Weekend Photo Fun 1-13-12- ??

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Originally posted by marker:

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The window shades in the Zephyr cars is a nice touch. The shades caught my attention right-off. Did you install the shades?

No, and if I did it wouldn't look so nice. They came that way from Atlas.

This is a picture of the sleeping car.



If you haven't seen Erik Lindgren's pictures of the train on the DSMR layout, look HERE.

Didn't Atlas say the shades were printed on the wrong side of the windows and they have a fix in the works?

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Didn't Atlas say the shades were printed on the wrong side of the windows and they have a fix in the works?

That's what I've seen on the forum. Personally, I don't see it, but can feel it. I guess if the shades were inside they would be on the other side of the tinted window, so not as bright.

One of the nice features about the car is the lighting. It is very reminiscent of the florescent lighting used in that era.

A grim post-holiday discovery behind the station...



TomB

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WOW.......super pics so far! A wonderful way to get me through my Friday in the office!

Hey Peter; Aren't you suppose to be working? Oh I know;your multi tasking right!

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Originally posted by Alibatwomble:
Thats great Dave,given me an idea what to do with my red Christmas docksider.
James

James!!!Great to see you on deck, hope you had a great festive season, and I hope that balmy Cornish weather is not too moderate I'm spending this weekend at my train club, today running trains, and tomorrow trying to flog a few sets to our visiting Hornby Collectors Assoc. I'm the distributor for Darstaed now, I love the stuff, it hurts to sell it! (not really)

Here's my Dockside in Marklin disguise pulling some ETS coaches.

Some benchwork framing in a bridge. Man, i dislike benchwork but couldn't convince myself to keep it all flat. Nothing better than cutting homosote either.

grounghogslayer;
Really love the nature scene, But must note I've never seen a green fish before

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Originally posted by groundhogslayer:

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Originally posted by Popsrr:
Our new Power Plant Complex that Alan Graziano built.

Once again Pops you had me there for a moment .I looked at those 2 smoke stacks and thought Scott and Josh Smith were hiding behind that building.

Nice work.

David

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Originally posted by Rick Wright:
On CONUS Lines, a Chesapeake & Ohio Allegheny 2-6-6-6 pulling a long train of loaded hoppers begins it assault on the grade to Armstrong at Georges Creek Junction, passing an inbound Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Train.

Rick, I just love this picture! Not only the realism, but the circus train looks outstanding.

Art

Nice shots, Thanks

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Originally posted by Popsrr:
Our new Power Plant Complex that Alan Graziano built.

Bill, Alan did it again! Awesome complex! What are the tanks in the foreground for? Is it a coal burning plant? Looks like it has a pretty big footprint too? Great job!

Art

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Originally posted by Russell:
grounghogslayer;
Really love the nature scene, But must note I've never seen a green fish before

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Originally posted by groundhogslayer:

Obviously never fished for Salmon in Lake Ontario offshore from the nuclear power plant!

By the way, the under water details came out looking fantastic! Nice job!

Brian....Thanks for the comment!! Your pictures, especially the last one are beautiful!!

Keith...I always enjoy your comments!! Thanks so much!

Art....thanks to you too...I know my skills aren't up there with a professional like Alan G. so even when I get done with the power plant, I will have to settle for last place!! I am building all of these structures on the layout for the most part myself and my budget as well as my abilities are less than I would like!!

Alan

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Originally posted by Dave Allen:
Here are some great pics from Altoona.

Dave.
Where did you get those pictures.That is some yard shot.I was born in Altoona on January 14, 1939.

A couple more pictures of the work in progress....





Thanks,
Alan

Art,
The power plant uses dual fuels. Most power plants today use natural gas with fuel oil backup, here in the northeast.

Alan,
I like your power plant. I like the way you placed the buildings and equipment. Do not sell yourself short. Everyone has their own style. I have not seen any pictures on Weekend Photo Fun that I have not liked.

Alan Graziano

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Originally posted by groundhogslayer:

one quick question, that bear with the fish in its mouth is that o scale and where did you get that ,thanx bobby

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Originally posted by Strogey:

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Originally posted by Russell:
grounghogslayer;
Really love the nature scene, But must note I've never seen a green fish before

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Originally posted by groundhogslayer:

Obviously never fished for Salmon in Lake Ontario offshore from the nuclear power plant!

