Weekly Photo Phun Week of Nov. 9

Well there was a few that were non DBs..
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Oh wow, look at that thing! That might make an interesting modeling project. I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess it was a former Reading Lines GP38. I was under the impression that most initial GP38s were either Lehigh Valley or Penn Central units, which as far as i could tell, had Dynamic Breaks.

How do you make the bumped out cab. In fact, why did they do this? i know they've done it on several Alcos as well, and i'm not sure why.
 
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One for Sarge:winki: ....
Sarge, hey, I'm NOT trying to rub the patch in your face:cry: , (you mentioned you would never patch your Rio Grande's)but i know your a Rio Grande fan:thumb: , so here's the other Rio Grande i have, its an SD50:mrgreen: . (i only have two:oops: )
:deano: -Deano
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I'll add another one...
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A road weary SD9 in a KP&W patch job that still reveals its Pennsy origins leads a more pristine and recent aquisition from The Standard Railroad of the World through the grade crossing at Ulster Ave. I had planned to make the other SD9 a KP&W patch job too but didn't have the heart to paint over those gold letters and the red keystone on the trailing unit. So, I imagine that my freelance purchased that unit just before the PC merger and it happened to be very well maintained. I can make myself believe it! :)

Ralph

Or the Penn Central hasn't gotten around to re-painting it yet:rolleyes::mrgreen:
 
At least I brought a little life to the party. I've also got an odd-ball SD40-2 I'm working on. I don't think you've seen anything like it. It's still pretty rough. You can see it in the 'Come back to the caboose' thread.
 
At least I brought a little life to the party.
Absolutely! You asked one little simple question and got all kinds of responses. I should have done that with mine as it didn't generate ZIP for comments (as well as quite a few others)... something like... how many period inconsistencies can you find at the car show?
I'll have to keep that in mind for any future pics.
 
I think it is a combination of the paint job as well as an optical illusion involving the railing towards the back of that second locomotive... the sides look all warped and wobbly! When I really stare at it, it looks normal. Optical illusions are funny things. Nice shot. I need to find some rail fans in N scale!
 
At least I brought a little life to the party. I've also got an odd-ball SD40-2 I'm working on. I don't think you've seen anything like it. It's still pretty rough. You can see it in the 'Come back to the caboose' thread.

At least you didn't wait a few months to put the decals on, unlike me and my Hustler after it recieved the gray paint:rolleyes:
 
Now the bad news....This is right around the corner.:rolleyes:
Bad news? Depends on how you look at it I guess. I love the snow and look forward to any chance of it. Here in the southwest, we are in an extended drought. It would be such a relief to get as much of that bad news as possible this winter in the hopes of replenishing some of our lakes and reservoirs. Otherwise, I fear water rations are just around the corner.
 
Ralph - Great Scene! I love your Steel Mill!
Wayne - Nice engine!I love all the little touches that you add to make your railroad so realistic!
chessie4155 - Nice cow and calf! Nice touch having the yardmaster looking out the window!
Val - Nice Scenes!!! Your town looks great!
Deano - Love your layout! Your road crossings are spectacular! Looks like your F unit is preparing for snow!
Tom(spankybird) - That refinery is awesome! I love all the lighting! It looks great!
John - Nice Diner! Great cars! I love that scene!
Herc Driver - As always, I love your layout! Those Southern F units looks great! Is that Union Pacific 8242 a Kato engine?
Glen Haasdyk - Nice engine! I like your scene!
Sarge 7 - Nice short train!
Kurt - As always, a perfect job of shrinking reality!!!
Chessie4155 - I love that railfanning scene!
KevinKrey - I love that train. Can't wait to see it running!
Josh - Those automax's look huge! I have 4 in N scale, I can't imagine how big 12 are in HO scale!
Chessie4155 - Nice caboose!
Tom (TomPM) - Really nice train and I love that location on your layout!
Jeffrey Wimberly - Those are some bright lights!
Deano - I like you dad's F7. That is a great scene to take pictures on!
green_elite_cab - Nice engine. Gotta keep the vandals outta your yard!
Deano - Nice engine (834)! Is that a GP30?
Chessie4155 - Love the bridge!
Herc Driver - Love the KCS engine, you did a good job on it.
b28_82 - Wow! That looks like fun!
TrainNut - Wow!!!! Where did you find so many good looking cars in N scale?! Great Scene! The passenger car is a great touch! I love the lawn chairs and the guy resting. Hard to believe that scene is in N scale.
Deano - Nice patch jobs! If I can't find a nice Kato UP engine to team up with my 4841 I may get a Southern Pacific and patch it for a partner.
chessie4155 - Nice weathering job on that L&N
green_elite_cab - Nice engine! Scary spider attack. I hate it when giant aliens invade!
tomkat13 - Wow! Nice scenes! You are great at photography. I wish my pictures where that sharp!
Ralph - Great job on that engine!
chessie4155 - Is that a new engine (3845)? I looks fairly modern.
Deano - Love that patched Rio Grande. Just don't ever patch 5371.
chessie4155 - I really like your SD50. Is that the newest engine that was painted in Chessie System colors?
slekjr - Snow!? Those are the scene's that help me remember why we move to St. George 14 years ago!
Trainnut - I see a lot of work on that engine in their future!
Deano - I like that SD50. I wish someone made the SD50s's that Utah Railway has. Anyone know if they make them in N scale down in Australia (that's where Utah's are from)