Weekend Update 6/3/18

[rochsub]

Added roads to Elmhurst and added trees to hide the lone turn-back curve on the layout. More information at genevasub.blogspot.com

[Scottl]

A busy month, but no actual modeling.  I attended the Railway Modellers Meet of BC (http://www.railwaymodellersmeetofbc.ca/ and met many folk from TRW and had an operating session on @GaryHinshaw fantastic Tehachapi BC.  I also managed a trip to the interior and a visit to the Thompson and Fraser canyons for inspiration.  Here is a shot of the south bridge over the Fraser at Lytton.

2018-05-04 13.18.46 by Scott L, on Flickr

I spent much of the remainder of May in a field camp, while my new Scale Trains T4 units sat unused, but today I found time to rev them up and they did not disappoint.  They operate smoothly and the detail makes the rest of my fleet look rather plain.  I'm hoping for a fourth unit so I can run two trains dedicated with these, as the sound units don't seem to play well with my other locomotives.

2018-06-02 14.59.50 by Scott L, on Flickr

[dmidkiff]

I'm no  , but I'm happy to have this car done and am happy with the way it turned out.

More photos can be found in my gallery
https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?action=gallery;su=user;cat=728;u=2731







Doug

[Cajonpassfan]

Doug, your ballast is pretty cool, too. What did you use?
Otto K.

[Roger Holmes]

Added roads to Elmhurst and added trees to hide the lone turn-back curve on the layout. More information at genevasub.blogspot.com




Certainly has the feel of Elmhurst.  Too bad Al's Hobby Shop is gone.  I bought a lot of my early N and Z stuff there.  As a young kid I bought some HO at Sukup's Hardware and ate too much cholate and pecan covered toffee from Keelin's.

[dmidkiff]

Doug, your ballast is pretty cool, too. What did you use?
Otto K.

Thanks Otto. The ballast is grey crusher fines from the local landscape place. I sieved it with some old geotechnical sieves, I believe the ballast is -50 +100 material, but I’d have to don’t believe check. I washed the sieved material to remove the dust before spreading and gluing it.

Doug

[Cajonpassfan]

Doug, that is nice, thank you. The code 40 track helps too...
Otto

[screeh]

No photos (sorry) but I made a start on some new projects: reworking an old Bachmann PC Metroliner shell to represent Amtrak conference/cab car 9800 (see http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=4082506) and modifying an Atlas Family Lines unit into CSX BQ23-7 3007 (http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=413699)

[SP-Wolf]

The good humor man has stopped by:



Thanks,
Wolf

[svedblen]

Nothing railroad related lately. But I have busied myself with a 1:35 scale diorama. The included elements are all made to match the time period and the region in Sweden where I grew up.



More pictures here https://lennartdioramas.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-finished-diaorama.html

[Cajonpassfan]

Okay Lenart, who is she...
Otto K.

[craigolio1]

A busy month, but no actual modeling.  I attended the Railway Modellers Meet of BC (http://www.railwaymodellersmeetofbc.ca/ and met many folk from TRW and had an operating session on @GaryHinshaw fantastic Tehachapi BC.  I also managed a trip to the interior and a visit to the Thompson and Fraser canyons for inspiration.  Here is a shot of the south bridge over the Fraser at Lytton.

2018-05-04 13.18.46 by Scott L, on Flickr

I spent much of the remainder of May in a field camp, while my new Scale Trains T4 units sat unused, but today I found time to rev them up and they did not disappoint.  They operate smoothly and the detail makes the rest of my fleet look rather plain.  I'm hoping for a fourth unit so I can run two trains dedicated with these, as the sound units don't seem to play well with my other locomotives.

2018-06-02 14.59.50 by Scott L, on Flickr

Scott your railroad is amazing.

Craig.

[Dave V]

The Juniata Division has left my basement.

The Railwire Express Agency car rolls through familiar territory...







My wife took a few quick last shots...





And then it was time...





The layout is now bound for California!



And progress was made on its replacement:

[svedblen]

Okay Lenart, who is she...
Otto K.

Some gal I picked up. Last name Preiser I think. 

[fcnrwy23]

I’m making progress on several fronts right now. With a little luck the big Schnabel should be ready for paint tomorrow.
I’ve got my next SW1500 ready for primer. I’ve also made some UB boxcar progress and I’m ready to prime my Airstream as well as my MOW truck. Life is good.
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1) I will be waiting see your progress on the Schnabel Car.
2) What "Boxcar" are you using on the "UB"project.  AND You got "UB" decals???

Jerry G.