Weekend Photo Fun 4/14 - 4/17

[jbaakko]

Long weekend guys, lets see who's not doing the normal easter thing! Well maybe you are and it involves trains?

 

[JeffShultz]

Looks like I get to kick it off today. Nothing finished, but a work in progress:

Prototype:

Scratchbuilding a bridge (my first):

How it fits in the layout:

Obviously there is going to be a fair amount of sculptamold going in place and some adjustment of the bridge and pillars. And a fair coating of grimy black.

 

[SpaceMouse]

Looking good Jeff.

 

[jbaakko]

Nuttin from me, but, hey, I found a F-M photo thats a member here might like
http://algomacentral.railfan.net/images/Oldies/milw_718.jpg

 

[grumpybob]

Just finished creating a CTC type panel for the RR. Created it from the JMRI's Panel Pro Program. Hooked it up to my NCE system. So Far works like a charm. Never thought I'd see the day that I could run the switches and trains from a Computer.

Now i am trying to create a picture of it to display.

Bob a.

 

[Brakie]

While out and about yesterday I nailed the following NS trains.

 

[Itsreallyformyson]

Had to hurry to get this pic of the Easter train

 

[Steve B]

Click on the link to see how we repair decking on bridges over here
http://www.burgess57.freeserve.co.uk/latest.htm
the gantry crane runs up and down the trestle lifting and replacing the decking in between

 

[SpaceMouse]

Spent the weekend cleaning up the yard. But I got a 10 or 12 hours in on the layout. But nothing to photo. I did get the second decoder into my GP-38. Now it has a SoundTrax and an NCE N scale. I want it to run as smooth as when I got it.

 

[IronBeltKen]

I got a good stretch of work done on my layout on saturday (~8hrs worth), ballasting the rest of the main line and a few lineside spurs. Nothing that I'm ready to photograph though (it's 11:30pm and I have to work tomorrow). No train activity today, helped CFO ready the house for Easter dinner guests. Then took the whole family to visit my Stepmom for 'dessert'.

Hope everyone had a great Easter [if you celebrate it that is...]

 

[MLW]

Sorry I'm late.

It has been pretty busy the last few days but I managed to take a few pics:

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[MLW]

A few more:

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[MLW]

........and the last pics. Happy Easter D late)

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[jbaakko]

MLW, that lead unit, what brand is it? I like the window detail!

 

[MLW]

Atlas Loco

 

[Steve B]

I Love the 4th pic from the bottom

 

[CBCNSfan]

Great photos guys, nice looking fleet of MLW's, I do like! You wouldn't have a good roof shot of the RS-18's that you could share per chance?
Well not to much, but its a restart, I haven't done anything in the train room since last November so tonight was the first. I made a setup for the April photo contest but I'm not happy with the results yet, however I did get some styrofoam pieces cut for under the station and between the roadbeds for the little yard. Hopefully I'll keep at it this time.
Second shot is the begining of my next MLW RS18

Willis

 

[jbaakko]

Humm, no wonder, don't own any Atlas units myself, Love the new pics Willis, been missing your input!

 

[MLW]

Willis I'll take a shot for you

I'll post it in the next few days....

 

[CBCNSfan]

Thank's MLW, I'll be looking forward to it. I knew the roof wasn't like the roofs on RS models and I knew it was flat so I shaved the garbage off and cemented a sort of curved flat piece to cover the holes (actualy a piece of a U33C roof)

Willis