a picture a day....

p51 posted:

I just took these, noticing the afternoon light...

Wow, excellent work!

Inspired by places seen along the way...

FrankM.

p51 posted:

I just took these, noticing the afternoon light...

WOW! Looks great Lee!

LIRR moving some power.

Darwin Award nominee.

Moonson posted:

Inspired by places seen along the way...

FrankM.

Great detail!

Here is my contribution for June 22.  " Lovers on Lover's Lane  ... busted! "

NJCJOE posted:

So the train stuff extends beyond your awesome train room?? Your wife must be a saint

RSJB18 posted:

 

So the train stuff extends beyond your awesome train room?? Your wife must be a saint

I like to think so.

NJCJOE posted:

RSJB18 posted:

 

So the train stuff extends beyond your awesome train room?? Your wife must be a saint

I like to think so.

Lol. But does she?

I think so. 

Sunrise on the RSJ&B

My layout just isn't big enough to keep this going much longer, but here is a shot with the very first Batmobile.

Good choice Chris.

NJCJOE posted:

Good choice Chris.

I always wanted one of these. Last summer, at Nicholas Smith's annual tent sale, I made two or three laps around the store and the tent before I spotted it, sitting on top of a retail display tower. It didn't have the box, so they found one and packed it up all nice and tight. Of course, I was on my motorcycle, so I had to throw the box away, and carefully slide the station into my tail bag, upside down. Not sure what I was more worried about, the station or my brand new tail bag. Both survived without a scratch.

gandydancer1950 posted:

p51 posted:

I just took these, noticing the afternoon light...

Wow, excellent work!

RSJB18 posted:

WOW! Looks great Lee!

Thanks a lot, both of you!

Not bad for a cell phone shot and photo conversion, huh?

Here is something for today.   ( " Nothing but Ma & Pa " ) 

Wow, there are so many great pictures from day one, this is going to be a really interesting thread...To many names to mention, but there is so much talent everyone needs to look from the beginning...Wonderful pictures of Great Train Fun....Thanks everyone....

trumptrain posted:

Here is something for today.   ( " Nothing but Ma & Pa " ) 

Gotta love that bridge!

Lou N

leapinlarry posted:

Wow, there are so many great pictures from day one, this is going to be a really interesting thread...To many names to mention, but there is so much talent everyone needs to look from the beginning...Wonderful pictures of Great Train Fun....Thanks everyone....

Great looking engine facility!

There are so many great photos here!  I have been very derelict in getting a picture a day posted, but I explained what's been going on in my topic in my signature line.  Here are 2 MTH BL-2s I got from Forum member, Mike Caruso.  The number 83 is powered PS1, but I have an upgrade kit waiting for it.  It is a really smooth runner for PS1 in my opinion.  The other is non powered, and in a slightly newer paint scheme.  I do like the BL-2!!

Hard to keep track of what I've posted in this thread already. Apologies if there are repeats.

Mark Boyce posted:

There are so many great photos here!  I have been very derelict in getting a picture a day posted, but I explained what's been going on in my topic in my signature line.  Here are 2 MTH BL-2s I got from Forum member, Mike Caruso.  The number 83 is powered PS1, but I have an upgrade kit waiting for it.  It is a really smooth runner for PS1 in my opinion.  The other is non powered, and in a slightly newer paint scheme.  I do like the BL-2!!

Agreed- they are nice looking diesels Mark. Kind of a cross between an old Alco and a newer engine.

Lee, I missed those shots earlier.  Great photography, use of natural light and scene.

RSJB18 posted:

Mark Boyce posted:

There are so many great photos here!  I have been very derelict in getting a picture a day posted, but I explained what's been going on in my topic in my signature line.  Here are 2 MTH BL-2s I got from Forum member, Mike Caruso.  The number 83 is powered PS1, but I have an upgrade kit waiting for it.  It is a really smooth runner for PS1 in my opinion.  The other is non powered, and in a slightly newer paint scheme.  I do like the BL-2!!

Agreed- they are nice looking diesels Mark. Kind of a cross between an old Alco and a newer engine.

Bob,

Thank you.  Yes I agree.  From the little reading I have done on it, the idea was to give the engine crew some more visibility than in the typical cab unit, but then the designs went the way of the early GPs and SDs, and the BL-2 design wasn't used again.

SP box car.

Here's on for ya. MTH and RMT.

A couple layout mini-moments...

...logging...

...and a local car club...

FrankM, Moon Township, USA

Some of my most favorite modeling has been of "Logging Blocks." I visited two John Deere equipment dealers, in Upstate NY, and bought several scale models and asked for explanations. Also, I visited a small logging site, near Cortland College, which was in progress, and they didn't seem to mind my sitting there in my car watching. I tried to absorb the details and the "feel" of it all (not to mention the inebriating fragrances!) 

When finished with my first few dioramas, a couple weeks later, I took them to the two dealers for them to evaluate. They approved heartily.

I hope you will, too.

Real-life "Harvester" machine in action...

...my modeling of a Harvester "in action"...

FrankM.

Lou N posted:

trumptrain posted:

Here is something for today.   ( " Nothing but Ma & Pa " ) 

Gotta love that bridge!

Lou N

Thanks Lou!!  I walk across this bridge ( the real prototype ) most everyday  It's fun to have a model of something that is in my own neighborhood!