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Allagash op. session photos - Sunday, September 18! MRH forum help
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MRH & TMTV Author 546 posts mikeconfalone MRH & TMTV Author 546 posts
mikeconfalone

Hey guys and gals,

A few live and unedited shots from this past Sunday's Allagash operating session, courtesy of friend and recent addition to the Allagash operating crew, Ken Karlewicz. Ken is pictured in the "thumbs up" shot. He is officially the AGR staff photographer. Ken's a real talent and finds ways to get very natural, unrehearsed photos.

All of these are live as the session was playing out. Also pictured are my son Tom (Chicago Bears shirt), and Matt Herman from LokSound and his son Caleb (quite the young operator!), as well as Allagash regulars Joe Posik, Mike Rose, Dispatcher Dave Santos (seen examining run-by at New Sharon) and Jim Reddington. 

Allagash sessions are serious.....seriously fun, that is. We run trains with a sense of purpose, and do things prototypically, but we also insist on having a great time.Hopefully the photos convey both.

I guess the point of all of this is to emphasize the friendship and camaraderie that makes operating sessions so worth the effort. If you have the right group of people, it's all good. And we've got a GREAT group!

Mike Confalone

Photos follow in the next post ...
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mikeconfalone MRH & TMTV Author 546 posts
mikeconfalone

Op session photos

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mikerosehobbies Active Member 43 posts
mikerosehobbies

Op session photos

Great shots Ken, although it's clear I need to start a diet........
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Geared Steam Frequent poster 769 posts
Geared Steam

Good to see Mike and Matt

having some fun. Would like to see more articles from Mike again?> hint<  

Great pictures, thanks for sharing.

 

-Dean

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Bill Brillinger Moderator 4,921 posts
Bill Brillinger

Sweet!!

It's always nice to see the Alagash in action Mike - Thanks for sharing!

Question for you: Are your backdrops printed on Vinyl or Paper?

Bill Brillinger

Modeling the BNML in HO Scale, Admin for the RailPro User Group, and owner of Precision Design Co.
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ray schofield Prolific poster 1,418 posts
ray schofield

op session

Mike

Great photos. It is great to see some overviews of the Allagash

                                                                                   Thanks for sharing 

                                                                                                  Ray
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joef MRH Founder 18,590 posts
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Great photos ... and some posting insight

Mike: Those are some great photos! Looks like a really fun session ... Our forums have an idiosyncrasy in that they repeat the opening post across all pages of a thread. What that means is really LONG opening posts get very annoying because on page 2 and following readers have to scroll through the really long opening post *again* to get to the comments. For that reason we recommend you keep the opening post brief and put all the great photos and text in the FIRST COMMENT after your opening post. We have altered your opening post for you this time to do just that. For future reference, keeping the opening post short is advised. Then go ahead and post the first comment too, and make that as long as you want. It's a "feature" of the software we use here, and yes it's a little odd, but we get fewer reader complaints that way.

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dgboren New member 7 posts
dgboren

operating

Great photos and glad to see youngsters involved

dgboren
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mikeconfalone MRH & TMTV Author 546 posts
mikeconfalone

I screw that up every time!

I'll get it right someday!

MC
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mikeconfalone MRH & TMTV Author 546 posts
mikeconfalone

Backdrops

Hi Bill.

The backdrops are printed on a pro-grade Kodak photo paper from the graphics house that does the printing. Good stuff. Accurate color and sharp as a tack.

Mike 
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musgrovejb Prolific poster 2,082 posts
musgrovejb

Fun!

Looks like good times!

Joe

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TimGarland MRH Author 1,201 posts
TimGarland

Thanks for Sharing!

Thanks for sharing pics of your operating session Mike. It looks like you were the engineer on the New Sharon Switcher instead of doing the dispatching duties. I hope you video a new operating session soon.

Tim Garland
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Bill Brillinger Moderator 4,921 posts
Bill Brillinger

No Problem!

Quote:

Joe: For that reason we recommend you keep the opening post brief and put all the great photos and text in the FIRST COMMENT

Quote:

Mike: I'll get it right someday!

No, No. this does not apply to Allagash pictures, nobody minds!! 

