Weekend Photo Fun 3-24-17-??

Here is my NYC Niagara's first run back on home rails after Alex replaced the gears, installed a new metal U joint, and a super chuffer.  The smoke is much better now but it is hard to see in the video due to fans in the train room and the lite blue walls.

 Thanks 

Richard

Here is another project from the talented hands of our club scratch builder/kit basher. He built this about 6 years ago. It consists of 2 E8s and 8 cars. The E8s are K-line units with TMCC. The cars are a mix of MTH, Williams and K-Line. For many of the cars, he milled down the sides to about half thickness to remove details and cut out window struts. Then he glued in the proper thickness sheet styrene that had the the window holes correctly placed and sized for the particular car. If a car was lacking seating, he made that and populated the benches. The full length vista dome actually took the least amount of modification. People, paint and decals were all it needed.

Chris

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lehighline posted:

Here is another project from the talented hands of our club scratch builder/kit basher. 

Chris

That is extremely nice work!

Picked up a few goodies today. 

bigtruckpete posted:

AMCDave posted:

bigtruckpete posted:

Spring break time starting in Chicago today. 

 

I'd recognize that dark platform anywhere......in fact it's much brighter than it was last Aug!!! 

LOL! Yep it's a real dungeon!! We will have to see what it looks like after the next round of "remodeling" they have started. 

I knew I recognized it too. Boarder line creepy. I remember leaving at night to head back to Boston. 

Chris Lonero posted:

bigtruckpete posted:

AMCDave posted:

bigtruckpete posted:

Spring break time starting in Chicago today. 

 

I'd recognize that dark platform anywhere......in fact it's much brighter than it was last Aug!!! 

LOL! Yep it's a real dungeon!! We will have to see what it looks like after the next round of "remodeling" they have started. 

I knew I recognized it too. Boarder line creepy. I remember leaving at night to head back to Boston. 

I love the underground dungeon arrival and departure at Chicago Union Station,especially when they have some classics on display.

jcovert posted:

A few photos of new Downtown Deco build - was originally the DTD Barbershop and Newsstand.  Yes, I know, the building on the far right, on photo 3 is not quite finished in the back.

You are developing a really handsome neighborhood, there, jcovert, and the newest build is perfect, in and of itself, as well as along with the others. Exceptional.

FrankM

BAR GP7 #63 posted:

This week we build a wooden platform, after that i weathering that MTH warehouse & wooden platform. I also made a little scenery work.

Wow! Everything - wow! Every inch.

FrankM.

Yardman posted:

Thanks to forum member Steve for the Y6B. Love it. 

DOn

Enjoy it I'm glad the trains I no longer run can find their way into good model RR homes. Enjoy it,

Steve

With all the great station shots so far this weekend, I had to go down to the station here and see what was happening. One last passenger was heading for her train.

Dan, Your photos reminded me how much fun National Train Day was. Sure miss it!!

Moonson posted:

BAR GP7 #63 posted:

This week we build a wooden platform, after that i weathering that MTH warehouse & wooden platform. I also made a little scenery work.

Wow! Everything - wow! Every inch.

FrankM.

FrankM: Thank you very much.

-Johan

A NYC 10 wheeler rounds the bend bearing down on a foolish lowboy driver.

The sun is setting as the Broadway Limited arrives.

Now that the rains have stopped for a while, rock climbers and hikers are enjoying the many new trees and shrubs added to my mountain today!

I initially had planned to name my layout "Turbine Town". Scratch that when you have a 3 yr old granddaughter that loves trains. Charlotte has renamed it "Choo-choo Land".

I have been pulling wire. Lots of wire. The outer mainline per the DCS is about 1.2 scale miles. There is still tons to do. The first lap had the engine stopping and starting numerous times. The pickup rollers were initially throwing an almost continuous spray of sparks. 

From the videos, you can see I'm pushing a Dummy Rock Island (bought from Jim Policastro for Charlotte). Behind that my newly added track cleaning car, and my magnet equipped gondola car. Bring up the rear is a VO1000 belonging to #2 granddaughter Lola. 

I know most on this forum won't appreciate this video. But I've had both a high rail layout and a toy train layout and I love the fun associated with toy trains.  Hope there's some toy train enthusiasts on this forum that will I like it.

stangtrain posted:

Now that the rains have stopped for a while, rock climbers and hikers are enjoying the many new trees and shrubs added to my mountain today!

