TRAIN THEME THURSDAY : close up shots around the layout......

Some close ups.

p51 posted:

That last one, the back-lit steamer, WOW!!!

For today.

Steaming Jon posted:

p51 posted:

That last one, the back-lit steamer, WOW!!!

Great photos, Jon.

trumptrain posted:

For today.

More great photos, Patrick.

Ghost Busters!

A canoe ride across the harbor'

City street.

Guys, those are some awesome pictures, thanks for sharing, lots of good inspiration there.

Couple of work trains at the Team Track.

Close ups for today.  May 10, 2018.

Close-ups in one neighborhood of Moon Township, USA...

...a community fair is in progress, as is a parade headed its way...

          ...and a backyard ballgame is in-progress, too...

FrankM

Moonson posted:

Close-ups in one neighborhood of Moon Township, USA...

...a community fair is in progress, as is a parade headed its way...

          ...and a backyard ballgame is in-progress, too...

FrankM

So impressive Frank! Moon Township is alive with activity! I'm sure to you your layout ,like mine, has taken on a life of it's own. I can even name some of the inhabitants of my layout.

CNJ #1601/ Joe A, Those two scenes have atmosphere!   Very, very cool!

FrankM

Moonson posted:

CNJ #1601/ Joe A, Those two scenes have atmosphere!   Very, very cool!

FrankM

Thanks, Frank...your comments are very much appreciated!  Those shots are from my (very) small "toy-train-like layout" that I built many years ago, prior to becoming interested (heck, I'll say it...fascinated!!) with weathering...and realism.  I plan to eventually build a new (and much larger!) layout that will incorporate much more realism...but for now this one will remain just what it was intended to be!

Awesome guys 

the ever dependable, Lionel 6457 caboose......

gandydancer1950 posted:

the ever dependable, Lionel 6457 caboose......

Nice scene, and I see the caboose passing by has the Antareans traveling in it.

Clem K, Smooooth, and good lookin' !

CNJ#1601/JoeA, Just like the train yards I used to sneak into when I was a boy, back in the 50's Very realistic.

FrankM

Close-ups...... around town...

FrankM, Moon Township, USA

Photos 1 & 2 - The circus has come to town.

Photo 3 - A PRR K4-s has been assigned rare freight duty and pulls its train through a heavy snowfall.

Photo 4 - Thomas the Tank Engine keeps a tight schedule on the Great Northeastern Railway.

Up close around Patsburg and the Free State Junction Railway.

Frank M.,

I am very impressed with your talent in making things look very real. You are truly a teacher at heart. 

Hope you are feeling ok, miss you at York. 

Dave

david1 posted:

Frank M.,

I am very impressed with your talent in making things look very real. You are truly a teacher at heart. 

Hope you are feeling ok, miss you at York. 

Dave

Absolutely delightful to hear from you, David. I always read your postings and enjoy getting your perspectives on matters. You were always good company, too.

Thank You for these very kind words. Teaching has been one of the great privileges of my life. Nowadays, I continue to volunteer at our parochial elementary school to help children who need a little boost and extra support.

I miss York, too, but I have accepted that there are different things for different times in life, so I am gone from York, permanently, but enjoy the new shape my life has taken.

My health is on the mend, as I continue to recover. Thank you,. very much, for your good wishes in that regard.

Be well, safe, and happy.

FrankM

trumptrain posted:

Up close around Patsburg and the Free State Junction Railway.

Patrick and his Free State Junction Railway have offered us a stunning lesson here.  Observe the selected pictures and note that its not what you see; its what you don't see:  trains.

Frank Moon frequently offers us the same opportunity.

Lou N

The yard foreman surveying the new fence installation.