It's been a rainy weekend in Chicago, so I've been cleaning track, changing light bulbs, etc. Here's a grab shot of trains moving along as they should.
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With so much news of local hobby shops closing one after another, I was pleasantly surprised to see this new one pop up in Bristol, PA.
Trainpops attic is on Mill street in downtown Bristol just a few blocks from the Delaware River. They just moved to this new location that offers them over 3500 Square Feet of retail space and even more on storage.
Theres lots of window displays to see from the sidewalk and he has a good selection of postwar and 1980s with some newer items. They also carry N, HO, S and G too, and have several operating layouts for all scales.
I wish them good luck!
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Nice work... painted rails, weathered ballast, and static grass..... doesn't get much better! 
rail posted:SouthernMike posted:...and the Darwin Award goes to...
She must be from Textas!
Groan . . . 
Old cast aluminum 2-rail hopper found on DaBay a while back; cheater freelance road name Lionel flatcar repaint-and-patch job.
Did nothing to the car; it came as you see it, truck-less and all. Unpacked it, turned it over and strapped it down - obviously there has been a wreck somewhere.
How I managed to get the load off-center I do not know - but, hey - it was on-site wrecker-work, not a careful loading at a terminal!
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My latest custom job. Started life as an Atlas trainman Conrail m of w car. Resprayed green for Chessie m of w and weathered. Then re-added the pipe load as it looks pretty good, adding only the scale chains. Decals are a mix of dry transfers and n-scale Chessie markings.
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suzukovich posted:Well its Sunday and my finger doesn't hurt as bad because I used my big toe instead. Talk about fat finger issues,
So here goes. Scott reminds use that Halloween is coming up on us quickly. chessie1971 Casper puts in an appearance, while Walt gives us his rendition of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. ( http://movies.disney.com/the-n...fore-christmas/video ). 773Hudson takes me home with a visit to Minatur Wunderland while kj356 take us to Hell's Gate in the Fraser Canyon BC and his miniature version of Rocky Mountaineer train. AG - River Leaf Models builds a hardware store while Putnam Division ( Doc) paints windows. CNJ 3676 pays tribute to his dad and bluelinec4 rebuilds the World Trade Towers. Mike McCutcheon, Ralph M, trumptrain show us more of their layouts while SouthernMike proves that even little layout people are just as dumb. AMCDave give us a taste of his 2016 Amtrak tour and SJC give us a modern rendition of a classic Lionel Trains ad . Ah but the cool thing this week so far are scale rail, PennsyPride94, who gives us 1/1 scale steam and Roger Wasson give us miniature live steam. But wow the eye popper was Laidoffsick new line of 3D wall paper. Now anybody can have a train collection without the expense!
As with light bulb announcement with J Daddy about Friday its reminds me its noon Sunday and time to refill the IV bag with coffee . So here mine contribution. Yes another pick me up video with more eurotrash music for a sound track.
Is that Carrera Digital slot car track?
Ron S posted:suzukovich posted:Well its Sunday and my finger doesn't hurt as bad because I used my big toe instead. Talk about fat finger issues,
As with light bulb announcement with J Daddy about Friday its reminds me its noon Sunday and time to refill the IV bag with coffee . So here mine contribution. Yes another pick me up video with more eurotrash music for a sound track.
Is that Carrera Digital slot car track?
Yes, weathered and fully operational. My son wanted it as part of the layout. If you go to my YouTube channel ( https://www.youtube.com/channe...M1toErLTLyyv2ALICXcA ) you will see it in operation in Winterton update September 2016. That was posted in Alan's thread page 7 ( https://ogrforum.com/t...any-will-post?page=7 ). Thanks for the like.
bluelinec4 posted:We are starting a project that is 15 years overdue
Ben;
It is never too late to remember. Hope to see the tribute completed at the next Trainstock.
Mr. Suzukovich:
i always look forward to your recap post in this thread as well as the images of your own layout. Thank you for taking time to acknowledge everyone's contributions in such a special way.
Best regards,
Bob
M J Breen posted:With so much news of local hobby shops closing one after another, I was pleasantly surprised to see this new one pop up in Bristol, PA.
Trainpops attic is on Mill street in downtown Bristol just a few blocks from the Delaware River. They just moved to this new location that offers them over 3500 Square Feet of retail space and even more on storage.
Theres lots of window displays to see from the sidewalk and he has a good selection of postwar and 1980s with some newer items. They also carry N, HO, S and G too, and have several operating layouts for all scales.
I wish them good luck!
That shop is about a 15-20 minute drive from where I work, and have stopped there a few times recently on lunch times. Nice selection, prices on used equipment was great, and have had great conversations there every time I've visited!
I recommend the shop to anyone in the area! Definitely worth a visit and worth supporting!
CNJ 3676 posted:Mr. Suzukovich:
i always look forward to your recap post in this thread as well as the images of your own layout. Thank you for taking time to acknowledge everyone's contributions in such a special way.
Best regards,
Bob
Bob
Thank you for the thank you. I been following this thread for a long time and there is always some great pics posted. I just figured it was easier to post one reply combining my comments instead of constantly bumping. The fact that I get likes is rather humbling considering that what I have is nothing compared to others on this forum. I just hoped I haven't ruffled any feathers over time, as that was never the intention. So once again thank you for the Thank you.
Doug
