a picture a day....

Greg J, I can hear that train move and even smell the fragrance of its metal and paint. Some memories are very vivid of such treasures.

FrankM

Another Selkirk N.Y. photo

Moonson postedrigi

Greg J, I can hear that train move and even smell the fragrance of its metal and paint. Some memories are very vivid of such treasures.

FrankM

That's the way I feel about my childhood American Flyer S gauge trains.  I can smell ozone and I am laying on the floor under the Christmas tree watching a black steam engine speeding down the tracks.  Original Flyer smoke can do the same thing.

Here is another photo of the same train Frank.

RSJB18 posted:

Mark Boyce posted:

Excellent photos everyone.  Since I have been missing some days, I decided to make up for a day by posting two photos.  As I have been spending a lot more time at the Boyce Homestead this year helping my elderly mom and dad, and I got back to mowing grass there, I thought I would post a couple photos of this N scale diorama of the homestead as it looked when I was growing up in the '60s.  I worked off photos I took, and built it all by scratch.  That was in the late '80s long before 4 carpal tunnel surgeries and arthritic thumbs and fingers make it hard for me to handle small tools and parts with good dexterity.  Most of the trees on the diorama were there at the time I build the diorama, but have been cut down and other trees and bushes are now near maturity.  Wow, has it been that long!  Also, I forgot how steep and long that back yard hill actually is.  The diorama doesn't show that, but my twice injured ankle certainly feels it now when I am mowing.  Hey, whatever it takes to help the Godly man and woman who I can credit with guiding me into the person I am today!!

Looks great Mark.

Thank you very much!  I don't know if I can ever get back to that skill level, but when I retire I'll start working back in that direction.  No matter though, there are so many ways to enjoy this hobby!!

Still really miss this store, didn't survive the downturn.

Here's my contribution for this Memorial Day.  I created this park, Freedom Park , on my layout in memory of my Dad.  The park contains a real stone from Omaha Beach that I brought back with me when I visited Normandy France with my Dad back in 1999.  Additionally the park contains an authentic piece of the Berlin Wall.   

Thanks to all who served and especially to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.  

For today .

Check out this little engines information

Larry

One of my trestles and waterfalls:

'New' Lionel AT&SF E6 unboxed today for photos. The B unit is a MTH unit

Scranton

Here is my contribution for May 30.  " Break time!"

May 30, 2017

Early Tuesday morning and the commuters are on their way to work by B&O RDC.

Here's a favorite livery:

Peter

I've been workin' on the railroad all the live long day!

Farther down the tracks, eastward, in the Twin Bridges neighborhood...

NJCJOE posted:

I have no idea why, but the first thing I thought when I saw this was, "Is that the Amityville horror house?"

p51 posted:

NJCJOE posted:

 

I have no idea why, but the first thing I thought when I saw this was, "Is that the Amityville horror house?"

I think because it looks just like the house from the Amityville Horror.

Putnam Division posted:

Here's a favorite livery:

Peter

Well it sure looks like the Jade in the jade green has left us forever.  However note the "return to" in the lower left hand corner.  Rockport Cleveland.  That was a yard on the [NYC] short line around Cleveland when this car was around.  Now it is a huge yard east of Hopkins Airport on the NS main line.  Look at Bing Maps satellite view.

Lou N

Sean007 posted:

p51 posted: 

I have no idea why, but the first thing I thought when I saw this was, "Is that the Amityville horror house?"

I think because it looks just like the house from the Amityville Horror.

That is the Horror house I posted, a recent photo. I thought the original photo of that sign reminded me of it in the background...

Lou N posted:

Putnam Division posted:

Here's a favorite livery:

Peter

Well it sure looks like the Jade in the jade green has left us forever.  However note the "return to" in the lower left hand corner.  Rockport Cleveland.  That was a yard on the [NYC] short line around Cleveland when this car was around.  Now it is a huge yard east of Hopkins Airport on the NS main line.  Look at Bing Maps satellite view.

Lou N

Lou......I took that picture in the 1st weeks of May in 1983 with a Kodak Instamatic camera. It was a cloudy day. I was was on my way to Buffalo to visit friends.....I stopped in Rochester NY and had some lunch near the Rochester Amtrak station. There was a small freight yard nearby with a team track.

Not the same house.... nope!  

Putnam Division posted:

Lou N posted:

Putnam Division posted:

Here's a favorite livery:

Peter

Well it sure looks like the Jade in the jade green has left us forever.  However note the "return to" in the lower left hand corner.  Rockport Cleveland.  That was a yard on the [NYC] short line around Cleveland when this car was around.  Now it is a huge yard east of Hopkins Airport on the NS main line.  Look at Bing Maps satellite view.

