Sunday Scenic Showcase March 10, 2019

Alan, looks great. Hope you can post a finished picture. It looks like the ones I use to see on the Burlington.

-Tom

Tom, you reminded me of the Q car washer in Denver! I remember sitting in the Dome on the CZ when we went through the car washer. I think I have a pic Dad took. Ima look for it.

Lew

JUST COMPLETED A VERSION OF THE YUENGLING BREWERY IN POTTSVILLE PA  IN O SCALE , 

Had to make several changes to meet the customers  requirements as he displays his layout only around Christmas.  Had to be storage friendly as to be able to disassemble for storage. 

Real Nice models this week.

Alan, When done I have a few cars I'll need to deliver for cleaning service

Steve

I wish I had something glamorous to show this week but time just wasn't on my side. I am managing to get some decals applied to my caboose project and while they dry I cobbled together this steel slab car. It is only a mock-up for a much more dimensionally correct detailed master for molding and casting. I just wanted to check how the car  sits, rolls through switches and different radius curves, and general overall proportions. As it is currently I think the sides are a touch too long and deep. It's sitting on caboose trucks right now. The finished model will have 100 ton roller bearing trucks. Please pardon the crappy iPad pic😉

Joe Shipbaugh

Alan, the wash station looks great. Richard, that is a real nice model of that building.

Andy

Tom,

I knocked out the wash bay so I can give you the completed pictures. Here they are.

Alan, Wow !! that is amazing work. Thank you for posting the completed project. That does look like the ones I use to see in the Burlington Yards near Cicero, IL.

Thanks, Alan

-Tom

Alan,  Wash station looks great as does all your models.

Gerry

joedaddy posted:

I wish I had something glamorous to show this week but time just wasn't on my side. I am managing to get some decals applied to my caboose project and while they dry I cobbled together this steel slab car. It is only a mock-up for a much more dimensionally correct detailed master for molding and casting. I just wanted to check how the car  sits, rolls through switches and different radius curves, and general overall proportions. As it is currently I think the sides are a touch too long and deep. It's sitting on caboose trucks right now. The finished model will have 100 ton roller bearing trucks. Please pardon the crappy iPad pic😉

Joe Shipbaugh

Joe,

I cannot find my sheet with dimensions anywhere.  They must be on an older computer.  I will ask Marty for a new copy.

You wasted no time on this!  It looks great!

Dave

David Minarik 

 

Joe,

I cannot find my sheet with dimensions anywhere.  They must be on an older computer.  I will ask Marty for a new copy.

You wasted no time on this!  It looks great!

Dave

Dave,

Thanks. I sure hope Marty can get you a new sheet because I don't want to show him one of these unless it's fairly close to correct! 

I based this car on a coil car, at least for the length and side depth. I originally thought the car was too long but after using Google Earth to zoom in on one of these cars and using the measuring function, it turned out to be just the length I made it! (47 feet) I'm mocking up another one right now with a more shallow side depth and I think it looks better. There are so many variations among these cars relative to length, bulkhead design, and slab supporting racks that close enough will be good enough for me.

I hope to have a pilot model done this week. If so I'll try and make it over to the shop next week so you can take a look at it. 

Joe Shipbaugh

Right On Track Models posted:

JUST COMPLETED A VERSION OF THE YUENGLING BREWERY IN POTTSVILLE PA  IN O SCALE , 

Had to make several changes to meet the customers  requirements as he displays his layout only around Christmas.  Had to be storage friendly as to be able to disassemble for storage. 

 

Nicely done!  Great job!

Alan, that wash station is coming along nicely.  Thanks for sharing.

Alan, great wash station.