Hello Fellow Modelers my name is Ron Pare and I know a few of you from my travels on Facebook and "other".
I joined this forum for its seclusion and protection from Bots and only slightly interested people.
Thank You and hope I can contribute on the level here.
Ron
Hey Ron. Nice to see you over here.
Welcome aboard!
I am about to dig into a module with some elevated rail on it. I'll of course post about it here.
Does anyone know of any good model scenes with EL on it ? I have some but as I am collecting photos getting like 2 from the net is a waste of time C-= as many as I can get sounds good.
Thanks for the Welcome guys
Past issues of Model Railroader among others have had a number of articles on building elevated railroads. Go to the model railroad index, do a search, and then follow up on Ebay and you can pick up issues with most of the articles in them.
Micro Engineering offers some of the basic building blocks in HO to build elementry elevated, and some issues of Mainline Modeler had photo articles of what some midwet modelers were doing over 15 years ago.
Good hunting.
Welcome to the forum Ron.
I guess I will give you your first dumb question:
Why are you looking for model photos of an EL.....why not just be draw from/be inspired by and build/combine parts based on a real scene or photos?
Marc
I would agree with Marc (as I often do). His suggestion is the whole point of what we do on this forum. -- Russ
Stupid question of the Day :
What the hell is an " EL" ?
I could probably figure out , but my life is ticking away and I've got other things to worry about .
Thanks ,
Nick
ELevated railroad. Refers to mass transit lines in cities such as Chicago. -- Russ
Nick -
An EL is an elevated railroad. Probably the most famous EL in the USA is the one in Chicago, Illinois.
Think of a subway-type system that operates on rails 20 feet above street level rather than underground.
Bill Martinsen
Thank you very much for that .
Is the one in Chicago the one that Harrison Ford has fun on in The Fugitive ?
Nick
Yes, Nick, that's the one in Chicago.
Bill Martinsen
Quote from: shropshire lad on December 17, 2012, 03:10:56 PM
Thank you very much for that .
Is the one in Chicago the one that Harrison Ford has fun on in The Fugitive ?
Nick
Marty always said you where a quick learner!!!! :D
Jerry
Quote from: TRAINS1941 on December 17, 2012, 04:37:27 PM
Quote from: shropshire lad on December 17, 2012, 03:10:56 PM
Thank you very much for that .
Is the one in Chicago the one that Harrison Ford has fun on in The Fugitive ?
Nick
Marty always said you where a quick learner!!!! :D
Jerry
If only that were true .
Please be kind to him, Nick thinks a large town has a Pub, a level crossing, a post box, and a bus stop. And, maybe, a Tesco. ;D ;D ;D
My 2 favorite movies with the EL in it are "the French Connection" and "The Blues Brothers".
Parts of the New York City subway system are elevated and one might find images of it and Chicago's EL on Google Street Views.
Quote from: Lawton Maner on December 18, 2012, 10:49:45 PM
Please be kind to him, Nick thinks a large town has a Pub, a level crossing, a post box, and a bus stop. And, maybe, a Tesco. ;D ;D ;D
Actually my village has all those ( except a Tesco , which is a relief ) , and a garage , village shop , butchers and nursery ( for plants , not children ) , a trailer hire company , and another pub , and a Post Office . Cor , thinking about all that , I need never leave the valley again .
Nick
One might also wonder if you need ever leave the corner, you young scalawag! -- ssuR
Welcome to the forum looking forward to seeing your models and ideas - thanks for explaining the EL - Just worked out what a MoMa is (its my age)
and remember - this one is more for Nick the builder out there in the sticks "come the revolution" Tesco is were you will get your food vouchers and rations.The words of Arther Daley "Tesco's the peoples store"
Barney
(still trying to work it all out)
Hi Ron, welcome! Good to see you here.