a picture a day....

My contribution for 7-12-2017......

New arrival on the Team Track.

looks like it might fit....

trumptrain posted:

Here's my photo for this day July 8, 2017 and 6 more for this past week, for I've been away all week and not able to post.  Click on photos at bottom of post for captions. 

Like the way you worked the rocks into the bridge supports. How did you do that?

       my train depot in the house...

looking in the depot window...

BobbyD posted:

trumptrain posted:

Here's my photo for this day July 8, 2017 and 6 more for this past week, for I've been away all week and not able to post.  Click on photos at bottom of post for captions. 

Like the way you worked the rocks into the bridge supports. How did you do that?

Thanks!  

Actually the rocks the climbers are on are real rock which I selected hand carried from a nearby river bed.  I glued the rocks together using Sinbad brand glue. The real rocks are not actually part of the bridge support but rather form part of a hillside kind of cliff.   The canyon walls in the top photo are made from heavy gauge aluminum foil which I crumpled up, stapled into place, then spray painted using several coats of flat black, and brown.  After allowing paint to dry I then sprayed glue over the foil then I threw various kinds of scenic material such as fine stone, earth, and ballast at the walls ... whatever stuck stayed on the wall and the rest fell to the base.  Although not in view in either photo, the foil walls go to either side of the bridge abutments.   I don't think I have a photo showing full inside view of the nearer abutment in my archives but will try to shoot a photo showing this in the near future.  Thanks for asking the question.  I hope this explanation is helpful. 

N5CJonny posted:

Nice piece.

Thank you very much Gandydancer1950. It's not a perfect piece, but still very good, especially when used as a runner.

Dennis Holler posted:

Love the old tin!

Here is my contribution for Thursday July 13, 2017  " Clarke Kent " " Dog gone "

Excellent everyone!

Hampden Terminal RR RS3...  just weathered... 

A changed piece of real estate...

...was "The Horse Trader...

...is The Old Homestead...

FrankM.

Moonson posted:

A changed piece of real estate...

...was "The Horse Trader...

 

...is The Old Homestead...

FrankM.

great modeling!

Lionel R27 makes a stop at Grand Central 42nd Street subway stop.

Gandydancer1950, Thank you for your approval and for the reply.

One day, a certain type of place is inspiration for me to model. Then, different things inspire me so I model something else. There is only so much real estate available, so I change things, sometimes quite a bit, like this place. Here's a closer look at the exact same piece of a few square inches...

...changed...

Fun, right?

FrankM

Here is my contribution for today July 14, 2017.  " Heavy lifting "

Here is my contribution for Saturday July 15, 2017  " Aero Dynamic "

My contribution for July 15, 2017.....

NS Harrisburg line, MP-32.  NS 38G yesterday afternoon at the "Pink Moose Cafe," Royersford, Pa.  On a clear day, the tables are at the fence, about 15 feet from the eastbound tracks.   This Dash-9 going 40mph, it's a nice place to eat and watch your table shake as these machines fly by.  

I left from this Royersford station for my Army induction, train fare courtesy of Uncle Sam, among the very last of the draftees.    Got my Selective Service letter from Coatesville two weeks after my 18th birthday, and shortly after the U.S. went all-voluntary.    Passenger service here has since been discontinued, but it was convenient.  There's been talk about reviving it, but I doubt that will happen.  

A couple of Pictures I took of my Big boy from Earlier this morning

Trains arriving at Grand Central Terminal.

memories of past layout...

While the coffee brews...

This is the repaired Atlas reefer that is now fully usable. The floor board replacement was a complete success and I even have extra floor boards should I ever discover another car with a similar zinc pest issue.