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

Up close today.   "Adventures of a Pennsy A5"

Turned my college roommate's old bed into a train table for a few weeks.  Until they assigned me a new roommate.  Now the trains are stashed in my desk.  Maybe this weekend I'll set them up in my floor's lobby for a few hours.  

I thought this would be very timely to share since today is truly opening day....Go Tribe.  For those wondering the two teams are the high school I played for and the other, the high school I coached baseball at.

Luv it, Bryan in Ohio !!

FrankM

Bryan. Great looking baseball field and players. Thinking of doing something similar on a layout. Where did you get the players?  Couldn’t find a good resource for players. Thanks. 

Honestly I bought them so long ago for the one team (around 2004) I want to say Kramer products but don't know who I bought them from.  The other team I got from scenic Express about a year ago.  The umpires also from scenic Express.

Bryan. Thanks. Will check it out  Ken 

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Today Up Close: " Empty siding - The Logging Camp - Rock Climbers - Hot Dogs - Gordy the Milk Man - Locomotives "

Under the tracks.

Blowin ‘em out.

Up close 4/11/19

Up close for this fine Thursday!  

Some new ones from this week:

Lee, I see what you did there :

 Lew

Patrick, your people-waiting-for-a-train scene is wonderful:

Lew

Brian, your special effects add a bit of magic to the scene:

Lew

Lee, making photos B&W that are depicting an era before there was color photos adds an authenticity, a suspension-of-disbelief such that the eye isn't searching for details that don't look "real". You could almost hide a center rail in that pic :

Lew

trumptrain posted:

Pat

I think I see the Easter bunny lurking in your cabbage patch

briansilvermustang posted:

 

 

 

 

Great pic Brain 

Lew

 you my friend are on to me. I’m surprised no one else caught that

Guys I hope I don’t step on anyone’s toes all the pics are great but this week Lee’s Black and white pics steals the show this week. Bravo Lee!

geysergazer posted:

Patrick, your people-waiting-for-a-train scene is wonderful:

Lew

Thanks so much Lew!

Nice contributions from everyone'.. I haven't been able to take any pics as too many obstacles in my way... I hope to catch up soon'....

Lee, making photos B&W that are depicting an era before there was color photos adds an authenticity, a suspension-of-disbelief such that the eye isn't searching for details that don't look "real".

Guys I hope I don’t step on anyone’s toes all the pics are great but this week Lee’s Black and white pics steals the show this week. Bravo Lee!

Thanks very much, gents! People have long said you can't get published from a cell phone shot, but I have, more than once, in the model RR press (though I didn't sent a cell shot for my OGR article earlier this year, they got the good SLR shots for that!).

I don't post these for accolades but I'm only human. I'm just glad you like my work!