Hello everyone,
I am coming down to the wire on the diesel service facility. I just have to install two cranes on the dock, add stone and install lights.
Alan Graziano
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Facility looks great Al.
Alan - that is really great work! I'm looking forward to seeing the cranes and lights.
I'm still plugging away on Cameron Station. I finally got the sign, a few lights, and most of the molding installed. I also got part of the roof done.
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Good morning guys,
Al and Steve great workmanship as usual.
Steve ,
Wasn't around last weekend -sorry about your dog.
Zeke,
very very nice.
Heres the area of the layout that im working on ,that the coke and coal building was built for to take dump cars from the ovens.
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This is my favorite thread of the week. You guys do great work.
I've been working on adding details lately. Here are some shots of my yard service areas. Click on any photo for a larger version or right click and "open in new window" or "open in new tab" for a full-screen version.
First up is a shot along the inbound steam service track. In the foreground is the water delivery pipe (from Keystone Models) with my scratchbuilt concrete catch basin/drain. Behind that is the coaling tower. You can see the concrete base of the ash hoist between the legs of the coaling tower and the steel water tank (Walther's) to the right of the tower. Above and to the right of the hopper car is the combination switch tower/yard office modeled after Rose Tower in Altoona (after it's 1951 rebuild, if anybody cares).
Next up is the coal delivery track for the coaling tower. The machinery shed is to the left. Note the sign prohibiting locomotives from crossing the coal dump grates.
Here a yard worker is manning the ash pit, waiting for the next locomotive to dump it's fire prior to proceeding into the roundhouse for servicing.
One of the yard switch tenders is taking a break between trains. He has a small coal pile so he can feed the stove in his shanty on cool mornings.
Seldom seen in model railroad yards are cabin car (caboose to the rest of you) service structures. Left to right here are a general equipment storage shed, and elevated kerosene tank for filling marker and interior lanterns and a coal shed for feeding the pot belly stoves in the cabins. Coal would be shoveled directly from a hopper or gondola into the shed through the openings under the roof. Train crews would open the door on the right to access the coal pile. Plans for these 3 structures (actually Milwaukee Road prototypes) appeared in the August, 1978 issue of Model Railroader. One of my operators (an accomplished HO model railroader) asked if he could build them for me. I was all over that offer! 
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NICE!
NOW where did you get these doors Zeke!
I love the weathering on those weaver row houses!
Bob did you scratch this ash pit or was this a kit?
Originally Posted by Patrick H:
Good morning guys,
Heres the area of the layout that im working on ,that the coke and coal building was built for to take dump cars from the ovens.
great work today. patrick those pictures seem EXACTLY where the coke and coal building would go. you can almost see the coal dust on everything in the scenes . especially love the third photo of the company houses.
SIRT, amazing transition of the gon.
jerrman
Patrick- Looks Great
Bob did you scratch this ash pit or was this a kit?
The ash pit/hoist is scratchbuilt. Masonite and 1/4" MDF were used for the concrete parts and Plastruct for the steel. Ladder rungs are brass wire. This was done years before Crescent Loco Works released their version.
Just got back from church. More excellent scenes. thanks.
Patrick - thank you! Your work is just stellar. Those scenes are amazing!
Bob - very nice work!
PRR - thanks! This is an MTH Public Works building that I kitbashed, so those are the doors it had.
Steve exceptional as ever.. WHERE DID YOU GET THE SUBWAY STATION SIGNS. GREAT TO SEE CHAMBERS STREET ESPECIALLY FOR ITS PROXIMITY TO THE WORLD TRADE CENTER AND HERE IN THE WEEK OF 9/11.
STEVE Originally Posted by SIRT:
From this thing ...
To this...
On the bay.
THE SUBWAY NUT SITE.
Ya gotta dig for stuff sometimes.
They can be modified or made on the PC also using MS excel.
SUBWAY SATION SIGN LINK and more here - http://subwaynut.com/stations.htm
Ridiculously good work guys! Thanks for the inspiration to keep trying new techniques.
Thanks Jerrman and Doctor Thom.....
and Originally Posted by Bob:
asked if he could build them for me. I was all over that offer!
Just awesome Mr Bartizek.
Beautiful job man.
Originally Posted by prrhorseshoecurve:
NICE! NOW where did you get these doors Zeke!
Isn't it the MTH Water Supply Building cut and built flat?
Originally Posted by Bob:
This is my favorite thread of the week. You guys do great work.
I've been working on adding details lately. Here are some shots of my yard service areas.
First up is a shot along the inbound steam service track. In the foreground is the water delivery pipe (from Keystone Models) with my scratchbuilt concrete catch basin/drain. Behind that is the coaling tower. You can see the concrete base of the ash hoist between the legs of the coaling tower and the steel water tank (Walther's) to the right of the tower.
That Lionel coaling tower looks SOOOOO much better with the hollow legs blocked!!! Excellent work.
Hi Lima - well, the box said "Public Works Building", but it's probably the same thing. And, yes, I just cut it up and flattened it out. Here is the building as it was out of the box:
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Originally Posted by Alan Graziano:
Hello everyone,
I am coming down to the wire on the diesel service facility. I just have to install two cranes on the dock, add stone and install lights.
Alan Graziano
Alan the facility is really looking GREAT!!!!
That Lionel coaling tower looks SOOOOO much better with the hollow legs blocked!!! Excellent work.
The coaling tower is not the Lionel kit. Mine is scratchbuilt with a section of PVC pipe for the body (quite a bit larger in diameter than Lionel's). The legs are solid MDF.
I just saw a show about truck stops featuring Willie Nelson at the end. Alan could throw a couple more tanks in there and add the attractions, and we'd have the Willie's Bio Diesel train stop!!
What, No good??
