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 Posted - April 01 2022 : 09:58:28 AM
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Two videos showcasing a passenger's and hobo's vantage point through Fog bottom on their respective "magic carpets made of steel".
All filmed with an iphone precariously taped to a flat car...
Enjoy.
Edited by - el rojo grande on April 01 2022 10:02:54 AM
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Posted - April 01 2022 : 4:59:11 PM
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DId I spy a Pentatanker?
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Posted - April 01 2022 : 5:28:09 PM
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Good eyes, but not a Pentatanker. Sadly the Pentatanker was on display at a LHS and was destroyed in a fire! However we went back to work to make an articulated Dodecatanker (12 domes). It is painted and ready for decals but I have not summoned the courage to decal nearly 3 feet of megatanker.  . I have to figure out a name and paint scheme for it yet. Probably something Dinoco with the same tagline about Putting a Little T-Rex in Your Tank!
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 Posted - April 01 2022 : 6:37:23 PM
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As always fun to see your collection in action.
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Posted - April 01 2022 : 9:26:08 PM
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Great perspective in your videos - you have quite the collection of freight cars.
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Posted - April 02 2022 : 03:29:39 AM
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Great videos. Thanks for sharing. Is there a thread about your big layout somewhere ?
I really like this car:
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Posted - April 02 2022 : 08:39:18 AM
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| Train spotting on Fog Bottom is a treat!
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Posted - April 02 2022 : 6:47:30 PM
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quote:Good eyes, but not a Pentatanker. Sadly the Pentatanker was on display at a LHS and was destroyed in a fire! However we went back to work to make an articulated Dodecatanker (12 domes). It is painted and ready for decals but I have not summoned the courage to decal nearly 3 feet of megatanker. . I have to figure out a name and paint scheme for it yet. Probably something Dinoco with the same tagline about Putting a Little T-Rex in Your Tank!
Originally posted by el rojo grande - April 01 2022 : 5:28:09 PM
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A 12 dome tanker three feet long? You HAVE to post photos!
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Posted - April 02 2022 : 9:02:07 PM
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You guys asked for it! I will add photos and videos here to document the zaniness at my hobby workbench and at my "layout". I am fortunate to have a pretty big space to host a "Plywood Pacific" layout of three ovals with table top about 5 x 16'. Very flat and very boring, but when I need to hear wheels clickety-clacking over the rails, it provides a very fun miniature world. I am working into almost 50 years in the hobby starting at about 3 years old with a wooden toy train, that actually just resurfaced when we cleared out my Parent's home before moving into retirement quarters. So remember that all the stuff I have amassed has been slow and over a lifetime. And almost none of my hobby purchases or builds has met the "scrapper's torch" or the "Circular File".
An AHM Bicentennial set with a Tony the Tiger red roof plug door sealed the deal for me as a lifelong model and prototype rail enthusiast.
My working career has been in tee shirts, signs and promotional products as a designer and pre-press person, so in my spare time I also do free-lance design work for similar businesses and that has spilled over into custom railroad schemes for my own creations (Jade Fog Chemicals, etc.) and select other projects that have shown up on the smallest to most expansive layouts.
So who here remembers the old Monogram static Hudson HO kits? They make great flatcar loads as if on their way to a museum. Actually, this build was inspired by a video of the articulated steamer being delivered to the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad a few years ago.
I built several MDC Pullman Palace cars back in the day, and because of their inferior trucks those actually did meet the scrapper's torch and are no more, but with the addition of Athearn heavvyweight trucks, these are some of my favorite models.
And with all the window spaces they are great candidates for adding interiors, even if the dining tables are a little high!
Here's the monster tanker... 4 Tyco triple tankers were used in it's creation and it rides on the bolster spans from Athearn heavy duty flat cars. A quick disconnect allows for easy separating because I don't want to transport 3 feet of tanker from the layout to its storage tray. That would be like wrangling snakes.
In all its ridiculous glory compared to 50 and 40 foot tankers
I mentioned design so here is a decal sheet layout that provided hours of decal mania
And while I made several oddball pieces from tyco triples I decided that the ROCO heated tanker could provide a very unusual car too.
That's a lot of OJ!
And I'll close out this installment with a historical photo from northern PA where my extended family used to rent primitive cabins by the Pine Creek where the Penn Central hauled freight. Your author is holding his hands over his ears- delighted and frightened simultaneously by the sound of the diesels and horns. Those dirty black engines and white worms in miniature would wind up as Christmas presents over many years.
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Posted - April 02 2022 : 10:15:25 PM
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one wonders what you could come up with using the AHM wine tankers as a base? You know, the ones with six domes?
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Posted - April 02 2022 : 10:24:54 PM
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| I have thought about that too. They don’t seem to be as easy to find though. Since they are 40 footers, that’s a lot more sawing!
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Posted - April 03 2022 : 09:06:29 AM
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quote:I have thought about that too. They don’t seem to be as easy to find though. Since they are 40 footers, that’s a lot more sawing!
Originally posted by el rojo grande - April 02 2022 : 10:24:54 PM
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I envision a 12-15 dome car that's only about as long as a passenger car.
Seriously though, you have me wanting to restart my old hopper car rebuild program where I made shorty 3 bay cars by eliminating one of the bays. This time, now that I know about the proposed Pennsy design, I'd use the removed bay on another hopper to make an offset side 6 bay car.
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Posted - April 05 2022 : 07:59:23 AM
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Here's an overview of the layout- completely congested and cluttered.
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Posted - April 05 2022 : 4:23:15 PM
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In all its glory. The way you want it. Hours of fun .
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Posted - April 05 2022 : 5:15:12 PM
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quote:Here's an overview of the layout- completely congested and cluttered.
Originally posted by el rojo grande - April 05 2022 : 07:59:23 AM
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None of the imgur photos are downloading for me.
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Posted - April 05 2022 : 7:18:45 PM
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| Hmmm. Can others see tbe photos? I am not sure what else to try as the way I post photos here is how I do elsewhere on all kinds of boards. Any ideas, anyone??
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Posted - April 05 2022 : 7:19:02 PM
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"And while I made several oddball pieces from tyco triples I decided that the ROCO heated tanker could provide a very unusual car too.
That's a lot of OJ!"
That reminds me to buy juice tonight.
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Posted - April 05 2022 : 7:27:47 PM
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I see the photos. Perhaps some members may have older computer systems which affect the photos being shown. Or not being shown.
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Posted - April 05 2022 : 8:07:47 PM
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quote:
I see the photos. Perhaps some members may have older computer systems which affect the photos being shown. Or not being shown.
Originally posted by wks - April 05 2022 : 7:27:47 PM
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Never mind. I was on a public WiFi, and Imgur was not trusting the public WiFi. I get the pictures at home.
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Posted - April 05 2022 : 11:07:11 PM
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That monster tanker is awesome!! You certainly have quite the collection, including many epic custom pieces.
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