Weekend Update 12/9/18

[John]

Crappy picture .. but working on my M1A1s  sorry about the crappy pix -- lighting is bad

[Santa Fe Guy]

Well, I spent a couple of days of my free time to work on the backdrops around Keenbrook. I find screening out the detail in photoshop emphasizes color, hue and texture. It also helps me select colors of foliage on the layout adjacent to the backdrops. I sent it to the printer today, 30' lineal feet of it; keeping my fingers crossed. Samples below...
Otto

Wow, Otto this should look very impressive when installed.
Rod.

[Cajonpassfan]

I sure hope so, Rod, other than photoshop work, I've been doing a lot of cutting and splicing to get the scale and perspective right. The pic below is where the upper 10' go, with the little bridge over Keenbrook Creek on the right.
Can't wait to get the prints back...
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[C855B]

Oh, I have tales about the pond next to that bridge, Otto. I think Noch has suitable figures to populate it.

On a related front, sky is done:

[Cajonpassfan]

Wowzers Mike, that is impressive!!! That is a lot of sky! And a lot of railroad to build...
I never noticed any Noch-like figures there, but remember distinctly a fully clad but worn-looking fellow with a double-barrel shotgun pointed at me and my friend Ted York, accusing us of trespassing. It didn't seem like a good idea to argue the subtle difference between trespassing on railroad property, which we were, and his property, which we weren't, but his trailer and whatever he was growing behind it was apparently too close for comfort. We departed the premises under armed guard, so to speak, but not before photographing bridge B-67. One of my "Dig-itArt" images of it below for your pleasure...Dig it?.
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[Kentuckian]

Lots of great stuff this week.

I finally have completed my first ESU sound installation. Thank you John Colombo! Thank you Tom Mann!

Please forgive the poor lighting, shaky camera, pink foam, and weak plot line.

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[brokemoto]

Umm, purchased for recreational consumption.

Eux-autres franchement s'en vont à partir pour la gloire.

[nkalanaga]

Cajonpassfan:  Did you report that encounter to the authorities?  Even if you didn't want to admit to being on the railroad property, an anonymous tip about a possible illegal garden could be useful.  Not to mention possible saving a railroad worker some grief.  I doubt that the local would distinguish between railfans and railroaders.

[altohorn25]

Got my T1 in the mail yesterday morning.  Swapped out the front 1015 with a true scale coupler and got it weathered a bit.  So far this one runs like a top; fingers crossed.

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[muktown128]

Nate,

Very nice subtle weathering on the T1. 

Scott

[Cajonpassfan]

Cajonpassfan:  Did you report that encounter to the authorities?  Even if you didn't want to admit to being on the railroad property, an anonymous tip about a possible illegal garden could be useful.  Not to mention possible saving a railroad worker some grief.  I doubt that the local would distinguish between railfans and railroaders.

Oh, he knew we weren't railroaders, and frankly, it never occurred to us to call it in. After all, the man's run down trailer was his castle, and we didn't know he was growing anything illegal, that was just a wild guess on our part.
Anyway, that was back in '05 and rec pot is legal here now
Welcome to the new world...
Otto

[altohorn25]

I took some more photos this afternoon; playing around with light angles and such (these are taken inside - the module has it's own lighting and I had another lamp I was moving around to get different shadow angles).  Some of these are better than others, but I'm pretty happy with them considering they're taken with my phone.  I need to get a helicon focus program......

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[robert3985]

I took some more photos this afternoon; playing around with light angles and such (these are taken inside - the module has it's own lighting and I had another lamp I was moving around to get different shadow angles).  Some of these are better than others, but I'm pretty happy with them considering they're taken with my phone.  I need to get a helicon focus program......

@altohorn25 , Yup.  HF Pro Unlimited was one of my best model railroading purchases way back when.  Price has come down since then.  Although there are other focus stacking programs out there, my experience is that HF is the most versatile and gives the best results.

By the way, nice shots.  Camera settings and lens info please. 

Merry Christmas!
Bob Gilmore

[altohorn25]

@altohorn25 , Yup.  HF Pro Unlimited was one of my best model railroading purchases way back when.  Price has come down since then.  Although there are other focus stacking programs out there, my experience is that HF is the most versatile and gives the best results.

By the way, nice shots.  Camera settings and lens info please. 

Merry Christmas!
Bob Gilmore

Samsung Note 2 camera phone......

[randgust]

Well, it works.   The Nn3 version of my Climax 18-ton kit.    Got to set up some test track tonight and run it around, with the gearhead drive.





And just to prove it really is the Rohukan Z shorty trucks under there....