Journey

No matter how short or long your journey through time is; you can be sure that there's light at the end of it. Keep that in mind, dear fellow traveler, and aim towards the light, always!

 

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Waiting for a Train

All around the water tank, waiting for a train
A thousand miles away from home, sleeping in the rain
I walked up to a brakeman just to give him a line of talk
He said "If you got money, boy, I'll see that you don't walk
I haven't got a nickel, not a penny can I show
"Get off, get off, you railroad bum" and slammed the boxcar door.

 

 

 

He put me off in Texas, a state I dearly love
The wide open spaces all around me, the moon and the stars up above
Nobody seems to want me, or lend me a helping hand
I'm on my way from Frisco, going back to Dixieland
My pocket book is empty and my heart is full of pain
I'm a thousand miles away from home just waiting for a train.

 

Song by Jimmie Rodgers (1897-1933), recorded in 1928, released in 1929 by Victor Company.

You can hear the song in a rare video of Jimmie on YouTube by clicking HERE

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R&S Photography: An Old Lionel Tanker

A wonderfully rusty Lionel 0 gauge tanker sits in the golden glow of the afternoon sun. The rust seems to come alive when engulfed by the light of the celestial body, giving the tanker a very warm, yet peaceful appearance.

 

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Working on an old lamppost.

Hi all, I hope you're doing well!

I'm currently experimenting on a prewar vintage lamppost, which lacked its light and wiring. The post is meant to be used as part of the scenery of 'O gauge' toy trains.

So what I did was to find a miniature spot light that would match with the 'industrial' style of the lamppost. Then I weathered the spot, otherwise it would look too new, compared to the aged look of the post. 

The spot was then fitted to the lamppost in a temporary way, just to get an idea of how it would look like (see above image). When finished, the electrical wiring will run through the inside of the pole, so it won't be seen. I will also add some kind of hook or chain to hold the spot light in place.

Note that I'm not trying to make a copy of the original lamppost, but am creating a variant of my own that will work.

That's all for now, folks! As always, thanks for visiting, and please check out this blog from time to time for news and updates. Have a great one!

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A corner of the Rust & Steel Train Maintenance facilities.

Hi all, I hope you're doing well!

This pic shows a corner of the Rust & Steel Train Maintenance facilities. 

Here, old, disused toy trains arrive for inspection, before going into storage or display. Many will star in fotoshoots that will show their intrinsic beauty to full effect. 

Note that one of the train tracks has three rails instead of two. That's because it's meant for trains that run on electricity

Some are in very poor condition: rusty, bended, mangled, and unable to move due to being rusted up, or missing vital parts like wheels, or having broken engines.

But, despite their derelict state, they're welcome at the facilities. In fact, they are selected because of it! Because I believe in the beauty of imperfection, and the charm of the touch of Time.

Thanks for visiting, and see you next time!

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The arrival of 19-1803.

Today saw the arrival of a vintage clockwork locomotive which I saved from the scrap heap. Constructed by Karl Bub Nürnberg (KBN) somewhere in the 1930s, and missing many of its parts, the loc was offered up for sale to serve as a spares source for other locs - a practice that in the aviation world is referred to as 'cannibalism'.

Of course I couldn't let the poor loc be further reduced to scrap, so I decided to buy it and keep it 'as is' for display purposes or use in a future project.

I think she looks beautiful in all its rusted imperfection, industrial to the core, sehr Deutsch, and totally at home in my collection of old, dilapidated toy trains and steam engines! I gave her the name "Glück", and assigned to her serial no 19-1803. I wish her a happy life!

The above and below images show the missing front of the smoke box.

The clockwork misses most of its parts. To make this old lady run again, I'd have to replace the entire unit. It's possible, but I'll leave her like this for now. Less is more, remember...?

The 'KBN' letters stamped below the cab stand for Karl Bub Nürnberg, Germany.

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Thanks for visiting, and see you next time!

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O Gauge - Industry.

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