Great pictures... very colorful
Todd,
Great!!! 
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Fall is in the air:
Jim
Great pictures Jim... quite colorful
Originally Posted by ToddMc:
Just for fun, and a way to practice some skills.
Wow Todd that is an amazing project! My seven year old son's first words when he saw it were "can we get one like that!!! You should go into business! Thanks for posting!
Jay in Ottawa
Terrific job, Todd!! That's an idea that would really attract kids!
Guy
Originally Posted by ToddMc:
Originally Posted by Chris Lonero:
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.
Zwbob
nice idyllic looking water scene.
Frank , great shot, like to see one at street level.
Parting shots of Rivervalley..
tthis one is missing something? Unfinished scene...
Originally Posted by wsdimenna:
Frank , great shot, like to see one at street level...
Thanks very much for the interest, WS. As per (a tad more than) your request...
Looking to the right (at the foot of the stairs)...
...and looking to the left (of this approx. 7'x4' area)...
Frank (Moon Township)
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Frank. Your slipping, I see some non steam era stuff.... Great shots
. Great shots
Frank,
That is a very nice scene, one of my favorites,
Dave
Originally Posted by wsdimenna:
Frank. Your slipping, I see some non steam era stuff.... Great shots
. Great shotsYes, you are right, WS. In my li'l 'burg, you can't quite tell what time of day it is (a visitor asked that on one occasion,) what season it is (she asked that question, too,) what year it is, or even what decade (!) it is. (I'm incorrigible.)
In fact, everybody's car or truck, no matter what the circa, is in tip-top shape - looking like-new
(almost right-out-of-the-box, you might say) 
; everybody keeps 'em clean, too. Yet, a discerning eye can begin to pick out that some new folks have moved into town, and they all seem to have very aged and rusty transportation (esp. the pickup trucks, for some reason
) as well as some rundown properties.
Alas, it looks like the mayor has encouraged all citizens to have fun and run amuck with rampant individuality and disregard for reality. In fact, as one "netizen" pointed out some time ago, from a neighboring community, top-drawer, one-of-a-kind racing cars were seen displayed at a local street fair, along w/farmers selling such wonders as watermelon-sized cucumbers, as sidedishes, no doubt, for the hamburgers (Street Fair pictures are below,) available at a close-by vending truck.
It's a wild place, Moon Township. Yup. You never can tell what assault on the senses will occur next, with all the non-prototypical self-indulgence going on, thanks to a former pseudo-Hippie messin' w/ everybod's head. What can I tell you, except to say it sure is nice having you take a look at the community and saying you like what you've seen.
Oh, and P.S. A few fancy-schmancy diesels have been seen zipping through town recently, too, and nobody here has any idea what circa they are (!) However, they're dependable as heck and sure-footed, and the kids like the colors zipping by.
I laugh at myself, so your kidding around (and your point is a true one) is most welcome . And I am having a good time of it all, as long as folks still like to visit Moon Township, one way or another, every once in a while.
Frank
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Took a ride on the CP when we visited Idlewild park today for HallowBoo.
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Originally Posted by Dave Allen:
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.
Lots of great pics again. This one blows me away. I thought it was real. just WOW.
Is this a Lionel or a Williams? I have a Williams like this but in a different number.Originally Posted by BANDOB:
The Chessie System has just delivered a new load of construction vehicles to the local dealer.
B&OBill
"Is this a Lionel or a Williams? I have a Williams like this but in a different number"
This is Lionel, but it is a hybrid. The blue die-cast frame, motor,and trucks are from a 1950's locomotive, probably a C&O 624. The 8556 Chessie Shell is MPC, 1975-76. I did not put the engine together, but bought it this way at a train show back in the 1980's.
I've added an electronic reversing unit, but no sound as yet.
B&OBill
AS ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS EVERYONE
ALEX
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Two Berks race past the Lionel haunted house as it is becoming more active this time of year.