Lou N

Lou......I took that picture in the 1st weeks of May in 1983 with a Kodak Instamatic camera. It was a cloudy day. I was was on my way to Buffalo to visit friends.....I stopped in Rochester NY and had some lunch near the Rochester Amtrak station. There was a small freight yard nearby with a team track.

 

I do need to re-state...lower RIGHT hand corner.  I remember that color well.  I got a lot of attention locally.  The neighbor kid got the 6464 version for Christmas.  And we're still friends doing modelling 40, well 50, well many years later .

Lou N

Munoz Lines

My contribution for May 31. " The other side of the tracks "

Middletown #2

Effluence drain detail...

RSJB18 posted:

 

Note the GM&O cap. Hometown thing.

 

Why do I get the feeling that this guy is yelling "Get behind the white line young man!"

Or perhaps, since it's in Mobile, "Would y'all kindly move behind that white line, now, bless your hearts." 

Scrapiron Scher posted:

Munoz Lines

  You are earning points, Eliot!  

Train Nut posted:

Not the same house.... nope!  

Yes, it is. They remodeled it at some point. If you Google it, you will find plenty of references to that.

p51 posted:

Train Nut posted:

Not the same house.... nope!  

Yes, it is. They remodeled it at some point. If you Google it, you will find plenty of references to that.

Yes. Everybody knows they remodeled it. Changed the look a bit. Ive been there and seen it in person. Not the same house. Chimney gone and your picture no electric wires in your picture, trees where they're not supposed to be. Driveway not in your picture.   Whole outside setting is different in your picture.  

Train Nut posted:

p51 posted:

Train Nut posted:

Not the same house.... nope!  

Yes, it is. They remodeled it at some point. If you Google it, you will find plenty of references to that.

Yes. Everybody knows they remodeled it. Changed the look a bit. Ive been there and seen it in person. Not the same house. Chimney gone and your picture no electric wires in your picture, trees where they're not supposed to be. Driveway not in your picture.   Whole outside setting is different in your picture.  

Good grief,,,

It's the same house according to Goggle. Maybe the opposite end?

I saw the house many years ago on several occasions, actually dated a woman who grew up just down the street from the place. I went with her a few times to her parent's place and we drove by it dozens of times. I can't say I spent much time checking it out. I've never seen the movie or read the book.

N5CJonny posted:

Very effective . Every inch of those edifices is realistic and handsome. Congratulations on your success with it.

FrankM

Moonson posted:

N5CJonny posted:

Very effective . Every inch of those edifices is realistic and handsome. Congratulations on your success with it.

FrankM

Thanks so much for the kind words Frank. Really the credit goes to the lady that makes these building flats on Ebay, her photo work is amazing and I have filled an otherwise blank wall with some much needed city buildings. The only part I did was add the blue sky, painted some clouds and added magnets to the wall so I could remove the building flats if I needed to. At first I purchased some unfinished plastic building fronts, which I still have and I feel they are nice, but do not have the weathering done and they end up being more expensive when you consider your time plus extra details that are needed for realism. The only other detail I might consider adding in the future, is an outdoor lamp or two for some night time fun. I think for example, an old outdoor lamp over that garage to the left might look great.

Munoz Lines

May 31,2017

N5C,

Would you be so kind as to tell us the vendor for those building flats?  These are exactly what I need for a five foot long space I have against a wall.

Jerry

JerryG posted:

N5C,

Would you be so kind as to tell us the vendor for those building flats?  These are exactly what I need for a five foot long space I have against a wall.

Jerry

Sure thing Jerry. On Ebay look up angietracksideflats. Keep in mind that most of her flats are on card stock paper mounted on foam board. She carries mostly heavily weathered commercial buildings and apartments based on real building photos located in Ohio. There are three scale flats offered, which are N, HO and O scale. I have used mostly O scale buildings from her, with two HO scale buildings behind the O scale ones for the feeling of distance and one N scale tall building for an effect of a building that is at a greater distance in the background. She also sells sky backgrounds with clouds, but I felt that making my own would work fine and cost a lot less.

I recommend the Angie's flats as well. Can't beat them for the price. She photoshops out any power lines, shadows, etc. before she makes the prints. Also removes anything that looks to modern, so they can fit a wide range of time periods, from 1940's or so to the present. All the flats in this picture came from her.

N5CJonny, can you tell me about the magnets you used? Mine are mounted with Velcro tape. I will be redoing them soon as I plan on mounting some Miller signs to them. Magnets sound a lot easier to work with, wish I had thought of them.

N5C,

Thanks so much for your help.  

It took a while for me to make a decision.  She has a lot of interesting things on her site.  I finally went with a large industrial collection without the backing applied.  I have done several of these myself, so it shouldn't be too difficult to apply my own.  It also gives me flexibility in adding the flats in just the right positions.  I hope this turns out looking as cool as yours, haha.

Jerry

Combining my two favorite hobbies: Lionel trains and Johnny Lightning diecast cars.

