Weekend Photo Fun 11/1/19 HONGZ

Jeff - You really need to start these with at least one photo!  Inspire us!  You're the lead man on this one. Take some photos and make a file of other people's layouts or things at train shows to kick start the post each week - try it, it might work! :-)

I don't have an HO or Large Scale layout personally and there is not a single HO layout available within 30 miles of my home here in Maggie Valley. I do belong to the excellent Apple Valley Model RR Club over in Hendersonville (about 45 miles) and have taken a lot of pictures there in the past which I post here from time to time. Have been so busy with 'life' that I haven't been there in over a year either and i miss it. Great club with over 100 members. Very interesting group.

Here are  few to help out here...

c.sam posted:

This looks to be the classic Alexander Scale Models Freight House, if I'm not mistaken. Makes into a lovely structure, as you can see... 

Mark in Oregon

                       Don's barber shop and Boyd's billiards at NJ Hirailers.

Good morning Paul - Thanks for your contribution but this is the HO, N, G, and Z gauge Forum...

ALL trains are neat!  :-)

Your welcome Sam!

Did two main activities this week.

Built the Blair Line "Fred and Red's" fine dining establishment.  The primary customers for this exquisite culinary experience is Spokane Southern Railroad and Northern Power and Light employees.  Fred and Red used to work for the railroad, but got turfed during the Great Depression.  When DeBraal Yard was started in 1935, they saw an opportunity in serving food to their former co-workers, and managed to pool their meager funds to start this elegant dive in 1939.  The white building is a GC Laser crew hostel that I finished about one month ago.  Now that these two buildings are complete, I should be able to finish about three feet of scenery from the main line back.  I have all the GC Laser grade crossings necessary for the crews and maintenance vehicles to get across the main, and the A/D tracks to the caboose track, but I have some track painting to take care of before I can move forward. 

Since I'm getting burnt out on building kits, I decided to spend some time trying a new (for me) weathering technique.  Tony Thompson has a wonderful blog at:

http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/

This site is a wealth of knowledge, and he did a nine part series on weathering with acrylics and wet water.  Tried two cars that are some of my oldest on my freight car roster, a Train Miniatures GN OB boxcar, and a Walthers Gulf 10K tank car.  The tank car was the first one I did, and I went very light with the wash.  The photos show both sides of the boxcar. 

All for this week.

Regards.

Jerry

gnnpnut posted:

Did two main activities this week.

Built the Blair Line "Fred and Red's" fine dining establishment.  The primary customers for this exquisite culinary experience is Spokane Southern Railroad and Northern Power and Light employees.  Fred and Red used to work for the railroad, but got turfed during the Great Depression.  When DeBraal Yard was started in 1935, they saw an opportunity in serving food to their former co-workers, and managed to pool their meager funds to start this elegant dive in 1939.  The white building is a GC Laser crew hostel that I finished about one month ago.  Now that these two buildings are complete, I should be able to finish about three feet of scenery from the main line back.  I have all the GC Laser grade crossings necessary for the crews and maintenance vehicles to get across the main, and the A/D tracks to the caboose track, but I have some track painting to take care of before I can move forward. 

 

 

Jerry, it looks good and smells good.  I’ll take a burger with mustard, onions and lettuce and a bowl of chili.  I would love a Modello to wash it down but I don’t think it was available in 1939.  Sooooo... give me a Moxie.

SantaFeJim posted:

gnnpnut posted:

Did two main activities this week.

Built the Blair Line "Fred and Red's" fine dining establishment.  The primary customers for this exquisite culinary experience is Spokane Southern Railroad and Northern Power and Light employees.  Fred and Red used to work for the railroad, but got turfed during the Great Depression.  When DeBraal Yard was started in 1935, they saw an opportunity in serving food to their former co-workers, and managed to pool their meager funds to start this elegant dive in 1939.  The white building is a GC Laser crew hostel that I finished about one month ago.  Now that these two buildings are complete, I should be able to finish about three feet of scenery from the main line back.  I have all the GC Laser grade crossings necessary for the crews and maintenance vehicles to get across the main, and the A/D tracks to the caboose track, but I have some track painting to take care of before I can move forward. 

 

 

Jerry, it looks good and smells good.  I’ll take a burger with mustard, onions and lettuce and a bowl of chili.  I would love a Modello to wash it down but I don’t think it was available in 1939.  Sooooo... give me a Moxie.

 

It is August 14, 1952, and Olympia beer is available.  Would that work? 

Failing that, bring your own hip flask to "spice up" the Moxie. 

Regards,

Jerry

Make Mine a Moxie!