VERY real, Stangtrain. both shots. If I had not spotted the lichen, a familiar miniature to all of us, I would have thought these scene were real-life. I had to search to be sure they were modeling. Wow. Super-skilled craftwork, indeed!

FrankM

A few small moments and spots, here 'n there...

FrankM.

TCA Midwest Modular layout at today's NMRA train show. 

Happy Weekend All!

Great photos everyone! Hope everybody has a great weekend. 

Train Nut while a large segment of our hobby and thus a large segment of forum members model more realistic, hi-rail, there are still many toy train or shall I say less detail and realism oriented enthusiasts. That's a nice layout you've got there, the only thing needed is a platform for the trolley.

Train Nut posted:

I know most on this forum won't appreciate this video. But I've had both a high rail layout and a toy train layout and I love the fun associated with toy trains.  Hope there's some toy train enthusiasts on this forum that will I like it.

I suspect more of us appreciate  your video that you think. It looks great. I am looking forward to more videos and pictures of this in the future! 

The Train Training for  my grandsons continues with a field trip to the local model railroad club as part of a practical exercise to test the knowledge they have gained form playing with granddaddy's trains.

Nolan checking out the Casey Jones HI Railers layout.

 Nolan checking out Nep's S gauge layout.

Oliver and his dad check out the steel mill on the HO layout.

Oliver preferred the Thomas layout.

Thanks for sharing my week with the grandsons with me. Playing with Granddaddy's trains is always a big part of their visits.

I appreciate all the Likes.

Have a great week,

Richard

to AMC Dave.............take that cupola off with a dremel tool; insert a pack of opened Lucky Strikes.......and you get a smoking caboose!

As always really nice stuff guys. 

Richard Gonzales posted:

The Train Training for  my grandsons continues with a field trip to the local model railroad club as part of a practical exercise to test the knowledge they have gained form playing with granddaddy's trains.

Nolan checking out the Casey Jones HI Railers layout.

 

 Nolan checking out Nep's S gauge layout.

 

Oliver and his dad check out the steel mill on the HO layout.

 

Oliver preferred the Thomas layout.

 

Thanks for sharing my week with the grandsons with me. Playing with Granddaddy's trains is always a big part of their visits.

I appreciate all the Likes.

Have a great week,

Richard

Richard.....your joy is palpable! Loved the pics!

Peter

"I know most on this forum won't appreciate this video. But I've had both a high rail layout and a toy train layout and I love the fun associated with toy trains.  Hope there's some toy train enthusiasts on this forum that will I like it."

Oh, I don't know about that. I'm a Hi-Railer, and I do stuff like that in the photo below, but I still enjoyed your toy layout. Takes me back to Lionel and Marx displays in the 50's, at places like Sears. I wanted all of it.

Moonson posted:

A few small moments and spots, here 'n there...

FrankM.

Thank you for the kind comments. I love your layout....especially all of the great structures!!!  Jeff  aka jcovert

Another QA&P proto-lance project: express boxcar.  This was a PRB undec 50' DD boxcar. Paint is rattle-can. Decals were custom laser printed. Ready for dull coating after the decals dry.  

This is why I need to blow the whistle in the tunnels!

Rusty, my favorite also. Nice job. Don

Thanks Everyone for sharing Pics & videos of your trains ! 

my latest purchase was a Mth railking Christmas set with 2-8-0 with proto 3   , It runs like a champ.  

I will have a pic this coming weekend .  I love layaways !  

jcovert posted:

Moonson posted:

A few small moments and spots, here 'n there...

FrankM.

Thank you for the kind comments. I love your layout....especially all of the great structures!!!  Jeff  aka jcovert

Thanks for posting your approval, Jeff. I appreciate hearing what my fellow hobbyists think, of course.

And, also, to these forum voices who sent me "Likes" for the array of photos I posted under the heading," A Few Small Moments and Spot,s" Thank you! to... stangtrain; bigtruckpete; wild mary; PRRronbh; SouthernMike; abbrail; Fridge56Vet; dk122trains; JoeB; chessie1971; Putnam Dividion; BAR GP7#63; paul2; Pat Kn; Alibatwomble; Walt Rapp; Roger Wasson; Todd Knoff; jcovert; Henry J.

FrankM.

scott.smith posted:

More nighttime shots,

Man, the last time I saw 1218, she was under steam and I'd just ridden all day behind her...

BAR GP7 #63 posted:

Wow! That's some amazing weathering, especially for a plastic building. I love the 'ghost' effect of long-removed metal signs. Great work!