Weekend Photo Fun 6-28-24-??

Very nice set Scott.

Wonderful, Scott!

Photos are close-ups of two scenes – downtown Bridgeport and the diner – at the front corner of my 12’-by-8’ layout – completed in 2004.

MELGAR

Next, we have the SGMA with their magnificent Standard Gauge trains......

Another amazing layout!

Peter

Lionel Dealer Display Layouts, anyone?

A prewar display layout.....O & Standard Gauge......

Double OO.....

Super O from 1959.....

O27 4x6 from 1953.......

8x8 Ogauge from 1956.....

A better picture of the O27 display....

The Super O layout in action......

The house was just a treasure trove.....as you can see from the wallls......

Peter

Last......I've seen Chris Montagna's layout on video.......but, in person, it's breathtaking!

Agree?

Have a great and safe weekend, folks!

Peter

A 2023 Christmas Layout memory

- walt

@scott.smith posted:

Our club received a very generous donation from a forum member;

A Carlisle & Finch train set

The train set will be going upstairs and displayed in the museum.

Scott Smith

Can't wait to see your fix-up and paint job on these @scott.smith  you do great work!

- walt

@walt rapp posted:

Can't wait to see your fix-up and paint job on these @scott.smith  you do great work!

- walt

Agree!

Peter

@Putnam Division posted:

Agree!

Peter

Due to the value of this set, we cannot repaint it. Clean it yes, paint it no.

Scott Smith

A little trick with mirrors. Thanks for looking.

@MichRR714 posted:

Is that the RMT Woodsided Reefer?

@The-576-Guy posted:

Is that the RMT Woodsided Reefer?

No. This is an MTH 36' Woodside Reefer.

My New Hope & Ivyland trains now taking a rest on the side of my train layout facing the kitchen:

A few Pennsylvania freight cars manage to sneak in the picture.

@scott.smith understand on the train set.  Those great looking buildings look to be in good condition though.

- walt

My young granddaughter is coming to visit next week……I had to get them out!

Have a great and safe weekend, folks!

Peter

@Putnam Division posted:

Here are some pictures from the TCA National Convention in Lancaster PA from the week of June 16 through 23. I will separate them out into topics. 1st is the Raritan Valley HiRailers, a group from New Jersey with an exceptionally detailed modular layout. It was "ginormous" at 28 by 60 feet.

These fellows did an amazing job and their amzing modeling and their fantastic consists were the talk of the town......

n't this amazing?

Have a great and safe weekend, everyone!

Peter

Lots of nice photos; good detailing. The best thing about all these photos, however, is that there are no trains in them. Sounds odd, but this way we get to see all the ins and outs of the structures and trackage.

Back from my 2 weeks up in NYC/NJ & CT, so I didn't get to really do anything but I did manage to pick up a LC+ 2.0 CNJ GP9 this week. These are based on the old MTH tooling that Lionel purchased.  My main complaint is how high it sits on the trucks, but other than that, I think it looks good.  It runs great & the sounds are nice as well.  It's a nice improvement over the postwar era style tooling.

I also picked up this nice NH passenger set.  It's a Williams EP5 & 4 custom painted Lionel passenger cars. The cars started their lives as MPC era Burlington cars from 1980. Together they make for a nice set!

Went to Lancaster County today and stopped in to the Strassburg Railroad and took some photos. Unfortunately took two videos that are too long to upload.

Running with the SGMA at the 70th TCA Convention in Lancaster Thursday, Friday, and Saturday .

Thanks Scott for getting started for this fine weekend!  Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend and a HaPpY JuLy 4!!  Be safe!  

Another nice and short tin-plate vid - thanks @Craignor  I'm glad (at times) that I sold off my 120 piece collection and replaced it with just 2 tin-plate sets (Lionel by MTH ones).  I started appreciating tin-plate more and more about 10 years ago - the pictures and vids that members here posted got me going.

= walt

I saved the videos for today……

Enjoy……the 4 track main line makes for some dramatic scenes!

Peter

A few more shots and videos.....

Shawn, aka Dakman productions running Conrail (of course)........

Some Standard Gauge videos and an O scale one.....

K-Line Big Boy Union Pacific

Christopher, I notice the frames of my Lionel GPs,7s,9s,20s, even 38s, are all bent downward at the sides with railings attached to this downward edge, whereas the frames of Williams and K-Line GPs are bent upward allowing the frames to sit lower on the trucks making the gap much smaller than the Lionel high water gap.  Does the frame of your new LC loco still bend downwardor has Lionel finally changed how there diesel frames are stamped out?

@coach joe posted:

Christopher, I notice the frames of my Lionel GPs,7s,9s,20s, even 38s, are all bent downward at the sides with railings attached to this downward edge, whereas the frames of Williams and K-Line GPs are bent upward allowing the frames to sit lower on the trucks making the gap much smaller than the Lionel high water gap.  Does the frame of your new LC loco still bend downwardor has Lionel finally changed how there diesel frames are stamped out?

These are former MTH tooling, so the shell actually fits OVER the frame instead of the frame being part of the walkway , like on the postwar style mold.  It appears that there are 2 dimples on the underside of the frame, where the trucks sit & that raises the engine up slightly 

Thanks Christopher.

I changed my display trains in the dining room recently.  I wanted to have an all steam display, but when I found my Reading Company cars that I have misplaced for the past 11 years, they became my primary display pieces.

Left to right, we have Lionel Celebration Series no. 736 with a freight train , then an MTH Rail King Erie no. 759 and finally a K-Line FA1 specially made Reading Company unit with passenger cars.

The noses knowses.

My display area is just a bit short to display the full train sets. The Reading set was made as a sale item for the Schuylkill Haven block party, which usually features train trips on the Reading & Northern Railroad. The cars are named after the streets of Schuylkill Haven, PA.

Tail ends of the train sets, including the Erie Railroad markings on a New York Central style caboose, and Lionel Lines on a Pennsylvania porthole style caboose.

Night photo session.