Some High Plains Action

WOW!

Thanks 

Photographer stumbled a bit and grabbed another shot the next week of the westbound Mountaineer with that high stepping Western on the point! 

Lookin' good!!!! The PA is the prettiest diesel there is to me. 

Magnificent!   Your artistic skills rival the great lense men of the steam Era.  All you need are captions written by the late David P. Morgan.

Gene 

Erik, you are the man for scale model photography.

Nice!  Always a treat to view your work Erik.

Huh!  Did the 'Grande call their 4-8-4's "Westerns" ?  Toss my accolade on the pile, too!

Ditto on Mark S's question.  Did they call them "Westerns"?  Also, which class is that 4-8-4?

Beautiful, as usual.  Thanks for sharing.

Ed

M68 4-8-4, built in 1937-'38. M64's came in 1929.

Guys I am very humbled by your comments.

Personal thank you to all of you guys and those not commenting too I appreciate the comradeship!  OGR is a great family, what's better than friends and trains?

M68 as a Western is a name I first heard from John Horan many moons ago while I was at the Union Station o gauge club. John Horan was a founding member of the club joining in the 1940's. I also have a contact print of 1801 from John Maxwell with "Westy" on the back.  I heard it again among some old timer Rio Grande foamers. Mike Flauding also called the M68 a Western several times. I asked mike for some clarification on the name too. Kind of where did it originate from etc. I've always known the M68's as Westerns. 

Yes the grande called their 4-8-4s Westerns

Erik C Lindgren posted:

Photographer stumbled a bit and grabbed another shot the next week of the westbound Mountaineer with that high stepping Western on the point! 

Now THAT is an amazing photo! Since the power reverse gear is centered, we must assume that this locomotive is being pushed from the rear end?

So what happens when you show too much detail?

Excellent! Love that sunset reflected on the PA's plated sides

Hot Water posted:

Erik C Lindgren posted:

Photographer stumbled a bit and grabbed another shot the next week of the westbound Mountaineer with that high stepping Western on the point! 

Now THAT is an amazing photo! Since the power reverse gear is centered, we must assume that this locomotive is being pushed from the rear end?

So what happens when you show too much detail?

I love you Hot Water! So cool having you among us. 

Erik great to see you posting again i missed the great photos!!!!!!!

SANTIAGOP23 posted:

Excellent! Love that sunset reflected on the PA's plated sides

Warbonnet Love.. only an EMC wears this better. 

Scale City Designs posted:

Erik great to see you posting again i missed the great photos!!!!!!!

Thanks Marty

Amazing photos Eric! 

SANTIAGOP23 posted:

Excellent! Love that sunset reflected on the PA's plated sides

Love ATSF PA's

Erik,

Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me.  They do look real!

Larry

ALWAYS a real treat to see your work, Erik.  Thanks. 

Yes, "Western's" rather than "Northerns".  Generally accepted wide spread terminology amongst the faithful.  

Like many UP folks refer to Mikado's as Mac Arthurs  -- started during WWII I -- I think I read somewhere -- not to get us off topic. 

Erik C Lindgren posted:

SANTIAGOP23 posted:

Excellent! Love that sunset reflected on the PA's plated sides

Warbonnet Love.. only an EMC wears this better. 

Agree!

In my opinion the reverse happens with the Grande bumblebee, originally made for EMD but looks a tad better on the PA's!

SANTIAGOP23 posted:

Erik C Lindgren posted:

SANTIAGOP23 posted:

Excellent! Love that sunset reflected on the PA's plated sides

Warbonnet Love.. only an EMC wears this better. 

Agree!

In my opinion the reverse happens with the Grande bumblebee, originally made for EMD but looks a tad better on the PA's!

 

Santiago ole pal... both really look fantastic. 

Rocky Mountain Rocket (Denver section) blasts  by near Watkins in front of an impending Spring Front Range thunderstorm.  

Ah that Rocket is out of this world! 

SANTIAGOP23 posted:

Ah that Rocket is out of this world! 

Yah Bud! Dave Devita built that for me special request; it's a one if kind delivery era detailing. One of my favorite models I own! Soon ESU loksound! 

Erik C Lindgren posted:

Rocky Mountain Rocket (Denver section) blasts  by near Watkins in front of an impending Spring Front Range thunderstorm.  

Fantastic shot.  

Thank you Doug! 

Erik C Lindgren posted:

Too cool....

I'm  with all these fantastic shots!

Bravo!

jpv in France

JPV you are too funny..

These are just simple snap shots. 

Simple snapshots?  I don't think so Erik. 

Sometimes I have to rub my eyes to see if they are prototype shots, or not.

It's the work of a humble Genius. 

Great photos Erik.

Erik C Lindgren posted:

SANTIAGOP23 posted:

Ah that Rocket is out of this world! 

Yah Bud! Dave Devita built that for me special request; it's a one if kind delivery era detailing. One of my favorite models I own! Soon ESU loksound! 

The Dual EMD 12cyl 567C Full Throttle file is available for Loksound L decoders. I still need to do that install on my MILW #15. I guess I'm not ready to test burn a gazzillion miniatronic 1.5v bulbs lol.

I was lucky when I started modelling again about 10 years ago, Erik.  DCC had arrived; so I've never had DC.

A lot has changed since then.  I used to make my own sound projects for the old Loksound V 3.5's back in the day.

Now there's no need.  There is so much good plug 'n play stuff around now.

I wish you well on your new journey. 

It's amazing how realistic your photos are!

Erik C Lindgren posted:

Hot Water posted:

Erik C Lindgren posted:

Photographer stumbled a bit and grabbed another shot the next week of the westbound Mountaineer with that high stepping Western on the point! 

Now THAT is an amazing photo! Since the power reverse gear is centered, we must assume that this locomotive is being pushed from the rear end?

So what happens when you show too much detail?

I love you Hot Water! So cool having you among us. 

I am so conflicted.  This exchange begs for us to go to Urban Dictionary to review the following phrase definition:

http://www.urbandictionary.com...norance%20is%20bliss

But then I wouldn't have learned that the Rio Grande referred to the M-68 class as "Westerns".  Now I want to know if this term applied to the M-64 class also.  

But more than anything, I want to know your techniques for getting those great stack exhaust effects in your photos.     

Eric, these photos, along with darn near everything you shoot are the best I have ever seen. 

Regards,

Jerry

Thank you Jerry,

From you that's a high complement! You are one of today's brightest model Railroaders.