Weekend Photo Fun 9-29-17-??

First reply! I'm starting to repaint this Lionel truck and trailer into the Western Maryland's circus scheme. The trailer body I got free here on the forum, thanks Matt!  And I want that WM challenger, Scott.

Did some upgrade work on a Lionel TMCC AC9. Cruise M , LED lights , Flickering fire box , rebuilt smoke unit , new smoke regulator and resistor. 

Here are a couple of quick shots of the new MTH Premiere PRR M1b Mountain. I just received it last week . 

Love that Coast-to-Coast tender!

Today's contributions.

The famed NYO&W Mountaineer takes the super elevated curve at speed.

NYO&W trains ready to go!

F units (FT and F3) on the move.

Chris

LVHR

Christopher2035 posted:

Happy Friday & last weekend of September! 

Since my CNJ was featured in that other magazine this month,  I thought I would post a few pics from beginning to end of the building of the layout. 

Christop

Christopher:

Congratulations on the nice coverage your layout received.  I'm sure you've already framed the pages and they're already on the layout room wall.

I say that because you seem to have the ability to go from zero to "really nice layout" faster than anyone I've ever run across.  To say I'm envious is the understatement of the year.

Congratulations again and please keep the photos coming.

Steven J. Serenska

A 2106 Christmas Layout memory

Continuing with the Halloween section of the layout

- walt

 Here are some snapshots from from my phone of scenes I had set up for the video.

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Rail King NYO&W Mountain With A Coal Drag

Some of The Rail King Super Stars On My RailroadThe Crusader On A Test Run After Maintenance

Anxious Rush Hour People Transferring To The Brooklyn Bound BMT

Sweeping Curves On The Flushing Avenue ElFall Is Coming, So This Scene Will Disappear Soon

A Scenery Wrecker From The West Coast, The Rail King AC12

A Newcomer On My Railroad, The City of Salinas By Rail King

Rich Battista posted:

 Here are some snapshots from from my phone of scenes I had set up for the video.

www.toytrainsontracks.com

Rich,

I love your videos  I have all of them.  I am looking forward to purchasing anymore videos that you may do.  Your layout and modeling is truly awesome.

NH Joe

N&W #1380 (1) .................

nmp's.....

Here’s a project that’s been sitting on my work bench for months while the DeLorean has been getting all the luv.

Gantry Crane from train show in the States. Had a broken gear.

Loads of kit arrived this week. Including new gear and some other bits for a rather special project.... more on that at a later date.

Repaired and tested

Have a great weekend

Nick

Paul Newtson's Best in Show HO module at the 2017 NMRA Orlando Convention

I'm currently working on this K&P Brick & Building Co. Powerhouse 

The Maine3Railers club week long layout display at the Cumberland Fair.

Last weekend my son and I got an old desk down from the attic.....where it had been since we moved in 04......for his apartment in Charlottesville.

In its drawer I heard some rattleling and found these........out of site for 13+ years.....

Talismans of days gones by......from an impromptu time capsule. I'll bet this happens to many of us!

Peter

lehighline posted:

Today's contributions.

The famed NYO&W Mountaineer takes the super elevated curve at speed.

NYO&W trains ready to go!

 

F units (FT and F3) on the move.

Chris

LVHR

Chris......I love these pics!

Peter

Rich Battista posted:

 Here are some snapshots from from my phone of scenes I had set up for the video.

www.toytrainsontracks.com

Rich you have out did yourself and everyone else, great work.

John

Christopher2035 posted:

Happy Friday & last weekend of September! 

Since my CNJ was featured in that other magazine this month,  I thought I would post a few pics from beginning to end of the building of the layout. 





















































NS Dash-9 9844 leads early morning eastbound 234 through Wabun, VA on the Christiansburg District 


NS SD70M-2 2684 leads 18M off the Virginian & on to the ex Southern main for it's southbound trip to Linwood via the Hurt connector 


NS SD40E 6308 (ex NS SD50 6519) shoves 20Q eastbound under the iconic PRR signal bridge in Summerhill, PA


NS SD60M 6803 (ex CR 5570) leading 189 westbound through Shawsville, VA on the Christiansburg District




NS Dash-9 9816 breaks the silence at Solitude as it leads 15T down the Shenandoah valley towards Roanoke

Christop

Hey Chris I am also doing a layout that also depicts the North Jersey Coast Line. Layout measures 5x9 Gargraves/Ross track not yet hooked up. Some of the ideas I got from you.

Alex M posted:

I'm currently working on this K&P Brick & Building Co. Powerhouse 

Nicely done, Alex.....as always!

Peter

Mike McCutcheon posted:

The Maine3Railers club week long layout display at the Cumberland Fair.

Nicely done, Mike.!

Peter

SIRT posted:

N&W #1380 (1) .................

 

Fantastic as always, Steve!

Peter

Christopher2035 posted:

Happy Friday & last weekend of September! 

