Weekend Photo Fun 5-24-19-??

Always a good way to start the weekend, thanks for doing this Scott.

I haven't posted in awhile, life happens.  Haven't been able to do too much work on the layout but did take some pictures.  It's interesting to find things in the pictures that eyes alone don't always catch.  For example, the gaps between sidewalks in this picture.  Helps me fill in little things that I would otherwise miss.

Finally finished building the Atlas O icing platform. Hooo boy, lotta parts!

Took extra time too with adding led lights (from forum sponsor Evan Designs) to the ice deck and shanty. Also applying multiple layers of first base paint, then ground cover to the platform base.

Used this Aged Iron textured paint from Rust-Oleum for the deck roof. Made multiple passes to give the roof a rough tar paper look and feel. Came out pretty good.

The finished assembly.

Will put this now on the layout next to the ice house finished weeks ago.

Enjoy your weekend.

Tom

Night Life.

Have a Great Weekend!

Fun photos for this weekend beginning with a thank you ( first photo ) to all those who have served.  

A 2018 Christmas Layout memory

I probably shouldn't have used my typical smiley face this week because I'm going to show the one single task that I can't stand doing each year.  I realize that to most of you this is small potatoes but not for me who tries to hide every wire.  Also consider that NOT shown is the terminal strips that I use to distribute power to my DCS layout.

- walt

UGH!

trumptrain posted:

 

Richard Gere? 

Great images, nice work!

Wow some nice layout photos great work folks.

We have the Thomas the Tank engine event at our railway heritage park over 5 days here are some shots of my set up with the LionChief controls on the fence for the kids to run 10 Thomas theme trains. Also 2 gateman, whistles, Cranky the crane, Popcorn stand, whistles, fork lift loader, and lots of sounds buttons. Good crowds kids stay a long time to run the trains.  I made this Slinky dog based on other examples on the forum kids like it works fairly well. 

Really needed to see this stuff today. Great pics as usual. I showed my one friend and coworker the closeup shot of the Bada Bing on Patrick Was layout. Really needed a great laugh. Today isn't like I expected work to be. Thank God we can all relax after today(hopefully).

Happy Weekend.

Action on the Seattle & Yakima RR

If you're a B&O fan this photo is almost Heaven!

(Not my photo. Photographer unknown)

Dave NYC Hudson PRR K4 posted:

Really needed to see this stuff today. Great pics as usual. I showed my one friend and coworker the closeup shot of the Bada Bing on Patrick Was layout. Really needed a great laugh. Today isn't like I expected work to be. Thank God we can all relax after today(hopefully).

Dave - There' nothing like laughter to cure what ails us!  Glad my Bada Bing photho could bring you some laughter!

BobbyD posted:

trumptrain posted:

 

Richard Gere? 

Great images, nice work!

Exactly!  He vacations in Patsburg every Memorial Day weekend! 

Thanks too for the kind words!  Much appreciated!

Amusement Park on Harrisonville Layout in Knoxville MD

EL

dk122trains posted:

Night Life.

Love those night shots!  You can never have too much night lighting on your layout.  I plan on adding a lot of lights to my layout  It really gives the layout a different look and brings the layout to life!

Passenger train passing the scrap yard

The view across the harbor

Suburbia at night.

dk122trains posted:

Night Life.

Hey Don,

This is great! Can we some "Day Life" as well?

Dave

Farmer_Bill posted:

Amusement Park on Harrisonville Layout in Knoxville MD

Nice Screamin Serpent! I have two of those kits myself plus their original coaster. I do professional theme park models but it is fun to get these out once in awhile.

luvindemtrains posted:

dk122trains posted:

Night Life.

Hey Don,

This is great! Can we some "Day Life" as well?

Dave

Day life

The last of my York photos this weekend.....The S gauge layouts which have lots of good scenes to get modeling ideas from.....

This station is really well done and constructed of easily available parts.....more pics focused of it later in the que

Now I am concentrating on the station.  the station buildings, I believe are Marx.  I was able to meet the builder and as I suspected, he was from the Philly area. These remind me of a Septa commuter station.....

Enjoy.....have a great weekend....and, God bless all our in our armed services, both living and dead.....and thank you for all you have done!

Peter

               Beer delivery...

SIRT great work as usual.  How long does it take you to weather a car?

In honor of Memorial Day 🇺🇸 

coach joe posted:

SIRT great work as usual.  How long does it take you to weather a car?

Email sent

   Oh, the vanity!  Of course, being a person whose layout is referred to as "Waltburg" doesn't have room to talk, huh?

walt rapp posted:

A 2018 Christmas Layout memory

I probably shouldn't have used my typical smiley face this week because I'm going to show the one single task that I can't stand doing each year.  I realize that to most of you this is small potatoes but not for me who tries to hide every wire.  Also consider that NOT shown is the terminal strips that I use to distribute power to my DCS layout.

- walt

UGH!

Walt,

With a little time & ingenuity,  yours can look like this:

Peter:

Thanks for sharing all of those great photos of the S scale layouts. I really enjoy viewing S scale efforts.

As for S: You got to really, REALLY want to model in the scale side of S (as opposed to S hi-rail)... for it's quite challenging.

Love this pic (below)!  Can't really put my finger on the "why's", just has a cool look to it that I find appealing.

Glad to see modelers still enjoying S scale, regardless of their approach!

Andre

Running some patriotic trains on Memorial Day weekend.

Well, I count myself lucky to be in the right place at the right time. I left the house well after #60 had gotten underway and thought for sure it was already near or at its other stop. Instead me sitting waiting for a truck to come under the bridge with no cars behind so I could film. Thing I was hoping to get, but no way possible in this shot was the whistle. Naturally a train more than likely wouldn't need to blow the whistle crossing a bridge(not one like this anyway where its the only train crossing). They changed the whistle so it is deeper. Enjoy the short video.

In honor of Memorial Day, here are some photos taken of the G&O.  NH Joe

Randy Harrison posted:

Passenger train passing the scrap yard

Those scrap guys need to stop standing around and get on the ball. How long has that thing been sitting there? 

dk122trains posted:

luvindemtrains posted:

dk122trains posted:

Night Life.

Hey Don,

This is great! Can we some "Day Life" as well?

Dave

Day life

Just as fantastic as I thought! Thanks for posting.

Dave

Dealer Holiday discounts & pricing, don’t be bamboozled.

I liked this car when I did it up for a customer so I tried to locate one. I shopped around and found this car at a regular price at Charles Ro today for 49 bucks. No one else even came close with all their so called specials. Lionel EL ps-5 gondola - 6-82861

Come on guys, 71 to 81 bucks for a new OEM gondola from a dealer? I see pricing gimmicks all the time. Must be a lot of uninformed buyers out there?

I ran The Golden State and Fast Mail Express today. One of the rare occasions where I have 2 steam locomotives running at the same time on my layout. 

Fredstrains posted:

walt rapp posted:

A 2018 Christmas Layout memory

I probably shouldn't have used my typical smiley face this week because I'm going to show the one single task that I can't stand doing each year.  I realize that to most of you this is small potatoes but not for me who tries to hide every wire.  Also consider that NOT shown is the terminal strips that I use to distribute power to my DCS layout.

- walt

UGH!

Walt,

With a little time & ingenuity,  yours can look like this:

Just a teensy eensy bit harder with a floor layout!  There's also one other consideration: SPACE.  In other years I have used a 2-shelf stand that holds two trannies on top, 2 AIUs on the bottom shelf, and (just because I already had them) 4 power guards at ground level.

That is nice what you have though and I am envious of the space.

it is inspiration though!

- walt