Weekend Photo Fun 9-21-12-??

Happy weekend everyone!

 

Working on wiring harnesses for my modules...

 

The catenary is complete!  Have a great weekend everyone....

 

Alan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Many of the businesses on my layout are named after family and friends. This photo of the Dziduch Sausage Co. (pronounced Ze’dick) is to honor the memory of my friend and fellow forum member Frank Dziduch (Frank in Steam).

 

 

 

 

 

Our friend Frank

RIP, Frank; you will be missed.

 

Reminiscing about some steam engines that have seen service at one time or another on the CNYRR over the years:

 

 

Weaver 2-8-0:

 

 

 

MTH Premier Cab Forward:

 

 

 

 

Williams brass scale Hudson:

 

 

 

 

MTH Railking Camelback:

 

 

Jim

still working on the same section

leavingtracks

You should be very proud of the completed  catenery project.  

 

John

WOW, that is terrific scene you have created, reminds me of central Pennsylvania.

 

Thanks Charlie....

I am adding some detail like insulators, etc. using beads from the craft store...

 

Alan

Have been reworking my CARS display for an hobby show I will be having a model rail display at; From the first CARS movie.

 

Going to add some more Cactus and other foilage yet and some other details.

Found the fire house recently and readjusted the street to fit it in.

Need a blinking yellow traffic light now!

Used an old Atlas loco and decals from the movie on the rail cars.

The 4 buildings (other then fire house) have light up signs do not see in daylight but in the darker venue of a show building they show up.

It is mounted on a 4x5 foam board light to carry and buildings lift off for transport.

Kids like it at the model train shows!

 

Click on photos for larger views.

 

Looking forward to seeing everyones pics this week!

 

 

U.S. Army Docksider in front of Dave's Army Surplus:

We are really enjoying our new (to us) Lionel PRR T1.

It is an amazing model of an amazing prototype. Hopefully one day available in Legacy?

We will be moving late next month and the layout will of necessity have to be dismantled. We have our 'train friends' coming over tomorrow for a farewell get-together and I am busy today getting some bugs worked out.

That's a great logo there,  thanks for posting Scott!

 

 

 

 

JL’s Atlas O C&O RS-1

A 2011 Christmas layout memory

 

My Lionel Blinking billboard

 

- walt

 

 

 

 

My new NKP mallet courtesy of a trade between me and a great forum member. two great engines traded to give us each what we wanted. I love this engine, great sound, smooth runner and it looks great. Thank you my friend.

 

Dave 

Short Video of my new NKP mallet

David...tell me more about your power grid in the picture above...I love it!

 

Alan

TGIF School is out, kids happy, mom didn't have to cook, she's happy, soon the folks going into O'Gradys will be happier!

My Atlas Golden Spike Club car arrived this week:

 

 

It is A PS 4750 covered hopper from their Trainman line. 

 

Just love the colors! 

 

Andy

Kj356

 

I like the Cars Module! Very nice. Where did you find/get the Radiator Springs Town Hall?

https://ogrforum.com/f...ineImage/true/c5.jpg

 

Chris

LVHR

EVERYONE JUST BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS

ALAN THE CATENERY LOOKS AWESOME, I MUST SAY WOW

JIM AWESOME PHOTOS AS ALWAYS

RIP FRANK

GREAT PHOTO SCOTT

LOVE THE T1 SAM

SIRT BEAUTIFUL AS ALWAYS

WALT GREAT SIGN

THANKS DAVE, THAT MALLET LOOKS GREAT GOING AROUND YOUR AWESOME LAYOUT

AND THANKS AGAIN I LOVE THE BERK

 

THANKS EVERYONE AWESOME PHOTOS

ALEX

 

 

 This week I weathered my Reading T1. I started the process by adding a more realistic coal load to the tender.Just had to put some real pieces of anthracite.

 

 

 

Alan, 

 

i bought it at York a few years ago from Stan's tanks. I did change a few things to make it look better  and to fit the space I had. I do have plans for another building to go with the electrical grid. 

Zeke, where did you get that refer?? It's pretty sharp. Ed P.

Thought I'd share my first custom repaint project now that it's done.  It has taken all summer and two attempts. It's not perfect, but it didn't turn out too bad. 

 

It is a KLine that was originally painted as PRR.

 

The decals I made were problematic.  The graphics turned out well, but they are just a bit thicker than regular decals and I just cannot get them to stick to all the rivets correctly.

 

Alex the town hall was at Toys R Us a year or so back, for the mini cars opens into a race track.

 

Great pics all nice details and weathering on the various railways and locos etc.

 

nice GN paint job great colors GN had!

Hi Ed P. - That was a former Hills Bros. Coffee reefer that I repainted and decaled.

Great photos!..... C. Sam - you're making me think I really need a Lionel T1.... Steve - I have that Atlas O RS-1 in C&O but mine doesn't look nearly that good....

 

Spent this afternoon at the O Scale group here in Indianapolis - man - the prices on some of the brass make me long for a cheap $1400 3rd Rail steamer.....

 

Here's a shot from the old layout that I really like....

 

Thanks....

Nice pics everyone.

 

I've finally gotten back to painting my backdrop (and to the layout in general!)

 

Not a train,but fans of steam engines may like these photos of the last original steamboat still running,the Belle of Louisville.My dad and I went to Louisville Kentucky last weekend to ride the 98 year old steamboat.

TX Steven, your Great Northern looks terrific.

If you want better results with your decals conforming to the surface, try this:

http://www.micromark.com/Decal...ing-System,9126.html

I've used it and it does work!

Hiawatha tinplate. 

Have a good weekend

 

 

 

 

Photo of the Lionel trains display in the Cincinnati Union terminal museum.

The Fall Season is welcomed in style here in the Land of the Burlingtons.

 

 

 

Rusty

Love the photos of the Zephyr!! I'm hoping to catch it on the way back. Just picked up a few gems from Berwyn's Toy Trains. The UPS truck, Trackmobile and BNSF Dash 9 dummy are the new adds. The UPS truck isn't the most detailed but more than sufficient for a distant city scene due to the dark brown paint. I'm having a blast with the Trackmobile. Talk about a perfect unit for layouts in a small space!!

 

 

 

I've finally gotten back to painting my backdrop (and to the layout in general!

 

 

GREAT TO SEE YOU BACK JEFF AND WORKING ON YOUR LAYOUT AGAIN

 

ALEX

Three quick shots of my new Premier MTH EJ&E transfer diesels sitting on the Rock Island line just to the south of Joliet's Union Station. Amazing engines. Full EJ&E pictoral review and video will be posted soon!

 

 

 

 

Lots accomplished on the layout over the last week. Its safe to say that for me at least, train season has fully arrived!

Zeke,  Sent you email on  the reefer car you customized,  saw your othe work  they lok great!  Ed P.