Weekend Photo Fun 2-15-13-??

Nice photo and great lighting. Thought is what real at first glance. Is that a backdrop sky?

Thanks Perry1060. The backdrop is only painted wall. The real backdrop come later.

Got my 3rd Rail FL9s yesterday.  Can't wait to run them soon.  The New Haven one is for my home layout and in two rail.  The Amtrak and PC versions will run on the Paradise and Pacific Railroad at the Scottsdale Railroad Park in the very near future.  Love it when a project becomes reality.

Nice Jonathan!  It's good to see at least one manufacturer is using dual sealed beams with a proper lens that they can be appreciated.  Perhaps it will catch on.

I don't see the "dual headlamps with proper lens" in the above photos. Please elaborate.

Just tested out Legacy on our club layout yesterday afternoon with this handsome Legacy Southern U30c

Here is a pic of a k-line chessie flat car with reel load. I bought on ebay today. 

I think he might be referring to the Amtrak unit. It seems to have a unique headlamp lens.

The Penn Central one looks great; tracking says mine will arrive on Tuesday. Can't wait!

I don't see the "dual headlamps with proper lens" in the above photos. Please elaborate.

 

I probably should have posted dual sealed beams and a correct lens, but you knew what I meant and could have corrected the terminology. 

Not really. I have gone back to those photos posted above, MANY, MANY times, and I still don't see twin lights, OR sealed beam lights! What am I missing in those "dark" photos?

Yes, the twin lamp headlight is a really nice feature on the FL9.  One of the challenges for this project was that after several years in service there are several variations.  Some were replaced with single lamp headlights, while the orientation on others was vertical.  The New Haven model captures the as delivered twin lamp configuration in a horizontal orientation.

The Amtrak model represents the last version before Amtrak retired the FL9.  Amtrak retrofitted the FL9 with a Pyle headlight and that has been captured on that version along with the correct position of the reverse light between the windshields, the K5LA horn and the MU and HEP connectors retrofitted into the nose.  If anyone purchased the Maine Central version, they bought Amtrak 488 and 489 so these will be the same details.  The Metro North and NYC heritage schemes share details as well including ditch lights, a different MU and HEP connector set up and the Leslie K5LA horns. 

I think he might be referring to the Amtrak unit. It seems to have a unique headlamp lens.

Nick - In the early 50's at some point EMD started installing dual sealed beams in the headlamp housing of their diesels.  (Hot Water, who worked for EMD is always able to correct at any time.) If you look at a lot of pictures of engines, you will find that dual sealed beams were commonly used, which isn't commonly seen in Atlas, MTH, and Lionel units, with a few exceptions.  3rd Rail chose to properly model that feature.

You can see what I'm talking about when looking at the lower headlamp of this Missouri Pacific diesel.

BTW - Hot Water is having a little fun tonight trying to keep me on my toes.

YOU GO MARKER!!

Ah, I had missed the dual LED and only noticed the dual setup on the Amtrak. It's attention to minutia like this that separates 3rd Rail form the others.

Jonathan, cannot disagree on the fidelity and detailing of these locos, but what is it with the SIX foot long coupler in front of the three rail versions (admittedly my current pet peeve - too long couplers - now that Lionel and others are finally putting four chugs per revolution on all steamers I have something new to bother me)

For the record, Pyle-National and Mars both manufactured dual sealed beam headlight castings which were mounted behind the bezel and glass of most EMD cab units built after August, 1949. Most customers specified the sealed beams, but some still specified the older glass reflector and screw-in light bulb. The assembly was mounted on a hinge and swung inward for maintenance or lamp replacement.

My Penn Central Turbo train.  Nice looking train.  Unfortunately it looks like MTH didn't do enough testing on gargaves O-72 curves.  If they had just put a little more space between the cars.  Problems stated in another post along with others.

My son David repainted and decaled the Lionel early inspection car to SCL as a Hanukkah gift to me.

One of the more dramatic moments on the Layout at The Reading RR Heritage Museum.
Who let Gomez Addams in here ?!?

Great pictures everyone! 

Another sunny day in Arizona...

New big UP power arrived on the railroad this week. U30C #2918 had its first day of operation. See the action over on Weekend at the Movies as well.

Peter to be fair, the coupler is only FOUR feet long .... ..... These are the first 3rd Rail diesels I've gotten in 3 rail and I can hardly disagree with you.  The coupler literally sticks out on these.  My growing collection of 2 rail diesels don't have this challenge.  I am going to try and modify the front coupler and see if I can shorten it or more likely mount a Kadee coupler on the nose side.  This is certainly a concern to address for the FP units coming up next. 

Frank,  Your buildings and small detail are fantastic!

Traintrack, I really like this shot.

Here is some new scenery work from this weekend ,the walls showed up in the mail on sat morning .

Frank53,

Nice neon lighting there.  Did you use one of the experimenter kits from Miller Engineering?

Joe