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Richard ERichard EOGR Forum Member


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Francis J. Leavy & Sons Coal Co.

Built with Evergreen styrene, Plastruct roofing, PVC Tubing and Grandt Line windows and doors. The Decals were made with CorelDraw and printed on an Alps MD1000 printer. The signs were printed on photo paper with a HP inkjet. The coal conveyor is scratch built with Grandt Line wheels and the billboard was a scan of an ink blotter and edited in Coral PhotoPaint. The coal truck is a custom painted Ertl 1/43 1937 Ford semi tractor fitted with a Berkshire Valley dump body.

The late Frank Leavy is the father of my close friends Mike Leavy and his brothers Glenn and Art. Frank must have been one of the last domestic coal customers as heated their family home with coal until 1967.

I built the model for use on a Flower City Tinplate Trackers module.
Brother_LoveBrother_LoveOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
Well, it is early into WPF and I am already "blown away!!"

The power plant is beautiful and the red/white stacks really draw you in (at least it does for me).

The re-painted milk car is a masterpiece!

The coal dealership is outstanding!!!

No more fantastic modeling for today, I can't take any longer!!! Is this what my Friday the 13th is going to be like, tortured with beautiful, outstanding masterpieces all day long!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Malcolm
Putnam DivisionPutnam DivisionOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
This is from the old layout. I pulled this one from my file database for the "favorite scenes" thread. It's from about 2003 on my old tinplate/hirail layout. I used to love moving engines around in the yard.



If you notice along the back, I had a 5 foot kneewall and I simulated a "concrete retaining wall". To fill the gap I used all my 310 billboards.

Peter
leavingtracksleavingtracksOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
Some sneek previews of the power plant facility. I have been working on this off and on for a while. Not as good as Bill's (Popsrr) but it is still a work in progress. I have a lot more to do including additional insulators to install, a steel framework in front of the transformers to support the electrical grid leaving the plant and various plumbing, ladders, glazing in the windows, etc.

Looking at many pictures of power plants indicated I needed to have the red and white stripes on the stacks...still not used to those yet!! More pictures as I get closer to completion of the project...

Thanks,
Alan







walt rappwalt rappOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER
End of week two's teardown efforts Frown

Now the fun of cleaning starts! Let's see:
82 cars + 9 engines = 728 wheels to clean. OUCH!

Not to mention several hundred pieces of track. Double OUCH!







What my living room looks like, and will so for the next few weeks! The rest of the house - well, I can't show you that lest you get sick Big Grin



BUT.... it was a very successful running year. These 7 fuses are from just 2 situations - one while building the layout.


- DirtyFingersWalt (thanks Bear for letting me borrow your "style")
c.samc.samOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
quote:
Originally posted by Rufus:

BRRRRRRR!!!

Very good photo, so good I decided to throw another log on the fire!!!


Rufus




Thanks Rufus - its cold here too this morning and the fire is going!

Came across this one of our twin GG1s out for a stretch.





The lead unit is a non-powered Williams Black one from the mid 1990s that is really handsome with the 5 Gold stripes. Power comes form the JLC unit which is an exceptional model.
markermarkerOGR Forum Member
quote:
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.
MA Michigan & Ohio Valley LinesOGR Forum Member
Thanks Brian!
quote:
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, it's always a pleasure to see your layout photos. Love that circus train...what a treat!
FM Former Member
quote:
Originally posted by CandO:
Great pics all!!

Pops and Alan,
Your power plants look awesome.

Brian,
I love your Lionel Yellow Belly Hudson. It is on my list of wants.


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
S SB..OGR Forum Member
quote:
Originally posted by marker:
quote:
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?
markermarkerOGR Forum Member
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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.
Dave AllenDave AllenOGR Forum Member
quote:
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 Smile 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.
ChugmanChugmanOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
quote:
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.

C&O Allegheny, Circus Train, Georges Creek JctTO


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

Art
StrogeyStrogeyOGR Forum Member
quote:
Originally posted by Russell:
grounghogslayer;
Really love the nature scene, But must note I've never seen a green fish before Razz
quote:
Originally posted by groundhogslayer:
Obviously never fished for Salmon in Lake Ontario offshore from the nuclear power plant! Big Grin Wink Smile

By the way, the under water details came out looking fantastic! Nice job!
leavingtracksleavingtracksOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
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
G groundhogslayerOGR Forum Member
quote:
Originally posted by Strogey:
quote:
Originally posted by Russell:
grounghogslayer;
Really love the nature scene, But must note I've never seen a green fish before Razz
quote:
Originally posted by groundhogslayer:
Obviously never fished for Salmon in Lake Ontario offshore from the nuclear power plant! Big Grin Wink Smile

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


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.
StrogeyStrogeyOGR Forum Member
quote:
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.
leavingtracksleavingtracksOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
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
SantaFe158SantaFe158OGR Forum Member
quote:
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.
Bobby OgageBobby OgageOGR Forum Member

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
PopsrrPopsrrOGR Forum Member
quote:
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 
Tim O'MalleyTim O'MalleyOGR Forum Member

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.
RW Rick WrightOGR Forum Member
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:

Black Maned Nubian LionsTO

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!

