Weekend Photo Fun 11-17-17-??

Something from my archive of train club pictures.

                                                                   SOU #1412

This first image is more appropriate for last weekend, but better late than never!

Chris

LVHR

Have a great weekend, everyone!  I took a break from working on anything model railroading-related for the last 6 months or so, but now that shorter days & colder temps have arrived, I’m starting to get the bug again.  In the meantime, here are a few “oldies”...

Happy Friday!

Some early Christmas themed photos from the Trainfest Show held last weekend (11/11 - 11/12) in Milwaukee. The show was packed by the way too.

Here is MTH's display layout showing their Christmas train. I really liked their lighted flat cars with Christmas trees. These are LED-lit cars that get powered from the track, with a regulator that operates the lights from ~ 5 to 18V, good for conventional or DCS operation. MTH's Sales VP, Rich Foster, said these are getting hard to find at LHS - they're selling that well.

At another O-gauge club layout, more Christmas cars.

This one is just cool. A scratch-built O-scale model similar to the real service station,  "The Bomber" Gas Station, a Texaco Station, in Milwaukie, Oregon.

Tom

Had some fun just running trains and video taping them:

UP 8500HP turbine videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...amp;feature=youtu.be    


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd3JhBVrRVo    


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1grQoKEK9rU

Happy Friday ! We made it.

Here is ONE of my latest projects... wood trestle bridge going in over Highland Hills.

Not exactly a B-17, but close enough! Nice work on the gas station!

BTW, I read recently that the B-17 is supposed to be taken down from the roof top and restored. Any truth to that?

Edit: I have confirmed that the bomber, named Lacey Lady, was removed from the gas station in 2014, and taken to Aurora for restoration. The published intent is to get it flying again. Whether or not that happens depends a great deal on if the necessary cash can be raised. One estimate put the cost of restoration in the $4 million range. If you want to help, details are available at B-17 Alliance Foundation's website.

Chris

LVHR

With the holidays approaching, it's time to break out the postwar & relive that magic of model trains & Christmas!

Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!!

2167WS from 1951


The 1862 General from 1959 on the upper level


2055 Hudson passes the station leading set 1533WS from 1955


2245 Texas Special F3s leading set 1520W from 1954








2055 Hudson splits the signals leading set 1533WS from 1955


Picked up this cool archive TOFC car - 




NS SD60M 6801 (ex CR 5565) leads an eastbound grain train through Riverside on the ex Virginian main 



NS Dash-9 9049 leads 29G westbound past the former N&W station in Christiansburg, VA


NS SD70ACe 1051 leads 233 through Oakvale, WV on the Christiansburg District 


A NY bound NJT trains crosses the Raritan River as it heads into Perth Amboy on the North Jersey Coast Line


Just after sunrise on the Pokey, NS ET44AC 3670 leads an eastbound coal drag through Switchback, WV

Completed Korber Round House 

With work completed on  Mifflin, PA, I finally began work on the town of Port Royal. This is a very complicated project because of the many different elevations of structures, and grades on the roads. Also have to deal with clearance issues under the model of the vintage 1910 concrete arch bridge  spanning the tracks well known to railfans of the Middle Division. Although I had the structures on hand to lay out in planning the town, the one thing I did not have was a model of the bridge which will need to be scratchbuilt. However, given the tight fit, I did not want to build the actual model, only to find that it has geometrical issues such as insufficient clearance for the trains. 

For that reason, I did something that I generally do not do...and that was to build a mockup. It is constructed of foam core, and has all of about 5 dollars of material in it. But it is really helping me to lay the scene out correctly, and I can already see a few minor dimensional changes that will need to be made.

Images include a map of the town, a recent photo of the prototype, then several showing the planned location of the structures with everything just sitting up on wood scraps. My guess is that the scene will take about a year to construct.

Here is one other photo unrelated to my prior post that I took while setting up Port Royal. It's grainy and not well lit, but shows the wide prototypical reverse curves that I like to use on the layout. The F-3's are early MTH PS 1.0 units upgraded to TMCC and then superdetailed by my son Steven. Note the fixed pilots and Kadee couplers. Other features are the cinder roadbed, sharp ballast edges typical of the pre-1960 era, pole line, and an elevated relay case off to the right. Hoppers are from Weaver with real coal loads and weathering done by my son.

