Weekend Photos - 3/17/17

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Weekend Photos - 3/17/17

Postby christopher2035 » Fri Mar 17, 2017 9:41 am

Happy Friday & Happy St. Patrick's Day as well!

Work is progressing to finish up the town are the last few weeks. Think I'm pretty close. Working on finishing the roads. Added a scratchbuilt fence near the factory & a lamppost. Found a nice CNJ sign for the layout front. Also picked up a set of PRR passenger cars to run w/ my K4s & 2 more Comet cars - a coach & diner, so now I have a nice 5 car train. Some new freight arrived as well. Added people to the scenes too.

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NS Dash-9 9764 leads a westbound manifest through the rain at Falls Mills, VA
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NS SD70ACe 1173 leading 233 through Northfork, WV
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NCDOT F59PH 1810 leads a Raleigh bound Amtrak train under the Southern signals in Thomasville, NC. This shot is no longer possible, as the signals have given way to modern safetran ones.
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Sunday we had snow in the AM -
CSX D8-40CW 7764 leads southbound Q619 through Van Wyck, SC (MP 326) on the Monroe Sub as a rare dusting of snow falls
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A couple hours after the snow storm, not a trace of snow can be found as CSX road slug 2360 leads work train W038 through Waxhaw, NC
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NS EL heritage SD45-2 1700 (ex CR 6654/ex EL 3669) basks in the late afternoon sun at a siding in Mertztown, PA on the Reading Line. The unit had issues with a flat spot & blown traction motor & had to be set out.
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Re: Weekend Photos - 3/17/17

Postby chuck » Fri Mar 17, 2017 10:21 am

Great details on the town. The station and the IGA are outstanding. Is that a penny rocking horse in front of the IGA?
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Re: Weekend Photos - 3/17/17

Postby healey36 » Fri Mar 17, 2017 11:06 am

Layout's looking very sharp...nice pic's all-round!

Photobucket seemed to be on the fritz earlier so no new pic's to post this week...ugh...

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Re: Weekend Photos - 3/17/17

Postby christopher2035 » Fri Mar 17, 2017 1:48 pm

Thanks guys.

Yes Chuck, it is :)
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Re: Weekend Photos - 3/17/17

Postby chuck » Fri Mar 17, 2017 2:12 pm

Did you kitbash/scratch build (the horse)
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Re: Weekend Photos - 3/17/17

Postby Roy » Fri Mar 17, 2017 3:10 pm

chuck wrote:Is that a penny rocking horse in front of the IGA?

Cute detail! 8)
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Re: Weekend Photos - 3/17/17

Postby christopher2035 » Fri Mar 17, 2017 9:18 pm

chuck wrote:Did you kitbash/scratch build (the horse)


No, it actually came with building. I added the ice machine & some of the other details
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Re: Weekend Photos - 3/17/17

Postby Jim K » Sat Mar 18, 2017 4:57 pm

Christopher,

I get exhausted just looking at all the great work you accomplish in a short time. Man, I have
been working on the Circle Route and Trolley Park for years.The photos below show a recent
addition. I finally got done with with my paper building to cover a space used for engine storage.
If you lift it up there is an MTH Brill trolley and a Lionel 0-6-0T inside. They were always hanging
out in that area anyhow so I thought I would cover them. I had a blast making the building and
spent quite a bit of time on the roof as I did not want to use any water based glues or paints to
warp it. I am pleased with the way it turned out. From the local serious modelers I hear that paper
buildings are now the rage. They have always been good for the backdrop area but thanks to folks
like Clever Models they can look good anywhere. Maybe this baby should be along the backdrop but
it won't be when inside Trolley Park. :D

later..........

Jim K


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A technique to hide an exposed vertical joint - a downspout.
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Folks are waiting in line for the last run of the day. Ticket sales have been good.
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Re: Weekend Photos - 3/17/17

Postby healey36 » Sun Mar 19, 2017 7:35 am

Nice Jim, the trolley park has never looked better!

I have a few tinplate-style paper kits which I hope to get to eventually. One thing that has held me back from getting started is deciding what to use as a backer...some sort of matte board, foamcore, or just bits from a cereal box. Another option might be to scan and reprint the kit on a heavier cardstock. Any recommendations?

Thanks...Healey

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Re: Weekend Photos - 3/17/17

Postby Jim K » Sun Mar 19, 2017 10:31 am

healey36 wrote:Nice Jim, the trolley park has never looked better!

I have a few tinplate-style paper kits which I hope to get to eventually. One thing that has held me back from getting started is deciding what to use as a backer...some sort of matte board, foamcore, or just bits from a cereal box. Another option might be to scan and reprint the kit on a heavier cardstock. Any recommendations?

Thanks...Healey


Healey,

Thanks. I used 1/4" foam core and superglued the building walls to it. Regarding the scanning and reprinting it sure seems that could be a way to go. At Clever Models you now buy the digital file and have to have it printed on something yourself. They have recommendations regarding weight of paper to be used etc. at their site. Superglue will bleed through light weight paper so you might want to try out a test area or two.

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Re: Weekend Photos - 3/17/17

Postby christopher2035 » Mon Mar 20, 2017 7:46 am

Jim, that building looks fantastic. I love the roof!
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Re: Weekend Photos - 3/17/17

Postby chuck » Mon Mar 20, 2017 8:18 am

That building is outstanding! The Clever Models site is great. I'm definitely looking at their site for building options!
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Made it race against time.
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Re: Weekend Photos - 3/17/17

Postby healey36 » Mon Mar 20, 2017 8:19 am

Thanks Jim, I'll check it out. One thing for sure, my low-end Epson is a piece of junk...seriously need to upgrade the printer.

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Re: Weekend Photos - 3/17/17

Postby Jim K » Mon Mar 20, 2017 10:16 am

healey36 wrote:Thanks Jim, I'll check it out. One thing for sure, my low-end Epson is a piece of junk...seriously need to upgrade the printer.


Healey,

You know this is what concerns me about just purchasing the digital file. My HP 3510 can do an okay job for many things but an entire building? I purchased one of the last paper kits that Clever was selling. It was of one of their first kits. The concrete block garage. I posted pics of it in the past. I was happy to get it and I thought then, that if I ever got another it would need to be printed at a Mr. Copy or some such place. But that is okay as one can select good paper. I am glad folks think the roof is a plus. I felt the need to do something a little more if only to move you eyes around a bit - off the smooth brick. :)

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Re: Weekend Photos - 3/17/17

Postby Jim K » Tue Mar 21, 2017 2:38 pm

Here are a few old photos. Hope you enjoy. And no I did not take a one! 8)

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