A couple more for this day:

SouthernMike posted:

 

N5CJonny, can you tell me about the magnets you used? Mine are mounted with Velcro tape. I will be redoing them soon as I plan on mounting some Miller signs to them. Magnets sound a lot easier to work with, wish I had thought of them.

 

Mike, I have purchased on Ebay mini rare earth magnets. They are from a source in China, so it takes awhile to get them, but they are so inexpensive and you will receive more than you will ever use. I glued a few magnets at different spots on the building flat and let the glue dry completely. The next day I placed a single thumb tack on each magnet making sure that the back of the flat thumb tack is attracted to the magnet and then gently pressed the building at each spot that has the thumb tack into the plaster board of the wall. Like I said, care must be used so you don't damage the building when pushing on the thumb tacks. Probably a better way might be to put the tacks into the wall first then put the magnets on the tacks followed by a drop of glue on the magnet face that is against the building and finally place the building flat on each glue spot. The only problem then would be to have some means of supporting the building until the glue dries.

Here is just one source on Ebay :   

http://www.ebay.com/itm/4mm-x-...f:g:7AcAAOSw5dNWqnqN

Well, this is a fine thread, and there are so many nice pictures before me. Thank you.

Wow, so many nice pictures before me...What a View...

Here's another from my layout.  June 1, 2017   " Takin a break "

June 1, 2017

Munoz Lines

SouthernMike posted:

I recommend the Angie's flats as well. Can't beat them for the price. She photoshops out any power lines, shadows, etc. before she makes the prints. Also removes anything that looks to modern, so they can fit a wide range of time periods, from 1940's or so to the present. All the flats in this picture came from her.

N5CJonny, can you tell me about the magnets you used? Mine are mounted with Velcro tape. I will be redoing them soon as I plan on mounting some Miller signs to them. Magnets sound a lot easier to work with, wish I had thought of them.

Nice looking. What buildings are they left to right?

the Triple Crossing.....Downtown Richmond VA

Peter

Broader view including the Twin Bridges project and the double-track bridge project..

FrankM

Ooohhhhh, the creative adventure of it all, so totally satisfying!

Posting from out of town in St. Joseph, MO. Here' what's in the yards.

Two pictures a day?

Scrapiron Scher posted:

Two pictures a day?

Yup. If you made it, we want to see it. No doubt!

An old picture, from the old layout, coinciding with Lionel's announcement to move production to China.....

Peter

BobbyD posted:

SouthernMike posted:

I recommend the Angie's flats as well. Can't beat them for the price. She photoshops out any power lines, shadows, etc. before she makes the prints. Also removes anything that looks to modern, so they can fit a wide range of time periods, from 1940's or so to the present. All the flats in this picture came from her.

N5CJonny, can you tell me about the magnets you used? Mine are mounted with Velcro tape. I will be redoing them soon as I plan on mounting some Miller signs to them. Magnets sound a lot easier to work with, wish I had thought of them.

Nice looking. What buildings are they left to right?

I measured the space I had and then picked out buildings to fit. In order they are:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/326-O-...a:g:71wAAOxyGwNTBhoH

http://www.ebay.com/itm/332-O-...7:g:iLIAAOSwImRYcpu1

http://www.ebay.com/itm/333-O-...9:g:dzsAAOSw5dNWiHAP

http://www.ebay.com/itm/327-O-...9:g:qKgAAOxyRhBS0J18

She doesn't have one of the 5th building listed and I can't remember what she called it.

Out of view on the right are these two

http://www.ebay.com/itm/342-O-...8:g:7RgAAOSw~bFWGuEx

http://www.ebay.com/itm/309-O-...e:g:NhYAAOSwgQ9V6jPL

Putnam Division posted:

An old picture, from the old layout, coinciding with Lionel's announcement to move production to China.....

Peter

I remember that day well.  I had a call in to Dick Maddox (I was with TAS at the time) and when he answered he said "I suppose you're calling about what I just announced".  Well I had no idea so he told me all about the move.  

The next time Mike Reagan and I went up there the doors were locked and we were met by two security guards.  We of course identified ourselves and went on with our appointment.  I was able to get away with the ID badge that said I was a VISITOR.  A rare and collectible piece of ephemera. 

Lou N

Here's mine for June 1, 2017  ' Sneaking a sample .... BUSTED!!' " This Bud is not for you!!!"

Tampa Union Station

One from a past layout: Dallas, PA. 1982-1989.  Station still inservice on current home layout.  All trains except Chicago & Alton also still in service. Union Pacific and Blue Comet have been upgraded to TMCC.  Hogate & Reynolds C&NW bi-level coach was just sold at York in April.

June 2, 2017

More of the bridges neighborhood....

