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r0d0r

Waitin'

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Robert

CEO & Track Cleaner
Kayton & Tecoma Rly (Version 2)

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dolson

Cresco Tank

Just having fun running a few trains yesterday on On30guy's Ruphe & Tumbelle Railway.01%20(2).JPG This photo is of the afternoon passenger passing Cresco Tank on its way to Thumbelle.

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dolson

Water column for Coronita Creek

Marking out the location of the future water column in the new Coronita Creek locomotive facility. I love Saturdays working on the Ruphe & Tumbelle Railway!

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craig3

My Kind of Work Session!

I think my town might need two water towers 

Craig

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Warflight

New passenger car...

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I found a new passenger car on eBay about a month ago... it's a Model Power SOU old time passenger car with interior... SOU passenger cars that are this style are REALLY hard to find. Now, I need a baggage car, and an observation car...

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Rick Sutton

Golden Pacific progress

Got some great decals from Bill Brillinger and the front parking lot is starting to take shape.

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TimGarland

Photo Fun

Here’s some of my latest efforts. A string of cars are ready to be pulled from the RIP track and a BNSF tank car is spotted on the Sand track for diesel fuel unloading. If you look closely you can see I added grab irons to the IBT boxcar and on the second photo you can see where some pipes and a pump have been added to the diesel fuel tank area where a tank car can be occasionally spotted for unloading. Having this internal customer spot on the layout not only adds operational value for the local Switcher, but also something interesting that is seldom thought about. And including a RIP track is a great way to run your cars needing upgrades or repair (including cleaning and checking wheel gauge) or perhaps some weathering. 

Tim Garland

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joef

What's that hole?

Rick, what's the hole in front of door 7?

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UglyK5

Rick Sutton:  Golden Pac is

Rick Sutton: 

Golden Pac is looking OUTSTANDING!   But What’s the crater in front of door 7?

jeff

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Steve kleszyk

The hole is for Charlie!

It's in case Charlie Comstock wants to pop in.

 

Seriously Rick, I never get tired of looking at your work-800x598.png 

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Rick Sutton

Yes, the hole!

There is a problem in the sewer line and the plumbers (my dad and grandpa were plumbers and I was a part time ditch digger........and we spent a lot of time in holes like that in the very area the building still sits) are sorting it out.

 I've got the barriers and warning signs in progress but those details, due to their delicate nature, will be some of the last to go on. 

If I can find the right figures there will probably be two guys down in the hole and one guy up top leaning on a shovel.

the photos give a rough idea where I'm going.

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Rick Sutton

@Steve

Charlie is always welcome. So are you! I've got a couple of extra shovels around just waiting' for a couple of strong backs!

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Mark Deimling

BNSF SD9-3 #1553 getting serviced.

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Modeling Modern HO scale and Sn3.

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Mark Mathu

Down At The Depot

A lazy afternoon watching the trains roll by.

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This photo was taken on the on the North American Prototype Modelers (NAPM) HO scale layout in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  The locomotive belongs to NAPM member Alan Houtz; photo by NAPM member Mark Mathu.

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jimfitch

Was that ducting hauled in a

Was that ducting hauled in a Proto 2000 gondola?  

D&RGW focus late 70's thru early 80's west of Grande Junction CO.

Jim Fitch
northern VA

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Rick Sutton

Hi Jim

It's possible that the raw materials came in that way! The area I model was a big rail center (by small town standards) for many decades but truck shipping took over most of the traffic in the last 20-30 years. Used to be long lines of reefers being packed with the orange crop. Luckily, for me, the railroad is still headquartered there and the traffic is more regional. Buildings like Golden Pacific are still there but are being re-purposed or deteriorating beyond use. 

These days, instead of reefers it is boxcars, tank cars, center beam flats with lumber loads and, yes, gondolas with steel and scrap.

Looking forward to see that amazing basement of yours come to life! 

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jeffshultz

Signage

I love those "Overhead Door" signs above the rollups.

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Tim Moran Speed-Mo Tim

Love this scene

Rick,

I love how this building and scene has developed. The addition of the excavation in the parking lot is an attention getter!

Would you share how you made the outer cover for the roll up doors on the building. Is it a solid item with photo-wallpaper on it or some other construction method?

Thanks again for sharing your work!

Tim Moran Akron, OH

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Rick Sutton

Thanks Jeff and Tim

I appreciate your comments and it is always a joy when sharp eyes pick up on details!

 I thought I might get criticized that the mechanism for the roll up door was on the outside of the building rather than the normal interior and unseen location. After some research I found examples of exterior retrofits so I went ahead with what you see.

I photographed the actual building several times in the last few years but couldn't get close enough to get useable shots due to large stacks of what looked like electrical components stacked in the old parking area and locked gates.

 Last winter the building had just been sold, everything was cleared from the lot and fences and gates had been taken down......and luckiest of all, the lighting was perfect! Added in was an extra bonus that the old Golden Pacific sign was still there.

 Now to the question. My model is of the backside of the actual building. The main facade and barrel roof give it its unique character but all the extra ducting, overhead door mechanisms etc. were added to build up some depth to the facade. These type of items are very common in this warehouse district so this model is a combination of commonly seen architectural elements.

Tim, you are correct on the construction of the door mechanism. I'm finding that using solid wood shapes is a clean way to construct small photo wallpaper items. I use everything from balsa to dimensional construction wood to leftover strips of hardwood from a luthier friend.

The roll up door overhead was from another photo, edited and stretched vertically (the mfg's logo was removed before stretching and replaced after) so it was long enough to wrap and glue to a wooden dowel. the end caps are a picture of a circular sprocket scaled and cut in a Cricut and glued on. The Cricut is especially handy for cutting circles and other curved objects that are difficult , at least for me, to do by hand. One problem with the Cricut is that it is a low resolution device (144 DPI)  and it shows when using the print then cut feature so I try to restrict it to multiple small pieces and curves.

 The hole in the parking lot came about as a desire to extend the vertical depth of the scene as much as possible.

 Hope that helps.

below is a sample of the original shots that turned into the model. My first two buildings that were from the same packing house district had similar colored siding so I decided to "go big or go home" on this model to make it fundamentally different than its neighbors.

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Goober

Excellent Details that capture the Eye', Rick

Beautiful workmanship Rick'...I just love this model'  EXCELLENT in every category'..

                   
 
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Bessemer Bob

SD9-3

Great to see a SD9-3 modeled!

Think before you post, try to be positive, and you do not always have to give your  opinion……

Steel Mill Modelers SIG, it’s a blast(furnace)!

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Rick Sutton

Thanks Goober

this 'ol boy appreciates it!

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Goober

You are quite welcome, Rick

You are very welcome Rick'...  I can't wait to see the finished product'..  Your AC dust work is also a killer, and really adds to the entire model.... This is a real contest winner, without question'.. And great inspiration to us amateurs.... 

                   
 
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p51

Sepia rules!

I took a few 'old' shots the other night:

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