SNFF 7/18/04

I finally got my hands on a 50mm macro lens for my SLR, so I took a couple of quick shots of my new locos:

 

Well, here's my submission. I decided that after a couple of attempts at painting my own backdrop, I couldn't do it

So I purchased a trio of backdrops from Backdrop Warehouse, through their ebay store. They are 11 inches tall and 8 feet long. Yes, they are expensive...$50 a piece, but I think they were worth the money.







They are made out of a material like wallpaper. I removed their sky, using my painted masonite sky and used wallpaper glue to adhere to the masonite.

Doesn't llok half bad if I do say so my self. A far cry from nothing but sky and clouds.

Jeff
Augsburg & Concord R.R.
(a fictional shortline in Central Illinois)
Come see us on the web:
http://www.pegnsean.net/~revnjeff

 

First, a "blast out of my past" that I found on eBay recently - a Loco-Motives Erie Western covered hopper. I was Sales manager for the ERES back in'79 and was responsible for finding loads for thrse cars:



Also, re-photographed my reworked Micro-Ace Mogul outdoors. This angle more clearly shows the modifications made:



Finished my PRR F1a Mogul built from an MDC Roundhouse Mogul, but the weather has been uncooperative around here for photography yesterday and today. And, I'm not sure about RailImages taking new shots yet. I'll save it for next week.

 

Hi all,

Well, I wanted to go to the GATS show in San Mateo this weekend but as things have been going this past month, ran out of time. So instead I was able to pour the lake, my first attempt and we shall see. Right now it is covered to protect it from dust.

I think I have posted this before but now the lake to the right, has water. Will post a picture later this week after it cures. I can tell you this much, it makes a huge difference in the appearance.



Jeff, those backdrops look great.

 

A Santa Fe Type station on the JJJ&E Railroad:




A Micron Arts brass 90,000 gallon water tank:




ATSF # 1791 2-8-8-2 filling up with water on the JJJ&E Railroad:

 

A Pair of Finished and Weathered VARR System 50ft Precision Design Boxcars from Atlas:

 

Haven't unpacked enough to even take my layout out of it's shipping crate I could cry

 

An old photo of the Idaho Hotel in N scale on the JJJ&E Railroad:

 

I spent a little time yesterday working on my new RG tunnel motor.

The first picture here is of the front pilot detail. I am working on a new BLMA product that will literally cut the time of doing everything in the picture below to just a few minutes.....
more on that later, and for now, enjoy the pictures.


The coupler is Z scale and the box around it was scratch built using .005" & .010" styrene. The air hose and cut lever are both BLMA parts (can you say plug?)



The picture below focuses on the plow that I heavily modified for this locomotive. The plastic snow plow came off of an Atlas GP38 I have and I VERY carefully/slowly cut access doors in it and patched up the sides to make it correct for RG. After all of this, I added the plow and found that I made a BIG mistake - it's about .040" to narrow!!! I think I'll just got with a Sunrise plow now....


I saved the picture below as the wallpaper on my computer but can't remember where I found it. Anyway, this is how my unit will look when completed - sorry Rio Grande fans!

 

Chad:

That is a great looking photo!!

 

Some great looking buildings tonight! Craig - awesome!! Hard to believe it's n!! You're not really gonna put that ugly yellow patch on that beautiful black locomotive, are you ??

Here's my latest project - the SP crossing of the Tuolomne River, which will be parallel to the TS trestle I installed a few weeks ago. . . I hate compression. . . this would look SO much nicer if it was about 4' long and straight!! Oh well, a layout is like life - everything is a compromise!



I'll put some progress shots on my 'TS Trestle post'. . .

Keep up the great work gang, it's good to be back!!

Dave

 

Two attempts at weathering from last week. This week I spent drying up the basement.
Atlas SD60M I decided to take apart and weather. I found the grab irons in the box and installed them.
Two views of covered hopper. I thought this car was too old for my era, but I found a protophoto still lettered EL in 2001.

Bob.

 

First completed loco, paint job and decals.




Weathering...




Loco1999

 

SSW 47. Cotton Belt Model Power caboose modified with Gold Medal Model details, MT couplers and trucks. All roof appliances scratchbuilt.


[ 19. July 2004, 09:17: Message edited by: sapacif ]

 

Okay, now that I read the directions I found it cures dust free in 4 hours. So, here they are,

U50 makes it's way over the bridge,


Hope he's a better fisherman than I,


I think the guy on the dock has it made,


Pair of SD-7's make there way across the causeway,

 

Sitchad -
The water looks AWESOME !!! Which product did you use ? I'll be 'in water' soon, after I get my second bridge installed. . .

Dave