FrankM

Munoz Lines

Front and back of H & H Feed:

More pics from Munoz

Scrapiron Scher posted:

More pics from Munoz

 

 

Eliot, you always put a lot of care into your photos - lighting, composition, exposure.  Two thumbs up.  And I like your Socony Vacuum subsidiary - Munozgas.

BANDOB posted:

One from a past layout: Dallas, PA. 1982-1989.  Station still inservice on current home layout.  All trains except Chicago & Alton also still in service. Union Pacific and Blue Comet have been upgraded to TMCC.  Hogate & Reynolds C&NW bi-level coach was just sold at York in April.

Bill......I've seen that picture before....a Greenberg book perhaps?

Peter

Putnam Division posted:

the Triple Crossing.....Downtown Richmond VA

Peter

Good one!  I've been there 

OK, June 2, 2017...Beautiful Day...

Here are 3 for June 3.  " Mr. Preston Tucker and his amazing automobiles "  

SELKIRK OFFICE

old layout about 15 years ago.....

Peter

rise & shine......

My picture for today is also from the past. In the late 1980's on the Dallas, PA layout. A 675 steams along.

Peter: On the previous photo of the station area, a similar one was in a Greenberg Book, taken by their photographer. This is one I took while the lights and backdrop were available.

Just up the street from the Twin Bridges...(here's a reference shot again)...

...is this small-town neighborhood favorite spot...

New to me K-line LIRR set.

June 3, 2017

Two color variations of American Flyer's Dixie Queen

Greg

Here is a shot of my old layout. I didn't transition to O gauge until after my second son was born, and then it was a slow process. Here, I was still trying to combine HO and O in the same space. I didn't even remember adding the Christmas buildings to it.

The Munoz Lines

Beautiful, Eliot, every bit of it, and I enjoyed being reminded of the Rose poster.

FrankM

Thanks, Frank. We miss you . . . 

Twin Bridges neighborhood...closer view...

And P.S. :  Thank you, Eliot, for posting what you did, just above. It is much appreciated. Much appreciated.

FrankM

No one does it better than Frank Mullen . . . . No way, no how !

June 4, 2017  (mid afternoon)

Greg

Greg J. Turinetti posted:

June 4, 2017  (mid afternoon)

Greg

I really enjoy seeing your American Flyer and Prewar trains here in the forum. Thank you for posting, it's always a treat! 

Scrambler81 posted:

Nice, I've always liked that BNSF paint scheme. I wonder if that's a Illinois Terminal covered hopper behind that flat car. Also, who is that against the wall back there, she looks pretty good, too. 

I took these along the Columia River gorge yesterday.

Diverging Clear posted:

Scrambler81 posted:

Nice, I've always liked that BNSF paint scheme. I wonder if that's a Illinois Terminal covered hopper behind that flat car. Also, who is that against the wall back there, she looks pretty good, too. 

That would be Katey Sagal as Gemma Teller from "Sons of Anarchy"

Scrambler81 posted:

Diverging Clear posted:

Scrambler81 posted:

Nice, I've always liked that BNSF paint scheme. I wonder if that's a Illinois Terminal covered hopper behind that flat car. Also, who is that against the wall back there, she looks pretty good, too. 

That would be Katey Sagal as Gemma Teller from "Sons of Anarchy"

Nice! Good taste in trains and women!

Yes, Y6B getting ready for a possible Journey?

SouthernMike posted:

That certainly is an interesting and judicious use of the available space, something anybody in our hobby or not would find exciting and most enjoyable to experience. Putting a tall cityscape right up close to the front edge of the layout is a very creative approach and totally successful. Congratulations! Really, really clever.

FrankM

SouthernMike posted:

I also think it looks great! I've got a few hours waiting on my other train .. I think I'll take a walk and check out downtown! Hey, I see a brewery! 

Since today is his 14th birthday: My youngest, Logan, helping set up the Christmas tree train several years ago.

For today, Monday June 5, another from the past in Dallas, PA. 

"You know you are getting old when..." you see a train in an old photo that you do not remember having. For me, it is the yellow UP ALCOs. Don't remember having them or where they went.  Hmm....you don't think they might be in some old forgotten box in the crawl space, do you?

June 5, 2017

From the Archives

More Munoz

A peek through the trees.

Here's my contribution for June 5.  " The grade crossing"

Cape Shark R.R Station.

It's to hard to pick one of these beautiful cars. So, ya get all 3

Larry

Larry Sr. Nice Pictures of neat passenger cars....They bring back fond memories.Thanks for posting...

Christopher2035 posted:

Congrats, Christopher2035! This is one of the best pictures I have ever seen. Both A-B-units fit very nice into the great layout.

Here's mine for June 6, 2017 -   Remembering those who landed at Normandy France on June 6, 1944 D Day.  This park on my layout  honors my father who landed on Omaha Beach with the Big Red One.  

June 6,2017