By the way, the under water details came out looking fantastic! Nice
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All of the animals came in the $7 pack from michaels. They will be painted before becoming permanent.


I'm really happy with the water. Thanks for the compliment. I have 1 more layer to put don to embed the bear's feet but as noted before, the fish is a litte too green. The under water details were actually the easiest part. Its pored right over the plywood deck. I spray painted the center black for depth, then the green and brown sprayed as rings to give the illusion of the bottom shallowing. The rocks are typical colored rocks from michaels that I just spread around the edges thick, then thinned to a single set of rocks to again give the illusion of progressing depth. I spray painted tan paint overthem a few minutes before I poured the envirotex. On the 2nd coat I layed the dead trees into the mix. The pond is my favorite scene so far.

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Originally posted by Jim Moyer:
Dave.
Where did you get those pictures.That is some yard shot.I was born in Altoona on January 14, 1939.

Jim...my father was born in Altoona about 5 months before (July 29, 1938)you. My grandfather worked in the PRR shops and my great grandfather was a brakeman that was crushed to death between two frieght cars when he was young, about 28 if I remember correctly. Small world.

Just a few pix of my toy train world. The pink G motor belongs to forum member Gerry Morlitz. He had Jeff Sohn paint it for his Granddaughter.

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Originally posted by DPC:
Keith,

Don't know how your fixed right now for cash but Stout has a yellow belly with TMCC for auction in a sealed box either this weekend or next.
Wish I had the money I bid on it.It's on my want list too like everything else LOL.



David

David, thanks for the tip, but I won't be able to swing it for a while.

I recently picked up the Lionel Pullman expansion set, they look great behind the 681 turbine....








Can't wait to start laying track....
Paul

Alan G......thanks so much for your positive encouragement!! Coming from an artist like you means very much! I have a lot more to go on the facility and will be adding access ladders, more roof detail, and piping detail as well as electrical detail, weathering, etc. My plant will be coal fired with fuel oil backup so I have some detailing to do on the tanks also. Funny thing about all of this, I had painted and added the red and white stripes on the stacks...setting them aside as I was working on the rest of the model....then I saw the pictures that our friend Bill posted of your masterpiece with striped stacks!! Made me feel better!!....but I am still not sure about the Lionel stack I have positioned between them. Don't know if that would be prototypical or if I need to paint it or what......

Thanks,
Alan

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Originally posted by Serows1:
I recently picked up the Lionel Pullman expansion set, they look great behind the 681 turbine....
Can't wait to start laying track....
Paul

Those do look good with the turbine. Wish Williams or Lionel would make them in the N&W scheme for the J class engines. They are pretty nice cars for the price.

The new Van Halen cd features a streamlined New York Central steam engine on the cover.Always nice to see classic trains in the media.
Dan

Excellent job on your power plant. In Chicago their is a power plant that looks just like your. Here's a Google street view.
Power Plant Chicago
franktrain

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Originally posted by leavingtracks:
A couple more pictures of the work in progress....





Thanks,
Alan

Franktrain.....

Thanks so much!....I have spent the last 30 minutes or so looking at the link you posted and it was great! This will help me with the details...I really appreciate it.

Alan

A few of my latest acquisitions:

Lionel Erie 0-8-0 w/Legacy & MTH Premier Line caboose:




And I finally completed my Conrail Heritage collection with the addition of the uni-body tank car:



Happy weekend to all.

GO GIANTS!!!

Ron

Some Chessie Steam running Saturday morning!

JUST GREAT PHOTO'S EVERYONE.

THANKS ALEX

My thought for an El steamer.

The Steinway's not only made pianos, they had a street car line that ran in the Borough of Queens on Long Island. The company was eventually absorbed into the Third Avenue Railway of New York City.

Steinway & Third Avenue railway cars lining up for rush hour traffic at the station. The Third Avenue cars are loaners to the Steinway Lines, and they came to Long Island via the Queensborough Bridge.


