Large Scale Central

NOT NEW TO LARGE SCALE

General Discussion
#201
Craig Townsend said:
It's about time that main line RRing in large scale gets noticed by the smaller scales! What's the min radius? Craig
Craig, the main line minimum radius is 72 inches and 60in min/rad in the branch/short-line. All switches are #6 except one #4 and one #8,curved (on main). Everything has body mounted, 800 series KaDee coupelers. All switches are manually controled by Sunset Valley, brass, ground throws. I custom made the linkages using a highly complex item (safety pin!).
#202

Bob,

You sure have been doing some amazing stuff. Aside from the excellent modeling and realistic operations one thing I’m struck with is the lighting. Not many model railroads in any scale get it as “right” as you have. One of the things I’ve liked about outdoors ops is the natural light but you’ve come as close to replicating it as I’ve seen.

I’m into ops primarily too but as you say detailing must be compromised considerably outdoors. The biggest change I had to make when transitioning from the smaller scales indoors was to let go of the inclination to litter. hehe!

Nice! Nice! Nice! Bob.

#203

Thanks, so much, Richard.
The lighting is daylight florescent bulbs and a lot of’m.

I was never able to get the “eye candy” look outdoors that one can do inside but I did enjoy running in the real world for many years. Natural daylight! Natural darkness–I ran a lot at night. And with battery/RC, I ran in “weather”, rain, sometimes snow. Prototype operation is an outdoor vocation. I miss that. I miss identifying with that.

Can’t have it both ways, I guess. Now I have this. That’s cool!

#204

Welcome Uncle Bob! Great stuff. I use both Mac and PC. I post pics with both. If a stupid old man like me can do it, it has to be easy.

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/paps101line/_forumfiles/PICT0207.JPG)

#205

Whatcha got there, David? A Forney? looks good. I sure do love those 2ft lines they used to have up in Maine.

#206

Here’s one with the number boards on the nose. I guess it looks a little goofy to me, being used to seeing most of them on the cab. Ralph

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/cabby/_forumfiles/HamletNC075M.jpg)

#207
Bob Springs said:
In the end, it may prove more pratical to renumber the 2 dash 9 units but truck sideframes will still be a problem as most CSX dash 9's have stearable trucks like 936 in Ralph's photo, above.
Research on the web has turned up some canditates for the dash-9 makeovers. The most dificult thing to change would be the truckside frames. Next most dificult would be a repaint. CSX units 61, 63, 69, 76, 83, 116, 144 and 173 have all been repainted "heritage", like the models and have the same sideframes as the models. Renumbering the units and relocating the number boards should not be too dificult. Choice of which numbers to use will likely be driven by which units I can find the most pictures of.
#208

I shot this one today. I call it “more bad weather”.

(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/olebob3/IMG_0510.jpg)

#209

Bob, your photography and modeling skills are fantastic… :slight_smile:

#210

Yea Bob a Forney live steam. Great little runner.
Hey your layout looks really great.

#211
Andy Clarke said:
Bob, your photography and modeling skills .... :)
Andy, David, thank you so much! But it's all more art than science. Thankfully, I've been blessed with a bit of artistic talent. Add a good SLR (Cannon EOS) and a copy of Photoshop 7.0. We build what we see; that's modeling. Sometimes we are able to build a bit of how we FEEL about what we see and that's ART. I strive for that.
#212
Bob Springs said:
We build what we see; that's modeling. Sometimes we are able to build a bit of how we FEEL about what we see and that's ART. I strive for that.
I understand! :)
#213

A neat thing about battery power… It dosen’t care if it gets wet. For this one I used a garden sprayer to mist everything, then let it dry for a bit.

(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/olebob3/HeadingEastonRiverSt.jpg)

#214

Bob,
Your RR is awesome… :slight_smile:

#215

Sometimes, you get something that just has a MOOD. Like, BURRR!

(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/olebob3/Inonone--sf.jpg)

#216

Nicholas Savatgy said:
Bob, Your RR is awesome… :slight_smile:

Thanks, Nicholas…But I have a ways to go. Much of it looks like this!

(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/olebob3/Awaystigo.jpg)

#217

Tom Klimoski came back over yesterday for a photo-shoot and OP session. This (in my view) is his shot of the day. One of the most rewarding parts of having a layout nearing completion is when railfans come.

(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/olebob3/LoganvilleTurnHeadinhome.jpg)

#218

WHAT LIES BENETH I Thought you might like to see what’s under Tom’s shot, above. (1/2in OSB, roofing felt, duct tape…stuff like that.)

(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/olebob3/alongtheriver.jpg)

#219

Great pictures. Thanks for sharing. But what I’m really noticing, especially in the last shot, is the great track work. Are you hand laying everything?

#220

That wintery-looking, bare-tree scenery is not too shabby either! You don’t often see that time of year modelled at all, and here it’s particularly well done! Beautiful work all-round, Bob!