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Stan,

Absolutely gorgeous ... wish I had the skills that you do. I am extremely envious! What a great layout!

Jim

It looks very nice!

Thanks Stan!

Michael

It looks like a great railroad,beautiful work Stan, I,d like to see more

Yee doggie, Stan. I just had to get some popcorn before looking over your pics.
Are they real or are they Memorix. Great work, makes my table top look pretty lean.

Jerry, are you new to this forum or have I just overlooked you? Anyway, glad to hear from you.

Al

Stan,

That's incredible; had to blink twice to see that it's a model.

Stan,

Your photos come as no surpise, as I have posted several for you on NG and other threads here on OGR.

I chuckle at those who are envious. I'd say respect, or honor your skills. Isn't envy one of the 7 deadly sinns?

Good show, Sir, and now we have access at Flicker, to check for more . Good show sir, an enjoy playing with them. One doesn't have a MMR or whatever after his name to have a good time with the hobby.

Ed Reutling

Wonderful modeling and photography, Stan. Your detailing and weathering are superb. Close-up photography easily shows any mistakes we often overlook with our eyes. When it looks good in a photograph...it REALLY is good and this is. Wonderful vignettes that show a real, living railroad in miniature. I'm curious, did you shoot this with available light from the layout room or use other light sources? It's a real treat to view these. Thanks for sharing.

Paul S

My favorite shot




Ed R

Looks like a layout that deserves to be shared more widely via the pages of the magazine, Stan!

Allan,

There ya go, just warm up the passport, and head north and just duit!!

Ed R

Thanks for all your comments but keep in mind I always shoot to not show the framework and boxes galore full of Three rail models so things are not always as they look.

Here I am in my eighty-first year and still playing with trains. I would not have it any other way.

Thanks Ed, for your comments you are too kind....

Anyone want to discuss a picture, just say so and I'll post an answer.....

Paul S..Yes, everything is available light and for me it looks more natural.

This is a far cry from the days of roll film. OH..HOW WE HAVE CHANGED..

All shots are hand held....

How about my personal favorite, passenger service? Do you have some Chili Line varnish for that T-12?

Do you run mostly D&RGW?

Michael

Will show some varnish likely to-morrow. I run C&S and DRGW at the moment but will also run anything that turns my crank......

I must relate the story how my T12 became an excellent running loco...

Stan, let me get some more popcorn before you post any more pics. May a couple of beers as well. Do share your work with us in OGR
Al

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Originally posted by Stan Windrim:
Will show some varnish likely to-morrow. I run C&S and DRGW at the moment but will also run anything that turns my crank......

I must relate the story how my T12 became an excellent running loco...

Excellent! There are far too many pictures out there of On3 varnish (or narrow gauge varnish in general). I've been dying to launch my own line of resin kits...with a special emphasis on varnish (D&RG/SRR arched roof combines, DSP&P coaches, OR&W BMX, OR&L cars, etc...)...a major reason for doing so would be to see more On3 passenger trains!!!

My layout is mostly South Park and C&S equipment (as I've probably said)...but tonight I picked up a B-man On30 2-8-0...which after regauging and re-detailing, will probably be the dawn of the Oahu Railway's operations on my layout. Someday I'll have a D&RGW freight train and a San Juan.

I've recently noticed a few pictures of T-12s that I believe date from the teens...probably my favorite version (cosmetically) of the T-12s!

Michael

You have a seriously cool railroad. Thanks for sharing your photos. I like the K27 starting out the morning.

Bruce

Michael- Here's some varnish for you as promised. The cars are all brass and require the 36 for the job..a little to heavy for the T12 which generally only pulls two cars.

If you intend to produce any DRGW or C&S keep me informed. I would have other sales for you.

There are some other shots I have added so take a look....

With regards for the T12 ,it is having an overhaul at present and in doing so a little paint work is required. The loco.. (Like every T12 came from the factory as a nightmare of shorts in the tender. First of all, I straightened out that mess and then a good friend of mine suggested a can motor but this would mean some physical changes to the boiler like cutting it in half so the new motor could be fitted to the chassis.

When I take it apart some pix will be taken if you like and I can show you the insides. The can motor has a low end speed ratio which is a great asset for moving slowly.

This motor is so good I called Panasonic in Japan to see if I could order a dozen of these beauties.. as non were available here or in the US. The reply came back the same day and they would be only to pleased to send an order. The minimum quantity would be 50000 units...I decided to pass...

On occasion I have seen them at train meets so I will post the necessary information about this shortly.

In the pictures on Flickr all the locos were painted by me including all the rolling stock except for three cars purchased from, San Juan finished and lettered.

The model T Ford in the group was purchased from a New Zealand Firm who make nice kits in white metal and of course you have to assemble them. Again this was a fun job with lots of fine detail.

The passenger car EDNA is a work of art and fully detailed inside. The picture does no do it justice....

Not bad for Taranta Talent. And Allan Miller has it just right above.

