@walt rapp posted:This must be in Patsburg suburbs.
This was my first attempt, ever, at creating and capturing a night scene on one of my Christmas layouts. I believe Bing Ferguson's house is the big one on the right - looks like a window cleaner is hard at work.
- walt
Walt, great start on your "night" photography...the lantern posts really pop the scene!
@Capetrainman posted:A few passengers waiting to safely cross the tracks to get over to the station to catch the "local" to Patsburg...
Obviously they all came from the suburb Of Patsburg called Waltburg 😂
- walt
A view of South Main at dusk...
@Capetrainman posted:A view of South Main at dusk...
Looking g great Paul, I really like the extra red light o. Top of the mountain! Really shows depth of your layout!
@coach joe posted:DST begins as does Lent. Me thinks you'll be heading to the Friday Fish Frys soon. Could a walk up the street to the hobby shop be far behind? You should post a picture of the locos that have followed you home from the Fish Fry.
OK Joe..........here we go 
.........be careful when ordering desert at St. Joseph's in Force Pa. ( just down the hill from the VALLEY FARM MARKET ).
From top : DM&IR Allegheny and Clinchfield Challenger UP Challenger and Erie Triplex WM Challenger and WM Pacific Up FEF and Pennsy 0-6-0 Pennsy Turbine and B&O Pacific B&O 0-6-0
All ps3 RK Imperials except for the ps3 Premier Pennsy #8166 / 0-6-0.
@Dallas Joseph posted:OK Joe..........here we go
.........be careful when ordering desert at St. Joseph's in Force Pa. ( just down the hill from the VALLEY FARM MARKET ).
From top : DM&IR Allegheny and Clinchfield Challenger UP Challenger and Erie Triplex WM Challenger and WM Pacific Up FEF and Pennsy 0-6-0 Pennsy Turbine and B&O Pacific B&O 0-6-0
All ps3 RK Imperials except for the ps3 Premier Pennsy #8166 / 0-6-0.
Dallas, are you saying you bought all those beauties from Charlie up in Weedville? They look super as does the part of the layout where you took the photographs! I haven't been up there for many years.
@Mark Boyce posted:Dallas, are you saying you bought all those beauties from Charlie up in Weedville? They look super as does the part of the layout where you took the photographs! I haven't been up there for many years.
Yep.....I'm glad Charlie and Judy get along really well.
I can't remember how many fish fries they were collected over. I think Charlie allowed me to purchases a few diesels and accesories also.
Thanks Mark . 
I am going to have to get back into some layout work instead of just collecting things............you know how that works sir. 
FOR TODAY: Don and Juan have a business meeting down by the tracks. They arrive at 11:25 for their 11:30 meeting.
They wait patiently for 30 minutes. Don mutters " Where in da heck is Izzy? You told him 11:30 right Juan?" Jaun answers nervously while simultaneously shaking his head in the affirmative with a quizzical look on his face. " Well uh yeah uh uh Don I either did or I didn't." Don's face turns three shades of red ... " I know either you did or you didn't Juan! I asked you if you did!" Juan answers with nose and eyes scrunched up .." I may have told him P.M.? ). " Well it's now noon and me thinks you did tell him PM cause he ain't here! Do you see him here? Because I don't see him here!!" Don yells as he throws both hands in the air while spinning around on his heels. Juan looking rather consiliatory rests his hands on Don's right shoulder " Come on Donnie, let me buy you lunch. We can head over to the Lunch Bunch Diner and lunch is on me." Don, in a much more agreeable tone nods " Well, alright Juan but before you stick a utensil in that mug of yours, you're going to put a dime in that pay phone and confirm the meeting with Izzy. Right?" "Absolutely Don" Izzy replies while fumbling for the car keys which are in his pocket. " And one more thing Juan. I want two scoops of ice cream for desert" Don says with a wink and a smile.
@trumpettrain posted:
WOW .....what a great scene and crazy story Patrick .
This is so cool sir. Thanks for this sharing.
Patrick, what kind of car are Don and Juan driving??
Patrick that was more than a picture a day! The photos were great; and it was a very entertaining vignette! Well done!
Cresson, PA, this AM:
PD
Bozeman. MT at dusk in August, 2019...
From an earlier Christmas Layout. It's one of my all-time favorite (and lucky) pictures that I've taken. Indicated by the double vertical bars at the top, one can tell this is a screen grab.
- walt
A night shot of my diesel fueling station and sand tower. Both were made by forum member Alan Graziano.
Gene
It's opening day! Play ball
@Dallas Joseph posted:OK Joe..........here we go
.........be careful when ordering desert at St. Joseph's in Force Pa. ( just down the hill from the VALLEY FARM MARKET ).
