Weekend Photo Fun 9-27-12-??

Alan your harbor scene is looking great, can't wait to see the progress photo's.

Alex

Hello all,  Just got back home after over 2 weeks in England, so pardon me if this is not from my layout. Instead, here's one I took at the National Railway Museum, York, England. They have a nice O-gauge two-rail layout. This is a model of the Mallard, the 4-6-2 that set and still holds the world speed record for steam locmotives at 138 mph. The original is also at the museum.

B&OBill

Welcome back Bill, and thanks for posting a picture of Mallard.  I hope that you had a wonderful time in England.

Patrick H and Harry Doyle,

That's very high praise coming from such skilled modelers as you. I am always overwhelmed by the superb quality of your modelling.

Thank you!

Can we get more pics and details of the vessel to the right of the tug? Looks interesting!

Thanks, Nicole. We did have a fantastic time. I saw the actual Mallard, of course. An even bigger surprise was having its sister engine, "The Bittern," on our steam excursion trip on the 15th. Several of the Mallard-class are still active. Some are in green paint, but Bittern is blue like Mallard. Here's a photo I took in Plymouth after the locomotive had uncoupled from the train and was headed for service. 

I think this would make a fantastic Lionel engine, and is a reminder of the 30's.

B&OBill

Deconstruction of the layout finally began this weekend.

 

Maybe I missed the story - Jim, why are you taking it down?  Are you planning a new layout?

Don

Great photo's everyone! I look forward to this thread every week. 

Here's a few projects I've been working on the last few weeks. My Dad's favorite road besides the Nickel Plate Road is the Wheeling & Lake Erie. Since there isn't much out there to buy off the shelves, he asked if I could do a couple repaints for him of some Rail King equipment. You all get to see them before he will. I have to wait until Thanksgiving for delivery.  

Wheeling & Lake Erie Berkshire 

W&LE Bobber Caboose

W&LE 4 Bay Hopper

Don, after 7 years, I've had enough of what's there now. Maybe something slightly bigger and a bit more realistic scenery next time. 

Everything looks better in orange.

I know the DT&I never had any variant of the SD40, but I love the SD40-2 and had to have one. It is numbered just above the GP40s and their variants in the DT&I roster.

New design for the crash pad layout.   It's 6x8.   Designed to show off all the whirring and noise making accessories.   I use three crossovers.   BY using the old trick of wiring certain switch pairs together, the train will take a different route around the loop automatically.   I also include a pic of how I notched  Fastrack transition piece to use with my Bascule bridge.

Still have a few more accessories to place.  Also, a whole bunch of buildings, cars, people, etc.. to fill up the open space.

Cory,

  I love these images. I actually have two of tehm as my wallpaper and homescreen on my iphone. Are these from a phone? Hipstamatic app?  What setting are you using.

PS. Love the layout. Just how I want mine to eventually resemeble. 

Christopher