WEEKEND PHOTO FUN 1/31/14-??

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The link to my layout is above,  Since I am working my 24 hr shift today, I hope that what I did during the week will count.  I was able to finally get some landscaping done on the majority of the city area.  I spent a lot of time on the fire scene.

Wonderful...I love Hopper. There is a upscale shop in our town that sells small (about 7"x7") framed scenes like this using Arttista figures. They are priced at about $150. each.

I recently started working on the roundhouse again, its coming along and finally starting to look like something.

 

It started out as this last April.

 

Still limited to the Small loop in my Den left over from Christmas.

My wife keeps wondering when I'll take it down. I think not until I can run trains on the new Big Layout in the Barn, which is in single digit temps right now.

Picked up this set at the Amhearst Big E Show last Sat.

 

Just a quick photo above and below grade.

 

GM&O SD40X was built from a AtlasO SD35.

 

Oliver and Mike, I appreciate the compliments!

 

Weathered my second diesel, a TMCC Dash 8 I had at the house. Before and after:

Surefire,

 

Even better than the NS.  If I show my son these photos, he is definitely going to want me to weather our Amtrak diesels and electrics.   He has been asking about weathering.  He loves realism and your work would be the deciding factor.

 

Mike.

Mike, again, thank you for the compliment. I have been on the fence about weathering for the past few years, after seeing Laidoffsick's thread in the 3RS forum I sort of spur of the moment bought the airbrush and paint and gave it shot. Not only is it easier than I thought it would be, I am still blown away at the difference it makes. 

Laidoffsick,

 

Your roundhouse looks great. GREAT JOB, please post more pictures of your progress.

Great pics everyone...thanks for sharing!

 

--Greg

Marty:

 

I blew up your picture and WOW, do you have passenger trains. Nice shot of your layout too.

 

Hi-Level cars as well. You have excellent taste on passenger trains.

Ditto!  Marty you have a nice collection and I love the LMS!

A B&O Bang went into service on the home layout.

 

 

John Sethian,  I love your work. Can't beat those Edward Hopper scenes! You nailed it.

 

Paul Goodness

I hope Lionel does a Legacy version too!!!!! I run conventional but if Lionel does maybe more folks will dump these for us!!!!

 

Great photos everyone!  This photo may be of crummy quality, but I had fun taking it!  My dad's new Williams SW spotting a tank of reactor fluid at "Gilbert Scientific." 

Wonderful pictures this week everyone!!  Here is a shot taken from one of the skyscrapers downtown....

 

Alan

Doug,

The roundhouse and the background just looks fantastic.

Great job.

 

Alan Graziano

This is the mountain that I constructed this past month.  I worked on it in 8 different sections so I didn't have to be on my knees atop the layout. All constructed out of scrap 1.5 and 2 inch insulation and the tippi tool.

Front side of mountain.

Good stuff everyone.

 

Laidoffsick, that roundhouse is looking good.  Love to see it when your finished with it.

 

 

This what I've been working on when I'm not at "WORK".

 Uh Oh! It don't fit?

Do they make a shoe horn for this?

 

 

Where did you get those building pieces from. That round house looks awesome.



       

Getting back into the groove, here are a couple of older pics...

 

 

 

Paul

Military trains...

Matt

Uh Oh! It don't fit?

Do they make a shoe horn for this?

 

 

Joe

with some surgery and a few details you can make this appear closer to O scale

   

 

I hope that everyone who was at Thursday at Friday's last October enjoyed their...

 

 

We sure did. 

 

I can't wait to see BNSF 3 Russel Muscle.

 

3-12-24-25

 

LOB!

 

Go Seahawks!

 

 

I second that, Ted,  GO SEAHAWKS!!!

YE HAW!!!!!!!

I have one of those. Was thinking of separating the engine from the radiator and have it destined for a shipyard. Like the surgical modifications. Outstanding. 

Not a train, but a pretty cool piece of equipment -- 1957 VW Pickup truck with drop sides. Turns out the owner and I ran in some of the same circles back in the mid-late 1970's. This would be something cool to have in O scale.

 

 

 

Another weakness I have (but not the time, funds, or talent to support) is vintage automobiles. This is a 1929 Duesenberg which took third in its class at the recent Concours de Elegance at Trump National Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes. This particular car has been in the family for almost 60 years and was restored several years ago. It's one of five Duesenbergs that is NOT owned by a millionaire. Jack "The Apprentice" Kemph's father did the head work (DOHC 32-valve straight 8) on the car and was making some cosmetic repairs on the chassis. I don't recall seeing any Duesenberg 1:43 models out there, but that might be because back then you bought a chassis and had the car built to specifications by a separate coach builder.

 

 

As for Trains, here you go:

  

Shades of Poe.  Nice touch.

 

Love the roundhouse, great pix everyone, and Laz - I really like 'Nessy'!  Russ

 Ummm, who makes that in O scale? Mine is slightly larger. I would like to get one in O for a scene by my engine shed.

Joe

 

Its the same as yours. 1/25 scale Caterpillar Diesel Generator by Norscott.  I just modified it:  I took off the generator and radiator, reworked the intake manifold, dumped the large air filters/turbochargers, added a computer printer gear for a flywheel, and reworked some of the cooling hoses.

Oooh. Must be off to go into a ship then??

Oooh. Must be off to go into a ship then??

Could be, but this one is headed to a nuclear power plant

I wasn't able to check the forum much over the weekend, but I see I missed a lot of great pictures. 

 

Art

Laidoffsick - now, that's one fine roundhouse!

 

Surefire - That is some fine weathering.

 

Brother Love - mighty good work on that GM&O unit.