Weekend Photo Fun 7-13-18-??

A 2017 Christmas Layout memory 

Even though it's HO sized, since a good friend gave the radio station building to me I use it.  Notice the man approaching it - things don't look too out of scale.  Had it by the airport

The DL 109.....I love this “ugly duckling” ......

Have a great weekend, folks!

Peter

Big Diesels on the Seattle & Yakima RR

     Bill T.

Finally got a 1225, this is the newest Lionel version. Depending on ambition, I may get it set up for a scale coupler and weather it.

It was so beautiful yesterday, I went out to the (former) Middle Division to shoot some photos. I honestly concentrated more on the towns and scenery for modeling purposes, but got this shot of an eastbound tank train slamming by the signals at the south end of Newport, PA:

Nice photo neal!

This week's entry: an MP54 full of commuters going home passes an industrial part of town

Can someone tell me why my photos that I've posted on here the past few weeks are  blurred? Please look at my post just ahead of John Sethian's. I both pasted one in AND uploaded one as an attachment. If you click on the small pictures at the bottom of the post, they are sharp and in focus but when I put it in the body of the message, they're blurred. Have only seen this happen the past few weeks. Anyone know what's going on?

PRRMiddleDivision posted:

Can someone tell me why my photos that I've posted on here the past few weeks are  blurred? Please look at my post just ahead of John Sethian's. I both pasted one in AND uploaded one as an attachment. If you click on the small pictures at the bottom of the post, they are sharp and in focus but when I put it in the body of the message, they're blurred. Have only seen this happen the past few weeks. Anyone know what's going on?

 

It looks like the picture that is embedded is bigger than the one that is attached (in terms of size), so it looks blurry because it is getting pixelated (there are not enough pixels to fill out the space, so they are enlarged which makes the picture blurry).

C&O Allie posted:

PRRMiddleDivision posted:

Can someone tell me why my photos that I've posted on here the past few weeks are  blurred? Please look at my post just ahead of John Sethian's. I both pasted one in AND uploaded one as an attachment. If you click on the small pictures at the bottom of the post, they are sharp and in focus but when I put it in the body of the message, they're blurred. Have only seen this happen the past few weeks. Anyone know what's going on?

 

It looks like the picture that is embedded is bigger than the one that is attached (in terms of size), so it looks blurry because it is getting pixelated (there are not enough pixels to fill out the space, so they are enlarged which makes the picture blurry).

Yeah, for whatever reason Neal your embedded image is being stretched to fit the text area, unlike John's which retain their original dimensions.

Guys, thanks for the input on the photos. What you said is what I figured too, but the first time I posted the the attached version photo in the body of the post, it came out blurred, just like the one i I copied and pasted. I just went back and put it in the body of the post for a second time, and it is sharp. Go figure. FYI, it was shot at high resolution.

Anyhow, thanks!

The net does not like photos over about 2000 wide.....

Neal

For what its worth, I always reduce limit my images to 2000 pixels wide at 300 dpi. This turns out to be about 8MB.  That works for me.  But it may or may not be what is contributing to your blurriness

John

          VERY COOL photo DOC  !!!

This arrived today a unused &  unmarked Penn  Ps2 version with just the flat broken as noted in the sale. Ideas please on a glue to repair please. James

I really don't think you will have much luck gluing  that.  

Just finished another CC Niagara gear and driveshaft install. 

For the flat....I'd start with a solvent glue like Plastruct made for ABS. After dry I'd use a few short plastic strips (underside)  and a 5 minute epoxy to re-enforce the joint. I've fixed worse....it is save-able!!  

I am vacationing in Maine and ran across this old Bangor and Aroostook Tamper with a snow plow attached near Greenville at Moosehead Lake.  It also has an attachment on the back that looks like a sweeper which I guess was used to level gravel.

Nice set up Alex!  Metal beats plastic all day long.

I felt like my layout needed a Jerr Dan Roll Back, but then after 3d printing the body it was obvious with this cab it had to be a roll on ramp body.

I finally painted my 3d printed highway barriers too as you can see behind.

Test run on the "NEW" TMB:

• This is the most recent almost finished LED project, lighting up the fire truck in the MTH accessory. I have used a 3 volt coin battery within the fire truck to light up seven LEDs. I say the project is almost finished as I am waiting for a special micro reed switch to arrive. With the reed switch the lights will all come on as soon as the fire truck starts to move out of the firehouse.

ALCOs ALCOs ALCOs

This somewhat new grade crossing still need some work. 

Lionel's version of DGLE is definitely on the green side

This WM FA2 gets an assist from an F3A

Photo bombed by a GP9

failure to communicate?

Hauling logs. 

          nice train Chris !

Norm Charbonneau posted:

Finally got a 1225, this is the newest Lionel version. Depending on ambition, I may get it set up for a scale coupler and weather it.

Norm, I can't wait to see what it'll look like when you're done with it.

Big fan of your videos on YouTube as well! If there was ever a layout that by example could motivate me into 3 rail, it'd be yours.

Here's a my newly created construction scene:

Worked on the temporary layout so I could get some trains running for my granddaughter. Also first time ever with the MTH WiFi App and first ever run on my S1 that I acquired when it first came out before the move.

briansilvermustang posted:

Brian, do you know the location of this photo?

Some bonus photos from last Tuesdays Team Track Tuesday...

Here's an old one....