Weekend Photo Fun 5-24-13-??

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!  A BIG  Thank you ,to all who served and  from them handed us the greatest country on earth.

 Watch those switches!

Patrick.....love the poor engineer sitting on the floor of the cab! Scrappy wasn't anyplace around was he? Poor guy is probably wondering how to explain this one! Guess reverse would not help much huh?

I posted pictures of a little project I have been working on.  I have beenbuilding some Walthers North Shore cars I was looking for a way to power them.  for the past week I took what I do for a living and applied it to my hobby, as I needed some motorized trucks for my North Shore Cars.  The power trucks needed to have a 7'6" scale wheel base with 36" dia wheels,  no problem yo say, NOT!!!!, well that was until today.  I placed an order with shape ways for a two part housing from 3-d Cad files I created.  Here are a few pics from earlier today.

Not a bad start I would say but when I uploaded the file it said the cheapest material was 35.00 plus shipping for the two housing halfs,  so back to the cad I go, a little shaving a  little tweeking i got the price down to about 25.00 so my order was placed

so in a few weeks when I get the two parts I can put it together and see if it works

Subway build.....1st cost of a concrete-like color before weathering.

I may have to add some spackle or wood putty and respray the large retaining walls to hide the wood grain.

Peter

Those 256 locomotives are big, but I like them.  Thus far I have three:  Red, blue, and orange.  I imagine I'll spring for more if they come out with another new color or two.

Hope everyone has a nice Memorial Day weekend .

Earlier in the week, I saw part of an extremely long Wheeling and Lake Erie train with what I am assuming are empty cars of frac sand and loaded ones of ethanol. We didn't get the whole train because the engines were out of sight on top of the hill. This was taken over Rt. 88 in Castle Shannon.

Got the MTH Water Tower repainted and it is back in place on the Mid Atlantic Railway System.  Here are a couple of photos taken this morning.

Hope everyone has a great Memorial Day Weekend as we remember those men and women who died while serving our country in the armed forces.  Bo

My Memorial Weekend Beep Bash,

Before:

After:

Especially when Catzilla is coming over the hill!

Santa Fe????

Below is our ATSF ABBA SHOP under construction by Alan Graziano. When complete thr shop will hold 6 srts of ABBA units for our passenger trains.

Around the RR soaking in Life! Or as i say reasons for a RR!

My new SOUTHERN caboose that I opened up and painted the inside of.  (floors brown, chairs black, sinks toilet and countertop in kitchen area silver.  

I'm always in awe of most of the pics people lay down in this thread. Icons in the hobby like Marty, Norm and others are so inspiring. I'm 66, moving toward completing my first real layout with scenery and extensive wiring, etc. I'm not a hi-railer or scale guy, but I try to capture the spirit of the mid-50s Lionel that I'll always enjoy. Recently I took apart my Wabash Bluebird from Lionel and painted and peopled the interiors... My adopted kids have become train freaks like me and help me get the most out of operating my Lionel, K-line and Williams trains. Click on photos for better looks...

Hope everyone has a safe and happy Memorial Day.

Roger

The truck was made by Ertl along with a Diamond-T tractor-trailer for Dicast Direct in 1989 or 90. They sometimes show up on e-bay.

If you want to keep up on O scale vehicles, I have been posting a weekly blog "O Scale Motor Chronicle"on the subject.

https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/t...onicle-vol-xv-may-24

I just bought this MTH C&O 100 ton 4 bay hopper on ebay this evening 

Here are pictures of my new layout in progress with a couple of steamers feeling the new fresh turf

WBG Pete, I live in Williamsburg too!

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE enlighten me to your recipe for your great lemonade!! I have a 2350 that is in the same condition as your starting point and two 520's that look similar to how yours was. I would GREATLY APPRECIATE some hints and tips on your beautiful resto's

backyard going home

Chipset,

I live in the City...email me

Wburg Pete