On Sun, Nov 22, 2020 at 6:27 PM, Tom Grabenstein

<tomgmd@...> wrote:

Thanks Bill. I do love Proto 48 and all the details. I will have an interchange on my On30 1920 layout but these beautiful “dismals” were just a future dream.  Doc Tom

On Nov 22, 2020, at 1:45 PM, William Uffelman via groups.io <ufffam@...> wrote:

Very nice. Now need a Weaver in O scale and drop in P:48 wheel sets for your interchange.

Bill Uffelman 

On Sun, Nov 22, 2020 at 9:37 AM, Tom Grabenstein

<tomgmd@...> wrote:

Always liked the RS-3 diesel and when I learned about #’s 209 and 210 I had to model them for the Clarksville Tennessee Model Rail Road club in HO. These models have definitely started a conversation at the club about our favorite RR and have stood out as  strong haulers of very long coal trains.

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Thanks for looking.  Dr Tom

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On Nov 22, 2020, at 9:47 AM, John Overman via groups.io <jmoverma@...> wrote:

Those are very nice models Dr. Tom! 

On Sun, Nov 22, 2020, 9:37 AM Tom Grabenstein <tomgmd@...> wrote:

Always liked the RS-3 diesel and when I learned about #’s 209 and 210 I had to model them for the Clarksville Tennessee Model Rail Road club in HO. These models have definitely started a conversation at the club about our favorite RR and have stood out as  strong haulers of very long coal trains.

Thanks for looking.  Dr Tom

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On Nov 22, 2020, at 1:45 PM, William Uffelman via groups.io <ufffam@...> wrote:

Very nice. Now need a Weaver in O scale and drop in P:48 wheel sets for your interchange.

Bill Uffelman 

On Sun, Nov 22, 2020 at 9:37 AM, Tom Grabenstein

<tomgmd@...> wrote:

Always liked the RS-3 diesel and when I learned about #’s 209 and 210 I had to model them for the Clarksville Tennessee Model Rail Road club in HO. These models have definitely started a conversation at the club about our favorite RR and have stood out as  strong haulers of very long coal trains.

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Thanks for looking.  Dr Tom

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On Sun, Nov 22, 2020 at 9:37 AM, Tom Grabenstein

<tomgmd@...> wrote:

Always liked the RS-3 diesel and when I learned about #’s 209 and 210 I had to model them for the Clarksville Tennessee Model Rail Road club in HO. These models have definitely started a conversation at the club about our favorite RR and have stood out as  strong haulers of very long coal trains.

Thanks for looking.  Dr Tom

On Nov 21, 2020, at 6:33 PM, Tuhr <MrTuhr@...> wrote:

Dean:

That is very well done.  Quite realistic too...

Tuhr Barnes

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From: ETWNC@groups.io <ETWNC@groups.io> on behalf of Dean Smith <smithfive@...>
Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2020 10:26:15 AM
To: ETWNC@groups.io <ETWNC@groups.io>
Subject: [ETWNC] Fun with pan pastels

 

I had too much fun colorizing a black and white photo of downtown Johnson City today. The 1920's scene is from the book, "Greater Johnson City: A Pictorial History," by Ray Stahl,   I scanned the photo, adjusted it to the size I needed, and printed it on matte photo paper. I then flipped the photo to create the other side of the building.  After coloring the photos with pan pastels and chalks, I mounted them on the backdrop next to Exum Furniture.  It was a great rainy day project. I still have some final detailing to do, but the scene is coming along.

Dean

On Sat, Nov 21, 2020 at 6:26 PM, Dean Smith

<smithfive@...> wrote:

I had too much fun colorizing a black and white photo of downtown Johnson City today. The 1920's scene is from the book, "Greater Johnson City: A Pictorial History," by Ray Stahl,   I scanned the photo, adjusted it to the size I needed, and printed it on matte photo paper. I then flipped the photo to create the other side of the building.  After coloring the photos with pan pastels and chalks, I mounted them on the backdrop next to Exum Furniture.  It was a great rainy day project. I still have some final detailing to do, but the scene is coming along.

Dean

On Sun, Nov 15, 2020 at 10:39 AM, Tom Grabenstein

<tomgmd@...> wrote:

Thanks Bill and Lee. Yes I am having TOO much fun. Next week is last week of full time work at the clinic and I go into semi-retirement as medical director (half day a week). So a lot more time for “workin” on the railroad and more FUN.

Dr Tom

On Nov 15, 2020, at 5:28 AM, William Uffelman via groups.io <ufffam@...> wrote:

Good looking scene. I think you are having too much fun Dr Tom!

Bill Uffelman 

On Sat, Nov 14, 2020 at 9:20 PM, Tom Grabenstein

<tomgmd@...> wrote:

I always enjoyed this prototype photo of gondola # 190 at Linville Depot in the later days of the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina RR.

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So I went back to 1920 and put #78 in to service hauling logs and found some folks hanging around to strike the same pose at the Linville Depot back in the day.

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Here is the same photo in modern day technicolor.

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Thanks for looking. Doc Tom

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On Nov 15, 2020, at 5:28 AM, William Uffelman via groups.io <ufffam@...> wrote:

Good looking scene. I think you are having too much fun Dr Tom!

Bill Uffelman 

On Sat, Nov 14, 2020 at 9:20 PM, Tom Grabenstein

<tomgmd@...> wrote:

I always enjoyed this prototype photo of gondola # 190 at Linville Depot in the later days of the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina RR.

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So I went back to 1920 and put #78 in to service hauling logs and found some folks hanging around to strike the same pose at the Linville Depot back in the day.

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Here is the same photo in modern day technicolor.

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Thanks for looking. Doc Tom

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On Sat, Nov 14, 2020 at 9:20 PM, Tom Grabenstein

<tomgmd@...> wrote:

I always enjoyed this prototype photo of gondola # 190 at Linville Depot in the later days of the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina RR.

So I went back to 1920 and put #78 in to service hauling logs and found some folks hanging around to strike the same pose at the Linville Depot back in the day.

Here is the same photo in modern day technicolor.

Thanks for looking. Doc Tom

On Nov 12, 2020, at 11:15 AM, Dean Smith <smithfive@...> wrote:

I decided to take a bit of a break from 87.1 to 1 modeling and do a little 12 inch to the foot modeling instead. I've wanted to create a new Dispatcher's Office for some time. Thanks to my son, Stephen, I was able to incorporate a miniature video camera in the Yard Office at Johnson City, so the Dispatcher can now gaze out the window.  Tom, "Short Rail" McKenzie, who usually takes the Johnson City Yard Master job during operating sessions, has already figured out where to spot cars to block the Dispatcher's view so he can get away with continuing with his usual mischief.  Hopefully, we'll be able to get back to operating sessions soon.
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