TRAIN THEME THURSDAY : close up shots around the layout......

Okay. I decided to shoot new photos. Just took these...

Love your photos Lee!!  They are all chocked full of realism.  

Shots from an earlier version of our layout.

Up close for today.  

A fine weekend on the water.

More adventures of Don, Juan, and Fast Finger Freddy. 

Tucker Torpedo coming atchya! 

Hot dogs and a dog who loves em. 

Early morning freight train. 

I shared these elsewhere on this forum, but I think they apply here...

Lee - your interior is nothing short of stunning!!!  BRAVO!!!!!

Up close today:  The roving photographer captures scenes in and around Patsburg. 

Ladies in waiting.... trolley on the high line .... Y6 takes the bridge.The brakeman hangs on.

Y6b a powerful beast. 

Hanging on as the local makes a switch move.

A towerman's partial view. 

Two fast machines. 

Colorful Train Master. 

On the logging line. 

start of a new day

Busy morning, preparing for the day.

                  pacing a train...

                      well into the night...

Lee - your photos of your work are STUNNING!!!  Fabulous modeling and photography

Lee:

I second Pat's (Trumptrain) comments! Your modeling is SUPERB! Both the exterior and interior of your building are OUTSTANDING!

Back from a successful fishing trip.

Fun at the swimming hole.

Fishing with dad.

Working on the railroad.

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Up close for today.

Age of steam .... locomotives being serviced. 

Patapsco and Back Rivers.

Grade crossing .... Jack the brakeman protects. 

Sneak peek through the fence. 

Rear end brakeman rides the caboose. 

Couple of recent weathering projects up close. 

 

A city street

A game of checkers.

Down on the farm.

Lumber for sale

B&A and reefer

Up close today: " As seen by a boy on his bicycle."  ( click on photo to enlarge ) 

Had Lionel and Marklin trains running today at the Winslow house...

@CoastsideKevin posted:

 Wow Kevin, you are spending quality time in the attic, and it is showing''.  Nice footage'...  😀👍🏻📸

Mr Grindstaff has gotten a little tired of listening to the old fellows talk about that war "across the water", so he's taking a break for a short while outside.

@p51 posted:

Mr Grindstaff has gotten a little tired of listening to the old fellows talk about that war "across the water", so he's taking a break for a short while outside.

 Hey lee, I see you on MRH quite a bit'.. For some reason the photos appear to be sharper than on OG site.  I'm curious why that is...🙄

Ted, I've never really paid much attention to how they show up. They're either downloaded from the same cell phone, or linked to an image on my Flickr site. For the same photograph that look differently on each Forum, would have to be some sort of issue with the Forum itself.

Now with this photo, it was an experiment with a camera on a tripod and a zoom lens, from several feet away. So, the foreground is going to be blurred because it is not the 2-minute long exposure photo I normally Show online.

Hi everyone...its Friday morning, I missed yesterday as we are on vacation and our routines are not as fixed as at home.  p51 your modeling efforts are superb. The interior and exterior shots of your store/gas station are indistinguishable from actual places, what a great job - BZ!!

I have not posted to this thread before, but I thought you might enjoy a small trip back to sort of "memory" lane, as my layout is very defiantly in the "toy trains / 1950's venue".  This is Thursday morning on the Leonardtown and Savannah, not too much activity.  The still steam powered local commuter is nosing out of the passing track behind the station to occupy the main.  It will pull out then back down to the platform for a lot of (tired, grumpy, distracted) passengers who for the most part are more interested in the station's coffee than the train. Then the short run (35 min) into the port of Savannah and down town.

For the collectors, you can see my menagerie of items.  Lionel (MPC) Atlantic type loco, American Flyer switch tower, Marx yard tower, Menards buildings, Michael's Craft Store apartment house  (was a Christmas lantern when I bought it post Christmas for next to nothing)  and trees, and plastic signs and crossing by unknown mfr but of the same 50's era.

Sorry for missing Thursday.

Have a great weekend

Don

Up close today:  

Dusk 

Foggy morning. 

This kid was hit with a paint ball.

Loading a big wire roll. 

Railroad action.