Weekend Photo Fun, 16-18 Mar, 07

[Selector]

Hi, everyone. Permit me, please, to start our weekend fun this time. I hope we have lots of contributions...many of us are well along in our layout development by this time of year.

http://www.railimages.com/albums/crandelloverton/ada.jpg

[grande man]

Whoa! Man, that's a georgeous scene. :cool:

We've aquired some new power recently. The CB&Q F3 is a Stewart that's part of an A/B set. I installed a Soundtraxx board last weekend. Once they are detailed and weathered we'll run them as an ABA set with our P1K CB&Q F3. The Geep 30's don't have electronics yet. I'm trying to decide if one of them is going to get sound or not (it's addictive :rolleyes: ).

[grande man]

I guess wpf would be a good place to post a contest pic. :) This one is a high res shot from a distance that's been cropped in an effort to get some decent field of view. Man, I want that new Digital Rebel Xti...;)

http://www.modelrailroadphotos.com/photos/data/571/TLC.jpg

[jbaakko]

Very nice Grandeman, I love those Santa Fe Geeps!

[grande man]

Thanks Josh. I've always loved that old freight scheme. Not bad for $30 a piece. :cool:

[jbaakko]

OH MY Athearn announced GP40X's with HTB trucks!
http://www.athearn.com/Newsletter/031307/GP40X_031307.jpg

Maxi 1:
http://www.athearn.com/Newsletter/031307/Maxi_I_a_031307.jpg
http://www.athearn.com/Newsletter/031307/Maxi_I_b_031307.jpg

26' Tight bottom ore cars:
http://www.athearn.com/Newsletter/031307/26_titebottom_031307.jpg

The most significant, WEATHERED Genesis cars!
http://www.athearn.com/Newsletter/031307/GEN_Weathered_031307.jpg

Thats only a selection of what Athearn announced, the stuff I found exciting, there's some more F7's and containers & chassis too.

Just to let ya'll know, I'm getting a GP40x!

[jbaakko]

Carsten's "Official car #4, Ramsey"

[jbaakko]

Amtrak P32-8BHW #513
5939
5940

Amtrak P32-8BHW #517
5941
5942

Thats it for today! Do you know how hard it is to shoot that Amtrak silver!?

[NZRMac]

Very nice guys!!

Keep em coming.

Ken.

[Steve B]

Love the shots everyone, very well done and a credit to you

to start off today we went out to watch a nother steam loco pass through going to collect it's 13 coach train, this is 6201 Princess elizabeth speeding through Coppull
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k208/photobucketste/P3170032.jpg
and some of the Bachmann trucks i got over the last week or so

46 ton coal hopper
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k208/photobucketste/P3170033.jpg

46 ton covered hopper
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k208/photobucketste/P3170034.jpg

a bogie bolster truck with rail load
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k208/photobucketste/P3170035.jpg

and another type of coal truck
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k208/photobucketste/P3170036.jpg

and the class 25 hauling them
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k208/photobucketste/P3170037.jpg

[Trucula]

Great Looking Photos Guys!! I have forgot to take the cam along to the club last two weeks..I have more of the waterfalls/lake and the Horseshoe Curve done and was mad I forgot the cam..I did win a GP-9 PRR Proto 2000 on eBay!!!!.Oh well, Hopefully more shots next week!

[tcwright973]

Grande Man,
That is a very nice scene. Especially the tool box in the pit. And if you tell me that's a working trouble light down there, I'll just fall off the chair.
Tom

[MLW]

Selector, nice scene indeed! Do you have more pics to share? Very nicely done

grande man, I always enjoy your layout pic. Talk about detail:eek: Holly molly! Great to see the newest addition to your fleet

jbaakko, great circus car. Like your loco fleet too

Steve B, How many times do they run the old steamer? Great pic. I really enjoy your layout and rolling stock. The European look is great. Have you weather the coal hopper? it looks great. I also like the class 25 loco too. Who makes it in the real world?

