Weekend photofun 25 26 27 July 2008

[Hawkeye251]

Wow, where do you find that!? I could use some on my units. Would save the huge hold in the pilots.

Ngineering has everything you need: http://www.ngineering.com/accessories.htm

I highly recommend the 12w mini soldering iron they sell.

Chris

 

[UP2CSX]

Airslide, looks like progress is still being made.

Chris, thanks for that link, some pretty interesting stuff there.

 

[Selector]

Another pleasant weekend with interesting contributions. Thanks for your work, fellas.

Here is an image of a (finally) weathered Y6b creeping across a steel bridge while two couples pass below in canoes.

-Crandell

 

[jbaakko]

Ngineering has everything you need: http://www.ngineering.com/accessories.htm

I highly recommend the 12w mini soldering iron they sell.

Chris

Wow, thanks. I think I have a police car calling those red & blues... Can EASILY hide the wiring too.

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

 

[V&AL]

???
where's the rest of the accident?

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

No accident there. Just showing a container made of card stock and wood.

 

[Steve B]

Thats a great bridge Crandell,
Those card containers are great for a backdrop scene Jeffery

I have WAY to many pics for this thread so i did a separate thread West coast Railway co open day

 

[Bread&steel]

Its weekend again !!!

I really love this shot ! Outstanding !

 

[kylewoody]

Hey guys,

Here's my dinky progess - the west end of my layout, where I have a mountain cut and a small river running next to it. I carved out all the foam, and added another layer for the hill, and plastered it all up.

The trestle is scratchbuilt from styrene - still needs more work though. Next step is to paint the riverbed and pour in Envirotex for the water...

Kyle

 

[Rotorranch]

I tried Timberline Scenery Co. Weather-Rite for the first time this weekend. Strange stuff. I'll have to try some more with it to decide if I like it. I used it on some Woodland Scenics junk.

Rotor

 

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John
Great layout shots and steamer!

Jeffery
Awesome job on the baggage car!

GrampysTrains
Great set of shots!

Chris
Great looking truck and interesting project!

Jeffery
Nice job on the F-unit!

Brain
Cool outdoor layout and pic!

Smoke
Great looking loco!

Airslide
Cool photos!

Crandell
Great shot across the bridge!

Jeffery
Neat container!

Kyle
Cool trestle!

Rotor
Nice junk!

 

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We went down the Farmers Co-op Grain Elevator and caught the B&O through train heading east (as the B&O calls traveling from Washington to New York).

 

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[kylewoody]

Hey Tom, that's some cool photos!

I was wondering, how do you get those axles so rusty looking? I like it - I model N scale though, but all the axles in N scale are like a brown or dark gray.

I've thought of getting the metal wheelsets (so the railhead part of the wheel stays shiny), and painting them up - is that would you do? Seems like a lot of work.

Kyle

 

[tompm]

Kyle

I brush paint them. I first paint the wheels and the axles with Folk Art Burnt Sienna. Next I paint them with Folk Art Asphatum. I seal them with a Matte Sealer. I have used other colors such as Raw Umber, Burnt Umber, Red Oxide, Real Brown, Maple Syrup in various combinations.

It usually takes me about 2 nights to do the wheels. When I weather I usually do anywhere from 6 to 10 cars at a time.