Weekend Update 11/20/16

[up1950s]

[Chris333]

Looks like Cleveland.

They are or did replace the I-90 bridge
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.485748,-81.6924281,3a,45.6y,40.17h,96.27t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sMlzGoooDCujFhmUyzAEWfA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[bbussey]

Finished the second deluxe diner today.  I had to replace the light board which I fried somehow while adding the potentiometer.  The subdued light is exactly the look I was seeking, with enough illumination to highlight the interior detail rather than lighting up the countryside, and is a subtle difference over having the lights off.  These are done.  Focus will return to the EP-3 after I host the McGrattan Memorial train sometime next month.

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[Cajonpassfan]

Bryan, that is HOTT! Very nice work!
Those spinnable kitchen vents are from_________?
Thanks, Otto K.

[mu26aeh]

I got a couple more card boxes after an ops session exposed a need for them.  http://www.pdc.ca/rr/

20161117_193736 by Adam Henry, on Flickr

[bbussey]

Bryan, that is HOTT! Very nice work!
Those spinnable kitchen vents are from_________?
Thanks, Otto K.

Kato corrugated passenger car detail parts.  Either the diner parts or observation parts, it is included with both.

[Cajonpassfan]

Thank you Bryan.
Otto

[MVW]

I got a couple more card boxes after an ops session exposed a need for them.  http://www.pdc.ca/rr/

20161117_193736 by Adam Henry, on Flickr

Hadn't hear of those guys before. Very cool! And custom decals too ...

Jim

[chessie system fan]

This week has been adventures in photography for me.  A few weeks ago I found a roll of vinyl canvas for a dirt cheap price so I turned a few feet of it into a backdrop.  The paint's still wet in the photo, and it's purposefully very blue.  I tried to go for a "Pennsylvania October afternoon" look.



I also dragged this out of the closet and did some touch up work to it.  It's just a foam sheet painted flat black to simulate a yard in pre EPA days.  I built it large so I could take "railfan" shots with it.



Next, I tried out some proof of concept photos.  I don't have a good digital camera so I borrowed one.  My cell pictures turned out better, if slightly grainier due to camera shake.   

I lighted the backdrop with a 60W bulb.  It turned out well, but I'll need more to make it look more even.



I slightly desaturated this photo.



In the future, I plan on making some hills for the background.  I also need a good camera.  I'll probably start another thread on that sometime soon. 

[craigolio1]

Finished the VIA Rail F40PH2D tonight.





And with the lighting package, including the third HID head light.



Craig

Edit: aaaaaaand the number board decal is peeling. What is it with me and number boards?

[Chris333]

More pics of the bridge in the header:
http://www.useudi.com/project/i-90-wb-innerbelt-bridge
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/07/inner_belt_bridge_demolition_c.html

[mecgp7]

Finished the VIA Rail F40PH2D tonight.





And with the lighting package, including the third HID head light.



Craig

Edit: aaaaaaand the number board decal is peeling. What is it with me and number boards?

Outstanding!

[Scottl]

Craig, that is truly outstanding! 

[CNR5529]

Craig that looks great, especially with the Xenon high intensity headlight!

[mu26aeh]

Also got some pipe bridge and supports from @Erik aka Ngineer painted and installed today.  These are just set in the ground and are removable since I have to feed the piping into the bridge grid work.

20161119_124103 by Adam Henry, on Flickr