Thx :) guys

[Steve B]

MLW the hopper was pre weathered, all the models in the pic are Bachmann branchline, and are very well detailed models, they are some of the best detailed stuff available in the UK. The class 25 was made in the UK by British railways around the late 50's to early 60's and were powered by a Sulzer diesel, they were scrapped off in the late 1980's to early 1990's

[Selector]

MLW, thanks for you kind words. I have been finding ways to photograph the layout in order to make it look more expansive ( as opposed to expensive :p ) than it really is. Here is a shot taken from the extreme right of the first photo, along a span that crosses my operating pit diagonally.

http://www.railimages.com/albums/crandelloverton/adb.jpg

[Steve B]

Now that is a great picture if ever i saw one, that water look's very inviting

[Selector]

Thank-you, Sir!!

[MLW]

MLW the hopper was pre weathered, all the models in the pic are Bachmann branchline, and are very well detailed models, they are some of the best detailed stuff available in the UK. The class 25 was made in the UK by British railways around the late 50's to early 60's and were powered by a Sulzer diesel, they were scrapped off in the late 1980's to early 1990's


Pre-weather? Wow! That's great. What's a Sulzer Diesel? Thanks again for the info. Your trains looks great

[MLW]

MLW, thanks for you kind words. I have been finding ways to photograph the layout in order to make it look more expansive ( as opposed to expensive ) than it really is. Here is a shot taken from the extreme right of the first photo, along a span that crosses my operating pit diagonally.
http://www.railimages.com/albums/crandelloverton/adb.jpg



Selector, that's fabulous!! The trains looks awesome, the bridge and water look real, and the weathering is well done, life-like. IS that real coal?

Thanks for sharing

[SP_SD9]

MLW, thanks for you kind words. I have been finding ways to photograph the layout in order to make it look more expansive ( as opposed to expensive :p ) than it really is. Here is a shot taken from the extreme right of the first photo, along a span that crosses my operating pit diagonally.

http://www.railimages.com/albums/crandelloverton/adb.jpg


Excellent viewpoint of your layout.
When using a smaller aperture instead of F4 you can have more depth of field. When the locomotive is in full view you have a winner!

Regards,

René

[jbaakko]

Check this baby out!
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/archivethumbs.aspx?id=20641&Page=1

[Selector]

Thanks, gentlemen. René, I understand what you are suggesting. Unfortunately, I had to hand-hold the camera in order to get the shot, so I was forced to keep the lightfall on the CCD higher than I would have liked to keep the exposure time to a minimum. Even then, I am certain you can tell.

I was able to do that with my old Pentax SLR, but I haven't gotten into the manual sufficiently to figure it out with this Canon Sureshot A710is.

I appreciate your encouragement, and will try to improve my capabilities with time. Actually reading the manual will be an important first step. (heh, heh!)

-Crandell

[conrail92]

Heres My additions too weekend photo fun!

Some Pictures of My Santa Fe Sd75 Athearn that im refurbishing
Its still has yet to be numbered. Just finished railing couple days ago. HAd too rebuild some broken pieces of the shell. Its my one and only real foreign power.
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l319/Avizzv92/Layout010.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l319/Avizzv92/Layout005.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l319/Avizzv92/Layout004.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l319/Avizzv92/Layout007.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l319/Avizzv92/Layout006.jpg

Hope You enjoyed.

[jbaakko]

Nice Unit conrail92, you know the Santa Fe unit's fueling items are further back right?

[conrail92]

I wasnt one who installed them, And im not putting mutch effort into perfection with this unit. As long as it runs and looks fine. I mainly just care about my ns units and some of my newer ones.

[jbaakko]

Ok, cool, I was just pointing it out. Its a fun thing to move, with the help of some saw blades, knifes, sandpaper & a Details West kit...

[tompm]

Selector
Neat shot!

Grande Man
Nice looking locos!
Great servicing scene!

Josh
Neat car and great looking Amtrak locos!

Steve B.
Cool pics!

Selector
Great shot across the bridge!

Conrail92
Great looking locos!

