Weekend Photo Fun Pre-Christmas 2013 Edition

Scott

Nice pictures.  Looks like all the big and little kids enjoyed it.

happy holidays,,,,,from my railbed too yours!!!!!!!!

Tomorrow (12/21) is the last day for the National Capital Trackers at the College Park Aviation Museum in College Park MD. Starting Sunday, we will be set up on the turntable of the B&O Museum in Baltimore. Come on by and say hello!

A few shots of the Christmas layout.

Merry Christmas to All.

MERRY CHRISTMAS everybody.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!

Alan

Great pics everyone!

--Greg

Merry Christmas to all.

"What light through yonder window breaks…"  Inspired by the wonderful daylight shots of Mr. Alan Arnold, I tried to take advantage of some early morning sun...

Merry Christmas everyone and a Happy, Healthy New Year!  

- Mike

"Small layout…Big dreams"

Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas!

A group of five of us in the Prescott (AZ) area have built 4x8 portable layouts.  Here are a couple of shots from yesterday at the Prescott Valley Senior Center.  In the past week we also were at an elementary and a middle school.  Nothing beats 700 excited kids coming through to watch the trains run!

The nightly pre-bedtime run...

Merry Christmas everyone!

Here's a few views of PRR Erie Built unit 9470 approaching the "Iron Bridge" and Enola Yard.  The photos were inspired by the December Tidemark PRR calendar photo of the same engine at the same location.

BTW, the number of posts on Weekend Photo Fun seems to be slowly dwindling. Last week, there was an 18 hour gap between posts by Sunday.  I was talking to a few of my fellow posters, and all of us would like to see it go back to "Sunday" photo fun to sort of increase the impact and intensity of the thread.  Any thoughts on this subject?  Please, no grenade throwing!

Happy Holidays

AG.

Excellent work Scott. This young lady seems really intrigued by something!

Early morning freight passing Santa Fe station at Temple, Texas.  To all, a very Merry Christmas and train filled New Year from myself, Tex and Lady.

TEX

Steve

A still evolving 2013 Christmas Layout Memory

- walt

Steve,

Always great work (and images) as usual!

I FINALLY finished my layout, on schedule with my goal of it being done for the Holidays. I've discovered the pan feature on my iPhone and really think it is neat. I'm still playing around with it but got this photo of my layout the other evening. 

Merry Christmas every one   have a safe and happy holiday

SIRT, I love the concrete elevated sections.  Mind sharing how those are made? Guessing some type of foam core?

Have a great weekend everyone!

Picked up all of set 1481WS for $100 including shipping!

2035-

6465 -

3464 -

6462 -

3472 -

6357 -

The whole set was in pretty much perfect shape. Just really filthy from being wrapped in newspaper for who knows how long.

6167 Caboose -

156 w/ original box - wanted one of these for a while. The box was a bonus!

At home on the layout -

Merry Christmas!!

Thanks guys.

Most answers to questions can be found in one of my albums on my site. Main link at bottom.

Construction Album (45 of 46) direct link is here for a how to regarding those pine concrete supports –

 https://steves3roscale.shutterfly.com/pictures/3168

Be sure you click on (ALL) to see all photos in that album as with others.

Also LAYOUT Modules 5 & 6, here -

 https://steves3roscale.shutterfly.com/pictures/4727

MODULES 5 & 6 shown...

Latest projects: New Ameri-town building and my attempt at telephone poles.

And Merry Christmas to all!

I have not posted on the forum since early September apparently.  I agree with Neal,  lets get more post!

Working on the maintenance facility.  Needs a sanding tower. 

Building to the right is the sandhouse and you can see the sand car.  Sorry about the crooked picture.  I took the wooden doors off the shed,  made roll ups partly showing.

So much to do still in just this shot!  The telephone poles are not strung yet, so the poles are just set in and not permanent.  Stopped in at Mercer Junction and talk to Dave to see if he had strung any yet.  He is on the verge.  Good to see you again Dave.

Enjoy the weekend everyone!

Chris

An AVR freight in daylight (finally). Happy Holidays!

A few more odds & ends.  

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Christopher,

What a great find on the 1481WS set. Those cars look pristine.

You throw a grenade and then you ask us not to throw it back. The forum almost had a meltdown over Sunday Photo Fun a few years ago. It's working now and so what if we go 18 hours between posts; you can still find the thread.

BTW, the number of posts on Weekend Photo Fun seems to be slowly dwindling. Last week, there was an 18 hour gap between posts by Sunday.  I was talking to a few of my fellow posters, and all of us would like to see it go back to "Sunday" photo fun to sort of increase the impact and intensity of the thread.  Any thoughts on this subject?  Please, no grenade throwing!

I like Weekend Photo Fun as opposed to Sunday Photo Fun because what else would you do on Friday n Saturday?

Rick

It is important to note their is a difference between being Awarded the Nobel Prize or being Awared the Nobel Prize. It is obvious that Roosevelt received a higher honor.

I need buy one of these to run behind my Mermack.

Scott Smith

Take the Staircase to the ELevated Subway

Happy Holiday to everyone.

jim r

here you go fellas: 2013 Holiday Display with all the Trains

Here are a couple MTH locos I converted from 3-rail to fixed pilots, full handrails and Kadee couplers.