a picture a day....

Patrick, thanks for the comment...lighting effects and options on these new cell phones do nice work!

Smokin Northern

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Some nice steamers running parallel.   well - not really but what's an imagination for anyway?

@c.sam posted:

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Some nice steamers running parallel.   well - not really but what's an imagination for anyway?

@c.sam

They are some fabulous, classic American steam locomotives. I am a steam fanatic! So, thanks for sharing them.

Also, I LOVE your viaduct. what did you use to make the stonework on the viaduct? It, also, is really great!

Boarding the Century….

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The AT&SF RR in our mountain house 2009-2012  MTH Scaletrax

@Randy Harrison posted:

@c.sam

They are some fabulous, classic American steam locomotives. I am a steam fanatic! So, thanks for sharing them.

Also, I LOVE your viaduct. what did you use to make the stonework on the viaduct? It, also, is really great!

No idea how they were constructed Randy as I picked them up at a train show in Asheville a couple of years ago. A fella was trying to leave early and unloading his unsold items. "Anyone interested in these viaducts"? he called out. He traded me for an ample supply of Gargraves track (mostly "New old stock"). They are quite heavy and appear to be plaster. I get many compliments on them especially in photos like these...

@c.sam posted:

No idea how they were constructed Randy as I picked them up at a train show in Asheville a couple of years ago. A fella was trying to leave early and unloading his unsold items. "Anyone interested in these viaducts"? he called out. He traded me for an ample supply of Gargraves track (mostly "New old stock"). They are quite heavy and appear to be plaster. I get many compliments on them especially in photos like these...

@c.sam

Thank you very much for your reply. The viaduct is GREAT! The compliments you get are well deserved.

I am trying to find a stonework medium that looks as does your viaduct for a large church I am planning to build for my layout. I have some ideas but, I have yet to find exactly what I want. Your viaduct's appearance is it.

Thanks again.

Some Saturday night activity at the "Charles Street Yard"...

Count"UP" #42 of my Christmas Layouts.  Book coming 300 years from now

- walt

and as always, i plan out the placement of various Homasote pieces.  As I mentioned earlier, I put blue board underneath and leave gaps to run wires thru.  I try to make it so that gaps are were most wires will be needed.  Since the Homasote pieces are basically the same size, they get involved too.

I used this same design a few years back so that I could see all of my family members' houses that I made models of.  I liked it enough to use it again

and just one scene

Night images. I apologize ahead of time for how many i'm including.  they are some of my favorite memories.  I'll try to do better next time!

@Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

Indeed Randy'.. I really like the looks of the Viaduct'.  Very, very, realistic looking!!! and quite unique!!!  Did you build it?  👌✔👍😉

@Quarter Gauger 48

Ted:

Your compliments are misplaced. I did not build the viaduct. It is in a photo of c. sam's layout. I asked him about the viaduct. I agree with you. It is very realistic. He responded to me in a subsequent post and told me that he, also, did not build it. He got it at a train show. He thought it may be made of plaster. It is rather heavy.

@Randy Harrison posted:

@Quarter Gauger 48

Ted:

Your compliments are misplaced. I did not build the viaduct. It is in a photo of c. sam's layout. I asked him about the viaduct. I agree with you. It is very realistic. He responded to me in a subsequent post and told me that he, also, did not build it. He got it at a train show. He thought it may be made of plaster. It is rather heavy.

Randy,  that is hilarious,  Oldyitis is catching up to me fast..  Either way',, it is a very cool viaduct.  I'm in the process of manufacturing one made out of Styrofoam.  I just hope it will look as good as Sam's...😁   

@c.sam posted:

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Some nice steamers running parallel.   well - not really but what's an imagination for anyway?

C.Sam'  That is one fine looking viaduct you have there'..  Before poured concrete that was the ticket'..  I apologize for the mix up.. I thought it was Randy's.  All I can say is some days are diamonds and some are Jacks.  Been on borrowed time the past 14 years... LOL..😁☘ 

FOR TODAY:  A quintet of photos from in and around Patsburg.

Not the prettiest section of town and yet .. highly functional.

A bad order car has been set and awaits the car knockers.

The view from the tower reveals what looks to be a race between and A 5 and a 0-8-0.  

MOW workers.  Amiss Hogg, C.T. Waters, and Arnie Lipsky are all gitner done while two passers by decide to take a break to chat it up while sitting on a cross tie.  

Count"UP" #43 of my Christmas Layouts

walt

I had a (for me) a really big winter area.

I've described previously why this metal train is special to me.  I try every year to find a place for it.

I also had a fair sized Halloween scene.

I also had a big Easter display

And as usual for me, some night images

#44 in my Christmas Layout count"UP" in what appears to be (almost) my personal thread

- walt

Base level - 14' wide by 13 1/2' deep

Plateau

on the bottom is a relatively big "zoo" scene with petty zoo.

A few views of the plateau

and as usual, the candy train

A few years back someone on this forum brought up making this dog "THING" from toy story so I made one.

A just one more scene

And as I've been doing, ending this with some night shots

Notice the Santa House is a different color in each picture.  It rotated thru 7 colors but gave the option (via a remote that came with it) to lock in just one color.  It also used distilled water to create chimney smoke

@walt rapp posted:

#44 in my Christmas Layout count"UP" in what appears to be (almost) my personal thread

@walt rapp

Walt:

Yet another one "over the fence and out of the park!" Aaron Judge beware! Your home run record is being seriously challenged! Bravo, Walt!

Again ,thanks Randy

FOR TODAY:  Lower Patsburg on a cloudy day.

Mr. McAlester driving home from the car dealership hangs a right in his brand new Mercury.

count"UP" # 45. only 2 left after this one. I won't use 2023's layout since I use images of it in Scott's weekend photo fun thread

- walt

base level

plateau