Bill Brillinger

Modeling the BNML in HO Scale, Admin for the RailPro User Group, and owner of Precision Design Co.
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Bill Brillinger Moderator 4,921 posts
Bill Brillinger

Backdrops

Quote:

The backdrops are printed on a pro-grade Kodak photo paper from the graphics house that does the printing. Good stuff. Accurate color and sharp as a tack.

Mike 

Thanks Mike. I've been playing with backdrop test prints from 2 shops and I'm leaning toward the Matte Photo Paper too. It looks perfect, but I am concerned about moisture during scenery application.

Did you protect your prints at all to prevent water damage?

I don't want to hijack your thread so; my backdrop thread is here if you prefer to comment there.

Bill Brillinger

Modeling the BNML in HO Scale, Admin for the RailPro User Group, and owner of Precision Design Co.
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valeamor Regular poster 288 posts
valeamor

I see changes in the landscape

This is always nice to see your images,

But it seems to me to see a building from... Neil Schofield in your image?
thank you for sharing A +

Pascal
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Michael SD90 Regular poster 164 posts
Michael SD90

Looks like fun!

Thanks for the pictures! Makes me want to hurry up and get operating sessions going again!

 

Michael 

We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
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Kenkarlewicz New member 27 posts
Kenkarlewicz

That perfect balance...

I'm really happy you guys are all enjoying a window into a Day on the Allagash!

I am proud to be part of such a talented and inspired group of modelers, who really know how to keep the tonnage moving along, while not being overly serious.

And Mike's son Tommy is always a factor of course, in helping us all maintain that perfect balance, between work and fun.....

Thanks Guys...

KK

Ken Karlewicz
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RSeiler MRH Author 3,883 posts
RSeiler

Aprons...

Have you sewn velcro to the front of the aprons to hold throttles and clipboards?  Great idea. 

Randy

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CP Rail Vermont MRH Author 978 posts
CP Rail Vermont

Always a great time operating the Allagash

Ken did a great job of documenting the operating session with the overhead photos as well as the crew at work.  As discussed in the ESU Loksound discussion, Mike's layout is a great combination of scenery, rolling stock, and SOUND.  The Loksound decoders with Full Throttle along with great speakers add a whole new dimension .  Wish I could have made the session. 

-Neil Schofield
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Joe Atkinson IAISfan Super User 3,780 posts
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Beautiful

Beautiful work on virtually everything Mike!  Very impressive, as always.

Joe Atkinson
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mikeconfalone MRH & TMTV Author 546 posts
mikeconfalone

Velcro on the aprons

Randy,

Didn't sew them on, just used the adhesive and stuck them on. Throttles and radios have velcro on the back so yes you can just slap them on the velcro strip to free up space. Works great.

Mike Confalone
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mikeconfalone MRH & TMTV Author 546 posts
mikeconfalone

Thanks Joe

For the comments. Those were pretty raw pics of the entire shebang. Sometimes it's nice to see the railroad along with the environment.

Mike Confalone
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mikeconfalone MRH & TMTV Author 546 posts
mikeconfalone

Neil's Blue Seal building

Sharp eye Pascal!

Yep, that's Neil's old Blue Seal feed store from his old layout. He didn't need it anymore so we did a swap. I'm covering the cost of his next LokSound install!

The building has been re-purposed as "Sandy River Farm Supply" which is an actual business in New Sharon, Maine. Short siding and single boxcar loading (bagged feed) might do coal there too.

Mike Confalone
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mikeconfalone MRH & TMTV Author 546 posts
mikeconfalone

New Allagash Ops. Live 2017

Tim,

Joe emailed me after these photos were posted and we're plannign a 2017 Ops. Live re-visit. So much of the railroad is scenicked now, and by the time spring 2017 rolls around, I'll be 90% done...maybe more. 

So, stay tuned!

Mike Confalone
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mikeconfalone MRH & TMTV Author 546 posts
mikeconfalone

It's always better when Neil is there

Next time, buddy.We certainly missed you, but then again we get to look at your mug every time we bring up the MRH home page!!

Just a reminder that the chop-nose RS3 that I was running at new Sharon was also Neil's handy work. I consider that loco better than any brass version you could ever buy. Runs like a dream and looks like it was meant to be.

MC
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