Vignettes Along The Branch Line (1)

 

My original "Vignettes Along the Branch Line" thread was really drifting off course and I felt it lost its purpose so I combined the last several months posts into one photo album. I am still building this story and will continue adding to it. I do appreciate comments you've all made and hope you still find enjoyment in this. Thanks OGR this is a fun place. 

This one gives me the chills.. BURR!

 

Exceptional! The lighting and background are spot on. The B&W shots are really cool.

Don

Thank you Don, thought another of that cold snowy day in Longview would be good to get us in the mood to work on our trains inside.

 

That wet slushy stuff. Makes me glad I don't have to drive in it any more.

But this is cold but still nowhere in your league.

This is cold too but was playing with filters

 

 

WOW!!!

Dick

 

Wow! Very impressive. I showed these photos to my wife and kids and they can't  believe  it's all scale modeling .  Looks so real.

Thank you JNADPA

i am glad you enjoyed say my thanks to family. 

 

 

CBQer posted:

WOW!!!

Dick

Many thanks Dick!

While on the subject of snow and inclement weather how about this...

In the 1940's Santa Fe E6 #12L with the Chief connecting service for Denver heavy in head end businsss blasts through a typical March blizzard. 

 

The model is a Key Model Imports E6 ATSF #12L. Pecos River Brass Fishbelly 70' baggage is also pictured on the Longmont Terminal and Northern layout. 

It is too bad the resolution on the uploads is so low. This was a huge file.. I could host off OGR; I would rather not. 

Now that a great shot. I know it was some work, the snow on the ground is a great touch.. What are you using to simulate the falling snow. I thinking  water being sprayed in front of the modules?

Fantastic modeling, it should be in the History Museum at the Smithsonian.

Superb modeling. You are blessed with such artistic and photographic skills and no detail is too small to include. Thanks for posting the great photos.

Knowing Eric, it's probably real snow.

Dick

I thought about that. Probably has his own snow/weather machine for photo effects. 

pennsynut posted:

Superb modeling. You are blessed with such artistic and photographic skills and no detail is too small to include. Thanks for posting the great photos.

Thank you fellas, all that cold snow makes me want to warm things up a bit with some classic Alco PA action on the Moffat near Leyden Siding, next stop Denver Union Station with today's California Zephyr. Well maybe not today; more like early Spring 1955 or 1956. 

Track speed between Rocky and Arvada is roughly 40-45mph... I think #6001 is hitting it pretty close to that mark.

I like your video suzukovich it's very nice

Erik C Lindgren posted:

I like your video suzukovich it's very nice

Thanks it was a clip from one of my next You tube videos that I was playing with the filters. What I need is a program that creates snow effects. 

Fantastic work Eric! What I would give to be able to duplicate natural lighting on the layout. Your aye nation to detail and getting the colors right is truly inspirational. Your TOFC post last spring inspired me to add one to the lineup which is still a work in progress. Keep me coming!

 

Erik

I never see snow but I know what a stormy day with hail is like and that's what it looks like to me...... a cold stormy day, something I only like in photos and you have got it right mate. Thank goodness we are blessed with mostly sunshine in West Australia! Grin. Roo.

Industrial Models posted:

Fantastic work Eric! What I would give to be able to duplicate natural lighting on the layout. Your aye nation to detail and getting the colors right is truly inspirational. Your TOFC post last spring inspired me to add one to the lineup which is still a work in progress. Keep me coming!

 

Industrial Models thank you very much for the kind words. I'm flattered and like you we both share a high enthusiasm for this sort of thing in our hobby. My gracious thanks and kudos. 

It's a fantastic thread! with you, modelling becomes art!  

jpv in France

Just fantastic!!!!!!

Billy C

Outstanding! Erik, did you do all the modelling on those buildings or are other group members involved? I know natural light can help the illusion some, but these clearly would hold up great either way.

Silver Penthouse brings up the markers on today's California Zephyr as She rolls past Plain View westbound on the Moffat Line.

The Atlas O CZ makes for a nice set. Looks especially nice in its native habitat. 

Train 39 heads for Rainbow Cut leaving Plain View on its way to San Francisco. 