Crank

Stan,

Glad to see you starting to share more of your First Class work. If you think about, it looks like your track work would hold a new CP ES44AC fine. Again, simply magnificent.

Very nice! I've always liked the Edna...I'd love to ride in her someday...when I take the 2000mi trip to Knotts' primarily for the trains. Full interiors are pretty cool too. I really appreciate the woodworking that the craftsmen at J&S, B&S, B&S, Pullman, Carter, and such put into their work.

I've been planning to do C&S coaches #50-52 and combines #24-25. They were basically the same design. The coaches were the reserve 2nd class cars. I'll be doing them in resin since it'd be kind of silly to build 5-6 identical passenger cars in a piece-by-piece manner. I plan on building a couple D&RG cars...but they didn't last long enough to look right behind D&RGW power.

Michael

Michael- Yes, I like the EDNA as well and it is a fine piece of brass work , with attention paid to neat assembly . Let us know when you have your first kit for sale...!

Crank, your spelling of Toronto is correct and thanks Pete for your comments,however a diesel would have a hard time unless we move the wheels in again and re-gauge them....

I might add that in the picture of Midwood Junction the entire depth of that scene is 19 inches to the backdrop..this is selective compression at work..

I forgot to mention that I use Mac- Aperture to straighten out the colours where needed, mostly where I use track lighting as the bulbs give more of a problem.

I never alter the pix with air-brushing or remove any detail....

Stan:

World Class modeling and layout.

Thanks for sharing this with us.

Pat- I wish for a room like yours which is finished and shows off your layout to be outstanding.

Let's face it..I shoot close to view the trains ,however if I back up you will see a furnace and an open ceiling which is all I can hope for...

So, things are not always what they seem.....

I use fluorescent over the main yard and pot lights and spots for the balance.

All my three-rail equipment is in boxes under the layout....

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Let's face it..I shoot close to view the trains ,however if I back up you will see a furnace and an open ceiling which is all I can hope for...

So, things are not always what they seem.....

John Allen emphasized the model railroading is about illusion. I can also recall how magnificent the San Juan Central looked...yet, I've heard from people whom have seen it at Charlie Getz's place, that it isn't as impressive in person. It is designed to have a several excellent scenes, with rough transitions in between.

You have done a fine job of creating the illusion. I hope to do the same.

Michael

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Let's face it..I shoot close to view the trains ,however if I back up you will see a furnace and an open ceiling which is all I can hope for...

Truth is, Stan, the vast majority of layouts face much the same situation. If we had to limit the layouts we publish in the magazine to those that had pristine surroundings in the train room, we would have precious few layouts to present to our readers. Temporary backdrops, choice of camera angle, proper lighting--all those and other things work to limit extraneous distractions. You've obviously mastered many of those techniques in the photos you presented here.

Allan- Thanks for your comforting thoughts on train space.

In our group we have six layouts which are enclosed in a nice setting. In one case ,the layout was designed and the house was built to suit the railroad...now that's dedication.

All of these places have nicer track plans and more in keeping with Colorado..

Most are DCC and in my opinion, simply outstanding...

I'm not trying to put myself down but these are the facts. As far as actual locos and running stock I feel I have done a good job, building most of the cars myself and painting everything in sight.

Our group is called The Maple Leaf Mafia and we have about twenty-one members all in On3 ..but they also purchase O Scale, G Scale and HO.

That's life in this modern world.....

BTW..I had nothing to do with our name..an American gave us this nickname and it stuck...

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Originally posted by Stan Windrim:
In our group we have six layouts which are enclosed in a nice setting. In one case ,the layout was designed and the house was built to suit the railroad...now that's dedication.

Hmmm...that statement made me think...gee...could Stan be one of...

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Originally posted by Stan Windrim:
Our group is called The Maple Leaf Mafia and we have about twenty-one members all in On3 ..but they also purchase O Scale, G Scale and HO.

Yep! He is! He's an associate of Lex Parker, Bill Meredith, the Millers, etc... A fine group of modelers indeed!

Michael

Michael- Your a smart cookie, You hit the nail on the head...

Yes , I know all these folks. Last month I was at a train meet at Lex's and he is the one with one sweet layout. I always try to come up to his standards but it is , I think, impossible. When he gives a clinic I always listen.

Where did you think I learned to air-Brush(Lexe's) and listen to how these folks, like Mary Miller conduct themselves in promoting Narrow Gauge.

Yes, indeed, a fine group of modeler's......

That is one outstanding layout! This is the kind of layout that either inspires or intimidates us, as the case may be. I love it.

What are the dimensions of this layout?

Mike - Glad you like the layout..... It is a point to point system..which is the way real railway's work.

