Weekend Photo Fun 7-29-22-??

Nothing new for me, but I have been thinking about putting lights in my display case.

Greg P

www.youtube.com/trainbros89

Last week, I had two posts, one dealing with a camper that I have on my layout. Everyone seemed to like that post, so I thought I'd post some more vehicle photos this week.

My biggest goal in selecting vehicles is to look for realistic ones that you are likely to see in real life. That's why I try to focus on four door family cars (which are not always easy to find!) and other vehicles that one would be likely to find in rural central Pennsylvania.  I avoid using cars like Corvettes, Mercedes, Camaros, convertibles, and the like. Commonplace Fords, Chevys, and Dodges are more my speed, along with some pickup trucks and SUV's.

I call collecting such vehicles for the layout my "hobby within a hobby," and spend lots of time at York and other train shows looking for appropriate vehicles. Of all brands, I like Whitebox the most since they seem to offer the best selection of realistic, commonplace cars and trucks.

I also put passengers in the vehicles (a few have yet to be done) and I'm trying to get Pennsylvania license plates on them, though that is lagging.

If you are familiar with my posts on here, you know that my layout ages as it goes from east to west. As such, I buy vehicles ranging from the 1920's up through today. I can't post everything, but here is a chronological selection from my layout.

First, here is a very old picture of US Routes 11/15 from about 1930. Vehicles are sort of in the distance, but this was always one of my favorite photos of the layout:

Next, here is Duncannon from the 1940's in the midst of the second World War:

Now here is Port Royal in 1957. The red Plymouth Fury is very similar to one my parents had and I still remember it (My dad used to say it was a piece of junk!):

Next, here is a scene from the mid 1960's. First image is of a beat up 1950's truck (a Chevy?) followed by a shot just down the road showing a 1964 1/2 - 1966 Mustang and Dodge Dart rolling down PA route 103:

A bit to the west we are at around 1970, and here were see a late 1960's Chevy Caprice at the Anderson Road grade crossing. Of note is the fact that this in one of those vehicles lots of train show dealers have. They come in a big plastic tray in black, white, red, and blue, and they are only about $8 each, but they are excellent models:

Next stop is at Mattawana, and here is one of my favorites, a 1977 Dodge Coronet. This is one of my favorites since I started driving in 1972, and my first car was a '72 Dodge Charger, which was basically the two door version of this car. check out that vinyl roof! Still needs a PA license plate:

Last stop on the tour is the Pennsylvania Glass Sand plant at Mapleton around 1980. I have posted images of this before, but I purposely put this one in to show how I put PA license plates on these vehicles since it looked ridiculous for them all to be parked there with plates from California, Utah, etc. Coming down PA route 655 is a clunky, four door Dodge Diplomat. Notice how I like to place PA route markers along my highways to help identify the scene.

The scenes depicting 1990 and 2000 aren't done yet, but this will give you a good idea of how I like to select the vehicles for my layout to enhance realism.

Back to trains next week!

This is my Lionel 400e freight train coming through my modules on the SGMA layout at the Greenberg at Oaks, Pa. Train Show 7/16/22…

Thanks Scott for gettin us rolling for this fine weekend!  Sorry to hear you have Covid and I wish you a full recovery!  

Here is a  potpourri of photos of the fun kind for this fine weekend!   Have a great and safe weekend everyone!

1950 grade crossing.

Barney Mack and Jeff Scruggins shoot the bull.  

View from my bicycle.

Clarke Kent steps out of the phone booth.  

Feel better, Scott!

From the train show at the Keystone Truck and Tractor Museum.......the title of the show is called "Titans of Transportation"

Thomas pulling a mixed train!

The Lego Layout.

My Williams LNE moving coal.

The PostWar Berk never disappoints!

Other shots from the museum:

More from the Lego layout: a crocodile and a cab forward.

This old Nash was really cool!

Sailor Bob did a kids show on the local CBS affiliate from 1959-69. This is his HO layout that was donated to our HO colleagues:

Have a great and safe weekend, folks!

Get well soon, Scott!

