Weekly Foto Fun 7/8 - 7/14


That engine house is GREAT!

Great pics by all.

Jeff: I like the pics of your layout but it looks smaller than it does in person. Good job of cleaning it up. I like the pic of Midland Gulf 007 peeking out of the shed.
 
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Great pictures by everyone this week. Here are my humble contributions. Sorry for the huge pictures.

ADKN 4051 arrives on the IL-NC Connector with a mixed freight. I arrived a bit late to the crossing so i just grabbed a shot from the distance.

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4051 has dropped off its mixed freight, used the wye, and returned to pick up a few empty boxcars in the siding. Theyll be brought to the yard at Stony Creek and then put into a consist. Normally this job is operated by ADKN 1299, an SW1500. 1299 was undergoing routine maintenance when the call for duty came.

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4051 returning with the boxcars.

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Then stopped by the caboose track and grabbed a few shots of the 5 cabooses there.

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Littlefoot, nice close up pics! I didn't realize how detailed those Athearn Aces are. Too bad they had some issues with them. But I may end up getting a couple of those, after seeing your pics.

Josh, I like those new Armin Reefers. Great job on the subtle weathering, not too much. But I have to ask, it looks like the edge of the wheels have paint on them? Or does the photo make it look that way?
 
Motley said:
Josh, I like those new Armin Reefers. Great job on the subtle weathering, not too much. But I have to ask, it looks like the edge of the wheels have paint on them? Or does the photo make it look that way?
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There's a tiny bit of over spray/bleed on the tread, but not enough to effect the wheels in any way. Easily cleaned with an Xacto blade. The wheel masks used, do a decent job of masking the tread to keep them clean, but it still bleeds a little bit.
 
Here's an older, test shot. These are a more rusty, under used, truck. But the wheel tread is shown. I painted these, but did not do anything extra to clean the tread after using the wheel mask.

Also included is a photo of the wheels in the American Model Builders mask, though I also have the MinuteMan Scale Models, and Modeler's Choice versions.
http://modelrailroadtips.com/index.php?op=Articles;article=361
 
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