[tompm]

I have been doing some detail work around the cement distributor. I have added some LPP’s to start with.

http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/1440/Weekend_2007_1a_003a.jpg

http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/1440/Weekend_2007_1a_006a.jpg

http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/1440/Weekend_2007_1a_010a.jpg

[Steve B]

Here's a great video from yesterdays Steam excursion (http://www.burgess57.freeserve.co.uk/1Z70_17_3.WMV) here 6201 is attacking grayrigg bank
Video taken by Don Burgess visit his site and have a look around (http://www.burgess57.freeserve.co.uk/railways.htm), it's great
:D

[grande man]

Cool cement plant shots Tom.

Steve, That's a great video. It's good to see that folks thought ahead and preseved their steam heritage.

[Steve B]

GM How about this, sounds like one of your jet's coming down the track (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpwnSE_BylI&mode=related&search=) turn up the volume on this baby :D

[grande man]

GM How about this, sounds like one of your jet's coming down the track (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpwnSE_BylI&mode=related&search=) turn up the volume on this baby :D


WooHoo! That's a great vid Steve!

[johntealon30]

Great vid Steve, Im guessing that wasn't a scheduled stop then !!! :D

(Steve, Sorry I didn't get to meet you at Heywood, Totally forgot I was at a wedding.)

No train pics this weekend, as mentioned above I was at wedding yesterday, my friends daughter asked me to be the photographer !!:eek: So a day taking pics and even more time editing them to get the composition better, They liked tham and thats all that matters

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s90/bexwedding/flowers.jpg

Next weekend should be good though I just had to use the wedding as an excuse to buy a better camera :) The macro function is pretty good !!



John

RJR

[Steve B]

Thats a great camera John, just sent an e-mail

[OldGettysk]

Nice Photos everyone and I mean everyone! Don't mind me not mentiong names just a bit to much Typing , Selector, Eric,Josh , Corail92,Steve , Tom and John Nice looking flowers did I mention I use to work at a flower shop for 16 years ? Well this is what I was working on A New York Central SD-45 Athearn Kit !;) Pardon the pictures my camera is not the best !

[NYC_George]

[QUOTE=tompm;44414]I have been doing some detail work around the cement distributor. I have added some LPP’s to start with.

Great work Tom. I been working with concrete for the last 23 years and I still have trouble getting the color right.

NYC_George

[johntealon30]

Can't help myself !! I just have to join in. As mentioned before I got a new camera and in between editing 170 wedding pictures, uploading them and burning cds for various relatives of he bride I took acouple of shots of the quay this afternoon. Here they are straight from the camera

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w295/johntealon30/S7000205.jpg

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w295/johntealon30/S7000204.jpg

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w295/johntealon30/S7000203.jpg

John
RJR

[MLW]

OldGettysk, very nice pic. I like the rock formation in the background

[MLW]

johntealon30, great pics as usual. Realy like the camera angle.

[MLW]

Conrail 92 & Tompm, well done guys

[MLW]

Alright, some run of the mill pics. I'm playing with the camera angle
just to see which pic came out nicer.

The second level of "La Chine" yard. No detailing yet. That will be next.

http://forum.atlasrr.com/forum/data/mlw/2007318214547_Ovrpass5.JPG

http://forum.atlasrr.com/forum/data/mlw/2007318214457_Ovrpass4.JPG

[MLW]

Main level, leading to the yard

http://forum.atlasrr.com/forum/data/mlw/2007318214337_Ovrpass2.JPG

http://forum.atlasrr.com/forum/data/mlw/2007318214613_Undr1.JPG

[MLW]

http://forum.atlasrr.com/forum/data/mlw/200731821431_Ovrpass1.JPG

[Steve B]

We got this new Bachmann British "Seacow" type ballast waggon today, it's a fantastic detailed model with etched metal walkways and other detail's. the detail on this model is excelent, including the data panels which are very sharp. It has the correct size metal wheel's and the coupler can be changed very easily, pity my crappy camera won't take a decent picture
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k208/photobucketste/P3190004.jpg
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k208/photobucketste/P3190008.jpg

[jbaakko]

So, Steve, did I miss something with all the recent British trains?