Weekend Photo Fun 2-9-18-??

Fred Brenek posted:

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

I think Peter’s D&H Diesel is Scale, and appears longer than mine; it is gorgeous. Mine may be semi scale, which is better for me because my layout limits me to engines that can handle 031 curves and 022 switches.

Fear not Arnold.  Your RS11 is scale.  As is Peter's SD45. 

Thanks Fred. Don’t know all the different Diesel variations yet. Hopefully, I will learn them.

Here is 45 seconds of the Lionel Legacy D&H RS-11 pulling 11 postwar cars and a caboose. Diesel sounds and horn are realistic, smoke is good too:

Putnam Division posted:

D&H is my feature loco on the layout this past week......love that livery!

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

Peter (Putnam Division) and I are on the same wavelength: love my D&H too. 

I'll third the sentiment - not a great picture, but all I've got at the moment...

I hope someone starts an "Any Delaware & Hudson Fans..." thread like the great New Haven thread.

Bill T posted:

Action on the Seattle & Yakima RR

   Bill

Love those Phoenix passenger cars. Just got two more last week.

for a change of pace ,I got this mth union pacific set out,reminds me of the lionel alco set of the 50's love this set

Caution, rated PG or maybe R.  Choo-choo!   

More pictures from the Easter layout;

Scott Smith

Today my bookend came and am working on sign parts. Here is a mock up of what I am envisioning 

The other thing I am doing to give the flat more depth is to create a false sense on an interior.

I am going to use a back lit photo film inside the center window area outlined in red and two of the lower dock doors I plan to do a small interior space of the dock with

kegs and cases of bottles etc. since they fall below the benchwork and track that runs behind these fronts. I've got about 5-6" of depth I can utilize.

Here is the image that is being printed on the back lit material.

and I found these thin LED light boxes on ebay really cheap and they are very thin, less than 1/4"

Ice, ice, baby.

Broke out the UP Dash 8 for a ride on the Rio Grande. 

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

Here is 45 seconds of the Lionel Legacy D&H RS-11 pulling 11 postwar cars and a caboose. Diesel sounds and horn are realistic, smoke is good too:

Sounds great. I owned 5001 twice already, both times sold... but I kept the sound set from it and it now lives on in my BRW RS1

Mike McCutcheon posted:

Newest addition to the layout.    MTH Tri-Rail cars. 

They look very nice Mike

I have the NJT version set waiting for me in the States for pick up to go with our ALP-46. 

Nick

Mason decided we are running NYC today

Lionel 1-700e Hudson and Lionel Dreyfuss

1-700e runs very nicely on a Legacy Powermaster.

Have a great weekend

Nick

Putnam Division posted:

D&H is my feature loco on the layout this past week......love that livery!

Peter

+1 on that sentiment, Peter!!

A friend of mine visited the NYC Transit museum over the holidays.  I had given him the tip that there's a 1:48 hobby shop on the layout with an "operating" layout shown in the front picture window.  He got this pretty good shot.

The train on the layout in the picture window actually runs.  I'm guessing the layout builders took the guts from one of those operating Christmas ornaments to make it.

Fun.

Steven J. Serenska

DOC posted:

The engine and caboose came out great! 

Did you do them yourself? (I am assuming that is a custom job, right?) 

-Dave

Serenska posted:

The train on the layout in the picture window actually runs.  I'm guessing the layout builders took the guts from one of those operating Christmas ornaments to make it.

I think they removed the dome and motorized one of these:

You can see the little cutout at the base (held the dome on when it was a key-chain) of the item in the shop window.

IIRC, the train ran by pulling the key ring, made a lap or 2 for each pull.

-Dave

                                           Another Mellow Yellow CHESSIE #1473 ....

Continuing to add to my NS First Responders rolling stock.

Picked up the MTH Operating Car, essentially an aquarium style car with a moving display. Looks and works great.

Some past discussion about the red paint difference between Lionel and MTH. Here's a pic. There is a slight difference but really not noticeable at all when they're running on the layout.

MTH on the left, Lionel on the right.

Operating Car:

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

I think Peter’s D&H Diesel is Scale, and appears longer than mine; it is gorgeous. Mine may be semi scale, which is better for me because my layout limits me to engines that can handle 031 curves and 022 switches.

You are correct....mine is a RailKing Scale SD-45.

Arnold.....I suspect your RS-11 is very close to its true scale size.

Peter

I'm really a New York Central person who also likes the D&H livery.

Here's both at Albany Union Station......

Peter

Since D&H seems to be popular today, may I suggest these books:

Peter

The engine  and  caboose are MTH all I did was make some stickers.  It was a very  easy project.

More progress. Since my Indian head bookend came yesterday I am making my mold today.

Well the casting is done. I love these fast set molds and casting materials. 30min. set time for mold, 5 min set for casting.

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

Here is 45 seconds of the Lionel Legacy D&H RS-11 pulling 11 postwar cars and a caboose. Diesel sounds and horn are realistic, smoke is good too:

Love that distinctive Also sound!

Peter

Putnam Division posted:

I'm really a New York Central person who also likes the D&H livery.

Here's both at Albany Union Station......

Peter

 

A picture of awesome Northeast Power!

CSX Al posted:

More progress. Since my Indian head bookend came yesterday I am making my mold today.

Well the casting is done. I love these fast set molds and casting materials. 30min. set time for mold, 5 min set for casting.

Great idea someone near and dear to my own mindset!

Picked up a die-cast model similar to my own car. Now I can take a road trip around the layout!  

handyandy posted:

Picked up a die-cast model similar to my own car. Now I can take a road trip around the layout!  

When you go on that road trip, will you pick up hitchhikers?

Nick12DMC posted:

Mason decided we are running NYC today

Lionel 1-700e Hudson and Lionel Dreyfuss

1-700e runs very nicely on a Legacy Powermaster.

Have a great weekend

Nick

Mason has very good taste!!! Just picked up a Lionel Dreyfuss Hudson and it is one sweet engine.

here I am at Lou Palumbo's place

I’ve had this finished and waiting for paint for about six months now. A MOW tender very loosely based on a cross between a picture of an IC and PRR car I saw. It figures I saw today it’s in the new Lionel catalog. I’ve got a half hearted helium car too Lionel, if you’re looking for something to annoy me with in your next catalog.

In a Chessie mood...a pair of SD40-2 "cats"

The video:

dk122trains posted

Great idea someone near and dear to my own mindset!

Thanks Don!

Nice video Ralph. I have always liked your layout.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhC1rmgkwec