a picture a day....

Motor pool...

p51 posted:

Motor pool...

I knew a guy who learned wrenchin' in the motor pool during the drive across France. He could do anything with nothing. He used a cutting torch like Picasso used a brush. I watched him gas [flame] weld an automobile gas tank by filling it with water to stop the explosion risk. No stuck nut ever resisted him. He'd have the acetylene torch in one hand and an air-wrench in the other. Never saw him twist anything off. He had a Gulf Service Station (remember when that had meaning) and he would cat-nap when he sat down for a couple minutes. I never asked him about his War experience because you didn't ask those people that because for some of them that would trigger that which we now know to be PTSD.

beer truck at brewery

geysergazer posted:

p51 posted:

Motor pool...

I knew a guy who learned wrenchin' in the motor pool during the drive across France. He could do anything with nothing. He used a cutting torch like Picasso used a brush. I watched him gas [flame] weld an automobile gas tank by filling it with water to stop the explosion risk. No stuck nut ever resisted him. He'd have the acetylene torch in one hand and an air-wrench in the other. Never saw him twist anything off. He had a Gulf Service Station (remember when that had meaning) and he would cat-nap when he sat down for a couple minutes. I never asked him about his War experience because you didn't ask those people that because for some of them that would trigger that which we now know to be PTSD.

Lew,

I ran a Ordnance company on active duty (the largest company on the entire post, with almost 300 soldiers), and had sizeable a motor pool of my own. This was right before 9/11.

I'm very familiar with what those people can do. I don't think any of their private autos ever saw the inside of a repair or dealer shop.

Sadly, I didn't have their skills or training. I have, however, learned a lot over the years with my own 1944 Willys MB Jeep...

This shot was taken a while back, right before I mowed the back 40 in our back yard.

Someday, I want to get a magnetic strip covering the front bumper so I can put my layout's (fictional) RR Operating Battalion markings on it...

For today: " A view of Patsburg from up on the hill."

We had a '53 Willys CJ3A. I think the only difference between it and the military version was the lack of various military brackets/hard points (like the shovel brackets). Oh, and ours had a one-piece windshield. And civilian lighting. And a heater! I don't think many army jeeps had heaters?

night at the USO

sidehack posted:

night at the USO

Wow, I love that scene!

The only thing missing are the dejected men in uniform sitting outside (who thought they'd get lucky but didn't), MPs/SPs cruising around or perhaps a inter-service brawl spilling out into the streets!

geysergazer posted:

No, WW2 Jeeps didn't have heaters or vacuum windshield wipers (the wipers were hand-cranked on WW2 ones). CJ3As also had tailgates and the M-38A1s didn't that I'm aware of.

Notice the windshield cover in my model photo of the motor pool? I made that from painted tissue paper, to match the real one you can see above on my real Jeep. That's something I've never seen modeled by any more railroader before in any scale...

I was admiring your windshield cover as a very authentic detail. It was so easy to crack that windshield when it was laying down. Don't ask me how I know that.  Our CJ3A, IIRC, had a vacuum motor only for the driver's side and just the manual lever for the passenger side. Did the M-38A1s have back seats? or at least the floor-cleats they attached to?

For today: " BIG BLUE"

Rexall and Bowling, Keys and Music, and Royal Plaza Hotel

Ray, the two brick buildings look great!  I can see the great results as we discussed on another topic!!

      NYS&W Franklin, NJ derailment in April 87'. I'm going to post more photos soon.

                                                                  MY PHOTO

Great pictures fellows, Paul Romano, bad wreck, wow, Trumptrain a great view from the hill overlooking Patsburg, a wow, and SIDEHACK Ray, neat hotel scene and great buildings with nice detailing. P51, Lee great pictures of a neat layout. I’m working on lights in the buildings.... Happy Tuesday 

Larry, I like it when a church stands out on a layout!

Larry, I'm in awe of your layout. It's magnificent!

"Breakfast!":

The scene in West Yellowstone, Mt one midsummer morning in the year 1960 finds The Park Special (seen through the window) just arrived, it's passengers are hungry (see 10yr old young-gazer shoveling it in) and the UP Dining Hall is serving breakfast. This is to be the very last Summer the Union Pacific Railroad ever delivers passengers to the West Entrance gate of Yellowstone National Park. The Park starts about 200yds 90deg to the left.

Bill T posted:

Bill, does your Sandy-Andy accessory work ?   Way back in the late seventies, I purchased one.  It actually worked rather well.  

For today: " Gitner done!" 

Dan Padova posted:

Bill T posted:

Bill, does your Sandy-Andy accessory work ?   Way back in the late seventies, I purchased one.  It actually worked rather well.  

Yep, it does work, one of the better non-electrical accessories.

The Berkshire Brewery Association

trumptrain posted:

For today: " Gitner done!" 

Pat, Great scene with the car partially unloaded.  I really like the VW truck!  I remember those as you do from long ago.  I wonder what the weight limit was for those things? 

                                               MTH subway cars at NJ Hirailers.

Mark - thanks so much!  I would imagine those VW pickups carried a pretty light load.  I certainly remember them from back in the day.

Mark and Patrick, wrt VW trucks, if you have to ask if your load is too heavy.....then it is.  I had a '55 beetle and trucks would pass ME on hills.

BAR GP7 #63 posted:

you make it look easy, I very much enjoy seeing your work, keep them coming

Loaded...not a problem

This is my first post on the forum. Just bought this K-Line Hudson.

A tiny bit of afternoon Sun so I got this pic:

HudsonORailRoader posted:

This is my first post on the forum. Just bought this K-Line Hudson.

Welcome to the Forum!!!  That is a handsome K-Line Hudson as your first post!  I hope to see some of your layout as well!

HudsonORailRoader posted:

This is my first post on the forum. Just bought this K-Line Hudson.

Bravo, Sir! Welcome to the forum. That is a beautiful model. Also, the surrounding scenery looks to be superbly crafted. Please post more photos of your layout. I am eager to more.

I second  (or third) that, great and welcome