Weekend Trackside 9/13/13

One of my favorite cabooses, the Great Northern streamline.

Great stuff guys.

Malcolm I must have been living in a hole...I have never seen one of those.  It looks really interesting..great work.

SIRT

Fantastic work as always.  Thanks for starting these threads.  I think it is a great help to the 3RS forum and the three rail scale model railroading any time we see such highly skilled modeling here.

I'm going to make an educated guess that we are looking at at early MTH hopper.  Hmm, perhaps I should start working on a guide to open hoppers.

Lionel Super O track makes the sidings look better!

Wish they made an updated version including larger curves.

 

MTH does.  It is called ScaleTrax. 

Those interested in ScaleTrax can see more about its use on the Northwest Trunk Lines here.

https://ogrforum.com/t...the-voyage-continues

Malcolm

Great work!  Thank you for sharing it here.  A look at a prototype photo will only add to a viewers appreciation of your work.  I found one here.  It is the X-26. 

http://algomacentral.railfan.n...ldies/GN_van_X26.jpg

The GN had 10 safety slogans that they painted on cabooses.  The slogan used was determined by the last digit of the caboose number.  The X-26 and Malcolm's X-16 appropriately share the same safety slogans. 

The GN had 10 safety slogans that they painted on cabooses.

Ted, I knew I liked GN for some reason (also my very first train was a HO GN 2-8-0), Seaboard Air Line also had 10 slogans (may be the same slogans!):

(Cab numbers ending with 1 - Take A Tip Be Safe This Trip)

Thanks Ted, I was thinking of pulling the plug due to the low activity.

Thought I would try a new place to hang out. Other than not changing couplers to 3rs, I fall somewhere between 2r & 3r.

I hope to see more detailed cars and layouts here in due time.

Nice photos so far, keep them coming.

Yes, that's an MTH hopper.

Your input is very important Ted, as we can all learn a little more about the rail car details.

I will be using Scale Trax on a new layout for my Grandson in the future.

It's all about you guys so post away!

S.

SIRT

I lurk here but I have nothing to post so I encourage you to NOT pull the plug. Quality over quantity.

Rick.

Not totally detailed yet. One of the few areas with ground cover somewhat complete that I could shoot. Area is a features a small freight yard used for staging and a engine service facility with a turntable. This the lead off of the main layout.

Man, that looks good Dave. Your track weathering is awesome. Is that grimy black over rail brown?

Norm, you nailed it. I shoot the rails from the sides with Rail Brown. I then shoot straight down with Weathered or Grimy Black. I use a double action brush with no masking. It somehow blends together and once ballasted looks good.

Here are some older photos, posted on the "previous OGR Forum", of the CB&Q "family" similarities of front end appearances on their steam power.

Dave C/Norm C.

What is a double action brush? Does the double action allow the vertical position of the gun?

Rick.

 Rick, there are 2 types of airbrushes. Single and double action. Think of a single action as more of a spray bomb with much finer control. Press the trigger and paint comes out. On a a double action brush. When you press the trigger only air comes out. When you pull back on the trigger paint comes out. The further you pull it back the more paint comes. This is why it's called double action. You must push and pull back in the same motion. Takes a little getting used to and I'm far from an expert. What it does allow you to do is apply weathering in varying degrees so that you don't paint over details that you are trying to highlight.

 Steve, always enjoy looking at your weathered cars. I'm guessing the threads title is kind of a play on the Morning Sun books. They are a great reference for both rolling stock and trackside detailing. Hopefully I'll start getting some more accomplished once my roundhouse is in place and can be a regular contributor here.

 Hot Water, always enjoy looking at your pics.

Steve, please hang in there and keep posting your terrific work. Our home layout is gone and I have no place to go to run my trains in a 'scale' setting. The club has a strong 'toy' influence which is not my cup of tea. We're almost operational, but it's not the same as our previous Appalachian, Tampa & Santa Fe!

By all means give ScaleTrax a try - you just might like it. I'm hanging onto most of what we had in hopes of being able to rebuild someday...

Please keep doing this weekly thread, Steve!

Missed the weekend......

Dave

Thanks Dave C.

Makes sense.

Rick.