Posts made by BigDub

@Dale-Proctor said in Railroad Photography:

A few more...

I especially like the really old engines. Very nice. Are these your own or were they from another source?

@Dr-GO

Yes. There is a chance. To quote from the highly acclaimed movie, Dumb and Dumber, “ So, there is a chance?”
I suppose I could, and yes, I see what you mean. This painting is about 40-45 years old and I have no idea who owns it right now. I also have plenty of issues with it, not the least of which is the leaning third car.
Hmmm. This has just laid down a challenge to me and I think I might just try and redo this one. Yes, I just might.

Here are some shots of a long abandoned, historic train station not 10 minutes from my home. Here you see the north bound side and south bound side. The north bound station is where the tracks are on the right side of the picture. This is Belle Meade, New Jersey. One could easily commute in comfort and without stress to NYC inside an hour from here. Parking was free, too.

I may or may not know who did this......

The Hopewell, NJ train station, where our community band does about 4 concerts each summer, weather permitting.
Almost every concert is visited by at least one passing freight train. The station is no longer in operation for passengers.

@Dr-GO said in Railroad Photography:

@BigDub said in Railroad Photography:

@Dale-Proctor
These are great, some of which could be a nice challenge for me to paint. I love them. The older the better, of course.

The question is: Are you trained in painting trains?

You may question my training, but not my motives. My motives are sane, not loco motives.

@GeorgeB said in Railroad Photography:

@Dr-GO

You're a riot, Doc...

DO NOT. I REPEAT. DO NOT ENCOURAGE HIM!

Here are two related to the Union Pacific Railroad. One is a great scale model of the Boise Train Depot and the other is “Big Mike” a restored Locomotive sitting outside the Depot there in Boise.

@Kehaulani said in Railroad Photography:

A couple of those are right in the pocket of Big Dub's painting technique. You guys might do a collaboration.

Nice of you to say. I am flattered, Kehaulani.

@Dale-Proctor
These are great, some of which could be a nice challenge for me to paint. I love them. The older the better, of course.

@barliman2001 said in A little humour:

Now that we've relearned how to wash our hands, we can tackle how to use indicators in traffic.

When can we start taking showers again?

@Kehaulani said in A little humour:

I was taking a Japan Airlines flight from Tokyo to Wash. D.C. and got upgraded to first class because I was wearing a uniform. They served me a multi-course traditional Japanese banquet-meal that was to die for.

But you didn’t. And wouldn’t. Would you?
If you died for it, how would you eat it?

Here is another piece, one that has been on my mind for a while, to create, that is.

@Kehaulani said in A little humour:

@J-Jericho said in A little humour:

And, actually, that's no joke.

Very true. One of the best meals I ever had on a flight was Sweet and Sour Halibut. Absolutely mouth watering, nice sides ( can’t remember what those were ) but for a commercial flight, not first class or any class for that matter, one of the best meals you could ask for. This was in around 1973, San Francisco to Newark, NJ on United Airlines.

@Dr-GO said in A little humour:

@BigDub said in A little humour:

Butt eye cud bee wrung.

You were, so I made the correction... you shorted your Butt size.

Did anyone else ever try only using the suggested words given by autocorrect and see what comes out?
No need to ask. Yes. I have done it.

I dare say I make more mistakes with the help of autocorrect than I did previously without it.
Butt eye cud bee wrung.

@Dr-GO said in Woodworking?:

@BigDub said in Woodworking?:

@Dr-GO said in Woodworking?:

Those slat widths better be under 2 and 3/8 inches or I report you to Children's Protective Services!

No measuring devices were used for the making of this cradle. It was organic, zen, visually driven creation. It all comes together by feel.

Just put the call in. Let me know these slat widths when you get out:

Those bars appear to be 3” apart, it appears to me, visually speaking

@Dr-GO said in Woodworking?:

Those slat widths better be under 2 and 3/8 inches or I report you to Children's Protective Services!

No measuring devices were used for the making of this cradle. It was organic, zen, visually driven creation. It all comes together by feel.

Here is the cradle I made for our first grandchild. The Cherry wood was given to me by a very good friend who once baby sat for our daughter ( future mom of our grand daughter).
The tree was milled from her property. It had been struck by lightning. The cradle was m original design by myself. It has a lot of sentimentality to it...from many levels!

@Curlydoc said in Woodworking?:

@BigDub Look up taboret at Blicks.

Oh, like the art supplies?