Weekend Update 8/4/13

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Those passenger cars look good with the 905s.

I took a few more pics. They're not great since they're from my phone, but it's a lot easier than rigging up the camera, downloading them, etc...

[Philip H]

Pop Tarts - Now Ed's ahead of me again.  Need to pull an all-nighter when I get home.

And I need to get some of Husker's dump and pup combo' to use for something . . . . .

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Don't worry Phil, I've run out of good trees to work with, so I have to make up another batch. That'll take some time...

[Philip H]

yeah, but I'm still at incomplete track and pink foam for like 2/3rds of the layout . . . .

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Notice you didn't see the rest of it. The loops still look like death valley.

[Philip H]

Notice you didn't see the rest of it. The loops still look like death valley.

Those aren't photogenic anyway . . . .

[up1950s]

Ed I remember your trees on your past layout being very dark , I really like this new lighter look , outstanding .

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Ed I remember your trees on your past layout being very dark , I really like this new lighter look , outstanding .

Thanks. It's just the lighting, to be honest. These are literally the exact same trees.

[John]

Spent some time railfanning in Roanoke VA



The "Roanoke Railcam"

[rogergperkins]

Ed K. , nice work. 

[rogergperkins]

Equivalent of rail museum like a petting zoo is one where visitors can get into the cab. One in Duluth, MN had that option when I visited some years back.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Ed K. , nice work. 

Thanks!

[seusscaboose]

late to the game.. but better late than never...

Ed, this pic screams micro scene under the culvert

for me,
I am documenting various locations on the pike.  Here is Green Spring Team Track


also,
railfanned the CP & LE (dad engineered there 41 years ago)

a good write up here (http://www.toledoblade.com/A-E/2013/08/04/Full-steam-ahead.html)

as well as the Weiser RR (check out the Historic Old Timey Baseball game there in the foreground (no PED's back then!!!))

here is a YouTube Album of the RR.  Full disclosure, not mine...  but from a quick Bing search...  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi2cpnZe4nU

EP

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Ed, this pic screams micro scene under the culvert

I've thought about that, but right now my goal is to keep it rather generic. Maybe after I add in some water.

Speaking of old timey baseball, Strasburg is doing an old time baseball day in October: http://www.strasburgrailroad.com/vintage-base-ball-day.php

If it weren't the weekend of the MER convention, I'd seriously think about going.

[seusscaboose]

Historic Baseball was cool to watch... they had an era specific "announcer" that really kept it fun and lighthearted... 

apparently they are hosting a big tournament there next weekend...  it's a big deal i guess...

i found one more pic to share...

something for Dave Foxx (used to foam C&O) and John Hale (Still foams NH).