WEEKEND PHOTO FUN 12-19-14-??

Milk anyone??

Action on the Seattle & Yakima RR. Spokane Portland & Seattle passing through.

 

My first early Christmas present but why did Lionel licence a 1/34 scale item with O27 licence plate on the truck? 

Happy Christmas to you all from this side of the pond James 

 

Framed poster for my Dad from two years ago.

Dan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less than a week away now.  Merry Christmas everyone!!  

 

- Mike

Eastwood did quite a few diecast vehicles both in O Gauge and what could be considered Standard Gauge. I have a bunch of them, I like the Eastwood / Lionel diecast hot air balloon and Eastwood / Lionel blimp the best.

One of our Forum members had a request this week for Lionel to do a scale PE Conductor Car. Here is mine thanks to Forum Member Keith R.

 

 

 

This is a spectacular diesel, Mike.

 

Hope everyone has their shopping done!

 

 

Mike, I really like your picture of the Frisco exiting the tunnel!

 

We spent a lot of time this week just playing with trains.

 

A corner of my layout. It's already a dated picture as I have been adding trees by the dozen.

Thanks Brian.  I absolutely love these engines, definitely one of my favorite trains.  They're the MTH Frisco E-8s, an ABA set from 2002.  I'll root around and see whether I have another shot of them somewhere.

 

- Mike

NICE WORK JDFonz!!!!! We need to see more of that!!!! Very Disney look and that is great!

 

Thanks Dave, it's a work in process...

N Scale kids ride.......scene created by Forum member USMC_Chris....

 

 

 

Peter

Have a great weekend everyone...AND...HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

 

Alan

Morning at Lincoln Park

 

Here are some photo's recently taken at two Long Island Clubs, West Island Model Train club HO and Nassau Lionel Operating Engineers. Nice clubs, nice people and exceptional layouts -enjoy

Steve

Operating scratch built ash pit, see it live at the NJHi-railers Trainstock show

 

 

Since the wife's Christmas present hasn't shown up, looks like I'll be cattle barren this Christmas.

  

Burlington F2 #153, formerly LIONEL Santa Fe 2343 AB units:

 

  

 

 

           Merry Christmas!

 

 

Very nice Brian! Here is my not so scale tinplate version of the conductor car. 

 

 

 

The poorly scanned image of CB&Q prototype F2 #153 is from Jeff Wilson's book F Units: The Diesel That Did It, p. 15.  I haven't figured out how to add text once a photo has been added to the text of the reply.  Will be grateful for a "how to."

SPECTACULAR!  Please post any in progress photos if you have them; would love to see your method.  As previously mentioned, very Disneyesque.

I don't know, Alan....I think your tree might need a few more lights!  

 

Beautiful shot!  That would make a real nice Christmas Card!!  Mind if I "borrow" your image and place an order on Shutterfly??  LOL

 

- Mike

Alex M, THAT is cool !

 

Brad

Thanks guys for the nice comments, the mountains are all 100% blue or pink foam, carved with heat, then painted. I will keep you posted on progress. I do have before and after photos of this area.

It is amazing the results folks get using this method.  You have done an excellent job!  I will look forward to seeing your photos!

This will be my final "A 2013 Christmas Layout Memory " posting, so as such, an overview:

 

- walt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A few old shots.

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS

 

 

Walt,

The last of 2013.  All nice looking photos!  Next comes 2014, and we are looking forward to seeing how you improved!  You really go to great lengths to make a large, super Christmas layout.  Do you have one you leave up year round too?

 

I just recalled you are from the Pittsburgh area.  So I see you live in Allison Park.  Not far from where I work in Gibsonia.

Our Christmas tree at the clubhouse

the Christmas fun begin !!

Mike...thanks!  The tree has over 1000 lights on it...I think about 1200 but I gave up on that.  All I know is that the electric company installed a separate meter for the tree!!...LOL!!   You have my permission to use the picture..

 

By the way, the tree is about 11 feet tall as it sits in an area of our home that has a 24 foot ceiling...

 

Alan

Scott…and all the Forum, Thanks for a Great Year of Photo Fun Weekends!
        












K.C.

Last weekend before Christmas! Hope everyone gets something nice under the tree this year!!

Two early presents to myself - Amtrak GG1 & passenger cars & the PWC ZW

Cut the space out for some water under the bridge last weekend with the help of Lucia

Running some NJT & Santa Fe this week -

Amtrak's eastbound Pennsylvanian & NS 20W passes ALTO tower on the NS Pittsburgh Line in late October 2014

Walt How about a cab ride video? James