It's difficult to give you the size however ,I will try. You enter the room and on your left is the yard and station...which are about 12 feet in length by 36 inches wide..Then the tracks run along the wall for 17 feet and this section is about 20 inches wide. (look at picture with K36 pulling vanish..that's the piece) At the far end of that train is a yellow house and the track is turning right again and heading down the far wall for a distance of 22 feet approximately. Here the line ends and there is a two-stall engine house and a small yard which is more for storage of rolling stock.
The last section with the engine house is roughly 5 feet in width. If you look at the picture with the water tower (the high tower with an old loco cab on the ground ) You will see just back of the tower and before the first set of tracks a dividing point which I have almost made invisible. The layout at that point is attached to a piano hinge about 4 feet in length. This entire section including the engine shed folds down.(of course all equipment and buildings have to be removed.
This had to be done because of an electrical panel in the right corner of the wall.

If something goes wrong there are few electricians who will treat a layout with any consideration so that's the choice I made and it was the right one.

I'm going to post some more shots, likely to-morrow so take another peek...

Hi Stan,

My layout is also point-to-point. I love switching cars and making up consists.

I'm going to have a standard gauge track for interchanging freight as well. I suspect that you also have one, but I didn't see it.

Mike- It's all Narrow Gauge....

Stan
One terrific looking narrow gauge. Nice details
Thank you for sharing it with us.

Added a couple more pix on flickr ....

Stan,

I really enjoy and admire your modeling. Your detailing and weathering looks realistic and authentic. These are wonderful examples of what I want my railroad to look like (someday).

Paul S

Paul- Your layout is well on it's way to becoming one of the outstanding places to be in the near future. You have a beautiful room and a well laid out track plan wich equals success in the long run...Good Luck...

Stan,

Those are awesome shots of a stunningly beautiful layout! Congratulations, and thanks for taking the time to post the photos! I hope that your layout makes it into the pages of OGR!

cordially,

Dennis

Dennis - Thanks for your comments although I think most of you are a little on the generous side...are all of you Bankers, by any chance ?...

What I do is this....Just take a small area and highly detail it. and then when the mood moves me do the same somewhere else...sooner or later it starts to blend to-gether ....

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I hope that your layout makes it into the pages of OGR!

It certainly will make it into our pages if Stan sends me a bunch of high-res images and a bit of text describing his layout and handiwork. Definitely a very nice looking layout and worthy of sharing with others as a source of inspiration and creativity. An e-mail to editor@ogaugerr.com with a contact phone number will get things moving, Stan!

And thanks for sharing your work here, as well! Very nice!

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Originally posted by Allan Miller:

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I hope that your layout makes it into the pages of OGR!

It certainly will make it into our pages if Stan sends me a bunch of high-res images and a bit of text describing his layout and handiwork. Definitely a very nice looking layout and worthy of sharing with others as a source of inspiration and creativity. An e-mail to editor@ogaugerr.com with a contact phone number will get things moving, Stan!

And thanks for sharing your work here, as well! Very nice!

That would really be great because Stan's layout is both exceptional and inspirational!

I sure hope that Stan has an opportunity to follow-up on Allan's offer. We would all benefit by having Stan's beautiful photos and layout description in the pages of OGR!

cordially,

Dennis

a couple of new pix added to Flickr.....

A great way to start the week. Why is it I never get tired of good train photos, but one baby pic is enought?
Thanks Stan,
Al

Very nice. That C-19 really stands out...being freshly painted and all...funny how a single unweathered locomotive looks great if everything else is weathered...but converse isn't so.

Just this past weekend while studying photos of the ORL 2-8-0s...I noticed the odd counterweight arrangement on a few of their locomotives...including their 2-8-2s. I then checked some photos of D&RGW K-28s...and sure enough, they have the same counterweights as the ORL K-28s.

K-28s are my favorite OF 2-8-2s. I can't decide if my favorite 2-8-2s were either them or the piston valve EBT 2-8-2s.

Michael

I have entered some new pix for Michael showing the boiler of an EBT Mike in transit after a bad accident There is a story of some length which I will post to-morrow.


I just had a new set of brass track gauges made for me which are simply wonderful to work with and so here is a pix of them. They have the weight to hold the rails just in the right spot for spiking. Worth their weight in gold !

That is an interesting load. Impressive that the flat car can carry so much weight!

I've seen similar track gauges before. They probably work quite a bit better than my Kemtron/PSC gauges.

Michael

How two EBT MIKES met their fate....in Canada....

Some ten year's ago a certain modeler in Toronto purchased two mint brass EBT MIKES at a Hobby Shop.

He wanted to create an EBT..2-8-8-2 fOR his layout.....

He simply took a soldering iron and removed all the detail....

At this point he ran into troubles on how to re-attach the boilers.

Because he was useless with a soldering iron he used epoxy and tried to put them back to-gether..... utter failure was the result.

Next ..he passed on, leaving his widow with a pile of brass parts.

She advertised all his stuff for $2000,00,,,,The lot sold for $200.00....

I bought the boiler for $5.00 and bent it for effect. It's mounted on a DRGW idler Flat car.

End of story...