THE WEEKEND IS HERE AND SO IS WEEKEND PHOTO FUN!!!
I have been admiring the MTH remake of the Ives circus set for years. I came across 4 of the cars that come in the set. So at York I will be looking for the two that I am still missing.
So now it's your turn. Let's see your pictures.
Scott Smith
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Dennis Brennan's 5 Stall Roundhouse Kit is in the house.
That is a great set Scott. Here is my own standard gauge circus version I'm working on.
"At the Station...."
Have a great weekend everyone!
Alan
MTH Southern Ps-4 1401 (20-3006-1) purchased from choochoojoe
Early morning at the GCT.
I'm seeing orange today...
On the eve of the end of 2011 Christmas layout memories.
- walt
Just for fun, and a way to practice some skills.
Priceless!
Todd,
Great!!! 
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Fall is in the air:
Jim
Here is a lionel fastrack railroad crossing signal and lionel fastrack 036 left hand manual switch got on ebay yesterday and I was bored couple days ago got all my cabooses out took pic's of them. The first three pic's are my mth caboose's and the second two pic's is my atlas caboose's and the last two are my lionel caboose's. Here is a video i did showing my lionel fastrack railroad crossing signal
The last few touches were put on my smoke fluid storage tanks.
Late afternoon at the Garfield depot.
Todd. Love the angry birds cars! What did you use for components for the pig flat car?
Empire Express waiting to move out and Ralston Purina warehouse on the NLOE layout. Pictures taken with iphone.
Nothing to do with model trains, but it was a gorgeous fall day in Northern New England, perfect to take the boat out. So here is what fall looks like from my boat.
My dock is center stage.
On the eve of the end of 2011 Christmas layout memories.
- walt
That is one great looking christmas layout.
What did you use for components for the pig flat car?
The birds, pigs, and slingshot [minus the elastic and craft foam] were from a cake decorating set I found on eBay.
The wood members are cut and stained pieces of basswood. The boulders are cut pieces of square dowel, that I covered with spackle, and then colored with an ink/alcohol mix. The glass blocks are blue tinted glass mosaic tiles from Michaels that are used in those do-it-yourself stepping stone kits. I initially tried using cut pieces of blue foam [like we use on our layouts] for the "glass", but never could get the right glossy sheen on them. I tried spraying them with multiple coats of high gloss clear coat, and tried dozens of dunking in Future floor acrylic... but, couldn't get a satisfactory glossy look. In hindsight, using glass to represent glass should have been a no- brainer. LOL
The TNT crates are made from thin basswood sheets and strips. I used a dental pick to scribe the joint lines in the basswood sheet pieces, glued them into a box, and then glued basswood strips over the ends of the box to represent the framing. The "TNT" labels were cropped out of an Angry Birds screen capture, printed, and glued onto the ends.
The biggest challenge I had on this was getting the graphics on the work caboose done. I initially wanted to use custom printed decals, but had a horrible time trying to cut them to fit around the ladders, windows, and grab irons. I also had major issues getting the print-your-own decal paper to stick to the cab. Ultimately, I ended up hand painting all of the graphic scenery using craft acrylic paint.
A day at the swimming hole.
Some models I've been working on.
This is a plastic Weaver Row House. It comes as a white styrene model with no texture at all. I roughed up the siding with a wire brush, then painted it to look like it's old and neglected. Still need to work on the roof and foundation.
A small, scratch built freight station. This is based on Norm C's. Greenbrook freight station, and is made from wood and cardboard. The cement platform was made from a piece of rigid insulation.
Your work is always very nice, Jumijo. I recall with admiration your beautiful canal and the rushing, babbling stream on your layout - a perfect use of the medium you utilized, and the way you weathered the bridge over it, as well as several very handsome structures. It's great to see you sharing your skilled work again.
Frank
Keith, LOVE the suburban engine! I first discovered those in an Alvin Stauffer book on the New York Central system.
Looking back through a file of old pictures and I came up with this vagrant.... I can't quite make him out.....
Okay - while I am at it, some Tony Lash's layout memories....
I want to duplicate this coal dock and barge on our new layout... of course we will use an LV tug!
Todd, I showed your work to my 6 year old daughter and she loved it! Thanks for posting !
Thanks Jeff!!
Alan
Trust me, there's a train down there somewhere, up to you to spot it.
MP62 on the NS "H" Line up the Shenandoah Valley. The old position light signal not likely to be around much longer.
Just for fun, and a way to practice some skills.
Priceless!
Awesome! I want a set
This magnificent scratch built model of Sydney Central Railway Station as it appered in the 1950's was at the Sydney Model Railway Exhibition last week, it looks so real.
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