MODELING Weekend Photo Fun March 21, 2014

r_i_straw · Mar 21, 2014

I guess the local that comes out of Sealy and down to Rosenberg inspired this shot.

dti406 · Mar 21, 2014

I will show you some cars I completed this last week!

Athearn 2970CF ACF Covered Hopper, painted with Scalecoat II MofW Gray and lettered with Herald King Decals.

Branchline Models 50' RBL, painted with Scalecoat II Reefer Yellow and Boxcar Red, lettered with Champ Decals. Although the cars belonged to FGE, they had PRR reporting marks due to Union Rules regarding car repairs.

Intermountain Railway Cylindrical Covered Hopper Kit, painted with Scalecoat II MofW Gray and lettered with Herald King Decals.

Thanks for looking!
Rick J

co_riff · Mar 21, 2014

This bridge section had a sharp curve, so I rebuilt it to a 16" curve. The problem was some of the bridge sections were going to be hard to support , going over the lower track. I used I-beams to support the 40ft bridge sections. I have seen pics of this on the real railroads.

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r_i_straw · Mar 21, 2014

I like that solution for holding up the bridge.

Eagle2 · Mar 21, 2014

Personally, I think that bridge is wonderful. A long time ago on an Ntrack module I spent much frustrating time bending and placing guard rails, so I can definately appreciate the effort that went into getting that together - well done!

HOexplorer · Mar 21, 2014

I like that bridge as well.

For this week here's a pic taken last week on my new layout. The track in the lower left is not finished yet. Jim

co_riff · Mar 21, 2014

Eagle I tried doing the guard rails in one piece, a lot of trouble. On curves I cut the rail into 39ft lengths, easy to curve.I put the guard rails in closer to middle of track, because my engines would rub the guard rails.
Thanks guys.

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BoxcabE50 · Mar 21, 2014

co_riff said: ↑

I have seen pics of this on the real railroads.
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Yes. Good thinking. I am surprised we don't see this option a bit more often.

co_riff · Mar 22, 2014

Here's a different angle. Some of the real piers have fancy metal work.

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Paul Liddiard · Mar 23, 2014

SWP celebrates it Century of Service!

This year the Southwestern Pacific turns 100!~ Here are the celebrity units, the 1914 and the 2014. The 2006 is shown to show the SWOOPs standard paint scheme.
I designed the scheme for my friend Bill Schultz, and he painted it and had the decals made.
The SWP serves Colorado, Utah Nevada and California. It serves along with the Rio Grande, SP and UP. There are a couple of short lines that it connects with, like the Deer Creek and the Turtle creek.
Does anyone else have a private road that celebrates like this?