My Collection of Western Hobbycraft Cars

I added the yellow sill stripe that MTH omitted from this SD70ACe:

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Originally posted by Popsrr:
Our new Power Plant Complex that Alan Graziano built.

Brother _Love Thank you for the nice comments. I really like how Alan did the Red and White stripes on the stacks. Alan worked hard on the Power Plant Complex to get it to come out as nice as it has,

Alan (Leavingtracks) Your Power Plant Complex looks WONDERFUL!!! I am sure anything else you do to the Complex will only further enhance its beauty and look of reality.

Southerner, Thanks for the nice words about the Power Plant Complex.

CandO I agree with you that Leavingtracks Plant does Look Awesome, Thanks for your comments about our Power Plant Complex,

Brian, your comments always mean a lot to me because of your keen eye for Beauty in the modeling, Thank you

DPC, Dave lol lol I have not been able to actually see the Power Plant Complex in person yet. I will have to report back to you if the SMITH’S are hiding behind the Generating Plant lol lol. If they are I hope they hide an engine back there from Mrs. Smith 

This past weekend, I was in Virginia, and stopped at this beautifully restored Seaboard station in Suffolk.

In addition to the station being preserved, it is a local history museum, with a railroad/model railroad collection. Most of the building holds a large HO layout depicting the town. I couldn't frame a decent shot. But I did get good photos of the toy trains on display.


This one caught me by surprise... a Tinplate FM train master, with Lionel plastic passenger cars. Note the huge difference in the rooflines.

The Seaboard built the station, which also served the Virginian. Norfolk & Western's station was about 2 blocks away. O scale Seaboard RS3 and work train model on this shelf.

Real trains travel past the station, too. This was the debut run of a stack train on the line.

leaving tracks. What did you use to make those big smoke stacks

KD, viewing the circus train being passed by the C&O Allegheny you raised a good point: "...One can only wonder what awaits the animal handlers at the next town of call..."

To calm the "fiesty felines" as you call them, specifically the Black Maned Nubian Lions, a circus employee has opened the top access hatch and suspended a big piece of raw meet down into the cage. The lions have been placated as the train rolls to a stop at Cumberland:



Unfortunately, the apes decided to take matters into their own paws...and punched out the roof of their cage so they can make their escape. Mr. Barnum is not going to be happy; his private car "Jomar" is bringing up the rear of the train...where the ape is heading!

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Originally posted by Chugman:

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Originally posted by Popsrr:
Our new Power Plant Complex that Alan Graziano built.

Bill, Alan did it again! Awesome complex! What are the tanks in the foreground for? Is it a coal burning plant? Looks like it has a pretty big footprint too? Great job!

Art

Art (Chugman) Thank you for your comments. The Tanks are for a multi fuel capability for the Power Plant Complex. I will post a little of the layout for you to see but the Coal Mine is located very close to the Power Plant and will have a direct coal supply to the Power Complex.

The location of the Power Plant Complex and the Coal Mine is up against a wall. The Power Plant uses 12” in width of the layout and about 60” long located 18” above the main layout level. The Fuel Oil Tanks sit about 12” above the main layout level but has 3 tracks running under the tanks that will serve to fill the Oil Tanks and to allow access to the Coal Mine Loading area.

The coal mine supporting systems will be located up on the 18” high 12” wide level behind the Coal Mine. The Coal Mine and Load out facility are located down at the mail layout level. The Coal Mine Loading Complex will handle 12 Coal Porters,

In the same area there is a Grain Storage and Milling Complex. The Grain Complex has 16 Silos, the Mill, and Car Loading and unloading systems.

The area used to support these 3 industrial Complex’s, Power, Coal & Grain is 2.5’ wide x14’ long. That seems like a reasonable use of space on the layout. Thanks again Art for your comments.

This is my first posted pic on the forum, so please be kind...

I was going to post my PM 1225 but am still working the kinks out of posting pictures. Instead, this is a shot I took of NKP 765 in the Fall of 2010 in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Our fearless leader can be seen at the helm. I do have a few more decent shots from this trip if there is interest.



Hope this turns out...

I'd appreciate some advice on watermarking. I didn't see that in the instructions.