”Max Foods” opens for business Monday as we set up for then annual Science Museum of Virginia Thanksgiving weekend Train Show.

In my travels this Fall, I realized that the small boxes hotel soaps come in, make perfect-sized crates for O gauge. Hence, customized “Max Foods” packaging.

Peter

Have been working on my Canadian Pacific Holiday train for a couple of years, here is plex-glass I had etched so I can shine RED LED lights in the sides to light the words for the side of the box cars. Still have to work on blocking the light bleed out the ends. You might try this if you have the new MTH light up trains! 

And some shots of my layout at the local model train show. Had 13 Lion Chief controls on the fence for kids to run the trains, and several other buttons to operate various animated accessories and sounds. 24x40 feet. Thomas theme, Chuggington, Hogwarts, large loops in the middle with long circus trains. The show was packed with kids all along the fence running trains.

Here are some shots of the Canadian Toy Train Association layout; trains they were running.  And the new MTH Rocky Mountaineer engine at a local dealer. 

And here are some shots of Radiator Springs, with the new "Cars 3" Movie out last week I thought this was the perfect time to show my layout with the new Mattel Precision series lighted buildings. The neon light show on these is stunning, with the added power supplies you can set the light shows to keep running all day. The various lights fade in and out for stunning effects on the buildings.

A 2016 Christmas Layout memory

- walt

PRRMiddleDivision posted:

With work completed on  Mifflin, PA, I finally began work on the town of Port Royal. This is a very complicated project because of the many different elevations of structures, and grades on the roads. Also have to deal with clearance issues under the model of the vintage 1910 concrete arch bridge  spanning the tracks well known to railfans of the Middle Division. Although I had the structures on hand to lay out in planning the town, the one thing I did not have was a model of the bridge which will need to be scratchbuilt. However, given the tight fit, I did not want to build the actual model, only to find that it has geometrical issues such as insufficient clearance for the trains. 

For that reason, I did something that I generally do not do...and that was to build a mockup. It is constructed of foam core, and has all of about 5 dollars of material in it. But it is really helping me to lay the scene out correctly, and I can already see a few minor dimensional changes that will need to be made.

Images include a map of the town, a recent photo of the prototype, then several showing the planned location of the structures with everything just sitting up on wood scraps. My guess is that the scene will take about a year to construct.

Beautiful work please keep sharing 

Trackside this last week was ok, finally caught the Lafayette local with warbonnet power at Burke’s Hill 

anyway as always I enjoy seeing what you all share 

Nice material Christopher 

Alex that's one good looking roundhouse.

Here's a few pics of a project I am working on for a certain persons Christmas. Here's a teaser.

Here's Mason with a new product I came across. As he has always wanted a train to run round his bedroom. It's for HO/OO at the moment.

It launches official at the end of the month.

http://www.roomtoprailways.co.uk/

Have a great weekend

Nick

Trackside 2017-11-15 Video

Enjoy

   nmp's....

Everyone's Christmas layouts are making me jealous!  I'm stuck at an out of town job site, looks like through Thanksgiving now.  Wish I had gone 'Z' scale!

I now will post my backlog of York pics....as usual, thank you to all who made the modular displays possible.....your efforts are appreciated!

The layout in the Purple Hall:

Peter

The layout in the Black Hall:

  nmp....

The cool OO layout in the White Hall:

Peter

Cold late fall evening walk with my awesome dog Maggie.   Alongside a rarely used branch line in my neighborhood.

My Lionel open house parts order arrived today.   Got a couple Amtrak HHP-8 #664 railsounds boards.   One which will be going into this MTH AEM7 converted to ERR loco.

Have a great weekend.

Putnam Division posted:

I now will post my backlog of York pics....as usual, thank you to all who made the modular displays possible.....your efforts are appreciated!

The layout in the Purple Hall:

Peter

Peter, thank you so much for the three tours.  Be spending some time tonight studying these images when try to lull myself to sleep.

Ron

These are HeroClix figures with Lionel O scale freight cars and the passenger station.

Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman versus TESS-ONE.

Lex Luthor, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, and Batman waiting on the platform of the passenger station. 

Andrew 

Falcon Service

Getting into the Christmas spirit.....I did this video about a years ago....

Peter

Installed my bridge this past weekend with a help of a friend, can't wait to start running trains on the upper level. 

John-