Peter

    New arrival for my collection. Service Customers Like scheme.

  Someone tell MTH that cars dated 79 don't need roof walks, LOL! 

                                                  Thanks to Marios Trains!

Just a little layout redevelopment over here, lots of scenery work left to do

@RJ I posted:

Just a little layout redevelopment over here, lots of scenery work left to do

Very well done, RJ. You have a good eye for color, texture and perspective!

Peter

A few short videos from the show, including a video of one of America's busiest 4 track main lines:

Have a great and safe weekend, folks!

Peter

A 2021 Christmas Layout memory

The front/middle section of the right side.  Closeups coming later.

walt

Peter, "The PostWar Berk never fails to disappoint!", grammatical error or faulty Berk?

Friday morning and UP is on the move:

I'm really happy with my new Pacific from MTH.  These turned out really nice!

After I posted my thread above, it hit me that the part of the layout which portrays Jacks Narrows is set around 1990, so I wanted to post a few pictures of that as well which is where the Juniata River cuts through a mountain ridge between Mt. Union and Mapleton PA. It also carries both the former Middle Division (now NS) and US Route 22.

In this scene I used a 1988 Chevy (Caprice?) used by many police departments as police cars. These are often released in model form as State Police cars at market prices. But here in the Commonwealth, the State Police have somehow secured rights to such models, and they sell them only to state troopers, so you can only buy them on the secondary market at inflated prices (sigh, it's a publicly owned agency isn't it...don't get me started). Anyhow, here are some new views of that area of my layout showing the state police car along with a beautiful 1/50 scale Athearn box truck I bought quite a few years ago passing in the opposite direction. Good luck finding one of those today!

There is also a shot of the real area that I took about two months ago (and yes, I have previously posted images of this part of my layout) so you can see the rock slide fence as well as the model I built of it, the "W beam" guard rail designed and 3D printed by my son Steven, and the absolutely correct highway sign using all the correct FHWYA/PENNDOT fonts that he laid out.

I have another scene from 1965 with cool period cars, but maybe I'll leave that one for another time...

Here are some shots from the PIHR layout at this past weekend's Greenberg show in Monroeville, PA:

And a video of the trains we were running:

And last, but not least, a link to a local paper's article on the Greenberg show, including a photo of a few of us at he layout (I'm not in the photo, but I am quoted in the article):

"Model train groups create displays in comprehensive show at Monroeville Convention Center"

Andy

@coach joe posted:

Peter, "The PostWar Berk never fails to disappoint!", grammatical error or faulty Berk?

I screwed up Joe!

Lots going on.....all good!

Thank you!

Peter

Neal,

Who made the truck camper you featured last week?

For the first time I tried viewing this thread on my phone. What a mistake. I’ll never do it again. The pictures are too small to appreciate any level of detail like I can see on my laptop. But I guess it’s nice that I can do it. Maybe other threads

@PRRMiddleDivision posted:

After I posted my thread above, it hit me that the part of the layout which portrays Jacks Narrows is set around 1990, so I wanted to post a few pictures of that as well which is where the Juniata River cuts through a mountain ridge between Mt. Union and Mapleton PA. It also carries both the former Middle Division (now NS) and US Route 22.

In this scene I used a 1988 Chevy (Caprice?) used by many police departments as police cars. These are often released in model form as State Police cars at market prices. But here in the Commonwealth, the State Police have somehow secured rights to such models, and they sell them only to state troopers, so you can only buy them on the secondary market at inflated prices (sigh, it's a publicly owned agency isn't it...don't get me started). Anyhow, here are some new views of that area of my layout showing the state police car along with a beautiful 1/50 scale Athearn box truck I bought quite a few years ago passing in the opposite direction. Good luck finding one of those today!

There is also a shot of the real area that I took about two months ago (and yes, I have previously posted images of this part of my layout) so you can see the rock slide fence as well as the model I built of it, the "W beam" guard rail designed and 3D printed by my son Steven, and the absolutely correct highway sign using all the correct FHWYA/PENNDOT fonts that he laid out.

