Weekend Photo Fun 11-30-12-?

The weekend is here!!! Time to have fun!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

Quincy ("Q") enjoying the Christmas train like cats do.

 

Here is a cat causing consternation in The California Railroad Museum in Sacramento

Joe the G scale BNSF really makes a cool picture with your O scale. Very cool

One of my soon to be mounted Mars lights.  The one to the right is Lionel's version. 

 

Have a good weekend.

No layout here at the new place so I'll have to pull photos from 'the vault'

 

My wife's Ford dealership with 'Gilbert's Grocery' in the rear

 

 

 

Nice pictures Sam, Where is the J you just bought?

Starting to create 2012 Christmas layout memories

 

Anyone recognize that one special tanker in stage?

 

Overall picture for perspective.

 

- walt

 

 

  

 

 

 

B&O work train passing by the St Paul depot

 

This is my first attempt at posting pictures.  These shots are pics of some of my G scale equip.

Walt---this year's layout is looks great!

 

--Greg

Hey waaada ya know, it WORKED!!!!!!  Now, can someone tell me how to separate the pics?

 

Rick

 

 

 

Shhhhhhh Dave...    It flew in under the radar and is still in the box!

For my first post on Weekend Photo Fun, here's some of my latest projects on the Hopewell Division of the New York & Long Branch.

 

Curved bridge completed

 

 

 

coal trestle - based on one that still stands in Pennington, NJ

 

 

 

bottom view

 

 

engine house finished

 

 

future home of farmville...

 

 

About half my switches are controlled by Atlas 6924's, which also drive my LED control panel indicators. The other half are controlled by SPDT(mom) toggles, and I needed something to drive the indicator LEDs. These low-force (9 grams) microswitches from Cherry (E61-60H) worked out just fine, with a cover formed from construction paper.

 

 

 

And here's a link to a previous progress report on my layout.

 

https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/d...ent/3259945175524468

 

Regards,

Gary F.

Thanks C.SAM I'll try to remember that for next week.  And thanks for the compliment about the trains.

 

Rick

G&O News - The G&O is a garden railroad in San Leandro, CA (SF Bay Area) that has both O 3-rail and G gauge.  The G&O will be open for its holiday show this weekend.  See SLHRS.org for details.

 

As I reported last week, we had a forrest fire on Thunder Mountain that destroyed the Thunder Mountain Lodge.  The lodge was a favorite place for rail fans.  The O gauge mainline is directly in front of the lodge.

 

Here are some more photos of the fire and firefighting effort.

 

The fire truck and and fire fighting helo have arrived.  You can see the O gauge mainline in the lower right corner of the photo.

 

 

 

Close up photo of the helo.  It took a high speed camera to stop the rotor blades.

 

 

 

 

The smoke is really come out of the lodge.  It looks like a total loss.

 

Thanks to fellow Forum member Chris L., I was able to add the PE Toy Fair box car to the PE train.

 

Searching through my pictures.  My wife has spent some time over the years with these milk cans, (10 gallon), that were left un-used on my parent's farm after bulk milk service became the norm.  It currently sets at the front door as a umbrella rack. The lid is missing in this picture. Most of the cans were galvanized steel, there were a few that were stainless steel.  We would haul them in a pick-up truck to the local creamery every morning. Eventually we seperated the milk (cream and skim) on Sunday when the Creamery was closed. Shipped the cream on Monday and used the skim milk to feed the calves, hogs and us.   Picture is of a Pennsy K4.

 

As always beautiful photo's everyone. Happy weekend to all

 

Here's mine.

 

 

 

 

Thanks, Alex

The makings of the Belle Meade Co-Op perhaps?

My RMT BEEF's pulling the PE under the tree.......

 

 

 

 

WOW!!!!!  What a day.  Today I just learned how to post pictures on the forum and look at what I just got in the mail to take a picture of.  This is G scale.

 

Car is 39 1/2 inches long, end of coupler to end of coupler.

 

 

Check out that coupler pocket.

 

 

 

 

I"m going to fill this with cadillacs.

 

Car is 8 inched tall.

 

Check out that hand brake detail.

 

Box is nearly 4 feet long.

Here are some old photos from my old layout. These were in the batch I sent in to OGR for my first article.

 

 

 

 

Larry, where did you get brass Mars light on left? I need some for my C&NW steam locomotives and early C&NW Geep.

This pic just says Pennsy for me Max.......

The "Rock" crossing the big bridge.....

 

Alan

 

Wow Rick, that is golden! I heard they had arrived from a friend. I actually got stalled on buying these for two reasons. I ordered several Lionel O gauge ones....and......I could not decide which to get in G scale! That one is very nice.

 I wonder if I'll be able to add KDs like the rest? The USA's are too low for my RR.

Enginear-Joe, The car includes an adapter to mount couplers to the body if you like.  Don't know about the shank length on the coupler though.  

 

They are able to negotiate a 10 foot diameter.

 

I'd order more if they weren't so expensive.  Mine will probably sit on the shelf for now.  Speaking of which,  I'll have to raise whatever shelf I decide to put it on, They are all too low.  

 

Rick

Took some of my remaining vacation time off, and after 10 hours of work on the layout all I accomplished was a small freight yard.  I don't know how you guys get so much done on your layouts!

 

Finished tracking and wiring my freight yard and took out a few cars and my venerable post war switcher to test it out.

 

 

Thought I would post another couple of pictures of my new Lionel Legacy GP35 and one of DD35a in a multiple unit consist on my layout...both do they sound great under Legacy with both horns and whistles going!

My new LS&I ore cars (from RMT) waiting to be picked up on the lead. The rider will need to dismount before the move!

 

 

My new SD-40 dummy trails SD-40 #8585 on its first run around the layout after acquisition. My wife bought me the #1552 BN freight set in 1990; we lived near the BN triple-track and I was and am a big fan. I finally got around to acquiring the dummy, from a forum member. The double-motored #8585 is pulling the dummy, the 5 BN scale set cars, 5 6464's and 10 other PW boxcars and MPC reefers, plus the set caboose. It doesn't even break a sweat!

First the artwork on a plate now the real thing by Smallbrook Studios.

 

 

 

 

 

I pass this everyday i am the  ups guy in Pennington and take lunch at the barn next to this track every day i have to say your model of this is awesome .

 

 

 

coal trestle - based on one that still stands in Pennington, NJ

 

The coal trestle is outstanging!

I made one like that on my former Lionel layout. Also have one on my old HO layout.

I have photos from Brian MCD4X4 of the one still standing on S.I. along Greenfield Ave.

Nice job!

 

MTH GM&O …

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Walt, Can you post some more photos of your k-line o-27 layout? Close ups of left side. Thanks FMH

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