Front End Friday

clem k posted:

Here is most of my steam fronts

Now that is one HECK of a game of Chicken.

My contribution to Front End Friday......steam version......

clem k posted:

Here is most of my steam fronts

Very handsome vista, Clem K.

FrankM

TedW posted:

Moonson posted:

Some favorites from my eastern stable...

FrankM, Moon Township, USA

FrankM, just curious, with your skill and expertise at finishing details, why you chose not to finish your bridges. I think they are stainless, so perhaps thats the reason?  Ted

Hi TedW, That is a fair and a pertinent question. I have often asked myself the same question (!)

Yes, the bridges are solid stainless steel. To have them "finished-off" with, at the very least, a paint job, I would have needed to send them back to Stainless Unlimited for that application to be baked on.

After that, I could - and would have, certainly - taken my weathering kits to them and had a good old time of it.

However, my wife took a liking to the shiny "natural" stainless finish; her viewpoints about the layout mean a lot to me. Also, frankly, I was loathe to have to crate them up again to send them back to Stainless.

A subsequent set of bridges, made by Stainless Unlimited  for me, I did order with a black paint finish baked onto them (seem here.)

All that is "needed" now is for me to get fired-up about weathering/aging them. Maybe. Doubtful. Maybe.

FrankM

Moonson posted:

TedW posted:

Moonson posted:

Some favorites from my eastern stable...

FrankM, Moon Township, USA

FrankM, just curious, with your skill and expertise at finishing details, why you chose not to finish your bridges. I think they are stainless, so perhaps thats the reason?  Ted

Hi TedW, That is a fair and a pertinent question. I have often asked myself the same question (!)

Yes, the bridges are solid stainless steel. To have them "finished-off" with, at the very least, a paint job, I would have needed to send them back to Stainless Unlimited for that application to be baked on.

After that, I could - and would have, certainly - taken my weathering kits to them and had a good old time of it.

However, my wife took a liking to the shiny "natural" stainless finish; her viewpoints about the layout mean a lot to me. Also, frankly, I was loathe to have to crate them up again to send them back to Stainless.

A subsequent set of bridges, made by Stainless Unlimited  for me, I did order with a black paint finish baked onto them (seem here.)

All that is "needed" now is for me to get fired-up about weathering/aging them. Maybe. Doubtful. Maybe.

FrankM

Interesting, please don't tell your wife but I prefer them painted, then you working your magic. 

gandydancer1950 posted:

My contribution to Front End Friday......steam version......

And GD, I have one for you.  I notice no lines on your telephone/utility poles.  Many modelers follow suit.  I have searched this topic previously because I purchased some lighted poles for the future. Many don't like the entanglement issues, choice of available materials etc.  Again, what was your reasoning?  Thx for the insight. TW

Strictly an entanglement issue.  I have enough trouble knocking things over as it is without the wires.

gandydancer1950 posted:

Strictly an entanglement issue.  I have enough trouble knocking things over as it is without the wires.

Guess the "layout in my head" will have to take that into serious consideration when the time comes.

TedW posted:

 

And, yup, two more front ends.  

 

I guess this is what one would call railroad ad-man innuendo!

Santa Fe Hudson & F3A

A front end 

AT&ST Prairie in Lawrence Kansas.

my contribution to Front End Friday......

Front end Friday 

Happy Friday!

Custom 1970 SCHEME............

gandydancer1950 posted:

my contribution to Front End Friday......

Hi Gandydancer, That interior wall looks like its made up of cinderblock/concrete blocks ! I've never seen anything like it. Wow. And another WOW!

FrankM

Another shot of my favorite front end:

Rusty

I don't think I've posted this group  yet.

Larry

Moonson posted:

gandydancer1950 posted:

my contribution to Front End Friday......

Hi Gandydancer, That interior wall looks like its made up of cinderblock/concrete blocks ! I've never seen anything like it. Wow. And another WOW!

FrankM

Thank you, I'll see if I can find a better photo!

A pretty face from Southern Pacific and 3rd Rail.

Frank, here are two (better?)photos of the enginehouse....

Here's a little tribute to the Rock Island and the IAIS with NS thrown in for good measure.

Larry

gandydancer1950 posted:

Frank, here are two (better?)photos of the enginehouse....

OMGoodness, so very nice. And in a way us men seem to enjoy - beautiful. Thanks for the extra shots of your masterwork.

FrankM

A "NEW" face in town!  A few hour early.

Steam and diesel for Front End Friday.

Front end Friday 

A couple frontends passing through a favorite neighborhood of mine...

FrankM, Moon Township, USA

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Moonson posted:

A couple frontends passing through a favorite neighborhood of mine...

FrankM, Moon Township, USA

Great photo!

My F.E.F Shot

Is it the front end, or the back end?  Only the direction of travel knows for sure...

Rusty