I have another scene from 1965 with cool period cars, but maybe I'll leave that one for another time...

I was also informed if you wan to make the trek to Hershey Pa and visit the PA state police museum at their training facility, you can also p/u the die cast models there too!

@PRRMiddleDivision posted:

After I posted my thread above, it hit me that the part of the layout which portrays Jacks Narrows is set around 1990, so I wanted to post a few pictures of that as well which is where the Juniata River cuts through a mountain ridge between Mt. Union and Mapleton PA. It also carries both the former Middle Division (now NS) and US Route 22.

In this scene I used a 1988 Chevy (Caprice?) used by many police departments as police cars. These are often released in model form as State Police cars at market prices. But here in the Commonwealth, the State Police have somehow secured rights to such models, and they sell them only to state troopers, so you can only buy them on the secondary market at inflated prices (sigh, it's a publicly owned agency isn't it...don't get me started). Anyhow, here are some new views of that area of my layout showing the state police car along with a beautiful 1/50 scale Athearn box truck I bought quite a few years ago passing in the opposite direction. Good luck finding one of those today!

There is also a shot of the real area that I took about two months ago (and yes, I have previously posted images of this part of my layout) so you can see the rock slide fence as well as the model I built of it, the "W beam" guard rail designed and 3D printed by my son Steven, and the absolutely correct highway sign using all the correct FHWYA/PENNDOT fonts that he laid out.

I have another scene from 1965 with cool period cars, but maybe I'll leave that one for another time...

Wow......US 522 starts in Powhatan Court House about 20 miles west of my house! Now, it exists as part of a famous model railroad!!!!

Peter

This Friday on the spur track at the IMERYS Harborlite perlite processing plant was an ACF CENTER FLOW 3-bay covered hopper that had markings for GEORGIA KAOLIN. They were painted over, but the paint has come off most of the GEORGIA KAOLIN name and logo.

Andrew

Falcon Service

@BradFish1 posted:

Neal,

Who made the truck camper you featured last week?

Neo Scale Models

@Putnam Division posted:

Wow......US 522 starts in Powhatan Court House about 20 miles west of my house! Now, it exists as part of a famous model railroad!!!!

Peter

Peter, I don’t know that my layout is famous but thank you for your comment. My recollection of US Route 522 was traveling from Pittsburgh to see my uncle in Richmond Virginia in the early 1960s before most of the interstate highway system was built. We used to get on US 522 in Hancock Maryland and took it down to Winchester Virginia where we would get Kentucky fried chicken at Duffs Rebel restaurant. Back in those days there was no KFC up in our area or to the best of my knowledge in the north eastern United States

@Putnam Division posted:

Feel better, Scott!

From the train show at the Keystone Truck and Tractor Museum.......the title of the show is called "Titans of Transportation"

Peter

For some reason, my eye always goes to some small detail that just makes the scene for me - example… the Dutch Boy Paint ad on the side of the building. I remember their ads from when I was a kid (do they even exist anymore???). Looks like you had a great show.

@Apples55 posted:

For some reason, my eye always goes to some small detail that just makes the scene for me - example… the Dutch Boy Paint ad on the side of the building. I remember their ads from when I was a kid (do they even exist anymore???). Looks like you had a great show.

It was great. I was surprised a the attendence: 700+ last Saturday and 600+ last Sunday.....and, we have today and tomorrow.

Peter

@PRRMiddleDivision posted:

Peter, I don’t know that my layout is famous but thank you for your comment. My recollection of US Route 522 was traveling from Pittsburgh to see my uncle in Richmond Virginia in the early 1960s before most of the interstate highway system was built. We used to get on US 522 in Hancock Maryland and took it down to Winchester Virginia where we would get Kentucky fried chicken at Duffs Rebel restaurant. Back in those days there was no KFC up in our area or to the best of my knowledge in the north eastern United States

Yes, indeed.......Nowadays, it offers a low key, alternative route to I-70 in Hancock. A longer/slower trip to be sure, but without I's 95/81or 66....and, a good chunk of 70 in central Maryland as you head west.

Peter