From top : DM&IR Allegheny and Clinchfield Challenger UP Challenger and Erie Triplex WM Challenger and WM Pacific Up FEF and Pennsy 0-6-0 Pennsy Turbine and B&O Pacific B&O 0-6-0
All ps3 RK Imperials except for the ps3 Premier Pennsy #8166 / 0-6-0.
What a line-up! Your not the only one missing those fish fries, I'm pretty certain Charlie is wishing you would come by for some more dessert.
The West End Yard offering up the smell of coffee....
Speaking of coffee - this smoke fluid is coffee scented (but smelled a lot like hot chocolate though)
- walt
@coach joe posted:What a line-up! Your not the only one missing those fish fries, I'm pretty certain Charlie is wishing you would come by for some more dessert.
Charlie says I don't have to buy anything . 🤔 .......
I think he likes to have the conversations with my CEO💖. They do carry on quite well .....I suppose I'm there for the transportation
Thanks for the good comment on the lineup Joe.
Sunset over North Main Street...Friday night activity was brisk,,,
Not so much a layout picture but moved some stuff around. Gonna put up a couple more shelves in the garage for the project locos. Will clear out some space and hopefully I’ll not forget about them.
Coal cinder cleanup.
Gene
This is another one of my favorite topics, and if one scrolls back, there’s a pictorial education in building our layouts, great ideas, great techniques pictured here. Have a great last weekend of March 2025…
There's a small reason I'm showing an image that I've previously used in this thread. Monday laundry day at the Rapp house. It's the model of my parents' house that I made, including the back yard.
Creating the laundry. I made the stuff, not bought. The horses are in the picture because I just finished painting them. They were from circus craft.
- walt
@Genemed posted:Coal cinder cleanup.
Gene
Perfect lighting Gene. 
Good scene . This looks familiar........two standing and one waiting to grab the shovel Nice.
@Dallas Joseph posted:Perfect lighting Gene.
Thank you Sir.
Gene
A 3D printed White Castle fits right in with my Plasticville
Waiting patiently for the south bound local...
@walt rapp posted:There's a small reason I'm showing an image that I've previously used in this thread. Monday laundry day at the Rapp house. It's the model of my parents' house that I made, including the back yard.
Creating the laundry. I made the stuff, not bought. The horses are in the picture because I just finished painting them. They were from circus craft.
- walt
That is a very impressive throw back Walt. The laundry line looks real. I remember my mother hanging out the clothes on nice days; as well as other neighbors.
Jay
@walt rapp posted:There's a small reason I'm showing an image that I've previously used in this thread. Monday laundry day at the Rapp house. It's the model of my parents' house that I made, including the back yard.
Creating the laundry. I made the stuff, not bought. The horses are in the picture because I just finished painting them. They were from circus craft.
- walt
Walt, speaking of painted figures, those Clydesdales look pretty realistic...nice work! The home and yard scene with the laundry on the "line" brings me back in time to the early days...
A friend, who happens to also be a train guy, saw some images that I've posted here showing Heinz things that I had on several of my Christmas layouts. He was at some event years ago when Heinz was still headquartered here in Pittsburgh and each attendee got one of these. He wanted for me to have it to display on my Christmas train layouts when it fits. IT FITS!
BTW: it is a real clock but I never got a new battery for it.
- walt
@Tranquil Hollow RR posted:That is a very impressive throw back Walt. The laundry line looks real. I remember my mother hanging out the clothes on nice days; as well as other neighbors.
Jay
Thanks Jay. My Mother always hung the clothes out (on a nice day of course) so this scene truly captures the Rapp piece of property. To add to the realism of the scene, I put the poles in the same position as they were in our backyard.
- walt
@walt rapp posted:A friend, who happens to also be a train guy, saw some images that I've posted here showing Heinz things that I had on several of my Christmas layouts. He was at some event years ago when Heinz was still headquartered here in Pittsburgh and each attendee got one of these. He wanted for me to have it to display on my Christmas train layouts when it fits. IT FITS!
BTW: it is a real clock but I never got a new battery for it.
- walt
Walt, my wife found one of those for me at a Butler thrift store. I have had it on Christmas layouts, but haven't put it on the permanent layout since I am still working out my town. I'm like you, I never got a battery for it.
@Mark Boyce - When I use my Heinz "stuff" on my layout I make sure to include the clock. Here's an image from 2 different Christmas layouts of mine.
= walt
@walt rapp posted:@Mark Boyce - When I use my Heinz "stuff" on my layout I make sure to include the clock. Here's an image from 2 different Christmas layouts of mine.
= walt
Looking good, Walt!
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