Weekly Photo Fun 3-18/3-24

[NYSW F45]

who makes that DME covered hopper?

 

[chadmichaels]

Steve,

Those are made by Athearn in their Genesis line
http://www.athearn.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=ATHG4260
And LBF produced some. All those DM&E hoppers are hard to find. I found mine on HOYARDSALE.

 

[funnelfan]

Great job on the ICE and DME lokies!

 

[PEIR]

A unit grain train cruises along the Puget Sound heading for a nearby export elevator. A young BNSF is leasing as much MRL power as it can in the mid-1990's. OMRS is having a open house tomorrow as part of a Olympia Open House & Operations Group layout tour. So I went down this afternoon to setup this train and prep the layout for the show.

Nice power line up and scenery FF

 

[rhoward]

Last night I added a few more details in the Engine House. They were the suggestion of a friend from the museum who is also a fine modeler. Here is the lathe in the main room. Added some metal fillings/shavings (made with a numbered drill in the Dremel and a hunk of non lead metal weight I have). Also fabricated a "project" for it. Now I just need to paint and add a few tools and find an HO worker to be working the lathe...... Has to be someone back in the 1920's though.

 

[GrampysTrains]

That's amazing modeling, Ray, good job. DJ.

 

[V&AL]

The Bay Bayou & Gulf has moved to the Tacoma Northwestern Railroad Model Club.

Here the BB&G SLT (Special Loads Team) eases a 32 axle load through Goochville:

(that's the Bachmann China Schnabel car... from Hong Kong via ebay...)

Later on the Indianola Turn crosses over the daily mixed train at Bridgeport:

A few decades later, the Acela makes the same stop:

 

[URI]

Fresh from the paint shop (Paint and decals courtsey of jbaakko)

The dynamic duo!
IC&E 5040 and DM&E 5042

IC&E 5040

DM&E 5042

First pull of these units

NOTE: These units were custom painted and decaled for my Model Railroad. Not actual units.

Comments Welcome!

Those are sweet!

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

 

[ho/ttothemoss]

 

[ianacole]

I have finally completed my AR Gilmore Grain Warehouse:

http://www.wasabiraceteam.com/gallery/trainpics/argilmore/album/argilmore.html

 

[ho/ttothemoss]

wow! nice job.

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

I got started on one of the gravel roads today. Yep, that's what a gravel road looks like here. Sharp edged gray rock with a healthy appetite for tires.

 

[malibu43]

Rained all weekend here, so I had a few hours on Saturday for a temporary layout in the living room.

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Malibu43, looks like you were having some fun. Like the GS4.

 

[ggp]

Jeffrey, I really like what your doing, looking great!!

 

[Secondhandmodeler]

Here are some progress shots of my farm area. I just placed the buildings, vehicles, and cows to give me a sense of how it will look. I still have quite a bit of work and details to add, but it's coming along. The tractor is a matchbox from my child hood. I don't think it will make the final cut however! That and the cows need to lose the clear surf boards!

 

[ianacole]

I like the surfin' cows!

 

[cengel]

That is a great midwestern farmstead. I like the work

 

[d_sinsley]

Jeffery,

If you don't mind giving away trade secrets, what do you use for the background on your layout, they llok like photographs and if so is this something you do, or buy? it looks great.

Devon