Models shown:

PSC Rio Grande M68 4-8-4 #1802 black boiler speed lettering 

Joe Fisher (Fischer) scratch built CB&Q baggage car 

PSC Pullman Tourist 14 Section with AC 

OMG talk about memories "Johnsons"? If the office was on the right vs left it would be me attending the pumps. (though the pumps would be a bit newer) I hung out bothering that old coot till he put me to work. Tips only as he fake slept always afraid he'd get busted for allowing an under age kid to be there. I was twelve at best, but tenacious about earning money. I must have drove half a dozen store owners nuts trying to earn money. He was a softy

Beautiful work

One more aspect of a wonderful and creative hobby

Nicely done

Great work Eric!  Is the McDonald's the MTH model or was it built from a kit?  Are the pictures of the mill and baking powder factory pre-installation on the layout.  The backgrounds don't appear to be backdrops on a layout, they look like the photos were taken outside against the real sky.  Ditto some of the farm shots.  The backgrounds look so good they are either excellent backdrops or maybe even photoshopped for the album.  Either way the modelling in front of those backgrounds is tremendous.  Only the extreme close-ups give it away.

I would like to mention some love I have for the O Scale Hauler... these boxes are fantastic. I loaded up nearly $23,000 worth of rare brass models and hauled them up in the mountains on Saturday and moved from one location to another and these Haulers are such a god send. The models often times detailed sit on the wheels and can be lifted out with a cradle of ReBoxx poly wrap. Fabulous boxes Doug! Thanks! 

In it's last leg of the overnight trip from Salt Lake City the Rio Grande Prospector rolls eastbound. 

Models used:

Key Model FT #5484 in 1959-1963 era detailing

Hand built #500 series heavyweight baggage car by Ron Kieser

Pecos River Brass RPO and friends. 

Really great looking stuff, Erik.

Somewhere on your layout, though, you ought to have a sign advertising Duffy's Delicious Drinks. Really popular in Colorado years ago. They made some of the oddest flavors of soda pop around and when everything else was selling for dime, you could buy theirs for nine cents (wotta deal) Almost every grocery, cafe or service station had it available.

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Erik C Lindgren posted:

In it's last leg of the overnight trip from Salt Lake City the Rio Grande Prospector rolls eastbound. 

Models used:

Key Model FT #5484 in 1959-1963 era detailing

Hand built #500 series heavyweight baggage car by Ron Kieser

Pecos River Brass RPO and friends. 

This looks real. Very nice picture.

 

Coffee Table book 

Thank you gentleman

Some peer pressure has influenced me to go ahead and produce a coffee table book of the Vignettes Along The Branch Line.

 

Nice!

Will this be available to the public?

Stunning modeling and photography as usual Erik. Those snow scenes almost make you shiver. If you ever experienced that kind of weather personally, it's easy to tell you nailed it. Dang man, you keep getting better and better. A real ambassador for O gauge/scale. 

 

Butch

p51 posted:

Nice!

Will this be available to the public?

I was doing this book looking for a promotional piece for display browsing at shows where we couldn't set up the entire layout for display. It is possible down the road in the future to use it as a fund raising tool after we establish the IRS details for the Colorado O Scale Modelers first.

I have made some improvements to the book see below. 

As far as selling copies I can sure have one printed for anyone that would be willing to pay for the actual print costs. I will sell them through my own art business under my name.

Sadly due to the limited number of prints I'm doing it's more expensive than a typical book published in the 1000's of copies. Nontheless I would be honored if anyone would want to buy a copy. 

 

 

The most recent edit of the project. I think it will be a good conversation piece for me at the events or a great Christmas gift for anyone on my list that likes model trains and or model photography.  As a film maker and visual artist my gamut of friends are varied in their interests however we all share a interest in the visual media. The book is 11x14" hard cover with a dust jacket, a typical coffee table book. 

 

 

up148 posted:

Stunning modeling and photography as usual Erik. Those snow scenes almost make you shiver. If you ever experienced that kind of weather personally, it's easy to tell you nailed it. Dang man, you keep getting better and better. A real ambassador for O gauge/scale. 

 

Butch

Thank you Butch