Highway overpass & Town project on the Longmont Terminal & Northern

Great photos Erik. Thanks for sharing the project progress.

Great guys- trying to enjoy the hobby one huge box at a time. I'm exhausted. 2 days of o scale extravaganza in Denver!

Looking good guys see you at the Boulder show

Thank you Tim!

Now back to work on PRB's paint work and the kid and work and and. ;-)

Erie, thanks for posting the videos and the progress of the overpass....You did an excellent job....Do you know the curve diameter that your friend has on his layout....I see that he ran 80' flatcars...

 

Thanks Dennis

Thanks Erik.

 

I've lived in Denver and Ft Collins and Durango and graduated from CSU.  Your pictures and videos of the modular layout and the activities at Tim's -- and on top of all this good stuff -- having the best model railroad store in the known civilized universe, Caboose Hobbies -- are making me want to come back to the Front Range.  Now if I can just convince my wife!!

 

Is there any realistic hope that the Colorado Midland will be resurrected in any reasonable timeframe?

 

What brand is the black ABBA set of Rio Grande F units?  My guess is Atlas O?

       
       



Yeah I think they are Atlas. Hey thanks for the great words!

Is there any realistic hope that the Colorado Midland will be resurrected soon?

       
       


I don't really know. I hope so. I am positive in my mind set regarding the future for another o scale layout like the old CM. God rest in peace. What a great loss.

Jeff MacDonald and Rick Trinkle troubleshoot an Amtrak superliner II car. Jeff has an AMAZING layout

Look here: http://coloradooscale.org/grou...s-modeling-projects/

 

Erik, Maybe I asked the wrong question before.  What camera and type of lighting do you use when rendering those high quality photos of those beautiful individual engines and cars on the COS website and your many posts of same over time?  Certainly not an iPhone as at the meet?

 

Great stuff on the website.

All of the photos in this thread I shot exclusively with my iPhone 6 Plus. A variety below including members discussion of models, Bob Hiller runs the Boy Scouts training crew.. and visitors we consider good friends of the COSM.

For sure Tim. I'm on it. =)


       

       
       


Oh those-- ;-)

Yeah NOT an iPhone. Hahahah

That is rather Complex to explain in one post.

Nikon D3S, D800 a variety of excellent ED class level glass and my studio lighting in a spare bedroom. I will elaborate later ok.

This is our "branch line" tight radius and slow orders. Maximum speed limit 35 smph. The radius is 54" super elevation.





       
       

Eric, thanks for the information; I would have guess 60"

 

Dennis

As Jeff MacDonald says: "looks like more pictures for the O gauge forum.."

Righteehoe

This is excellent to see you posting again. Great stuff.

Just wanted to add some shots of the scene At the boulder model railroad club show.

Erik,

 

Please post a photo of that flat car with the tractor load.  Gentlepeople of this forum might enjoy it.

 

ChipR

Hey it is back to work.

As I move along I am now going to start building the small community to the right of the highway. Time is tight these days for me. I would have been on this far more frequently if not for a 8 month old around the house.

I've been building structures mostly Berkshire Valley and scratch built for the town. John is building extensions for the modules. I will pass all this along in the coming installments.

I've really enjoyed seeing "a little street running" and it has inspired me to get rolling on Johnstowne on the LTN!

How are you going to model the center rail Erik?

       
       


I know! What about "Quad-Rail"

Ya know, we all probably have some trains in our past that we should have paid more attention to. Well, please allow me to provide a bit of a heads up.........those 3 Amtrak GE locomotives (sorry, don't know their names - I'm essentially a steam man) and the Superliner train, are just gorgeous! Might be time to grab some photos of the prototypes while they are still in service; I have noticed that they are starting to look a bit shabby.

If I were a little kid seeing this display, I would have o scale railroad spikes shooting out of my ears! Truly cool!

 

Eric, love the house!!!

       
       



Thanks Rick sorry I missed this post.

No worries Eric!  You responded back on page 2 somewhere!

 

I do enjoy the pictures you have posted of the layout.  Always good to see an actual layout!

I remember when those first came out in HO scale.   They are perfect for WPA era road bridges and are very common here in PA even today.  The ends of the bridge contain a bronze keystone with the year of the building. 

When I saw your model I was thinking how just one panel would make a perfect rural road bridge over a small stream that would be perfect from the 30s right up to today.

Rule292,

I agree those bridges were very common in Pennsylvania, and there are many that are still in service.  However, they don't look as good as Erik's does.  An excellent bridge for a secondary road.

 

Great job Erik!

  Is that a 61 Chevy Impala going over the bridge ?