The engineer of the S1 has his throttle "on the roof" as Mr. Melvin would say, pulling away from the larger s3 hoping the wicked witch of the "east" doesn't catch him.
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Ah Ricardo(RickO),
If that's your layout, my compliments. It has a unique look... a whimsical, storybook quality about it.
I like that!
Rick
Originally Posted by Rick B.:
Ah Richardo(RickO),
If that's your layout, my compliments. It has a unique look... a whimsical, storybook quality about it.
I like that!
Rick
Thankyou for the compliment.Yes it is Rick, I'm trying to keep a reasonable amount of detail in it with a few "fun" operating items added for the kids, myself included.I've got a long way to go, this section is the only spot "photo-worthy" and it could still use a ton more detail.
I really like the look of the trees, in the foreground, against those cool looking "steep", pointy mountains. Different, in the best kind of way.
Actually, I like everything about those scenes... everything, including the colors, works and compliments each other. One of the more unique looking layouts.
My new little die-cast early diesel-electric box cab would look so cool, rolling through there.
Rick
A MTH Pacific I just finished re-lettering for the M & GL. The 3638 was purchased from the Boston and Main RR and will be used to pull a commuter train down the west coast of Michigan to Grand Rapids and Kzoo.
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My two favorite engines.
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Originally Posted by RickO:
Originally Posted by Rick B.:
Ah Richardo(RickO),
If that's your layout, my compliments. It has a unique look... a whimsical, storybook quality about it.
I like that!
Rick
Thankyou for the compliment.Yes it is Rick, I'm trying to keep a reasonable amount of detail in it with a few "fun" operating items added for the kids, myself included.I've got a long way to go, this section is the only spot "photo-worthy" and it could still use a ton more detail.
Hi RickO, I was wondering if it was your layout also. I must say very nice, beautiful scenery and detail. I would like to see more photo's of the rest of the layout even though it's a work in progress.
Alex
It's fall here too.......
Don
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Don,
Nice, but not what we have in the Northern regions. Best season of the year.
BTW, it's thanksgiving here, in my patch.
Rick
Rick, I like your patch of the woods.
We have Thanksgiving with a group from the hillside. Cook on the beach. November 15 will be a year for us here. Can't believe it's gone that fast. Don
Just for the fun of it, I took some vinyl print paper that I have and tried to make a "Baltimore and Ohio" sticker with it. By placing it on a thin magnetic strip, I can add it or remove it to the tender without marring it. The flash makes it look more prominent that it looks in regular light, though.
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Don,
Actually, it's officially Thanksgiving tomorrow; but, we did our dinner today.
Kind-of exotic... cooking on the beach. Sounds great!
I'm assuming it's been a great year...
Rick
Originally Posted by RickO
It is nice. It reminds me of the Harry Potter land at Disney World, which is great looking. It looks like this layout is going to show the four seasons.
That really tall, pointy mountain, just to the left of the rock tunnels, looks like Grinch territory; or Black Tusk home of...
Rick
Originally Posted by Old Goat:
That is awesome work. You should post in 2R section, as I think they would really appreciate this.
Enjoyable viewing this past weekend folks.Thanks for your photos and thanks to Scott the Weekend Photo Fun Author.
Photo's from a visit to the NYC National Museum in Elkhart, IN on Sunday.
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Tom, do they still have a GG1? I was in Elkhart years ago and the was a rusty GG1 sitting on a siding. It was even open. Don
Originally Posted by scale rail:
Tom, do they still have a GG1? I was in Elkhart years ago and the was a rusty GG1 sitting on a siding. It was even open. Don
This one?
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hello David Minarik.........
I noticed that you have a pair of Sunset 3rd 2-10-4 Texas types and how was the quiet drive gearbox holding up in terms of wear and tear ? I asked because i am picking up my S.F. # 5011 class Texas type in Nov and i think this one will also have the quiet drive gearbox too.
the woman who loves toy trains
Tiffany