Since my CNJ was featured in that other magazine this month,  I thought I would post a few pics from beginning to end of the building of the layout. 





















































NS Dash-9 9844 leads early morning eastbound 234 through Wabun, VA on the Christiansburg District 


NS SD70M-2 2684 leads 18M off the Virginian & on to the ex Southern main for it's southbound trip to Linwood via the Hurt connector 


NS SD40E 6308 (ex NS SD50 6519) shoves 20Q eastbound under the iconic PRR signal bridge in Summerhill, PA


NS SD60M 6803 (ex CR 5570) leading 189 westbound through Shawsville, VA on the Christiansburg District




NS Dash-9 9816 breaks the silence at Solitude as it leads 15T down the Shenandoah valley towards Roanoke

Christop

Christopher, it is a great article!

Love the pics!

Peter

Rich Battista posted:

 Here are some snapshots from from my phone of scenes I had set up for the video.

www.toytrainsontracks.com

Looking forward to the next video, Rich!
Peter

scott.smith posted:

Weekend Photo Fun is here!

Next Saturday the VMT is having a train pull with the #611.

Let's see your pictures.

Scott Smith

Scott....thank you for starting this up each week.....you and Josh do great work at the VMT layout!

Peter

By way of review.....I have been responsible for 12 linear feet of our modular group layout since 2010. This year we are expanding the layout by 6' on each side.....A complete rebuild of the circus area and expansion from 12' to 18' The industrial/city/commercial area I am responsible will expand by 6'.

This past summer I have been engaged in building 2 large factories for the expansion. One of them is modern, kit-bashed Korber kits with "air rights" over the ROW. The other is styled as an old New England/Northeastern mill and is called MAX FOODS after my "granddog, Max.

The 12' as they exist now:

The blank palate....all 18' set up in my garage....

The tentative "real estate re-design".....

MAX FOODS is a kit bash of 7 Lionel kits, 3 Municipal Buildings and 4 Electrical Substations

Concrete pylons to replace the train books are under construction....In fact, Gilly@N&W (who has built them) will be over later today. The factory was made from 2 Korber kits.

I also snuck in a Woodland Scenics "Morrison Door Company". For $75 at April York, I couldn't pass it up.....

The MAX FOODS advertising campaign begins in mid November. Even the "little Max" between the green roofs will be getting a paint job..... 

Thanks for looking.

I cannot wait for the winter show season!

Peter

Nice work, Peter!

Chris

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Putnam Division posted:

 

I cannot wait for the winter show season!

Peter, speaking of winter....are you sure you have enough snow shovels?  Looks like I know who to call when I break mine this winter!!  Will you ship to New England?? 

On a serious note, excellent work on the module.  I've been following your progress closely and it's turning out great!!

Alex, to echo Peter,"Nicely done.".  One question, why are you working on aluminum foil?

Peter, great job on the module expansion!

CNJ #1601 posted:

Putnam Division posted:

 

I cannot wait for the winter show season!

Peter, speaking of winter....are you sure you have enough snow shovels?  Looks like I know who to call when I break mine this winter!!  Will you ship to New England?? 

On a serious note, excellent work on the module.  I've been following your progress closely and it's turning out great!!

Joe, I went to SUNY at Buffalo Med School from 75-79 and survived 4 of their worst winters that had been recorded at that time.....I'm always ready for snow...and yes, my home probably has Richmond's largest collection of manual snow and ice removal equipment!

Peter  

coach joe posted:

Alex, to echo Peter,"Nicely done.".  One question, why are you working on aluminum foil?

Peter, great job on the module expansion!

Hi Joe

I just put Aluminum foil on the workbench because i was gluing the sections of the kit together and i didn't want glue to leak on the bench itself.

Thanks, alex

Alex is foil better than say newspaper?  Easier to deal with or remove if a clutz like me gets runs or drips down to the working surface?

Running some Black & White POWER this week..........................

Love those Williams PC GP's pulling 42 cars and an MTH GP35 dummy without any effort!

Christopher2035 posted:

Happy Friday & last weekend of September! 

Since my CNJ was featured in that other magazine this month,  I thought I would post a few pics from beginning to end of the building of the layout . . .

Hey, Chris - The congratulatory post I put up last Monday (25th) got deleted so fast I almost went back in time.  Looks okay to put it here, so let me say again, congratulations!  An eight-page layout spread in the 30th anniversary issue and the cover too.  Wow!

You deserve it.  That's a snazzy layout.

Pete

Putnam Division posted:

SIRT posted:

N&W #1380 (1) .................

 

 

Fantastic as always, Steve!

Peter

Thanks Peter, cant wait do the other one from that 2 pack!  

Scenery work is continuing on the Rio Grande switching layout. After two or so months, the lake/water area is finally complete. Have some detailing left, but I think it turned out pretty well. Used a combination of Woodlandscenics water, water effects, Mod Podge and varnish. Why so many different products? I had to change course mid way thru the project after the WS water effects, really didn't look exactly the way I intended. I also utilized dirt and real ground cover under the water pour...and that just didn't look right. I ended up painting the WS pours with an acrylic paint mixture or cerilium blue, green and black, and then placed 3 layers of Mod Podge on top. Finished by using varnish. Basically very similar to Dave Frary's technique in creating water. I think it came out pretty well. Some nice color and water effects...looks very refreshing in the hot sun!