Ape escaping on Circus Train!
PopsrrPopsrrOGR Forum Member
quote:
Originally posted by Chugman:
quote:
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.
Gandalf97Gandalf97OGR Forum Member
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.
S SPManOGR Forum Member
Tim, thanks for the pics of "Suffolk". My brother lives near there and I have visited the place several times myself. I think Suffolk had about 5 railroads serving the town. Sadly most of the stations are gone now except this one and perhaps the N&W (NS) station which was being used as a yard office last time I was there for the Suffolk local.

Ray
FM Former Member
quote:
Originally posted by Gandalf97:
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.


How come those wheels are propped up by that rusty steel rail?
I thought they were supposed to ride in the gravel? Big Grin

David
John PignatelliJohn PignatelliOGR Forum Member
quote:
Originally posted by pennsy484:
My Treasure and My Toys

IMG_5159

Look at those lonely little diesels, especially the GP7. Frown Need some buddies. Smile


You are truly a blessed man. enjoy that little princes as much as you can, they grow up very quickly. My daughter and granddaughter are still precious but they grow up so fast and you wish you have spent more time with them even when they were younger, yes even when they were a little handful at times.

Yes your taste in trains is second to none. B&O and the PRR The best!
PopsrrPopsrrOGR Forum Member
quote:
Originally posted by John Pignatelli:
quote:
Originally posted by pennsy484:
My Treasure and My Toys

IMG_5159

Look at those lonely little diesels, especially the GP7. Frown Need some buddies. Smile


You are truly a blessed man. enjoy that little princes as much as you can, they grow up very quickly. My daughter and granddaughter are still precious but they grow up so fast and you wish you have spent more time with them even when they were younger, yes even when they were a little handful at times.

Yes your taste in trains is second to none. B&O and the PRR The best!


Jeff, John is so right about our kids and growing up sooooo fast. Thank goodness we sometimes get a second shot at the time through our grand kids, Either way enjoy it to the fullest each and every day. Smile
Tim O'MalleyTim O'MalleyOGR Forum Member
quote:
Originally posted by SPMan:
Tim, thanks for the pics of "Suffolk". My brother lives near there and I have visited the place several times myself. I think Suffolk had about 5 railroads serving the town. Sadly most of the stations are gone now except this one and perhaps the N&W (NS) station which was being used as a yard office last time I was there for the Suffolk local.

Ray

Hi SP Man:
That is correct! 5 railroads served this town, and the old N&W is still standing. This will be the route used by Amtrak when service extends to Norfolk, VA. I was told that the N&W station will not be a stop on the line. Here's a photo.

If anyone would like to see more of the rail action in Suffolk, look up the MidWeek Photos thread in the RealTrains OGR forum sometime on Wednesday morning.
FM Former Member
quote:
Originally posted by Popsrr:
quote:
Originally posted by John Pignatelli:
quote:
Originally posted by pennsy484:
My Treasure and My Toys

IMG_5159

Look at those lonely little diesels, especially the GP7. Frown Need some buddies. Smile


You are truly a blessed man. enjoy that little princes as much as you can, they grow up very quickly. My daughter and granddaughter are still precious but they grow up so fast and you wish you have spent more time with them even when they were younger, yes even when they were a little handful at times.

Yes your taste in trains is second to none. B&O and the PRR The best!


Jeff, John is so right about our kids and growing up sooooo fast. Thank goodness we sometimes get a second shot at the time through our grand kids, Either way enjoy it to the fullest each and every day. Smile


I'm looking forward to using my grand kids to get back at my kids for giving me all those gray hairs....the ones that stayed in my head.
I've told my daughters I'm going to show up at their houses with squirt guns for the kids filled with India ink.

She's a cutie Jeff enjoy every minute because one second they're 6 or 7 the next minute they're 21 and telling you they'll call you when they get to their new place.

David
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