! Lol!

trumptrain posted:

For today:  "Caught in the act .... this is what happens when you use someone's car for target practice."

Hello Patrick,

That's a very interesting diorama you have going there.  To bring reality to this I once again have another childhood story.  Reference the 2011 movie Kill the Irishman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_the_Irishman

As kids we would go to Nobby Hobby Shop on Union Avenue (Cleveland) and pass Stutz's Barber shop on the way.  Stutz's was also where we got our regular haircuts.  Stutz Bonanno's back room was the known headquarters of mafiosi Shonder Birns.  Mr Birns kept a tight lid on the neighborhood; we were all treated well but I often say , as he kept an eye on things, tales of our transgressions would reach home before we would.  

Mr Birns was the prime suspect in the explosive departure of the Irish Mob's leader Danny Green.  The Irish mob returned the favor a few weeks later on Mr Birns.

Now you've given me an idea; I just need to find a turquoise Lincoln Mark for my layout.  

All in a day's walk to the hobby shop.............

Lou N

 It keeps getting better, and better Patrick'...Very nice set up you've displayed'... There is nothing like a great imagination'.... I love it'...

Lou N posted:

trumptrain posted:

For today:  "Caught in the act .... this is what happens when you use someone's car for target practice."

Hello Patrick,

That's a very interesting diorama you have going there.  To bring reality to this I once again have another childhood story.  Reference the 2011 movie Kill the Irishman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_the_Irishman

As kids we would go to Nobby Hobby Shop on Union Avenue (Cleveland) and pass Stutz's Barber shop on the way.  Stutz's was also where we got our regular haircuts.  Stutz Bonanno's back room was the known headquarters of mafiosi Shonder Birns.  Mr Birns kept a tight lid on the neighborhood; we were all treated well but I often say , as he kept an eye on things, tales of our transgressions would reach home before we would.  

Mr Birns was the prime suspect in the explosive departure of the Irish Mob's leader Danny Green.  The Irish mob returned the favor a few weeks later on Mr Birns.

Now you've given me an idea; I just need to find a turquoise Lincoln Mark for my layout.  

All in a day's walk to the hobby shop.............

Lou N

Great story Lou!  Sounds like you had a most interesting childhood.  I'll have to check out the movie :-)   Thanks for sharing your story!

Lee, 

For this Friday:  "It's the B&A all the way!"  Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad SW9 and caboose by MTH.

"Switching the fuel wholesaler":

For today: " The local switch job."